Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Aug 18, 2010 10:54 am Hi We have been talking to turf places, friends and been reading posts on here but now when it comes as time to order - I cant figure out which would suit us better! The most popular seem to be Sir Walter, Palmetto or Empire. The grass will be mostly in the sun, with maybe only a bit of shade from fences in the afternoon. We have a dog but she is getting older & doesnt run around much anymore & hasnt really done too much damage (only really from her wee) & we have no kids. I am after something that needs minimal water & mowing & am leaning towards Empire but not sure? (the price helps too) Prices for SW range from $7.68 at a Bunnings to $9.90 at all the turf places I rang while Empire is $7.70m Any suggestions please? Cheers Kim Re: Help please - which turf for Gold Coast? 2Aug 18, 2010 9:50 pm We had Sir Walter at our last place and it was great. Seemed quite tolerant of the dry, and came green again very quickly with a bit of rain. It was also really thick. I ended up with my mower on almost the highest setting and the lawn was really "spongy". Much better than the usual couch you see around which mostly seems very flat and hard. Re: Help please - which turf for Gold Coast? 3Aug 18, 2010 10:16 pm seriously, Sir Walter or Palmetto? Pick the cheapest one and the turf farm that offers the best service Empire Zoysia is going to take up less resources once established. They are all good. Re: Help please - which turf for Gold Coast? 4Aug 18, 2010 10:18 pm Don't order and have the turf delivered then turn to find out what to do before laying. Sort the soil before you dial the number for the turf farm Re: Help please - which turf for Gold Coast? 5Aug 19, 2010 9:28 pm Fu Manchu Don't order and have the turf delivered then turn to find out what to do before laying. Sort the soil before you dial the number for the turf farm Thanks for the hints guys. Have back breakingly done the prep already - hired a cultivator, mixed in organic topsoil, seasol, blood & bone & rolled the end product - compactor was not going to happen so just rolled it figuring that was better than nothing. Chose EZ so good to know it will be the least demanding once we get it going. Cheers Kim Re: Help please - which turf for Gold Coast? 7Aug 20, 2010 9:54 pm Hey Paul Got it from Tinamba Turf 1800813101 $7.70m2 + $77 delivery. Interestingly firend at work who's husband is a greenkeeper reckons he 'tested' it on a park in Southbank & it failed the test. He reckons we should have gone hte Sir Walter but I reckon for our 'average' backyard the Empire is gonna do just fine tho. Cheers Kim Re: Help please - which turf for Gold Coast? 8Aug 21, 2010 7:11 am I've been looking at different turf types to use on the coast as well. I have friends who used the Sir Wal, and it's turned out fantastic for them. However I leaned towards the Empire myself. It's not on the radar at the moment for us as we've got alot of ground works to do. Clarky Re: Help please - which turf for Gold Coast? 9Aug 21, 2010 7:41 pm They will all work out just fine. It is about good soil prep and hardly any fertiliser, or as in my lawns, no fertiliser Use wetting agents regularly and follow them up with molasses, seasol, blood and bone. The rain in Brisies summer should be ample for it's survival. The EZ will take less work than the others. If you have rolled it, then some top dressing with organic composts maybe required to level the area in a few months Re: Help please - which turf for Gold Coast? 10Aug 23, 2010 9:46 pm Thanks Fu - yes has been rolled & nicely watered in with our tank water & with todays fresh rain - a nice soaking drizzle today so very happy! I did mix in some water crystals in as part of the preparation before we laid so that should help long term too. There are a few places that will need a bit of levelling when we are established but overall I am pretty happy with the levels & how it looks freshly laid. This is the first time I have laid a whole lawn from scratch so am really looking forward to watching it all come together. Thanks fot the advice - wouldnt have liked to tackle it without at least a bit of knowledge Cheers Kim Re: Help please - which turf for Gold Coast? 11Aug 24, 2010 12:31 am There has been much study into the use of water crystals and it isn't good from what I have read on them and also from my experience in using them. They have been found to be very efficient at locking away nutrients from plants and responsible for poor root growth and development. In some cases in non-commercial applications it has had negative effects. It's use in professional commercial turf applications is something else all together. Now I personally don't use them. However to be fair they are well suited to being used mixed through potting mix for use in pots. However as I mentioned we are seeing nutrients being locked away from roots. It will be interesting to see how the turf develops over the next 3 to 4 years. The next 12-24 months won't really give an accurate measure of the performance. Anybody know any good and reasonably priced Air conditioning contractors/companies that could install a ducted air conditioning system in the Central Coast NSW for a small… 0 8996 They using concrete or timber sleepers? Timber or steel uprights? Any drainage behind sleeper? 3 5891 brokers will also be in a position to get you a better rate than the advertised rate most times. 6 7581 |