Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Jul 08, 2014 2:55 pm Hi to you all I have a bit of an issue i would like to solve before summer rolls around again and i think it may be a case of poor quality water. I live in Wilton and as some of you may know it gets both ends of the weather spectrum. We have had a few decent frosts so far this winter and in summer it gets to 40 degrees regularly enough. I have about 1000sqm of kikuyu in the backyard and about 500sqm of Sapphire buffalo in the front yard. The problem i had last summer was that the grass, both types, didnt grow all that well when compared to when it was first laid which was in September 2012. When it was laid it grew really nicely and was nice and green. It grew like mad and needed mowing every weekend. During both summers i watered it regularly and i even fed it this summer which didnt really help it all that much. I tried Dinofert and some of Scott's lawn feed. I sprayed it with seasol as well to see if that would work and it didnt really do all that much What leads me to think it may be water quality is the rate at which the grass grows after it has rained. We didnt have much rai last summer but when it did rain I could almost watch it grow, but when using the tap it probably only prevents it from dying. During the last decent rain before winter i used about 100kgs of Dinofert on Sapphire which makes it hard to tell what in fact had the most impact on making it grow but i have this feeling it was the rain that did all the work Is there anything i can do to improve the quality of the tap water or what is best suited to make the grass grow? A mate of mine said he has seen ironisers that change the quality of tap water but they can be expensive. Is this correct and do they work? the grass cost us multiple thousands to have laid and i am more than happy to spend a couple of grand on such a machine if it will make the grass grow Any advice would be greatly appreciated Re: Poor Quality Water? 2Jul 08, 2014 3:43 pm My thoughts would be you should be using molasses and seasol/seaweed solution to improve the health of your soil ecosystems, as discussed here (section 4.0 after care)- viewtopic.php?f=19&t=43570 also this thread has a lot of tips (but it is long so may take a while to find what you are looking for) - viewtopic.php?f=19&t=21938 18 90421 From what I know about water tanks (I've been working with a client on them for a few years now) is this - The concrete can last a lifetime if they don't crack for some… 2 10620 4 10817 |