Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Jan 03, 2015 9:35 pm We have a large lawn of wintergreen couch grass that we water regularly and have fertilised in the Spring. The grass is okay in patches, but is generally yellow, dead and burnt. Our soil is likely the cause since the turf was rolled onto the site without much prep from the landscapers. Any advice on improving the soil and getting our grass greener? The lawn is around 1 year old now, so the root system should be good. Also, we get a heap of seed heads rather than nice blades of green grass. Help!! Re: Improving Wintergreen Grass 2Jan 06, 2015 8:13 am Mow the lawn low, Aerate the lawn with a corer (cyclone sell one at bunnies) or use a garden fork (or hire a mechinical one). Put holes all through the lawn 100mm spacing then lightly top dress the lawn with fine compost so the leaves are still poking out and the compost goes down the holes. Then give it a good drink. Keep the water up making sure water is penetrating 100-200mm into the soil. Can also give it some seasol/powerfeed or similar. Repeat this again in late spring. Re: Improving Wintergreen Grass 3Feb 05, 2015 10:46 pm also try checking the pH levels of the subsoil, without correct pH levels you will always be uphill chasing. around 6.0 would be fine. it can be adjusted with lime if its below 5.0 or with a sulphur based fertiliser if above 8.0. also an application of gypsum would be helpful if the sub surface was poorly prepared. We done our landscaping a year back using Couch, over the recent months I have noticed another type of grass growing with the Couch in a 2x2m radius. I'm thinking the… 0 9237 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair Please help me to answer this question , it will help me a lot as i can go to buy confidently with your recommendation: I want to put synthetic turf in our backyard for… 0 4079 |