Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: Is my new buffalo lawn dead 4Oct 31, 2017 2:00 pm We had a very cold winter here in Melbourne, and my buffalo basically went dormant and looks much like your photo, particularly in heavily shaded areas. Also, the winter weeds got in much more than past years. I've pulled most of the winter weed out, and with the warmer weather, it's starting to revive again and I can see strong growth. I know Sydney has not had much rain, but if it's cold, buffalo goes dormant. Give it a light feed and water as needed and it should recover. And pull the weeds out as they only compete for nutrients. I don't like the weed and feed stuff as I think for new lawn it's too stressful for it. the leaves that are now underground go yellow, the tips that poke through photosynthesise and have chlorophyll, same reason they grow rhubarb in the dark. 5 2912 Hi All, We are building in Maitland and considering between Vision Homes or New Edge Homes (part of Masterton). Anyone has experience with them especially in Maitland -… 0 3182 |