Initial Maintenance Your new lawn has no roots system established yet, so fertilizing program will be different for the first 12 months. It will always depend on your soil type and how much fresh & improved soil you have added to your site as to the frequency of the application of fertilizer.

Hopefully you have fertilized when the lawn was laid, this will be adequate for the first month or so, often you see a change in colour which tells you it is time to feed the lawn.

4 – 6 week period apply ‘Sir Walter’ Fertilizer @ 25 grams to the square metre (2.5Kg per 100 m2)
10-12 week period apply ‘Sir Walter’ Fertilizer @ 25 grams to the square metre (2.5Kg per 100 m2)

Continue this on a regular basis for the first 12 months, that is each time the colour starts to change, 8 – 12 weeks apart.

Regular Maintenance
Regular applications of fertilizer are essential for strong, healthy and deep rooted lawns. A mixture of organic and artificial fertilizer is recommended to promote steady growth, and the best times to do that are Autumn and Spring. Depending upon your soil, it may be necessary to fertilize more in the first couple of years until the roots of the turf have fully established.

You can continue using ‘Sir Walter’ Fertilizer constantly if you like as it is a complete fertilizer, however lawns are generally not fussy and anything with the N:P:K in the area of 15: 2 : 10 is okay.

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TIP: Try using ‘SUPER GRASS’ by Katek produced locally here on the coast, it is 50/50 balanced mix of Synthetic & Organic fertilizer granules with major & trace elements, suitable for plants, vegetables and fruit trees, available from; Daleys Turf, Buderim Landscape Centre, Tenkate Landscape Supplies. RATE: 5 - 7.5 kg per 100 m2 see label for more information

Soil conditioners like ‘Dolomite’ & ‘Gypsum’ are to be regularly applied once a year, and the best time to do this is Spring. These products play a vital part in keeping your soil in condition, to allow for maximum benefit from fertilizers and allows maximum growth of roots RATE: 25kg per 100 m2

TIPS:

• Always watering in well after fertilizing
• Always use a pattern to fertilize to limit missing areas,
• On pure sand sites use slow release fertilizers to limit leaching into drains
• Use a ph test kit to test your soil condition before fertilizing, should be 5.8 – 6.5 range
• Shady areas require less fertilizing, rule of thumb is 50 % less.

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