Launch your Lawn
Once you are ready to lay your new lawn it’s time to launch it and give it the healthiest and best chance of establishment. Sir Launcher is a new water saving starter fertiliser that will save your time, money and…
Laying New Turf
Once you have measured, selected the right variety, prepared your soil and ordered your turf, the really exciting part begins – laying your new lawn.
Preparing a New Lawn
Preparing for a new lawn is an exciting time, since this means that soon you will have a fabulous new lawn to call your own, but careful preparation is now essential. With the proper preparation now, before you lay the…
Measuring Your Lawn Area
The first thing to do when preparing to measure your yard is to determine the set of units you will be measuring in and stick to it. Measuring in millimetres and metres is usually the best and these are the…
Sir Walter Derivatives?
Derivative means something that is based on another source. In lawn and turf terms a derivative is a breed of plant that is bred from another variety of lawn. To answer the question of whether or not there are Sir…
Army Worm Eradication
Army worms, sod web worms, lawn grubs, spodoptera mauritia – it doesn’t matter what you call them – they can cause massive problems to your lawn and do so quickly. The main risk periods for army worm infestation in South…
What is soil compaction
Soil compaction occurs when the soil has smaller pores or fewer spaces that can contain air and water needed for growth. It leads to a situation where the soil is less permeable, can store less water and where it is…
Controlling invasive grasses
You have your lawn growing nicely but something seems to be moving in and taking over. Firstly make sure that it’s not weeds. If the plants are not broad leafed then chances are you are being invading by another type…