Gardeners Hard-Wearing Lawn Grass Seed - 20KG

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Sowing Tips:Kikuyu prefers fertile, moderately drained, light to medium textured soils.Broadcast the seed at, or very near, the soil surface and incorporate lightly with raking.To ensure best coverage and avoid seed wastage we recommend using an appropriate seed spreaderfor the size of your area. Allow the seedbed to cultivate for 10-14 days to encourage any weeds to come to the surface, then remove any weeds that appear by hand Germination: Within 10–21 days fine Kikuyu hairs should appear, however this is condition and climate dependent. Regularly fertilising your lawn will provide it with the nutrients it requires to stay lush and green all year-round. Rapid to germinate and establish (even in cold conditions), extremely fast growing, high wear tolerance, drought tolerant, great all year-round colour and has a high resistance to disease.

Moss can become problematic in areas that are particularly damp and shady. Moss Killeris best applied during March-October when moss is actively growing. Germinates and grows in soil temperatures down to 3 degrees (other Perennial Ryegrasses require 8-12 degrees) If going through a period of drought, water the area every other evening for the first couple of weeks. If regular rainfall, manual watering won’t be needed.Mowing Frequency: Kikuyu should be kept to around 5cm in height to reduce thatching of the grass. It is one of the fastest growing warm season grasses and will have increased mowing requirements through the active growth phase in the warmer months. During dormancy in the winter months the growth of Kikuyu will slow significantly and reduce the mowing requirements. Optionally, to aid drainage, use a garden fork or aerator to create small holes of around 1-2 inches deep. Spread the grass seed evenly across the area at a minimum of 25g/sqm. A spreadercan be used for accurate application. If you find that weeds appear during establishment, these will generally be taken out by regular mowing once the lawn has reached around 3-4 inches in height. If the weeds are recurring, after 4 months, a Selective Weedkiller can be applied which will kill common lawn weeds, whilst leaving the existing grass unharmed.

Kikuyu is a warm season grass that is hardy, self repairing and drought tolerant. It has a soft, bright green leaf and when mowed regularly makes a beautiful lawn that requires minimal lawn care to remain healthy. If going through a period of drought, water the area every other evening for the first few weeks. Ifregular rainfall, manually watering will not be necessary. If you already have an existing lawn but want to give it a boost we highly recommend using our Budget Lawn Seed and Spring and Summer Lawn Fertiliser. This will help perk up any tired lawn within as little as ten days. Allow your lawn to grow to around 3-4 inches in height before cutting your lawn. This can be reduced by half an inch each time until you reach the desired height. An established lawn sown with our Premier Lawn Grass Seed can be cut as low as 20-40mm. It is important to remove the grass cuttings as dead grass will prevent sunlight from getting to the new grass.Under optimum conditions, the seed should germinate within approximately 10-14 days. Once it reaches 3-4 inches, cut the lawn for the first time, gradually lowering the height with each subsequent cut as desired.

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Allow your lawn to grow to around 3-4 inches in height before cutting your lawn. This can be reduced by half an inch each time until you reach the desired height. An established lawn sown with our Quality Hard WearingLawn Grass Seed can be cut as low as 20-40mm. It is important to remove the grass cuttings as dead grass will prevent sunlight from getting to the new grass. Spread the grass seed evenly across the area at 50g/sqm. A spreadercan be used for accurate application. Our comprehensive range of lawn seed mixtures are usually composed of leading varieties of perennial ryegrass, chewing’s fescue, slender creeping red fescueand bentgrass. We carefully select the best varieties of grass seed using data supplied by the Sports Turf Research Institute. Each variety is then sourcedfrom the world’s top plant breeders - ensuring consistent quality each and everytime. Grows best between 15 and 25 oC but will tolerate up to 40 oC. Growth ceases when exposed to regular heavy frosts.

The best time to sow our Premier Lawn Seed is from March-October, when the soil temperature is around 8-10 degrees. Under optimum conditions, the seed should germinate within 10-14 days from sowing.

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Read our full guide How to sow a new lawn. Overseeding an existing lawn with STEADFAST: Ultra Shade If possible, leave the soil for a week to allow a flush of weeds to come through;remove before sowing. For cooler areas of Australia allow enough time after sowing for seedlings to establish to enable them to withstand the first cold days of Winter and frost. A guide for this is approximately 6 weeks post germination. Therefore, sowing early Autumn is usually the latest timeframe recommended for these areas, with Spring to late Summer being preferred. Cut the existing grass short and almost scalp the lawn with the lawn mower. Remove any dead grass, debris and thatch. First Mowing:First mowing should occur when the runners are approximately 20cm long (not high) and have taken root.