Turf management

1. Requirements

• Grows best in areas receiving at least 6 to 8 hours direct sunlight per day.
• Good soil drainage is essential.
• Not suited to sandy soils.

2. Establishment

• Seeding date: When sustained soil temperature reaches 60° F and is rising.
• Seeding rate: 80-120 kgs. seed/hectare. into a firm seed bed.
• Seeding depth: 6 to 12mm deep
• Seep seed moist through emergence.
• Apply 30kg N/hectare as pre-seed fertiliser.
• Weed Control: Plant into a weed free seed bed. Keep turf mowed frequently to reduce competition from weeds and encourage the tiller growth and spreading of the buffalo grass.

3. Mowing

• 50 to 100 mm for home lawns.
• Low maintenance areas may be mowed taller or not at all.
• Frequency is affected by amount of watering and fertilizer.
• Avoid removing more than one-third the turf height at any one mowing.

4. Watering

• Deep soak with no less than 25mm once a month from July to September for higher maintenance areas, depending on natural precipitation.
• Soak soil before winter if soil is dry.
• Occasional or no watering for low maintenance areas.

5. Fertilising

• First application – 3 weeks after green up
• Second application – 8 weeks later
• 40 to 60kgs. actual Nitrogen/hectare./season
• Less on low maintenance and natural areas.
• Use higher rates for best quality.

6. Weed Control

• Avoid frequent watering, short mowing and over fertilization.
• Minimize early season watering.
• Control broadleaf weeds in the fall and/or spring.
• Apply Pre-emergent in the spring for grassy weeds.
• Many cool season weeds can be controlled with Round-Up when buffalo grass is dormant.

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