Paul Munns Blog
Below is a list of our latest blog posts, enjoy!
Solid fertiliser v Liquid fertiliser
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 22 September 2021
My initial answer to this is both solid and liquid fertilisers contain nutrient which when a...
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Spring is the best time to lay instant turf
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 15 September 2021
With Spring in the air, you may find yourself irresistibly drawn to your garden to do some mainte...
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It's time to core your lawn
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 8 September 2021
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Ground temperatures have risen slightly over the past few weeks, which is exactly the cue lawns l...
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It's officially Spring!
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 1 September 2021
Spring is by far the best time of year for lawns – with the combination of warmth and rain, lawns...
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Lessons learnt from Winter
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 25 August 2021
Throughout Winter, we get hundreds of people coming into our store ask...
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Lawn Seed or Instant Turf?
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 11 August 2021
25 years ago, for every ten customers, nine would buy lawn seed and on...
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Are birds pulling up your lawn?
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 3 August 2021
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More and more, I hear stories of birds relentlessly ripping up lawns. They come back day after da...
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Is it the wrong time of year to lay natural turf?
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 27 July 2021
It really is an ideal lockdown project. Even under the toughest level 5 restrictions, turf can st...
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Restore colour to your lawn - instantly!
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 22 July 2021
We are deep in winter, at a time of year where there is a high chance that your lawn is going to ...
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How to control moss and algae in lawns
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 14 July 2021
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Winter is the time when moss and algae are most prevalent in lawns. This is because of the cool t...
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Earth worms in lawns
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 7 July 2021
Most gardeners will know that worms are good for the soil for a whole bunch of reasons (which I’l...
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Controlling Winter Grass during winter
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 30 June 2021
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Winter grass or poa annua is a what I would call a very persistent and relentless weed in Austral...
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The effects of poor drainage on lawn
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 23 June 2021
Poor drainage will almost certainly have a detrimental effect on how your lawn looks and pe...
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The effects of overuse of lawns during Winter
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 15 June 2021
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The most common lawns in Adelaide are Couches, Kikuyu and Buffalo. These are classified as warm-s...
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The effects of frost on lawn
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 8 June 2021
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Why is this so, I hear you ask. Well, for all the plant geeks out there, there are some very...
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Mushrooms and Toadstools in lawns
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 1 June 2021
The mushrooms or toadstools that you see in the lawn are the flowers if you like, or more accurat...
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Which weed- Soursobs or Clover?
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 19 May 2021
We often see customers getting confused between clover, soursob and medic. While Clover and Medic...
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Is it still OK to lay instant turf now?
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 13 May 2021
Most people who have maintained a lawn in the past know that the comon types of lawn in Adel...
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Preparing your lawn for winter
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 5 May 2021
Months of dry weather have left soils around the Adelaide metropolitan area dry and water re...
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