Solve my Problem Category
Use this category to find blogs on common lawn problems
How can you make your lawn greener now - during winter?
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 7 August 2019
Over the last few months, I’ve written quite a few blogs on why this may be so. As a re-cap, lawn...
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Are birds pulling up your lawn?
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 23 July 2019
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More and more I’m hearing stories of birds relentlessly ripping up lawns. They come back day afte...
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How to control moss and algae in lawns
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 3 July 2019
Winter is the time when moss and algae is most prevalent in lawns. This is because of the cool te...
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The effects of frost on lawn
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 25 June 2019
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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: 17 June 2019
The mushrooms or toadstools that you see in the lawn are the flowers if you like, or more accurat...
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The effects of poor drainage on lawn
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 12 June 2019
Winter is the time of year when you are most likely to experience drainage issues, mostly be...
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Kikuyu - Friend or foe
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 14 February 2019
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It’s a question that we get asked often! In South Australia, kikuyu is by far the most common and...
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Non wetting soil in lawns
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 19 December 2018
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A non wetting soil is where a soil repels moisture instead of absorbing it, like water on wax. Th...
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How do you get rid of Kikuyu growing in your lawn?
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 27 November 2018
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So if you have it in your grass and you don’t want it, the question is can you get rid of it? The...
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Why does my lawn look average in winter?
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 12 June 2018
Most lawns in Australia are warm season grasses. These grasses include couches, kikuyu and buffal...
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What causes dead spots in lawn during Summer
Date Posted: 17 January 2018
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The combination of hot and dry weather often brings about an influx of customers wondering why th...
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Winter Lawn Problems
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 1 June 2017
Most lawns go into dormancy or stop growing when the weather gets too cold. That can be a blessin...
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How do I get rid of heat related dead spots in my lawn?
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 2 January 2014
If we’ve ever had a hot week, it’s the one just gone, with 7 days looking like this: 39, 40, 43, ...
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