Paul Munns Blog
Soil pH – What is it and why is it important?
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 6 February 2024
pH can range from 0 (Acidic) to 14 (alkaline), where a neutral soil is 7. Different plants ...
Read MoreThe magic of wetting agents for lawns
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 31 January 2024
I’ve often said that if I had to choose between applying a wetting age...
Read More
Red Spider mites in lawn
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 23 January 2024
Recent wet weather followed by some hot and dry days has brought favou...
Read More
How much water and how often?
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 18 January 2024
Factors to Consider Before Lawn Watering Most people want their lawns to get the righ...
Read More
How to control seed heads in lawn
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 11 January 2024
Comment (1)
The three main lawns we'll deal with in this blog are couch, kikuyu and buffalo. These are ...
Read More
Soil Preparation for Instant Turf
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 21 December 2023
Comment (1)
When it comes to giving advice around soil preparation, we get lots of questions like: ...
Read More
Turf diseases - identification and treatment
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 12 December 2023
As the sun's rays intensify and temperatures climb, your lush green la...
Read More
Why use organic fertilisers?
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 5 December 2023
When it comes to fertilising lawns, high on most people’s expectations is a fast, greening effect...
Read More
Top Dressing a Lawn
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 28 November 2023
Comment (4)
This simple yet powerful lawn maintenance task involves applying a thin layer of sand a...
Read More
Turf Mites
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 20 November 2023
Each year, turf mites become more and more prevalent in domestic lawns, and this year is no diffe...
Read More
Rats – The hidden troublemakers in your lawn.
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 15 November 2023
We’ve had many occasions recently where homeowners have raised concern...
Read More
Creeping Oxalis Weed: How to Kill Without Effecting Grass
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 7 November 2023
Over the past month, we've had quite a number of people asking us for advice on how to control th...
Read More
Baileys Turfect liquid fertiliser range
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 31 October 2023
If you haven't read ...
Read More
The benefits of liquid fertiliser for lawns
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 24 October 2023
Maintaining a lush, vibrant lawn is the dream of every homeowner. To a...
Read More
Sowing lawn seed in Spring - The cost effective way of establishing a lawn
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 16 October 2023
The early start to Spring this year saw soil temperatures rise fairly quickly, and they are ...
Read More
Spring time fertlilising
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 12 October 2023
Warmth is the trigger to get lawns moving out of Winter dormancy. It increases the soil temperatu...
Read More
The best type of pop ups for saving water.
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 5 October 2023
Last week on ABC Talkback gardening radio, I mentioned that optimising...
Read More
El Niño and lawns – Can they work together?
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 27 September 2023
Having a lawn area of some type around the home is deeply engrain...
Read More
Spring Weeds
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 19 September 2023
I found myself doing some maintenance around our display lawns this week and noticed how many wee...
Read More
Resolving difficult problems in your lawn
Author: Stefan Palm Date Posted: 11 September 2023
Comment (2)
...
Read More