Better Lawns Start With the Right Answer
Australian lawn care advice, identification, guides and calculators, for your grass and your climate.
What grass do you have?
Choose your grass and we’ll tailor answers, calendar jobs and product suggestions to it. It’s saved on this device only.
What to do this month
We work out the month from your device. Your postcode narrows down your climate zone, and both are saved on this device only.
Your postcode narrows the choice to your state's zones; it isn't stored. A full postcode-to-zone lookup needs a licensed dataset [CONFIRM: postcode to climate zone dataset].
What to do this month
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LawnMan Answers
Popular lawn questions
From yellow patches to weeds that keep coming back, LawnMan Answers explains what's happening, why, and exactly what to do next.
Browse all answersWhat's in your lawn?
Weeds, pests and diseases: what they look like, why they appear, and how to deal with them.
Application guides
How to apply products evenly and safely, from setting up a sprayer to watering in.
- How to apply granular lawn fertiliser
- How to apply lawn grub and armyworm treatments
- Applying liquid fertiliser
- Applying pre-emergent herbicide
- How to apply a lawn wetting agent
- How to calibrate a sprayer: pump-up, backpack and hose-end
Irrigation guides
How much water, how to measure it, and how to water well within your local rules.
- The catch-cup test: measure what your sprinklers actually put out
- Choosing sprinklers: pop-ups, rotors, oscillating and hose-end
- DIY lawn irrigation design: zones, pressure, flow and head spacing
- How much water does a lawn need?
- Hydrophobic soil: why water won't soak in, and how to fix it
Tools and calculators
Work out how much you need from your lawn area and the rate on the label.
Lawn Journal
Know what you put on your lawn, and when the next job is due
Log mowing, watering and applications in a couple of taps, keep a photo timeline, and get reminders from the Lawn Calendar and from product labels. It works on your phone without an account.
Latest guides
How to apply granular lawn fertiliser
Granular fertiliser is the most common way to feed a lawn. How to choose the time, work out how much you need, spread it evenly, water it in, and keep it out of drains.
How to apply lawn grub and armyworm treatments
Confirm the pest, choose a product whose label lists it, and apply it so it reaches where the pest feeds, while protecting bees, waterways, children and pets. Then help the lawn grow back.
Applying liquid fertiliser
Liquid fertilisers give a quick feed and are easy to spread evenly with a hose-end or pump sprayer. How to apply them at the label rate, when, and what to avoid.