For places like Alice Springs, Broken Hill, Kalgoorlie, Mildura. Timing is typical for the zone; check your own lawn before you act.
Water deeply and less often, early in the morning, and skip it after good rain. Follow your local water rules on days and times.
Mow often enough that you never take off more than a third of the leaf at once. Keep shaded areas a little higher than sunny ones, and keep the blade sharp so it cuts cleanly.
Remind meA little more leaf shades the soil and roots and helps the lawn cope with heat and dry weather.
Remind meNutgrass grows in warm, wet conditions and comes back from underground tubers, so it takes persistence. Improve drainage where water sits, and use only products whose label lists the weed and your grass.
Remind meIf the lawn is pale and growing, a light feed at the label rate keeps it going through summer. Water it in, and avoid feeding a lawn that is stressed by heat or drought.
Heavy renovation, such as dethatching, scarifying and topdressing, is best done while warm-season grass is growing strongly so it recovers quickly. Water well afterwards and feed at the label rate. Don't renovate where a pre-emergent is working unless the label allows it.
