For places like Alice Springs, Broken Hill, Kalgoorlie, Mildura. Timing is typical for the zone; check your own lawn before you act.
Once the lawn is clearly growing again, give it its first feed at the rate on the label. Water granules in straight away unless the label says otherwise, and sweep any off paths and driveways.
If the lawn was left long over winter, bring it down over several mows rather than one hard cut. Scalping a lawn as it wakes up leaves it yellow or brown for weeks.
Run each sprinkler zone, fix leaks and broken heads, and do a catch-cup test to see how much water each zone delivers and how evenly. Then set run times with the Sprinkler Run-Time Calculator.
If water pools or runs off and a screwdriver is hard to push into moist soil, core aerate once the lawn is actively growing. Skip it where a pre-emergent is working unless the label allows it.
Remind meMow 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 mePull or spot treat winter grass before its seed heads drop seed into the lawn for next year. Then plan an autumn pre-emergent.
Remind meIf water beads on dry soil or runs off instead of soaking in, the soil may be water-repellent. Apply a wetting agent at the label rate before the hot weather arrives.
Remind meWater rules can change with the season and with dam levels. Check your water authority's current rules before you set your controller for the warmer months.
Remind meClover makes its own nitrogen, so it thrives where the grass is hungry. Feeding the lawn at the label rate helps the grass compete.
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