For places like Darwin, Cairns, Townsville. 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.
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 meFeed at the rate on the label while the lawn is growing strongly. Avoid feeding just before heavy rain, which can wash fertiliser off the lawn and into drains.
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. In the wet season growth can be fast, so you may need to mow more than once a week.
Remind meHot weather before the wet season arrives is hard on lawns. A little more leaf shades the soil and roots.
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 meHeavy 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.
Sharpen or replace the blade, clean the deck, and check the oil, air filter and spark plug (or the battery on a cordless mower) before growth takes off.
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