For places like Sydney, Perth, Central Coast NSW, Mandurah. 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.
Bindii forms its prickly burrs in spring. Dig out plants or spot treat them with a herbicide whose label lists bindii and your grass type, before the burrs appear.
Remind meLook for brown patches where the turf lifts like carpet, and birds digging in the lawn. Lift a section of turf at the edge of a patch and check for C-shaped, creamy white grubs in the root zone.
Remind meRun 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.
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 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 meRoughly circular yellow or brown patches in mild, humid weather can be brown patch. Water in the morning so leaves dry during the day, and avoid overwatering.
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.
Remind meRings of darker green grass, sometimes with mushrooms or dry grass, are fairy rings. Water deeply where the soil in the ring stays dry.
Remind meA simple pH test before the growing season tells you whether your soil suits the grass. Follow the kit's instructions, and test a few spots across the lawn.
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