EARLY SPRING Cutting height in early spring depends on the type of grass you have. Warm-season grasses, such as buffalo, couch or kikuyu, which are not yet growing strongly, are cut high. Cool-season grasses, such as bent and tall fescue, which are still growing strongly, may be cut moderately low.
MID SPRING
Lower the cutting height for warm-season grasses; start to raise it for cool-season grasses. Apply lawn food or a combined weedkiller and fertilizer. Remove any weedkiller-resistant weeds by hand.
LATE SPRING
Mow regularly and, every third mowing, leave clippings on the lawn to act as an organic mulch. Rake to spread any piles of clippings evenly over the lawn.
SUMMER
Mow and edge as necessary. Water deeply once weekly or allow the grass to brown off - it will recover with the next rains.
EARLY AUTUMN
Aerate compacted areas. Rake out thatch using a hired de-thatching machine. Reseed or returf bare patches.
STARTING FROM SCRATCH
For an average-sized lawn of 50 square meters, allow a weekend to prepare the ground and a day to lay the turf. Lawns from seed require the same preparation; sowing takes a couple of hours. Paving will take an additional day to lay and is a heavier job. Gravel and ground-cover plants take the least time to set up.
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