DID I KILL THIS SIR WALTER BUFFALO / ST AUGUSTINE GRASS / LAWN BY SCARIFYING IT (FOLLOW UP VID) 

Thanks James appreciate the support mate🤟

Yeah its bounced back so well hey. Hahaha smartest hey .... I dunno 🤷‍♂️ but thank you mate 😎

Hi Craig cheers for the message mate, Im stoked your learning stuff from the vids mate Cheers B 🤟

@@theaussielawn brent same as Craig on this one. I really cant wait to renovate my buffalo you defz given great confidence and education in this!!

Only when the soil temperature is warm enough and there is plenty of sun (I think that might be a problem in East coast of Australia so as long as it's summer) would you do it. I have done these at customers request in off season or too early in spring and while it does come back eventually it allows weeds to rise up for a month or so. And it can be patchy, it may require that you stop mowing so that the grass grows long enough to start sending enough runners into the patch areas. So timing is everything!!!

@@nihongo02341 Great advice thank you. Something to keep in mind.

Thanks Dw appreciate you taking the time to send me a message 😎

Thats great mate, you will always get a few little weed issues pop up when doing this sorta thing particularly with the buffalo lawns but yeah its worth the little setback I'll revisit this lawn towards the end of the summer for an update

Hahaha yeah thats a fairly normal response. Thanks for the message Angelo have a good week

Cheers Chisel 🤟 Hahah yeah I will not be making that mistake again 😂😂😂

Hi Allan thanks for your message it’s great to hear you have a maintenance program that works well for you and your buffalo. Have a good weekend mate 👍

Especially a buffalo lawn hahaha Thank you Johnny 😎

If in summer and you have enough sunshine on the lawn and fertiliser... then it's all good if great care is taken. Yes it's a great video.

I certainly panicked when doing my lawn today. I stopped before moving to the next section but see now that I can proceed lol😂

Thanks mate 😎

No worries mate, where are you located? Best time for buffalo renovations are late spring once clearly past winter hibernation

Cheers mate, Im not a huge buff fan either, I mean there is nothing wrong with it but I do prefer finer turf generally

I'd have a mess around with the Zoysia 😜😜😜😜😜

Thank you 😎

Sounds good mate, Its been an unusually cool summer here too mate. I don't think we will see a single day in the 40's this summer

Yeah great result I feel 😎

hahaha yeah I don't want a repeat of that again 😩🤦‍♂️😜

Hi Jase yeah mate he sure did. New turf is looking great its nearly mow time for it too

Cheers Paul

Oh bugger mate, I hope that it comes good for you

haha the smell of success 😎

In the ground near the street light and the plants?? They are a few low spots pedro filled with sand

Yeah we love it. We also tend to mow a lot shorter than you guys and mulching isn't wonderful at shorter cut heights.

hahah His keen to do it again I said hmmm no it wont need it this soon 😜

Cheers Earthau 😎😎😎

haha least you will have time to plan your attack on your buffalo lawn in the meantime.

Buffalo pro or bow and arrow will take care of the purslane

Thanks 👍

Yeah not a bad turn around at all

💯 mate and it would have nothing to do with the fact I like inflicting pain on buffalo 😜😎😂

Hahaha is that because I always seem to inflict it with pain 😜😎

Cheers mate

Hey Caleb yeah his stoked hey. Pedro loves mowing again lol

So much better mate, but another 4 weeks and it will be mint, Its so easy to mow now and not a challenge

@@theaussielawn looking forward to the next update!

I dont think it would need to be done every year thats a little excessive for this variety of lawn maybe every 2-3 but really its case by case

Hi Luke from memory I had my Honda on 2nd lowest which is circa 20mm

@@theaussielawn thanks Brenton, love your work 👍

Glad you liked it mate 🤟

Sounds like it would benefit from a height reset mate. If you are mowing stalks as opposed to leaf then its def worth considering next season

@@theaussielawn cheers for the reply mate, I did scalp it down on 1 inch with the ride on a while back but because it's uneven didn't get it all but it did come back quite green. But again alot that was missed. It's mostly the leaf but most of the time it still yellows like its dying even though it's always mowed at 2.5

@@callanmurphy9807 when i cut mine sort of short it yellows, but if i only take the tips or mid blade, it stays nice and green and clean. - i'm needing to do a reno too. was tempted to just go for it lol. but maybe wait till next spring, and hire equipment. My miniature doggo, thinks the grass is a trampoline because it's so spongey.

Hmmm It will depend how it goes over the next season but maybe in 2yrs

Dont worry about holding off mate hit the weeds to kill off the competition. If you have leaf spot to that degree I would consider something containing iprodione 😎 follow the label carefully and be sure to give your lawn a nice feed of rapid release fertiliser if you have not yet done so.

@@theaussielawn thanks for the advice

Thanks Tim, In this instance Pedro's lawn didn't require a core aeration. Our main mission was to thin out the lawn and make mowing a pleasure again

@@theaussielawn I have aerated a few buffalo lawns (I am not that seasoned with aeration but I know aeration works better on couch and Kikuyu than buffalo) and felt you either need a $20,000 top machine or just skip it. There may have been some results.... but I felt if the lawn is very hard it is very tough to do anything. That is why they recommend a thorough watering...... So maybe it can be better if the lawn is prepared better. I also did a hard couch one and yes same thing. No prep and poor results.

Just monitor it if it gets worse then its time to look at treatment options the weather has been the cause of most of it this summer Its been cooler and wetter than usual

Nothing unfortunately mate . There’s no registered herbicides to control couch from buffalo

Apart from the application of a good quality fertiliser after the reno and regular watering program nothing else

@@theaussielawn What sort of watering program would you advise after doing this? Cheers.

Haha I think Pedro thought that too at first 😜 thank you 😊

Ive used the store bought Yates Buffalo Pro which works well or you can tried an online product called Bow & Arrow

@@theaussielawn thanks for the tip. Look forward to seeing this one in a couple more weeks (and obviously also your new front lawn)

This won’t really help remove any kikuyu but it will heap to tame an unruly buffalo lawn

After that video he was all set to kick the HRX to the curb and buy a HRU but I talked him out of it. As a day to day mower the HRX is fine BUT not if you are looking to mow couch grass or do annual lawn scalps. If shorter mowing is something you prefer then the HRX will be a disappointment

Hi Sam do you mean ants? If so you could use something like Zeus following the label to the letter. I think maybe the second part of the question you are referring to the pro plugger? Its probably a little extreme for aerating but there are a few hand manual coring tools you can buy that would get the job done. just be sure to get your soil well watered before you start to help the corer get into the ground 😎

@@theaussielawn yes ants 🐜 thanks

Hi josh it depends what part of Qld but if you where gunna do it again before winter I’d do it soon

@@theaussielawn in Brissy. I'll probably just wait in that case. Would rather be on the safe side and take it lower gradually and probably wait until late August then

@@Joshh3003I would be more inclined to get it done straight up not over time even if you do wait until August. Think bandaid (do you rip it off quick or slowly pull at it)

@@theaussielawn hey mate, long time but I got worried and left it til now, just took a nice chunk off the top of my front yard. I got a Masport 486 so it was on the third lowest setting, I think the lowest is 7mm so it is in 5.75mm increments so roughly 24mm should've scalped it to I believe. Would you take it down one step further or how do you attack it? Left the backyard at 29mm it's not as thatchy but will scalp it in the next week or two. Not going to water as we will be getting smashed again this summer with the la nina rains 🤣

Where possible id dig it out or carefully treat the patches with a paintbrush dipped in a glyphosate mix. Buffalo is tricky when it comes to treating grassy weeds like paspalum, kikuyu, couch etc

Unfortunately there isn't much you can do with kikuyu control in a buffalo lawn . It will be case of live and let live. if you were super dedicated you could start painting kikuyu with a paint brush dipped in a glyphosate mixed with a marker dye, Slow but if you persevere you will get results over a long period

@@theaussielawn Yep, the two grasses have a similar molecular structure, so both are damaged by the same chemicals. The good thing is- Kikuyu grows taller than Buffalo, so like you said- glyphosate works well when rubbed on the Kikuyu - with the Buffalo un damaged below. I have used the same method removing off type common Bermuda types out of my Santa ana. You would be surprised how much kill you can get by just spending an hour rubbing , wicking or painting, Glyphosate out of a little dish. I use my bare hand , because i have found i can control dripping easier that way, and i can really get a good soaking on the off type grass plants.

Battery/cordless garden power tools are really great these days you really cant go wrong with any. If its just the three that you were after, mower, whipper snipper/ edger? Go with the EGO power tools 56v line. You can get the 56v multi tool, can interchange heads from line trimmer to blade edge for the clean straight edge. I’d suggest just go with a brushless push mower from EGO maybe the 420mm size. But if you have the money go for the self propelled one. All these will probably cost around 1.4k but well worth it considering it will last you years.

Hi Pat Thanks for tuning in mate. As below I've heard good things about EGO but not used their stuff myself. I have the Toro 60V Battery stuff here I'll do a vid really soon with them. I have the mower, string trimmer, blower, hedge trimmer and chainsaw. All the tools can share batteries. Congrats on your new home and happy mowing

Opps yes your are right re the height conversion my bad 😆. Yeah apparently purslane is good in salads too 🤙 cheers for tuning in Brad 😎

Depending on grass type and location... But for me I'll be starting my renovations later this month

It had reached a point where you could no longer get a mower through it mate. It needed to be tamed. You are right there was heaps of work involved.

Perth is a different beast due to your sandy profile over there but by nature buffalo lawn performs much better left longer than short.

@@theaussielawn Oh ok, we also get 300 days of sun a year, the most out of all capitals, even Darwin I think. Some people do grow their lawn long here, but it's not a thing really. I can see that where a lawn might not get enough sun you don't want it short. I haven't had a buffalo kawn that has become ultra thatchy myself but have mowed plenty of them and hate them. In fact one was quite large I would consider a ride on mower because I think they are 3-5 times more powerful than the most powerful push rotary mower you can generally buy around 200cc. Loved your take on the Honda. I am interested in getting one, they are very popular. I think a ride on mower may be essential though. So how does the buffalo perform better? It grows faster at 5-10cm? How does the soil hinder or help? Explain? Thanks for your help!!!

@@theaussielawn I think a ride on may demolish a buffalo lawn with ease that has thatchy and spongy profile. Unless you are preparing for the Olympics, it is just awfully hard work....

Its weird that its so uneven if it was laid on nice flat ground. I see you chose that mower due to health issues but wondering if its a little too light for the buffalo lawn you are mowing. How big is the area in sqm?

Hey mate I had the same issue out the front due to some crappy rolls of turf dying while others survived leaving the ground a bit uneven , I recently just top dressed my sir Walter even though it's not recommended for buffalo but if you keep it light and address the low spots it should help a lot 👍🏻

@@theaussielawn thanks for reply, lawn only 80sqm. I was looking at other more powerful, heavier battery mowers (Ego or Toro), but wasn’t sure if it would help for the outlay. I was also considering going back to a petrol mower (Honda buffalo that you recommended), but if it’s not easy to start and manoeuvrable, then not sure how I would go.

@@theaussielawn Absolutely agree with you about the mower being too light. Our last house had a buffalo lawn and I was using a Ryobi battery mower and had the same issues as Basil. Bought a HRX217 Honda and it was way better. The buffalo at our new home has been down 3yrs and is starting to thicken up and getting spongy. You have given me the confidence to give it a rejuvenation later this year.

Mower is too light mate. You need something heavy. If you don’t want to go out and buy a new mower get a Mowie around with say a hru 216 mower and have them mow it once a month or so and you can mow Inbetween. It’ll make a difference 👍

once or twice a week pending on the season

You are bang on right Samantha, hope you enjoyed the vid 😎

@@theaussielawn yes i did thx I did a horticulture course as I wanted to be a landscaper/Gardner.

Just years of build up and potentially a little too much love (fertiliser ) etc

hahaha

Im in Scone in the NSW Upper Hunter

Na not Vic Kristian, Im in the NSW Upper Hunter Valley 🤟

Quite possibly mate yes but definitely wait till late spring now

hahaha

Unfortunately there isn’t a selective herbicide that controls Bermuda growing in St Augustine @8:29

hahaha what sort of lawn do you have?

@@theaussielawn st Augustine grass

@@jhaze918 na mate it won’t kill it 🤙😎

This is true

@@theaussielawn what is funny is how many people don't believe grass is a weed.

@@jaquigreenlees sorta but a weed is defined basically as a plant growing where it isn’t wanted

bahahahahahaha I so hope he sees this 😜

This is a hard question 😂

🤷‍♂️ I dunno mate haha 😆

Geez Im not sure haha