Scalping / renovating / rejuvenating a NEGLECTED Sir Walter buffalo (St Augustine grass) lawn
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- I've been itching to attack this buffalo lawn and breathe some new life into it for sometime now, Today is the day.
There is a lot of opinions on scalping / shaving buffalo lawns some for it and some against it. As you will see in this video providing you have stolons (runners) still showing you will be ok but if you are left with nothing but dirt your in trouble. Top dressing buffalo isn't paramount unless your trying to correct surface levels but remember not to burry your stolons (surface runners) too deep or they won't survive.
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An aussie icon. Footy shorts and the viccy thrashing grass. What a time to be alive.
Natho M haha it’s funny cause it’s true 🤣🤣
Could be wearing thongs (just joking)
That 2 stroke is an absolute warrior! I see what you mean now when you say it’s brilliant for buff renos
Thanks mate best $25 I ever spent hahaha
I've had Sir Walter for about 30-35 years. I never scalp below the 4th notch on a Victa mainly because lower scalping tends to encourage weeds and if you get a couple of hot days it burns the roots. I start at 6th notch (normal) and drop it one notch for two fortnights (September- early October) With the lawn in the video I would have given it a light topdressing just to even out the hills and hollows - most landscaping places have a suitable topdressing with the correct fertiliser mixed in. BTW - just as an aside - most people I see keep their buffalo lawns too short. Should be on about 6th notch on a Victa. BTW2 I find the agricultural fertilisers the best for Sir Walter (eg Aftergraze) Great video.
I agree Allan, Most people do keep their buffalo too short, I keep my sapphire around the 7cm mark
I increased mine to notch 7 on the makita elec which I believe is about 57mm and my lawn over last summer got very spongy, so think this summer will stick to 5 or 6. Currently in the process of decreasing it for reno where I am currently at notch 5 (44-45mm) and it feels a lot better underfoot. Probably take your advice and just go to notch 4 (38mm), then aerate, fert and top dress. I got some bad super valleys in my front lawn due to postman driving their bike over it.
Thankyou for doing this to a buffalo lawn. Looking forward for the future updates.
The St Aug guys from the states on The Lawn Forum just had a heart attack.
LCN would be heading to the ER now
haha no worries mate it honestly needed to be done, the American guys will be absolutely having heart failure atm. Just wait till they start getting into me again bout my footyshorts too 😂😂😂 Apparently last time I was wearing "my wife's shorts 🤦♂️😂"
Ohhh imagine me and my little victa on his lawn, I honestly think he would shoot me then shoot me another 10 times just to be sure I was dead LOL
Tell them they are Kevlar lined hard yakka shorts.
G’Day mate! Love the videos. I am about to embark on doing this for 200m2 of Sir Walter at my place and needed some guidance haha. Keep up the good work bro.
I am from Nth Qld in my younger years, and if buffalo was not cut with catcher twice a week in the growing season (late August through to late May) then thatching was a big problem - particularly if no catcher was used. My lawn care business moved to solely buffalo renovation over a few years. Not many people knew how to "rescue" a dying lawn caused by infrequent mowing and/or improper height adjustment and not using a catcher. I built a purpose built scalping mower from a Masport after the 3.5hp B&S motor gave up. Mounted an 8hp Honda ride on motor on the B&S base, and doubled the wheel width by bolting and siliconing a second set of wheels onto the existing wheels. Meant I couldn't cut close to edges, but with some practice, I cleaned up edges with whipper snipper. The 8hp Honda on a 20" (from memory) deck meant I could scalp a renovation at normal walking/mowing speed. The wider wheels easily offset the increased weight to stop the mower sinking into the thatch. I could take up to 3 wool bale bags of clippings from one lawn - which I took home and composted, which took about a year to ensure weed seeds were killed (hot composting). Fortunately I owned acreage, so had enough room to conduct this composting operation. That way I was able to charge for the renovation, charge for removing clippings (council dumps made commercial lawn mowing businesses pay to dump, even then), and sell the compost. A renovation consisted of scalping (could take a whole day for a big yard) and weekly followups for six weeks with light training trims where necessary. I made a very good income with only two to three jobs per week, and always had a waiting list.
Great no nonsense reno!!
My first reno attempt this spring. I left my Buffalo rather bare also. Will take time but is bouncing back fortunately.
Yeah it will mate providing there is some viable stolons there it will come back. You shouldn’t have to do such and aggressive scalp every year on buffalo but when it gets as bad as this one was you just need to hook in
Mate, these are some serious short shorts 🤣 can't wait for your team up with Ben! Keep it on, subscription is safe ✔
haha thanks mate its a bit of an Aussie thing. If you google NRL it will all make sense (basically they are sports shorts) and when its hot here they are just the ticket 😉
@@theaussielawn mate I used to live in Sydney from 2008 til 2011. Proud Roosters supporter as you can see in one of my videos 🤣
Mate you look natural doing this. Good content, great presentation, well thought out process. Not to bring down the mood or anything but i am going through a hard time and your material soothes the mind set for sure. 👍👍👍👍
Thank you mate its bloody nice of you to say so. Furthermore if my channel helps you chill then thats even better. Take it easy mate and thanks heaps for the message and tuning in 🤟
Buddy hope the lawn therapy helped
@@Junkitup worked a treat, who knew watching someone look after their lawn would bring joy and comfort let alone be so therapeutic. But much appreciated for the support. I am 110% doing well.
Just came across your videos and channel.
My family and I bought a house several weeks ago and I finally learnt today that our grass is buffalo (after trying to search online trying to identify it).
The front lawn is so spongey it is not funny and definitely needs something done, but perhaps next year. The runners are so crossed over and there is so much dead thatch. I am just learning about lawn care now, so this video is very helpful!
Perhaps next year I will have to do the same thing. Thanks very much. You got my subscription. Keeping an eye out for a Victa 460 now too :-)
PS. such a coincidence. I watched your entire 'Deep Dive into Sapphire Buffalo grass / St Augustine Grass' video and the neglected buffalo lawn, checked your videos and this one was posted today! Great timing.
Welcome Jared, Im glad you found my little channel and that it helped you identify your lawn. That little Victa is a great mower for this kinda stuff I managed to pick mine up on facebook market place for $25. Thanks for subscribing and I hope you have a great week 🤟 Cheers Brenton
Ohhh baby that was so satisfying seeing all that thatch get blitzed.... Great video!
haha Cheers mate i drove past it today its green shoot city already Ill film an update vid there tomorrow I reckon
I want to watch this yard as you go. I just watched the Nov 3 update before this one, so I was a little prepared for what you did. v8soarer1991 was right about us Yanks having a heart attack. Up here my standard saying is 'there is never a time when you need to mow St Augustine lower than the highest setting on the deck.' But the yard you started with was exceptional. The turf was floating on top of the soil. For a reno like this, I see the point of scalping. At this point I would apply corn meal or alfalfa pellets (rabbit chow) at 7 kilo per 100 square meters, deep water (2.5 cm all at one time) and repeat the water in 2 weeks. Also I don't spend any money on water penetration products. I use baby shampoo at 50 ml per 100 square meters. Works amazingly well - one app lasts for years with normal watering.
Wait till you see tomorrow's video haha Its a similar video but this time on my own St Aug. haha 😜 Wow baby shampoo you say might have a little experiment with it some time
@@theaussielawn Any clear shampoo will work. The cloudy shampoos have oils in them which are not helpful. You cannot over apply - people here have tried. Do a screwdriver test before you spray and then after. One of the guys testing the over application had a tree limb fall and sink 3/4 of a meter into his yard. Screwdriver test is easier ;-)
Another great vid mate! Always look forward to Saturday mornings. Keep it up
Cheers Jase much appreciated 🤟
Great video, thankyou for the technical nature and explanations, learning heaps, like the music as well, excellent.
Thanks mate 😎
Lol, just the same thing I'm going to do on my front lawn today.. cheers mate coz watching this has got me more motivated to do it..
Just remember keep the car away from the area LOL 🤦♂️
@@theaussielawn its all good my current car is a shit box, I wanted to rake most of the rocks that are mixed in with the dirt but no luck coz i couldn't mow it low enough to get to the dirt, ill just have to renovate the front yard another time with fresh soil..
Well done Brenton, I wasn't sure you could take the Buffalo down so short thanks for the education. Love the old Victa I had one years ago and gave it away sure could do with it now. Shame about you car back window.
Cheers Paul, I only managed to get it replaced this morning. Yeah providing you have viable runners you can go down low. Ill do an update vid on it in fact ill prob shoot it tomorrow.
Great video, you dont get much videos on Sir Walter buffalo (St Augustine grass) lawn and how to do some of the things as its a completely different beast
Thanks mate there is an update to this lawn in the current episode 🤟 Cheers Brenton
I know it takes more than a scalping to knock it out!!! Nice work! 😎🤙🏼
Don’s Lawns thanks Don. that poor old lawn has not been shown much love in the past hopefully this will give it a whole new lease on life
That victa is a beast.
It sure is mate, best $25 ever spent. Lightweight powerful and so handy
The old Victa 550. Beast of mower. That was a brutal scalp, i look forward to the results. Shame about your window.
Such a good mower mate this one is the 460 the 550 was a bigger machine but didn't go as low. That mower was the best $25 ever spent LOL. Yeah the window was a bummer that as for sure 🤦♂️
Just scalped one like it last season used the same a victa but had the setting up a bit and used the victa mulching plate on it a slightly tuned up 4 stroke Briggs with a custom made catch bag and it was a pile of fluff out of the place .. I just let it go after because there was a bunch of rain the week after and then hit it with a seasol once the rain finished and better than new .. nice video mate
Wow well done mate that victa of yours sounds like a weapon
@@theaussielawn lol it carves my book of 30 lawns like a champion never failed cos I look after it like one of my kids 🤘
Currently have the same problem with my lawn. That 2 stoke is a beast! I can't do the same with my battery powered mower.
Thanks mate, yeah I have a battery toro its great but not for this sort of work.
I’ve got 5 year old Sir Walter buffalo and have done this twice with my Honda Buffalo Buck using the catcher. Give it a good feed after, keep the water up and she bounces back. Obviously slower than kikuyu and you need to keep on top of weeds as it’s not competitive for awhile. Great vid!
💯 Jon thank for tuning in too!
loves a Lawn Tips soundtrack haha nice stuff mate, Ben seems to hate the Buffalo so great to see a vid on it
A follow up to this video will be out soon 😉
Thank you was helpful ,is what aussie spirit about ,lawn mower ,footy shorts,helpin ya neighbour.
Most welcome
Hi Brenton, I am Vincent, living in Melbourne. I've been following your channel for a while, like it so much, and thank you for your sharing. My lawn is Sir Walter buffalo as well but it's getting worse and worse recently. I really need your help to save my lawn if you living in the same city.
Good video mate.. it will take time but will looks good when it's done..
Micks Mowers yeah it will be a hundred times better than it was. 🤘
Reverses a trailer like a boss!
Cheers mate 🤟
That victa is a beast bra 😳
Bring ur steel caps 😜
great video mate. learned heaps and loved the synthwave song at the start
Thanks mate but just don't be trying it now coming into winter 🥶🥶🥶 what till spring if you feel this is right for you
@@theaussielawn liked and subscribed
@@feralpanda5084 Thanks heaps for doing that mate its most appreciated 😎
Had been waiting for this video, lawn at the new house had similar issues with the sponginess and thatch.
Great vid, thanks mate.
Thanks mate hope it helps there will be a follow up vid this weekend
@@theaussielawn cheers, will keep an eye out for it
Nice mowers you have. Low and slow That victor cuts like a boss
Its a beast Id be lost with out it
Old mate next door sure could use a hydraulic closer on his flywire door haha
hahaha I know its amazing what the mic picks up
Yo B. Great to see those legs featuring in the vid mate. Mine are still pastie from winter, but that will never change.😂
hahaha thanks mate, just get out the fake tan and you'll be set 😜
NO FEAR !!!
Your Reno’s look like your annihilating the turf while your still cool calm collected and make it sound simple with “that’s about all to it” attitude
I would be crapping myself to chomp my sir Walter up like that.
Your channel may not have all the bells and whistles when coming to editing but I find it the best and most interesting lawn channel to watch on you tube.
Can’t wait to see the follow ups and the buffalo Reno on your buffalo also
One thing that was not mentioned in the video ...........
because you are reel low and there would be a lot of bare dirt patches , what would you do to stop weeds growing wild in between ?
Do you wait for weeds to show than treat or spray with some kind of pre emergent after scalping?
Thanks again for another awesome episode 👍
Thanks Woodzy, I guess this isn't my first rodeo so its just second nature to me. I just know what it should look like etc so there really isn't any concerns. My channel is def rough around the edges re: editing but hey it is what it is haha. In this particular situation I'm not overly concerned about weed invasion but will keep a little eye on the bare edges as they will stay bare for longer. I wouldn't worry with a pre emergent ill just hit it with a suitable herbicide should the situation arise. Cheers Brenton
The Aussie Lawn thanks mate
If you start a go fund me page or something along those lines , I’ll chip in for a new rear screen for your rig, what a bummer that was... I’ll definitely be parking my rig in the garage if I’m going for a scalp..
funny/bad situation, hope it’s not too expensive to replace
Thanks again for the channel .. have an awesome weekend
Woodzy W very kind mate, luckily insurance will cover it especially considering it’s only available as a Toyota genuine part apparently 😳 as it’s got some funky wires or something in it 🤦🏼♂️ so yeah def pack ya car outta the way when trying this at home 🤣
i use sand on dead spots never grown buffalo not sure if it works the same great video my man.
Cheers mate, what sort of lawn do you have?
Yes, exactly as you said. I tried to upload a photo
Let’s see an update on this lawn 💪🏻
There will be updates coming mate 🤙
Great video. I followed this video yesterday on my lawn. But can’t seem to find the sequels to this? Has it been posted yet -would love to see how it progressed.
Yeah mate there’s a few updates tucked into other episodes another one was the last vid of last year I think
Great instructive video. I have a Sir Walter in Victoria that needs scalping. Would now be too late to attempt this? My lawn would be untrained. Excellent content!
No mate now will still be ok.
Good vid mate 👌
Thanks mate have a great weekend 🤟
keep the buffalo vid's coming
Cheers Michelle there will be a bit of buffalo content in the mix 🤙
Very interesting video, amazed how low you went and how much clippings there were from that small area.
What was your reasoning behind your choice of starter fertiliser and what is it’s NPK ratings . 👍
Raceco 69 hey mate cheers for the question I’ve had some great questions asked about this video some taking a little too long to type a reply to so I’ve decided to add a Q&A to next weeks video so stay tuned and I’ll answer your questions in there 🤘
Hey mate, what's the best option to remove invading grasses in my buffalo? My lawn is thriving but so is the other stuff such as Rye, Couch etc
The couch is a hard one as there isn't many products on the market to control couch out of buffalo lawns. You could try Tribute that would weed out some grassy weeds , broadleaf weeds etc but it wont effect couch grass unfortunately
@@theaussielawn Thank you. My lawn is looking good but there's just random clusters of other grasses and it looks like a cows paddock!
Great vIdeo has helped me a lot. You say in the commentary you did a final run over the lawn with the Honda. I’m wondering what model Honda you use because I have Honda model HRR216 and the lowest setting I can get it to is 28mm so I can’t scalp my lawn with the Honda. It seems to be a thing with Honda that all the their self propelled models (that I’ve seen on line) have very high low setting if that makes any sense. I would also like to know if there is such a thing as Buffalo lawn seed and if so where can I get it. I have a Palmetto lawn and would like to do some over seeding
G'day John, I have the HRU196 Buffalo Pro. If have a look through my videos you will see one where I did a full review on it. The entire HRU range cuts down to 16mm. Unfortunately 99.99% of all buffalo seed is sterile so no seed is commercially available .
😲.wow. I thought you were to never cut sw buffalo that low like ever. Well I guess it was the only option in this case. Was it so thick in thatch because the owner mowed with no catcher ? Just curious as I was thinking about trying it out.
Pyra great question. In short this was an extreme case of horrible neglected buffalo. I’m actually planning to do a Q&A in the next episode to answer these sorts of questions as it’s raised some very worthy ones. The sorts of questions that are easier explained than typed stay tuned your question will be one of them 🤙☺️
Hey Brenton snd @Lawn Tips I’m getting there. Do you do a perennial rye/tall fescu refurb.?
What do you mean by refurb? But definitely dont scalp those types of grasses
Hi crew
Thanks for you advice
My turf is about 3 years old and has heaps of runners.
I did your scalping method and found that in places there isn’t much soil underneath
Should I top dress with sand.
Gold Coast
What do you mean theres no soil underneath? Or do you mean the runners are sitting above the ground (on top of more runners lower down?)
Was looking forward to this one. Please keep us update with this lawn. Will you also be doing the renovation on your sapphire with a scarifier?
Nathan Reynolds Thanks mate and I will absolutely keep you guys up to date with its progress I’ve also decided to do a Q&A in the next episode as there have been a heap of great questions raised by this vid so stay tuned . As for the sapphire I might make Ben Sims push the scarifier then if it fails it’s his fault 😏😉🤣
But yeah I will do a little section as previously promised
@@theaussielawn awesome, put Benny to work! Cant wait for that one. Loving your content mate.
Like the music
Great work Brenton, when is that snorkel kit going on that Honda? Tough luck on that window but everything happens for a reason. (apparently)
There has been a little hiccup with the snorkel kit. Apparently Honda no longer sells the kit due to " EMISSION REQUIREMENTS" 🤦♂️ Scone Outdoors is getting onto a mob that makes and aftermarket kit so just waiting to hear more 🤟 The window was a bugger but yeah no point getting too worked up about it I guess 😩
@@theaussielawn Brenton, buy the hru air filter cover as a spare part #17220-Z1V-S21, this is the snorkel version and the hose is #17307-Z1V-S20 and use a Rover or victa air cleaner/filter holder. You can buy the correct jets for around $8.
@@chisel83 Cheers for that mate
@@theaussielawn No worries, should be less than $100 for a complete set up. The cover is $56, the tubing is $11, the jet is approx $8 and whatever the filter and housing will be. The ones from a Rover Pro Cut should be fairly easy to get hold of or you can still buy the Heritage upper control as a spare.
Great vid 👍
Thanks mate 🤟
The Aussie Lawn just read that you’ll be doing a Q&A, if you could let us know your watering schedule too that would be great
Gaston Gianfreda too easy mate 🤘
This guy is the only guy with a crap lawn in his whole street? Hope he came right…😂
What do you mean mate ?
@@theaussielawn your neighbours seemed to have green grass all the way up your street while your lawn wasn’t. What I meant was that I hope your efforts paid off. I also have the same buffalo grass and need to treat mine to keep up with my neighbours who have nicer grass 😂😂
@@Loneranger670 Ahh yeah cool Im pretty sure there is an update vid or 2 there somewhere, My mates no longer live at that house anymore and unfortunately its not as nice as it was after I renovated it
My lawn needs that, but too dry at the moment and the grass is dormant.
Ahh bugger mate maybe next season if you get a nice drop of rain ☔️
Lawn Tips sent me here
Welcome to the circus mate haha 🤟
@@theaussielawn Sup! Thanks for the welcome! 😀
Hi again man. I just put some scotts slow release fertiliser on my buffalo to get in growing again in preparation for a good dethach and reno soon. Just after I fertilised it. I covered some yellow patch spots with some top dressing. Some of the runners (stalons) are yellow and brown. Are they dead or just dormant?
Looks like Toowoomba
Good guess mate but no, We are in the Upper Hunter in NSW
My wife would think I'm destroying the lawn if she saw me doing this
We have alot of thatch under our buffalo
And it's very spongy. Green on top but yellow underneath
Hahah Yeah its certainly an extreme renovation but in this case it was the right solution
@@theaussielawn can I show you some pictures of mine and tell me what you think of it? If it needs anything?
@@PatrickGuerrisi got your pics mate
May I ask what this song is ??? Oh I sub yesterday, great video.
I’d have to check mate leave it with me
Great vid mate. Quick question, why didn't you core/top soil? Cheers
Often buffalo will recover slower when topdressing than not topdressing.
I often avoid top dressing buff unless absolutely essential (correcting lumps bumps etc)
If I'm renovating a similar patch and follow your guide, is it okay if I don't have a 4WD window? I have a Corolla sedan, if I break that instead will the lawn still recover at the same rate? I'm new at this and don't want to muck it up.
(Seriously though, sorry that happened to you - really appreciate the things you go through to bring us these episodes!)
hahaha legend has it that the glass from a Corolla has amazing lawn greening properties so basically if it doesn't break when your do this to your lawn, its like robbing yourself of extra green grass goodness hahaha. The moral to the story here is don't go around cutting your mates grass 😂😂😂😂😂
Pretty sure all that thatch comes from mowing that grass too low and soil microbes at the thatch level die and have no chance to break down the thatch. I cut mine at 85mm which is as high as my mower will cut. No thatch just thick green lawn that stays green all throughout the year.
I agree with you mate, shot mown buffalo leads to long term problems.... I keep my buff long too
Nice legs
Hey any particular reason why you didn't aerate and top dress the lawn? Just asking as I usually do so on my buff. Nice video. Cheers 😀
Hey mate thanks for the message if you watch the video from the week after I cover that in the Q&A section 🤟
Are you going to do some aeration and top dressing to the lawn next?
G’day Zac and thanks for your message, I’m actually not going to aerate this lawn or top dress it. I will however explain more in the next episode in a Q&A type situation at the end of the video including your question here so stay tuned 🤘
Hi mate love your Channel I have a question for you I have sir Walter I’ve noticed that I’m starting to get a lot of seeding happening is it a good thing or a bad thing it’s making the lawn look terrible not sure if it’s because I’ve started to keep my lawn tall
Thanks Alf
Gday Alf it’s nothing to stress about it’s unsightly that’s for sure . Buffalo does tend to throw up seed heads from time to time . Some triggers can simply be season, or stressed from heat or drought etc even low fertility can cause it to happen. Don’t stress they won’t stick about permanently. It might be time for a little More water or a little feed etc
Hey mate love your videos, I have a buffalo lawn infested with paspalum & crabgrass, Obviously pre emergent is the best way to address this issue, however i missed that window, is there a post emergent i can use to eradicate the paspalum/ crabgrass in Buffalo?
Hey Andrea thanks for the compliment, The only thing that I can think of is a paint brush, some glyphosate and settle in... sorry for being the bearer of bad news but hope you have a great weekend Cheers Brenton
could you please do an update video on this lawn very soon cheers
Do you recommend the same procedure for empire zoysia lawn or only buffalo .
Hi and thanks, I was wondering if you used 1 inch for the renovation, many thanks
Can you jog my memory a bit more? I filmed this video quite a while ago . What are you referring too?
Thanks again for the reply, amazing... look I was referring to the scalping with the honda mower, do you adjust the wheel to 1 inch on the lower setting? Very appreciated again
@@jpvzla yeah from memory the 3rd lowest setting is about 1”
Hi, how do I get of couch which is trying to take over my buffalo lawn? Thank you
You might have to let them live in harmony
With taking that much off, would you put a soil or sand top dress for the runners to grow into, especially the bare spots? Also is aerating a good idea while renovating buffalo?
Rowan Clare great question mate I’ve actually had a heap of good questions about this video so I’ve decided to do a Q&A in next weeks video to answer your question and some others stay tuned as it’s easier to explain stuff than type an essay 🤘
Cheers mate, looking forward to it
I laid some and then had weeks of rain and it boosted, now I have this issue. It's 3 months old would I be able to do this now ?
Na mate this is for established neglected buffalo
hey mate, our lawn has one side that's bare but now invaded by buffalo runner. Do I need to put topsoil to bury the buffalo runner and let it grow naturally?
Hi Stephen, Do you want to stop the buffalo or help it to grow?
@@theaussielawn I want to grow the buffalo :)
Is that the mower that scalps to bare dirt from the previous video, whats the name of the mower?
Samuel Asamoah yeah mate sure is ...
It’s a victa pro460
How long after scalping do you recommend aerating the lawn? Is it way too much stress to do them both fairly close together?
If aeration is needed then absolutely you can do it at the same time. But if you are based here in AUS then you'll now need to wait until late spring to do any of this stuff
Hi mate. Based in Brisbane. Was hoping to be able to do scalp as its still super hot here & don't get much of a winter here to be honest! Still wouldn't do any of this during winter though. It's still high 20's and 30s for the next month or so!
Did you top dress after this? Thanks for a great video.
No mate I’m not a believer of top dressing buffalo (unless correcting surface levels)
Further explanation of this can be found in another video I did on my own buffalo lawn
When is the best time to do this?
Hi.. great work mate! I have dead patches in the lawn meaning dead grass and also some completely bald patches of soil. I gave a weed and feed today. Is that a right thing? How do i restore it? Please help. Much appreciated thank you
Hi mate thanks for watching, It all depends on why you had the dead patches in the first instance, At this time of year in the southern hemisphere its time to water your lawn and give it a feed with a lawn food. weed and feed is ok for some situations 🤟
@@theaussielawn thank you so much for your response. The dead patches are mainly lack of care. I have started to water it regularly. Do i need to top dress with some soil? And perhaps add some fertilizer or something to build some root growth?
@@theaussielawn
By the way i am in Melbourne if that makes any difference
@@prachirakesh6112 hi mate yeah time for some fertiliser now is the ideal time to do it... introduce a regular watering pattern and aim ultimately for about 25mm a week in the peak of summer.
I have Sir Walter Buffalo and it has a large amount of aerial stolons, what would you recommend to remedy this.
Thanks
I would suggest a mild scalp (based on supplied info) but not before Christmas 🎄 😜
@@theaussielawn Thankyou for reply, will do a mild scalp at right time of year as per your great video on this subject.
Thanks again for posting great content.
Col
Nice video Brenton, How come you didn't core it as well?
Believe it or not this lawn really didn't have a compaction issue, I don't just core for the sake of it. Its a lot of effort for not a lot of gain esp with most of the hire store machines, however if compaction was a concern then I would have done so 🤟
@@theaussielawn Awesome cool thanks mate for getting back to me. Looking forward to the video with you and Ben mate :) enjoy the weekend.
Hi mate, its a great video. I have my bufferlo like that as well, wondering is it too late to do a scalping like what you did? If i do so, how high should i set my mower? Should i water them everyday after?
It depends on where you are mate. But I’d just wait for next spring time esp if your new to doing this kind of lawn renovation
@@theaussielawn i m also in WA, and yeah this is my very first time to do it, actually I don’t even know i have to cut them in short like that. Thanks for the video and advice.
what boots are you wearing they look cool
they are Mack boots mate
What fertilizer spreader is that?
It’s a John Deere spreader. But it’s made by spyker
I like the intro song. Who is it by?
So no aeration and top dress for SW?
Brownie82 great question mate actually I’ve had some really good questions to this video so I’ve decided I’ll actually do a Q&A in next weeks video about this one stay tuned as ill explain why i didn’t too dress 🤘
Would you do a core aerate for this one as well?
Na not in this instance it really didn’t have a compaction issue. I’ve never even core aerated my buffalo either
I've got a 18 year old Sir Walter baffalo lawn and for the last 8 years it's been neglected (by tenants) and only been mowed occasionally.
It looks yellow almost everywhere, it's not even as good as this lawn in this video looks prior to scalping.
My question to you is can it be saved?
If yes and you recommend scalping it as first step, is it too late to do this at the end of spring (late Nov) or should I wait until the beginning of spring next year?
@@LOPANindustries the short answer is yes u can scalp from now till January quite safely.
@aussielawn I am going to scalp my sir Walter buffalo to remove the thatch and sponginess from the lawn. Can I use 2-Spec elevate or do I need accelerate?
If you already have the elevate just roll with it mate no need to buy a seperate blend if you didn't already have it then id recommend the accelerate 🤟
@@theaussielawn thanks mate. Great video and content. Watching the reno on the sir Walter buffalo you did gives me confidence to get mine done.
@@theaussielawn I’ve got a think strip on my backyard that is very bare and during winter I can see dirt. The rest of the lawn is ok. What would you recommend or think is the problem?
@@MpR275 its hard to say by that description, if you are cutting short then thats not going to help things if its really shady
@@theaussielawn the affected area is quite narrow and in between my shed and the house, so only about 1.5 m wide. Could be a shade issue.
How often would you water after a low mow like this?
Hi james you would give it a good soaking post this sorta cut then roll on with 25-30mm a week over 2 cycles per week
@@theaussielawn thankyou.
How do you charge customer?
Hi mate no charge this is a friends lawn
@@theaussielawn wow! Would u like to be my friend 👀🤣
@@Coholbell15 hahaha
Ouch windows suck
I know mate it was so frustrating 🤦♂️
How about airing?
Hi mate great question but on this occasion this lawn did not require aeration the soil was not compacted 🤙
Video was good. Music was crap. Dump it and stay professional.
Cheers for the feedback mate. I always try to improve each vid little by little
12 min video get to the point pls
Noted