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My buffalo lawn is not doing well. I’ve neglected it. Lots of bare and dry spots. Areas under shade is doing better. Wondering if it can be revived with lots of love and care or should I start again and returf my lawn? If I can revive it, please let me know what to do. There’s some weeds and there’s a patch of a different type of grass growing in some spots, one with a finer leaf. Thanks
Fine leaf grass
I recently turfed the backyard. The dying lawn is Sir Walter from marketplace and the green stuff in the back is Bunnings!
Laid on the same base 2 days apart!
we have had plenty of rain in Brisbane since it was done at the start of December!
Have I done something wrong? How do I rescue the dying parts?
Thank you 
Hi @THam,
If the lawn were laid less than a month ago, I would hold off on chemical fertilizers. Instead, I'd recommend applying Seasol regularly for the next couple of months to nourish and encourage the grass to fill in. You can then move on to full fertilisers.
Chances are you've done nothing wrong. The other grass might have been sitting around longer after being cut and, therefore, struggled to take root when you laid it.
Please let us know if you have any questions.
Mitchell
My Landscaper installed the lawn in Sept 2023, it's been 4 months still I couldn't get this going. I tried all yates, weed killer and seasool etc nothing worked. Kept watering daily but no luck.
Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community @Sakthi. It's sensational to have you join us, and many thanks for your question about Buffalo lawn.
It appears that your new lawn did not take well at all. If adequate water was provided, I suspect the ground was poorly prepared. The soil looks quite compacted. If this was a new build, then the soil there was likely low quality. To correct that, you'd need to aerate the soil and add at least 50mm of topsoil so the roots have something of quality to grow into. You don't have much height to work with there as any additional soil will be piled up against the fence, so I recommend you hire a lawn corer and give the area a good going over before mixing in some topdressing. Once you've aerated the area with the corer and improved the mix, you can follow this guide: How to lay turf.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Mitchell
It would be best to remove the dead grass that is there @Sakthi. You might have the best luck with a metal-tined rake. If there is some residual grass left there, it's fine to cover over.
The coring is going to be the most important part here to open up the soil. If you just add topsoil over the compacted soil, you'll likely be in the same position and the lawn will struggle.
That's also a suitable product for top dressing.
Mitchell
