sir walter Buffalo question

[amichaelmedia]

Hey team

I've got my lawn showing some signs of dense, darker patches. And the rest looking light.

This comes after a scalping and aerating. No top dress on these patches yet this year.

How do I get the rest of the lawn looking like this or consistent in colour?

I've also done some pallet fert. Recently 

Got some liquid fertilizer ready to go.

   

[Jewelleryrescue]

Hi @amichaelmedia 

I think your grass looks healthy the ground undulations under the grass may well be pooling more water in some locations and not others causing the  green vs not so green. patches.

When you to dress try a loamy soil (Soil 50/50 river sand) is one mix, 

It will partly self level at ground level, This will help lawn mower to cut more even thickness too,

[JacobZ]

Hi @amichaelmedia,

Thank you for your question about caring for your buffalo lawn.

As @Jewelleryrescue has said, your grass looks very healthy and the scalp and aerate will certainly have contributed to this.

I think what you're seeing here is pockets of thatch, which is essentially dead grass interspersed between the live stuff. Pulling this material out gives the healthy grass room to breathe and space to spread into which will make these patches green with healthy grass as opposed to dead stuff.

You can use a thatching rake or scarifier to remove the dead material.

Once the thatch has been removed, top dressing and applications of liquid fertiliser will be much more beneficial.

Check out How To Dethatch Your Lawn for some guidance.

Let me know what you think.

Jacob