Lawn Solutions Australia is committed to supplying the best quality turf year-round.
Over winter, warm-season turf varieties can struggle to maintain their green colouring throughout the cooler months in some areas. Our network of turf suppliers overcome these challenges in a variety of ways.
Our suppliers use a combination of frost blankets, pre-emergent herbicides, liquid nutrients and ColourGuard Plus to keep their turf both looking and performing great over the cooler months.
Frost blankets
Turf farms commonly use frost blankets to help avoid turf from becoming frost affected and damaged. When turf does become damaged by frost, it causes the leaf blade to lose colour.
Frost blankets work by reducing the amount of cold air the turf is exposed to. These blankets create a pocket of air that is heated from the soil underneath. The blankets will sit on top of the plant, protecting the grass underneath. So, when frost does come on top of the blanket, it will slowly melt on top of the blanket, protecting the turf underneath.
These blankets help reduce the impact of frost damage on the leaf of the grass. They also help speed up the recovery time of damaged turf when heading into the warmer months.
Our suppliers who are impacted by frost use frost blankets to help avoid frost damage.
Pre-emergent weed control
All of Lawn Solutions Australia’s turf suppliers are AusGAP certified growers. This helps ensure that all turf sold from our turf suppliers will be true to type and visually free from weeds, pests, and diseases.
To help ensure this, pre-emergent products like Oxa-Pro are regularly used by our suppliers to help prevent the growth of weeds.
Pre-emergent herbicides target weeds before they appear. They work by forming a barrier at the soil level to stop the germination of any new seedlings, without affecting the root growth. These herbicides are commonly used just before germination happens. Germination will occur when the average temperature of the soil reaches below 14°.
AusGAP Certified turf suppliers can promise weed free turf. Only Lawn Solutions Australia turf suppliers can only guarantee this.
Liquid Nutrients for quality turf in winter
Lawn Solutions turf suppliers use liquid nutrients. Depending on our supplier’s location and climate, the formulation that they use will change to suit their growing conditions.
ColourGuard Plus
ColourGuard Plus is a natural grass pigment that will instantly improve the colour of grass. Lawn Solutions Australia turf suppliers apply ColourGuard Plus to turf sold during the cooler months. This helps ensure our customers receive green grass all year round.
Warm season turf varieties do lose their colour during the cooler months as they are unable to absorb enough sunlight to produce chlorophyll. Many think that this discolouration means that the lawn is dead or is in bad health. However, the turf is simply sitting dormant and will have its colour return once it can produce chlorophyll when the weather begins to warm up again.
This is the same case for our turf suppliers and the grass that customers receive in the cooler months. To ensure the grass supplied is green when it is delivered to our customers, turf that is to be sold is sprayed with ColourGuard Plus.
ColourGuard Plus is also available for the domestic market in smaller quantities. It is great to use if you are wanting to instantly improve the appearance of your lawn. ColourGuard Plus is a permanent colourant, so it will disappear as the grass leaf grows.
You can find out more information on using ColourGuard Plus here.
Lawn Solutions Australia Turf Suppliers will provide quality turf in winter
Lawn Solutions Australia turf suppliers can guarantee the turf you receive will be of the highest quality. All our turf suppliers are AusGAP certified. This guarantees your lawn will be true to type and has been monitored for quality, to be free of weeds, pests, and diseases.
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