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Hi all, am just wondering what the shademaster and Sir Walter buffalo
grassess are like in areas that have shade, like under trees.At the moment I have kikuyu and it is not doing well at all, very sparse and ratty.I am going to take the kikuyu out by hand (mattock and shovel) as I can't use a bobcat because of trees and roots in the area, and am going to use a good quality underlay organic dirt.By the way I am in the western suburbs of Sydney. |
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"John Doh" wrote in message ... Hi all, am just wondering what the shademaster and Sir Walter buffalo grassess are like in areas that have shade, like under trees.At the moment I have kikuyu and it is not doing well at all, very sparse and ratty.I am going to take the kikuyu out by hand (mattock and shovel) as I can't use a bobcat because of trees and roots in the area, and am going to use a good quality underlay organic dirt.By the way I am in the western suburbs of Sydney. I am in South Australia, near Adelaide. Sir Walter Raleigh is working well for me. My shade is more the solid type cast by solid structures, the buffalo gets full sun for part of the growing season. If I keep up water and fertiliser too it during this time and barely cut it at all, it survives, grows and sends out runners to repair any damage. I rake up any fallen leaves, as the grass seems to hate them and dies off if covered. If you don't want a picture perfect lawn, it won't kill to just get a couple of sods of Sir Walter Raleigh, cut them up and plant them in your sparse bits of lawn without removing the kikuyu. The whole "grass as monoculture" thing does make a nice looking lawn, but is a bit impractical for areas with lots of different growing conditions. Commit to mowing regularly and it will look just fine for most purposes. Either that or turn the shady bits into garden bed so you can keep a monoculture. |
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"John Doh" wrote in message ... Hi all, am just wondering what the shademaster and Sir Walter buffalo grassess are like in areas that have shade, like under trees.At the moment I have kikuyu and it is not doing well at all, very sparse and ratty.I am going to take the kikuyu out by hand (mattock and shovel) as I can't use a bobcat because of trees and roots in the area, and am going to use a good quality underlay organic dirt.By the way I am in the western suburbs of Sydney. IIRC Sir Walter needs a fair amount of direct light. Kikuyu is the same, plus it goes very yellow in winter. I'm currently trying Palmetto - it looks a lot like Sir Walter but needs less direct sunlight. Wears really well, holds most of it's colour in winter. I'm in Melbourne though, so I'm not sure how it'd go in Sydney. Adam |
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I'm in Melbourne and have Sir Walter Buffalo in a mix of shaded and sunny
areas. It does reasonably well in the shade. I mow it high and try not to give it too much water. The areas under shade are nice and green, but not as lush as the areas that get sun. Cheers - Rab. "Adam" wrote in message om... "John Doh" wrote in message ... Hi all, am just wondering what the shademaster and Sir Walter buffalo grassess are like in areas that have shade, like under trees.At the moment I have kikuyu and it is not doing well at all, very sparse and ratty.I am going to take the kikuyu out by hand (mattock and shovel) as I can't use a bobcat because of trees and roots in the area, and am going to use a good quality underlay organic dirt.By the way I am in the western suburbs of Sydney. IIRC Sir Walter needs a fair amount of direct light. Kikuyu is the same, plus it goes very yellow in winter. I'm currently trying Palmetto - it looks a lot like Sir Walter but needs less direct sunlight. Wears really well, holds most of it's colour in winter. I'm in Melbourne though, so I'm not sure how it'd go in Sydney. Adam |
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"John Doh" wrote in message
... Hi all, am just wondering what the shademaster and Sir Walter buffalo grassess are like in areas that have shade, like under trees.At the moment I have kikuyu and it is not doing well at all, very sparse and ratty.I am going to take the kikuyu out by hand (mattock and shovel) as I can't use a bobcat because of trees and roots in the area, and am going to use a good quality underlay organic dirt.By the way I am in the western suburbs of Sydney. A few of the residents around work have asked me about how to get their grass growing well under in the shade. All of them had Sir Walter and none were doing well in the shade. I didn't really know, as I always knew it as being shade loving. We got a catalogue at work who is trying to supply us with Native grasses and wetland plants, but it also mentions this Palmetto buffalo that Adam mentioned. Sounds like a pretty good grass. as no grass survives in extreme shade. It stays green all winter, and much greener than others if frosts hit. IT seems frost doesn't hurt it. Goes well in sun, and thrives in shade, but notes it needs at least 2-3hrs of direct sunlight per day. It's a cold hardy buffalo, and frost tolerant. Massive root system once established so drought tolernat. Recovers well from any damage by putting out runners. High wearing. Damn, after typing all that there is a website: www.aulawn.com This is not the site of the catalogue, but mentioned with the Buffalo grass. I don't know what the site is like, I haven't seen it, but may be worth a look, I will check it out when I have time. -- Remove "not" from start of email address to reply |
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