The Lawn Journal
Seasonal guides, grass-type deep dives and fixes for the problems everyone has. Practical, tested advice, written for real gardens.
When to aerate Kikuyu in the Western Cape
Late spring is the window, and it closes faster than you think. How to tell your soil is ready, hollow-tine or spike, and what to do the same afternoon.
A month-by-month lawn calendar for warm-season grasses
Kikuyu, Buffalo and Bermuda through a southern-hemisphere year. When to mow, feed, aerate, top-dress, water and rest, month by month.
How to get mowing stripes: rollers, cutting height and patterns
Stripes are just light bouncing off bent grass. How to get sharp ones with your mower, the right height for your grass, and patterns to try.
Levelling and top-dressing: a step-by-step guide
How to find the low spots, choose the right sand, work out how much you need and spread it without smothering your lawn. A flat lawn, one thin layer at a time.
Yellow patches in your lawn: fertiliser burn, fungus or irrigation?
Three common causes, three very different fixes. How to read the shape, the timing and the blades to tell burn from fungus from dry spots, and what to do about each.
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Lawn Pulse, for your lawn
The Lawn Journal is the long read. In the app, Lawn Pulse tells you which job is due this week for your grass and your area.