Starke Ayres Lawnseed Shady Mix Seed Box – 500g

Starke Ayres Lawnseed Shady Mix 500g / 12m2 Seed Box

Selected blend of evergreen tufted grasses used for home lawns, parks, golf course roughs, polo fields and rugby fields.
The most popular sod mixture.

Features:
– A popular blend for situations requiring high performance but low maintenance
– 30% less water and 50% less mowing required than standard cool season grasses
– Sustainable turf with low input and good endurance
– Lawn requires a minimum of 40% altered sunlight to grow successfully

Turf Performance:
– Seeding rate g/m: 40
– Overseeding rate g/m: 50
– Seeds per gram: 620
– Days to germination: 10-15 days
– Recommended planting date: Spring end of Summer, Autumn
– Colour: Very dark green
– Establishment rate: Slow
– Growth: Very slow
– Leaf texture: Medium
– Maintenance needs: Low
– Fertilizing needs: Very low
– Shade tolerance: High
– Winter dormancy: No
– Disease resistance: Excellent
– Spreading activity: Some
– Recovery: Excellent
– Trac tolerance: Excellent
– Heat tolerance: High
– Mowing height: From 25mm
– Mowing frequency: Very low
– Salt tolerance: High
– Drought tolerance: Medium
– Irrigation: Low

Secrets to a Successful Lawn:
– Ensure the lawn has adequate nutrition
– Too much nutrition creates excessive growth, promotes disease and can be a waste
– Too little results in poor colour, weaker plants and weeds may start to appear

Mowing
– Mow at regular intervals and in alternate directions
– Never remove more than 1/3rd of the leaf off with each mow
– Rather mow at longer leaf lengths

This helps improve the lawn by:
– Producing deeper roots
– Shading out unwanted weeds
– Maximising photosynthesis especially in shaded areas

Smarter irrigation:
– Irrigate less frequently but with greater duration this enables water to penetrate deeper into the soil
– This encourages the lawn to produce a deep, healthy root system
– Deep soil moisture acts as a reservoir for potentially hot and dry conditions this protects the lawn from drying out

Grass roots:
– Grass roots require oxygen
– Spiking regularly helps the roots access oxygen in the atmosphere
– It also assists with drainage and prevents the roots from becoming water logged
– The end result is a healthier root system