23 Apr How To Care For A Hydroseeded Lawn In Autumn
Those of us who enjoy gardens and landscapes can often be found marvelling at the beauty of ‘Autumn Colour’. It’s a wonderful time of year when the temperatures cool and the weeds seem to stop growing as much, which means you can enjoy your outdoor spaces.
In the gardening and landscaping realm, Autumn is also the time for good preparation. Good work put in now gives your gardening and landscaping projects solid foundations to survive through Winter and then thrive in Spring.
If you have a freshly hydroseeded lawn, Seed and Turf recommends putting in good care and maintenance work in Autumn to set you up for great spring growth, and a lawn you can be super proud of during the warmer months.
What Is Hydroseeding?
Hydroseeding is sometimes described as a ‘Spray Lawn.’ Effectively, it’s water, seeds, and fertiliser mixed into a slurry and sprayed onto the area you want to be your lawn. It’s a fast, efficient and cost-effective way to get a new lawn. It’s easier than throwing seeds into a space and hoping for the best, and more cost-effective than laying ready turf.
Like any gardening project, though, a hydroseeded lawn does require maintenance. If you want a beautiful, lush lawn in Summer, it pays to put in a little work during Autumn to give your lawn the best chance to thrive.
Here are some tips to care for your hydroseeded lawn during Autumn, so future-you can benefit in Summer.
1. Water
The obvious first step to caring for your hydroseeded lawn is water. You want to give those grass seeds the best possible start in life. While autumn’s natural moisture levels, via rainfall, you need a good watering schedule. You want moist but not waterlogged.
If you have a brand new hydroseeded lawn, you’re looking at light and frequent watering for the first couple of weeks. As the grass seeds get established, you can reduce the frequency of watering but give more time to each session.
2. Avoid Disturbing the Area
It’s essential to let the seeds settle and germinate undisturbed. Keep pets and foot traffic away from your newly hydroseeded lawn to prevent damage to the fragile seedlings. If you want to enjoy backyard cricket and family barbecues outside next summer on a beautiful, lush lawn, keep the people and the pets away from it now.
As those signs say… keep off the grass.
3. Don’t Be So Quick With the Lawnmower
Once your grass does start to grow, just enjoy it for a while before you bust out the lawnmower. Let your grass get to 7-8 centimetres before giving it a trim, and when you do break out the lawnmower, make sure the blades are high.
You don’t want to cut the grass low right now. Grass that’s a little longer retains moisture better, and it’s better for the roots.
4. Fertiliser
Just like we do, your lawn will thrive with good food. Feed your hydroseeded lawn a slow-release fertiliser after about six weeks to give it a boost. It’s also a good time to pluck out any weeds you might see coming through, as you don’t want your lawn competing with them for either space or nutrients.
Even if your hydroseeded lawn is more established, fertilising encourages growth, so if you want good results in summer, think about that in Autumn.
Paying attention to your hydroseeded lawn in Autumn will help it to be lush and green in Summer. Family barbecues and backyard cricket will seem a little more enjoyable with a lush lawn, and maybe you’ll be the envy of your neighbours as well.
If you need more tips on how to care for your lawn or you want to find out if a hydroseeded lawn will work at your house, the professional lawn and turf experts at Seed and Turf are the team to talk to.
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