Autumn means a drop in temperature in many locations of Australia.  This can require switching from warm season varieties like couch and kikuyu to blends including cool season varieties like ryegrass, fescues and bluegrass.  

Autumn is a good time to: 

• Sow new lawns 
• Oversow existing lawns that are stressed after Summer 
• Fertilise to boost colour and health 
• Eliminate weeds and prevent insect attacks 
• Use a wetting agent after a long summer 

SEED FOR VICTORIA / NSW / ACT/ SOUTH AUSTRALIA / SOUTHERN WA 

Oversowing:

Buffalo, couch, kikuyu or other warm season lawns, oversow with a perennial ryegrass blend like All Winter Green or Cool Cover Annual Ryegrass 

New Lawns or Oversowing: All Season Couch or All Season Kikuyu, Home Run Perennial Ryegrass or Sun and Shade Blend for shady areas. For large scale projects we recommend Premium Gold Perennial Ryegrass. 

QUEENSLAND / NORTHERN NSW / NORTHERN WA  

Very Warm Autumn? Sow Super Hardy Turbocote Couch and Turbocote Kikuyu seed.  For locations in the north with a warmer Autumn it’s possible to sow 100% couch and kikuyu in Autumn. 

SEED FOR TASMANIA:  

New Lawns or Oversowing: Home Run Perennial Ryegrass or Sun and Shade Blend or Defiant XRE Tall Fescue 

TIPS FOR NORTHERN TERRITORY  

New Lawns or Oversowing: Sow Super Hardy Turbocote Couch and Turbocote Kikuyu seed. 

Fertilise: Fertilise your lawn mid-summer with Super Green Controlled Release Fertiliser 

Essential Summer Lawn Tips for all States: 

• After sowing, always water with a fine spray to avoid moving the seeds. Aim to keep the area damp at all times to speed up germination.  

• Fertilise your existing lawn with a high nitrogen fertiliser. Water in well.

• Mowing Height: Mowing height can come lower as weather cools and we get more rainfall. 

• Use a Wetting Agent to help water get deep down to your lawn's roots after a hot summer. Wett Up Wetting Agent  

• Broadleaf weeds in your lawn?  Bow and Arrow or Contra-M selective herbicides work well.  

• Use an insecticide like Acelepryn in Autumn to protect your lawn from army worm, black beetle and other destructive pests.