Bringing my backyard vision to life: Laying the ground work for a beautiful Sir Grange Zoysia Lawn

[@dalewalters4240]

You’re an absolute pro. A pleasure to watch. Wolfgang will be stoked

[@theaussielawn]

@@dalewalters4240 very kind mate . Yeah i think he will be good! I might have to hook him up with a Scotty B 😉

[@lvond555]

Always such a treat to see your vids! So glad you are still doing this. Your Dad is lucky to have you. He's gonna have an amazing yard.

[@theaussielawn]

@@lvond555 wait till I send them the invoice 🧾 😜 na just kidding. They deserve a nice lawn 🤩

[@briandejong4437]

I should've seen it coming that Max would drink from your garden hose! Great explanation on soil texture and pH!

[@theaussielawn]

@@briandejong4437 hahaha yeah he never misses an opportunity. Thanks mate i appreciate you tuning in

[@DaveRyall]

I live in Singleton Heights and the amount of new homes built with turf laid straight on top of clay or at most 50mm of some sort of topsoil is heartbreaking. When we built our home 26yrs ago I had 250mm of clay dug out and filled with good old hunter river loam which was easily obtained in them days. Its the stuff dairy farms and turf farms live on. Our santa anna couch has never regretted it. Retains the moisture on top of clay and drains excellently. through the hottest summers a weekly water is all it needs.

[@theaussielawn]

@@DaveRyall 💯 the best way to do it mate!

[@DertyWerd]

You could also aerate before laying the underdress!!. Helps retain water and air pockets right down under the roots!!. You can even throw a sneaky light slow release fertiliser which gets into the aerated holes with the loam. Awesome job on the project, can’t wait to see that work pay off!!.🤘🤙🍺

[@theaussielawn]

@@DertyWerd cheers mate yeah I’m keen to get the grass down too

[@puppiTube]

Man, you should see my lawn! A month ago I bit the bullet and dethatched. SO MUCH crap came up .. I filled my 7x5, 3 foot walled box trailer. Amazing. And it's only a relatively small lawn, about 70sqm. Only a baby lawn! I added pre-emergent, about 20 boxes of seed, 12t top quality triple washed sand to level, NPK+Fe and castings and water! A month down the track and it's totally luscious and I don't think I have ever seen a healthier shade of deep green in my life. It's thriving. I have you to thank. Thank you.

[@theaussielawn]

@@puppiTube sounds amazing mate congrats and well done 👍

[@puppiTube]

@@theaussielawn Cheers mate. I took a risk having never done this before and it paid off. SO dramatic! And I had the neighbors talking, they thought I was mad having "ripped up my perfect lawn" haha But it's so much more healthy now and will be for years to come. Only with your advice, mate. Again, thank you.

[@Hahehhwgajshah72726..]

31 tonne of topdres? I’m so glad I only buy 3/4 tonne to topdres my lawns otherwise I’d need to sell the house!!! Love the vids mate.👍

[@theaussielawn]

Haha yeah it’s a lot hey!

[@jon.bennett]

Looking good. I’m tired of this wind!

[@theaussielawn]

@@jon.bennett same here mate . It can go away haha

[@andybell1954]

Looks like the Boss was happy!

[@theaussielawn]

Haha absolutely

[@simonmurray8220]

Yay- I’m laying SG this week in my BNE back yard. Underturf mix under 100mm of sand on top. Weed control over last few weeks too. Will be interesting to see how your project progresses and what inputs are needed etc.

[@theaussielawn]

@@simonmurray8220 congrats on choosing SGZ just remember to be patient while it establishes. Mine arrives nxt week I weather pending

[@andrewg1508]

Wow, I'm impressed how quickly and easily you seemed to level that lawn area. I have an area that is about 80sqm, and took ages..... I mean a couple of days back and forth with wheelbarrow's of dirt and big lengths of skirting board dragging it back and forth trying to level it all out. Then after I put my turf in it's all over the place again, so you can't win!

[@larslandscapes]

Ahh this is so exciting. I guarantee with the underturf selected your folks are going to have a showpiece lawn. Having a 70/30 or 80/20 will speed up the establishment period too (which you already knew 😉)

[@theaussielawn]

@@larslandscapes hey mate hope you’re well, yeah it’s more a marathon grass than a sprinter as you know 😉 Definitely keen to have some to add to my content

[@mini_steve]

I'm so keen to see the Sir Grange. Not a lot on it on socials. I think it's going to look amazing. Nice work.

[@theaussielawn]

@@mini_steve thanks mate yeah I’m same as you. Not heaps of content on it. So I decided to change that

[@jordanmorrissy665]

home made wog rake love it

[@theaussielawn]

@@jordanmorrissy665 best ever!

[@jonathanpolyblank6512]

My Sir Grange zeon is 4 years old now and imo the best looking grass on the market. Can’t wait to see your project come along. 😊

[@theaussielawn]

@@jonathanpolyblank6512 I’m keen to get my hands on it too mate. I think it’s going to be perfect for the spot

[@jonathanpolyblank6512]

@@theaussielawn Josh at Green Life will look after you on the Zoysia

[@theaussielawn]

@@jonathanpolyblank6512 haha how’d you know it was coming from Josh 🥳

[@jonathanpolyblank6512]

@@theaussielawn haha just a hunch. He invited me to an open day at his farm with all you grass boys so I figure u all keep in touch. Look forward to seeing progress vids.

[@jasongarbutt4242]

Project is coming along nicely mate. Looking forward to seeing the turf go down.

[@theaussielawn]

@@jasongarbutt4242 me too mate then I’ll move onto some turf renovations

[@bungydutts]

Starting look great already and there’s no grass yet 😅

[@theaussielawn]

@@bungydutts it’s amazing how a bit of sand can make an area look totally different

[@nevilletisch9637]

Sir grange looks great when it's on, first 2 tears mine looked great. Then last summer gave it a scarily and top dress in Nov and it took so long to come through a light top dress and never really kicked on. The shaded areas went super thin. This season I have done a low hoc and given it all the good stuff, plus lime as ph was low it just is so slow to grow back in. My point is it's average looking in winter needs a mow once a month but come spring it so slow to take off and if you give it a renovation it loks garbage till January m. A Bermuda like iron cutter would be my choice if I could do it again.

[@theaussielawn]

@@nevilletisch9637 sorry to hear you are having some struggles getting SGZ to shine . I’d hold off on scalp mows and the like till it gets back on its feet. SGZ does best when mown around 15-25mm under that it will open up a little and look a bit rough when conditions aren’t ideal

[@PhilMacDiarmid]

Another great episode and really looking forward to the follow ups on the sir grange. Question for you, I have sir grange zoysia in my back yard looks awesome and I put some PGR on it to see how it will go but a week later I’ve started to get little cobweb looking things on my lawn more noticeable first thing in the morning any advice would be great

[@calebevans8437]

Lucky no wash outs if it was at your house the whole lot would have been gone🤣 1996 I was 4years old aswell and you were an apprentice 😬🤣🤣

[@theaussielawn]

@@calebevans8437 haha 💯 it would have 😂😂 yeah it was a life time ago 1996 😂

[@calebevans8437]

@@theaussielawn don't worry I nearly throw up everytime the apprentice at work says he was born in 2000s 🤣

[@theaussielawn]

@@calebevans8437 😂😂😂😂

[@100series-on-Tour]

Hey mate, that's looking mint as I was laying turf the same time in Melbourne, which got smashed by that rain band Also how do u get i hold of one of those jumpers🤔 Top job mate

[@theaussielawn]

@@100series-on-Tour you mean the hoodie? Ive never done them as a merch run as they don’t work out cheap enough for “merch”

[@jffro]

Looking Mickey Mouse 👍

[@theaussielawn]

@@jffro thanks mate I like doing these sorta projects

[@phillipmills474]

would love for you to test drive the Draper Scarifyer/dethatcher.... it is a corded electric model.... i bought one and i think it is great... would love to hear what you think of it as an alternative to the ryobi battery or your big bad ass dethatcher

[@theaussielawn]

I’ve actually got a ryobi battery one to be tested soon. I’d say the corded one you have will be a ripper

[@bspnhd5760]

Hey mate - what mm gap do you recommend between the top of the soil and the top of the edging if you are going to reel mow to 12-15mm?

[@theaussielawn]

It varies on the turf variety . I’ll be covering that question in the turfing video mate

[@Mr_Mumble_PSN]

What sprinkler heads did you go with

[@theaussielawn]

@@Mr_Mumble_PSN MP rotators mate

[@markwilkinson4563]

What sulphar do you use? Mine is the exact same.

[@theaussielawn]

@@markwilkinson4563 probably just some elemental sulphur most hardware stores will have it

[@Pans0r]

I am surprised because you did not loosen the bottom layer

[@theaussielawn]

@@Pans0r no that will be treated as a sub base. Although roots will grow down into it the top 10-15cm of sand is where the magic happens.

[@velcroman11]

Yes, it’s skirting, a bit of bull nose.

[@theaussielawn]

@@velcroman11 I’m confused what do you mean mate. ???

[@MichaelThorne_za]

Your lawn levelling tool. He's agreeing it was a piece of skirting board. 😅

[@theaussielawn]

@@MichaelThorne_za haha that makes sense now 😂😂 I think I need more sleep

[@mkii9110]

Nice one, just want to see if you are still open to business of greenworks/landscaping

[@theaussielawn]

@@mkii9110 what do you mean?

[@mkii9110]

​@@theaussielawn sorry, I meant if you are working on landscaping design or improvements for large yards in valley area?

[@theaussielawn]

@@mkii9110 no sorry I don’t mate

[@mickdemi6]

Was that a coal shovel you were using 🤔

[@theaussielawn]

@@mickdemi6 it’s my top dressing shovel. (Aluminium grain shovel )