Maintenance after your new lawn has been laid
 Watering
- Saturate your lawn immediately after laying. Keep it moist for
4 weeks – do not let dry out.
Traffic - Use your new lawn sparingly
for the first two or three weeks, until roots are well-established.
No heavy games, dog traffic or other rough use until then.
 Mowing
- When new lawn cannot be lifted - 10-14 days after laying in warm
weather - mow along turf strips until fully established, then north/south,
east/west for best results.
Never remove more than a third of the leaf blade in a single mowing.
Set mower heights at: Couch - 20 mm; Soft Leaf Buffalo - 30 mm;
Fescue - 50 mm; Riley's Super Sports - 12 mm.
 Fertilizing
- In growing season, fertilize about 3 weeks after your new lawn/turf
has been laid and water it in well. Regular light applications (about
8-12 weeks) will give you a year-round full-coloured, healthy carpet.
Late autumn fertilizing helps retain winter colour.
Maintenance - Mow lawn lower before
applying springtime nitrogen-based fertilizer. If area is uneven,
top-dress with washed B-grade topsoil and mow in the opposite directions
to iron out bumps.
Your lawn will smother if too much soil is applied. Brush to expose
leaf blades. Keep mower blades sharp; don't let grass grow too high
and thatchy.
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