Description
All Seasons lawn mix is a blend of our most popular native lawn varieties. The Griffin Weeping grass, Oxley Wallaby grass and the Redgrass are all renowned for their low maintenance requirements as well as their all season growth. This mix of cool and warm season grasses makes for one of the most adapted lawns to Australia’s extreme climates. With its high drought and heat tolerance for those scorching summers to its high frost tolerance for those icy winter mornings.
GRASSES IN THE MIX
Griffin Weeping grass (Microlaena Stipoides var. Griffin)
- Developed by the University of New England specifically to grow to around 15cm tall.
- Griffin Weeping grass is incredibly shade tolerant. It can grow in direct sunlight and/or little to no direct sunlight.
- It has high drought tolerance, medium salt tolerance, high frost tolerance.
- This grass also grows on a range of soils but prefers a pH level of slightly acidic.
Redgrass (Bothriochloa macra)
- It survives well in harsh dryland conditions where less hardy grasses usually fail.
- Redgrass grows on a variety of soil types but is best on heavy clay.
- It prefers slightly acid to neutral pH soils, but can tolerate moderate alkalinity.
- It will germinate only under warm conditions, that is with air temperatures consistently above 250C.
- This product is not permitted in WA
Oxley Wallaby grass (Rytidosperma geniculatum)
- Our Oxley Wallaby grass has been bred to only grow to around 15cm tall.
- Wallaby is one of the most resilient native grasses.
- It has high drought & heat tolerance, as well as a high frost tolerance.
- Wallaby can grow on most soil types from sandy soils with varying levels of clay.
- Wallaby grass is also tolerant to soils that are alkaline to highly acidic.
Unfortunately due to quarantine restrictions this mixed product is not available for WA. WA customers can purchase the Oxley Wallaby and Griffin Weeping grass separately.
Product Mix updated 21/06/21
Sowing
| SOW RATE |
| 1.0-1.5kg per 100m2 |
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SOWING GUIDELINES
- For best results try to ensure that the seed bed is weed free. Native grasses are slow growers and effective weed control is highly desirable.
- It is also incredibly helpful to know the pH levels of your soil so take soil sample to test your soil pH level, following test kit instructions.
- While the soil is under preparation, it is a good idea to sow a few seeds into a sterile seed raising mix to be kept moist until germination. This will allow for easier identification of lawn seedlings once the lawn is sown.
- Before sowing, the soil surface should be loosened with either a rake or harrows to ensure adequate seed to soil contact.
- No fertiliser is necessary. in particular, avoid any phosphate-based fertilisers. The addition of organic matter however will add to a successful result.
- Spread the seed evenly over the prepared surface and rake it in, so it is lightly covered. Seed sown deeper than 15 mm may not germinate.
- Where possible, try rolling the area as it lightly presses soil particles together and ensures grass seeds are in contact with the soil. This will eliminate air pockets that could interfere with seed germination and growth and a rolled seedbed also holds moisture longer.
- If there is access to irrigation, for the first three weeks, water approximately 2-3 times a week, taking into account the weather. Where there is no access to irrigation, sow from autumn to spring coincided with rain. It is important after sowing grass seed to ensure seeds do not dry out.
- Use the sown seed sample to help identify grass seedlings from weeds.
BEST TIME TO SOW
| Irrigation |
Sow all year round |
| No irrigation |
Sow from autumn to spring coincided with rain |
Unfortunately due to Quarantine restrictions this product is not available to Western Australia
Sowing Agents
What is a Vermiculite mix?
Our seed mixes all include vermiculite, a commonly used product in the horticultural sector in its exfoliated form. There are a few reasons we mix our seeds with vermiculite:
- Native grasses come in all shapes and sizes which generally makes them harder to mix and distribute evenly. Vermiculite is a proven method for creating consistent mix that is substantially easier to sow.
- Vermiculite is ideal for the germination of seeds because its water holding capacity make it a excellent medium for direct contact with the seeds. Vermiculite helps create a humid micro climate around the emerging seedlings preventing scorching or drying out
- Vermiculite is a great soil improver due to its aeration properties. This increases your soil structure and gives your seedlings a helping hand to have good root growth
- Vermiculite’s exchange properties can absorb excess nutrients and release them slowly to the plants via the finest root hair
