Firstly sorry about the "very very" late reply as I must've missed your question above when you posted it.
*************** Yes October is around the normal time to start reworking couch lawns. Depending on how the season is travelling you could nearly start in mid September, but again this is depending on ground temperature. Last year was a very late start for all of us in Adelaide while this year was an early start.
To Everyone Else that's been watching this thread,
Now as I was incapacitated late August with Surgery, I wasn't allowed to do anything for around 8 weeks which really urked me big time as it was just around the time slot to do the follow up scalping and top dressing for the front lawn to eliminate those bumps that the original plugs left when the lawn was originally planted.
Anyway I've pushed myself and along with some good friends of mine which pitched in to help, I've just managed to do what is absolutely necessary for this season. Yes I agree it's a tad late, actually around 2 months late, but it's the best I could do apart from giving it a total miss this season and leaving the lawn looking like a disused thatched up golf course.
The following photos were taken this afternoon with the scalping work having being carried out last Thursday (9/11/2017) and the top dressing on the Saturday (11/11/2017).
I just need to follow up with some fertiliser now, but with the Adelaide temperatures currently reaching 36 degrees at the moment one can't use any fertiliser otherwise the lawn will be burnt by the temperature created with the fertiliser. That will be done in two days time when we are back to 23 degrees.
Check out the following shots in the next few posts as the file manager would only allow me 2 shots per post, bit annoying I must say.
BTW. A big thank you to both David and Justen that helped me out when I really needed it.
I live a 24 Hour lifestyle, but every now and again I seem to fall asleep, well at least that's what my wife tells me.
