Laying Turf (Sir Walter Buffalo) in Section of Lawn Only

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  Ocker on 05/04/2020 - 07:39

  -1

  Sir Walter does not run so it would not cover an open patch

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  GangGang on 05/04/2020 - 07:46

  +3

  Yeah it will spread. My dog ripped out alot of turf & the following growing season it was covered. Buffalo won't spread until summer though. I would consider leaving all the weeds and grass now and just mow it, waiting until spring to lay the turf.

  You just need to make sure that the existing weeds & grass don't take over your new turf if you lay it now.

  Oh, buying sir walter is not OZBARGAIN STYLE. You're paying a premium price. You can get Kakadu Buffalo that is identical, lower in price & just telling people it's sir walter. That's an ozbargain style.

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  grumps on 05/04/2020 - 07:59

  not going to spread that far. I have sir walter and have a 30cm patch that has taken all summer to nearly cover itself.

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  rickxs on 05/04/2020 - 08:05

  +3

  bullshit —it will spread no worries , just go to Bunnings & buy their pieces @ $9 , cut down to about 10-12 pieces [sharp shovel or spade], if you leave it large you do not get the amount of outside area[compared to the smaller pieces] that will strike ,even though it's a larger piece , im doing this at the moment ,have done plenty in the past ,expect to water every day for 2 weeks then every 2nd day ,takes 3-4weeks before the runners take off , noted your in Melb. yes wait for summer

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    elgrande on 05/04/2020 - 08:27

    Great tip

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    iand on 05/04/2020 - 20:58

    The above post is what I would recommend except do it in mid spring about October and keep watered over the dryer summer months also cut high,regularly and using a mulcher mower

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  [Deactivated] on 05/04/2020 - 08:37

  And here I am trying to kill it.

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    inittobinit on 05/04/2020 - 09:00

    Why do you want to get rid of sir walter?

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      [Deactivated] on 05/04/2020 - 10:57

      Old owners planted it. There is some unidentified grass species but it is extremely soft and prone to being invaded by the Sir Walter.

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        inittobinit on 05/04/2020 - 11:13

        Isn't that a good thing that its invading?

        Or do you prefer the unidentified grass species for some reason?

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          [Deactivated] on 05/04/2020 - 12:02

          @inittobinit: The unidentified one is a softer green and also softer to touch, slower growing… It is an all round better grass except for the slow growth rate (which is a big plus once it is established. Less mowing).

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  inittobinit on 05/04/2020 - 09:00

  That's 2 for spread, 2 for no spread!

  I have an older buffalo variety in my front nature strip which i guess i can try harvest if it doesnt spread as i can already see that spreading over bare patches.

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    Stewardo on 05/04/2020 - 09:49

    +1

    Spread.
    When they cut it at the farm they leave half behind in rows and it spreads back.

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      inittobinit on 05/04/2020 - 11:14

      +1

      That is a very good point, i actually just saw a youtube video from one of the Sir Walter growers that showed just this.

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  Euphemistic on 05/04/2020 - 17:14

  At our last house I had about half a lawn that was dirt when we moved in. Over a couple of summers I managed to get a pretty decent lawn purely by collecting the buffalo runners from where they were growing out of the edges and planted them in dirt. Did require extra weeding, but for the cost of a trailer load of top soil was a lot cheaper than turf rolls.

  With good conditions and persistent hand weeding, buffalo will spread well.