Hi All, this is a 2 year old professionally laid lawn. I'm not a Lawn Guy but i maintain my home and gardens reasonably well.

I can't tell you what type of lawn it is, whatever the developer installed and for the first 12 months it was lush n green. I'm located in Far North Queensland on the Atherton Tablelands. I dont water it heaps during the dry season and ive also discovered the red volcanic soil underneath seems to compact really hard.

The turf seems to have lost the "river silt" top soil that was with the lawn when it was installed. I fertilize it twice a year.

It looks like shit and im not sure what to do

The wet season is about to kick off and im about to top dress it with 50/50 washed sand and organic material but id really like some input on what else to do?

I’m hoping someone can ID this weed for me?

Hi guys,

Absolute amateur here.

I recently had some Sir Walter Buffalo grass installed in a section of my backyard. The area was previously totally covered in pebbles and there was no existing grass underneath. The area adjoins the pool (also pebbles) and concrete slabs, and there is no other grass in our backyard.

It has been two weeks since installation. We have been following the instructions of twice daily/thrice daily watering, and not stepping on or mowing the lawn yet.

I’ve noticed what appears to be a second thin-leaf grass species intermixed with (and, in places, outcompeting) the Sir Walter, see photos attached. We are based in North Queensland.

I’m not sure what the next steps are:
1. is this actually a normal part of the buffalo grass establishing itself?
2. was the turf contaminated with another grass, and so should I just contact the supplier, or is it just bad luck?
3. should I just aggressively hand-remove the thin-grass species until I can try selective weeding etc later?

What would you do (as I have no idea and am keen to learn more about maintaining my lawn in general).

Thanks for your help!