Yates Dynamic Lifter Organic Lawn Food
100% natural lawn food for a lush, healthy lawn. Contains composted chicken manure, blood & bone, fish meal and seaweed.
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Yates Kikuyu Lawn Seed is a unique blend of hardy kikuyu grass and annual ryegrass. The kikuyu is a tough spreading variety, suited to warmer areas. Fast-germinating ryegrass minimises soil erosion and reduces weed competition while the slower kikuyu seedlings get established.
A vigorous warm climate grass, kikuyu is excellent for high traffic areas, sandy coastal gardens and drought-prone districts, in frost-free regions of New Zealand.
Features
- Drought and heat tolerant
- Hard wearing and vigorous
- Excellent coastal lawn
- Contains fungicide and bird repellent
SOWING DATES
Best sow between November to February to allow the establishment of warm-season kikuyu, before the onset of autumn and winter. Ryegrass will appear in 7 days in favourable weather conditions, provided these sowing directions are followed.
SOWING RATES
- NEW LAWN: 15g per metre
- OVERSOWING: 10g per square metre
SOWING A NEW LAWN
- Remove perennial weeds, stones and rubbish before sowing. Dig to a depth of 15-22cm.
- For a first-rate lawn, top dress with lawn soil or quality garden loam.
- Produce a firm, level seed bed by raking and treading or rolling.
- If possible, leave seed bed for a few weeks before sowing, to allow weed seeds to germinate. Spray weeds with Yates Zero Rapid 1-Hour Action Weedkiller Ready to Use.
- Rake in Yates Dynamic Lifter Organic Lawn Food 4-5 days before sowing. Divide area to be sown into manageable sections (i.e. square metres).
- Shake the box to mix the seed and scatter evenly over each section. Sow half the seed in an east-west direction, then the other half in a north-south direction.
- After sowing, rake the seed into the soil. Lightly roll if possible.
- Water regularly with fine spray keeping the seed bed constantly moist until seed has germinated and is well established.
OVERSOWING AN EXISTING LAWN
- Closely mow the lawn. Scarify lawn using a spring tine rake to remove and break up layers of dead matted grass or thatch.
- Spike lawn with a fork, to a depth of at least 15cm, to eliminate compaction.
- Rake in Yates Dynamic Lifter Organic Lawn Food 4-5 days before sowing the grass seed.
- Grass seed can be mixed with equal proportions of Yates Black Magic Seed Raising Mix to ensure even seed distribution.
- Shake the box to mix the seed and then scatter the seed evenly over the lawn to ensure a good blend with existing grass.
- For best results, sow after the lawn has been moistened.
- After sowing, rake area so that the seed comes into contact with moisture. This will improve germination. Lightly roll if possible.
- Water regularly with fine spray keeping the seed bed constantly moist until the seed has germinated and is well established.
NOT TO BE USED FOR ANY PURPOSE OR IN ANY MANNER CONTRARY TO THIS LABEL UNLESS AUTHORISED
| Size |
1Kg |
| Ingredients |
Turf Type Annual Ryegrass 90%, Kikuyu 10% by weight. |
- Keep out of reach of children
- Avoid skin and eye contact and breathing in dust
- Wear gloves and a dust mask
- Treated with fungicide, do not eat these seeds or feed to animals
Yates Zero Rapid 1-Hour Action Weedkiller - Ready to Use
A ready-to-use rapid-acting weedkiller that kills weeds, grasses and moss fast, visible effects are noticeable on most weeds within 1 hour.
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Why Choose a Kikuyu Lawn?
Kikuyu is a vigorous growing warm climate grass seed and will survive where other lawn seed types would struggle or need a lot of maintenance.
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