Lawn care advice

Local knowledge, from the blokes who mow here

Everything we've written about looking after lawns on Toowoomba's red basalt up the range and the black cracking clay down the bottom — soil, weeds, mowing and the seasons.

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Red soil

Why won't part of my Toowoomba lawn soak up water?

Water beading and running off dry patches means the free-draining red Ferrosol has gone hydrophobic. Here's what causes it and how a wetting agent fixes it.

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Black soil lawns: cracking in summer, bogging in winter

If your lawn splits open in January and turns to soup in July, you're on cracking clay. Aeration and the right cut height change everything.

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Clover taking over? Your lawn is telling you it's hungry

Clover thrives where nitrogen is low. Spraying it treats the symptom — feeding the lawn properly is what actually keeps it out.

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How often should you mow your lawn in Toowoomba?

Weekly to fortnightly through the warm months, every three to four weeks in winter — and why elevation shifts the answer at Highfields and Hampton.

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