Zoysia grasses are quickly gaining popularity in Queensland and subtropical regions.
Their drought and humidity tolerance makes them an excellent choice, but one of the things that makes Zoysia stand above the rest is that it is more resistant to pests and diseases and best of all it is lower maintenance in these climates, they are slower growing and therefore less mowing is required.
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Many Soft Leaf Buffalo turf grasses can look very similar, but each name indicates a slight difference in the breeding and the features of the turf.
What it all boils down to is that Australian’s need to cut through the hype of catchphrases and publicity and select a Buffalo turf grass or even another grass type that will best suit their requirements.
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A lot of the time the best products to use on your lawn for weed and pest control are only sold in larger commercial quantities making them very expensive and not really cost effective for the average home owner. So you need to ask yourself, is it really worth purchasing these chemicals for an average size home lawn? The answer would be no, it would be far cheaper and much easier to have a lawn care professional come in and take care of this for you. For more information on weeds, pests and the products used to eliminate them Click Here
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Australian’s need to cut through the hype of grass company publicity and select the best grass type to suit their home lawn requirements; Buffalo or other. Here we have a more in depth look at 3 of Australia’s top selling Soft Leaf Buffalo lawn grass varieties.
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With so many different varieties of turf available today, how do you know which is the right one for your home? Buffalo grass is one of the best lawn varieties available, but is it right for your lawn?
Firstly you will need to determine the requirements for your lawn and make your decision from there.
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By Katrina Layt
This is what the tip of an old style scratchy Buffalo grass leaf looks like. These barbs you can see are what give you that scratchy feel on the old style Buffalo. What we can learn from these photos is that certain Buffalo types may not be as soft as they claim.
With real soft leaf Buffalo grass, the tip of the leaf shouldn’t be similar to this old scratchy Buffalo.
One new Australian variety (pictured above) claims to be “soft leaf” when in reality it is just as bad as the old style.
What makes all the difference (and the reason these barbs are much more irritating than soft leaf Buffalo) is the arrangement of the barbs. As you can see (above) they’re staggered like sharks teeth, unlike soft leaf Buffalo whose barbs are more flattened and in line.
Even halfway down the leaf you can still see the scratchy barbs on these two varieties, (Below) although they aren’t as severe.
A true soft leaf Buffalo looks like the two varieties (below), Sapphire and Palmetto. The tip of the leaf still has some barbs, although they are much smaller and aren’t staggered.
Sapphire Buffalo – Top of leaf (Above)
Palmetto Buffalo Top of leaf (Above)
Halfway down the leaf there are no barbs at all! This is what makes a true soft leaf Buffalo.
Sapphire Buffalo – half way down the leaf (Above)
Palmetto Buffalo – half way down the leaf (Above)
You won’t need to find a microscopic photographer to test out each grass that claims to be a soft leaf Buffalo (unless you want some more evidence). You can simply feel the difference by going to your local turf farm and looking at their sample plots.
Don’t just take our word for it, or anyone else’s for that matter. Test it out yourself by feeling the turf.
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