This fine leafed couch grass is a warm season grass which thrives on sun and heat. A Nullarbor Santa Ana lawn is tough and durable and looks best when mown short, 10-20mm.

Santa Ana turf needs occasional verticutting or scalping under low-wear conditions. Excellent for high wear play areas as it will tolerate considerable traffic, but is typically intolerant of heavy shade, preferring 6-7 hours of sun per day. Perfect for north facing situations.

Nullarbor-Santa Ana Couch has a short dormancy period of approximately eight weeks over winter in Southern Victoria (depending upon frost frequency).

Hardwearing in nature, Santa Ana is less invasive than other creeping grasses. Santa Ana can be cut extremely short and can be used as a home golf green.

 

Preferred Mowing Height and frequency :

Regular mowing improves the quality and look of a Santa Ana lawn. A manicured look can be achieved with Santa Ana if mown short. It should not be left longer than 25mm, as thatching and scalping tendencies will increase. The ideal mowing height is 8-15mm. It can be mown shorter (6mm) if mown with a cylinder mower regularly in spring and summer. Less frequent mowing is required in autumn and winter. If a very short lawn is required (6-8mm) bi-weekly mowing in the growing season will be necessary to avoid scalping.

 

Attributes :

Excellent drought tolerance, Fineleaf

Salt tolerant, High wear resistance

Short dormancy period, Tolerant of Recycled water

Adapted to a wide range of soil types.

 

Maintenance :

Apply a high Nitrogen lawn food in September and again in December. Remove thatch each spring in mid to late November and follow this with an application of Anco lawn food and a deep irrigation. Topdress with sand or loamy soil to achieve a level surface and to minimize scalping. Topdressing can take place during mid-late spring. In summer the use of wetting agents such as Anco "HydrateIT" will keep the turf green and reduce the incidence of soil hydrophobicity. In March apply a Complete NPK Fertiliser to enhance root production prior to winter dormancy.

 

Reff : Anco Instant Turf

 

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