How Our Turf Grass Farms Grow Your Lawn

Richmond homes sit on a mix of river-influenced flats and higher, drier ground, and lawns there have to handle long hot summers and cold winter mornings. Up the hill in Kurrajong, blocks are often sloping, partly shaded by established trees and a little cooler than the valley floor. Those two settings ask very different things of a lawn, and that is why knowing how a grass was grown matters before you buy it.

Because we grow every variety ourselves, we can explain how each one has been raised and how it is likely to behave on your block. A Richmond yard in full sun might suit Kikuyu, while a leafy Kurrajong garden may need a shade-tolerant buffalo. We cut your chosen grass fresh, deliver Monday to Saturday or have it ready to collect, and share preparation and watering tips. Find out more about our turf farm at Windsor and the varieties in our paddocks.

A harvested paddock isn’t ready again next month. After a cut, it typically needs around 10 to 18 months to regrow a dense, well-knitted mat that can be lifted cleanly. That cycle means turf grass farms have to plan harvests carefully, rotating between paddocks so there is always mature grass ready for the next order.

The seasons also play a big part. In warm months the grass grows quickly and recovers fast. In the cooler months, couch and Kikuyu slow right down and can go dormant or straw-coloured after frosts, while soft leaf buffalo holds its colour better. A Richmond customer laying in July will often get a greener result from buffalo than from couch.

Wet weather adds a third factor. Harvest machinery needs firm ground to cut even rolls, so very wet paddocks can delay a cutting day. Cutting soft ground would tear the rolls and damage the paddock for the next crop. We keep you posted if that happens.

When a roll is cut on our farm, the harvester slices under the grass so each piece carries leaf, runners, roots and a thin layer of the Hawkesbury soil it grew in. That attached soil and root system is what lets fresh turf start rooting within about two weeks in warm weather.

Once cut, the grass is still alive but can’t feed itself properly while rolled up, so it should be laid on the day it arrives, especially in hot weather. That is why we cut to order and never stockpile. A fresh roll typically weighs around 15 to 25 kg per square metre, depending on moisture. For ovals, parks and acreage, we also harvest Maxi Turf rolls measuring 1.2 metres wide by 12 metres long.

Kurrajong properties bring challenges that valley yards rarely face. Sloping ground lets water run off before it soaks in, so new turf on a hillside can dry out quickly at the top of the slope while the bottom stays soggy. Tall established trees, common in the area, cast heavy shade and compete with young grass for moisture.

Soil can also vary a lot from block to block on the hills, and some yards have thin or compacted topsoil that needs work before laying. Good preparation matters here: loosen the compacted ground, add an underlay soil and level it as well as the slope allows, so the roots can reach down quickly.

Variety choice is the other half of the answer. Even with as little as 3 to 4 hours of direct sun, Matilda and Sir Walter thrive, and Shademaster copes with up to 85% shade. Water regularly for the first few weeks, paying extra attention to the higher parts of the slope.