Yearly Archive: 2018
Oils aint Oils, Prill aint Prill, Granular Fertilisers?
As our lawns are improving they’re becoming shorter and with tighter canopies as we push our Lawn Addict boundaries, the prill of your granular fertiliser you were using, now is too big and it wont penetrate your lawn to where its needed. Its time to re-evaluate your granular fertiliser. There are varying grades of granular …
Read moreNutrients, What about them?
Fertiliser Nutrients and their role. For normal growth your lawn needs 16 essential nutrients for healthy development. Some of these nutrients are needed in much larger quantities than others, but regardless of the quantities, they are all crucial to the growth. These nutrients are essentially categorised into two groups. Macronutrients are 9 of these nutrients …
Read morepH Adjustment made simple!
Altering the pH of your soil In a previous article we loosely discussed the impact of the pH of your soil and how easily it can affect the nutrient uptake of your lawn. So, it’s got the better of you, and you have either brought a litmus test or an electronic meter, either one is …
Read moreHumic and Fulvic Acids, UMX Liquid
In recent years there’s been a lot of talk around the use of Humic and Fulvic Acids, they are natural compounds or acids that occur naturally in small amounts in organic matter like compost. We can apply additional amounts of Humic and Fulvic Acids through some kelp products such as our KELPRO product hosed into …
Read moreLawn Chemical Sprayer Calibration
Applying foliar applications whether it’s a Herbicide, Insecticide, Fungicide or even a liquid like Special Fex Fertiliser is something we all at some point need to do. However, it isn’t that easy to do if you don’t know what your doing, yet very easy with practice. The key to any good foliar application is evenness …
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Plant growth regulators boost lawn care programs
At Lawn Addicts, we help you get the best results from your lawn care programs using professional-grade plant growth regulators. Plant growth regulators are either natural or synthetic organic compounds that are used in small amounts to change plant growth. Think of a plant growth regulator as more of a tool. They have two advantages. Firstly, …
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