TifTuf. No Fertiliser & Little Care or Water for 8 Weeks How Did It Go?

I installed this TifTuf in my back yard late Spring and due to extreme heat for 2 weeks at the time of install, I fertilised...

I haven't done much else for the last 8 weeks.

This lawn is in Port Augusta and while this has been a strange and mostly mild summer, there has also been terrible winds and a few days of extreme heat here and there.

You have seen me get a new TifTuf lawn to a bowling green however I have done that before and I really wanted to test the claims of Lawn Solutions in regards to this variety not needing much fertiliser or water.

The water claims I have proved before. If your soil is well managed and you have a good root system you can truly get away with spells of no water (10 days between deep watering). Apart for the few times that it did rain (and it was never much by the way) the watering has been minimal. TifTuf has great drought tolerance and basically locks in the lawn and sits tight, basically keeping the condition and colour as it is in a drought dormant state. Pretty good.

Mowing was mostly once a week. A bit of seed head activity but nothing that I wouldn't expect especially in summer with drought conditions and up and down temperatures.

Mowing was done mostly with a rotary mower about once a week. A couple of mows with a cylinder mower for another video so be sure to keep your eye on the channel by subscribing.

The height of cut was generally 25mm and upped to about 30mm.

Thatch wasn't too bad.

Absolutely no fertiliser and I think this is still looking pretty decent.

Well the next thing for this lawn is a late summer dethatch and level, get a grow in repair and start really looking after this patch which all the lawn goodies and some cylinder mower.

[markkearns]

Looking forward to seeing the process you use to get the TifTuf down to 10mm. You also have a great opportunity to compare TifTuf with Santa Ana. It's Santa Ana for me, that's for sure, and by looking at your lawns both now and previous, I'd say Santa Ana too! So much Lawn Marketing around so called premium brands $$$

[Earthau]

Back looking good Matt and Front is amazing! Look forward to the transition out the back.

[JakePlaizierOfficial]

When you mentioned possibly making a video of transitioning from a rotary to a cylinder and info for first time cylinder users.... Keen as a green

[raceco]

Thanks for sharing your experiences especially with the Tif Tuf as I’m considering installing a front section, 150sq metres later this month before Toowoomba’s winter .
Will be keen to see your upcoming videos on going from rotary to reel mowing as I’m impressed with the finish and stripping your achieving and weighing up the pros and cons .
Love your vlogs, keep up the good work.
Best Wishes and keep safe 👍

[Striperman]

Very impressive with the back yard mate. Looking as good as it does with the temperatures, mowing only once a week and watering every 10 days. My KBG lawn needs much care like your front lawn while I mow at 17 - 19 mm with the Allett

[jasonbrisset]

Can't wait for the new videos on going from rotary to cylinder mow. I've been working away the last 24 days and my partner been mowing the lawn with a rotary

[GrantPotter-mh]

Great videos! Im looking to lay 25m2 TifTuf soon. What base do you recommend laying the lawn over. Is sand o.k?

[kimcooper]

I love the lawn. But I couldn't help but notice the weeds in the garden beds. Is the Tiff Tuff very invasive?

[leomerino]

Just laid tiftuff 11 days ago and looking good. Should I fertilize and with what?

[Dhana_Sydney_Tamil]

Hi, my tifturf grass had more weed so I used weed killer which made more dry patches in my grass. Any tip how to fix it ?

[simonmeehan]

Hi Matt - love your work

I live in Melbourne planted tiftuf in early Jan, I did my best to level it but it got cooked by the differences in thickness of the qwelts, should i top dress now and should I aerate first?

Simon

[rowanclare]

Good video! How would the tif tuf go through winter in Melbourne? Will it brown off until spring? It's the only reason I'm hesitant

[Groz]

How fast does it grow compared to Santa Ana?

[beme]

Matt, how did the Ego go with the thickness of the lawn.

I am considering purchasing one but have a real concern about the units ability cope?

How did it cope when catching, did it block up the Shute?

And how did it perform when mulching.

Thanks in advance for any feedback! Front is looking awesome‼️

Cheers, Brian