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High-salinity soil and wind can give grass severe saltburn. You might be familiar with that problem if you live in Portsea, Point Cook, Brighton — really in any of Melbourne’s coastal suburbs. Or just have a saltwater pool by your lawn. Fortunately, we’ve got a highly salt-tolerant turf worth considering.
Why and where our salt-tolerant Sir Walter DNA Certified Buffalo grass thrives
First, let’s discuss what we mean by ‘salt tolerant’ in more concrete terms. Sir Walter can thrive in soil with salt levels as high as 8,000 ppm (parts per million) or 12.5 dS/m (decisiemens per metre). It can survive double that level of exposure, but not without severe damage.
Salt affects grasses exactly as you’d expect it to — dehydration. Victoria’s coastal flora have evolved to survive sea spray, but beach grasses trade their appearance and texture for hardiness. Our Buffalo doesn’t.
We refine, grow and harvest our Buffalo grass ourselves in a sand-based medium on our Victorian farms to improve its drought tolerance. The result is Sir Walter DNA Certified Buffalo grass that’s absolutely perfect for coastal properties, roadside lawns and climes with icy winters.
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Our most salt-tolerant grass
Sir Walter DNA Certified Buffalo is the most salt-tolerant lawn, but our TifTuf Bermuda comes a close second.
Buy Genuine Sir Walter Buffalo Turf in Melbourne, ideal for Victorian Conditions
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Wear Tolerance
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Salinity
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High Temperature
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Drought Tolerance
Lawn-care tips for high-salinity areas
If your lawn grass is exposed to salty winds, water and soil, you’ll start seeing a lot of die-off. Installing salt-tolerant grass like Sir Walter DNA Certified Buffalo is going to go a long way to preserving your lawn, but it’ll still need some attention to keep it in top condition.
The three things you can do to protect your grass in a high-salt environment are:
- Douse your grass in fresh water: Every week, give your grass a long and deep soaking to wash away the salt coating its leaves and the salt in the soil.
- Generously fertilise your grass: High salt levels (and your weekly waterings) reduce the nutrients in your soil. We recommend using Lawn Solutions Premium Fertiliser every 10-12 weeks to keep your lawn well-fed.
- Add calcium to your salty soil: Calcium helps displace sodium in the soil, improving its structure and reducing salt stress on your grass. Applying a product like gypsum can enhance your lawn’s resilience in high-salt environments.
For more advice, please feel free to send us a message or give us a call.
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Grown in Victoria
Our Victoria-grown turf has been fully acclimated to local climate and soil conditions.
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Grown for Victoria
Our delivery team can race over to any location across metropolitan and regional Victoria.
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Specialised harvesting techniques
We harvest our turf in thick slabs to preserve their mature roots and dense, healthy matting.
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Complimentary starter kit
We’ll send over a free order of fertiliser with your salt-tolerant Buffalo grass to help it settle in.
Hear from our customers
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Rob Eustace
Eustace Landscaping use Lilydale instant lawn they provide us with a great variety and quality lawn every time. Delivering to everywhere in Gippsland.
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Phil Howell
Their turf looks great, service is top notch, you have a question they are happy to help. My Sir Walter is the best turf I have had, I recommended it to a few people
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Tony Williams
Great customer service. Prompt delivery even in the pouring rain. Had to lay in awful conditions but it is coming up a treat and finishes my garden perfectly!
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Marcus Kikidopoulos
Lilydale Instant Lawn is some of the best professional's to deal with, fast reliable and great people. Along with this some of the best product around!
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Gabs New
Highly recommend this company. Fantastic product, the staff are helpful and knowledgeable about all things turf, happy to guide you through the process.
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Adrian Marcy
Lovely turf and highly recommend. They have grouse product of grass, great public service with all the staff are respectful and nice - 10/10
