Salt-Tolerant Turf Grasses

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.