Turf Talk by Lawn Solutions Australia

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Joe and Ben Sims from Lawn Tips talk about building your own golf hole in your backyard, from planning to ground preparation, irrigation to turf selection and everything in between. www.lawnsolutionsaustralia.com.au www.facebook.com/lawnsolutionsaustralia www.youtube.com/@LawnSolutionsAustralia

Send us Fan Mail Joe and Nath are back again to talk all things winter and your lawn! Mowing, maintenance weeds and keeping it green and healthy through the cooler months. www.lawnsolutionsaustralia.com.au www.facebook.com/lawnsolutionsaustralia www.youtube.com/@LawnSolutionsAustralia

Send us Fan Mail Scott, the unofficial Zoysia King sits down with Joe to talk about his time as the Open Spaces Manager at Shellharbour City Council, his new found love of Zoysia and how it continues to change the city for the better. www.lawnsolutionsaustralia.com.au www.facebook.com/lawnsolutionsaustralia www.youtube.com/@LawnSolutionsAustralia

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Joe sits down with Dave Little (Davo), the head sportsturf management teacher at Yallah TAFE in New South Wales.  Dave was in the first turfgrass management class at Yallah TAFE and became a greenkeeper as well as working at a race track and running his own landscape design business before heading back to TAFE to teach the next generation of greenkeepers, golf cour...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Joe sits down with Ben Sims from Lawn Tips in the middle of the fairway of his Par 3 golf hole to talk all things Lawn Tips, YouTube, golf and Greenkeeping! www.lawnsolutionsaustralia.com.au www.facebook.com/lawnsolutionsaustralia www.youtube.com/@LawnSolutionsAustralia

Send us Fan Mail Kick back with Joe and Jason live(ish) from the Welcome Garden at this years Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show (MIFGS)  The guys dive into the how's and why's of show gardens, the creative ways turf is used in landscaping and why MIFGS is a must visit for any landscaper, designer or architect. www.lawnsolutionsaustralia.com.au www.facebook.com/lawnsolutionsa...

Send us Fan Mail Sit down with Joe and Nath as they chat about everything you need to know about soft leaf Buffalo (St. Augustine) grass in Australia From its origins, its shade tolerance and growth habits, mowing and fertilising requirements, weed and pest pressures Joe and Nath have you covered. www.lawnsolutionsaustralia.com.au www.facebook.com/lawnsolutionsaustralia www.youtube.com/@LawnSoluti...

Send us Fan Mail Turf farming in Australia is in a transitional period and a new generation is taking over. These second (and sometimes third) generation farmers are bringing new perspectives, new ideas and embracing new technologies to push their businesses into the future. So sit down with Joe and his special guest this week... Marcus Rogers! www.lawnsolutionsaustralia.com.au www.facebook.com/la...

Send us Fan Mail Joe and Nath are back and in this episode they discuss the unexpected but still challenging conditions most of us experienced over Summer and what you can do to get your lawn back in shape heading into the cooler months. www.lawnsolutionsaustralia.com.au www.facebook.com/lawnsolutionsaustralia www.youtube.com/@LawnSolutionsAustralia

Send us Fan Mail Turf farming in the tropics has its advantages (warm weather and good rainfall) but it's not without its challenges as well (excessive amounts of both... with some local wildlife thrown in) Add to that the huge distances required to actually deliver the turf and you start to get an idea of just what it take to turf the tropics. Sit down with Joe and his guest this week, all t...

Send us Fan Mail The Muscat name is as synonymous with turf farming in the Hawkesbury as floods. While turf farming on a highly fertile floodplain has its benefits, it's not without its risks. 2020 to 2022 saw devastating floods ravage the Hawkesbury/Windsor area (this was after one of the worst droughts in recent history), and Josh Muscat's farms were right in the middle of it.  Sit dow...

Send us Fan Mail We're back and so is Simon! Simon Adermann, a well known turf industry insider and Lawn Solutions Australia's national business manager got his start in the world of turf as a greenkeeper. So sit down with Joe and Simon as they discuss the early days of Greenkeeping and how things have changed over the years. www.lawnsolutionsaustralia.com.au www.facebook.com/lawnsolutio...

Send us Fan Mail Kick back with Joe and Nath as they recap the year that was, everything from releasing a new grass to the market, gold medal show gardens, international guests and everything in between with a little look at what's in store for next year. Thanks to everyone that's tuned in this year, see you all in 2024! www.lawnsolutionsaustralia.com.au www.facebook.com/lawnsolutionsaus...

Send us Fan Mail Charlie's back for a deep dive into landscape design, the importance of turf and turf selection in gardens as well as the logistics of building gardens here and abroad (along with some questionable accommodation)  Sit down with Joe and his special guest this week Charlie Albone. www.lawnsolutionsaustralia.com.au www.facebook.com/lawnsolutionsaustralia www.youtube.com/@LawnSol...

Send us Fan Mail Turf farms in Australia are, by nature family run and family operated business, Coolabah turf has been for many years now... so how does a software engineer and rally car driver end up the General Manager of a massive turf growing operation?    Sit down with Joe and his special guest this week, Scott Spedding to find out. www.lawnsolutionsaustralia.com.au www.facebook.com/lawnsolu...

Send us Fan Mail Joe and Nath are back with everything you need to know about your lawn and the summer months ahead From El Niño to soil wetters, mowing heights to plant growth regulators and watering best practices the boys have you covered. Lawn Solutions Australia Turf Installation & Initial Care Practice Guidelines www.lawnsolutionsaustralia.com.au www.facebook.com/lawnsolutionsaustralia w...

Send us Fan Mail Envu was founded in 2022 as a company built on a half century of environmental science experience for the sole purpose of advancing healthy environments. In this episode, Joe and his special guest Jyri Kaapro from Envu catch up and discuss the process of bringing new technologies in fungicides, herbicides, insecticides and nematicides to the market and how their work will help pro...

Send us Fan Mail For 50 years Bruce has been a stalwart of the seed and turf industry. From his passion for racehorses as a youngster to working for seed and fertiliser companies before his introduction to the instant turf world in the 70's Bruce has seen plenty of changes over the years. Sit down with Joe and his special guest this week, Bruce Stephens for a remarkable look back at an outsta...

Send us Fan Mail Transitioning from a purely cool season turf farm to suddenly running the family business at a young age and turfing some of the countries most prestigious race tracks one square meter at a time is only part of the ANCO story. Sit down with Joe and his special guest this week, Ryan Cotter from ANCO Instant Turf. www.lawnsolutionsaustralia.com.au www.facebook.com/lawnsolutionsaustr...

Send us Fan Mail Charlie's back! Ever wondered what it's like working as a full time landscape designer while simultaneously filming a TV show, building an award winning show garden (with some unique turf usage) AND getting shredded to step out of your comfort zone and onto the dance floor?  Well wonder no more...  Sit down with Joe and our special guest this week, the always wonderful,...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Turf Talk Garry shares his story from the humble beginnings when he started turf farming 38 years ago, turfing race tracks, how he has grown the small operation into one of Victorias largest turf production businesses and what it was like being the first grower to bring Sir Walter to the south in what was then a cool season turf market. So sit down with Joe and...

Send us Fan Mail Everything's bigger in Texas and the job Dr Chandra does is no exception. Sit down with Joe and his special guest Dr Ambika Chandra from Texas A&M University in the USA as they talk about her journey from growing up in India to becoming a professor of turfgrass breeding in Texas, molecular genetics and her dream to see one of her turf varieties in Aussie backyards. Be sur...

Send us Fan Mail Dr Christian Spring is the lead scientist globally for the Sports Turf Research Institute. STRI provides a wide range of top-shelf services, including stadium design, sports turf R&D, consultancy and all facets of sports turf engineering. Some of Christian/STRI’s clients and projects include the FIFA World Cup, Wimbledon Championships, and many Olympic surfaces... so sit down...

Send us Fan Mail Scalp or verticut? core or aerate? top dress or not?  Do you even need to renovate??? Let Joe and Nath walk you through everything you need to know about renovating your lawn this spring. Don't forget, last episode we did a deep dive on everything spring and lawns so you'll want to check that out before you decide to renovate. www.lawnsolutionsaustralia.com.au www.facebo...

Send us Fan Mail Spring has sprung so sit down with Joe and Nath to discuss all things lawn! In part 1 we deep dive into everything spring and lawns... Mower maintenance, fertilisers, grub and weed control and much much more. If that wasn't enough we'll be doubling down next week with episode 2 where its all things lawn renovation! www.lawnsolutionsaustralia.com.au www.facebook.com/lawns...