Quick Summary
- The perfect backyard cricket pitch
- Drought tolerant
- Water tolerant
- Fine leaf, dense growth
- Aggressive growing
- Can seed head in Victoria coming into spring
- Fast to self repair – perfect for high traffic areas
- Great for families with kids and dogs
- Weed & insect resistant
Perfect For
TifTuf has a very fine leaf blade with dense growth, making it ideal for a wide variety of applications. Its density enables it to handle high wear situations like backyards and sports fields. Super soft to walk on. TifTuf Bermuda has been scientifically forged to produce a great looking all round lawn with superior qualities whilst requiring minimal inputs.
While Tif Tuf displays an improved ability to retain superior colour during winter dormancy when compared to other couch lawns, just like all our Coolabah homegrown warm season, drought tolerant turf varieties it may still experience varying degrees of discolouration based on seasonal, environmental and management conditions.
Available
All year round – full sun only.
Characteristics
TifTuf Bermuda turf variety has had almost 25 years of research conducted on it by the world’s leading turf grass scientists. Superior drought tolerance requires on average 38% less water than other varieties. Fantastic winter colour and spring green up qualities. Self repairing. Shade Tolerant.
Maintenance
- Fertilised in mid September for it to green up after winter and a second follow up again in early April to carry growth on into the cooler winter months. (We recommend you use Lawn Solutions Fertiliser at a rate of 2kg/100m2). Irrigate after fertiliser has been applied.
- Very high drought resistance and requires minimal watering. As a general rule – will thrive if watered weekly once established.
Installation Tips
Available all year round. Spread starter fertiliser as supplied through the top 20-30mm of soil on your prepared area before laying your new turf. We recommend fertilising your new turf 5-6 weeks after laying.
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