Archives for September 2012

Wow! October long weekend is always a busy and exciting time here at Coastal Turf. Over this three days people get excited and DYI their lawns with  beautiful fresh turf. We love it. But what my Husband really loves, is that it is final football time! All football season has been leading to this one Game. This one match! This one party at our place on our lovely Palmetto hill and Blue Couch lawn.

At half time we always have a quick game outside with the Dads and Mums and more excited and daring of the kids. I like to stand back and take photos as I have the coordination of a very very drunk blind man. (Sorry that is unfair to blind people. They I would definitely say would far far far exceed my coordination skills). Last year we preformed this crazy act on our old Rental place that had a lovely soft green couch lawn. Great hardy grass for Football fields and all sports grounds. This year we don’t have any Green down yet so at our new place we are either on the Palmetto hill, or the Blue Couch sloops. Will definitely have to toss to see which team gets to run up hill. Hehe

For all those Long Weekend DYI garden Improvers, make sure you keep the water up to it over the next week or so. This weather iis really drying out the ground, and no rain is forecast for a while yet. Water Crystals under your turf are a brilliant idea at the moment. Hold all that water near the roots! And some really really smelly dynamic lifter or Rooster Booster will just bring that spring growth in full swing. Get that green flowing at your place this Spring. Don’t let these lovely growing months go to waste. Put in that Gorgeous Green from Coastal Turf and then sit back and enjoy that calming happiness of Spring.

Until someone comes running through your yard with a football! Then tackle them and ask to run down hill and with the wind behind you.

Cheers and have a lovely weekend all. I will definetly put the pictures of Crazy Turf Farmers and Turfman and Landscapers and Builders from our local area playing a crazy fun half time game on the web page as well as our Facebook page. So watch out and enjoy!

Sare

Good Morning all you Grass hunters out there.

Due to a series of Very Unfortunete Events, we have 90sqm of Coastal Mix and 100 sqm of Green couch that is ready and cut and waiting for someone this weekend. Usually have I have to say to people on the weekend I am sorry but I don;t have any cut for you. But this weekend I have heaps.

So Green couch is robust and Green and great for sunny areas.

Coastal Mix is a gorgeous blend of Carpet grass and Queensland Blue Couch that is great for back yards with sun and shade and kids and dogs who want to galivant over it.

So give me a call. we can break it down into little pieces or you can take the lot. Its totally up to you. Can even do Sunday this week

Chat soon Sare

Well does this mean that we are now applying make up to our turf to make it look good? No!

Does it mean we are applying it to out Coastal Turf staff to make them look good? Well, we tried.

Last Friday I wore make up to work to make myself that little bit less Mum like and more awesome working woman. I looked alright. I was happy, even had a few comments on how different and “nice” I looked. Thanks for that. Then in walks Dad and says we have a few meters to cut, need you to come and help. “sure” I say. Stupidly thinking that a “few Meters” meant 10 or so. But Oh No!

A few meters was a few hundred. There was dust (swear there was a mini wirly wirly circling me in dust) and mud (from where we had been irrigating) on me. The turf was lovely and pretty easy to cut, but i walked away not as lovely as I had entered. Lesson- Never wear Makeup to work unless you know you aren’t cutting turf. Good life one. Told my life lesson to Macca (a lovely 50 something gentleman who has worked with us for over 20 years) and he said yes. He would never wear makeup to cut turf either. He says the lipstick makes the dust stick to his lips. Ha ha

Chat Soon, hopefully less dusty. Come on RAIN!

My face in make up after cutting turf

One of the pallets of Turf that we cut on our Cudgera Creek Farm

Sare

OK, so there will definitely be the smarty pants comments coming in about all how chlorophyll. And I KNOW that.

But at the moment if you look around the streets and parks and walk ways, you probably notice that most peoples lawns and grassy areas are going very brown. So the big thing is GREEN GRASS. Grass should be green soft lush spongy smell great and make you feel calm and happy when you see it. At the moment most lawns are browning and crisp. And to think that we had sooo  much rain at the beginning of the year and now we are all out there doing rain dances.

Because WATER is a big key to getting your lawn Green and lush. Especially coming into Spring because your lawn is waking up from Winter and is ready to grow, but it can ‘t without water. So if you have recently laid turf or are thinking of installing a new lawn, make sure you keep it wet! Morning Noon and Night. Noon is the best time.

We are in Irrigation mode at the farm at the moment. Pumps are going, sprinklers are spurting and the Grass is Growing Green. What more could you ask for from a turf farm, but Really Green Grass.

At Coastal Turf we have lush Green Grass for your place. John and Macca have been watering the grass, and sometimes themselves and inside the Utes (learnt not to sit with window down watching sprinklers to make sure it was working right, hehehehehe.

And not to go fix a sprinkler head and leave door open of Ute as you fix it, and when it comes back on in full flight goes straight into open door. Heheheheh), the grass is growing Green and so are the Growers!

Chat Soon

Sare

At the back of our Round Mountain farm is the Jet Sprint Boat races, and it was held yesterday! It was awesome to hear the fast flying boats cruse around then tiny track. How they do it is amazing! And the best place to see it? From our hill covered in soft Palmetto Buffalo or for the climbers in our family, the kids tree house. I preferred the hillside. I’m not a climber, and have been known to be able to sit still for up to 10 to 15 minutes at a time! Unlike our kids. Think Marcus may have made 2 minutes, but I think he may have been really interested in how fast the boats were then.

Now I am not a big fan of buffaloes. I really like my soft dark Queensland blue, but I did enjoy the afternoon in the sun on the Palmetto. And I noticed that my daughter who usually gets a reaction from Wintergreen couch, didn’t itch at all. So I am very impressed with the Palmetto. And considering that we have not had rain in over a month, it is still really green. It doesn’t need a mow (makes my husband and son really happy), but is still really healthy and makes you want to go outside and sit on it.

I am definitely looking forward to next weekend and sitting in the sun on our Palmetto hillside again.

Chat Soon

Sare

Well what a lovely Fathers day was had by all in the Coastal Turf Family.  The cold wind was a bit of a deterrent, but I think all the Fathers here had a lovely day.

My Husband had the morning to himself to watch all those movies that you cant watch with the kids a around, and My dad or Poppa had all his kids and grand kids with him all day. I even cooked a cake and only Poppa was allowed to like out the bowl. And then after a morning of self indulgences my husband came up and joined in a game of football, followed by watching the football on TV. Its days like these that really make you appreciate your family and your special family areas. We are definitely more of an outside family, so the grass in the back yard is super important to us. I tend to not be the most coordinated of the family(ie I fall over the most in soccer and football games) so I like a very soft lawn to fall on. So Coastal Mix is the grass for our backyard. Where as friends of mine have hardly any light in their backyard, and have a gorgeous Palmetto Buffalo lawn, and my wonderful old neighbors who are Grey Nomads int heir AMAZING caravan have a beautiful Carpet grass lawn because it doesn’t need to be mowed when they are away over winter.

So like families and Fathers Day celebrations, all yards are different and that’s why at Coastal Turf we specialize in Fitting the Right Grass To the Right Lawn at The Right Price.

Chat Soon

Sare

PS Happy Fathers Day to All!