Lawn Care Calendar Australia: Month-by-Month Guide
Lawn Care Calendar Australia: Month-by-Month Guide
Looking after your lawn year-round in Australia means working with the seasons, not against them. This is the Turf & Surf month-by-month maintenance schedule with exact product rates, seasonal timing, and application advice built around Australian conditions.
How to Use This Calendar
The schedule uses three application methods depending on the product:
Soak, Base and Vital are mixed together in the same sprayer. Apply evenly across the lawn using a backpack sprayer, then water in immediately. This moves the product down through the soil profile and into the root zone where it does its best work.
Surge and Vivid are applied as a foliar spray directly to the leaf surface. Allow the product to sit on the leaf for 2 hours before watering in. That contact time is what makes foliar uptake work.
Density is a slow-release granular. Broadcast it with a spreader or by hand and water in thoroughly to activate the release. It feeds steadily in the background between liquid applications.
Weed, pest and disease products sit alongside the program and are applied at specific windows. Always read the label before applying.
Summer (December, January, February)
Summer is your lawn's most demanding season. Heat stress, heavy growth, and hydrophobic soil all hit at once. Your program during this period focuses on hydration, nutrition, and leaf resilience.
December
Density 2.5kg | Soak 200ml | Surge 200ml | Vivid 200ml
January
Soak 200ml | Surge 200ml | Vivid 200ml
February
Density 2.5kg | Soak 200ml | Vital 100ml | Base 120ml | Surge 200ml | Vivid 200ml
Surge and Vivid keep the leaf energised and looking sharp through the heat. Soak is critical during summer to maximise water absorption and reduce the runoff that leads to dry patches. Vital and Base return in February to start strengthening the root zone ahead of the seasonal transition. In extreme heat above 35 degrees, hold Surge until conditions cool.
Autumn (March, April, May)
Autumn is your preparation window. Growth slows, but this is exactly the right time to build the soil foundation that will carry your lawn through winter and set it up for a strong spring flush.
March
Acelepryn 8 to 15ml | Surge 200ml | Vivid 200ml
April
Density 2.5kg | Vital 100ml | Base 120ml | Surge 200ml | Vivid 200ml | Bow and Arrow 50ml | Spartan 10 to 30ml
May
Surge 100ml | Vivid 100ml
April is the biggest month in the calendar. Vital and Base go back in to deepen root development before the cooler months, Bow and Arrow takes out bindii and broadleaf weeds while they are still small, and Spartan goes down before winter grass germinates. March is the armyworm control window. Rates halve in May as the lawn enters a lower growth phase.
Winter (June, July, August)
Winter is a maintenance phase, not a growth phase. The goal is to keep the lawn ticking over, support the root zone, and hold colour.
June
Surge 100ml | Vivid 100ml
July
Surge 100ml | Vivid 100ml | Vital 100ml | Base 120ml
August
Density 2.5kg | Surge 200ml | Vivid 200ml
Reduced rates of Surge and Vivid maintain colour and foliar health without pushing soft growth the lawn cannot support in cold conditions. Vital and Base return in July to keep the root system supported through the coldest period. August marks the shift back to full rates, and the August Density feed builds the base the lawn draws on when it starts pushing growth.
Spring (September, October, November)
Spring is your lawn's highest potential season. It responds rapidly to inputs. This is when your program from autumn and winter pays off.
September
Acelepryn 8 to 15ml | Spartan 10 to 30ml | Surge 200ml | Vivid 200ml
October
Density 2.5kg | Surge 200ml | Vivid 200ml
November
Soak 200ml | Vital 100ml | Base 120ml | Surge 200ml | Vivid 200ml
September carries two preventative windows at once. Acelepryn goes down before African Black Beetle egg hatch peaks, and Spartan before summer grass and crab grass germinate. Soak returns in November as temperatures climb and water demand increases, alongside the full soil layer ahead of summer.
Quick Reference: Full Year Schedule
| Month | Soak | Base | Vital | Surge | Vivid | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 200ml | 200ml | 200ml | |||
| February | 200ml | 120ml | 100ml | 200ml | 200ml | 2.5kg |
| March | 200ml | 200ml | ||||
| April | 120ml | 100ml | 200ml | 200ml | 2.5kg | |
| May | 100ml | 100ml | ||||
| June | 100ml | 100ml | ||||
| July | 120ml | 100ml | 100ml | 100ml | ||
| August | 200ml | 200ml | 2.5kg | |||
| September | 200ml | 200ml | ||||
| October | 200ml | 200ml | 2.5kg | |||
| November | 200ml | 120ml | 100ml | 200ml | 200ml | |
| December | 200ml | 200ml | 200ml | 2.5kg |
The Soil-First Approach
Every rate and every timing on this schedule is built around one principle: fix the soil, and the soil feeds the lawn. Soak, Base, and Vital work below the surface to build the foundation. Density feeds steadily from the soil between applications. Surge and Vivid work above the surface to keep the leaf healthy and actively growing. When all of it is working together, the results compound month by month.
Follow the schedule. Trust the program. Your lawn will show it.
Ready to start the program? The Starter Pack is the most popular entry point at $150. For the complete program, the Full Routine Bundle includes all 5 liquid products for $244, and Density is the granular base layer underneath them.