LawnSuite couch lawn care: low mowing and a 12-month calendar
Couch is a fine-leaf, warm-season grass that regenerates from both rhizomes and stolons. Here's what holds for couch in every climate, quoted from LawnSuite's couch program, and a 12-month calendar for your climate.
What holds for couch in every climate
Timing, heights and watering vary by climate: pick your climate in the calendar below.
From LawnSuite's couch program:
Mowing
Couch is a fine-leaf grass: mow low and frequently.
How it regrows
Couch recovers from both rhizomes and stolons.
Disease
Dollar spot is couch’s primary disease.
Weeds
If you use a weed-control product, choose one whose current label lists your couch variety (some labels cover only certain varieties), and follow the label. If you're not sure which variety you have, confirm it before choosing a product. Don't lay a pre-emergent where you plan to oversow: it stops the new seed coming up too.
Couch lawn care calendar, month by month
Pick the climate closest to yours. Each month lists the task types LawnSuite's couch program schedules in that climate.
Tropical
| Month | Scheduled tasks |
|---|---|
| January | Disease watch, Feeding window, Mowing height change |
| February | Disease watch, Feeding window |
| March | Disease watch, Feeding window, Weed check |
| April | Feeding window, Renovation window, Weed check |
| May | Feeding window, Pre-emergent weed window |
| June | Feeding window, Soil moisture check |
| July | Feeding window, Soil moisture check |
| August | Feeding window, Pre-emergent weed window, Soil moisture check |
| September | Feeding window |
| October | Disease watch, Feeding window |
| November | Disease watch, Feeding window, Pest check |
| December | Disease watch, Feeding window |
Subtropical
| Month | Scheduled tasks |
|---|---|
| January | Feeding window, Mowing height change, Soil moisture check |
| February | Feeding window, Soil moisture check |
| March | Disease watch, Feeding window, Weed check |
| April | Feeding window, Pre-emergent weed window, Renovation window, Weed check |
| May | Weed check |
| June | Feeding window, Soil moisture check, Weed check |
| July | Feeding window, Weed check |
| August | Feeding window, Pre-emergent weed window |
| September | Feeding window, Renovation window |
| October | Feeding window, Pest check |
| November | Feeding window, Pest check |
| December | Feeding window, Soil moisture check |
Temperate
| Month | Scheduled tasks |
|---|---|
| January | Disease watch, Feeding window, Mowing height change, Soil moisture check |
| February | Feeding window, Soil moisture check |
| March | Feeding window, Weed check |
| April | Pre-emergent weed window, Renovation window, Weed check |
| May | Nothing scheduled |
| June | Feeding window, Soil moisture check |
| July | Feeding window |
| August | Feeding window, Pre-emergent weed window |
| September | Feeding window, Renovation window |
| October | Feeding window |
| November | Feeding window, Pest check, Soil moisture check |
| December | Feeding window, Soil moisture check |
Mediterranean
| Month | Scheduled tasks |
|---|---|
| January | Disease watch, Feeding window, Mowing height change, Soil moisture check |
| February | Feeding window, Soil moisture check |
| March | Feeding window, Weed check |
| April | Pre-emergent weed window, Renovation window, Weed check |
| May | Weed check |
| June | Nothing scheduled |
| July | Nothing scheduled |
| August | Feeding window, Pre-emergent weed window |
| September | Feeding window, Renovation window |
| October | Feeding window, Soil moisture check |
| November | Feeding window, Pest check, Soil moisture check |
| December | Feeding window, Soil moisture check |
Arid
| Month | Scheduled tasks |
|---|---|
| January | Disease watch, Feeding window, Mowing height change, Soil moisture check |
| February | Feeding window, Soil moisture check |
| March | Feeding window, Weed check |
| April | Pre-emergent weed window, Renovation window, Weed check |
| May | Weed check |
| June | Nothing scheduled |
| July | Nothing scheduled |
| August | Feeding window, Pre-emergent weed window |
| September | Feeding window, Renovation window |
| October | Feeding window, Soil moisture check |
| November | Feeding window, Pest check, Soil moisture check |
| December | Feeding window, Soil moisture check |
Cool Temperate
| Month | Scheduled tasks |
|---|---|
| January | Disease watch, Feeding window, Mowing height change, Soil moisture check |
| February | Feeding window, Soil moisture check |
| March | Feeding window, Pre-emergent weed window, Renovation window |
| April | Nothing scheduled |
| May | Nothing scheduled |
| June | Nothing scheduled |
| July | Nothing scheduled |
| August | Nothing scheduled |
| September | Feeding window |
| October | Feeding window, Pre-emergent weed window, Renovation window, Weed check |
| November | Feeding window, Pest check, Weed check |
| December | Feeding window, Soil moisture check |
| Task type | What it covers |
|---|---|
| Feeding window | A period when feeding fits the grass's growth cycle. |
| Pre-emergent weed window | The period before weed seeds germinate. |
| Weed check | When weed growth picks up. |
| Pest check | When pest pressure rises. |
| Disease watch | When disease pressure rises. |
| Renovation window | A period suited to overseeding, dethatching or aerating. |
| Mowing height change | When a height change suits the growth cycle. |
| Soil moisture check | When soil moisture is worth checking before watering. |
Source: the same month-by-month data as our free 12-month lawn care calendar, exported from the 26 grass and climate programs. Time each window for your lawn with the app's 7-day outlook and hourly soil temperature.
About LawnSuite's grass calendar
How do I get a dated plan for my couch lawn?
This calendar shows the month-by-month task types from LawnSuite's couch program for each Australian climate it covers. Start free to see your basic plan for your grass and climate; LawnSuite Pro gives you the dated plan.
More on couch from the blog
- How I killed my Couch lawn and started over with Sir Walter Buffalo
- Spring lawn renovation by grass type: Buffalo, Couch, Kikuyu, Zoysia and cool-season
- When Should You Dethatch or Scarify an Australian Lawn?
- When to fertilise your lawn in Australia (by grass type)
- Oversowing in spring: what actually makes sense on an Australian lawn
- Kikuyu vs Couch vs Buffalo vs Zoysia: which lawn drinks the most?
Other grass types: Buffalo · Kikuyu · Zoysia · Cool-season grass.
Plan it for your own lawn
Start free to see your basic plan for your grass and climate, and preview what your dated Pro plan looks like.