Start with what is still healthy and why the rest was lost. Choose a path below, then check the grass-specific guide before you commit to major work.
Choose the closest description. These paths help you plan repair work; they do not diagnose why the grass was lost.
Check the cause first. Review watering, wear, shade, products recently applied and signs of pests or disease before starting major work. Compare the damaged patch with healthy lawn nearby: check moisture below the soil surface and inspect leaves and roots using our common lawn problems guide before choosing repair work.
Before establishing new grass or applying products during recovery, read and follow the entire label of each product already used or proposed for the area. Check that the label permits your seeding, turf, plugs or runners, and any use on new or recovering grass. If the label does not make this clear, contact the product's manufacturer (their details are on the label) before proceeding.
Keep the healthy lawn and focus on the damaged areas. Choose a repair method that suits your grass rather than renovating the whole lawn by default.
LawnSuite next step: Open LawnSuite and record your lawn's grass type and area so you have its details together.
Read the guide to common lawn problems →Work out which areas need attention and why. Renovation intensity and timing depend on your grass and its growth; a hard scalp or scarify is not a general repair recipe.
LawnSuite next step: Browse the grass-and-climate task preview before choosing your work window. It is a timing guide, not an applied treatment schedule. A renovation window does not mean seed suits your grass or cultivar.
Read the grass-by-grass renovation guide →Resolve the cause of the loss before replacing the lawn. For re-turfing, identify the grass you want to keep and prepare the soil before laying replacement turf; see Lawn Solutions Australia's turf-patching steps. Consider re-seeding only where seed suits your grass, cultivar and climate.
LawnSuite next step: Open LawnSuite and set up the grass type and area of the lawn you plan to maintain.
Read when seed is a suitable option →Check your grass and cultivar before buying seed. Identify the cultivar from your turf records and check its published establishment method before choosing seed. Buffalo lawns are repaired with turf, plugs or runners rather than seed. For Zoysia, choose light renovation for surviving grass or matching turf for bare areas rather than oversowing by default. Cool-season lawns can be candidates for re-seeding; cultivar, climate and establishment timing still matter.
Background: Lawn Solutions Australia's Buffalo establishment guidance, its hybrid-grass propagation guide and our grass-by-grass renovation guide.
