Couch Grass

West coast turf stocks 3 varieties of couch turf. This includes Plateau Couch, Wintergreen Couch and Santa Ana Couch. All couch grass is grown at our farm in Gingin Brook, approximately 1 hour out of Perth and is guaranteed Weed free. We are able to provide for both residential and commercial use with size ranging from 10m² to 100,000m² in shredded or roll on variety.

1. Plateau Couch, $7 per square Metre -

Plateau Couch is a new variety of couch developed in Australia.

Plateau Couch has much of the same hard wearing and good looking characteristics of other couch varieties, yet differs greatly in its growth pattern. "Plateau" is so named for its unique trait of strong lateral growth. This means that instead of the main growth energy tending upwards, it actually prefers to grow sideways and so can spread itself across large areas faster than any other variety.

CHARACTERISTICS OF PLATEAU COUCH

• Non irritant

• Deep Green in Colour

• Medium invasion characteristics

• Low to medium maintenance

• High tolerance to waterlogging

• Excellent resistance to shade

• Excellent wear, recuperative and green up rate

• Excellent winter colour retention

• Good disease and pest resistance

• Requires minimum 2-4 hours direct sunlight daily

• Propagated from stolons (runners) or turf rolls
  

MAINTENANCE
Plateau couch grass should ideally be mown every 3-5 weeks at a height of approximately 8-12mm during summer and in winter mow every 6-8 weeks and raise the mowing height to approx. 14-18mm. An even ground is important and annual to biannual scarifying might be necessary, ideally during the spring months.

USES
Residential and commercial lawns for a soft formal appearance. High wearing areas e.g. golf courses, tennis courts, bowling greens, where hard wearing/close mowing is required. Parks and gardens, sports ovals, soil stabilisation areas, roadsides, urban in-fill areas.

2. Wintergreen Couch, $5.50 per square Metre -

Wintergreen Couch Turf is a hybrid couch, blue-green in colour, with a fine, dense, soft leaf texture with high colour retention under low winter temperatures and partial shade. Has low seed head formation if mown regularly. A deep-rooted, dense network of fine stolons and rhizomes make it a tough turf with a very smooth soft but hard-wearing surface. This turf is used at the Lake Karrinyup Golf Course for the fairways.

CHARACTERISTICS OF WINTERGREEN COUCH

• Non irritant

• Low invasion characteristics

• Low to medium maintenance

• High tolerance to waterlogging

• Excellent wear, recuperative and green up rate

• Excellent winter colour retention

• Good disease and pest resistance

• Requires minimum 4-5 hours direct sunlight daily

• Propagated from stolons (runners) or turf rolls
  

MAINTENANCE
Wintergreen should ideally be mown every 10-14 days at a height of approx. 8-12mm during summer and in winter mow every 3-5 weeks and raise the mowing height to approx. 12-16mm. An even ground is important and annual to biannual scarifying might be necessary, ideally during the spring months.

USES
Residential and commercial lawns for a soft formal appearance. High wearing areas e.g. golf courses, tennis courts, bowling greens, where hard wearing/close mowing is required. Parks and gardens, sports ovals, soil stabilisation areas, roadsides, urban in-fill areas.

3. Santa Ana Couch, $12 per square Metre -

Santa Ana Couch Grass is a deep blue-green, very fine leafed variety of couch lawn. Properly maintained, its appearance is superior to other couch varieties. It is salt tolerant and retains its colour well compared to others in the couch family in the Winter months. Santa Anas' looks are best maintained with regular mowing by a barrel/cylinder type mower. An excellent choice for the lawn enthusiast!! This turf is used extensively at the Joondalup Golf Course.

CHARACTERISTICS OF SANTA ANA COUCH

• Non irritant

• Moderately invasive

• Medium to high maintenance, requires sharp mower

• High thatching if not mown regularly

• Good tolerance to saline water (up to 10,000mg per litre)

• Good tolerance to waterlogging

• Excellent wear, recuperative and green-up rate

• Excellent winter colour retention

• Good disease and pest resistance

• Requires minimum 4 hours direct sunlight daily

• Propagated from stolons (runners) or turf roll

MAINTENANCE
Santa Ana should ideally be mown every 7-10 days at a height of approx. 8-12mm during summer and in winter mow every 3-5 weeks and raise the mowing height to approx. 12-16mm. An even ground is important and annual to biannual scarifying might be necessary, ideally during the spring months.

USES
Residential and commercial lawns for a soft formal appearance. High wearing areas such as golf courses, tennis courts, bowling greens, where hard wearing and close mowing is required. Parks and gardens, sports ovals, soil stabilisation areas, roadsides, urban in-fill areas.