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Posted by Chookie on July 24, 2006, 2:15 am
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> HI all,
>
> I had soft leaf buffalo laid last year and this is the first winter its
> had.....about march or april I top dressed it...filling in holes etc and
> giving it a 'feed' for the winter months , or so I thought.
>
> The grass has gone really dark with purple blades etc.....not very
> attractive at all..mind you its not growing either so thats a plus :-))
>
> Anyhow I'm wondering if this is normal or did my top dressing before winter
> do something to it.
No -- the purple comes from light frost/low temps. It will turn green again
in spring.
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Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
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"Parenthood is like the modern stone washing process for denim jeans. You may
start out crisp, neat and tough, but you end up pale, limp and wrinkled."
Kerry Cue
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