
Over the last 19 years we have grown over 23 different varieties of grasses, ranging from Soft Leaf Buffalo, Zoysia, Paspalums, Queensland Blue, Carpet Grass, Centipede, Kikuyu and various varieties of Green Couch. Most of these grasses proved to be inadequate for the domestic home. Some of the problems for the home owner have been weed infestation, insect and fungal damage, water requirements and poor appearance. If you have a fair amount of turf knowledge, time and effort many of these problems could be controlled, however time is precious.
In 19 years of growing, supplying and maintaining lawns we have found one lawn that has proved itself and had an excellent home owner approval rating, 'Sir Walter'.
'Sir Walter' is Australia's most popular lawn choice and has more than 23% of the domestic market, which is increasing every year.
(Stenotaphram secundatum)
Daleys Turf is the leading producer of Australia's favourite lawn 'Sir Walter' on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland.
'Sir Walter' has now become the most sought after grass on the coast, and it is because of it's excellent suitability to our coastal environment. Coupled with the fact that it was found and developed in the Hunter Valley, N.S.W it is Australia's only native licensed premium lawn turf that comes with a certificate of authenticity.
Note: In shady situations 'Sir Walter' requires 3 – 4 hours of direct sunlight between the hours of 9am – 3 pm to be successful
Daleys Turf can offer a back up service to all sales of 'Sir Walter' here on the coast, to ensure you are completely happy with your purchase. Backed by years of experience and expert team, we can handle the smallest orders to the largest requests, we are the most experienced turf producers here on the coast.
TYPES OF TURF GRASS GROWN BY DALEYS TURF
| YEAR | VARIETY | BACKGROUND | COMMENTS | REMOVED FROM PRODUCTION |
| 1993 | Wintergreen Couch | Hybrid-green couch | Good value for performance | Still Growing |
| 1994 | Greenlees Park Couch | Hybrid-green couch | Close to WG but found to require more fertilizer | 1998 |
| 1996 | Qld Blue Couch | From Miriam Vale Qld | Good colour, too many problems | 2009 |
| 1997 | ST - 85 | St Augustine(soft leaf) | Lost colour in winter, thatchy, touchy | 2002 |
| 1998 | Riley's Super Sport | Greenlees-green X | Very aggressive, hungry, matty | 2001 |
| 1999 | Centec | Centipede | Turned purple in winter | 2001 |
| 1999 | ZT-11 | Zoysia | Thick, dormant in winter, rust, difficult to handle | 2004 |
| 1999 | ST -91 | St Augustine-fine leaf | not hardy, not tolerant, look good | 2002 |
| 200 | Tropica | Blue X S.African | Difficult to mow, thin, high growth | 2005 |
| 2001 | Sir Walter | St.Augustine | Versatile, good performer | Still Growing |
All the above varieties have been grown in commercial quantities
Native Grasses Sweet Smother, Carpet grass, Kikuyu, Aussie Blue
Couch Like Varieties Conquest, CT2, Plateau, ZT-94, Empire, Empress
Soft Leaf Buffalo Varieties ST-15, ST-26, Sapphire, Palmetto, Kings Pride, shademaster, soft leaf buffalo, Coast Buff, shade invader
Salt Tolerant Varieties Velvetene, Seashore paspalum,