With a forecast of a couple of warm days followed by rain I thought it was about right to give the Buffalo preparation for the growing season. Although I don't think mine is too thick it does get a little bit spongy in places. Started by cutting at the usual height then using water based line marking spray marked the areas most in need of a light scalping. Dropped the height by 1 notch on the Gold Anniversary edition VSX 160 Victa and scalped the lawn, gee the she sounds nice and gnarly hard up on the governor in the thicker patches. It's amazing how much comes off just lowering the height on my mower by 1. My one and only tip from a non professional is to empty the catcher regularly, I only half fill before emptying as with buffalo being slightly spongy the extra weight of clippings in the catcher means you are cutting slightly lower than your setting and with a near full catcher she really digs in and you end up with an uneven or excessively gouged areas due to cutting deeper as the catcher gets heavier. Next step was to apply a bit of lawn mix in the area's that are a little thread bare, apply soil wetting agent, fertilize and give a good water. Will post updates over next couple of months to see how it goes.
