Hi Cirillo & BB,

I had a look back at some photos I took around the same time last year and this season is about 2 weeks behind. When you scalp it the soil is able to absorb a lot more heat from the sun as there is no grass blades in the way to insulate the soil. Anytime from now is fine to scalp it and get some sand down. I usually find it takes about 2 weeks just to re-shoot and from there you can see it filling in everyday. Just remember couch is extremely hardy and will tolerate a lot of abuse and in most cases come back better than before.

Kamba M won't do anything to crab grass. That is a broadleaf weed killer (and not a great one IMO). Hand weeding with a pocket knife is probably easiest if populations are small. Pre-emergent is the way to go to control those grassy and broadleaf weeds before they even become noticeable. I have 2L of the stuff and am happy to give you some if you want to try it out.

BB, that is looking so good. A light sanding and that will be schmick! I filled my 2 green bins plus 2 of my neighbours bins with clippings from the front lawn alone last week. It is amazing how much material is there.

Anyway, update from tonight. I mowed yesterday with the Toro @3.2mm and mowed again tonight to see how much came off. Considering it was fairly mild today it is growing at a decent rate.

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This last photo was 14/10/15, and that was the warmest October on record. So in all it isn't that far behind and this has been the coldest October I can remember.