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Turf your lawn - Back 2 Front.

Supplying

  Soft Leaf Buffalo Turf and Kikuyu "Whittet" seed - Moree Turf NSW

Kikuyu - Whittet Certified Seed

Kikuyu is an easy grass to grow, with its broad runner style growth.  It needs full sun and does not tolerate shade well.  Kikuyu needs to be mowed often, especially through the summer months.

The seed variety Whittet is taller and more productive than the common kikuyu.  It has broader and thicker stems and produces a more open sward*. It has a better survival rate than the common kikuyu in low or declining soil fertility.

*Sward:  A measure of the thickness or leafiness of a grass crop

The sowing rate of Whittet seed is 4kg/acre or 10kg/ha (1kg/1000m²) for irrigated pasture or the suburban back yard.

Seed should be sown in spring to early summer, when temperature promotes rapid growth, but not too hot to fry emerging seedlings. Alternatively, in late summer to early autumn, when there is more reliable soil moisture. Seedlings are very sensitive to moisture stress, so we encourage you to      Water    Water    Water!

Operators - Mark and Catherine Davis

In June 2007, Mark and Catherine decided to operate independently and registered their own business name "Back 2 Front Turf".

Originally, the couple began in the turf industry, operating  under their own names in 2005 .

Mark is a local Moree lad, with 17 years experience in the agricultural retail sector and two years experience in agricultural chemical distribution.

Catherine has worked in administration for the past 15 years and is experienced in event management, layout and design and media writing.

  Where is the turf farm?

The turf is grown on the property known as "Riverlyn" 6km west of Moree at the termination of the Bendygleet Road.

Look for our sign!

Specific directions are "contact page of the website"

How is turf sold?

A roll of turf is 2.45 metres long by 0.4 metres wide. By multiplying the length by the width, gives you a square metre.

The turf is rolled like a "swiss roll" and stacked approximately 40-50 rolls per pallet.

How did the farm start?

Originally, the area was a fallow field, but had previously being used as a wheat paddock.  Mark was instrumental in developing the buffalo turf farm in 2005.

The preparation of the ground for the turf involved cultivation and harrowing of the paddock, similar to normal cropping practice.

The way in which Buffalo is grown for a turf farm is the initial turf is purchased from another turf farm. 

A machine called a sprigger takes the rolled turf, chops it up into to small pieces and plants it into the ground.  The turf pieces then take root.  The turf then must mat together before it can be cut and sold.