Gold Package
The Gold Package is the one stop shop for your lawn to be kept at its very best.
With this package it has everything and more to keep your grass looking amazing all year round. With nothing left out this package has liquid fertiliser, wetting agent, complete healthy soil treatment, complete fertiliser program.
Utilising the Allett striling cyclinder mower it provides interchangeable cartridges that has two different cutting blades, a six blade and a ten blade. There is no lawn it that cannot handle. From Hieght of cut (HOC) ranging from as high as 40mm all the way down to 5mm.
The great part about this mower with the interchangable cartridge is we can do a full lawn reno to an area that needs some repair work, too general maintence.
The cartridges we have at our deposal are De-Thatcher, Scraifier, Verti-cutter and Aerator. Also a brush that can pick leaves up in autumn.
Scarifier
The Scarifier cartridge is Allett’s most popular cultivation cartridge and is designed to remove thatch, surface debris and dead moss. This cartridge also helps lift lateral growth upright before mowing.
The scarifier has a custom design that helps keep your lawn surface healthy and disease-free, by allowing air and water to penetrate the soil surface. The machine is designed with rotating tines that pull out the dead grass and moss to enable the passage of nutrients into the soil with ease.
The rotating spring tines are relatively gentle on the lawn and this cartridge can be used most of the year without fear of damage to keep on top of thatch levels as well as being useful to collect up leaves during the autumn. The use of the spring tine allows for safe cultivation where tree roots may be close to the surface. This is the best cartridge for beginners to turf cultivation as it is unlikely to cause damage if set too deeply but will give great results if used regularly.
Verticutter
The Verticutter cartridge is a popular cartridge in the Allett range.
Thin and closely spaced blades effectively lift lateral growth and remove moss which helps encourage tillering and new growth. The blades of the Verticut cartridge help pick up flat-lying grasses that your cylinder would otherwise miss.
Verticutting can be carried out on a more frequent basis and is the perfect way to keep on top of your thatch level between your yearly scarification. A small amount of thatch can be healthy for your lawn, but anything over half an inch needs to be removed as it prevents the healthy growth process. Generally, the verticut cartridge removes twice as much material as the scarifier cartridge.
The aims of verticutting-
To prune the grasses to improve tillering and stolon formation. This increases turf density
To control thatch. The verticut cartridge blades are designed to be used above the thatch layer to remove dead and dying grass plants that will ultimately contribute to the thatch layer.
To produce an upright grass prior to mowing to give a cleaner more consistent cut.
As a method of controlling weeds and weed grasses without using harmful chemicals
Verticutting will also help remove annual meadow grass seed heads and promote finer grasses, such as bent and fescue.
Dethatcher
Boasting wider spaced, thicker tines the Dethatcher is the most aggressive cartridge and penetrates the soil to a maximum depth of 6mm.
For lawns in serious disarray, the Dethatcher removes the densest layers of thatch effectively.
The machine works by rigorously penetrating the soil’s surface in order to pick up and remove layers of thatch such as dead grass and leaves, plant stolons and weed growth. Lawns grow healthier, thicker and more luscious once this has been removed as it's less susceptible to disease. Lawns that are more susceptible to disease encourage moss growth which should be avoided.
Removal of excessive thatch and moss enables more water, air and nutrients to absorb into the soil to be provided to the grass root, and should be carried out at least once a year in late Spring or Autumn only when moisture is available for the lawn to recover. The dethatcher cartridge removes twice as much material as the Verticut.
Aerator
The ‘non-driven’ Aerator cartridge permeates the soil with small holes which allows air, water and nutrients to pass through more easily to the grassroots. This is beneficial as this helps the roots grow more deeply, meaning a healthier, thicker and more luscious lawn.
The Aerator also removes soil compaction and helps water move into the soil profile. Soil that is compacted has too many solid particles, which can prevent the soil from absorbing what it needs to flourish. Aerating your lawn stops the roots from being starved as there is nothing blocking that process.
If your lawn dries out easily then it could be crying out for aeration. If you remove a small slice of your lawn about 4 inches deep, and there’s a layer of thatch taller than half an inch, it’s time to give it some breathing space.