Perth, Western Australia
Just a dad doing backyard things.
Lawns, DIY and whatever else I have talked myself into this month. Everything I use is here, and most of it is free.
The lawn app
It works out the dose, then remembers you did it.
Most lawn advice tells you to put down 30 grams per square metre and leaves you to it. This works in grams of actual nitrogen, so a 25% summer blend and a 12% winter blend can be swapped without blowing the yearly budget your grass can actually use.
- Free, and there is nothing to buy inside it
- No account, no sign up, no email
- Your lawn data stays on your phone, it never goes anywhere
- Works offline, and installs to your home screen like an app
- Monthly tips written for Perth, including the winter sprinkler ban
It does light mode too
Free calculators
Do one sum and get on with it.
Same maths as the app, no install, no account. Bookmark whichever one you keep needing.
The guide
Some Random Dad's Guide To Lawn Care
The whole thing written down in order, for people who would rather read it once than work it out from short videos. What to do, when to do it, and why.
Paid. The app and the calculators stay free either way.
What I use
The answer to the question I get most.
Nobody pays me to say any of this. It is just what is in my shed. Fertiliser changes with the season, so I have left that off, it is in the app instead.