The following data has been collected from turf growers Australia wide. Each grower was interviewed to see the average amount of mowing for the three different turf varieties that were of interest. As expected there are fluctuations in the data which represent different climatic conditions. The data does show significant differences in the average mowing times for the different turfs.

These preliminary results are currently being tested further and when these results are available, will be added to the Empire web site.

Varieties of Turf under different fertilising conditions for 30 growers

EMPIRE Fertilised 2
KIKUYU Fertilised 2
COUCH Fertilised 2
EMPIRE Fertilised 1
KIKUYU Fertilised 1
COUCH Fertilised 1
EMPIRE Not Fertilised
KIKUYU Not Fertilised
COUCH Not Fertilised
30
50
40
25
50
35
20
35
28
25
70
40
30
40
30
13
40
20
15
40
35
10
35
30
10
30
30
30
50
35
20
40
25
14
27
20
20
50
35
15
30
25
10
25
20
30
50
40
15
45
38
12
40
30
15
45
25
10
35
20
7
25
12
20
60
40
15
25
30
10
35
20
12
36
18
10
20
12
8
24
12
20
50
20
18
45
22
17
40
17
18
52
52
18
50
50
8
26
26
25
50
35
20
45
30
7
20
10
20
50
40
15
40
30
12
40
30
10
50
35
8
45
45
8
40
30
7
30
25
5
25
20
3
25
20
13
40
50
13
35
38
10
30
40
15
35
45
10
30
34
7
32
35
20
50
40
16
45
36
11
40
32
25
52
45
20
45
40
20
38
30
16
50
40
18
40
35
10
35
28
30
48
36
15
40
30
8
35
20
30
50
35
20
40
25
14
25
20
28
50
38
23
48
32
20
35
28
18
52
52
18
50
50
8
26
26
30
50
40
15
45
38
12
40
30
25
48
45
20
40
38
15
38
30
20
50
40
16
42
32
12
35
26
25
60
40
30
40
30
13
40
20
20
50
35
15
30
25
10
25
20
25
50
40
18
45
32
12
36
25

 

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