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I don't let the dogs play in the front yard. The back yard is a little more difficult to keep looking pretty good because that is where the play time happens for the 4 furry kids

Appreciate the tip. Not sure if I'll do that one but it is nice to know. Hope the double-cut action helps keep your lawn tamed. Best of luck to you.

It's going to be an inch or two off of the fence or house. On the chain drive side it will be a little farther away than on the opposite side.

@@smallsouthernlawn6909 Thanks. I was hoping that the Fiskars would get closer than my rotary but an inch or two seems probably worse.

@@adamwaugh4801 I understand. I haven't come across anything that will cut all the way to the fence. There always seems to be some support structure on the sides, either a frame support for a reel mower or the body of the rotary mower. If you come across something, please let me know. I'd love to take a look at it in the coming season.

So, St. Augustine shouldn't be cut that low. It really needs to be at 2.5" up to 4" because of its growth pattern. Because it does 90% of it's growth with stolons (the strands across the top of the ground) a very low cut could damage the lawn more than you would want. Regarding the bagging or mulching, I prefer to mulch but if my lawn gets too tall, I will bag the clippings because otherwise they will sit on the lawn and possibly cause brown spots by blocking the sun from the living grass. If the grass is still relatively short, I will mulch because the clippings will help feed the microbes which will produce nitrogen for the living grass.... which will save me money over time and provide natural food for the soil. As for the Honda in use on this video, it is my father-in-laws mower. I'm pretty sure its the Honda HRN 166 21" gas mower. I think he got it from Lowes. It does a great job cutting through the tough St. Augustine grass, you will just need to ensure you sharpen your blades twice a year to keep it cutting clean. Hope that helps and thanks for watching.

Thanks for the feedback on you thoughts of this product. I'm actually finally able to get back to doing videos and was planning on doing a "1 year later follow-up" on these. I'm not sure it will be what everyone is expecting because I'll be bringing up a few of the points that you did.

I’m currently using a Kobalt 80V trimmer that I’ve had for a few years. These IDECH heads should attach to most straight shaft trimmers. It comes with a few adapters to accommodate the most “normal” drive shaft configurations.

Thank you, nice setup 👍

I think with the gearing and manual style of the Fiskars, it's always going to leave some stragglers behind. The speed of the blade just isn't consistently fast enough to catch everything so it seems to always take a couple of passes or just accept the stragglers until the Wednesday mow. Also, with the highest level of cut setting, my St. Aug starts to get a little soft/floppy. I try to keep mine at around 3" tall with 2 cuts per week. I've often taken it down a little lower for the first 2 cuts of the season, to knock off any dormant bits still lingering. Now over at my friends house, his St. Aug thrives at 3.5", so I think each stand of grass may be a little different. As soon as I'm over this knee injury, I'll be back at it again on both lawns with a surprise on my backyard (Bermuda and Allett) which will hopefully standup better to dog damage than my Zoysia and St. Aug did.

@@smallsouthernlawn6909 I appreciate the advice and the info. Thank you. Rest up, heal, and stay safe.

For me it does the job as good as the string trimmer did previously. I have a few boards that have warped at the bottom and that causes a little more of an issue but if you have a straight fence line, I think it would be a good tool for the job.

Thank you. It's a fun yard to help our with during the growing season.

I'll check that out now. Thanks for the tip

Sounds good! I'll get it shipped out on Monday. Best wishes for a easy move to the new location and thanks for supporting my young channel.

Thank you for subscribing and supporting the channel.

Thank you for the support

Thank you for the kind words and feedback.

I appreciate it Ron. You were the inspiration for the soil test giveaway and why I really felt compelled to give your great video a shoutout. Thank you

I haven't tried that yet. Not much of that around my house but when I go over to my friends house to help out, I'll give that a shot. I know that they have different blade sets for this system and I think there is one made for thicker grass and light brush.

I appreciate the support and yes, the lawn chute makes it so much easier to pick up debris. It's been one of my most useful purchases lately.

I appreciate your support very much. I hope you and your family also have a great Thanksgiving.

Thanks for the feedback. I'd love to see your upgrades and their results as they come in next year.

I appreciate that. Happy Thanksgiving!

Interesting little factoid - Greene Country Fertilizer HQ is in the small town area of Georgia that I grew up in. It was a surprise to find that out when I was back there this summer, so I stopped by and picked up a bio-pack while I was there. Loving the results with these products... my St Aug is still 85% green and it's nearly December.

My opinion would be that a full strength app of one or the other would be enough to get you through the winter germination period and prepare you for a split spring application in Feb and then early April. That would take you into next fall with a great amount of coverage. Just be mindful of the restrictions of how much prodiamine you can put down in 1 year. Good luck and I know your lawn is going to love you for it.

@@smallsouthernlawn6909 sounds good, I will use granular for winter and split app in spring with liquid. Thanks

Thanks for the tip on the pro-plugger. I'm thinking of adding that to my list of tools for next year. The plugs are for the spots that they really kill off which happened more shortly after the sod went in than it does now. They have a few more spots that are going to need repair because that's where they like to play and their "foot traffic" is definitely wearing it down. This is my first season with Zoysia so I'm learning as I go. Do you have any tips for keeping Empire going strong into the winter months?

@@smallsouthernlawn6909 The only thing I do different might be doing starter fertilizer as the last application, just put it down on the first. It think that and using Humic/Fluvic acid and kelp like you do and that help strengthen the plant. I’m sure your dogs are like mine and are a lot more active in the cold weather.

Thanks. I’m in Texas on the gulf coast. Hope you didn’t mind the Halloween theme too much. I’m trying out some video editing software.

@@smallsouthernlawn6909 Its all good. I only know how to post picture videos of my lawn progress.

Yeah but your KBG looks good. Even with slide shows you get your point across well.

@@smallsouthernlawn6909 Appreciate that . Feels cheesy but I do like to share with the lawn community since it's what put my lawn craze into Overdrive. SEE YA in your next video 👍

@@SuperTA329 By the way, I use Wondershare Filmora for my video editing. It's reasonably priced and pretty easy to use once you get the first one or two completed.

Thank you. I keep the St. Augustine at about 2.5" - 3" and the Zoysia in the backyard at 1" - 1.25"

Thank you. I had to bag it. Taking down that much grass would definitely leave too much sitting on top of the lawn.

They really are a great addition to a lawn care program. I don't have my stickers/merch together yet but hoping to some things together before the end of the year as a token of appreciation for subscribers and viewers. I'll let you know so that I can get one over to you.

How do you order the blade and the motor as a whole? Do I need to find someone that speaks Japanese to order it as a whole? I just don't want to but just the head.

Thank you for the complement. It's an investment and I'd recommend waiting until you can find a $300 or less deal. It might only be a savings of $10-$30 but that is money you can put toward your next bag of fertilizer or pre-emergent.

I love it! I first saw it on Lawn Tips channel and started my research. Have you tried any of the other blade sets/sizes?

@@smallsouthernlawn6909 nice! I have had the bigger blade for brush clearing untill my tool got stolen from the back of my work truck while giving a estimate. But other then that it seems to do the same just the opening on the teeth.

That mower belongs to the owner of that house but it seems to be a really good one. I've been using it while I've been taking care of his yard and no problems so far in our first season with it.

Thank you for watching. Can’t wait to grow the library into so much more for people to enjoy and maybe learn something new.

Welcome and thanks. I’m still working on my video quality but I have a few good projects on the horizon. Hope you enjoy them

He’s always had a great yard but a few months ago he had a very bad cut damage it. It’s been a lot of work to get it back. Now I’m focusing on the front yard over there to get it back up to “normal”