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Small Southern Lawn
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Приєднався 4 тра 2018
Small Southern Lawn is my way to share my lawn adventures. I have St. Augustine grass in the front and side yards (it's what the builder installed) and I have recently changed over to Empire Zoysia in the backyard. I have around 3000sq ft of total lawn with 1000 being the zoysia.
We'll also be covering the care of the shrubs, trees and other yardwork that needs to be completed around the house. Occasionally I will complete some projects like my elevated herb garden that I made this spring, fence repairs, etc...
I hope you'll join me on this adventure and I hope that we'll all learn some new things to create our own private oasis in this crazy world.
We'll also be covering the care of the shrubs, trees and other yardwork that needs to be completed around the house. Occasionally I will complete some projects like my elevated herb garden that I made this spring, fence repairs, etc...
I hope you'll join me on this adventure and I hope that we'll all learn some new things to create our own private oasis in this crazy world.
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Congrats to the winner of our first ever giveaway on this UA-cam channel. We're super excited to be able to send this out to you. The MySoil soil test kit is a complete package that will help guide you in the next steps to a healthier soil and lawn. Congrats again and thanks to everyone that entered.
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A Lawn Pirate's Birthday #shorts
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This is just a capture of some video and photos from my recent birthday. It was a little chilly for Texas weather but it was a beautiful day. So this is my pirates birthday video #birthday #smallsouthernlawn #shorts
Christmas List For Lawn Care Nuts and Sweepstakes Giveaway
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Christmas List 2020 and a Giveaway... what could be better? These are great Christmas gift ideas for the lawn or just gifts to yourself. Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoy the suggestions. SWEEPSTAKES ENTER HERE: gleam.io/competitions/v9jDX-holiday-lawns-2020 00:38 4.2 stars - Kujo Yardwear Yard Work Shoe - amzn.to/3k1DfIZ 01:03 4.6 stars - Luster Leaf A650 Leaf and Lawn Chute - amzn.to/3...
Fall Weed Control and Last Fertilizer of the Year - 120 Seconds
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Really short video to give you some final tips on Fall lawn care as we get close to winter. Pre Emergent, Post Emergent and Organic Fertilizer, how do you control your winter weeds so that you enter spring ready for a great season? Prodiamine vs. Dithiopyr - The Grass Factor - ua-cam.com/video/9GquKiF2QUc/v-deo.html Long Intro but once you get to the whiteboard, the information is pure solid go...
Can You Keep Your Grass Green in the Fall? Fall Lawn Care Part 2
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There a few tips you can use to keep your grass green longer into the season. Here are the 2 that I am using this year that I am sure will work. Try to add them to your Autumn Lawn Care program and let me know how they work for you. Don't forget to sharpen your lawn mower blade before your last cut or two. You want to put the lawn to sleep for the winter in the best condition possible. Lawn Mow...
Repair Dog Urine Grass Damage with Sod Plugs, Fall Lawn Care Part 1
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Do you have dog urine in lawn killing your warm season grass? Do you want a fast way to fix those dead spots in the lawn? I have used Zoysia Sod Plugs in my yard with great results. Here is my video showing the progress with this lawn care. Sod Plugs from SodSolutions - www.sodsolutions.com 1" Auger for Making Holes (affiliate link) - amzn.to/3i8jsXi Starter Fertilizer, you only need a little i...
IDECH Power Rotary Scissors, Are They Over-hyped or a Great Lawn Tool?
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This is my review of the IDECH/Stens Power Rotary Scissors. I first saw these on the Lawn Tips channel as a landscape blade and started a long research endeavor to see if they were of high quality and value. The Idech or Stens brand continued to come up to the top of the list, so I purchased one and here are the results. Stens 385-581 Power Rotary Scissors is the new name as they have replaced ...
Reel Mowing St Augustine Grass, Lawn Tips for Mowing Your Lawn
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This is a follow-up to my video where I attempted to cut tall St. Augustine grass with a Fiskars reel mower. That didn't work out too well but this time around, with the help of the rotary mower, I was able to tame the St Augustine beast and bring my small front yard back up to the top on my street. Lawn Domination Tips Here's what I used to get everything completed today: Fiskars Reel Mower - ...
Reel Mowing Tall Grass, Will It Work?
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Reel mower on tall St. Augustine grass. Reel mowers are great at precision cutting and keeping grass healthy but there is an Achilles heel which is that they either can't cut some grass at a high enough level for the grass to be healthy or they can't cut tall grass down to a manageable height. The Fiskars mower that I use here in this video has been with me for well over 5 years. I've sharpened...
Kobalt Hedge Trimmer Review, 80V Max Battery Powered
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Blog Post: dhbytes.com/blog/f/kobalt-80-volt-max-hedge-trimmer-review Amazon Link: amzn.to/3l7bGzY Lowes Link: www.lowes.com/pd/Kobalt-80-Volt-Max-26-in-Dual-Cordless-Electric-Hedge-Trimmer-1-Battery-Included/1000386901 Found a great deal on this Kobalt Hedge Trimmer and wanted to share a review with you all. Well, my hedges were overgrown like crazy and I was about to break in this new tool wi...
Mowing Overgrown St. Augustine Lawn
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At a lawn I help take care of, the owner has been out of town for a few weeks. While I have cut it during this time, I missed about 9 days and this is what I saw upon my return. This was 8-12” tall grass because I could hide my whole body in the grass, lol. Happy to help out the owner and mow through this jungle to bring things back to a manageable level. This is going to be a serious mowing on...
Does this work with Ryobi?
This video may help more with that question. I know they work on many different platforms. ua-cam.com/video/yyLRyKmYNLY/v-deo.html
Para que es la segunda pasada con esa maquina??
I love mine. There is a little learning curve but it makes my life easier.
I love my Fiskars!!!! I alternate between a rotary mower and a reel mower at my house.
Get rid of those dogs
I'm more impressed that with so many dogs you still have green grass.. what's your secret?
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
You would think they would of made a top infeed attachment that sits on top of the main wheels to force the tall grass into the blades.
Thanks for this video. Sometimes I let my grass overgrow and the Fiskars doesn't do a good job cutting it. But never realized that I could adjust the height to the highest setting first to bring it down a bit. And then go over it again on the lower height that I normally use on a weekly basis. Going to give that a try later today and see how it goes. I've also seen another tip that if you take off the orange cover guard off that the grass is thrown up instead of forward. This reduces the effort required to push the mower as it's not cutting the grass clippings again. Although, doing this wouldn't be as safe with the 4 dogs around. :-)
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.
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love this mower
nice job!
Question on the Fiskars. How close to an edge can it cut? Does it go right up against your house and fence close enough to where you don't need to follow up with an edger? I have metal edging that's taller than my grass and I'm interested in the Fiskars if I'm able to skip edging afterwards.
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.
as soon as i heard three hundred dollars and have to sharpen the blades, i said nope, not me, my electric string trimmer can do it better and cheaper, and no blade sharpening needed. lol lol
do you recommend bagging or mulching when cutting about 1 or 1.5 in high St. Augustine and can you pleased tell me what model Honda your using, I'm a home owner and and see most of the local gardening services using Honda's but I have no clue which one to get..
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.
SHARPENING VIDEO NEXT???
Thinking about upgrading from the Earthwise to Fiskars. If my yard is overgrown, I cut it with the weekeater or pay someone for a 1 time cut because chances are between work and rain I just don't have the time anyway. Thanks for this review! Glad to see how it does on St. Aug since that's what I have!
Good video, i can see the positives in this but also the negatives. First is price, thats a lot of string replacement. Second is you cant clean up weeds or grass growing in cracks or or stress joints in sidewalks. The real truth is it doesnt do anything more than a string does except cost alot more money. The upkeep on sharpening and greasing seems like it would be a pain and really its not much different than just putting a regular cutting blade on your weedeater and that cost $35 . I can see where some could see it to be efficient for them but from my point of view, i cant justify the cost.. Thanks for your view on the product and i hope it works well for you though...
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.
Excellent insight. Thanks for this video. 👍
To think it will cut 6 inch grass
What type/model trimmer do you use with the rotary scissors?
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 👍
Thanks & yeah for Ssmmy🐶
Nice on one
Great video. I'm a fellow Fiskars owner with St. Aug and I'm very curious to know what height you're mowing at. One of my gripes about the mower (and it may just be my grass) is that I find that it doesn't cut everything. I've found that it only cuts the grass standing proud and misses anything leaning over below the "deck height" (I have mine set to 4"). I've also found that the mower doesn't cut anything that is too tall, like the runners that St. Aug sends up, leaving me to take a string trimmer out into the lawn just above my cutting height in a metal-detector-like motion to knock those down. Do you have any advice? I'm not sure if I've found genuine issues with the mower that are specific to our grass type, if I should try cutting a little lower or more often (planning 2x a week this season, rather than last year's weekly mow), or if my watering game is off, or something else I'm not even thinking of. Any light you can shine?
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.
How well does it trim the against the wooden fence? It’s always the biggest issue in my yard. Thanks 🤘🏼
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.
Congratulations Charles. Go Dawgs from Alabama (probably the only Dawg fan in the state).
Looks really good
Thank you. It's a fun yard to help our with during the growing season.
Nice list. Look at the RB 60 spreader from ECHO. Its at the $100 price range like the scotts.
I'll check that out now. Thanks for the tip
Oh wow - thanks man! I'm actually moving so this will be super helpful at the new place! Will check my email now and reply back!
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.
Congrats!!!
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Congrats, Charles!!!
Thank you for the support
What a great video. I'm not even much into lawn work, but learned so much good stuff and great product recommendations. Love your video style too. Very well done!
Thank you for the kind words and feedback.
Definitely a helpful list man. I like the soil test kit as a giveaway. One of the best things you can do for your lawn. Keep going.
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
Have you ever used it in tall thick grass, blackberry or thick brush?
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.
Lawn chute is bad ass. Love the list!
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.
Nice list bro. I wish you the best with your channel moving forward!! Happy Thanksgiving. -AL
I appreciate your support very much. I hope you and your family also have a great Thanksgiving.
Great information on a lot that I have used and will get again but also stuff that I want really bad. I will have to upgrade on a few items next season. Great video!
Thanks for the feedback. I'd love to see your upgrades and their results as they come in next year.
Nice video!
I appreciate that. Happy Thanksgiving!
Great info bro. I am huge Green County Fertilizer user. I have been using them since they came to the DIY market.
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 KBG reno should be mature enough now to put some pre emergent down. Was thinking of putting down some Andersons barricade w/ prodiamine and liquid prodiamine. Not sure if that would be overkill but I think it will be fine if I space them 1 month apart which should cover till mid march. Look forward to seeing your progress.
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
Good tip. I have 4 dogs and Empire also. I try to water after the pee, but don’t get everything. I will try plugging, sometimes it takes months. You might want to invest in a pro plugger, saves a lot of time.
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.
Cool video. What state are you from with the palms?
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.
Looks great, what the height you are cutting at?
Thank you. I keep the St. Augustine at about 2.5" - 3" and the Zoysia in the backyard at 1" - 1.25"
Did you bag or mulch! Looks good!
Thank you. I had to bag it. Taking down that much grass would definitely leave too much sitting on top of the lawn.
I got these back in July...absolutely imperative for mowing low And I need a couple of those stickers!
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.
New sub here. I have my eyes on it but havent pulled the trigger just yet. That would be perfect right now to cut the edges of my new reno out front. Kill me to keep a low cut and then beat it up with a weed whacker. Nice job putting you video together.
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.
Yes,I also agree very awesome piece to have in your lawn game👍 second set for me💯💥💣
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.
Same mower I have
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.
wow definitely learnt something new here about mowing the lawn
Thank you for watching. Can’t wait to grow the library into so much more for people to enjoy and maybe learn something new.
Nice just found your channel looking for new lawns to watch and not bad lawn looking good just subscribed! 👍
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
I need my backyard to look that good.
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”