You Can Fix Your Undesirable Lawn With a Renovation
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- Опубліковано 5 січ 2021
- Do you have a lawn that is overrun with weeds or undesirable grasses? In this video, I walk through the steps I took to transform my test plot area with a lawn renovation. Below are links to videos with some additional information on topics that reference in the video. Thank you all for your support. Like, subscribe, comment and tell everyone you that know trying have an immaculate lawn...Just know we're workin'.
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Thank you! So good to see someone from Maryland...especially someone who doesn't make we watch 45 mins of video to get the great info! Lol its appreciated!
Yep, I'm right here in MD and I strive to give you thorough information in less than 10 mins. My goal is 8 mins for a video duration.
Great, straight to the point, step-by-step content. Love those results!
Thanks PJ! I took a lesson from your channel 😂
@@ElevatedLawnscapes Wow, I'm honored :)
Great video. As always. You are my favorite lawn video guy. Thank you.
Thank you, thank you, Christopher! That really means a lot to me as a new UA-cam Creator, I do appreciate that! I have more content coming. Let me know if there is something that you would like me to address in a video.
Epic transformation! Looks amazing!
Thanks 👍🏾!
Great video, great information, keep it up!
Thanks bro! I have more info coming.
Very impressive results! You were talking right at me when you said don’t get lazy at the watering phase. Guilty. But not this year. Great video.
Watering is normally where people get fatigued with the whole process but its the most critical part of the process.
Not sure how I missed this channel but great to have found it... Great content!
I'm glad you found my channel also. More content coming
Great video and details. Thanks for making this
No problem and thanks for watching!
Solid stuff man! Looking forward to more videos!
Content will be coming throughout the season. Thanks for watching and following along.
Wow, you made look easy, thanks for the steps and content . Looks great 👍
Thanks for watching 🙏🏾!
Another great video! I plan on doing a renovation when my kids get older so they can help. Until then, I’m overseeding KBG/TTTF. First time incorporating TTTF in my lawn. We’ll see how it goes.
Thanks! I think you will like the KBG/TTTF mix. I have it in my backyard and im really looking forward to the spring to see how it matures. It feels nicer already under my feet.
Beautiful nice job, keep the videos coming
Will do! More content coming throughout the season. Thanks for watching!
Great video!!! Really appreciate the info… I’m struggling with my lawn at my new home.. I’m somewhat of an urbanite of Philly and just moved to the suburbs out in jersey.. I was completely lost. This video helped, you have a new subscriber.
I'm glad this helped. There are some other things that you can do to improve your current lawn if you do not want to do a full renovation like this video shows. Right now in spring, is not the best time to do a full renovation for cool season lawns. End of summer going into the fall would be the best time to tackle a project like this.
Thanks for watching and thanks for subscribing 🙏🏾!
Profession grade! Spectacular results!
Thanks I really appreciate that!
Awesome !! Just awesome
Thanks!!! 👍🏾
Great work, Great videos, subscribed.
Thank you and welcome to the Elevated community!
First time watching....SUBSCRIBED!!!
Great job!!
Thank you Scott! I really appreciate that 🙏🏾
Loving the content. I’ve got TTTF in Nashville TN and last year I was brand new to the game and bought a Lowe’s brand fescue blend and to be honest it did great all the way up until the middle of June then stress came on and it went from looking really good to really bad in just a few weeks. I believe I didn’t help out the situation because I rarely ever sharpen my mower blades, and I believe I pushed it too hard with fert in March, April, and May. This fall did GCI TTTF, gonna do about 1.25-1.5lbs of N in the spring and try Hydretain this June as well. I am going to pay attention to sharpening my blade as well👍🏻
I really appreciate you watching and happy to see that you are enjoying the content. More on the way especially as the lawn season gets started. Pushing growth in early spring with some good fert is not a bad thing but you really want to start throttling back as the temps get up there especially if you do not have irrigation. Make sure you have cultural practices in line...cutting height, cutting regularly, sharp blades, 1" of water per week if possible, and bag clippings if you see disease. Also, make sure that you get your preventive fungicides together if needed.
Amazing! Good job
Thank you 🙏🏾!
Looks great, gotta find time this summer to get my grass game up.
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Looks great!
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That's wassup my brotha, great information from start to finish 💪🏾
I appreciate that bro!
Great transformation!
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Great video start to finish bro. I’m liking that color. 😎
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New Subscriber. Appreciate the info !
Thank you for watching and subscribing 🙏🏾!
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Thank you, Much appreciated 🙏🏾!!!
Nice job bro.. nice..🤙
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awesome thank you.
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Nice job 👍👍👍
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That's awesome
Thanks!
Fresh lawn!
Thanks!
New subscriber and my brother, it's great to hear you speak what you know and show what just proves you know! haha. Your property looks great and I'm happy for you. I'm happy also to have found your channel. Keep teaching us, Please. If you could - in the last scene, you were getting the stripes. How? I thought I saw something on the Toro, but I'm not sure. I know I'll have some more questions from time to time. Thanks.
I really appreciate that feedback Dave 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾! As a content creator your type of feedback really helps to keep me creating so....THANK YOU!!! I have a home made striper on the mower in that video but I also have the Big League Roller....I am not sponsored by them at all but that thing is amazing when it comes to stripes!!! That would be my recommendation and it mount pretty easily.
@@ElevatedLawnscapes Thanks, I'll look into it. And Great! luck with your channel.
You said dominate and it all made sense. Goodluck with your channel.
Thank you Skip! I appreciate that 🙏🏾
New subscriber!
Welcome aboard! Thank you I really appreciate the sub! My stripes are real and not painted on like Turf's 🤣🤣🤣
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Do you go back and rake in the seed at all after spreading? Ever use peat moss or anything to cover and protect the seed? Just found your channel. Really liking it so far
I will come back and drag the rake across the area to slightly work the seed into the ground. I am not really a fan of the peat moss because its not easy to apply evenly without some equipment and its additional cost. But I do believe that it can be helpful especially if you are not able to keep the seed watered properly during the germination period. I have had really good results without it so its not necessary for me.
Hey awesome video. If you have a large lawn is this something you could do in sections if you did not want to kill everything at once?
Sure you can definitely do it in sections. Thanks for watching 🙏🏾!
Thanks for the step by step instructions. What is the HOC on the last picture?
No problem. I hope it helps if you decide a reno is what you want. HOC was maintained at 2.75" post renovation.
Great video, and results. Was the renovation initiated in the spring or autumn? Good job!!
Start end of July with the first application seeded around the 2 week of September.
Great content!! I don't know if I would trust myself to kill all my grass and start over.
I was nervous the first time myself so I understand. There are other ways to do it without doing that but it will take a little longer to get that uniform coverage. I have done this a number of times so I'm confident that it will grow back.
@@ElevatedLawnscapes that’s awesome. I commend you. The result is awesome. About a year ago before I moved to the south, we had a huge problem with weed so I used a tiller to turn the whole front yard and then replanted. I just drove by last week and it looks good but now I don’t live there. I used your tips this week about how to make a good edge on mulch beds at my new house. Thanks!!
This is awesome, when did you start this ? What fertilizer did you use?
Fescue is a cool season grass type so seeding is best in the fall. I started this process at the end of July. I use different fertilizers mainly from Greene County Fertilizer Company and HyrBrix. Greene County Fertilizer has a seeding pack that you can purchase.
Great Vid!! Question- My neighbors have zoysia grass, which has taken over the part of my lawn next to theirs. I've heard the only thing you can do is to dig it all up due to the roots. Will this get rid of it and is there a way to keep it out?
Good question, I have never had to deal with removing Zoysia. Being that Zoysia is a spreading grass type it is going to be difficult to keep it out because that is the nature of that grass. Killing that area with multiple applications of non-selective herbicide and cutting it out is about the best way I have heard of for removing the existing Zoysia. You could try a product like Turflon Ester to control it and maybe knock back the existing Zoysia but it probably will not eliminate it. Hope this helps and gives you something look into.
@@ElevatedLawnscapes Thanks. It's a bugger for sure. I've tried overseeding but its so think and dense it chokes out any other type grass. I guess this summer I'm going to have to try to kill it. Keep up the great Vid's!!
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Thank you 🙏🏾!
Is this is a cool or summer season grass ??
I would like it if it was summer grass. Thanks
It is cool season tall fescue and KBG mixed.
Couldn't you scalp the lawn first and then apply the glysophate so that way you don't have to apply twice since there is going to be green surviving the first round due to taller grass? Also, after that last scalp/application, how long do you wait to aerate and overseed?
Glysophate works by being absorbed through the leaf blades and then into the the plant. So you want to have the most amount of leaf blade exposed to allow more of the Glysophate to be absorbed into the plant. I have found that right after cutting at the highest setting possible the plant seems to be more exposed and has a more effective kill off. Everything will not die with only one application you need multiple apps over a period of time. I recommend waiting 7 days to aerate and overseed some people have waited less time with sucess.
How long do you wait after applying the 3rd application, before you aerate??
Same time as the between the other applications. I wait 2-3 weeks between each application. You could wait shorter if everything is completely dead.
Is the key to make sure you generously overseed all spots and then keep the seeds constantly wet?
Also, what is the easiest way to deal with weeds? Just pull them out with a weeder, add some soil, and reseed it?
Yes the general idea to get seed to grow is breaking up the ground, seed, starter fertilizer, good seed to soil contact and consist water. This was a full renovation starting from scratch not just an overseeding.
It is going to depend on what size area you are working with and how bad the weeds are to determine your process with weeds. If you have a small area you can pull them out if you choose to. If you have a larger area it will be more efficient to apply a herbicide to kill the weeds. There is no need to add soil unless you have a leveling issue you want to fix.
@@ElevatedLawnscapes Okay, so get rid of weeds, break up the soil for bad patches, apply seed as well as fertilizer, and then keep it all wet. Got it, thanks so much!
I would say moist more so than wet because too much water is not good for seed germination either.
I am not sure where you are located but if you are using a cool season grass type (Fescue, Kentucky Bluegrass, Ryegrass) the best time to do this is in the fall. We are getting ready to go into summer temperatures and young seedlings do not survive summer heat very often.
@@ElevatedLawnscapes Hi, I have another question. If I have a plot in the backyard that's been long abused as a dump for trash and construction waste, what's the best way to clean it up to reuse?
What time of year do you start your renovation? I’ve seen different opinions on this and can’t really find anything solidified but you have results! I’m in central alabama but plan on doing tall fescue.
I have a video releasing at 10am. It should answer your question 👍🏾.
@@ElevatedLawnscapes thank you sir
I’m getting ready for the fall overseeding of my front lawn which is approx 7,500 sqft. And there’s another 7,500 sqft. of backyard and side yard to do at a later date. Ipciked up 50lbs of Labanon winningcolor turf type tall fescue /Bluegrass mix. I also have the Propiconazole and now I’m ordering either RGS or Cytogro I’m using Lesco brand starter fertilizer. But my question to you is. Is there a benefit in using one over the other when it comes to applying RGS or Cytogro? And if not which one would you recommend?
I recommend the Cytogro. You definitely do not need both.
@@ElevatedLawnscapes thanks man, I’m trying to get my lawn looking like yours. I know it’s gonna take your knowledge and my effort, but I’ll put my best foot forward.
@@kev7017 Just continue to learn good cultural practices, learning your lawn, and be consistent.
Did you dig up the dead grass or did you just scalp it and seed over that? Thinking about redoing my backyard
Scalp, heavy aeration, and seed.
Are there starter fertilizers you recommend that don't have phosphorus? My soil test came back very high, approx 4X the optimal range.
Starter fertilizer is a marketing term that was generated for fertilizer that had phosphorus in it, typically used at the time of seeding. Apply the fertilizer analysis that you need based on your soil test results. When you need it.
@@ElevatedLawnscapes thank you brotha…that’s what I thought. New to lawn care and wanted to make sure. Loving your content 🔥🔥🔥
No problem glad you are enjoying the content!
Quick question, I went to the Mountain View seed website and saw a bunch of different options. Which type of mix did you get, or would you advise? I'm in MD
I recommend you going to Newsom Seed here in MD and buying a bag of the MVS Top Choice. That is what I have been doing for years.
@@ElevatedLawnscapes Noted... thanks so much
@@MrMbrownjr No problem. Make sure you get the bag with 0% weed seed and 0% other crop. That may only come in a 50 lb bag.
Can I do this early spring? Or should i wait until fall?
Full renovation I completely recommend waiting until the fall if you have a cool season grass type (ex Fescue, KBG, Rye).
What type of grass and brand name did you put down?
Its TTTF Mountain View Seed LS. Check out my other video that I go into more detail on the seed. Thanks for watching!
where do you buy glyphosate?
Glysophate is the active ingredient in roundup and most non-selective herbicides (weed and brush killers). You can get it at most big box stores lowes or home depot or you can order it online. Please read and follow the label rates and instructions. Thanks for watching!
What kind of grass seed did you use? and where are you located?
This grass seed is Mountain View Seed TTTF LS. I have another video that goes into more detail about that seed.
How long after the chemical did you seed, because wouldn't the dirt just kill new seed if you do it so soon due to the chemical in the ground.
I seeded 7 days after the last application. I know people that have seeded the within 3 days even same day with no issues. I recommend waiting a week before seeding.
What time of the year did you do this?
I started in late July. The fall is the best time for cool season lawn renovations.
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what kind of seed do you use?
I used Mountain View Seed TTTF LS. Checkout my other video that I go into detail on the seed.
What grass seed and what brand did you use?
Mountain View Seed. Checkout my other video that I go into more detail about the seed itself.
@@ElevatedLawnscapes cool can you send me the link
Is there a best time/ season to start this? (I apologize if I missed it) I'm thinking about doing this to my whole front yard. It's full of weeds and patches. That way I can control the seed placed in the soil
It is going to depend on your location and what grass type you are seeding. If you are going with a cool season grass type like I did (Fescue, Kentucky Bluegrass, or rye) the best time is going into the fall. I started step 1 in late July.
@@ElevatedLawnscapes dope thank you. I'm in Sylvania Ohio these past couple of weeks have been rainy, and my soil is sandy I want to say. Someone told me that I should get it tested
You most definitely should get it tested. I have a full playlist on the reason and the information that you get from soil testing. That test gives you a foundation for your plan ahead.
@@ElevatedLawnscapes thanks so much man. I can't wait to see what you got going forward, this is helpful
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I appreciate you watching! 👍🏾
meticulous....patience....passion.
Those are a must for lawncare
I know you hate to do more work but I would fixed the neighbours yard as well because their crap will invade your lawn again.
Yeah thats a lot of work. I will need to get paid for that and they are not that concerned with their lawn. I just use a pre-emergent which worked well this year and stay up on my herbicide applications when needed.