@:Mosey: Ferocious I get your point, but I hate to break it to you, you’re in the minority on this one. If I could do 1 minute videos and get the same channel growth and analytics, I would. It would save me time too. I think I made it clear in the video how valuable my time is to me. To act like your time is the only time that’s valuable is a bit selfish don’t ya think? The fact is, short lawn tip videos are not what true lawn people want. Trust me, I’ve asked…many times. You see, lawn care is a life style hobby for some people. You know, kinda like cars, boating, camping, etc. They enjoy the lengthier lawn talk (or “superfluous” talk as you called it). For those that see lawn care as a hassle and are only looking for quick tips to fix their dumpster fire yard with as little commitment as possible, which sounds like you, I can see why they only want 1 minute videos. They’re not willing to put in the work it takes for a beautiful yard in the first place. There are UA-cam Shorts for those people. The truth is, I upload Shorts and lose subscribers. I upload full length videos and gain them. You have to know your audience as a creator and what the community is looking for. In lawn care (for now) it’s not shorter videos. That may change, and I will always be observing and adapt if necessary. I just love the know-it-all comments like yours, because they’re more times than not wrong. And I’m sure none of my explanation will change your thinking, which is typical of the type. Regardless, I enjoy giving it as other people will read it too. Thank you for watching and the feedback though. I’ll respectfully disregard it however. Have a great day.
@@BudgetLawns great explanation of why you do things the way you do. Those short videos always leave me with more questions. Your videos are awesome and I am following your lawn care protocol which has greatly improved my front and back lawns. I’m about throw down some triple 10 fertilizer and then mid to end of September do my pre-emergent. Thanks from San Antonio, TX.
@@DGA0602 thanks so much man. Really appreciate the kind words and support. Glad my videos have been able to help you. That’s what it’s all about. Keep up the great work in the lawn. 👊👊
Your videos have given me hope. I have spent too much money on post-emergents and pre-emergents. It's so discouraging when you do not get the results you expected. I have considered paying for pros to take care of the weeds in my lawn. I look forward to having a good lawn this year. Thanks for the information.😃
Keep doing the channel the way you have been doing sweet straight to the point and very informative. Thank you for not forgetting about us up in the snowy climate.
I have sandburs in central Texas and am going to try pre-emrgent for the first time. I am designing a set up for carrying water and spraying it as I do not have power or water there. Luckily the sandburs do not cover the whole property, but are in a strip about 25' x 100'.
New home owner with all these buggers in my lawn.. it’s mid summer so all I’m tring to do is water proper weed wack at the problem areas and sharp mow high set… subscriber.. St. Louis Mo…
Been battling Virginia buttonweed, crabgrass, and dallisgrass all year with a new lawn .. soooo hard to get rid of. Tons of trees and shrubs so root active is a tricky one for VB. MSMA and dormant round up. Planning to use prodiamine this next spring. I swear VB will germinate and thrive in the thickest lawn. Lawn was abused for years before I got it unfortunately.
First timer here. Love the intro. I feel Same way w my life (busy etc) n would do Same as u- whatever works. I’m also a therapeutic weed puller n wife n neighbors think am nuts lol. But I’m Not gd w any lawn care related matters so am watching bunch vids n was wondering (stupidly) whether to water rt after putting dn pre emergence or Not to but I will google it. N look for a How to care for lawn for dummies lol. Be well
Awesome. Glad to have you. Thanks so much. Hope you find lots of helpful stuff. To answer your question. Yes, water pre-emergent in. 👍Good luck in your lawn this season. Happy to help if you need it.
If my Bermuda lawn was put in Sept 2023, can I use Spectracide weed stop? Plus, I missed putting it down in March. Is it to late to put down in April? I live in the south.
@@BudgetLawns So, I just need to pull weeds this season? I have been pulling every day and there is no end in sight. And, I will not forget the pre-emergent in September this year!
Mowing a lot, proper watering and fertilizing will take care of a huge chunk for you. It just takes a little patience. Don't get distracted from the basics by everything you see online. Here's what mine lawn looked like first season at the beginning then end. No weed killer, just hand pulling, mowing, watering, and fertilizing. ua-cam.com/video/09ayTDL6KhE/v-deo.html
I absolutely love your attitude and approach! So enjoyable to listen to your teaching style! I live in zone 5b and have cool season grass. I want to do the pre-emerge plan, but not sure when I should put it down as you were applying to Bermuda. I fight the same weeds as you do, but have snow cover in Jan, and sometimes in March as well. Please advise.
Thank you so much. Appreciate the kind words. From my understanding from conversations with cool season folks, they'll typically apply once the snow cover is gone then again sometime in June or July. Hope this helps. Thanks again.
The fall and January application is what will prevent an outbreak in more mild climates through the winter and early spring. Poa seeds typically sprout in the spring but you have to apply pre emergent ahead of time to prevent it. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching.
Thanks for the information just a few questions 1) how closely together can you use the pre emergent peoduct you use and fertilizer? Let's say a 16% nitrogen one? Time them apart ? 2) you don't or can't use them in summer ? ( do they make a spray )? 3) how does this effect trying to grow grass ?
1. Same time 2. I don’t but you can use them in the summer. Granular only for what I use. 3. Do not use if seeding to grow grass. Will prevent that too. Thanks for watching.
Great info Travis! I usually do only spring pre emergent here on my cool season lawn. I do the split app method, half the rate in early spring and then a 2nd application 6 weeks later. Different battle with warm season lawns and the fact that you guys could deal with more in the winter months when we're usually frozen and snow covered
Applied to early for my baby grass PR/KBG/TTF mix and never really grew. I did another re-seed and do not plan on putting pre emerg down for 2 growing seasons. To much work to get it right then dealing with root pruning of the new grass. Although it works amazing i am gonna wait.
Thank you for your videos on lawn maintenance. My question is- If I use preemergent and want to fix patches with new seeds, will it affect the germination of the new seeds?
Thanks so much bro. It’s never a question. One day when my kids are off to college, all I’ll have is a lawn. Don’t wanna regret missing the time now. 👊👊
Thanks for the great video. Does it matter when pre-emergents are applied in terms of when the grass was cut? For example, should I avoid doing it right after cutting the lawn, or perhaps that is the best time? Thank you!
This should work well in most warm season climates. The further south you are, you could likely bump the apps back a month or so. Just make sure that whatever product you use is safe on those grass types. Some are not safe on the 2 you mentioned. Read the label for sure. Thank you for watching and the comment. I appreciate you.
Thank you. No I just let the Bermuda spread to fill it in. I have hybrid Bermuda which cannot be seeded and shouldn’t be mixed…in my opinion if possible.
Curious to know if this is the program and schedule to follow for a St Augustine lawn in South Carolina. If not, what do you recommend? Appreciate your being willing to do these videos to help out those of us struggling with our lawns. Now, go have fun with your family.
Since you’ve got a warm season lawn like me, I think it’ll work just fine. Just make sure the product you choose is safe for st. Aug. read the label to be sure. Thanks so much for watching.
I use Prodiamine dispersible granules which is mixed with water and applied with a sprayer and have had good results. The trick is to learn how to distribute the spray at 1 gallon per 1,000 sq. ft. The best way is to mark off a 1,000 sq. ft on your drive way if it is large enough. And fill your sprayer with a gallon of water and start spraying to see how fast you need to walk and how far off the ground to hold your spray tip. An area marked off at 500 sq. ft. and your spray tank filled with a 1/2 gal. of water will work, too. Both type of pre emergents, granular or Prodiamine DG, recommends at least a 1/2” of rain or manual watering to activate.
You’ve got a proven method. I like it! I also enjoy pulling weeds... if there aren’t too many. Does the pre-emergent control goose grass? Thank you for your good video. I’ll be looking at your channel more!
Great Vid!!!! I have a new construction Bermuda lawn and interested to know when you are planning to use the power reel again? I am looking into power reels for next season after I level.
I wanted to give this method a try but the granular pre-emergent isn’t available in Texas. I wonder why. The liquid weed stop post emergent is available
How would you, “water it in”, if it is January? Or, do you just let the natural elements, take care of it, in the cold of winter? You’ve mentioned, how important it is, to water Spectricide in as a pre-emergent, that is why I ask. Thank you!
Great question. In January, I time it before good rain chances in the forecast. Even if that means putting it down a pinch early or a a pinch late. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching.
The preemergent in Weed stop is for crabgrass and possibly Poa annua if you apply it in the fall. It won’t prevent any other types of weeds from emerging. The rest of weed stop is post emergent
That’s not true. The active pre emergent ingredient is dithiopyr. It is much more effective at controlling a variety of weeds than you say, especially at higher rates. The before and afters in this video show this. Thanks for watching.
So I missed the Jan preemergent application... now I'd got several weeds up (central Oklahoma). Can I spray Target 6 (MSMA) now to kill weeds that have come up AND another preemergent or should the MSMA be enough for now? Thanks for your help!
With how warm the weather has been, I'd go ahead and get a pre-emergent down. As far as the weeds coming up go, I don't ever worry about killing those. They may stand out in the dormant bermuda but once it heats up and you get going with regular lawn care, those things will be gone. Hope this helps. Appreciate ya watching.
Did you hear what I said about me waiting for my new sod lawn to go completely dormant before applying pre emergent? I covered that in the video. Not to be rude, but I make the videos with the info to answer questions so they don’t get repeated in the comments. Thanks for watching.
It does, but I will shift my application slightly depending on rain chances. We get decent rain chances during those times of year, so I never have to water it in. Mother Nature does it for me.
It does take some time and research to figure it all out. It is really hard to give each person a step by step because everyone has different circumstances. Many questions have to be answered before giving advice. I'd have to know your grass type and location and what fertilizer you plan using.
@@BudgetLawns well since we're answering questions 😅, I am from Iowa and Plan using that stress blend and the Flagship ( same brand )in the fall . How far apart should I apply these ? Also I am trying to grow grass. That product you use seems to have bad ratings, just an observation, it seems to work great for you. Thanks
Appreciate your timely video, Question:im new Home owner, and have Bermuda grass, afte preemergent application after how many weeks is okay to apply lawn feed? In fall and winter time. Thanks.
Some crabgrass popping up in lawn, and grass started turning brown, so i want to know if I should apply lawn feed first or pre-emergent or both can be applied together? Fyi im from southern Virginia
I can't find it now but someone on comments did math on this product about going heavy to have it potent like commercial products. And now I can't find it as I have 550sq ft and I need to put it down this Sunday right before it is scheduled to water
@@BudgetLawns ok yesterday afternoon I just put 2.5lbs on my lawn. The blades were damp. But lawn wasnt soaked. I haven't watered it in yet. The sprinklers are coming on tomorrow morning. Is this a way for it to stick to any weeds if I have any. I don't see any except maybe a tiny clover here and there. And then water it in to get the pre emergent in there for 90 days?
I have been running late with watching these videos now that I have a lawn again to take care of 😁. I remember that song " I am a believer ", that's before your time lol. Great video as always bud. 👍💚🦸
I always love your attitude toward lawn care. It comes after family. So many UA-cam lawn guys seems like all they do is lawn care and ignore their kids. 👌🏼
Appreciate that. I can’t underscore how little time I actually spend in the lawn compared to how much I spend with my wife and kids. The way it should be. 👊👊
Can you do a video on when and how often to sharpen rotary blades? Maybe some tips on that. My grass is getting that brown haze because the grass isn’t getting cut cleanly.
Thanks for watching and the suggestion. I’m in the same boat. My blade needs sharpened badly. In my opinion, your blade should be sharpened at least twice a season. Once in the beginning and a second about halfway through. If you could do it 3 times, that would be even better. Hope this helps. Thanks again.
Thank you. That’s tough to answer without knowing your grass type and fall plans. This video best applies to warm season, southern lawns. Thanks for watching.
Thank you. Always remember to follow the label instructions for your area. If your weather is fine according to the label, then you are good to go and should see some improvement.
Pre emergent shouldn’t be used when overseeding. It will prevent the seeds from germinating. Sorry. Not the news you want. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching.
@@BudgetLawns I’m about 700 miles north of you. Any advice on turning mostly sand into dirt. I can water heavy and 5 hours later it looks dry. What can I add to improve my soil
I learned that one pre emergent app in spring will not hold off weeds all summer. Weeds started appearing early Aug. even through the thick grass. Thinking I should apply April and again in mid June. Great video as always. 👊🏼
@@BudgetLawns What if you have weeds in August can you use post emergent and then pre emergent once you kill weeds already there how soon can you throw preemergent down?
That will also be good. The schedule in this video is a sure fire way to be covered most of the time. Weather, product used, etc are other factors that can also change things. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching.
Great stuff. I use the Spectracide Weed Stop on my exposed dirt areas on my baseball field to help keep weeds down while we aren't practicing or playing on it. I get a good 4 month weed suppression from it. I wish they made a bigger bag of it. Do you know if they do or another good comp product?
Thank you. That’s the only size I know of and haven’t looked for any comps. It always works so good I’ve never had a reason to. Wish I had more for ya. Thanks for watching.
I agree. Strong, think, healthy grass (turf) will do really well to out-compete any weed (assuming that one is doing the proper mowing and watering along with fertilizing....as you so aptly stated). Too easy, right?
@@BudgetLawns Hey, man! Appreciate what you do. Very kind of you to provide all of this awesome content. I do not think that people understand how involved making YT videos really is! Anyway, keep on, keeping on.
Great video, quick question. Does the Spectricide product work against POA? That is the one weed that I can not control in my Bermuda lawn. Gets me every year.
Is this fall/winter time regimen applicable for regions that see snow? I’m new to the northwest Indiana and want to try to keep my yard as weed free as possible. Would you suggest any alterations or considerations based on region?
My videos are mainly geared toward southern warm season lawns. However, could be followed if you’re not under snow the entire time. If you are, you’ll just want to make sure to get a fall application down then a spring app after the snow melts. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching.
What state are you in? Here in Virginia never heard of a pre-m in Jan, March at the earliest. So many people who aren’t far south may be better with an early March then late may split application.
I'm in Arkansas. Sure, people need to take into consideration where they're located. You make a good point. Most of my diehard viewers are from this region. We can have mild winters depending on the year, which can result in winter weed break through. Especially for my Texas subs. But you're right, for people with much colder, snowy winters, a split app as you mentioned may be a better idea. Thank you for watching and bringing this up as a topic of conversation, unlike the others who have whined about it. I guess those people think I can hold everyone's hand to tell them what to do. Not all lawn videos are for all lawns. Appreciate you!
@@BudgetLawns Thanks! I think the key take away for people watching this is to do a FALL application. Lot of folks know about spring app(s) but by the time fall comes around they’ve lost interest in their lawn and don’t give it any attention.
Hey man thanks for all your good advice on your channel I really always enjoy watching your videos and I'm a lot like you I like pulling up weeds too LOL have a question for you though sadly enough my yard is pretty big my yard's about 28 29,000 square feet sadly I tried to do the pre-emergent thing but it just cost so much to do my whole yard with it if I always water cut and fertilize well that eventually make it a lot better with weeds I have noticed since I've been letting my grass get a little bet taller it is choking out the weeds better if I continue to do what I'm doing will that improve without me having to use pre-emergent
Appreciate the kind words. Yeah that’d get it expensive for sure. May want to just pick a small section close to the house to treat. Doing the other practices will over time help to choke out weeds as much as possible everywhere else. Yes, mowing taller with some grasses will definitely help. Bermuda taller can help too but it really gets its thickest when it’s mowed a little shorter. Hope this helps. Thanks again. Appreciate ya.
Appreciate it. No I don’t follow the bag instructions. I only use it as a pre emergent and water it in. Therefore it won’t act as a post emergent and kill weeds. With that said, I wouldn’t double it. You could end up hurting your turf in the process. Hope this helps.
I find your format and presentation to be refreshing. Your content is informative and without fluff, please don’t change.
Thank you. Just the kind of feedback I need to make sure y’all get what you want. I appreciate you 🙏🙏.
@:Mosey: Ferocious I get your point, but I hate to break it to you, you’re in the minority on this one. If I could do 1 minute videos and get the same channel growth and analytics, I would. It would save me time too. I think I made it clear in the video how valuable my time is to me. To act like your time is the only time that’s valuable is a bit selfish don’t ya think? The fact is, short lawn tip videos are not what true lawn people want. Trust me, I’ve asked…many times. You see, lawn care is a life style hobby for some people. You know, kinda like cars, boating, camping, etc. They enjoy the lengthier lawn talk (or “superfluous” talk as you called it). For those that see lawn care as a hassle and are only looking for quick tips to fix their dumpster fire yard with as little commitment as possible, which sounds like you, I can see why they only want 1 minute videos. They’re not willing to put in the work it takes for a beautiful yard in the first place. There are UA-cam Shorts for those people. The truth is, I upload Shorts and lose subscribers. I upload full length videos and gain them. You have to know your audience as a creator and what the community is looking for. In lawn care (for now) it’s not shorter videos. That may change, and I will always be observing and adapt if necessary. I just love the know-it-all comments like yours, because they’re more times than not wrong. And I’m sure none of my explanation will change your thinking, which is typical of the type. Regardless, I enjoy giving it as other people will read it too. Thank you for watching and the feedback though. I’ll respectfully disregard it however. Have a great day.
@@BudgetLawns great explanation of why you do things the way you do. Those short videos always leave me with more questions. Your videos are awesome and I am following your lawn care protocol which has greatly improved my front and back lawns. I’m about throw down some triple 10 fertilizer and then mid to end of September do my pre-emergent. Thanks from San Antonio, TX.
@@DGA0602 thanks so much man. Really appreciate the kind words and support. Glad my videos have been able to help you. That’s what it’s all about. Keep up the great work in the lawn. 👊👊
@@BudgetLawns thanks!
The way you teach reminds me of an old pastor of mine. You’re like… a minister of lawn care. Thanks for what you do!
Haha, I've heard that a lot. Some people started calling me the grass pastor. Thanks so much for watching and commenting. Appreciate your support! 👊
Your videos have given me hope. I have spent too much money on post-emergents and pre-emergents. It's so discouraging when you do not get the results you expected. I have considered paying for pros to take care of the weeds in my lawn. I look forward to having a good lawn this year. Thanks for the information.😃
Glad to hear that. Appreciate ya watching and sharing! Good luck this season!
Great video! I expect to use this timing and method starting at the end of this year👍
Thanks for watching.
Keep doing the channel the way you have been doing sweet straight to the point and very informative. Thank you for not forgetting about us up in the snowy climate.
🙏🙏 thank you. Very valuable feedback. I really appreciate that.
This was exactly what I was looking for. Thanks for keeping it simple yet informative.
Awesome. Glad to hear. Appreciate you watching and the feedback!
Im starting a new lawn and its important I understand the fundamentals of lawn care, thank you.
You're welcome. Thank you. Good luck.
Great video thanks! I feel the same about pulling weeds in the yard.
Thank you. Appreciate you watching and commenting!
Sounds like a good plan that will work, thanks.
👍👍 thanks for watching!
Lawn and new house really looking good.
Thank ya very much. Appreciate you!
I have sandburs in central Texas and am going to try pre-emrgent for the first time. I am designing a set up for carrying water and spraying it as I do not have power or water there. Luckily the sandburs do not cover the whole property, but are in a strip about 25' x 100'.
👍👍 thanks for watching!
I do recall when I first subscribed you said you wanted a different type of channel and you have it. That’s why I’m here to watch.
Thank you sir. Appreciate your continued support.
I agree 👍
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Man I love your videos
Right on. Appreciate that!
New home owner with all these buggers in my lawn.. it’s mid summer so all I’m tring to do is water proper weed wack at the problem areas and sharp mow high set… subscriber.. St. Louis Mo…
Solid plan. Appreciate you! 👊 Happy 4th.
In NJ how about Feb, March and October...and also use generic mesotrione spraying... since we also like to overseed inbetween
Been battling Virginia buttonweed, crabgrass, and dallisgrass all year with a new lawn .. soooo hard to get rid of. Tons of trees and shrubs so root active is a tricky one for VB. MSMA and dormant round up. Planning to use prodiamine this next spring. I swear VB will germinate and thrive in the thickest lawn. Lawn was abused for years before I got it unfortunately.
Time. Just takes time doing the right things. You’ll get there. Don’t sweat it. Appreciate ya watching and commenting.
Thanks for the info!
You bet. Appreciate ya watching!
First timer here. Love the intro. I feel Same way w my life (busy etc) n would do Same as u- whatever works. I’m also a therapeutic weed puller n wife n neighbors think am nuts lol. But I’m Not gd w any lawn care related matters so am watching bunch vids n was wondering (stupidly) whether to water rt after putting dn pre emergence or Not to but I will google it. N look for a How to care for lawn for dummies lol. Be well
Awesome. Glad to have you. Thanks so much. Hope you find lots of helpful stuff. To answer your question. Yes, water pre-emergent in. 👍Good luck in your lawn this season. Happy to help if you need it.
If my Bermuda lawn was put in Sept 2023, can I use Spectracide weed stop? Plus, I missed putting it down in March. Is it to late to put down in April? I live in the south.
I would not put any down. It hasn’t had a full season of growth yet. That’s my approach. Thanks for watching.
@@BudgetLawns So, I just need to pull weeds this season? I have been pulling every day and there is no end in sight. And, I will not forget the pre-emergent in September this year!
Mowing a lot, proper watering and fertilizing will take care of a huge chunk for you. It just takes a little patience. Don't get distracted from the basics by everything you see online. Here's what mine lawn looked like first season at the beginning then end. No weed killer, just hand pulling, mowing, watering, and fertilizing.
ua-cam.com/video/09ayTDL6KhE/v-deo.html
@@BudgetLawns Thanks so much for the quick response. I am on the right track.
Does this apply to cool season lawns and warm season lawns?
I absolutely love your attitude and approach! So enjoyable to listen to your teaching style! I live in zone 5b and have cool season grass. I want to do the pre-emerge plan, but not sure when I should put it down as you were applying to Bermuda. I fight the same weeds as you do, but have snow cover in Jan, and sometimes in March as well. Please advise.
Thank you so much. Appreciate the kind words. From my understanding from conversations with cool season folks, they'll typically apply once the snow cover is gone then again sometime in June or July. Hope this helps. Thanks again.
Gonna try this. I have crabgrass but also the "Devil's Weed", aka, Chamberbitter.
Right on. Good luck. Thanks for watching.
Poa Annua is what I deal with and it seems to show up in the spring.
The fall and January application is what will prevent an outbreak in more mild climates through the winter and early spring. Poa seeds typically sprout in the spring but you have to apply pre emergent ahead of time to prevent it. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching.
Thanks for the information just a few questions
1) how closely together can you use the pre emergent peoduct you use and fertilizer? Let's say a 16% nitrogen one? Time them apart ?
2) you don't or can't use them in summer ? ( do they make a spray )?
3) how does this effect trying to grow grass ?
1. Same time
2. I don’t but you can use them in the summer. Granular only for what I use.
3. Do not use if seeding to grow grass. Will prevent that too.
Thanks for watching.
When do you seed for bare spots? How does pre-emergent effect the grass seeds,? Thank you
Great info Travis! I usually do only spring pre emergent here on my cool season lawn. I do the split app method, half the rate in early spring and then a 2nd application 6 weeks later. Different battle with warm season lawns and the fact that you guys could deal with more in the winter months when we're usually frozen and snow covered
Thanks buddy. For sure. Different set of conditions. You got that right. Appreciate ya as always. 👊
What if I want to re-seed with winter rye grass, will this hurt that seed from germination? Down south Arizona
Great info.
Go Dawgs! 😁
Made light work of the Ducks. Impressive.
Hogs had a hard fought one against Cincinnati but came out on top. Appreciate ya watching and commenting.
Thanks!
Thank you! 👊👊
Applied to early for my baby grass PR/KBG/TTF mix and never really grew. I did another re-seed and do not plan on putting pre emerg down for 2 growing seasons. To much work to get it right then dealing with root pruning of the new grass. Although it works amazing i am gonna wait.
Thank you
Thank you for your videos on lawn maintenance. My question is- If I use preemergent and want to fix patches with new seeds, will it affect the germination of the new seeds?
Yes, it will prevent the seeds from germinating. Do not use pre emergent when seeding. Thanks so much for watching.
Family over everything.....love it brother
Thanks so much bro. It’s never a question. One day when my kids are off to college, all I’ll have is a lawn. Don’t wanna regret missing the time now. 👊👊
Does this apply to St. Augustine grass? Thanks! Just found your channel.
Thanks for the video it’s very informative. After an application of the pre-emergent do I follow up by watering the lawn?
Yes you do. Thanks for watching.
Thanks for the great video. Does it matter when pre-emergents are applied in terms of when the grass was cut? For example, should I avoid doing it right after cutting the lawn, or perhaps that is the best time? Thank you!
Right after I mow is my go to time. Appreciate ya watching.
Will this pre emergent prevent your over seeding rye winter grass from growing?
I appreciate you!
🙏🙏 thank you. And I appreciate you.
Will this work for St Augustine & Centipede? Thanks great video
This should work well in most warm season climates. The further south you are, you could likely bump the apps back a month or so. Just make sure that whatever product you use is safe on those grass types. Some are not safe on the 2 you mentioned. Read the label for sure. Thank you for watching and the comment. I appreciate you.
Great video. When you pull out the weeds, are you patching it with seed+soil mix?
Thank you. No I just let the Bermuda spread to fill it in. I have hybrid Bermuda which cannot be seeded and shouldn’t be mixed…in my opinion if possible.
good stuff here!
Much appreciated. Thanks for watching.
Yep i definitely use PE 👍🏻
👊👊 appreciate ya bro.
January and mid-March in Minnesota would be on top of the snow😊
Yes, you're right there. This is definitely geared more towards southern, warm season lawns like mine. Thanks so much watching.
Are there any drawbacks to a forth application at mid summer? I feel better with this continuous year round approach.
Not that I know of. Lots of folks will do one. I just skip it to save a little extra money. Good question. Thank you for watching.
Almost game time for football and fall pre emergent! Great video! I will be putting my fall app down really soon.
Indeed it is my friend. Patio tv is tuned in. Cold beer is incoming. Thanks as always buddy.
That’s what it’s all about!
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Best video ever! Thank you for making it!
Much appreciated. Thanks for watching.
Curious to know if this is the program and schedule to follow for a St Augustine lawn in South Carolina. If not, what do you recommend? Appreciate your being willing to do these videos to help out those of us struggling with our lawns. Now, go have fun with your family.
Since you’ve got a warm season lawn like me, I think it’ll work just fine. Just make sure the product you choose is safe for st. Aug. read the label to be sure. Thanks so much for watching.
Hi, sir!
What spreader do you use or recommend? My scotts stopped working
I use the Earthway 2600A Plus. Thanks for watching.
Can I use the liquid instead of the granulated? Thx, great job!!!!
The liquid is a post emergent, not pre emergent. Thanks so much for watching.
I use Prodiamine dispersible granules which is mixed with water and applied with a sprayer and have had good results. The trick is to learn how to distribute the spray at 1 gallon per 1,000 sq. ft. The best way is to mark off a 1,000 sq. ft on your drive way if it is large enough. And fill your sprayer with a gallon of water and start spraying to see how fast you need to walk and how far off the ground to hold your spray tip. An area marked off at 500 sq. ft. and your spray tank filled with a 1/2 gal. of water will work, too. Both type of pre emergents, granular or Prodiamine DG, recommends at least a 1/2” of rain or manual watering to activate.
You’ve got a proven method. I like it!
I also enjoy pulling weeds... if there aren’t too many.
Does the pre-emergent control goose grass?
Thank you for your good video.
I’ll be looking at your channel more!
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it. Goose grass is listed on the bag as a grass controlled. 👍 appreciate you watching and checking out the channel. 👊
Great Vid!!!! I have a new construction Bermuda lawn and interested to know when you are planning to use the power reel again? I am looking into power reels for next season after I level.
Thanks man. Same plan here. Gonna go at hard late spring with sand then move back to the California Trimmer. Appreciate ya watching.
Do these rules apply for all grasses or just Bermuda grass? Thx
I appreciate your content! I share your mindset.
Thank you 🙏. I appreciate that. Glad to have you here on the channel.
I wanted to give this method a try but the granular pre-emergent isn’t available in Texas. I wonder why. The liquid weed stop post emergent is available
I’ve heard that before and not sure why. If the Lesco 0 0 7 is available then I’d go with that. Thanks for watching.
WAY cool! Thanks
Appreciate ya! 👊
AMEN...ounce of prevention equals pound of cure...esp re poa and crab in the middle tier of the SOUTH! OH, WDE !!
How would you, “water it in”, if it is January? Or, do you just let the natural elements, take care of it, in the cold of winter? You’ve mentioned, how important it is, to water Spectricide in as a pre-emergent, that is why I ask. Thank you!
Great question. In January, I time it before good rain chances in the forecast. Even if that means putting it down a pinch early or a a pinch late. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching.
Where can you buy the pre-emergent I’ve went to Lowes and Homedepot
I always get it at Lowes. Walmart should have it too. Thanks for watching.
The preemergent in Weed stop is for crabgrass and possibly Poa annua if you apply it in the fall. It won’t prevent any other types of weeds from emerging. The rest of weed stop is post emergent
That’s not true. The active pre emergent ingredient is dithiopyr. It is much more effective at controlling a variety of weeds than you say, especially at higher rates. The before and afters in this video show this. Thanks for watching.
Not overseeding this fall so decided doing a pre-em this fall around Sept. Cool season lawn , thanks for the info Travis
Right on buddy. Thanks so much for stopping by!
So I missed the Jan preemergent application... now I'd got several weeds up (central Oklahoma). Can I spray Target 6 (MSMA) now to kill weeds that have come up AND another preemergent or should the MSMA be enough for now? Thanks for your help!
With how warm the weather has been, I'd go ahead and get a pre-emergent down. As far as the weeds coming up go, I don't ever worry about killing those. They may stand out in the dormant bermuda but once it heats up and you get going with regular lawn care, those things will be gone. Hope this helps. Appreciate ya watching.
Do you still water pre-emergent granules during the dormant period in fall/winter?
I time it with coming rain. So yes. Good question. Thanks for watching.
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New home and sod lawn this past March. Pre emergent in Sept? Located in central AR
Did you hear what I said about me waiting for my new sod lawn to go completely dormant before applying pre emergent? I covered that in the video. Not to be rude, but I make the videos with the info to answer questions so they don’t get repeated in the comments. Thanks for watching.
He said you get what you get😂 I can dig it
🤣 appreciate ya. Thanks for watching.
Why a granular vs a hose end spray /pump sprayer? I know some say use both options
Good question. I just prefer the ease of granular. Takes less time. Spread it and forget it. Thanks for watching.
@@BudgetLawns I kind of guessed that but always curious why some chose one over the other. So thats a granulated that doesn't require watering after?
It does, but I will shift my application slightly depending on rain chances. We get decent rain chances during those times of year, so I never have to water it in. Mother Nature does it for me.
@@BudgetLawns love when that happens.
👊👊 the best.
i now nothing about lawns .is there a product that does it all?
When do you apply fertilizer when doing the weedstopper? This whole lawn care is insane. So much information. I need a step by step information.
It does take some time and research to figure it all out. It is really hard to give each person a step by step because everyone has different circumstances. Many questions have to be answered before giving advice. I'd have to know your grass type and location and what fertilizer you plan using.
@@BudgetLawns well since we're answering questions 😅, I am from Iowa and Plan using that stress blend and the Flagship ( same brand )in the fall . How far apart should I apply these ? Also I am trying to grow grass.
That product you use seems to have bad ratings, just an observation, it seems to work great for you. Thanks
Thanks for your time and content.👍
👊👊 thank you so much. Appreciate your time to watch and comment.
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Appreciate your timely video, Question:im new Home owner, and have Bermuda grass, afte preemergent application after how many weeks is okay to apply lawn feed? In fall and winter time. Thanks.
You bet. Is it a new construction lawn with new turf?
@@BudgetLawns No, its not new lawn, its almost 8 yr old
The window for fall fertilizer is closing. Get down soon. Then won’t need to fertilize again until May or so of next year.
Some crabgrass popping up in lawn, and grass started turning brown, so i want to know if I should apply lawn feed first or pre-emergent or both can be applied together? Fyi im from southern Virginia
I can't find it now but someone on comments did math on this product about going heavy to have it potent like commercial products. And now I can't find it as I have 550sq ft and I need to put it down this Sunday right before it is scheduled to water
I recall that one, but can't remember where it is.
@@BudgetLawns ok yesterday afternoon I just put 2.5lbs on my lawn. The blades were damp. But lawn wasnt soaked. I haven't watered it in yet. The sprinklers are coming on tomorrow morning. Is this a way for it to stick to any weeds if I have any. I don't see any except maybe a tiny clover here and there. And then water it in to get the pre emergent in there for 90 days?
@@4rdzlla Yup. That's what the bag calls for. It'll stick to weeds to kill them as post-em. When watered in, it'll activate as a pre-em.
I have been running late with watching these videos now that I have a lawn again to take care of 😁. I remember that song " I am a believer ", that's before your time lol. Great video as always bud. 👍💚🦸
It happens bud. Tough to keep up with all of em. Thank you as always.
Nice job. I just started to upload yesterday. Trying to show people lawn care around here.
Awesome. Good luck to ya. Appreciate you watching.
Would this work in Southwest Michigan ?
Depends on if you’re covered in snow and for how long. Thanks for watching.
Another great video. Thanks so much for the info.
Thank you. Appreciate you watching and the comment.
I always love your attitude toward lawn care. It comes after family. So many UA-cam lawn guys seems like all they do is lawn care and ignore their kids. 👌🏼
Appreciate that. I can’t underscore how little time I actually spend in the lawn compared to how much I spend with my wife and kids. The way it should be. 👊👊
Can you do a video on when and how often to sharpen rotary blades? Maybe some tips on that. My grass is getting that brown haze because the grass isn’t getting cut cleanly.
Thanks for watching and the suggestion. I’m in the same boat. My blade needs sharpened badly. In my opinion, your blade should be sharpened at least twice a season. Once in the beginning and a second about halfway through. If you could do it 3 times, that would be even better. Hope this helps. Thanks again.
Love the channel. I live in Denver. Should I wait until the lawn goes dormant then do the pre-emergent? Thanks!
Thank you. That’s tough to answer without knowing your grass type and fall plans. This video best applies to warm season, southern lawns. Thanks for watching.
I am a new home owner, my backyard is full of weeds, can I apply stop weed killer on May, I live in Florida?
You'll need to check local restrictions. But yes you could. Thanks for watching.
My questions was, Can I expect any improvement? The temperatura is high here. TY, I really love your videos
Thank you. Always remember to follow the label instructions for your area. If your weather is fine according to the label, then you are good to go and should see some improvement.
@@BudgetLawns yes, I bought spray orange ready to use based on your recomendation, TY, Ty. I let you know
Make sure you have the right grass for it. What is your grass type?
How do I do this and still overseed a lawn?
Pre emergent shouldn’t be used when overseeding. It will prevent the seeds from germinating. Sorry. Not the news you want. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching.
@@BudgetLawns thx. If I have a lawn I inherited that is almost 100% weeds what steps in mid sept is first?
Just depends on your grass type. What do you have?
What temperature zone are you in. I’m in 4
I'm in northwest Arkansas...climate zone 4. Thanks for watching.
@@BudgetLawns I’m about 700 miles north of you. Any advice on turning mostly sand into dirt. I can water heavy and 5 hours later it looks dry. What can I add to improve my soil
Only thing I would do is topdress with screened topsoil to slowly start amending it.
Help.In virginia here, just put pre emergent, when can i put my seeds
Can’t put pre emergent down before seed. The seed won’t germinate. You’ll have to wait at least 3 months for most products. Sorry.
@@BudgetLawns 😔thank you! Appreciate you for what you do!
You’re welcome. Thank you for watching.
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I learned that one pre emergent app in spring will not hold off weeds all summer. Weeds started appearing early Aug. even through the thick grass. Thinking I should apply April and again in mid June. Great video as always. 👊🏼
Thanks buddy. Appreciate ya watching and commenting as always. 👊👊
Do you first application in Sept - Nov. depending on where you live.
@@BudgetLawns What if you have weeds in August can you use post emergent and then pre emergent once you kill weeds already there how soon can you throw preemergent down?
WPS! I’m a big believer in preemergents. I put mine down when the soil temps fall to around 70.
Underwhelming game so far. Still up by 7. 👍👍 thanks for watching and commenting.
What's up Travis.
What’s up. Hope you’re well!
Huh… I assumed I needed a fall and late winter treatment… but this suggests I can do it twice before we come out of dormancy
That will also be good. The schedule in this video is a sure fire way to be covered most of the time. Weather, product used, etc are other factors that can also change things. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching.
Great stuff. I use the Spectracide Weed Stop on my exposed dirt areas on my baseball field to help keep weeds down while we aren't practicing or playing on it. I get a good 4 month weed suppression from it. I wish they made a bigger bag of it. Do you know if they do or another good comp product?
Thank you. That’s the only size I know of and haven’t looked for any comps. It always works so good I’ve never had a reason to. Wish I had more for ya. Thanks for watching.
Great video. But hard to put down some pre emergent in Ohio in January lol
Haha. Very true. Definitely a different strategy for you snowed under folks. Appreciate ya!
You showed Spectricide as a pre-emergent; what other”brands” of pre & post emergents do you recommend?
Spectracide products are all I use for weed control. Always great results. Haven’t had a reason to change. Thanks for watching and the question.
I agree. Strong, think, healthy grass (turf) will do really well to out-compete any weed (assuming that one is doing the proper mowing and watering along with fertilizing....as you so aptly stated). Too easy, right?
It really is. You nailed it. Thanks so much for watching and commenting. Appreciate you.
@@BudgetLawns Hey, man! Appreciate what you do. Very kind of you to provide all of this awesome content. I do not think that people understand how involved making YT videos really is! Anyway, keep on, keeping on.
@@Cary_Shultz Thank you very much. Really appreciate that.
Great video, quick question. Does the Spectricide product work against POA? That is the one weed that I can not control in my Bermuda lawn. Gets me every year.
Thank you. Yes, it controls poa. The photos in the video show the poa control. I have had great results on it. Appreciate ya watching.
Do you find it easier to put the pre emergent out with a drop spreader?
I use a broadcast spreader now. I only used the drop spreader because that's all I had. Thanks for watching.
Is this fall/winter time regimen applicable for regions that see snow? I’m new to the northwest Indiana and want to try to keep my yard as weed free as possible. Would you suggest any alterations or considerations based on region?
My videos are mainly geared toward southern warm season lawns. However, could be followed if you’re not under snow the entire time. If you are, you’ll just want to make sure to get a fall application down then a spring app after the snow melts. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching.
What state are you in? Here in Virginia never heard of a pre-m in Jan, March at the earliest. So many people who aren’t far south may be better with an early March then late may split application.
I'm in Arkansas. Sure, people need to take into consideration where they're located. You make a good point. Most of my diehard viewers are from this region. We can have mild winters depending on the year, which can result in winter weed break through. Especially for my Texas subs. But you're right, for people with much colder, snowy winters, a split app as you mentioned may be a better idea. Thank you for watching and bringing this up as a topic of conversation, unlike the others who have whined about it. I guess those people think I can hold everyone's hand to tell them what to do. Not all lawn videos are for all lawns. Appreciate you!
@@BudgetLawns Thanks! I think the key take away for people watching this is to do a FALL application. Lot of folks know about spring app(s) but by the time fall comes around they’ve lost interest in their lawn and don’t give it any attention.
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Hey man thanks for all your good advice on your channel I really always enjoy watching your videos and I'm a lot like you I like pulling up weeds too LOL have a question for you though sadly enough my yard is pretty big my yard's about 28 29,000 square feet sadly I tried to do the pre-emergent thing but it just cost so much to do my whole yard with it if I always water cut and fertilize well that eventually make it a lot better with weeds I have noticed since I've been letting my grass get a little bet taller it is choking out the weeds better if I continue to do what I'm doing will that improve without me having to use pre-emergent
Appreciate the kind words. Yeah that’d get it expensive for sure. May want to just pick a small section close to the house to treat. Doing the other practices will over time help to choke out weeds as much as possible everywhere else. Yes, mowing taller with some grasses will definitely help. Bermuda taller can help too but it really gets its thickest when it’s mowed a little shorter. Hope this helps. Thanks again. Appreciate ya.
Great info! Do you apply as prescribed on the bag or would it hurt to double the prescribed amount? I want to make sure I smoke the weeds. Thanks!
Appreciate it. No I don’t follow the bag instructions. I only use it as a pre emergent and water it in. Therefore it won’t act as a post emergent and kill weeds. With that said, I wouldn’t double it. You could end up hurting your turf in the process. Hope this helps.
How did you know I put down pre emergent this morning? 👀
Haha, niiiice. That's too funny. Perfect timing. Appreciate ya man!
You just reminded me that I need to spray my simazine this month! 👍
Right on 👍👍 get er done. Thanks so much.
Same reason I wore Condoms in high school.
Weeds will not defeat me!!!
But I’m on a budget so if I see some it’s ok 👍🏼
Haha. Always get a crack out of your comments. Appreciate ya as always. 👍👍👊👊
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The neighbors know who is the king around here. The budget is a secret 🤫 😂👊🏼
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