I’m trying to resolve how you suggest that buying seed from a big box store is bad practice however this particular brand is a supplier for many big box chains possibly including the very store you were walking through at the beginning of the video. What gives?
Gotta love the Lawn Slaying Ginja! Thanks for hooking me up with Barenbrug 3 years ago, I've never been happier and never looked back. Slay that lawn bro ⚔
I recently discovered your channel and have watched just about all of your lawn care videos. You have a talent for explaining things in layman's terms with a touch of humor along the way - a good combo. Thanks for taking the time to put together another informative video!
I have used the Schultz brand at Menards that is made by Barenburg..its the best "off the shelf" seed I have used. Zero weeds and great germination rates.
I just did a total lawn renovation 2 weeks ago. And I went with the Barenbrug Turf Saver RTF tall fescue based on your recommendation of the seed company. And I am beyond thrilled with the results. Thank you so much Ginja!
I just renovated/overseeded my yard. I didn’t want to break the bank, but by the end, I realized, the amount of work I need to do to detach, aerate, water, fertilize etc.... exceeds the value of the seed by a LOT. So the more expensive seed doesn”t change the equation much, but it can save a lot if it grows better and I don’t have to repeat it, or fix bare spots that much. I found elite grass varieties for ridiculously low price at the local landscaper supply store though, so I’m good:)
After using many, and I mean many different types of grass seed. I found out about barenbrug; never looked back and have been using barenbrug for the past 5 years.
Have been planning to move back to Oregon. Lived there twice when i was younger and dumber. Now that i have a lawn business and also family there plus the Oregon coast has my soul Ive got to get back there for good! Doesnt hurt that its the grass seed capital of the world so lawns are plentiful and a guy can landscape 11 months out of the year vs 6 and a half if youre lucky here in Southern Idaho! Great video!
@@paulnicholson8524 I mean it doesnty freeze very often so you can still do landscaping. shrubs, installs, and a bit of mowing maintenance pretty much all year! Compare that to Idaho where there ios snow on the ground 6 months out of the year and everything dies or goes dormant fot the winter. If you dont plow snow or get another job you donnt have any money
Ginja, no bulls**t this is Discovery-Channel-worthy, excellent job with the entire thing. Literally one of the most fascinating videos I’ve ever watched👍🏼
@PestandLawnGinja I started following your channel a few months ago after buying a home right up the road from you in West Jordan. I really appreciate the helpful advise you share which is why I've decided to do a lawn reno. I am now the proud owner of a SunJoe and just picked up a bag of Barenbrug seed to do an overseed. Keep up the good work! Now to kill off a patch of bermuda grass that has taken over a corner of my backyard. I didn't even know we had bermuda in our area. Ugh!!
Man, that's so awesome! I'm in manufacturing for a reason. I've been doing manufacturing for over 25 years because how the different processes take place from start to finish.
I started a new lawn 7 years ago with RTF water saver, turned out great. thanks to Jos Roozen from Garden Sense radio show. he recommended to not change the top soil bc it will only make for a weaker root system. he said grass seed can grow in poor top soil just like trees can grow in almost solid rock. and he said dont use straw, use a fine mulch/compost to cover the seed.
marty one I also have a Rft lawn my father use to listen the Garden sense show as well also use turf trust fertilizer 👍 Thanks Dad ❤️ Passing on the good seed😇
Hey man! Thanks for the ton of work that must have gone into this excellent footage. Never knew how involved the process of seed production is. There's more in the bag than top notch grass seed. Hey that's a tag line!
Awesome video. I always wondered how it was done. I’ll never buy cheap seed again. I have so much poa annua in my lawn it was driving me crazy. Now that I’m learning what to look for. I’m getting certified seed from a commercial landscaping supplier that just started selling to the public. I’m doing my first renovation on a small area to get that hang of it all and the grass is coming in amazingly. Going to do a bigger area in the spring. Thanks again for all your helpful videos. They are really helping me out. Keep doing what you do. 👍
Thank you ! Now I’m understand way is different prices. Wow this a lot process for better quality. Like you said, no more cheap grass seed. Thank you again!
A small point is that Barenbrug is in Tangent, Oregon which is adjacent to Albany. I have lived in the Linn County ORegon for 49 years. More grass seed is grown here than anywhere. I remarked to my wife just yesterday that the grass in the fields has grown like crazy the last two weeks. It is amazing to seed so many fields of plants, the many shades of green, the seeds of which will make lawns all over the world. Thanks for visiting our bit of paradise.
@@pestandlawnginja The straw from the harvested crop is shipped to South Korea, Taiwan, and Japan where they use it for cattle feed. The plastic twine once was sent to China for reprocessing. Did you know that we also grow much peppermint (ice cream, candy canes) and the leftovers are composted. Cheers!
I mix Johnathan Green Black Beauty Ultra grass mix with their RPR mix when I seeded after installation of Irrigation system in my side lawn this year. Now It looks a amazing so I decided to overseed with the same mix my front lawn.
Great video by far the most interesting and educational video I’ve ever seen on grass and lawn care 👋 great job Ginja thanks for sharing this experience with us .💚💚
Doing a reno on my mom's fescue yard, aka "The Scott's Special". Got the Barenbrug RTF and RPR but seriously wanting to "accidentally" glyphosate her lawn and sod Zoysia 😂
Haven’t ever paid attention to individual companies. Just bought Pennington or Scott’s blends of fescues, ryes, and blue grasses. Prob have 30 varieties in my yard. Everything seems to germinate, thrive, and look great. As long as it’s Oregon I don’t think you can go wrong. Have to give the yellow bag a shot though to see if I notice any difference.
Just checked the price. WAY too proud of their seed. Guess I’ll just have to keep having an amazing lawn with the reasonably priced seed I’ve always used.
Great video Ginja. One of your best ever. Very interest information and loved the process. Two things I have to mention. I always thought seed came from the store and when are they going to make a ziplock bag. That string set up is a pain in the you know what lol :)
I love it!! Oregon is where it's at. Albany is real close to where I live in Oregon. Earlier this year I bought some ryegrass seed from seedsuperstore.com. I found it really funny that the specific cultivar of seed I bought was produced here in Oregon pretty much three hours from where I live. The seed made it all the way to the east coast only to come back home. haha Hope you were able to experience many more of the wonderful outdoors Oregon has to offer.
That's pretty funny! Thanks for sharing. I made it down to the beach and froze my tail feathers off hahaha. played a round of golf in dallas. Overall I had a great time.
Ginja you’re the man period. You’ve never steered me wrong. I’m still waiting for the smoke to clear from my mind because of how well that damn Quinclorac works on crabgrass! Wow
This was an awesome video! I have always wanted to know how seed was harvested, grown, tested etc! Wow!! Best video I have watched in a while. Nice work!
Hey Ginja, living in northcentral Massachusetts when I purchased my home I knew I wanted to have the best lawn. Unfortunately I didn't know anything about proper lawn care. Several failures later I pulled the rip cord and applied glyphosate at 4% per gallon. The current turf is all but gone and I'm preparing for my renovation in spring. I'm having a real overthinking problem on not only brand but also type. My lawn gets nearly full sun all day.
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I over applied weed killer and burned some of my lawn. I also been getting a backbreaking workout utilizing the thatch rake that seems to be one of your favorites. I don't mind spending a little more cash when it comes to fertilizer or grass seed. You pay for what you get. Thanks for this video. You rock!
I got the SunJoe electric dethatching rake and it worked great; saved lots of time over using my rake and it even did a better job too. My only regret is not getting it a couple of years ago when I received an offer to buy it for under $100 on sale; I spent a bit over $150 but money well spent IMO. Check out the UA-cam videos that test that machine and you might be impressed.
I did/doing both. Using Pen/Rebel/Scotts shade/dense shade mix for bigger areas. And the smaller area I've ignored, but that fine fescue that's doing fine, got some boutique fine fescue for over-seeding/new combo. I'm still in the experimental stage for this rather shady near pure clay area. And Darwin didn't say strongest survives, but most adaptable survives.
I've used their Schultz branded Kentucky Blue Grass I get at Menards. Best seed I've ever used! Germinates fast & grows nice and thick keeping the weeds out. Don't know if it's exactly the same as in the yellow bag but It's great seed nonetheless.
WOW !!! Top notch company that’s for sure 👍👍. Thanks Ginja for bringing us along and let us learn how grass seeds are made. Awesome video once again buddy ... 👌👌.
Great vid and affirmation. Seeded two weeks ago with Barenbrug RPR and Turf Blue (70/30 - coverage not weight) I went with two rounds of Glypho, level some low spots, two weeks fallowing, the a 3rd round of Glypho before seeding. Tenacity and a 3-18-18 at seeding. I already have a new lawn and I’m on the fence about cutting already with a manual reel. Just nervous about hurting the little turf blues, but I got to get them some light, some of the RPR is at 3 inches. Also thinking to put down some Propiconazole as I want to keep up the watering for the turf blues.
Honestly the pricing really isn’t much more than what you find in a big box store. I just got the Turf Blue HGT for my fall overseeding and I can’t wait to see the results.
@@pestandlawnginja it did not come in as thick as I would have liked but I figure if I get it well fed going into the winter and then work on my soil in the spring it should come out of dormancy nicely
Okay big man here’s my scoop. I have used a well advertised national name brand and it’s crap. I recently made a rookie mistake and planted some Kentucky blue grass when the rest of my lawn is a perineal rye grass, not a good look. Bottom line buy good stuff and don’t waste your time and money on bad seed. Love ya man, be safe out there!
cool vid thx i just bought a bag and fertilizer to support another damaged area .... but, my concern is to do with native grasses that support native ecosystems just like the rest of plants i'm sure there is more science to grass than what we see here. so much to learn and so much we dont understand what is going on underneath the grass and its many networks
Pennington does have a more premium professional version of there smart seed which works great I used there smart seed pro Kbg and it has done great of course its more expensive than their regular smart seed cause its geared and catered to the professionals like athletic fields and stuff.
Good question! You need to first figure out what you want. do you want kentucky blue, rye, tall fescue etc... once you figure that out you can cross reference it with ntep.org to check color, varieties etc.
Great video! I've been wondering recently about this entire process, very interesting! I've never seen their seed in my area, will have to check them out online. But I do have 6 bags of Pro Peat after watching your video recently from their facility, lol!
I went to work on my lawn lowering the blades each cut, scarified twice in different directions, got the mower blades down to the lowest setting and BAM, I'm all set to seed. I used Tenacity 3 weeks apart as well. OOPS! Not so fast. Mother Nature turned on me, the weather forecasts changed and the first frost warning came out, now temperatures aren't ideal for overseeding. Barenbrug suggested I wait until Spring. I have plenty of Barenbrug Turf Blue Pro Kentucky Bluegrass Grass Seed with Yellow Jacket Seed Coating so I hope the Spring planting will work out. My best laid plans were not enough. UGH!!
Check the actual ground temps. Last year same thing happened to me and it still germinated like a boss. I'm sure 30% was affected but.... still worked great
@@pestandlawnginja Thanks for the response. Based on Barenbrug's advice I didn't seed and now temps are all over the place. Getting to low 30s at night, 50s by day. It's very inconsistent and I think the window has closed for me. My prep worked great, my lawn looks torched. Tons of thatch removed & Tenacity worked great. Neighbors are scratching their heads since I usually dominate. I'll be back! LOL!!
Thanks for that. I wish more companies would sell just seed and not with coatings. You're not getting 50 lbs of seed when it's coated. If you follow using starter fert and water, no coating is needed. Does either company sell TTTF as just seed?
I bought some Barenbrug, 25lbs Sun N Shade, fescue, rye, Kentucky blue mix based on your video. This one is fast germination. Disappointed. Since no local store stocks this seed I made an on-line order with Ace Hardware with store pickup (free shipping). I get it. It's only 12.5 lbs, seed. The othed half is coating. WEED content 0.30%. I did not open and returned it. It maybe great seed but I didn't give it a try based on the coating and the high weed content. Is was about $55. The other one I was going to buy was also a Fescue seed mix for the transition zone for about $75. I would give it a try but I'm trying to determine if it's coated and what the weed content is. I contacted them and haven't recieved an answer back. I bought more Scott sun & shade, fescue mix (fescue tall & fine, rye, kbg) with fertilizer + soil conditioner. It's expensive in that you only get about 5lbs of seed in 40lb bag, but it works well. It only covers 2000sq-ft for new lawns (4000sq-ft reseed). I also bought Ace Hardware branded seed that Barenbrug produces. I bought 3 small bags, Sunny mix, Shade, High Traffic. They coms in 3lbs or 7lbs sizes. This is pure seed no coatings.... Not cheap it's $12 for 3lbs or $22 for 7lbs. However this 100% seed no filler or coatings has label clearly stateing that Barenbrug makes it, seed type %, and the weed content is very low, 0.01%. I just planted some of these seeds to fill in areas that initial seeding failed to take. My yard is coming in nice with Scott, but had bare spots due to wash out from torrential rain two weeks in a row, just as seed was starting to show. One day was al ist 3 inches! I have slopes and top soil and seed went bye bye. I am recovering and with Scott and some of the Barenbrug Ace branded seeds. I put them in different area... based on sun condition I called and wrote Barenbrug. They are nice but did not get a good answer for my questions yet. They did recommend their RTF seed for shade and Athletic Field grass for my full sun parts of my yard. The confusing part is Ace Hardware list over 9 Barenbrug branded fescue seed mixes alone. Unfortunately online they don't tell you if it's coated or not. I don't want coated seed. Bottom line it's hard find information and find stock to buy. Part of the issue is their seed mixes change over time. So I understand they can't get specific, but seed coating should be online information.
for sure. barenbrug is a massive supplier and supplies off brands as well. seed quality will vary which is why i stick to the links i've provided in the description of the video.
@@pestandlawnginja HEY Lawn Ginja. Happy New Year. *Well right now my Tall Fescue is green mid winter despite freezing nights and freezing rain last week. Looking good. I went with Titan RX for my 2.0 lawn. My 1.0 Lawn planted in March 2021 grass using some Scott (mixed cool season seed types with Fert for sun and shade) and some Barenbrug did not survive last summer which was brutal. So I smoked it and re-seaded in Sept 2021. I went with ALL Tall Fescue or Titan RX, 25 all seed (no filler). Last time (1.0 lawn) I only had 3 or 4 months to established. Here in Memphis TN area July and Aug is hot hot hot. So now I have a healthy lawn. This time to got Pre-emergence down in the fall/winter along with Fert and nutrients. So I have a running start into summer with the grass fully 9 months old before the max heat of summer in July and Aug. I dug up some of my grass to do some fence work. The roots are getting deep. Q: I have one problem. I need to over seed damage caused by dog pee by neighbors dog in front yard (just one area but really thanks). Then Racoon and Opossum make their rounds at night and do some yard digging. It is minor but I do need to re-seed. My plan is to put down a little more pre-emergence down before temps go up above 55F soil temp first part of March. I will have to wait 6 months before reseeding in Sept. *IS THAT CORRECT Yard Ginga?* I made a mistake by not putting pre emergence down until Dec. I was not going to put any Pre-emergence down until late winter early fall March time frame. We had a mild fall and early winter. I was cutting grass up through Dec and even after New years day. It was not growing fast but still needed to be cut. However some weeds popped up. I should have put the Pre emergence down in late Oct early Nov, but decided I'd wait. I figure better late than never and got some Prodiamine 65 WDG (Generic Barricade) down in Dec. Not sure I need to put more, but I will follow the directions. I will likely put a touch more (light mix) down end Feb early March before soil gets above 55F. However I can't reseed. I will wait until Sept, so I have 6mos since last Pre-emergence application. Seed is pretty expensive to throw down on ground with pre-emergence to get no germination. What is your thoughts on reseeding and pre-emergence timing. BTW I put down Zoysia sod down on the grass strip between street curb and side walk. That was the first of my 1.0 Lawn to die. It gets more head being surround by concrete and having no shade of any kind. I bought a few 100 sq feet of Sod and got it down white it was still summer and hot. WOW lots of stolons and rhizomes. I will experiment. If tall fescue does not work out for me with Titan RX (designed for high heat) I will likely go to Zoysia. Right now the Zoysia is BROWN and UGLY... I hate the look of it. Summer Zoysia is green but the green is light, looks LIME GREEN compared to the DARK Green of the Titan RX Tall Fescue. Cheers.
Funny enough i just got the Barenburg seed i ordered today. Got Barenbrug RPR Play & Sport Bar Power. Not sure what the USA equivalent naming is. I basically used mediocre brand seed in the past 2 years and had issues, irregular growth..so thought id give this a shot even though it costed more.
what is the difference between there two fescue types I live in Maryland and built a house on a farm field no shade. I put a Bermuda soccer field in but wanted a fescue front so i can get nice stripes. what would u recommend which fescue would you mix in the Kentucky blue as well. Getting ready to aerate and over seed thx for all the info I'm hooked.
Its important to remember that many professional soccer fields are a cool season blend of kentucky bluegrass and perennial rye grass. Tall fescue is an awesome grass but it does not mow shorter than 1.5" well and its a wider blade grass. if you know what you're signing up for the rtf tall fescue is great. I would not suggest mixing it with bluegrass. the bluegrass grows at a slower rate and doesn't match well in my opinion.
Hello there Kind Sir. Another awesome and very informative video. I appreciate the content and effort that went into it 👍🏻👊🏻. I’m in the market for some seed and I’m glad you made this video. I live in Southern California in a small desert town that is very dry, we rarely get any rain, temperatures in the summer are well over 100 degrees. What would you recommend. I’m looking for something that is drought tolerant. You always recommend quality products and for that I thank you 🙏🏻. Have a blessed day!
I love all your video's, I like it when you go to these places to check out their product. Great info and I'm looking to buy this for my lawn. I don't know that much about lawn care. I'm in central Florida , I have Bahiagrass and it's very drought resistant. I don't have irrigation because I have acreage. I don't see Bahi in their brand . Is there another name for it? And will blue grass make it in the Florida heat without Irrigation?
Glad you like the videos! Bahiagrass is not included in the barenbrug brand to my knowledge. bahiagrass can be maintained well but its not considered a golf course variety. Not to say that's a bad thing. it's easy to maintain and doesn't require a lot of maintenance.
I made the mistake of going cheap last fall with my seeds. I purchased the Scotts contractors blend (northeast mix), put down the seed in the fall and in the spring the lawn came out nice and thick but this past summer was hot and humid and not much rain and while I did water regularly, the grass was a disaster. This fall, I purchased seed at Ewing Irrigation, it was tall fescue and the company was Empro King which is sold at Ewing Irrigation and its been 12 days since I did the overseeding and its starting to come in and the areas where it is growing is coming in nicely. Hopefully, this one will do the trick but I plan of over-seeding in the spring time too. Anyway, two questions: 1. Should I put down more seed in a week or two or just wait until the spring. 2. In some areas of my lawn I do have shallow roots but in another area of the lawn it is bentgrass. I used my thatch rake to pull out as much of the bent grass as possible and it comes off like a carpet and there were the tell tale signs where it matted down, then browned out over the summer, and then now its getting green again as the weather cools. I put down tenacity twice at the beginning of August then around the third week of August. Even though I pulled off as much as possible, is there a chance it will come back even with overseeding the area? Also the area where the bentgrass was tends to stay wet for some reason, is there anything to do about that other than the obvious don't water as much? My back is low lying and in the summer tends to hold a ton of humidity.
1. more seed is highly recommended with fescue. if it doesn't use rtf technology, which I'm pretty sure only barenbrug tall fescue has, it won't spread laterally. 2. There is always a chance the bentgrass will make another appearance. I would use tenacity next season after your new grass seed is well established. add triclypyr ester to the tenacity mix. that will help out a lot. As for the watering issue, its commonly a lower spot and I have since been recommended people use a combo of dirt and sand to raise the soil levels to help with that.
@@pestandlawnginja The bentgrass is so frustrating because it looks fine at the beginning of the season, then as it grows it mats down and you don't realize it until you start raking the area and the grass when it stands up is like 6 inches tall but you go and cut it and it just falls down again. Then it holds that moisture in and you see the brown roots and its almost slimey. Then it all browns out or stays green but when you pull on it or use a thatch rake, it lifts like a carpet, its frustrating. A gardener at the garden supply store told me to do the pull test and around the bent grass and then keep moving over until you get to the established grass, once there, dig a small area just to make sure its not grubs because they will move to new areas once they've eaten the roots of the area they destroyed. he said to do that just to make sure its not grubs and it is bentgrass and I did just that and there were not grubs where the better grass was. The unfortunate part for me is my backyard is low lying and all the neighbors have fences so the humidity tends to linger in the back and there is a strip about 3 feet wide that extends about 30 or 40 feet between my house and the neighbors and along his fence line that holds in moisture which the bentgrass seems to love. Anyway, what I'll do is allow the seed that I already planted take, and its starting to come up after 12 days and next week I will put down some more seed as the weather starts cooling off. BTW, the tenacity is interesting as you don't see the results right away, it takes time and next thing you know some of the weeds are gone.
I had echos of world seed shortage to come because of the droughts we had. Have you heard any of that over there? Getting specific individual elite variety is really hard. That might explain why we elite mixes are pushed forward more & more (like turf blue).
I have heard rumors prices will sky rocket on different types of seed due to the drought. it was a real thing and hopefully the yield is much better next summer / fall.
In Australia, we roll out turf, or I think you say, sod. I have found in Central Queensland due to heat and rain seading lawn is in a domestic yard is nearly a waste of time. Please tell me different if you know more than me.
Your warm season grass seeds like Bermuda aka tif take up to a full year to set in. Comes in in patches due to high heat and humidity. That's why it's easier to sod. There's ways to help speed it up but not sufficient for the expectations of a home owner
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I’m trying to resolve how you suggest that buying seed from a big box store is bad practice however this particular brand is a supplier for many big box chains possibly including the very store you were walking through at the beginning of the video. What gives?
Gotta love the Lawn Slaying Ginja! Thanks for hooking me up with Barenbrug 3 years ago, I've never been happier and never looked back. Slay that lawn bro ⚔
Happy to help!
I recently discovered your channel and have watched just about all of your lawn care videos. You have a talent for explaining things in layman's terms with a touch of humor along the way - a good combo. Thanks for taking the time to put together another informative video!
Awesome, thank you! Really appreciate the feedback!
I have used the Schultz brand at Menards that is made by Barenburg..its the best "off the shelf" seed I have used. Zero weeds and great germination rates.
Good to know!
I always wondered how they harvested grass seed. Very educational and great editing!
The more you know💫
right!? its not a widely known thing. It was a very fun project.
I just did a total lawn renovation 2 weeks ago. And I went with the Barenbrug Turf Saver RTF tall fescue based on your recommendation of the seed company. And I am beyond thrilled with the results. Thank you so much Ginja!
Nice work! The rtf is an incredible blend for fescue lovers. very dark, healthy, and easy to take care of.
The seeds caught in your beard should germinate in about 7 days.
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@@pestandlawnginja Keep it well watered!! ;)
Seed to hair contact is key
I just renovated/overseeded my yard. I didn’t want to break the bank, but by the end, I realized, the amount of work I need to do to detach, aerate, water, fertilize etc.... exceeds the value of the seed by a LOT. So the more expensive seed doesn”t change the equation much, but it can save a lot if it grows better and I don’t have to repeat it, or fix bare spots that much.
I found elite grass varieties for ridiculously low price at the local landscaper supply store though, so I’m good:)
Wonderful! Love hearing it! I'm a miser at heart so I love deals
After using many, and I mean many different types of grass seed. I found out about barenbrug; never looked back and have been using barenbrug for the past 5 years.
👊😁 awesome! I've used it for soo long. It's always been reliable
Holy cow! Berenberg is the OCD of seed companies! Amazing detail of the high-quality grass seeds they produce!
Right!?
I’m not embarrassed to say this video was awesome! Never knew how much work went into a bag of seed. Thanks for the great content!!
wow! Thanks Paul. Love the feedback.
I’m a grown man but looking at these grown men play in mountains of grass seeds got to be fun and something I want to try one of these days 👍🏻
It was a blast!
Have been planning to move back to Oregon. Lived there twice when i was younger and dumber. Now that i have a lawn business and also family there plus the Oregon coast has my soul Ive got to get back there for good! Doesnt hurt that its the grass seed capital of the world so lawns are plentiful and a guy can landscape 11 months out of the year vs 6 and a half if youre lucky here in Southern Idaho! Great video!
That's awesome Kellen! It is a great place to live
What do you mean 11 months? And how, it's cold. Don't mean to seem crappy but please explain.
@@paulnicholson8524 I mean it doesnty freeze very often so you can still do landscaping. shrubs, installs, and a bit of mowing maintenance pretty much all year! Compare that to Idaho where there ios snow on the ground 6 months out of the year and everything dies or goes dormant fot the winter. If you dont plow snow or get another job you donnt have any money
Ginja, no bulls**t this is Discovery-Channel-worthy, excellent job with the entire thing. Literally one of the most fascinating videos I’ve ever watched👍🏼
👊😀 Huge compliment Drew! Made my day. I spent a long time putting this together.
@PestandLawnGinja I started following your channel a few months ago after buying a home right up the road from you in West Jordan. I really appreciate the helpful advise you share which is why I've decided to do a lawn reno. I am now the proud owner of a SunJoe and just picked up a bag of Barenbrug seed to do an overseed. Keep up the good work! Now to kill off a patch of bermuda grass that has taken over a corner of my backyard. I didn't even know we had bermuda in our area. Ugh!!
You're welcome! Putting in the work I see! Love it
Man, that's so awesome! I'm in manufacturing for a reason. I've been doing manufacturing for over 25 years because how the different processes take place from start to finish.
Rad! It can be very complex
I started a new lawn 7 years ago with RTF water saver, turned out great. thanks to Jos Roozen from Garden Sense radio show. he recommended to not change the top soil bc it will only make for a weaker root system. he said grass seed can grow in poor top soil just like trees can grow in almost solid rock. and he said dont use straw, use a fine mulch/compost to cover the seed.
marty one I also have a Rft lawn my father use to listen the Garden sense show as well also use turf trust fertilizer 👍 Thanks Dad ❤️ Passing on the good seed😇
This theory has been proven by many people in the african desert. For the most part all it takes is water to get the seed to germinate.
Never realized the amount of work it takes to process grass seed! Awesome vid! Thanks for doing this for us commonfolk!
You bet! It was a fun process to be apart of.
Never go on the cheap for any raw material - quality wins every time!
For sure!
Pest and Lawn Ginja what is RPR?
@@mahidikarif2123 regenerating perennial ryegrass. Basically ryegrass with stolons
Just planted their RTF seed 8 days ago. Starting to sprout...I’m excited!!!
Bryan Russell Rtf and black beauty 👍
Such a fantastic grass species. The color is really dark too which I prefer.
Ginja is the reason I bought my first bag, cannot wait to see how it does.
Rad! You'll love it. be sure to get good seed to soil contact and keep it wet.
This is AMAZING!! Thank You so much for showing us the inner workings of grass seed manufacturing...
Our pleasure! It was a really fun project!
Just did a full renovation and used RTF turf saver TTTF. Very nice stuff!!!
Rad!
Hell yea! Was wondering where all those seeds come from when i was reseeding my lawn. Thanks for the Answer Sir!!
You bet! It was eye opening how much goes into it.
Hey man! Thanks for the ton of work that must have gone into this excellent footage. Never knew how involved the process of seed production is. There's more in the bag than top notch grass seed. Hey that's a tag line!
Glad you enjoyed it! Love the tag line! I think we filmed for almost 30 hours to capture all of it. it was a ton of work!
This was an excellent doc, man!
Thanks! It was a ton of fun visiting the site
Awesome video. I always wondered how it was done. I’ll never buy cheap seed again. I have so much poa annua in my lawn it was driving me crazy. Now that I’m learning what to look for. I’m getting certified seed from a commercial landscaping supplier that just started selling to the public. I’m doing my first renovation on a small area to get that hang of it all and the grass is coming in amazingly. Going to do a bigger area in the spring. Thanks again for all your helpful videos. They are really helping me out. Keep doing what you do. 👍
awesome! Really appreciate the feedback. best of luck on your reno! go slay that lawn!
Can confirm - one of the most lush lawns I ever had was based on a Barenbrug perennial rye blend.
Rad! Love the feedback Peter!
Thank you ! Now I’m understand way is different prices. Wow this a lot process for better quality. Like you said, no more cheap grass seed. Thank you again!
You're welcome hector! Quality seed is soo worthwhile
A small point is that Barenbrug is in Tangent, Oregon which is adjacent to Albany. I have lived in the Linn County ORegon for 49 years. More grass seed is grown here than anywhere. I remarked to my wife just yesterday that the grass in the fields has grown like crazy the last two weeks. It is amazing to seed so many fields of plants, the many shades of green, the seeds of which will make lawns all over the world. Thanks for visiting our bit of paradise.
That’s pretty awesome Paul! It was an amazing visit
@@pestandlawnginja The straw from the harvested crop is shipped to South Korea, Taiwan, and Japan where they use it for cattle feed. The plastic twine once was sent to China for reprocessing.
Did you know that we also grow much peppermint (ice cream, candy canes) and the leftovers are composted. Cheers!
In my opinion this is hands-down the best video you’ve made
Thank you! Love the feedback Andrew
Thanks for sharing this Ginga.
Now I know what brand and type of seed I'm going to use next year for my lawn renovation.
Good job.
Glad to help! You'll love the seed. good stuff.
Never hear of them and I never get my seed from a big box store and never buy less then a 40 lb bag at a time. Thanks Ginja
You're welcome John. I've been using them commercially for over 9 years
I've been overseeding with Barrenbrug's yellow-jacket perennial rye for two years. It is AMAZING stuff. Great video Ginja!
Rad! Its fantastically soft on the feet!
I mix Johnathan Green Black Beauty Ultra grass mix with their RPR mix when I seeded after installation of Irrigation system in my side lawn this year. Now It looks a amazing so I decided to overseed with the same mix my front lawn.
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Great video by far the most interesting and educational video I’ve ever seen on grass and lawn care 👋 great job Ginja thanks for sharing this experience with us .💚💚
Glad you enjoyed it! Love the feedback Vito!
Pest and Lawn Ginja my pleasure 💪🏻
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That was friggin awesome!! Best grass related video I’ve seen yet! Go Ginja!!!👊🏻
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the feedback Robert!
Quite a comprehensive process from R&D to finished product. Very informative.
Thanks Ginja ~ mike
Tha is Mike!
Love this video, never seen anything like it. Barenburg is ready to take off for the DIY market thanks to you.
Yes! They've been making some big changes to accommodate
Doing a reno on my mom's fescue yard, aka "The Scott's Special". Got the Barenbrug RTF and RPR but seriously wanting to "accidentally" glyphosate her lawn and sod Zoysia 😂
Hahaha 😆
I have a similar Spyker product, it is awesome, did not know them and Brinly-Hardy were sister companies. Love my LAWN cause of you!
awesome! Keep slaying that lawn!
I have just bought the WaterSaver from them! Glad to see your clip and see that this is very quality stuff!
Great to hear! the rtf is a fantastic product
@@pestandlawnginja rtf is very diffrent from water saver, or it have aswell almoust the same seeds?
Omg I'm so amazed! And I'm at 10:32 of your video , but had to pause and remark!❤ WHAT a learning experience!❤
Soo glad you like it! It was an eye opening experience
Haven’t ever paid attention to individual companies. Just bought Pennington or Scott’s blends of fescues, ryes, and blue grasses. Prob have 30 varieties in my yard. Everything seems to germinate, thrive, and look great. As long as it’s Oregon I don’t think you can go wrong. Have to give the yellow bag a shot though to see if I notice any difference.
Just checked the price. WAY too proud of their seed. Guess I’ll just have to keep having an amazing lawn with the reasonably priced seed I’ve always used.
its a great product.
Great video Ginja. One of your best ever. Very interest information and loved the process. Two things I have to mention. I always thought seed came from the store and when are they going to make a ziplock bag. That string set up is a pain in the you know what lol :)
Great point! I too have a hatred for the string hahaha
Many of our pro products have easy open tabs built in! Because nothing is worse than ripping a bag to shreds over a little fiber. :)
Great video! Really cool to see the whole process from start to finish, really enjoyed this video! 👍🏼
Tha is soo much! It was a blast doing it
I love it!! Oregon is where it's at. Albany is real close to where I live in Oregon. Earlier this year I bought some ryegrass seed from seedsuperstore.com. I found it really funny that the specific cultivar of seed I bought was produced here in Oregon pretty much three hours from where I live. The seed made it all the way to the east coast only to come back home. haha
Hope you were able to experience many more of the wonderful outdoors Oregon has to offer.
That's pretty funny! Thanks for sharing. I made it down to the beach and froze my tail feathers off hahaha. played a round of golf in dallas. Overall I had a great time.
@@pestandlawnginja yea beaches over here aren’t warm hahah
Good stuff, thanks to you, my yard is set for the winter. Keep it coming.
Rad! Well done!
Ginja you’re the man period. You’ve never steered me wrong. I’m still waiting for the smoke to clear from my mind because of how well that damn Quinclorac works on crabgrass! Wow
Awesome Donnie! Still slaying that lawn! Love it
First Aussie 😁. Thanks for showing us around. Great video Ginja. 😎👍👍
Any time! You the man!
This was an awesome video! I have always wanted to know how seed was harvested, grown, tested etc! Wow!! Best video I have watched in a while. Nice work!
👊😁 thanks! Took me forever to make this one
Pest and Lawn Ginja well worth the time and effort! Your videos are some of my favorites on you tube.
Thank you!
Well done Ginja! A very informative video and well produced as always ! Thank you I enjoyed it !
Awesome! This took forever to put together
I was wondering about this process recently and this answered all my questions. Very cool to see. Great video!
Soo cool! Thanks for watching
Hey Ginja, living in northcentral Massachusetts when I purchased my home I knew I wanted to have the best lawn. Unfortunately I didn't know anything about proper lawn care. Several failures later I pulled the rip cord and applied glyphosate at 4% per gallon. The current turf is all but gone and I'm preparing for my renovation in spring. I'm having a real overthinking problem on not only brand but also type. My lawn gets nearly full sun all day.
I love barenbrug turf blue pro or their RPR turf saver both listed on amazon. links in the description of the video. the rye stripes better
Ginja, is a Portuguese liqueur made by infusing ginja berries (sour cherry, the Morello cherry) in alcohol and adding sugar together with other ingredients. Ginjinha is served in a shot form with a piece of the fruit in the bottom of the cup.
Yes!😂😂😂
I over applied weed killer and burned some of my lawn. I also been getting a backbreaking workout utilizing the thatch rake that seems to be one of your favorites. I don't mind spending a little more cash when it comes to fertilizer or grass seed. You pay for what you get. Thanks for this video. You rock!
Thanks Darren! Sounds like you're well on your way to slaying that lawn!
I got the SunJoe electric dethatching rake and it worked great; saved lots of time over using my rake and it even did a better job too. My only regret is not getting it a couple of years ago when I received an offer to buy it for under $100 on sale; I spent a bit over $150 but money well spent IMO. Check out the UA-cam videos that test that machine and you might be impressed.
It is a great machine
Man, love this field trips. Awesome behind the scenes!
Glad you enjoyed! This one was a fun one! who knew it was soo complex
I did/doing both. Using Pen/Rebel/Scotts shade/dense shade mix for bigger areas. And the smaller area I've ignored, but that fine fescue that's doing fine, got some boutique fine fescue for over-seeding/new combo. I'm still in the experimental stage for this rather shady near pure clay area. And Darwin didn't say strongest survives, but most adaptable survives.
Fine fescue will be your best bet. I've been testing mazama bluegrass and it's going well
I've used their Schultz branded Kentucky Blue Grass I get at Menards. Best seed I've ever used! Germinates fast & grows nice and thick keeping the weeds out. Don't know if it's exactly the same as in the yellow bag but It's great seed nonetheless.
Definitely a chance! Depends on a few things like time of year and availability, seed markets, product purpose, etc. Thanks for the support!
Awesome
WOW !!! Top notch company that’s for sure 👍👍. Thanks Ginja for bringing us along and let us learn how grass seeds are made. Awesome video once again buddy ... 👌👌.
You're welcome denis! Thanks for your support!
Great vid and affirmation. Seeded two weeks ago with Barenbrug RPR and Turf Blue (70/30 - coverage not weight) I went with two rounds of Glypho, level some low spots, two weeks fallowing, the a 3rd round of Glypho before seeding. Tenacity and a 3-18-18 at seeding. I already have a new lawn and I’m on the fence about cutting already with a manual reel. Just nervous about hurting the little turf blues, but I got to get them some light, some of the RPR is at 3 inches. Also thinking to put down some Propiconazole as I want to keep up the watering for the turf blues.
Sounds like a solid plan. I'd cut it for sure
I always use their water saver RTF for my lawn in Massachusetts. Stays greener than my neighbors year round.
Rad! Bet it looks fantastic! Super dark rtf
@@pestandlawnginja can you provide a link to buy this brands cold season seeds? I live in Rhode Island.
Great video! I have always wondered how this whole process works.
Glad you enjoyed it! I worked hard on this video
Nothing but pure certified blue tags here..ttf/kbg..just planted my reno plot..5 day germination..suppper happy..
Rad! Slay that lawn!
Honestly the pricing really isn’t much more than what you find in a big box store. I just got the Turf Blue HGT for my fall overseeding and I can’t wait to see the results.
you'll love it. its a great variety.
@@pestandlawnginja it did not come in as thick as I would have liked but I figure if I get it well fed going into the winter and then work on my soil in the spring it should come out of dormancy nicely
Wow,who would have thought quality grass seed went through so many processes.
Right!? Totally agree
Great video man I loved the combine work in this vid it was beautiful to see thanks for sharing
Glad you enjoyed it! It was super cool to see in person!
I bet that would've been amazing thanks for the video
Okay big man here’s my scoop. I have used a well advertised national name brand and it’s crap. I recently made a rookie mistake and planted some Kentucky blue grass when the rest of my lawn is a perineal rye grass, not a good look. Bottom line buy good stuff and don’t waste your time and money on bad seed. Love ya man, be safe out there!
sorry to hear about that John! Mistakes are part of the journey. luckily rye is easy to plant. sounds like you have a fun project ahead of you.
Canadian Guy here, I haven't heard of these guys before but did acquire Triple Threat from Southern Seed - we'll see how it works!
right on! good luck!
That was awesome....thanks for taking the time to travel and bring this to your followers. 👊👊👊
You're welcome!
Awesome info once again Ginja! Thanks for taking the time to put all this together.
Sure thing! This was a fun technical video.
This was an awesome video! Thanks for putting this together.
Glad you enjoyed it! It was a fun video to make.
cool vid thx i just bought a bag and fertilizer to support another damaged area .... but, my concern is to do with native grasses that support native ecosystems just like the rest of plants i'm sure there is more science to grass than what we see here. so much to learn and so much we dont understand what is going on underneath the grass and its many networks
Sounds great! Keep going! you're doing great.
Pennington does have a more premium professional version of there smart seed which works great I used there smart seed pro Kbg and it has done great of course its more expensive than their regular smart seed cause its geared and catered to the professionals like athletic fields and stuff.
love the feedback. thanks for sharing.
Great Video Ginja!! With all the different varieties of grass seed, how does one go about choosing the right one for your lawn?
Good question! You need to first figure out what you want. do you want kentucky blue, rye, tall fescue etc... once you figure that out you can cross reference it with ntep.org to check color, varieties etc.
Great video! I've been wondering recently about this entire process, very interesting! I've never seen their seed in my area, will have to check them out online. But I do have 6 bags of Pro Peat after watching your video recently from their facility, lol!
Rad! 👊😁
I was waiting for someone to do a video like this. Very cool! Thank you Ginja!
Glad you liked it!
Ur channel just went elite. Great vid.
Thanks. From Toronto, ON
Awesome! Thank you!
I went to work on my lawn lowering the blades each cut, scarified twice in different directions, got the mower blades down to the lowest setting and BAM, I'm all set to seed. I used Tenacity 3 weeks apart as well. OOPS! Not so fast. Mother Nature turned on me, the weather forecasts changed and the first frost warning came out, now temperatures aren't ideal for overseeding. Barenbrug suggested I wait until Spring. I have plenty of Barenbrug Turf Blue Pro Kentucky Bluegrass Grass Seed with Yellow Jacket Seed Coating so I hope the Spring planting will work out. My best laid plans were not enough. UGH!!
Check the actual ground temps. Last year same thing happened to me and it still germinated like a boss. I'm sure 30% was affected but.... still worked great
@@pestandlawnginja Thanks for the response. Based on Barenbrug's advice I didn't seed and now temps are all over the place. Getting to low 30s at night, 50s by day. It's very inconsistent and I think the window has closed for me. My prep worked great, my lawn looks torched. Tons of thatch removed & Tenacity worked great. Neighbors are scratching their heads since I usually dominate. I'll be back! LOL!!
I'm planting their prg on Monday. Very nice video and info.
Rad! You'll love it
Thanks for that. I wish more companies would sell just seed and not with coatings. You're not getting 50 lbs of seed when it's coated. If you follow using starter fert and water, no coating is needed. Does either company sell TTTF as just seed?
They sell it with and without the coating
Sir I have a question how to winterize my lawn and if I have to? I will appreciate thank you
The term winterize is a marketing term. If you want the grass to stay green longer you need more potassium at the end of the season.
I bought some Barenbrug, 25lbs Sun N Shade, fescue, rye, Kentucky blue mix based on your video. This one is fast germination. Disappointed. Since no local store stocks this seed I made an on-line order with Ace Hardware with store pickup (free shipping). I get it. It's only 12.5 lbs, seed. The othed half is coating. WEED content 0.30%. I did not open and returned it. It maybe great seed but I didn't give it a try based on the coating and the high weed content. Is was about $55. The other one I was going to buy was also a Fescue seed mix for the transition zone for about $75. I would give it a try but I'm trying to determine if it's coated and what the weed content is. I contacted them and haven't recieved an answer back.
I bought more Scott sun & shade, fescue mix (fescue tall & fine, rye, kbg) with fertilizer + soil conditioner. It's expensive in that you only get about 5lbs of seed in 40lb bag, but it works well. It only covers 2000sq-ft for new lawns (4000sq-ft reseed).
I also bought Ace Hardware branded seed that Barenbrug produces. I bought 3 small bags, Sunny mix, Shade, High Traffic. They coms in 3lbs or 7lbs sizes. This is pure seed no coatings.... Not cheap it's $12 for 3lbs or $22 for 7lbs. However this 100% seed no filler or coatings has label clearly stateing that Barenbrug makes it, seed type %, and the weed content is very low, 0.01%. I just planted some of these seeds to fill in areas that initial seeding failed to take. My yard is coming in nice with Scott, but had bare spots due to wash out from torrential rain two weeks in a row, just as seed was starting to show. One day was al ist 3 inches! I have slopes and top soil and seed went bye bye. I am recovering and with Scott and some of the Barenbrug Ace branded seeds. I put them in different area... based on sun condition
I called and wrote Barenbrug. They are nice but did not get a good answer for my questions yet. They did recommend their RTF seed for shade and Athletic Field grass for my full sun parts of my yard.
The confusing part is Ace Hardware list over 9 Barenbrug branded fescue seed mixes alone. Unfortunately online they don't tell you if it's coated or not. I don't want coated seed. Bottom line it's hard find information and find stock to buy. Part of the issue is their seed mixes change over time. So I understand they can't get specific, but seed coating should be online information.
for sure. barenbrug is a massive supplier and supplies off brands as well. seed quality will vary which is why i stick to the links i've provided in the description of the video.
@@pestandlawnginja HEY Lawn Ginja. Happy New Year. *Well right now my Tall Fescue is green mid winter despite freezing nights and freezing rain last week. Looking good. I went with Titan RX for my 2.0 lawn. My 1.0 Lawn planted in March 2021 grass using some Scott (mixed cool season seed types with Fert for sun and shade) and some Barenbrug did not survive last summer which was brutal. So I smoked it and re-seaded in Sept 2021. I went with ALL Tall Fescue or Titan RX, 25 all seed (no filler).
Last time (1.0 lawn) I only had 3 or 4 months to established. Here in Memphis TN area July and Aug is hot hot hot. So now I have a healthy lawn. This time to got Pre-emergence down in the fall/winter along with Fert and nutrients. So I have a running start into summer with the grass fully 9 months old before the max heat of summer in July and Aug. I dug up some of my grass to do some fence work. The roots are getting deep.
Q: I have one problem. I need to over seed damage caused by dog pee by neighbors dog in front yard (just one area but really thanks). Then Racoon and Opossum make their rounds at night and do some yard digging. It is minor but I do need to re-seed. My plan is to put down a little more pre-emergence down before temps go up above 55F soil temp first part of March. I will have to wait 6 months before reseeding in Sept. *IS THAT CORRECT Yard Ginga?*
I made a mistake by not putting pre emergence down until Dec. I was not going to put any Pre-emergence down until late winter early fall March time frame. We had a mild fall and early winter. I was cutting grass up through Dec and even after New years day. It was not growing fast but still needed to be cut. However some weeds popped up. I should have put the Pre emergence down in late Oct early Nov, but decided I'd wait. I figure better late than never and got some Prodiamine 65 WDG (Generic Barricade) down in Dec. Not sure I need to put more, but I will follow the directions. I will likely put a touch more (light mix) down end Feb early March before soil gets above 55F. However I can't reseed. I will wait until Sept, so I have 6mos since last Pre-emergence application. Seed is pretty expensive to throw down on ground with pre-emergence to get no germination. What is your thoughts on reseeding and pre-emergence timing.
BTW I put down Zoysia sod down on the grass strip between street curb and side walk. That was the first of my 1.0 Lawn to die. It gets more head being surround by concrete and having no shade of any kind. I bought a few 100 sq feet of Sod and got it down white it was still summer and hot. WOW lots of stolons and rhizomes. I will experiment. If tall fescue does not work out for me with Titan RX (designed for high heat) I will likely go to Zoysia. Right now the Zoysia is BROWN and UGLY... I hate the look of it. Summer Zoysia is green but the green is light, looks LIME GREEN compared to the DARK Green of the Titan RX Tall Fescue. Cheers.
Getting rid of that Poa is important. I used some box store seed last spring. Never again! Nearly 1/3 of my back lawn was taken over by Poa.
Ew..... so sorry to hear that
@@pestandlawnginja No worries. Lesson learned. I bought premium for this fall and won't ever go back.
Awesome! Slay that lawn!
Funny enough i just got the Barenburg seed i ordered today. Got Barenbrug RPR Play & Sport Bar Power. Not sure what the USA equivalent naming is.
I basically used mediocre brand seed in the past 2 years and had issues, irregular growth..so thought id give this a shot even though it costed more.
The RPR is incredible. great grass. I'm debating smoking my front yard to play with it for a while. Here its called turf saver RPR
what is the difference between there two fescue types
I live in Maryland and built a house on a farm field no shade.
I put a Bermuda soccer field in but wanted a fescue front so i can get nice stripes. what would u recommend which fescue would you mix in the Kentucky blue as well. Getting ready to aerate and over seed thx for all the info I'm hooked.
Its important to remember that many professional soccer fields are a cool season blend of kentucky bluegrass and perennial rye grass. Tall fescue is an awesome grass but it does not mow shorter than 1.5" well and its a wider blade grass. if you know what you're signing up for the rtf tall fescue is great. I would not suggest mixing it with bluegrass. the bluegrass grows at a slower rate and doesn't match well in my opinion.
Awesome video ginja!!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️🔥
Thank you!! 😁
Hello there Kind Sir. Another awesome and very informative video. I appreciate the content and effort that went into it 👍🏻👊🏻. I’m in the market for some seed and I’m glad you made this video. I live in Southern California in a small desert town that is very dry, we rarely get any rain, temperatures in the summer are well over 100 degrees. What would you recommend. I’m looking for something that is drought tolerant. You always recommend quality products and for that I thank you 🙏🏻. Have a blessed day!
barenbrug monoco is a fantastic blend of bermuda. the rtf tall fescue is pretty awesome as well if you wanted a cool season grass.
I love all your video's, I like it when you go to these places to check out their product. Great info and I'm looking to buy this for my lawn. I don't know that much about lawn care. I'm in central Florida , I have Bahiagrass and it's very drought resistant. I don't have irrigation because I have acreage. I don't see Bahi in their brand . Is there another name for it? And will blue grass make it in the Florida heat without Irrigation?
Glad you like the videos! Bahiagrass is not included in the barenbrug brand to my knowledge. bahiagrass can be maintained well but its not considered a golf course variety. Not to say that's a bad thing. it's easy to maintain and doesn't require a lot of maintenance.
Oregon does grow excellent grass.
totalyl!
I want to research grass seed for a living now!
be one with the 10 man crew! that'd be great!
Went with the Turf Saver RTF this year.
Rad!
wow mind blowing so much goes into seeds alot involved
Right!? Totally agree
I live 40 minutes away and have never stopped in 🤦♂️ will be picking up a 25# bag on my next trip up North. What variety is your lawn?
turf blue pro . kentucky bluegrass.
I made the mistake of going cheap last fall with my seeds. I purchased the Scotts contractors blend (northeast mix), put down the seed in the fall and in the spring the lawn came out nice and thick but this past summer was hot and humid and not much rain and while I did water regularly, the grass was a disaster. This fall, I purchased seed at Ewing Irrigation, it was tall fescue and the company was Empro King which is sold at Ewing Irrigation and its been 12 days since I did the overseeding and its starting to come in and the areas where it is growing is coming in nicely. Hopefully, this one will do the trick but I plan of over-seeding in the spring time too.
Anyway, two questions:
1. Should I put down more seed in a week or two or just wait until the spring.
2. In some areas of my lawn I do have shallow roots but in another area of the lawn it is bentgrass. I used my thatch rake to pull out as much of the bent grass as possible and it comes off like a carpet and there were the tell tale signs where it matted down, then browned out over the summer, and then now its getting green again as the weather cools. I put down tenacity twice at the beginning of August then around the third week of August. Even though I pulled off as much as possible, is there a chance it will come back even with overseeding the area? Also the area where the bentgrass was tends to stay wet for some reason, is there anything to do about that other than the obvious don't water as much? My back is low lying and in the summer tends to hold a ton of humidity.
1. more seed is highly recommended with fescue. if it doesn't use rtf technology, which I'm pretty sure only barenbrug tall fescue has, it won't spread laterally.
2. There is always a chance the bentgrass will make another appearance. I would use tenacity next season after your new grass seed is well established. add triclypyr ester to the tenacity mix. that will help out a lot.
As for the watering issue, its commonly a lower spot and I have since been recommended people use a combo of dirt and sand to raise the soil levels to help with that.
@@pestandlawnginja The bentgrass is so frustrating because it looks fine at the beginning of the season, then as it grows it mats down and you don't realize it until you start raking the area and the grass when it stands up is like 6 inches tall but you go and cut it and it just falls down again. Then it holds that moisture in and you see the brown roots and its almost slimey. Then it all browns out or stays green but when you pull on it or use a thatch rake, it lifts like a carpet, its frustrating. A gardener at the garden supply store told me to do the pull test and around the bent grass and then keep moving over until you get to the established grass, once there, dig a small area just to make sure its not grubs because they will move to new areas once they've eaten the roots of the area they destroyed. he said to do that just to make sure its not grubs and it is bentgrass and I did just that and there were not grubs where the better grass was. The unfortunate part for me is my backyard is low lying and all the neighbors have fences so the humidity tends to linger in the back and there is a strip about 3 feet wide that extends about 30 or 40 feet between my house and the neighbors and along his fence line that holds in moisture which the bentgrass seems to love. Anyway, what I'll do is allow the seed that I already planted take, and its starting to come up after 12 days and next week I will put down some more seed as the weather starts cooling off.
BTW, the tenacity is interesting as you don't see the results right away, it takes time and next thing you know some of the weeds are gone.
Which barenbrug seed is good for Northern California. Hot summers cool wet winters. Will rye grass survive the heat?
their blend of tall fescue is very popular in your area. very hardy grass and does well in the heat. rye will survive if you water it properly.
I had echos of world seed shortage to come because of the droughts we had. Have you heard any of that over there?
Getting specific individual elite variety is really hard. That might explain why we elite mixes are pushed forward more & more (like turf blue).
I have heard rumors prices will sky rocket on different types of seed due to the drought. it was a real thing and hopefully the yield is much better next summer / fall.
Ginja & Ginja wild adventure. Excellent adventure.
Thanks Dennis!
Where is it available in the Salt Lake area? what type of grass would you recommend
great basin turf in west jordan or J&J nursery
In Australia, we roll out turf, or I think you say, sod. I have found in Central Queensland due to heat and rain seading lawn is in a domestic yard is nearly a waste of time. Please tell me different if you know more than me.
Your warm season grass seeds like Bermuda aka tif take up to a full year to set in. Comes in in patches due to high heat and humidity. That's why it's easier to sod.
There's ways to help speed it up but not sufficient for the expectations of a home owner