Most Common Winter Damages & What You Can Do About it!
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- Опубліковано 9 кві 2023
- Hey Everyone
It's finally time for Spring Lawn Care 2023! I have been waiting so long for this. In this video I will talk about things you can do coming out of winter.
Winter weather can take a toll on your lawn, leaving behind a winter damaged lawn that can look really bad. But there are some things that you can do when your early in your spring lawn care season to help some of those areas to recover. In this video I will show you 2 different type of damages which are the most common types of damages caused by winter weather. Then I will tell you how which ones you can help along and how.
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That was a funny intro :) - My lawn is a complete mess, so I will have to live vicarously through you this year Sam! - My wife likes all stuff to be wild and frowns at me when I mention that "maybe we need some sort of barrier between flower beds and lawn?" - My ADHD likes clearly defined areas, and my wife like things to grow out of control (my interpretation). But maybe I can atleast get some overseeding done this coming week.
Also, looking forward to seeing what mower you have gotten! Did you go all crazy and got one of those fancy 20.000 SEK reel mowers?
Hey Kristian, haha i know the feeling, although at some point my wife just gave up and let's me do pretty much what I want in the lawn, territory secured 💪😅 I also like more clearly defined areas! Overseeding is always nice, need to add younger and stronger grass plants, the older they get some of them will weaken and lose the weed fight at some point, so need seeds every year is good. Do it when she's not home haha.
I can neither confirm or deny if I got a fancy mower or not 😄 but people asking me how much I paid for it cannot believe it, they think I am really nuts.
Good to see you back Sam… we’ll it’s been depressingly wet here in the UK, but managed a few cuts and this Easter, scalped the lawn, verticut it and then over seeded, with some compost to cover it… Today (Monday) it’s pretty much rained again all day…
Hey Steve, thanks mate, feels good to at least see some light at the end of the tunnel :)
Sounds like your season has taken off, at least you can overseed comfortably if it rains alot ;)
What would you prefer, a lot of snow or rain?
Sam is so nice dude! Thank you for explaining the difference between black and white spots in the grass
Glad you found the video helpful mate! :)
Hello my friend, I wish you all the best for the new season.
Hey dude, thanks a lot, hopefully it starts soon!
Hi there from Galicia, it’s always a big pleasure to see you. I am new with the grass issues,but your videos are a great help . Keep on going, lots of us need your knowledge.
Hey mate, glad you find the videos helpful, thanks a lot! We have all been new to this at one point so just ask any questions you might have and I will try to help out as best as I can. How are the lawns in Spain now? Not sure if you go with warm season grass that far north in Spain?
My RPR over-seed over my Bermuda has done well. While we had a very cold winter, we had very little snow this year. Hang in there, Summer is right around the corner. Can't wait to see the RPR for you after all that snow.
Hey Dino, I think I am just about there weather wise, we had really good temps last week and all the snow is gone so hopefully I can show you how it looks. Just don't be shocked by the look of the lawn after this winter :D
@@SamsLawn I'm sure it will look amazing in no time!
We are just a bit ahead of you here where I am in Western Canada. The snow finally finished melting about a week ago and just had a chance to the light rake which as you said is important if everything is compacted from the winter.. Hopefully in another week, I can get the lawn aerated and the fun will begin!
Hey Ralph, nice to hear that your season has started, I count the light raking as a season start 😄
Your lawn will probably come back to life way quicker than the neighbors thanks to that. Hopefully we can start our season here too soon enough. Thanks for dropping by mate!
Hi Sam. Happy new year! Good to see you back. I’ve started on my lawn here in Cumbria, UK. Spent 9 hours on it yesterday. Mowed, electric raked to remove thatch, applied iron for moss, aerated the entire 80 sq m lawn using same tool that you have, applied Envii Active Lawn to break down clay then applied peat-free compost. Finished after dark and was shattered. Next week am over-seeding. I have become a lawn bore I’m afraid 😊
Hey Howard, Happy new year mate! Man you are making me jealous! Sounds like you've had a very productive day in the lawn, awesome, I love it. With all that hard work it will turn out great, let me know how you get on.
@@SamsLawn Will do, Sam. Thanks for your reply. And will be watching out for what you do too.
I lose a lot of my RPR every year, might try introducing some KBG next overseed. Great to see you back Sam.
Hey mate, yeah a lot has died this year, I was really hoping it would have held up better, I will keep trying it for another year or two but if it's the same next year I think I will introduce some creeping red fescue or KBG to the mix too. Too bad, I really like the RPR, so soft to walk on and the color is just amazing!
I'm happy to see you back, have a good season my man!
Hey Jon, thanks mate, glad to be back, well not fully yet. Weather still too cold here but I think the season really kicks off in a week or two. Thanks for dropping by!
Funny and great video. In Las Vegas we rarely have snow problems... Or snow for that matter. We still get winter problems. 😮
I bet! What issues to you usually have in the lawn?
Hello from, Boston USA
Pretty cold here too
Edit: looking forward to your future updates concerning your winter damage. Good luck!
Hey Ed, how are your lawns looking? As bad as ours?
Thanks for watching mate, I will give an update as soon as this snow goes away. Say hello to Beantown from me :)
Hey Sam. Good to see you back. Looking forward for your videos of new season.
Hey Yasser, thanks mate, hopefully the season starts soon and I can get going :)
@@SamsLawn Hey Sam! I am thinking about over seeding the lawn. What do you think? Is it a good time to do it now or shall I wait? Previously I have been overseeing after the weed season(dandelion etc)is gone. I live in Stockholm.
@@yasirrasheed Hey mate, I would wait a bit, the grass is just about to get going, so the new grass seeds will take longer to germinate and grow since it still gets cold during nights in stockholm. I would wait a week or two more. Same with top dressing, there is no rush, wait for the lawn to come back to life properly, then you can overseed. Since I pull every weed I see at first sight I usally don't care when I overseed, Weeds will come no matter when actually, if it's not dandelions there will be something else, so do it when you have time in the schedule pretty much :)
Great video Sam! Patience is key… and really the hardest thing to do is waiting because we all want to get out there and started.
Hey Matthew, for sure, a lot of people are in a rush, I get the urge to get going but we just have to be patient, not sure how you I would feel if I slept for 5 months then someone kicks me and asks me to start running just because we get some sun. Slow and steady :)
Northeastern USA bluegrass lawn here... Weird winter with hardly any snow, a lot of rain, and temperatures not all that low caused my lawn to come back with a LOT of fungus... All different kinds. The weird part is that anywhere that my dog peed and I poured water over during the winter came back dark dark green and grew to about 4 inches long in days before any of the other grass even started showing signs of life. It's weird because this happened in early March, which is long before the ground temperature was high enough...I also have an area where the grass all turned a weird bronze color, so not sure what is going on there.
Hey Riley, yeah the weather is pretty strange these days, you never now how the seasons are going to be. That is strange actually, I mean sure usually the nitrogen in the urine would make it green, but if it was in March, I would have thought it would have leeched out by now, maybe the cold weather prevented it from doing just that, not sure. At least it's green? :D
thanks for watching mate, appreciate it.
HI Sam, welcome back. We got so much snow this winter and we got snow today. It's gonna be a while before we will be doing anything to the lawn here in south central Alaska.
Hey Mate, I sympathize with you, but at least it's nice to know that I am not alone in a late season start. Hopefully we can both get going soon enough!
Welcome back!! I feel for you brother!! Greetings from colorado springs, colorado. I was finally able to get going on my cool season lawn just a couple weeks ago not because of snow but it was just too cold. Got my sunjoe out and power raked, preemergent, and light fertilizer. Looking forward to the season and looking forward to what you have in store for us. Followed you last season and used some of your tips last fall. Hope it all pays off!!
Hey Mate, thanks dude, getting really sick of cold weather now 😅 enough is enough!
Sounds like you season kicked off, will you need to do any overseeding? Or were you spared of bare patches after winter?
Thanks mate, makes me really glad you found the videos helpful, hopefully I can keep giving good tips this year.
I will have to do some light overseeding primarily to repair urine spots made by my dogs. No real winter damage thank goodness. Did my primary overseed last fall along with the humic, kelp, silica you recommended.
@@rosendo9953 Sounds awesome, that stuff works wonders, even with those small amounts! :)
Very Good...!
Thanks Wayne, you da man! :D
Can you do a video on how your houses are constructed in Sweden and what heating cooling systems you use as looks like nothing I’ve seen before
Hey Mate, I wish I could, but I don't think I have the knowledge to actually do those kinds of videos. Really bad at heating and cooling systems and how they work. But we use an exhaust air heat pump, found an explanation online that explains it better than I would :D
"The heat pump's fan sucks ventilation air out of all the wet spaces in your house, a weak negative pressure is formed which means that air from other rooms also finds its way to the wet spaces. Fresh outside air is drawn in through the vents on the outer walls and in this way all rooms in the house are ventilated"
That's exactly how it works in our house.
Hey Sam, you really weren't exaggerating when you said you still have snow! We had 2 great days this weekend (UK - Then normal service resumed - Rain).
I've bitten the bullet and ordered a landzie lute. I've got some top soil & play sand (best I could find locally), just waiting for the prolonged dry weather to get the leveling work done (I think i'll go with 70% top soil & 30% sand given my existing base). Then i'm going to look at picking up a Gardena cylinder mower like yours or maybe a webb WEH18 (anyone own one and have any feedback?). I'm 6'2" and have concerns about the gardena (as you did). I put spring fertiliser down about 1 month ago (I think a few weeks to early in hindsight).
Hey Chris, I heard you've had a lot of rain lately in the UK, I think I still would prefer the rain over snow :)
I love the lawn lute, think it's such a great tool to have, so well worth it if you ask me! I like the mix of sand and top soil, too many people go all in on the sand not knowing the consequences and what they are in for. I never use purely sand either, not really suitable for a home lawn in my opinion.
Hope you have a strong back Chris, I'm only 5'11 and the Gardena was killing my back, beyond me that the don't add an adjustable handle to that thing. Hopefully it works for you, otherwise it's pretty easy to extend it yourself.
Sounds like your season has really kicked off, hopefully I can join you soon mate! Let me know how the leveling and the Gardena turns out.
@@SamsLawn Hmmm might have to rethink the mower then. I was hoping it would be the solution to get in multiple mows a week without having to move heavy machinery about.
@@chriscole3624 It's very easy to extend actually, so don't worry about it. I did a video when I did that, it only took me about 15-20 min. But word of caution, once you get it, soon enough you will be itching to get a powered one ;)
@@SamsLawn I've seen that video. I'd rather not cut up something within a warranty period. I might get another bosch rotary with rear roller & look into a push reel mower later on as a second step. Initially I just need something that will get me in the habit of mowing twice a week.
Lets see how level I can get the lawn this season! lol
Hey Sam happy to have found a lawn care UA-camr in the same part of world as me (Scandinavia) our American UA-camr friends although they are pretty good they have access to chemicals that I can not even dream of getting here
Hey dude, thanks, great to have you here! Exactly why I started the channel. I follow most of the US based UA-camrs too, but as you say, most of the stuff they use are not accessible to us here on the other side of the pond, so I want to show what we can do with the stuff available to us. If you have any ideas of what would be interesting to cover for us here in Scandinavia, just let me know mate and I'll see what I can do :)
@@SamsLawn Thanks Sam, looking forward to some more content, umm on top of my head just brainstorming, the usual issues I see at the lawns here in the Copenhagen area is weeds and moss, like at lot of moss, my neighborg has lawn full of blooming white dandelions (seriously like hundreds I think), I get an overseed of dandelions every june :D an other topic could be the changing climate for lawn care in the spring, here in Denmark at least the spring starts late and just jumps straight into a hot and dry summer, all the lawns in my area look like crap. My barenbrug rpr lawn is a pain in the ass to maintain with the dry weather and heat, I am thinking to switch to a fescue type for that reason of in fall
@@TheUnprevented Awesome ideas mate, actually trying out something right now to help against weeds, chemical free, hopefully it works out and I can share it :)
Will definitely look into the issues you bring up, would be awesome to come up with some plans tailored for our climate. Thanks dude!
@@SamsLawn Awesome, looking forward to hear about what you came up against weeds!
Hi there, I love your videos, so humorous and helpful too. Spring is here (Greece) but not very warm yet, 9-12c the lawn is waking up, just a couple of days snow in January, mostly a dry winter. I need to add fertilizer, and do some weeding when it gets a little warmer. There are two round spots where my cat pees: in the center of them, the lawn is dead, and all around them, it is so green and vivid. Probably too much nitrogen in the center and just the right amount all around them, I suppose... What can I do about that?
I look forward to watching new videos of you fixing your lawn soon🙂
Hey Lucy! Thanks so much, I hope you get warmer weather in Greece soon, I'll be coming over in a month for vacation :)
What usually works best is too drench the area where they peed in water, to dilute the nitrogen, as you say, it is too much in the middle so it burns everything. But with cats I guess it's hard to know exactly where they do their business. Other than that or maybe make an area with sand where they so they can use that as their toilet. It's harder with cats, dogs are easier to train where to go or not to go. How did it go with the scarifying in September by the way? Did you get around to it?
@Sam's Lawn how nice that you are coming here for vacation, I am sure it will be warm by then. April can be cool sometimes... Thanks for the tips! Actually, I did scarify and overseed in September it came out very nicely, so I don't think I need to do it again this spring. Maybe again, in September, we will see... I hope you have a very nice holiday as it is not too crowded in early summer here. Which place are you visiting?
@@lucymoazzo3097 I agree, if you already did it last year I don't think you need to do it again, consider just power raking it and getting some dead material off the lawn, that's enough. We need time to enjoy the lawn too, not only work on it :)
We are going to Rhodes, the nr1 tourist trap haha, but I like it there, it's not too big. I've been all over Greece duuring the years, usually go once a year or every other year, one of my favorite places. Actually considering getting a vacation house there as oppose to everyone else here who get houses in Spain. Any recommendations where it would be best to have a vacation home? :)
@Sam's Lawn I am so happy that you like Greece. It depends on what kind of place you like for vacation, cosmopolitan or quiet, an island or mainland etc. Some islands to consider are Serifos, Leufkada, Ithaca, Kefalonia, Kythnos, Ios, Naxos, also in the mainland, the Peloponnese has so many beautiful places like Gythio, Mani, Monemvasia. Maybe you can also have a lawn in your vacation house 😉 another lawn to take care of...
@@lucymoazzo3097 That's usually the problem when I start looking into it, sooo many beautiful islands! Hopefully I can find one that has good access and close to an airport, needs to be somewhat comfortable to get there. Also it has to have a lawn!! For sure!! haha
Hi Sam, I actually did overseed my lawn after dethatching and aeration. We had some cold weather here in Washington State too. Now my other parts of my grass is growing tall and I have yet to see seed germinate. I have parts of my lawn still with peat moss on top too. Wondering if I should just mow it and maybe start over another time.
Hey Mate, sounds awesome that you started your season in the lawn. What type of seed did you overseed with?
If you have a manual cylinder mower, like the one I have, that one you can use to mow the other tall grass while the other seed is still germination. They usually don't weigh that much and to be honest, whenever I overseed I am really not that careful about not walking on anything, grass is more resilient than we think :) Good luck mate and let me know how it turns out.
@@SamsLawn Thank you for responding. My backyard grass seed is growing, unfortunately I don’t have a manual mower. I am waiting on mowing for a little longer. I planted a mix sun shade seed mix made by Scott’s.
Hi, great video. How do you deal with mosquitos? I live near forest as well, and they love my lawn so much. Best wishes from Lithuania.
Hey Mate, our entire forest next to the house is wetlands so the mosquitos love it here, I finally invested in a Mosquito Magnet from Pioneer. It's very pricy but I waited for black friday and found it at half price, best money spent in a long time. It really kills of a lot of them, I still use a ThermaCell MR300 for nights when we sit out, but without the Mosquito Magnet that would be impossible.
Snön är borta nu men från söndag ska det komma snö typ resten av veckan. Sjukt kul. 18c värme och sol väntas på lördagen.
Jag har köpt en vertikalskärare på blocket som jag ska plocka upp lördag. Och sedan söndag. 5c och 9mm snö i timman. Wohoo.
Nåja.. vad är en bal på slottet.
Btw, har du något tips på gödsel som är snällt emot hundar? Antar att hönsskit är enda utan massa kemikalier egentligen. Men du kanske vet på rak arm som har grottat ner dig lite?
Tjena, ja jag hade faktiskt förväntat mig snö idag, men det blev ändå hyfsat fint, bra med lite regn också, har varit lite torrt den här veckan. Får se när framsidan vaknar till liv bara, fortfarande bara 6 grader i marken där. Alltid bra att ha en vertikalskärare, jag använder dock den väldigt sällan, använder elkrattan oftare. Hoppas bara vi får komma igång ordentligt med säsongen snart!
Ja hönsgödsel är ju bra och snäll mot husdjur men algomin är det också, är ju baserat på alger och sånt, så den ska vara djurvänlig. Annars om kan du ju dressa över hela mattan med en bra blandning av kompostjord, då behöver du inte gödsla mer på det, är tillräckligt med näring i det. Jobbigt bara om du har 1000 kvm.
Hej. Vart köper du dina produkter till ryggsprutan? Mvh morgan
Tjena Morgan, jag brukar köpa hos hydrogarden. Dock har de haft slut på humic acid ett tag, kan ha fyllt på. Annars finns vissa av dem också hos Amazon, eller så kan man köpa direkt från tillverkaren RAW, tror de är i Nederländerna om inte ja missminner mig, funkar dock jättebra att köpa via deras hemsida.
Märkligt, jag får upp att du skickat ett svar och jag ser den på mobilen men kan inte se den i kommentarsfältet. Svarar här istället. Seaweed är grymt, det är miljövänligt, det gynnar tillväxt för gräset och stärker det, samtidigt är det riktigt bra vid stödsådd eftersom det hjälper fröna att få näring och växa. Sen håller jag med dig, är sjukt roligt att blanda och köra med sprutan :)
Hi Sam why no vids lately ? look forward to seeing the content
Hey Steven, been dying to get going but the temps have been so low here, last week it was 6 degrees C and 4 during nights and I also went to Greece for a week on vacation. But this week I started on the lawn and filmed it, so hopefully I can put out some videos soon :)
What are your plans for the season?
@Sam's Lawn Hi Sam, great to hear your back on the video's, I have done a full renovation on the 3 lawns , turned out OK mostly thanks to your videos
@@stevenireland4069 Sounds awesome mate, really glad to hear it!
I was thinking about you the other day, I wondered if you are out of winter yet being quiet north, here in the east of the U.K. the soil temps are between 12* & 17* Celsius,(daytime) 12* in the shade & 17* in the sun ,spring is here for us.
Hey Mate, man I am jealous, I wish we had those temps, so eager to get started. I heard you had a lot of rain though? Any big plans for the lawn this year?
@@SamsLawn
We had a long dry spell then a lot of rain,
I am killing the barenbrug extreme (dwarf rye) off & putting down some proper rye (RPR) this year,
It looked nice but it’s not for me , IMO dwarf grass has dwarf roots 😆.
@@BretttSucks haha sounds nice mate, hope you enjoy the RPR rye as much as I am :)
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