Have a Lawn with 50% less water. BEST TIPS
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- Опубліковано 25 лип 2024
- Reduce your water use up to 50% and still have a great lawn? You can if you follow the same tips that I use on my own lawn through the hot months of summer Learn the easy 7 things you can do to save water, money and time while enjoying a beautiful lawn.
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Silver Cymbal what are the amounts for mixing these three products?
@@Jacmittens1 Please watch the video I take you through all the steps and amounts
@@SilverCymbal Hello! Great video - thank you. I can't find the video for the kelp mixture. Would you please post it again. Thanks!
Best things that I love about your videos, 1) Right to the point, clearly explained (no unnecessary talking), 2) Great valuable information 3) Practical solutions. Thanks for sharing!
Agree
Thank you. My favorite tip is to raise the mower height.
I like this guy he knows his shit
thank you! I'm brand new to grass and just laid seed down over a month ago. I'm learning and this helps!
All good tips I've heard every now and then, but all condensed into one nice easily digestible video, thumbs up!
Thank you very much
Thank you, thank you, and thank you again for your best tips.
Good tips. I have a well for watering the lawn. Saves $! Will try your kelp recipe.
Great info and all great points!
Thank you for the tips, great info 👍👍
Thank you for these tips! Great video! 👍
That's my favorite handheld nozzle. Inside click trigger makes all the difference.
Good tips, great video production! I love the action shots.
As always very good information about the lawn, thank you very much sr,👍👍👍
and i must say your vids are very well done....no rambling bs but wright to the issues or topics and clearly laid out,,,,,well done......im digging your pool
I am hopeful that my lawn can look like yours after all the tips from your videos. I know with hard work and time it will. Thanks for the tips keep it up
I appreciate the kind words. If you look at some of my older videos my lawn was a dump 3-4 years ago and you can do a lot in bit too long. I appreciate you watching my videos and good luck with your work.
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Great information
As usual.
Thanks
Like the way you laid it out
Thank you very much I appreciate that a lot
Great information, love the voice over and great easy to understand video content
Thank you for the very kind comment and feedback. I appreciate you watching my videos.
So helpful! Thank you.
Thank you I appreciate that.
I take exception to your comment about water conservation not being an exciting topic. It was exciting enough for the people who watched and liked this video!
Great tips. Thank you
Very useful. I like little plastic cup as measuring device. Greetings from England, UK.
Thank you very much, I am thrilled to have overseas viewers!
Great video, your yard looks great 👍👍. Thanks
Brilliant!
Great video - great ideas! Thanks!
Thank you very much
Love everything you do but irrigation for cool season grass is my jumping off point. Cool season grasses are meant to go dormant in heat so pushing them constantly is like resurrecting a boxer after a knock out and sending him in for more rounds.
Love your potion for assisting with heat stress although not a fan of superthrive. Did you consider adding liquid calcium to that mix? My local golf course turf manager insists that liquid calcium in spoonfuls over the summer helps develop cellular growth of the blades helping over come stress. I plan on adding it to your concoction. Thanks!
Great tips ill start this now ! it does make sense
I appreciate that thank you
There's only on thing I'd take issue with, amount of water. I have Scott's lawn care app. It recommends generally an inch of water/wk, in heat, 1.5". I use MP Rotator heads in an above ground 7 zone system. They deliver . 4" per hr. That is 2 1/2 hrs/wk. If each zone gets 30 minutes/ day M-F that's 1"/wk, unless it rains. Totally concur with moisture sensor. I have 2 Melnor 4 valve controls, the 1st feeds the second. A moisture sensor on it will withhold water to the second. The two water 6,000 sq ft. Totally enjoy your channel!
Awesome video man and beautiful lawn
Thank you very much
Thank you! Great video
Glad you liked it!
Seems like a lot of water 3 times a week at 1.5” each time would be 4.5” per week. I’ve heard/thought that 1-1.5” total per week is standard for cool season grasses during the growing season.
Thanks again for your videos, always entertaining and educational.
Thank you, this is specifically during summer heat. Regular watering can be less.
Thanks for the clarification, makes sense
Hey love your videos, def the places lawn care channel. They are very informative and realistic. What was the machine at the end that you were using?thanks
Thank you very much, that is the swardman mower. A very cool machine. Some more vids on that coming soon.
ABSOLUTELY Great Job! Totally agree with Rad Radharkrishan below "1) Right to the point, clearly explained (no unnecessary talking), 2) Great valuable information 3) Practical solutions. Thanks for sharing!"
great tip
Good video, I wish the houses around me took better care of the grass. People just cut scalp the lawn and leave it to get sun burn! Thanks from the Highlands of Scotland!
Thank you very much that's too funny!
I love your videos! Thanks for sharing your thoughts. At the very end of the video... was that a lawn mower ..? What kind?
forget that grass stuff...im digging that pool!!!
Sea kelp! Who would thought! Thanks!
Man, your yard is pristine.
Thank you, believe me I have my issues but I do my best to keep up with it.
How about a cocktail of sea kelp and iron? Thinking of that during the heat of the summer and fertilize come late August.
Finally a video about lawns all wrapped up in one pill. Easy to swallow! THANKS A TON!
Great tips. 4.5” per week explains why are local reservoirs always look as though we are in a drought. Excessive
If you are in a dry area like that then adjust your landscape to have what is reasonable
I never water my lawn, last 2 years had a ton of rain anyway. It gets a bit brown in August usually but bounces right back when the cooler wetter weather hits right after.
Out here in New Mexico we have 9 inches of rainfall a year amd we have about 325 sunny days ah and alot of sand its a challenge to keep a lawn green and healthy
Great video!! Do you recommend watering in the formula after application? Thank you.
I service one lawn which uses 40k gal/week according to water meter. 4 zones at 2 days each week (Wed and Sat), twice each scheduled day (4am & 6pm). Don't know how many inches/hr. of water that is, but as long as grass stays green in the summer heat, I wouldn't cut back on times since St. Augustine lawns like to drink a lot of water.
I'd love to know about that powered reel mower!
Keep an eye on the channel, you will be seeing that VERY shortly.
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The temps hit high 90s and over 100 for two weeks with no rain for the last 3 weeks. I have bluegrass. I just decided to let it go dormant to conserve on water. I decided to just water the front yard. The rest looks bad now, but I know it's going to bounce back very well when the temp is right and I give it enough water. I just have to make sure the entire yard gets a deep watering once after a few weeks to ensure that it stays alive. The downside is that the lack of moisture means less microbial activity, but my pocket thanks me.
Thx for the info. You stated to water between 5am-10am. What difference is there by just watering in the middle of the night?
From the water perspective it is the same but its generally avoided due to increased chance of lawn disease by keeping the lawn very wet through the evening hours. The blades stay soaked for hours and after days of this over and over the likelihood fo getting disease is much higher. During the day within an hour or two the blades are dry and the soil is damp which is what you want.
The issue in our area is that the city only allows watering once a week because we didn't get enough rainfall this winter.
When measuring your sprinkler output you need to use a straight wall container or rain gauge.. the cup shown has a much larger opening than base, so it will collect more water and make it look like you put down more water than you did...
Stuofsci02 Absolutely correct ! You have to use a rain gauge to correctly measure your sprinkler output !!!
Best "free" options would be empty tuna cans
Great video and content- all signal! Wht nozzles do you prefer??? I’ve been using MP rotors for two years and trying to make it work for me- front yard is never where I want it to be
How often do you apply the “special mix?” I applied last week and lawn is looking better.
That's great to hear. Its a great combination of superior things that your lawn loves. I like to apply it once per month during the hottest months, for me Jun/July-Aug
Can you please share the link of what and how to mix that sea weed stuff to make a good mix
Great tips, very cool channel. Thanks sir!
Thank you so much
Also, I have read that regarding cut height it is important to know your species of grass. According to this tip, put out by the Scott’s Company, each variety of grass has an optimal cut height.
Yep, if you want to give a landscaper a heart attack, grow your bermuda to 4 inches.😂
I thought it was better to water overnight so it can soak into the ground. I live in Texas where it hot and very humid in the summer so watering in the morning doesn’t get the water in the ground because it evaporates.
What irrigation controller do you have/recommend?
How much of the mix do you put down do you saturate the lawn or just get it moist.
What type of cup or bowl would you use to see how you get that inch or two of water..?What I mean is there are certain shapes and volume of a certain cup or certain bowl
What is the hottest months average temp or highest temps over there for this video? Here in Dubai, temps raise to 40+ in summer and very long days, gets to 30+ starting early morning and I am thinking to even water twice a day. Any thoughts?
I live n Houston an I never water my lawn or fertilize it, my neighbor across the street does and my grass is jst as green as hers and I don't hve problems wit browning.
Sounds like you have good soil. I wish I did. If I don't fertilize, my lawn looks like hell. On the bright side, it doesn't need to be mowed as often because it doesn't grow very well.
what would you recommend to set sprinklers for areas in extreme heat. in california im talking about 112 plus degree weather for the next couple of weeks, average being 105-108 on the daily and it would be for bermuda grass...im currently watering my lawns 6 days a week.
thanks
Joel G
Those temperatures are off the charts. For those extremes I don't think you would have any choice but to water daily or 6 as you said.
I'm in NorCal and I water 5-10 mins every other night (dusk/night, It allows more water to be absorbed by the soil vs baked off by the sun) for 2 weeks, and the 3rd week no water. Forces the roots deeper. If in the "drought" week the grass starts losing color or gets too crispy I will water but have only had to do that until the roots get deeper and used to the schedule. The key is to establish as deep a root system as possible. Good luck, the CA heat is fun to battle but you can get it done. Hope this helps since I'm in close to the same climate.
California resident too..central CA to be exact. We are facing 100 degree temperatures for the next 4 days in a row. I can already tell my Bermuda is battling the heat as well. 😒. I’ll water enough to keep the cool the soil temps. Going to have to hope for the best. Thanks for the video, I’ll try the tips out and let you know the results.
Nice. I am the sprinkler.
What is that green ball on your hose ? I am intrigued.
3 times a week 1 inch of water, bill will be $500 a month in my area. Summer water ban starts in April 🤣. I will try sea moss trick, hope it works without water
I water everyday 10 mins 4 sprinklers around 5ish I have a small yard with a giant maple tree that sucks all the water from the soil so I have choice
I like
Will my old Hunter controller match the wires in this system?
Should this treatment be applied annually?
How much water in Miami fl
"Stop fertilizing" I love this tip. Somehow mowing high during hot season leaves me wonder: on one hand the higher grass covers the ground better and keep the moisture while on the other hand doesn't it give out more vaporizing surface of the grass? Watering hour: I water weekly and starts at 2AM that gives water enough time to sip in before temperature rises. If one waters three times a week then starting at 5AM sounds good to me.
Thanks for making this video.
Well yes, but plants must do this for both survival during hot seasons and energy production. You can think of it like your skin, and on your skin you have pores. These pores can excrete sweat onto the surface of the skin to evaporate and remove heat energy from the body. Same goes for plants, except for plants these are called stomata. Pores = stomata. During dry seasons, some plants have adapted the ability to open there stomata during the night, which then allow them to absorb CO2 from the air. Once morning arrives, they will close their stomata to retain water and not allow transpiration to occur. This also means that plant growth is slowed and energy production is also slowed, but it allows the plant to survive in dry conditions while also using the CO2 collected during the night for photosynthesis. It’s a pretty clever system and always amazing to know how complex plants really are. Some plants even go as far as to drop their leaves to dramatically reduce transpiration.
Do your tips work for lawn carers in the north east, NY to be exact?
Most definitely, I am in Massachusetts
To water lawn with the least amount of water is to use brown drip line spaced 30cm apart and 10cm down across the entire lawn. You will have green lawn though the hottest summer and use minimal water because the water is at the root zone.
It's called," leaky pipe", doesn't work that well! Sorry
How fast is too fast when watering the lawn to 1/2''? There are some static rain bird sprinklers for small areas that throws down 1/2'' in 20 min or so. I have heard that it will just be a waste since it is too heavy too fast and it should take about 1h at least?
Hi there. Can I put down Humic acid and sea kelp together in the summer or in 85 degree temps? Would I ever risk burning my lawn with these products mixed as your secret recipe? I live in northern Maryland also. I want to start using Kelp and humic acid in the early summer like June or July. Thanks for any advice!
You definitely CAN. This is exactly for the hottest temps and is super benefcial for the lawn. It's not a fertilizer for the plan it's more of a stimulant but in a way that helps the plant retain more moisture, and look and grow better.
@@SilverCymbal thanks for verifying! Love your videos
@@tashrayt4398 I really appreciate that thank you
The link for the humic acid isn't working anymore. What's the name of the brand you use?
Please tell us what sprinkler control system your using.
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Thank you sir
What is that machine you’re using at 6:09?
Thanks for the tips. I am left wondering what in the world is water
I mean wata
What mower is that?
Do you apply fungicides in the summer?
I generally don't but that's only since most of my fungal issues come in early spring.
What type of turf are we seeing in this video? Thank you for your very informative channel.
Thank you, its a bit of a mess of Kentucky Blue, Pernennial Rye and Tall Type Fescue
I m guilt of not watering my lawn for 25 yrs.
26
what makes the kelp stuff work? is it iron?
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He answered the question like Donald Trump.
@@PhillyDjHook Actually I didn't the follow up question I answered was deleted by the poster so mine looks out of context. I explain why it works in the video.
@@SilverCymbal oh ok 👌 😅
@@PhillyDjHook Really? Moron.
Any tips for drought conditions? My water supplier is going to allow us to water only for 20 mins per zone. Pretty sure my grass is going to die....
Not sure where you are located but this is what I did in another part of my yard where I have 0 irrigation or hoses. ua-cam.com/video/VT73LKxPiWo/v-deo.html
Will your DIY formula works on Bermuda grass?
Absolutely this works great for cool and warm season grasses.
To get an accurate reading on your "rain gauge" it has to be a perfect cylinder, not a cup that has a wider opening at the top
Solid Video SC* "special mix" are you saying what i think I'm hearing? Great vid
but an inch and a half of water in what size cup? the bigger the cup the longer it'll take to reach an inch and a half.
1 to 1.5 inches 3 days a week? I only put down that much over 7 days.
What watering?
6:10 what kind of machine is this?
Are you using reclaimed water in your sprinkler system? Or is it attached to a water valve on the side of your house?
After using your solution should you water it in?
That plastic cup is overshooting the amount you're really putting down. It has sloped sides, so it acts like a funnel, collecting water from a large area by measuring it in a smaller one. You need a container with vertical sides, or else do the math and put the marks in the appropriate place.
Is this called Aqualizer? Sry a noob here lol.
You dont need any products for your lawn, it naturally replenishes
Edward Lavin 😂
Good stuff in general but you should really preface all videos stating your a cool season grass guy. Some of your tips don't fly here in Florida. Overall I do enjoy your content though
1.5 inch of water in your plastic cup is different amount than my plastic cup. Use volumetric measure please!