How to easily know when to fertilize your lawn just by looking at it. 3 telltale signs it's time.
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
- Some people fertilize their lawns by following a strict schedule. Others just do so when they can see that the grass needs it. That's the approach I've taken on my lawn this season. In this video, I'm going to show you how to easily know when to fertilize your lawn just by looking at it. I'll explain 3 telltale signs that it's time!
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Your lawn looks better being less then a year old then many established lawns in my area! Your philosophy and approach to lawn care works very well Travis! Can't wait to see this lawn continue to progress
Thank you Andy. Always value your opinion. Thanks so much for watching and sharing!
@@BudgetLawns anytime! Mind if I ask what golf clubs your rocking with in your bag? I've seen the clubs in the background when your in the garage numerous times and have been meaning to ask you what clubs you have in the bag
It’s an old set of Nike Pro Combo Tours. Still love em.
I agree. You can tell when it needs fert. I don’t have any schedule myself. Works fine for me lol
It's kinda nice not feeling like you have to just because a date hits on the calendar. I'll likely roll with this plan in the coming future. Thanks brother. Looks like you're about to get lots of rain!
It looks good to me and the landscape came out great
Thanks ya buddy. Appreciate you 👊
I had the dog pee thing happening and didn’t even realize it. I threw some fertilizer down the other week after my summer scalp but def had the no burn dog pee going on. Great tip!
Thanks so much man. Appreciate you watching. 👊
Laying it out with honesty. Good luck with the heavy rains coming in and let those green tips fly.
Thanks brother. Appreciate you as always. 👊👊
I told my neighbor that the deep green spots from his little dog was an indication that he needs fertilizer. He looked at me like I was crazy.
Haha, that's funny. Little does he know, he's the crazy one. You're so right. Thanks as always bud!
Agree with you 100% on the fertilizer throw it down without all that confusion of it needs this and that per square feet
👊👊Right on man! Appreciate ya!
Thanks for your time and content.
You’re welcome. Thank you. Appreciate ya watching and commenting.
Good topic, lawn looks great!
Thank you sir. Much appreciated 👊👊
Hi Travis!..thanks for all brother! ☮️⛳️👑
Thanks Doc. Appreciate you! 👊👊
Your lawn is looking amazing, no weed control would have mine as a salad bar even with the practices nailed down.
Thank you. Still lots of weeds in there. Raising the height of cut really helps to hide them so they don’t stick out above the turf. Appreciate ya watching.
Great video and everything is looking good after your lawns first season! Didn't know that about the dark green spots from the dog thanks for sharing.
Thanks bro. Appreciate you. 👊👊
I try to guide my dog to different spots so his pee makes my lawn look great...just kidding...about to fertilize one last time this week. As a new home owner, I want to thank you so much for the advice. I feel like I'm literally going through the same thing as you every video you put out! My lawn is looking great, but is lumpy which I will deal with next year. My wife literally says "what does that UA-cam guy say" and I have been following your advice religiously. Thank yoU!!! Keep it up!!!
Man that’s great. Appreciate you sharing that. It’s nice to hear that the videos are helping people out. That’s what it’s all about. Thanks so much for always tuning in and supporting the channel! 👊👊
Great video, thank you!
Appreciate that. Thanks for watching and commenting. 👊
My 1 year lawn is just as bumpy as yours is here. Is it recommended to let the new lawn go 2 years before laying sand and leveling? Sitting a half hour north of Dallas and trying to outdo my neighbors with constant mowing, scheduled fertilizers, and lots of water. Already beating everyone around me by having no weeds! Love your videos!
Appreciate that. Thanks for watching. 1 year is all I'd wait. I wanted to level in year 2 but had too many other projects going on to get it done. We'll try to get to it this year, 3. Hope this helps. Thanks again.
@@BudgetLawns 100% helps! I’ll keep an eye out for your leveling video if you do one. You are my guide in everything lawn care!
Appreciate the support. Glad I’m able to help! 👊
☀Great video! I like the dog pee test. I actually thought about the same thing this weekend. The dog is burning the back, but not my front. Have a great week!
Thanks man. It's definitely a good sign. Always my go-to. Appreciate ya as always. Have a great week as well!
@@BudgetLawns Interesting- So I thought dog pee burns Bermuda and turns the spots brown..? I have both burnt spots here and there (that I know are my dog pee areas), along with dark spots that may (?) be pee spots too.
Dog pee does burn the grass and turn it brown if it is well fertilized. At that point, the pee becomes an over abundance of nitrogen and burns it. Since my lawn needs fertilizer, the dog pee does not burn it because it’s not too much nitrogen. As to why you have burn spots and dark green areas…who knows. It could be a number of things. Lawns aren’t typically perfectly uniform. Deeper spots can be greener. Spots in general can just be healthier and greener. The pee may burn some spots and not others if the dog pees in the morning with dew in one area and later in the day with no dew in another area. The lawn is not a good place to find perfect consistencies. Hope this helps. Appreciate ya watching.
@@BudgetLawns Thank you! Yep- completely agree & understand we’re up against a lot of factors when it comes to essentially trying to harness nature while getting a good lawn.
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Eye ball it, you are the new lawn rebel! 😉
Oh boy. I don’t think that title is transferable. Haha. Thanks buddy!
Right on brother!
Thanks dude. Hope that zoysia is doing well so far!
Reminded me I need to sharpen my blade.
Mine is bad. Really bad. Thanks bro.
Please make a video on how you get those edges and how you maintain them?
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Great video and information as always!
Thanks so much man. Glad ya liked it!
@@BudgetLawns You have great patience. I would have been topdressing, reel mowing, etc too quickly. They way you are doing it is right. Slow and steady always does win the race.
Thanks man. It's definitely tough at times not being able to reel mow and have it where I want it, but I strangely enjoy the slow process. Keeps me from getting too anal about it. Just have to remember that it'll pay off.
Looks like we may get some more rain next weekend, neighbor! I’m gonna throw down before that rain.
Perfect. I was hoping we’d have better chances this weekend but those dwindled. Fingers crossed for next. That’d time out just right. Thanks so much!
I follow you from time to time and am very happy with your info. I been trying to shorten up my lawn it's to tall. I got it down to 3" but can not get lower because the grass lies flat Ana the blade misses it. How can I get Gass to stand up?
Thank you. Appreciate ya. You need to come at the grass from different directions. It lays the grass over going one way but coming back the opposite way will be stand it back up and get a cleaner cut. Hope this helps.
Sounds like good plan. Thanks for the help
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Look at those salt streaks on that 🧢. Somebody was working hard today!
I just threw down on 2 yards today before the rain comes in later. A 1/2 fert of some 8-8-8 since I’m not sure how much rain is actually coming, and will throw down the other 1/2 after mowing this Thursday before the next big rain event. We need that free water here in Texas, and it’s coming in hard this week!
Great video and ps, I hope you washed off those dog pee spots before rubbing your hands in them! 🤣
🤣🤣🤣 clean hands for sure. Man, looks like the rain is coming for TX. I hope ya get bunches. We were supposed to get some so I was gonna throw some fert down too but it looks like most if not all will go south. Hit and miss storms at best. I’m gonna wait till a higher chance. We got 1.5 this past Wednesday. Missed my chance. Thanks so much for watching and commenting as always. 👊👊👊
@@BudgetLawns That free water is always the best, you can definitely tell the difference too. After a $200 water bill last month, my grass is still green with only a few scorched spots…but man that natural rain water without all the chlorine and other chemicals in there just kicks the grass into overdrive! It can even get away from you quick if you can’t stay on top of the mowing. After this summer scorcher, I’m ready for round 2 of growth and to get it all filled in again before winter. That’s how it is in Texas, 8 months of summer and 4 of winter!
Man you are so right! Mother Nature is always best. Hope all goes to plan the rest of the season for ya. 👊👊
How do you get your edges so clean along your beds?
String trimmer. Years of practice. Thanks for watching.
I noticed that too, wow! I string trim like that at my house too!!
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Get a water hose with a good nozzle makes a perfect edge trust me
Lol you crack me up. Lol you're funny af.
Haha, thanks man. Glad you enjoy it!
I fertilize when the light bill ain’t $500 a month 😅
Amen to that. My gas bill used to drop to around 35-40 bucks in the summer when the heater wasn't being run. This summer it has been around 120. This sucks. A well fertilized lawn monthly is the least of my concerns. Thanks so much bro! Appreciate ya as always.
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For the record August is Hot 🥵!!!
We have had a huge cool down this past week. Mornings in the low 60s with highs only in the low to mid 80s. Such a pleasant change. Sorry you're still suffering!
Yea man this summer has been humid and hot 🔥 🥵
Question…How thick should your layer of mulch be?
I shoot for 2-4 inches deep. If it’s not deep enough, weeds will have an easier time making it. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Hello Travis,
I followed your spectricide advice to get rid of weeds, it worked, it’s has been like 3 weeks now since treatment. Should I fertilize now, I had some bad areas so I seed those areas. Also, should the grass be dry? And when to water after fertilization? Thanks for your help. I am in South Canada so it will be cold by Halloween. Thanks
Awesome. Now is a good time. Grass should be dry. Water as soon as possible. Thanks for watching.
@@BudgetLawns so fertilize and immediately water?? Sorry I am new on this. It’s a new house and we decided to go with seeds instead sod, since the area was very big. My old house we had sod and I was manually removing all weeds so always under control.
If you can, water right away. The sooner the better.
@@BudgetLawns thank you
Did ya get that Triple 10 down before this downpour we are getting at the moment.
Sure did!!!😎😎😎 love it when it works out. Thanks man.
HD has Milo for like $16.98 here (NW AL) just sayin 🤷🏼♂️😂😁😉👍 ($3 cheaper than Tractor Supply and $5 cheaper than some of the others)
🤣🤣🤣 I read ya loud and clear. Thanks brother!
Rural king has it for $14.99
Can you spray Spectracide pest killer and fertilize your lawn at the same time?
Good question. I don’t use pesticides so I’ve honestly never read the label on the product. If it needs to be watered in, I suppose you could. However, I prefer to apply my different treatments separately at different times. Sorry I don’t have an exact answer for you. Thank you for watching.
Do you need to allow a certain amount of time to pass in-between applying pre emergent and fertilizer? I live in North GA, about to put pre emergent across my lawn. One section of lawn is bermuda that's still pretty dormant, but there's another section that's a different type of grass (unknown..) that has already greened. Because that non-bermuda section is already green, I think I should apply fertilizer now (thoughts?) instead of waiting until May like I will for my bermuda section that I'll fertilize separately. Appreciate any guidance.
Whatever is green now is a cool season grass you likely don't want there (poa perhaps). I wouldn't fertilize. I wait to fertilize when the bermuda is around 75% greened up and only fertilize the bermuda. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching.
@@BudgetLawns very helpful, thanks for the quick response! Although that section of lawn may be cool season grass, there are several pretty large dead patches of dirt that have started to sprout clover, etc. Is there an option to fill that out to cover those dead patches or is it a lost cause and I just need to re-sod with bermuda? It grows very thick, green and quickly throughout our hot summers in Atlanta. Thanks again!
Depends on if you have Bermuda there already and plenty of sun. With those two in place along with proper watering, fertilizer and lots of mowing the Bermuda would spread to fill them in could take a lot more time but that doesn’t bother me.
@@BudgetLawns Great, thank you!
Hey how did you find out the measurements on google satellite? I can’t figure it out at all. I desperately need to figure out the sqft of my front yard and hate math as well lol thanks
I just googled yard measuring tool and found a website that lets you outline your yard and gives you the square footage. There are several out there I think. Can't remember which one I used. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching.
Dude that lawn looks insane. Twice a WEEK!!!!????? Wtf??? Lol whaaattttt
Appreciate it. 2 times a week is a game changer.
@@BudgetLawns I have tall fescue here in NJ. Besides scalping the entire lawn and hardscaping (by hand.. I’m poor.. help lol) .. is there a good soil/sand mix you recommend to put down gradually to try and smooth it out?
For smoothing, I only use sand. You can get it by bulk and it’s more affordable that way.
@@BudgetLawns won’t it pack down the roots?
I have bermuda and that's all I use. Tall fescue may be different, but that's not where my experience lies. Sorry.
I have brown spots that I thought my dogs pee was killing. I've always been to that. I live in the northwest. Confused now.
If your lawn is well fertilized then yes, your dog’s pee will burn it and turn it brown. Since my lawn needs fertilizer, that is not happening. The pee is actually helping. Does this clear it up? Thanks for watching.
@@BudgetLawns thank you very much. Makes sense.
Dog pee = dead grass for me… Am I the only one? Great videos, as always.
Dog pee = dead grass for me too if the grass is well fertilized. At that point, the pee becomes an over abundance of nitrogen and kills it. Since my lawn needs fertilizer, the dog pee does not kill it because it’s not too much nitrogen. Make sense? Appreciate ya watching.
Dark green = dog pee, let me run my hand through the dark green spots…why is my hand wet..jk love your videos
🤣🤣🤣 thanks man. Appreciate you watching. 👊👊
Would love to talk grass over some wicked weed pernicious
👊👊 hell yeah. Just cracked a Bud heavy. Nothing like cold beer and grass. Appreciate ya watching and commenting!
I watch a lot of UA-cam grass videos heck I deliver to Pete at gci turf in reidsville but only your videos makes me think I can have a nice lawn thanks buddy
Man that’s awesome. Appreciate ya sharing that. That’s what I want. Too many people online making being an expert in lawn care a requirement to have a nice lawn. Simple works. Thanks so much for the support.
I have my lawn professionally fertilized I don't have the space or time for that crap lol
Doesn’t sound like a bad idea sometimes. Thanks so much buddy.
The problem is we think we need a lush green lawn 🙃
Some people think they need private jets, several cars, big houses, lots of possessions and to tell people how to think. We’ve all got out vices, right? I don’t need a lush green lawn. I just like one. Appreciate ya watching and commenting 👊.
Don't forget to wash your hand homie
Thanks man. I did for sure. I should wear gloves. 😬Appreciate ya watching and commenting.
Must feel like a trampoline
Bouncy bouncy for sure! 👊👊
I wouldn't fertilize it.. brown spots look uglier..
Huh?
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