love your vids mate, I'm a builder who does decks & patios from time to time and sometimes get asked to tidy up an old or rough lawn (smallish) and I have taken great heart from watching how you operate.
Loving your videos, I am just learning lawn care and you are instrumental in that journey for me. One tip as an ex pavior, trowel out a groove for a 2 to 3 meter long scaff bar in to the root zone, placed about 1-2m away and parallell to your edge board...level across to it and level up the scaff bar with the edge by compacting root zone under the bar. Then screed using a length of wood from edge to bar. Pull the bar out and back fill the groove with a plasterers trowel. If you have two bars you can do lawn edge to scaff bar then scaff bar to scaff bar and so on.... Hope that makes sense.
I laid pipe on the sides of my lawn which were made level with top edge above the soil, then used a 6.5mtr straight edge to screed the level like cement. Then drilled holes in the pipes to provide easy drainage too. Will be doing that again soon it is 11 days since glyphosate.
You could do with a little helper to help you screed with a long plank of timber, one man each side. I always wondered why you have fescues and bents in turf, now I know. You learn something new every day, cheers.
Hello Daniel , just to give you a progress report on the BIO-BOOST . I am over the moon with results , even after about two weeks . My front lawn has always struggled to look lush . despite being scarified, aerated etc . The BIO-BOOST seems to have transformed it in the two weeks . It is thicker , greener , and more healthy . For years I thought it was poor soil , poor drainage , poor exposure to sunshine but whatever is in the BB it must really have needed . When would I need to top up just to keep it looking good . Thanks for the videos , a great technical help for amateurs .
Great stuff, i dont sell products that dont work its a revolutionary products , Every two to four weeks the best results Would be good for you to put that in a video for me to put together with a few others for a testimonial video for all the doubters or people who are thinking about it!
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert Will do , I will try and get my daughter to do this for you . She has a Facebook page as I am a bit old fashioned for this . Would this be the way you could receive a video .
If you type in ebay garden fleece on a roll then theres loads, 18g is about right for thickness, yes it can but the existing lawn will grow through it if left on to long so might be hard work
Dan. just a point, looking at the MM site, it say's MM50 is a mix off 3 perennial Ryegrass, not dwarf, can you confirm what you are using ? any benefit in using a Tetraploid dwarf rye seed ?
Hi Dan you said about fescues and bent grasses you wouldn’t know what to do with them, I’m a Greenkeeper believe me you do know, you know more than me 😀 great lawns I subscribed a couple of weeks ago, I’m trying to get a couple of lawns nice but I have to deal with what I have got, I haven’t got the time to kill off and rebuild and seed.
Thanks for the kind words but not sure you are right to be honest greenkeepers at the golf are far superior as they/you deal with all types of grass on all types of areas to a good/high standard and you have all the tools, ive got whats in my van lol, How you getting on with the lawns?
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert yeah not to bad only started in March but the weather didn’t help early doors. There due a feed now so I’ll let you know how they go. My lawn is problematic because I have a dog 😩. It interests me how you don’t really aerate though, as you know in our industry aeration is probably key.
@@nickswift1580 yeah clubs can invest thousand in aerators a aerator would cost me £ 3500 weigh about 150kg, how do i store it? Transport? Then how many jobs would i have to do to get it back? I only have 15 or lawns which would require it so id be out of pocket for a ling long time and im not into sales gimmicks aerating crap lawns just to get me investment back not my style, Weathers gone cold to boiling, now i cant get enough water on lol
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert yeah I know what you mean, I bought a 2nd hand one £800 I might sell it now they are hefty things. What would you use to kill off clover on lawns, any off the shelf products any good?
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpertthe rootzone on my back lawn is levelled off ready for seeding, should I wait until I get the wetting agent from you before I put down any seed. Got the covers as well so I want follow your advice to the letter
@@dieseldave6882 its upto you you dont need to put wetting agent on i just chose to, but its all down to personal choice my rootzone gets very dry n hard to water once dusty so the wetting agent served a purpose dont just put it on coz i did as youll be wasting money
Well never seen but netting has holes in it so would birds be able to peck through it, also to catch detritus that falls on the seed bed, think its available online just type eco fleece on a roll in google and you wont go wrong
Couldn’t find eco fleece is this the same stuff ? Also how long do you leave it on for ? 2m x 100m Wide Frost Fleece Plant Protection | Winter Cold Weather Cover www.ebay.co.uk/itm/380271767942
Thank you once again for a very informative video. I’ll definitely take your advice and hand water instead of using the sprinklers when I next start a new seeded lawn. Would you be able to provide further information on the sheets that you put over the seeded lawn towards the end of the video. What name do they go by? Regards from down under.
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert thx Daniel, it's just over 100m2. Was trying to wait for the absolute deluge of rains to stop to prevent wash out and now it's too hot. I can't win, probably be fully fledged summer in no time, which again isn't going to be ideal for seeding. Great videos, much improved over the past few months! Bring on 1k subs!!
@@smok3yp aarrrhh its one of those, it will make the existing lawn go yellow so its upto you really and the existing lawn growing pushing the sheet off the ground
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert Excellent. Turf cutter and rotovater next week .Hoping to remove as many annual meadow grass seeds as possible ! Also seeding in boxes too, so that I can transplant cubes of lawn to repair squirrel attacks!
Yeah what im trying to do is , do it the way most people will be able to do it, as not everyone has a laser level so youll see in all my videos i use tools that the layman with have in their shed, but yeah if you are lucky enough to have a laser level then use that
You really do need to invest in some good quality sound equipment, I'm sure what you have to say is valuable but it's just a nightmare to even hear what you're saying.
Im just doing these vids with the best equipment i have , i did a sound check before i started and it was fine if something goes wrong during filming then i wont know about it till i play it back then jts too late , im the labourer, director, cameraman, presenter , chief editor, producer, i try and improve every time im using this new microphone that was given as a gift and its decent just need to fine tune so if you can bear with me im sure ill sort it and get it right sooner rather than later 👍🏻
Top man Daniel.I love your videos and more importantly your explanations
Glad I stumbled across you. This is by far the best gardening channel for an English garden.
You're like the Guy Martin of grass
love your vids mate, I'm a builder who does decks & patios from time to time and sometimes get asked to tidy up an old or rough lawn (smallish) and I have taken great heart from watching how you operate.
The man’s absolutely ace. James Bond of lawn care. Believe me!
I was thinking more goldfinger midas touch than bond?
Loving your videos, I am just learning lawn care and you are instrumental in that journey for me. One tip as an ex pavior, trowel out a groove for a 2 to 3 meter long scaff bar in to the root zone, placed about 1-2m away and parallell to your edge board...level across to it and level up the scaff bar with the edge by compacting root zone under the bar. Then screed using a length of wood from edge to bar. Pull the bar out and back fill the groove with a plasterers trowel. If you have two bars you can do lawn edge to scaff bar then scaff bar to scaff bar and so on.... Hope that makes sense.
I hope your transport machine isn’t grumpy. 🤣
Can’t wait for the big reveal.
very good video, lots of really good info in this one. thanks daniel
Thank you was enjoyable to make , stressful to edit as many components!
I laid pipe on the sides of my lawn which were made level with top edge above the soil, then used a 6.5mtr straight edge to screed the level like cement. Then drilled holes in the pipes to provide easy drainage too. Will be doing that again soon it is 11 days since glyphosate.
You need to get a longer level! But great to watch as ways, love the accent too.
Funny you should comment just literally bought one on toolstation ten mins ago to pick up for tomorrows levelling job
You could do with a little helper to help you screed with a long plank of timber, one man each side. I always wondered why you have fescues and bents in turf, now I know. You learn something new every day, cheers.
Hello Daniel , just to give you a progress report on the BIO-BOOST . I am over the moon with results , even after about two weeks . My front lawn has always struggled to look lush . despite being scarified, aerated etc . The BIO-BOOST seems to have transformed it in the two weeks . It is thicker , greener , and more healthy .
For years I thought it was poor soil , poor drainage , poor exposure to sunshine but whatever is in the BB it must really have needed .
When would I need to top up just to keep it looking good . Thanks for the videos , a great technical help for amateurs .
Great stuff, i dont sell products that dont work its a revolutionary products , Every two to four weeks the best results
Would be good for you to put that in a video for me to put together with a few others for a testimonial video for all the doubters or people who are thinking about it!
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert Will do , I will try and get my daughter to do this for you . She has a Facebook page as I am a bit old fashioned for this . Would this be the way you could receive a video .
@@ringsidejudge4302 message me on twitter and can discuss on there contact details etc @dhlawnexpert
If you don't use a sprinkler, could you show us how/how much you water it please Daniel?
Yeah sure, remember your only watering the seed not the soil
When u take the seed in could I do that proses with a lawn lute?
Rake**
no i wouldnt recommend that
What do you use for the sheeting? Is it felt?
Garden centre horticultural fleece.
Very informative video. Thanks. Can you please provide details of the sheeting you used? Also can sheeting be used on an over seeded lawn? Thanks
If you type in ebay garden fleece on a roll then theres loads, 18g is about right for thickness, yes it can but the existing lawn will grow through it if left on to long so might be hard work
The ideal golf bunker wants to hold some moisture within the sand, to achieve the right consistency for competitive golf
Dan. just a point, looking at the MM site, it say's MM50 is a mix off 3 perennial Ryegrass, not dwarf, can you confirm what you are using ? any benefit in using a Tetraploid dwarf rye seed ?
All ryes are now classed as ryegrass mm50 is dwarf still look for tennis , cricket square seeds in the ryegrass ranges and these will be dwarf
Hi Dan you said about fescues and bent grasses you wouldn’t know what to do with them, I’m a Greenkeeper believe me you do know, you know more than me 😀 great lawns I subscribed a couple of weeks ago, I’m trying to get a couple of lawns nice but I have to deal with what I have got, I haven’t got the time to kill off and rebuild and seed.
Thanks for the kind words but not sure you are right to be honest greenkeepers at the golf are far superior as they/you deal with all types of grass on all types of areas to a good/high standard and you have all the tools, ive got whats in my van lol,
How you getting on with the lawns?
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert yeah not to bad only started in March but the weather didn’t help early doors. There due a feed now so I’ll let you know how they go. My lawn is problematic because I have a dog 😩. It interests me how you don’t really aerate though, as you know in our industry aeration is probably key.
@@nickswift1580 yeah clubs can invest thousand in aerators a aerator would cost me £ 3500 weigh about 150kg, how do i store it? Transport? Then how many jobs would i have to do to get it back? I only have 15 or lawns which would require it so id be out of pocket for a ling long time and im not into sales gimmicks aerating crap lawns just to get me investment back not my style,
Weathers gone cold to boiling, now i cant get enough water on lol
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert yeah I know what you mean, I bought a 2nd hand one £800 I might sell it now they are hefty things. What would you use to kill off clover on lawns, any off the shelf products any good?
@@nickswift1580 i use praxys but Weedol lawn weedkiller has the same ingredients in it so if going for off the shelf id use that
Do you have take covers off each time you water
No i water through i will be showing in next vid, already filmed and ready to edit, got 1cm grass shoots yesterday also 3 full days on!!
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpertthe rootzone on my back lawn is levelled off ready for seeding, should I wait until I get the wetting agent from you before I put down any seed. Got the covers as well so I want follow your advice to the letter
@@dieseldave6882 its upto you you dont need to put wetting agent on i just chose to, but its all down to personal choice my rootzone gets very dry n hard to water once dusty so the wetting agent served a purpose dont just put it on coz i did as youll be wasting money
Hi Daniel where do suggest getting the fleece from. Also some suggested to me using scaffold netting would do the same job as the fleece?
Well never seen but netting has holes in it so would birds be able to peck through it, also to catch detritus that falls on the seed bed, think its available online just type eco fleece on a roll in google and you wont go wrong
Couldn’t find eco fleece is this the same stuff ? Also how long do you leave it on for ?
2m x 100m Wide Frost Fleece Plant Protection | Winter Cold Weather Cover www.ebay.co.uk/itm/380271767942
Yep perfect! 7-10 days then will have a look under if theres plenty of green then ill take them off and straight on with some Steller Bio Boost
Thank you once again for a very informative video. I’ll definitely take your advice and hand water instead of using the sprinklers when I next start a new seeded lawn. Would you be able to provide further information on the sheets that you put over the seeded lawn towards the end of the video. What name do they go by? Regards from down under.
I call it eco fleece but protective fleece is also its name just type plant fleece on a roll in google n somethingwill pop up
Another great video, which Rye is best for shade or are they all the same? Thanks
All the same its the product that help them survive!
What do you think of Barenbrug rpr? Any good seed mix from them?
Never used it so cant comment,
Its for areas of high wear like training pitches so not really for lawns
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert ok but dont you use sport seeds in your lawns?
@@superkleiz yes but rpr is specifically for training areas not necessarily for appearance
Hello there , what sheet is that?
Its a fleece i buy on a big roll from my local hardware store its a non woven material, about 60 for 1.5mtrs x 150 mtrs
Great video. Must have missed an earlier one, but what seed bed material did you use? Is it loam?
Rootzone check out the thumbnail rootzone v soil
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert Many thanks :)
Do you think it’s a waste of time over seeding now in these hot days we’re getting right now? I’m in Kent, so very hot days at the moment.
If its a big area and your going to struggle to keep wet then maybe wait for cooler weather or time for a good rain shower
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert thx Daniel, it's just over 100m2. Was trying to wait for the absolute deluge of rains to stop to prevent wash out and now it's too hot. I can't win, probably be fully fledged summer in no time, which again isn't going to be ideal for seeding.
Great videos, much improved over the past few months! Bring on 1k subs!!
Yeah tell me about it if its not raining its windy if its not windy its too hot windows are very few n far between
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert can you sheet over a established lawn when over seeding? Just wondering.
@@smok3yp aarrrhh its one of those, it will make the existing lawn go yellow so its upto you really and the existing lawn growing pushing the sheet off the ground
15 tonne of rootzone wow
I'm guessing that alone would have been over a grand ?
No it only 26 a tn plus vat so think about 500
Wowzers , that’s a mint price
8am to 10pm? mad man
Aye, gotta get the job done and was soooo windy the next day so a great call to get it finished that night
Your bio-boost bud…. 💭
Whats the now infamous ingredients??
Im considering it… 😃
Seaweed, carbohydrates and amino acids
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert no NPK?
Negligable
Its a bio stimulant your npk comes from your fertiliser
Or your main npk
Thanks , Is the fleece 18gsm?
Not sure mate but anything is good the smaller thenumber the better so water can penetrate through
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert Excellent. Turf cutter and rotovater next week .Hoping to remove as many annual meadow grass seeds as possible ! Also seeding in boxes too, so that I can transplant cubes of lawn to repair squirrel attacks!
The sheet is pinned into the ground?
@@italianjob-vx6hp yes with staples from toolstation
Or just get a laser level 😂
Yeah what im trying to do is , do it the way most people will be able to do it, as not everyone has a laser level so youll see in all my videos i use tools that the layman with have in their shed, but yeah if you are lucky enough to have a laser level then use that
You really do need to invest in some good quality sound equipment, I'm sure what you have to say is valuable but it's just a nightmare to even hear what you're saying.
mic just needs the gain turned up a bit
Im just doing these vids with the best equipment i have , i did a sound check before i started and it was fine if something goes wrong during filming then i wont know about it till i play it back then jts too late , im the labourer, director, cameraman, presenter , chief editor, producer, i try and improve every time im using this new microphone that was given as a gift and its decent just need to fine tune so if you can bear with me im sure ill sort it and get it right sooner rather than later 👍🏻