Oh My Favorite entertainers back. Way to go Connor 👏👏. That grass is so green it reminds me of Salad Greens downtown Denver 16th street mall,🤣🤣🤣. 39 day's you mowed it during that time or no ? Because to me it seems very short for 39 day's of growth.
By the way Connor how's your Runway Wife doing calculating all your yard expenditures ? What do you Call her Mother Mary because she's a Saint putting up with your yard addiction? 🤣🤣🤣. Tell her Hi from Me !!!
11:30, “Nice, easy and slow is the name of the game” next sentence “ so I cranked up the output pretty high” 😂 That’s why we love you Connor, lawn already looking great!
A concrete mixer or something of the sort would’ve been pretty handy for mixing all that material. That’s gonna be some rich soil man! Excited to see the results!
That was a lot of work! Thank you for taking the time to document all of your efforts. You’re keeping us lawn hacks motivated out here. Maybe get yourself a bandanna and wrap it around your head that helps when you’re getting into the heavy push and you’re sweating a lot. I love your show and will continue to watch
This notification made my day!!!! You are the man! The Lawn Rebel is the OG best lawn channel! No bikes or cow’s in this renovation! Long live KBG lawns!
Almost 4 decades as a turf agronomist in golf and residential lawncare. I thoroughly enjoy your videos. Next time make a hydroseeder. So easy and cheap to make!
@@lawnrebel I use mine to install lawns up to 10K. What I love is putting everything in the slurry instead of using a spreader/sprayer. How do I know everything is going out evenly? The mulch gives it away. I also use it to do soil drenching soil conditioners.
Yae new video. Sweet! Thank you! High wind storm totally took out 4 of my trees over 1/3 of my newly germinated grass last night… taps for that shade grass. Might have to pull them in the winter when things are frozen - otherwise it will be a mud pit as sod is dead… hmmmm.
mother nature knows when you put seed down. same happened to me in early july when i seeded my bermuda lawn. 2" in an hour and happened 3x in a week....each time after i threw down more seed lol good times! great video. I appreciate all the effort you put in with trial and error to help us viewers plan better.
Bought myself a Rick and boy oh boy do i like it. I really only use it on my 1,200 square foot putting green but i do it like 3-4 times a week. It does a great and its damned fun driving sideways like a whackjob while my neighbors watch.
Pre-germinating KBG is a game changer. I've done two KBG reno's, the first one no pre-germination. It took 11 days to see any tiny seedlings popping out, and ~22 days to see sparse faint patches of green seedlings. The LONGEST 3-4 weeks of my life. My 2nd KBG reno I tried pre-germinating the seed for 5 days and let it dry out for another 12 hours. I had little tiny seedlings in 3 days and the same faint green patches in 8-10 days. On day 14-15 I had very bad thunderstorms with heavy rain come through. The seedlings held on and filled in just fine. Pre-germination totally saved my ass. It just works and it tremendously cuts down on watering or any fck ups.
Conor, I think I pulled a muscle watching you lift all that weight! It was hilarious seeing the crazy amount of work and effort you put into your lawn in this video. Hilarious because this year was probably the first year that I put this much effort into my lawn, and as I watched you, I thought to myself, "This is probably what I look like to my neighbors!" And there's absolutely nothing wrong with that. Just funny to think about. Thank you for taking us along for the ride. Always entertained.
Thanks for showing the struggle mixing the seed with the carrier. If I end up doing this I will probably just dump it all on the driveway and mix it on the ground.
Great Job! Thanks for the video. I started to do a pre germination but with water that I insure is between 75-80F Not sure this will help but it can’t hurt. Again, thanks for sharing your knowledge
Our back and side yards have been quite a challenge. We hired a landscaper to seed our yard and while we’ve had some germination our grass is being dominated by weeds and crab grass. On top of that with our home being a new build we found early on that the final grade in our back yard was not done correctly leading to pooling in several spots. All of those spots never germinated.
@@titosrevenger Elite cultivars of KBG can germinate much more quickly ... I had mine come up (without any pre-germination) in about a week and a half using Midnight, Mazama, and Bewitched. EDIT: Btw that was in the spring, when the soil was still relatively cold. Would be even faster in the summer/fall when soil temps are still above 60 consistently.
@@titosrevenger It really didn't save much time. 4-5 weeks is an extremely slow germination even for kbg. In prime conditions like he has you should see germination at 20 days or so. By 5 weeks you should have a stand of turf.
I can’t believe how short your lawn season is. I have at most 2 more good months. Into October till I see a real change. No rain at all this year in Massachusetts. No rain for 3 straight months. Had to rely on irrigation for everything. Hot summer, 30 days in 3 months of 90 degrees.
Looks great!!! Oh man my heart sunk when you had that monsoon hit your yard! Ugh dang and in the middle of August too! You definitely have a better attitude about it than i would have!
@@lawnrebel Exactly! What can you do mother nature has control. The great part about lawn care is we can always fix it. What a ton of rain! I'm happy that you guys got that down there I know you guys have been struggling with drought
Thanks Connor for the video, please keep us updated! Stressful for me, redid my lawn 2 weeks ago, I am just starting to feel good about it! Love the results!
Funny, I just seeded some pregerm FF today. I mixed it on the garage floor with milo using a shovel, probably an easier method by the looks of it. Just be aware how far the milo can roll :)
I have used a bulb auger that attaches to a drill to mix soil in planters/pots I'm sure the concept would work the same for mixing pregerminated seed with a carrier.
I've had mixed results applying RGS at seeding. If conditions aren't right, the heavily organic content of RGS soaks into the seed and make it prone to rotting, mildew, mold, fungus, etc... Not sure if the pre-soaking of the seed will make this worse. Good Luck
Connor - I am pregerminating some KBG this year also. I have seen that you only leave it submerged for the first 24 hours, then do a water change, soak it and strain it every 12-24 hours after that until you see white fuzz on the seeds. I'm interested to see how yours worked! I'm sure it'll work the same.
You consistently provide the best content in the lawn care community. Your personality shines and I am always impressed with the amount of dedication you have. Have you ever considered rebranding away from Connor Ward and just naming your channel lawn rebel? I have always wondered if your name does your analytics a disservice. Just a thought. Keep up the good work!
Your summers are so short and all that water you have to deal with when it rains. I would love a place like yours but it would have to be in the UK for me.
Great video! Quick question: which grass seed from UnitedSeeds did you throw down? Also, which sand did you level with and where’d you get it from in Utah? Dude do you own that amazing spreading machine or did you rent it from somewhere? Thanks so much
I tried to level with topsoil (went a little to heavy I think) and had a lot of wash out. Have to go rent a power rake here soon and break it all up and try to fix it again.
you need to mix it on an open table, wheel barrow or kiddy pool. Maybe next time try this with a rented cement mixer. I'm just assuming your mix is not homogenous with the big garbage cans, so some places will get way more seed than others.
Those sprinklers should be throwing water much farther (@:38). How much water pressure do you have at each zone? What type of sprinkler heads are those? Something not right.
Just finishing my last round of killing off my old grass . I am trying some " 5 Iron " Rye seed mix from United seed. I should have it down in a week. I can't wait to see the results ! Hope it looks as good as yours ! I'm in washington State, South of Seattle
In your videos using the top dresser it appears to spread very evenly. I understand using a drop spreader around the edges but is there a reason you didn't use the top dresser to spread the seed / humic over the field area?
So you sprayed the RGS, humic, and hydretain on the bare ground before you seeded? I guess I'm ignorant in how that would work. I would think you'd need to spray that on after you got the seed down wouldn't you?
Good job with the lawn, do you reduce your nitrogen usage when you apply humic acid? I've seen plenty of studies that say that humic, sea k, etc. are only really beneficial at reduced fertilizer rates and don't show much if any benefit at normal/proper fertilizer rates. I imagine they wouldn't be very beneficial then when applying excessive nitrogen for the fall nitrogen blitz.
Connor your lawn being a corner lot and with all the "LOOKY LOUS" u get id do a video series of a SPLIT RAIL FENCE AROUNT THE PERIMETER of your LAWN. nice basic split (2)rail painted white. man o man would that look beautiful with your size and shape of corner lot lawn.. Make for some good vid content
You caught me with your last video literally the day before I was going to seed so I did the pre germinate on my kbg. 4dats in after spreading and watering and not seeing anything yet. This process has me pretty anxious 😬 hope I didn’t ruin my seed and chances of renovating my lawn this fall
As a golf course superintendent I am curious if it will germinate. I've never heard of simply leaving seed submerged in water for days as a way to speed up germination. We wouldn't completely submerge the seed but keep it's moist in something that drains excess. Consistently keeping it moist compared to submerging it.
@@JeffSmith-eq3kc it works. I've been seeing a few people on UA-cam soaking it for a few days or however long and then doing the overseed and their lawns came out fine, like Conor's here. I've seen another video which states that you do an extended soaking in which you keep the seed submerged in water for the first 24 hours only. After that, you drain the seed and let it sit to dry for 12 hours and then resoak the seed and immediately drain it again repeating this process over the next number of days. That's the method I tried and here are my own observations. This method allows for the seed to be moist at all times while not being excessively wet. This is wanted because the seed can be ready to get put down at any moment and you don't want that seed to be excessively wet when you're mixing it in with whatever spreading medium you'll be using. It won't mix as well leaving you with a not so uniform overseed. However, you have to keep an eye on the seed. More specifically moving the seed around and looking into the center of the seed pile to see if the seed has JUST started to sprout its roots. You don't want them to be very far along. Just the very very beginning stage of the roots poking out (white fuzzy things poking out of the seeds.) Do not half ass and judge by the seed on the outside of the bag or whatever you're using because that seed on the ouside is going to dry out faster than the seed in the center. The seed towards the center will develop faster because it will be kept moist with the protection from the seed on the outside. Now with that said, I made the mistake of half assing and judging the seed germination based on looking at the seed on the outside. So by the time I realized I should've been smarter and looking at the seed I'm the center, it was already well passed that beginning fuzzy stay. I had roots that look like they were already maybe a centimeter long. I was devastated! But I put the seed down anyway in hopes that it would still survive. Good news is, I'm still seeing a lot of baby grass come up. I'm only on my 3rd week, so I'm really crossing my fingers it all survives. I overseeded a mix of tttf and kbg.
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I made a sprayer like yours but my pump pulses. The pressure goes from 20psi to 40 back to 20 and so on. Any suggestions?
Oh My Favorite entertainers back. Way to go Connor 👏👏. That grass is so green it reminds me of Salad Greens downtown Denver 16th street mall,🤣🤣🤣. 39 day's you mowed it during that time or no ? Because to me it seems very short for 39 day's of growth.
By the way Connor how's your Runway Wife doing calculating all your yard expenditures ? What do you Call her Mother Mary because she's a Saint putting up with your yard addiction? 🤣🤣🤣. Tell her Hi from Me !!!
So pre germination good?
@@michaelridilla4991 bigger 3/4" lines from tank to sprayer. Including 3/4" filter
You’ve had a rollercoaster of a summer with your lawn. Thanks for taking us along.
The way you rent tools, dig holes...basically, spare no expense or take no shortcuts is an absolute joy to watch!
Honestly makes me wonder why he isn't putting this energy into caring for a garden
I prefer grass.. You may prefer a garden.. I prefer the lawn. Flower garden yes. Food garden not so much
11:30, “Nice, easy and slow is the name of the game” next sentence
“ so I cranked up the output pretty high” 😂
That’s why we love you Connor, lawn already looking great!
Connor, I love that you and such a wild man while Ryan is so meticulous. You make a hell of a pair.👍🏻
I prefer to take life not so serious. I have way too many other things to stress about.
@@lawnrebel Yeah don't you have your diesel truck all torn apart? Any update coming?
Its sludgy because there’s products that R not getting along 🤯
Man that ecolawn spreader would be a lifesaver.
12:38 I'm pretty sure this is the fastest we've seen you move. Good to see you putting in that effort to rake the seed in!
A concrete mixer or something of the sort would’ve been pretty handy for mixing all that material. That’s gonna be some rich soil man! Excited to see the results!
It works. I have kbg germination after 3 days seed down, lots too.
That paper mulch is the biz, only problem is you have to lay in on at like 3 times the bag rate.
I will NEVER use peat moss again.
Peat moss is cheaper though right? so why not just do peat moss
That was a lot of work! Thank you for taking the time to document all of your efforts. You’re keeping us lawn hacks motivated out here. Maybe get yourself a bandanna and wrap it around your head that helps when you’re getting into the heavy push and you’re sweating a lot. I love your show and will continue to watch
This notification made my day!!!! You are the man! The Lawn Rebel is the OG best lawn channel! No bikes or cow’s in this renovation! Long live KBG lawns!
Almost 4 decades as a turf agronomist in golf and residential lawncare. I thoroughly enjoy your videos. Next time make a hydroseeder. So easy and cheap to make!
I truly wish I would have. I ran out of time
@@lawnrebel I use mine to install lawns up to 10K. What I love is putting everything in the slurry instead of using a spreader/sprayer. How do I know everything is going out evenly? The mulch gives it away. I also use it to do soil drenching soil conditioners.
This was an instant Connor classic video. Love it
Hi from the "deep south" where its 98 today.....Bermuda is nice and happy.
Yes... I'm sure it's nice there in the winter time. Likely never gets cold there (oh how nice that would be)
Yae new video. Sweet! Thank you!
High wind storm totally took out 4 of my trees over 1/3 of my newly germinated grass last night… taps for that shade grass.
Might have to pull them in the winter when things are frozen - otherwise it will be a mud pit as sod is dead… hmmmm.
THAT SPRAYER IS THE BEST THING HE CREATES IN THE ENTIRE WORLD IF NOT UNIVERSE MAN
The added complexity here has me dying Connor. I hope this all works so we can watch you kill this lawn again in 2 years.
mother nature knows when you put seed down. same happened to me in early july when i seeded my bermuda lawn. 2" in an hour and happened 3x in a week....each time after i threw down more seed lol good times! great video. I appreciate all the effort you put in with trial and error to help us viewers plan better.
Bought myself a Rick and boy oh boy do i like it. I really only use it on my 1,200 square foot putting green but i do it like 3-4 times a week. It does a great and its damned fun driving sideways like a whackjob while my neighbors watch.
Pre-germinating KBG is a game changer. I've done two KBG reno's, the first one no pre-germination. It took 11 days to see any tiny seedlings popping out, and ~22 days to see sparse faint patches of green seedlings. The LONGEST 3-4 weeks of my life. My 2nd KBG reno I tried pre-germinating the seed for 5 days and let it dry out for another 12 hours. I had little tiny seedlings in 3 days and the same faint green patches in 8-10 days. On day 14-15 I had very bad thunderstorms with heavy rain come through. The seedlings held on and filled in just fine. Pre-germination totally saved my ass. It just works and it tremendously cuts down on watering or any fck ups.
Do you use Milo as a carrier? Some have said use peat moss instead.
Conor, I think I pulled a muscle watching you lift all that weight! It was hilarious seeing the crazy amount of work and effort you put into your lawn in this video. Hilarious because this year was probably the first year that I put this much effort into my lawn, and as I watched you, I thought to myself, "This is probably what I look like to my neighbors!" And there's absolutely nothing wrong with that. Just funny to think about. Thank you for taking us along for the ride. Always entertained.
You did a great job! That was a lot of work.👍
Get this man to 100k!
Yes! Yes! New video. I was just thinking that you're due for this video, and how nice it would be if it went up today.
Do you feel it worth the work of soaking the seed before planting the seed? Another great video, thank you.
No, I had mine start in less than 5 days no special pre anything. Has grown well right next to 2 twenty foot conifers, I did water on a regular basis.
Thanks for showing the struggle mixing the seed with the carrier. If I end up doing this I will probably just dump it all on the driveway and mix it on the ground.
You just know it will end up beautiful in the end. Cause you won’t stop till it does! Good job.
Great video, thanks! I used straw instead of peat moss to cover the seeds. Straw was cheaper actually.
That's a lot of hard work right there! Lawn is off to a great start!
I use a bulb planting auger bit on my drill to mix. takes a while, but it saves my back!
Great Job! Thanks for the video. I started to do a pre germination but with water that I insure is between 75-80F Not sure this will help but it can’t hurt. Again, thanks for sharing your knowledge
Our back and side yards have been quite a challenge. We hired a landscaper to seed our yard and while we’ve had some germination our grass is being dominated by weeds and crab grass. On top of that with our home being a new build we found early on that the final grade in our back yard was not done correctly leading to pooling in several spots. All of those spots never germinated.
The leafs 🍃 are starting to change for a few weeks. Family comes first. Looking great
Now that you've done it, what's your first impressions on pre-germ? Did you notice a difference? Was it worth the extra work?
It clearly works. Normally KBG would only have just started germinating by 4-5 weeks. It's quite thick already. Very impressive!
@@titosrevenger Elite cultivars of KBG can germinate much more quickly ... I had mine come up (without any pre-germination) in about a week and a half using Midnight, Mazama, and Bewitched.
EDIT: Btw that was in the spring, when the soil was still relatively cold. Would be even faster in the summer/fall when soil temps are still above 60 consistently.
@@titosrevenger It really didn't save much time. 4-5 weeks is an extremely slow germination even for kbg. In prime conditions like he has you should see germination at 20 days or so. By 5 weeks you should have a stand of turf.
I can’t believe how short your lawn season is. I have at most 2 more good months. Into October till I see a real change. No rain at all this year in Massachusetts. No rain for 3 straight months. Had to rely on irrigation for everything. Hot summer, 30 days in 3 months of 90 degrees.
You hide Christmas gifts in the bush too?! 😂 Looking great!!! 😲🌾
This is almost like the Red Green show, but for lawn care and minus the duct tape.
I almost never use duct tape
You definitely get a A plus for your effort
Looks great!!! Oh man my heart sunk when you had that monsoon hit your yard! Ugh dang and in the middle of August too! You definitely have a better attitude about it than i would have!
It's hard for sure but nothing really that could have been done differently. I have to just move on
@@lawnrebel Exactly! What can you do mother nature has control. The great part about lawn care is we can always fix it. What a ton of rain! I'm happy that you guys got that down there I know you guys have been struggling with drought
Appreciate you videoing all your great work. Keep going! Looks nice! 👍
Thanks Connor for the video, please keep us updated! Stressful for me, redid my lawn 2 weeks ago,
I am just starting to feel good about it! Love the results!
So crazy seeing different parts of the US climates. We’re currently going into a heatwave of 108 in Central Valley CA . Fall Reno nowhere in sight
Love watching the process
I really hope all goes well mate, gonna be a long winter wait to see what you can do with it next season👊🤘
Connor you want a good root system put 18-46-0 down and it will build your roots fast and deep.
Funny, I just seeded some pregerm FF today. I mixed it on the garage floor with milo using a shovel, probably an easier method by the looks of it. Just be aware how far the milo can roll :)
I have used a bulb auger that attaches to a drill to mix soil in planters/pots I'm sure the concept would work the same for mixing pregerminated seed with a carrier.
Happy to see a video from you. Yard is looks good. It will be even better next year. Go Yankees.
Awesome video hope my renovation comes out as good
I’m so excited to see my kbg pop up! I’m about a week behind you on my reno.
Love your videos!!! You should use a tarp to mix your seed next time ,way easier.
You're the man now dawg.
Thanks pal. You showed me this just in time for my own smaller project
I've had mixed results applying RGS at seeding. If conditions aren't right, the heavily organic content of RGS soaks into the seed and make it prone to rotting, mildew, mold, fungus, etc... Not sure if the pre-soaking of the seed will make this worse. Good Luck
Right when you said about the cement mixer I was thinking that looks like a job for a harbor freight cement mixer!
Been waiting on this one. Too bad we missed the first mow. Hopefully you get a few good weeks of striping in before the cold fall hits.
How do yo feel about putting down all these chemicals all the time and having well water? Just hoping for the best?
That white mini van really scoping you out to close on more ice cream sales.
A nice new shiny shed and you store your fertilizer in the weeds...
If you want to solve the drought in Utah you just need to put down seed every year. That'll guarantee torrential down pours!
First Aussie 😁. The Rebel does it his way. 🤠
Connor - I am pregerminating some KBG this year also. I have seen that you only leave it submerged for the first 24 hours, then do a water change, soak it and strain it every 12-24 hours after that until you see white fuzz on the seeds. I'm interested to see how yours worked! I'm sure it'll work the same.
Man that time lapse of the rain was a bugger for you. It’ll turn out for you though. It’s coming along.
What is your assessment of the pregermination effort, was it noticeably faster germination?
They do sell defoamers to reduce the amount of foam. I haven't tried it but might be worth a look.
You consistently provide the best content in the lawn care community. Your personality shines and I am always impressed with the amount of dedication you have. Have you ever considered rebranding away from Connor Ward and just naming your channel lawn rebel? I have always wondered if your name does your analytics a disservice. Just a thought. Keep up the good work!
You are like a mad scientist. Only for good.
It's looking good Conner. You'll have it all filled in before long. How well did burning the lawn work? Did it keep weeds and poa from coming back?
Would be way pricey for 8000sf but Futerra netless mats would work awesome....I know I'm 16 days into mine. Looks good so far.
Can’t wait for the final product
Your summers are so short and all that water you have to deal with when it rains. I would love a place like yours but it would have to be in the UK for me.
Crazy amount of work for you to do solo.
I commend you 👊🏼👍🏼
That John Perry is a very handsome man, I don't blame you for loving him!
Looking mighty good there brother
Great video! Quick question: which grass seed from UnitedSeeds did you throw down?
Also, which sand did you level with and where’d you get it from in Utah?
Dude do you own that amazing spreading machine or did you rent it from somewhere? Thanks so much
Did he say how long it took for the seed to pop, after putting then jnto the ground? How much time did he cut on pregerminating them?
I tried to level with topsoil (went a little to heavy I think) and had a lot of wash out. Have to go rent a power rake here soon and break it all up and try to fix it again.
I would have put your seed in the washer on spin cycle to drain the water off it before you mixed it with the malorganite
you need to mix it on an open table, wheel barrow or kiddy pool. Maybe next time try this with a rented cement mixer. I'm just assuming your mix is not homogenous with the big garbage cans, so some places will get way more seed than others.
Those sprinklers should be throwing water much farther (@:38). How much water pressure do you have at each zone? What type of sprinkler heads are those? Something not right.
Just finishing my last round of killing off my old grass . I am trying some " 5 Iron " Rye seed mix from United seed. I should have it down in a week. I can't wait to see the results !
Hope it looks as good as yours !
I'm in washington State, South of Seattle
In your videos using the top dresser it appears to spread very evenly. I understand using a drop spreader around the edges but is there a reason you didn't use the top dresser to spread the seed / humic over the field area?
Looks like it took 10 days to germinate from the timelapse camera so I assume all that work keeping them in water paid off?
Connor did you ever want to try to get the water out of your seed again use the washing machine on spin only !!!!!!!!!!
Good stuff Connor. 👍🏼 appreciate the video. Filming during seed day sounds stressful.
So you sprayed the RGS, humic, and hydretain on the bare ground before you seeded? I guess I'm ignorant in how that would work. I would think you'd need to spray that on after you got the seed down wouldn't you?
It's a soil building and micro organism building routine. Hydretain is a wetting agent to keep soil wet.
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I was going to ask about making that sprayer but you mentioned it in your video. How many gallons?
Good job with the lawn, do you reduce your nitrogen usage when you apply humic acid? I've seen plenty of studies that say that humic, sea k, etc. are only really beneficial at reduced fertilizer rates and don't show much if any benefit at normal/proper fertilizer rates. I imagine they wouldn't be very beneficial then when applying excessive nitrogen for the fall nitrogen blitz.
Good show brother thanks again
Great video Connor! Lawn is looking nice.
Connor- will we get a dahlia tour this year? Wasn’t a good year for dahlias in Iowa (at least for me). Hope you had better luck!
How long did you wait to mow after your last irrigation cycle?
Beauty! Can't wait for next season
Connor your lawn being a corner lot and with all the "LOOKY LOUS" u get id do a video series of a SPLIT RAIL FENCE AROUNT THE PERIMETER of your LAWN. nice basic split (2)rail painted white. man o man would that look beautiful with your size and shape of corner lot lawn.. Make for some good vid content
You caught me with your last video literally the day before I was going to seed so I did the pre germinate on my kbg. 4dats in after spreading and watering and not seeing anything yet. This process has me pretty anxious 😬 hope I didn’t ruin my seed and chances of renovating my lawn this fall
doing the same thing. I have had it soaking for 5 days now and haven't seen it sprouting yet.
@@josephnestor4845 I didn’t notice any that had sprout after my five days but I spread it with Milo anyway. 🤞🏻
As a golf course superintendent I am curious if it will germinate. I've never heard of simply leaving seed submerged in water for days as a way to speed up germination. We wouldn't completely submerge the seed but keep it's moist in something that drains excess. Consistently keeping it moist compared to submerging it.
@@JeffSmith-eq3kc I did do more research than just the one video and it does seem to be a thing We will see
@@JeffSmith-eq3kc it works. I've been seeing a few people on UA-cam soaking it for a few days or however long and then doing the overseed and their lawns came out fine, like Conor's here. I've seen another video which states that you do an extended soaking in which you keep the seed submerged in water for the first 24 hours only. After that, you drain the seed and let it sit to dry for 12 hours and then resoak the seed and immediately drain it again repeating this process over the next number of days. That's the method I tried and here are my own observations. This method allows for the seed to be moist at all times while not being excessively wet. This is wanted because the seed can be ready to get put down at any moment and you don't want that seed to be excessively wet when you're mixing it in with whatever spreading medium you'll be using. It won't mix as well leaving you with a not so uniform overseed. However, you have to keep an eye on the seed. More specifically moving the seed around and looking into the center of the seed pile to see if the seed has JUST started to sprout its roots. You don't want them to be very far along. Just the very very beginning stage of the roots poking out (white fuzzy things poking out of the seeds.) Do not half ass and judge by the seed on the outside of the bag or whatever you're using because that seed on the ouside is going to dry out faster than the seed in the center. The seed towards the center will develop faster because it will be kept moist with the protection from the seed on the outside. Now with that said, I made the mistake of half assing and judging the seed germination based on looking at the seed on the outside. So by the time I realized I should've been smarter and looking at the seed I'm the center, it was already well passed that beginning fuzzy stay. I had roots that look like they were already maybe a centimeter long. I was devastated! But I put the seed down anyway in hopes that it would still survive. Good news is, I'm still seeing a lot of baby grass come up. I'm only on my 3rd week, so I'm really crossing my fingers it all survives. I overseeded a mix of tttf and kbg.
You know its a good Tuesday when Connor posts a video!
So how many days until it germinated?
what are the cans to hide a home-made?