Putting any kind of grass seed on hard dirt using any type of delivery method has always provided me with...a dirt field. For best results I've always had to prep the dirt, cover the seed one or two inches deep, and water it twice daily. No joke, it works every time regardless of the delivery method.
I've been a landscaper for a few years and I thought this product would be good for rental property lawn repair with some realtors I work with...DEFINITELY NOT!!!..Ssssoooo many problems with this product and I really appreciate you being honest and showing what it does not do. Stick with seed and topper soil you'll be happier in the long run.
I love watching your lawn/grass tutorial videos even though I live in Las Vegas and have a dirt/rock yard 😂 fantastic job with your lawn! It looks perfect.
Thank you. I was in Vegas once when I was 20 and it was amazing. I love the dry weather and on my last day I won $5k on a dime slot machine. Slots of fun, was the place. Super exciting there, I didn't want to leave! We are expecting a hurricane here tomorrow. I charged up all the ecoflows, might have a live event if we are running on them. We shall see.
This stuff worked great on our lawn. We have hard dirt and all i did was rake up the debris, and just throw handfuls of top soil over it. The top soil didn't even cover the whole area. Then i applied it, and made sure to keep the area damp for at least a week. The bag says water 3 times a day, but really you have to keep it damp. If it's hot and dries out, it's not going to grow. We fenced off two areas at two different times and now we have super nice thick grass in both. I will use this any time i need to grow grass. This stuff is fantastic.
The Hydro is convenient, but the seed composition (the creeping red & ryegrass) along with the starter fertilizer stimulates the growth, but the ultimate test will be time ….. what seed takes, versus what dies away. Good luck with the test!!
Many years ago I picked up a Hydro Mousse and applied it in an area in my backyard where we put in a stone path. The grass has done better than anything else I've ever put in that area. I've tried everything around the area that has quite a bit of shade and nothing has worked. I was actually wondering if Hydro Mousse was still available so I could try it on the area next to where I put it 5 years ago.
Hydro mousse may be good to fill in those bad spots in your lawn. I preferred the traditional way, which would be on the left side of your shed. Thanks for the great video and info.
Used it myself and WEARING GLOVES is a must as if you get any of the spray on you it stains and won't come off for a week or more. Second, it just didn't work. We have a harder clay soil in our area and even prepping it didn't matter. Nothing grew. A bag of seed and some manure is the best method IMO
If you want to spray your car with a Rinse Wax ... add Snuggle fabric softener to hose end sprayer . A cationic emulsion will give your car shine and water beading plus smells amazing .
So doesn't look good, it works but as you implied probably good maybe for touch upping smaller dead spots. But probably not a product that is good for huge areas. You reviews do save money. Would really love to have a lawn like yours but my physical disability prevents me from doing it just cutting my lawn yesterday took 3 and a half hours and I only did the front yard. It is not even a big yard 😒 still have to do the sides and back.
I used it for some bare spots on my lawn. It did the job, however, the grass is a very thin variety. and I can tell where I sprayed it. I do a better job seeding the bare spots, putting some soil on top, and keeping it watered.
I have been a landscaper for 35 years....it is better to spread your own seed like Scotts than use Hydro Seed....all it contains is some generic seed, dye and ground up newspaper...it DOES WORK well on hills where normal grass seed can wash down if it rains...overall seed you own bare spots or whole lawn....that stuff is junk.....
@@SilverCymbal Thanks :) Much appreciated! I have of course seen the add here in Norway, but the feedback in various forum have been really bad. I have been thinking of a custom blend, but never had the chance to try. Thanks for your UA-cam contributon :)
The Hydro is good if you don't have a way to spread out the seed. You could do it by hand but again, HYDRO is about the convenience of plug and play. I'm still looking for grass that is like St. Augustine.
Brother SC, Great movie!! I've learned an absolute ton from you. Keep doing what you're doing. It's great watching you succeed. 492k. Numbers don't lie.
Worthiness. I had a stump removed and put down black dirt. I used this product according to the label and had zero grass after 2 weeks. Better off using a good grass seed.
Thanks 👍 I was nervous to do this in this crazy hot August but staying on top of the watering seemed to be ok, it definitely accelerated the growth I think some too.
Another great review. Thanks! I have a new home and there are patches that need repairing. I think I'll just do it the good ol' fashioned way. Your lawn is awesome, btw.
It’s all about the type of seed. Most perennial ryes and that red fescue will come in very quick. Bluegrass and most tall fescues are very slow to germinate. I noticed over 50% of the seed content is TTF and another good percentage was BG.
I'd hope there are refills for that sprayer. That's a pretty wasteful amount of plastic to be "recycling" into the landfill after only about 3-5 minutes of use until empty.
Yes they have refills for it: amzn.to/3mnp7hW - I already see a lot of comments about the container and maybe other uses or other seeds being put through it too.
Well, i was able to grow grass in just 3 days after turning the soil and applying fertilizer and seeds same day . Good thing was my neighbor explained to me on what to do and what to get. It was a one day crazy storm. My soil was wet for like a week straight .. it took one month for it to be able to get cut and it grew like 12 inches. Now im just patching the empty areas. All done in july and cut in August. Exactly 1 month
Looking at the growth on the hydro side The places where you had the most foam on them It would appear that is didn't have enough time to foam thoroughly. Impressive growth on the other side 👍
In the 1980's i worked on a hydroseed truck spraying about a half acrea per load. It works good. It has everything to grow, seed, fertilizer, lime and mulch. The mulch protects the seeds from birds and rain etc untill the seed germinate.
I expected nothing to happen at all, I figured it would be ancient seed, barely sprout nad was surprised by what happen. But still the regular route is going to be the best.
I bought this off of Facebook Marketplace. Somebody mailed it to me and I didn't get any ingredients to go inside the thing. The funny thing is, the same thing happened to an ex judge and still lawyer friend (almost like blood family member) of mine.
I love your shed what color paint is it and on the trim? .. curious was this one of the prefab ones?..because I'm considering buying one. and thank you for showing the hydroseeding. I will stick to the traditional lawn seed now that I seen this. Great video! Thank you
Do a follow up. The grass seed you put down on the left looks like Contractor Grade grass. Comes up in two weeks and does over the winter. Who knows what varieties of seed the mousse uses
I'm glad I put that on there, I knew someone would pause it and analyze it. That makes sense, sounds like I won't have to worry about it looking weird next year then :)
@@SilverCymbal Annual Bluegrass is Poa Annua. It's actually pretty invasive and spreads quickly. I would never have intentionally seeded with that. It's exactly why it's listed under the noxious weed part of the label.
They probably figure the buyers just want anything green. I am surprised that this has sold so many, there are a couple of comments from people outside the US too.
I bought a 3 pack of these off a Facebook ad and they only sent me the sprayer. When I messaged them, they told me they "didn't have the mousse... Sorry." And then stopped responding to my emails.
Thank you for making this video it helps a lot. Couple of things I wanted to ask. First is what state do you live in??? Just to get a sense of the zone your in. What type of grass seed did you use for the original area??? And last question is did you use the whole can of the Liquid Lawn on that one area, or just some of it???
It's not too bad this year but I definitely have crabgrass and some others. I will be doing a video this week on getting rid of them. August is always when they hit us bad here in Mass.
For the review to be valid we need to know the exact type of grass see on tge left and the right. You can go get cheap seed that will sprout in 3 or 4 days and look good for a while, but over time it will suck. A simple spreader then some grass clipping over it and it will be fine, no need to spebd a fourtune!
Hey, thanks for the videos and I love the information. I used some of your tips to re-surface my front yard this summer, but still having problems. I was able to use tenacity to get rid of all the broad leaf and crab grass, but now I have succulent vine and other spidery vines throughout the yard. Any tips on getting rid of those so my grass can take over? Thanks!
So glad it helped, vines can be tough but they all die if you get the base. This video might give you some help, its still work but can be done quickly: ua-cam.com/video/WKbjQecp910/v-deo.html
Yep. You certainly can. I would recommend that anyone going this route toss the seed that comes with it in the garbage can. I substituted Jonathan Green Black Beauty and it came in really nice.
Hate to break it to you but you ground looks low intact maybe the water sits there this is your problem, if you don’t fix water drainage In rainy season will kill that grass too
When I got my Hydro Mousse I thought I was going to get grass seeds but all I got was a small bottle of green liquid and it wasn’t full. I’m not to happy with what I got.
There wasn't enough of the "green stuff" in the mix. The whole area should've been covered in green. The purpose is to protect the seed from birds etc eating it, to keep the soil moist, and maybe some nutrients but I'm not sure of that. They use hydroseed on the slopes of burn areas. The mix makes sure the seeds stick. Don't know about this product, but have used different type (not sprayed) and it worked
I used it with a different applicator than the one they sell, never saw the green color. I used the same applicator that i use for foaming to wash car.
I mean, just check the amount of seed in that container: How could it possible grow more grass than you get from such a small bag of seeds? I mean, it's enough for this small patch beside the shed, but if it's such a small area in the first place then you can just as well do it manually - and if you have larger areas... youÄll need A LOT more seed. It can't magically grow more than the amount of seed in the bag.
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I sprayed my head with it, nice lush hair now...its green but who's hair isn't these days?
Lol
I did on my lil bro. My wife couldn't move on everyday
Putting any kind of grass seed on hard dirt using any type of delivery method has always provided me with...a dirt field. For best results I've always had to prep the dirt, cover the seed one or two inches deep, and water it twice daily. No joke, it works every time regardless of the delivery method.
I've been a landscaper for a few years and I thought this product would be good for rental property lawn repair with some realtors I work with...DEFINITELY NOT!!!..Ssssoooo many problems with this product and I really appreciate you being honest and showing what it does not do. Stick with seed and topper soil you'll be happier in the long run.
I love watching your lawn/grass tutorial videos even though I live in Las Vegas and have a dirt/rock yard 😂 fantastic job with your lawn! It looks perfect.
Thank you. I was in Vegas once when I was 20 and it was amazing. I love the dry weather and on my last day I won $5k on a dime slot machine. Slots of fun, was the place. Super exciting there, I didn't want to leave! We are expecting a hurricane here tomorrow. I charged up all the ecoflows, might have a live event if we are running on them. We shall see.
This is like running into your two teachers at the grocery store...
You should make a very small patch of grass and see if you can get it to grow in the desert will!
This stuff worked great on our lawn. We have hard dirt and all i did was rake up the debris, and just throw handfuls of top soil over it. The top soil didn't even cover the whole area. Then i applied it, and made sure to keep the area damp for at least a week. The bag says water 3 times a day, but really you have to keep it damp. If it's hot and dries out, it's not going to grow. We fenced off two areas at two different times and now we have super nice thick grass in both. I will use this any time i need to grow grass. This stuff is fantastic.
The Hydro is convenient, but the seed composition (the creeping red & ryegrass) along with the starter fertilizer stimulates the growth, but the ultimate test will be time ….. what seed takes, versus what dies away. Good luck with the test!!
Many years ago I picked up a Hydro Mousse and applied it in an area in my backyard where we put in a stone path. The grass has done better than anything else I've ever put in that area. I've tried everything around the area that has quite a bit of shade and nothing has worked. I was actually wondering if Hydro Mousse was still available so I could try it on the area next to where I put it 5 years ago.
Hydro mousse may be good to fill in those bad spots in your lawn. I preferred the traditional way, which would be on the left side of your shed. Thanks for the great video and info.
Would love to see a follow up on how long the hydro seed grass lasts and/or how it recovers after winter.
If and it's a BIG if I start my own UA-cam channel, would you please do the intro? Your speech pattern is so clear. No joke.
This comparison video cannot be topped, excellent work.
Thank you so much
Used it myself and WEARING GLOVES is a must as if you get any of the spray on you it stains and won't come off for a week or more. Second, it just didn't work. We have a harder clay soil in our area and even prepping it didn't matter. Nothing grew. A bag of seed and some manure is the best method IMO
It didn't work because you put it on clay 😂 can't fix stupidity
If you want to spray your car with a Rinse Wax ... add Snuggle fabric softener to hose end sprayer . A cationic emulsion will give your car shine and water beading plus smells amazing .
So doesn't look good, it works but as you implied probably good maybe for touch upping smaller dead spots. But probably not a product that is good for huge areas. You reviews do save money. Would really love to have a lawn like yours but my physical disability prevents me from doing it just cutting my lawn yesterday took 3 and a half hours and I only did the front yard. It is not even a big yard 😒 still have to do the sides and back.
hand spreading grass seed works too. This product is simply an extra stem into getting the same job done (plus the additional cost). NO thanks.
I used it for some bare spots on my lawn. It did the job, however, the grass is a very thin variety. and I can tell where I sprayed it. I do a better job seeding the bare spots, putting some soil on top, and keeping it watered.
Ahhh, the way SC says “crappy”….the right inflection of Jersey and Mass ;)
Im pretty sure that word has been national for quite some time....
@@allaboutroofing2 ......
@@allaboutroofing2 context clues 🙄
@@allaboutroofing2 Yeah that's not what he's saying
I have been a landscaper for 35 years....it is better to spread your own seed like Scotts than use Hydro Seed....all it contains is some generic seed, dye and ground up newspaper...it DOES WORK well on hills where normal grass seed can wash down if it rains...overall seed you own bare spots or whole lawn....that stuff is junk.....
Please keep us updated with later results. I want to know if this will work in the long run and if it’s worth it.
I live in Ooltewah TN, and I've never seen an advertisement for that product....
I'm curious on what type of grass you have in that nice looking lawn?
I live in southwest Louisiana.
Can you try the hydro mousse bottle and do a mix your own and see if I makes any difference? The concept looks great.
Let me see what I can do, the spraying part seemed very good alone maybe with great seed it could be great too.
@@SilverCymbal Thanks :) Much appreciated! I have of course seen the add here in Norway, but the feedback in various forum have been really bad. I have been thinking of a custom blend, but never had the chance to try.
Thanks for your UA-cam contributon :)
I tried hydroseed and my sprayer did not work out of the box. Stick to regular grass seed or sod.
I used this product about 4 years ago around a new building and had great results. Wouldnt use on front yard because of the different mix of seed
The Hydro is good if you don't have a way to spread out the seed. You could do it by hand but again, HYDRO is about the convenience of plug and play. I'm still looking for grass that is like St. Augustine.
It’s just cheap seed with a green foam to make you think it’s doing something.
The guy who created must be pretty happy.Not sure about the buyers!
Brother SC,
Great movie!!
I've learned an absolute ton from you. Keep doing what you're doing. It's great watching you succeed. 492k. Numbers don't lie.
Much appreciated, I really do appreciate every person that has watched my stuff. Thanks again
Your videos are awesome! I'm aiming to get my lawn to look like yours, but lawn care when you're in a wheelchair is tough.
Worthiness. I had a stump removed and put down black dirt. I used this product according to the label and had zero grass after 2 weeks. Better off using a good grass seed.
You should’ve used brown dirt
Oh shit. Well this was the first and last comment I needed to make up my mind. Thanks man❤
The new grass on the left looks good. Nice
Thanks 👍 I was nervous to do this in this crazy hot August but staying on top of the watering seemed to be ok, it definitely accelerated the growth I think some too.
I wonder if you could add extra good quality seed to the mix before spraying for better results?
I wondered the same, the application part definitely worked
Another great review. Thanks! I have a new home and there are patches that need repairing. I think I'll just do it the good ol' fashioned way. Your lawn is awesome, btw.
Buy a bag of starter fertilizer and good seed from feed store and ull have amazing grass
Thanks, do you have a Linke in the US
@@safetime100 nope we have wilco and tractor supply
It’s all about the type of seed. Most perennial ryes and that red fescue will come in very quick. Bluegrass and most tall fescues are very slow to germinate. I noticed over 50% of the seed content is TTF and another good percentage was BG.
Glad to see you review this!
Good grass seed, good soil prep, habitual watering is key. HydroMousse is a gimmick.
Agreed. Plus most "As seen on TV" products are gimmicks.
I'd hope there are refills for that sprayer. That's a pretty wasteful amount of plastic to be "recycling" into the landfill after only about 3-5 minutes of use until empty.
Yes they have refills for it: amzn.to/3mnp7hW - I already see a lot of comments about the container and maybe other uses or other seeds being put through it too.
I'll stick to the old fashion seeding method as I always have success!
Well, i was able to grow grass in just 3 days after turning the soil and applying fertilizer and seeds same day . Good thing was my neighbor explained to me on what to do and what to get. It was a one day crazy storm. My soil was wet for like a week straight .. it took one month for it to be able to get cut and it grew like 12 inches. Now im just patching the empty areas. All done in july and cut in August. Exactly 1 month
Literally been contemplating on buying this, and after seeing your video, I’m headed to Ace Hardware right now lol
What about if we replaced the hydro seed with a premium seed. What do you think would happen?
Any news on your fertilizing schedule? would love to follow a comprehensive schedule. thanks for all your video's really look forward to them all..
As seen on TV, and now, as seen on Silver Cymbal!
As long as I don't start making my own stuff you won't have to worry
I mix top soil with seed and I get full coverage in August.
Looking at the growth on the hydro side
The places where you had the most foam on them
It would appear that is didn't have enough time to foam thoroughly.
Impressive growth on the other side 👍
In the 1980's i worked on a hydroseed truck spraying about a half acrea per load. It works good. It has everything to grow, seed, fertilizer, lime and mulch. The mulch protects the seeds from birds and rain etc untill the seed germinate.
you would never spray a whole lawn with hydro mousse. It would cost 50000 dollars.
I used this product and it didn't really work at all. Scam? Maybe, the way they advertised it. I also went to grass seed and it came out really nice.
I expected nothing to happen at all, I figured it would be ancient seed, barely sprout nad was surprised by what happen. But still the regular route is going to be the best.
@@SilverCymbal absolutely
I bought this off of Facebook Marketplace. Somebody mailed it to me and I didn't get any ingredients to go inside the thing. The funny thing is, the same thing happened to an ex judge and still lawyer friend (almost like blood family member) of mine.
Does it work if your lawn is currently showing yelllowing
Is there anyway you could do a review on the luminade titan lantern.
This was a great video I really appreciate it and I wonder why the hydro mousse didn't put on the lable what the noxious weed seed % was!!!
Might be scary. Custom blend scares me already. Especially where I live, it's Kentucky bluegrass or fescue. Noting else will live.
What seed did you use? Looks like Hydro mouse was Fescue.
I love your shed what color paint is it and on the trim? .. curious was this one of the prefab ones?..because I'm considering buying one. and thank you for showing the hydroseeding. I will stick to the traditional lawn seed now that I seen this. Great video! Thank you
I used this stuff really sucks. A total waste of money nothing grew.
Cool so find out this formula and add seed and dye
Just seeds with some green coloring
Owning a lawn to care it is a dream for me...
If I see it on a infomercial, I stay away from any product. Thanks for confirming my suspicion!!!
Good info! Thanks for testing!!
Thank you, much appreciated
The regular grass seed may get slightly more sunlight
Before u plant seeds wet the area and open it up even if it's raking or Scraping so it can breathe and consume moisture
Do a follow up.
The grass seed you put down on the left looks like Contractor Grade grass. Comes up in two weeks and does over the winter.
Who knows what varieties of seed the mousse uses
The fact that the label you briefly showed says it has annual Bluegrass is a huge red flag. 😳
I'm glad I put that on there, I knew someone would pause it and analyze it. That makes sense, sounds like I won't have to worry about it looking weird next year then :)
@@SilverCymbal Annual Bluegrass is Poa Annua. It's actually pretty invasive and spreads quickly. I would never have intentionally seeded with that. It's exactly why it's listed under the noxious weed part of the label.
@@PacificNorthwestLawns Next they will probably come up with the dandelion crabrass mix!
I was just looking to see if anyone else caught that... Of course you did Nate!
it did say 50 sq feet for NEW and 100 for overseed. I think the area was too big but i'm also not good at gauging areas lol.
You kidding me... the label says that poa annua is in the mix...! No way you should use their seed.
They probably figure the buyers just want anything green. I am surprised that this has sold so many, there are a couple of comments from people outside the US too.
I laid some winter rye seed a couple of weeks ago and I’m blown away!
I've been wanting to try these myself and see how well they preform
If you use twice the seed, you will have twice the density... Plus you should sprinkle sand over it for better results
Can you switch out the grass seed to Fescue?
I bought a 3 pack of these off a Facebook ad and they only sent me the sprayer. When I messaged them, they told me they "didn't have the mousse... Sorry." And then stopped responding to my emails.
So. I guess in my case they didn't work lol
Thank you for making this video it helps a lot. Couple of things I wanted to ask. First is what state do you live in??? Just to get a sense of the zone your in. What type of grass seed did you use for the original area??? And last question is did you use the whole can of the Liquid Lawn on that one area, or just some of it???
Surprised you don’t have more weeds for August. Looks good though. Thanks
It's not too bad this year but I definitely have crabgrass and some others. I will be doing a video this week on getting rid of them. August is always when they hit us bad here in Mass.
@@SilverCymbal - Great thanks. Yes I know what that damn crabgrass like, I’m right up route 24 from you! 👍🏻
Great job as always! Thanks
Thank you!
Use a finer spray. That shower setting pushes seeds around.
For the review to be valid we need to know the exact type of grass see on tge left and the right. You can go get cheap seed that will sprout in 3 or 4 days and look good for a while, but over time it will suck. A simple spreader then some grass clipping over it and it will be fine, no need to spebd a fourtune!
What would you recommend for grass seed brands in New Hampshire?
Hey, thanks for the videos and I love the information. I used some of your tips to re-surface my front yard this summer, but still having problems. I was able to use tenacity to get rid of all the broad leaf and crab grass, but now I have succulent vine and other spidery vines throughout the yard. Any tips on getting rid of those so my grass can take over? Thanks!
So glad it helped, vines can be tough but they all die if you get the base. This video might give you some help, its still work but can be done quickly: ua-cam.com/video/WKbjQecp910/v-deo.html
Wonder if you can mix regular store bought seed in with hydro.
Maybe even throw seed down then use hydo over the top of it for better results..
Yep. You certainly can. I would recommend that anyone going this route toss the seed that comes with it in the garbage can. I substituted Jonathan Green Black Beauty and it came in really nice.
Do you think we could put hydro seeding mixture and our own seed in that and use it as a small batch scale hydroseeder?
Could the seeds die while sitting in the shelves before it gets mailed to you.
Do you really need that mousse additive? I ran out and was curious will it still work with out it. Btw love your videos and your lawn.
Hate to break it to you but you ground looks low intact maybe the water sits there this is your problem, if you don’t fix water drainage In rainy season will kill that grass too
When I got my Hydro Mousse I thought I was going to get grass seeds but all I got was a small bottle of green liquid and it wasn’t full. I’m not to happy with what I got.
What type of "high quality soil" did you apply before seeding?
Is there suppose to be a black diffuser inside the cap?
There wasn't enough of the "green stuff" in the mix. The whole area should've been covered in green. The purpose is to protect the seed from birds etc eating it, to keep the soil moist, and maybe some nutrients but I'm not sure of that. They use hydroseed on the slopes of burn areas. The mix makes sure the seeds stick. Don't know about this product, but have used different type (not sprayed) and it worked
All it is plant food mixed with water and grass seed. You can do it yourself without the pricetag
This is great, appreciate you sharing this!
I used it with a different applicator than the one they sell, never saw the green color. I used the same applicator that i use for foaming to wash car.
Which side got more sun?
It suck I bought two turn hose and blew the canister right off from the water pressure because the canister isn’t threaded and each time it did thing
All the germination is probably the PRG coming up.
Excellent experiment!
What if you used both ?
The hydro seed product but also seed
First put down the regular seed and then use hydro seed on top of that
Great vid 👍🏻 is it weird I'm 12 ?
Nope, better to learn about things early. I wish I started sooner.
Thanks 👍👍
Love your shed! Home made or pre built?
Do you have an update past two weeks? What does it look like now that it’s been almost a year?
I mean, just check the amount of seed in that container: How could it possible grow more grass than you get from such a small bag of seeds? I mean, it's enough for this small patch beside the shed, but if it's such a small area in the first place then you can just as well do it manually - and if you have larger areas... youÄll need A LOT more seed.
It can't magically grow more than the amount of seed in the bag.
Hydro mousse...kinda grows grass. If you are kinda looking for a lawn.
Where’s the updated video to see what it looks like now?
This man is in the weed business