I switched to tall fescue after the harsh summer last year. The seeds from last fall is coming in so thick right now. We overseeded again in the spring and the lawn right now with the start of spring blooming looks amazing.
Hi Ryan, just mow your tall fascue more often AND the Allett Reel Mower has a fixed grass rake behind the front Roller to standing up grasses prior to cutting. This feature doesn’t have a Swardman (sadly) 🤗🤗
Got 6 inches of snow in Ohio, trees down everywhere! Crazy heavy wet snow! Just got some mean stripes couple days before but luckily all the snow melted by next two days!
I like the look of taller cut grass but you are correct about the high traffic area getting laid over not looking very nice. I actually scalped and seed rye onto where the paths are and cut the paths pretty short. Kinda neat looking without pavers or anything bordering it
The tall grass vs short grass debate is like NY Style Pizza vs Chicago Style Deep Dish. One is not necessarily better than the other. It's all about personal preference.
I don't know if it's just personal preference. If you're growing a TTTF, it does better when you keep it tall. Also, if you live in an area that can get very hot, with long periods of no rain, taller grass will do better. But as Ryan mentioned, you also have the issue of mold. I redid 1/3rd of my 1 acre plot last year with TTTF listening to Ryan and the results are amazing so far. For the first time ever, a neighbor told me he was envious of my lawn! I've still got a lot to learn. Let's see how it does throughout the year and if my taller grass theory works out during the hot summer months.
@Ryan Knorr Lawn Care the blend of grass you seeded with also has fescue with lateral spreading technology. I used the southern version of that Super Turf (that doesn't have bluegrass) and it is amazingly lush. I almost wonder if you could mow it low, even. I mow mine high, though, because it helps the drought tolerance (which is a big issue down here).
Awesome video and I’m in the process of full lawn renovation which is tough in NJ and a young Boxer. I’m working a Tall fescue with 15% bluegrass. I found cutting my lawn in different directions every other cut gels with the grass laying over. Look forward to more content.
Was curious about your neighbor's lawn. Looks great. I did a similar reno last fall and have some mixed results. One side yard looks phenomenal while the other side and back lawns have been really patchy/slow to grow in this spring. Did nothing different between the areas. The sun does hit the good side yard significantly more so I'm guessing that is probably the biggest reason for the inconsistencies.
I would imagine you have the potential for much better striping with a taller fescue. I mow at 4.5 - 5.0 inches and have some killer stripes using just a push mower with no attachment.
“...party in the back and business in the front" Mullet lawn: Perennial Rye(Ryan)grass in the front and tall fescue in the back. Your channel is awesome...you've motivated me to seed my own UA-cam channel and watch it grow. Beat 80's perm and be one of the first subscribers. Thanks!
You should do a video on the process of going from a higher height of cut down to a lower hoc. I know you started low and remain low...but it's a topic that I don't see covered at all on the youtube's.
Got into lawn care last fall so I’m very new at this and I have been watching your videos and creeping on your channel ever since. Woke up this morning very early and couldn’t go back to sleep so I started catching up on your videos and realized I haven’t subscribed to your channel yet despite constantly coming to it and peeping for updates, lol. I’m honestly not much of an avid UA-cam watcher. 😂
I’m crying inside. I got sidetracked on my yard prep taking care of gopher issues now I think it’s too late to get everything done I’m Phoenix... still need to finish killing off the grass, installing irrigation and tilling/leveling
That tall fescue at Pauls is going to do great considering it came up with little rain so it will be used to that, so it will be a much tuffer grass than if it was irrigated
I appreciate your comparison from your front and back yard. As someone who lives in Arizona, extremely hard soil I am still trying to figure my lawn out. I am extremely interested in going the short type in my front for looks, and longer in the back for my dogs. It is quite intimidating as I am from the midwest where the soil was so great, quite the opposite here.
Gosh this climate would annoy the crap out of me. Here where I am in Australia, Fall as you would call it, currently 75-80 F and I am feeling the cold lol. A really cold winter's day is about 50f, never snows warm season grass still grows year round.
SNOW in April?! I guess Prince was right. Man, life is so different weather wise outside of Southern California. It was 73° yesterday. Lawn is looking good. Don't be so hard on fescue. It's a TOUGH cool season grass. Its only weakness is fungus.
I prefer the short grass, but I don't want to put in the money it would take to get my yard short (I'd need a complete reno to get it anywhere near flat/smooth). I have Tall Fescue and KBG in my yard.
hey Ryan, i've watched a million of your video and love them. Now im at the point where im really into lawn care but this year my lawn is not looking so hot. my neighbor is dominating me at this point and im frustrated and want to pay someone to tend to my lawn. The thing is, i'd feel cheated if i did that so im sending out an S.O.S
Would love a video about how you are handling the Poa triv. I recently discovered some in my backyard which I suspect came from overseeding last fall. I nuked the patches with glyphosphate; hopefully thats the right way to handle it.
Ryan What can you tell us about Regenerating Perennial Ryegrass (RPR)? I’ve come across a few different companies producing these cultivars, with prices in-line with traditional ryegrass. I believe they are spreading via stolen, but outside of that, I don’t know much about it. Would this be a great substitute for people that love the characteristics of both ryegrass and KBG?
Ryan sorry about the triv. I am there with you! I to am planning on cutting multiple triv spots out of my lawn this summer and seeding this fall. On another note, do you ever have poa annua issues? I did an overseed this fall so I couldn’t do an application of prodiamine. Any recommendations on how to control poa annua would be recommended. Thanks!
Think I’m gonna have to kill off my weed infested, uneven, random grasses back yard and I’m liking how your long fescue looks. I’ll probably go with that! Thanks for another inspirational video!
Hey Ryan. Just bought your guide. I live in Northern California, do you think it's too late for me to start full lawn renovation? We're at 80°/50° daily. Thanks man!
Looks like some type of Poa? My tall fescue lawn was hit hard with it this spring. I had none since establishing the lawn 3 years ago. Then BAM! Would love a video on how you are going to handle it. Herbicides? Kill it off/Reseed? Etc....
Hey Ryan, I love your channel. I'm new to lawn care, but as of now, I love it! I do have a question for you: What do I do with the weeds that have died with the tenacity? I've killed out some fescue clumps, johnsongrass, and crabgrass. SHould I just let it sit there all summer, or should I dig them out and put down seed or sod? Thanks!
Didn’t you have a video explaining what to spray on the lawn for a quick “green up”? I swear I remember you possible spraying down something from lawn solutions maybe?? I’m having a birthday party in about 3 weeks and I want the lawn to be extra dark green.
Hey Ryan! What are some of your favorite Grass seed brands for replanting a new lawn. I primarily want perennial rye, but I wouldnt mind a blend of all 3 cool season varieties.
These make me jealous! My lawn was installed a couple months before these ones and mine looks like trash in comparison. I have tons of weeds all over the place - what are you using as far as a spray in large areas? I've got about 20K sq. ft. of lawn, so spraying becomes a hassle. I do use Tenacity in some areas, but a backpack sprayer is a wee bit annoying for such a large area.
I'm so interested in that fescue, since that's what I have. What's the HOC back there? Also excited to see how it matures over the next 2 months, still looks pretty young!
Need your advice… I live in Michigan and need to put seed down, your grass seeds are expensive, what over the counter seeds should I get? Don’t know one from the other. Your fecue and blue grass looks beautiful. Is there a mix like that? Thanks
Ryan maybe I missed it but what length are you going to keep your front yard when you talk about deciding that you liked shorter grass what length are you talkin about thank you Simon
Any thoughts of putting some type of paver walkway to get to your garden? Maybe one of those pavers where it's 1 every foot or so just to step on vs stepping on the grass.
Ryan, what about if the seed I played this "spring" hasn't germinated yet, well these cold temps effect the seed at all besides just delaying the germination? Thanks, love your videos!
Hi Ryan, I’m about to do a over seeding project this spring. I’m worried about a crabgrass issue in my backyard, can I just seed over the crabgrass hoping the new grass will over power the crabgrass.
Have you ever tried the seeding Granite KGB. I heard hint darker than midnight KBG, good for turf can be cut shorter, water less let me know have heard. I bot some hasnt arrived yet.
any suggestions for lawn products concerning fleas? we used Vet's Best Flea & Tick Yard & Kennel Spray last year but was wondering if there's something we can use a spreader with or a backpack sprayer?
question! I put regular fertilizer down instead of starter fertilizer! can I add the started next week to get the phosphate and tenacity or will I torch the grass!?
I did my first overseeding last September and lawn is looking good. My original plan was to overseed every year for 3 yeasr. i was wondering if it is ok to go just that, overseed every year or should I wait? just incase it matters I live in northern Utah. my lawn was in bad shape and now looking pretty good but I have a lot of seed left over and don't want it to go to waste. what advice do you have for a novice like me.
Please check the description for more info on videos that included these projects. Thanks for watching!
I like these videos wayyyyyy more than I should for someone who lives in an apartment with no yard or lawn 😂
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Your channel reaches around the world! Love how connected we are no matter where we live.
Count me in as a TTTF fan. Sorry you've had some bad luck. But hopefully as you get further into summer, hopefully you'll see better results.
So lucky to have someone that is smart and has great video quality in town. It's nice having someone with the same weather!
Love to see all the fescue. It will look great once it’s fully matured. Keep up the good work!
Ryan your lawn is great . You actually have a mullet and you have a mullet lawn short in the front long in the back lol
Hello from Waukee IA! Just found your channel and will be using a lot of this great info to get my yard to where I want it!
I live around Ryan. We had thick flurries this morning. I mowed in the afternoon, the fifth time in April.
I switched to tall fescue after the harsh summer last year. The seeds from last fall is coming in so thick right now. We overseeded again in the spring and the lawn right now with the start of spring blooming looks amazing.
Really impressed with the updates. Looks great. 👍🏻
Neighbors lawn on point. Nice work!
Hi Ryan, just mow your tall fascue more often AND the Allett Reel Mower has a fixed grass rake behind the front Roller to standing up grasses prior to cutting. This feature doesn’t have a Swardman (sadly) 🤗🤗
I'm using a rotary mower to mow it
Lawn is looking great Ryan! It will be interesting to see the differences in the care required for your tttf vs kbg
Neighbor's lawn looks amazing. If you're ever bored enough, feel free to come and help my yard to look like that lol.
Got 6 inches of snow in Ohio, trees down everywhere! Crazy heavy wet snow! Just got some mean stripes couple days before but luckily all the snow melted by next two days!
I like the look of taller cut grass but you are correct about the high traffic area getting laid over not looking very nice. I actually scalped and seed rye onto where the paths are and cut the paths pretty short. Kinda neat looking without pavers or anything bordering it
The tall grass vs short grass debate is like NY Style Pizza vs Chicago Style Deep Dish. One is not necessarily better than the other. It's all about personal preference.
I don't know if it's just personal preference. If you're growing a TTTF, it does better when you keep it tall. Also, if you live in an area that can get very hot, with long periods of no rain, taller grass will do better. But as Ryan mentioned, you also have the issue of mold. I redid 1/3rd of my 1 acre plot last year with TTTF listening to Ryan and the results are amazing so far. For the first time ever, a neighbor told me he was envious of my lawn! I've still got a lot to learn. Let's see how it does throughout the year and if my taller grass theory works out during the hot summer months.
One is pizza, one is casserole in a dough bowl
That’s not pizza over in Chicago and new haven has the best pizza NY is a close second
@@matthewjohnson9148 no way! Lol
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@Ryan Knorr Lawn Care the blend of grass you seeded with also has fescue with lateral spreading technology. I used the southern version of that Super Turf (that doesn't have bluegrass) and it is amazingly lush. I almost wonder if you could mow it low, even. I mow mine high, though, because it helps the drought tolerance (which is a big issue down here).
Wow Ryan the neighbors reno came in great and looks really nice......going to be some friendly competition in the future.....lol
Wow! That project lawn has pretty good results for only raining twice.
The Fescue looks good 👍
Awesome video and I’m in the process of full lawn renovation which is tough in NJ and a young Boxer. I’m working a Tall fescue with 15% bluegrass. I found cutting my lawn in different directions every other cut gels with the grass laying over. Look forward to more content.
Was curious about your neighbor's lawn. Looks great. I did a similar reno last fall and have some mixed results. One side yard looks phenomenal while the other side and back lawns have been really patchy/slow to grow in this spring. Did nothing different between the areas. The sun does hit the good side yard significantly more so I'm guessing that is probably the biggest reason for the inconsistencies.
Got 2-3" in Columbus. 😩
I would imagine you have the potential for much better striping with a taller fescue. I mow at 4.5 - 5.0 inches and have some killer stripes using just a push mower with no attachment.
“...party in the back and business in the front"
Mullet lawn:
Perennial Rye(Ryan)grass in the front and tall fescue in the back.
Your channel is awesome...you've motivated me to seed my own UA-cam channel and watch it grow.
Beat 80's perm and be one of the first subscribers.
Thanks!
Neighbor’s new lawn looks tight man!
And Paul’s property is tight!
Weather is the same here in Sweden, we had a week with nice temperatures and the grass started to grow.
But now its snowing again...
Same here in Rochester NY. Snow today. The next week the temperature will keep going up.
Even the people across the street saw improvements!
Looks Great! Ryan.
Congrats on the almost 200k subs Ryan!
First Aussie 😁. Ryan, great results on the neighbours yard , looks like he wants the title of dominant lawn in the street. 😎👍👍
You should do a video on the process of going from a higher height of cut down to a lower hoc. I know you started low and remain low...but it's a topic that I don't see covered at all on the youtube's.
194k subs - the style and content feels like a 19.4million sub channel
Got into lawn care last fall so I’m very new at this and I have been watching your videos and creeping on your channel ever since. Woke up this morning very early and couldn’t go back to sleep so I started catching up on your videos and realized I haven’t subscribed to your channel yet despite constantly coming to it and peeping for updates, lol. I’m honestly not much of an avid UA-cam watcher. 😂
Snowed up in Ontario too today....
Great update. Neighbor's yard really came in nicely.
Looking forward to how you handle that poa trivialis. I'm afraid I have some patches as well.
Short grass is for putting greens and Conor Ward. Viva Tall Turf Type Fescue.
I’m crying inside. I got sidetracked on my yard prep taking care of gopher issues now I think it’s too late to get everything done I’m Phoenix... still need to finish killing off the grass, installing irrigation and tilling/leveling
too bad we cant post pictures of our own progress, I finally got my first mow in and it looks really good
That tall fescue at Pauls is going to do great considering it came up with little rain so it will be used to that, so it will be a much tuffer grass than if it was irrigated
Nice video Ryan! Amazing how the homestead lawn came in without irrigation. Poor Thor...
I appreciate your comparison from your front and back yard. As someone who lives in Arizona, extremely hard soil I am still trying to figure my lawn out. I am extremely interested in going the short type in my front for looks, and longer in the back for my dogs. It is quite intimidating as I am from the midwest where the soil was so great, quite the opposite here.
Wow your neighbours lawn looks awesome!
I just wish Ryan could make a video everyday
Gosh this climate would annoy the crap out of me. Here where I am in Australia, Fall as you would call it, currently 75-80 F and I am feeling the cold lol. A really cold winter's day is about 50f, never snows warm season grass still grows year round.
That first lawn cutting scene features CW
How would snow on top of dirt affect the grass that used to be there?
I didn't cover my Japanese maple or Azalea bush... got the leaves and flowers down here is SW VA!
SNOW in April?! I guess Prince was right. Man, life is so different weather wise outside of Southern California. It was 73° yesterday. Lawn is looking good. Don't be so hard on fescue. It's a TOUGH cool season grass. Its only weakness is fungus.
Thank you Ryan these videos are SUPER HELPFUL...
Been checking all day for a new video... Nice!
I prefer the short grass, but I don't want to put in the money it would take to get my yard short (I'd need a complete reno to get it anywhere near flat/smooth). I have Tall Fescue and KBG in my yard.
Spot on these videos
Looking good all around! Love the updates!
Love the updates!
hey Ryan, i've watched a million of your video and love them. Now im at the point where im really into lawn care but this year my lawn is not looking so hot. my neighbor is dominating me at this point and im frustrated and want to pay someone to tend to my lawn. The thing is, i'd feel cheated if i did that so im sending out an S.O.S
Im interested to see what you do with the fescue.
Thank you
Thanks Ryan!👍
thanks Ryan. great update.
Would love a video about how you are handling the Poa triv. I recently discovered some in my backyard which I suspect came from overseeding last fall. I nuked the patches with glyphosphate; hopefully thats the right way to handle it.
Hey Ryan, what's the best/safest fle tick and mosquito treatment for my yard. Got kids and pets playing in it.
Ryan
What can you tell us about Regenerating Perennial Ryegrass (RPR)? I’ve come across a few different companies producing these cultivars, with prices in-line with traditional ryegrass. I believe they are spreading via stolen, but outside of that, I don’t know much about it. Would this be a great substitute for people that love the characteristics of both ryegrass and KBG?
Not really aggressive like bluegrass would be. Rye is so easy to seed I don't worry about spreading at all
Snow=Devils Dandruff
Ryan sorry about the triv. I am there with you! I to am planning on cutting multiple triv spots out of my lawn this summer and seeding this fall. On another note, do you ever have poa annua issues? I did an overseed this fall so I couldn’t do an application of prodiamine. Any recommendations on how to control poa annua would be recommended. Thanks!
Great video
Think I’m gonna have to kill off my weed infested, uneven, random grasses back yard and I’m liking how your long fescue looks. I’ll probably go with that! Thanks for another inspirational video!
Probably missed the update, but what’s the future of the mullet? Thanks for the project updates - enjoy seeing the progress!
Hey Ryan. Just bought your guide. I live in Northern California, do you think it's too late for me to start full lawn renovation? We're at 80°/50° daily. Thanks man!
Looks like some type of Poa? My tall fescue lawn was hit hard with it this spring. I had none since establishing the lawn 3 years ago. Then BAM! Would love a video on how you are going to handle it. Herbicides? Kill it off/Reseed? Etc....
Thank you very much for answering my question, I posted on your last video. Keep them coming, I'm following along every time
Your neighbor's lawn looks amazing! How to decide between a mix or all tall fescue... :-/
Hey Ryan, I love your channel. I'm new to lawn care, but as of now, I love it! I do have a question for you: What do I do with the weeds that have died with the tenacity? I've killed out some fescue clumps, johnsongrass, and crabgrass. SHould I just let it sit there all summer, or should I dig them out and put down seed or sod? Thanks!
How long do you have to wait to top dress the new grass in the back yard to level it out?
Didn’t you have a video explaining what to spray on the lawn for a quick “green up”? I swear I remember you possible spraying down something from lawn solutions maybe?? I’m having a birthday party in about 3 weeks and I want the lawn to be extra dark green.
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Hey Ryan! What are some of your favorite Grass seed brands for replanting a new lawn. I primarily want perennial rye, but I wouldnt mind a blend of all 3 cool season varieties.
Thank for all the information i life in Puerto Rico. Is like summer all year and i seeding bermuda grass. Can you give me some tips.
These make me jealous! My lawn was installed a couple months before these ones and mine looks like trash in comparison. I have tons of weeds all over the place - what are you using as far as a spray in large areas? I've got about 20K sq. ft. of lawn, so spraying becomes a hassle. I do use Tenacity in some areas, but a backpack sprayer is a wee bit annoying for such a large area.
Aside from the fescue in my yard nothing else has been sprayed.
Big dawg RK!
I’m doing tall fescue through out my property.. like the least amount of effort/reward..🙂👍
I'm so interested in that fescue, since that's what I have. What's the HOC back there? Also excited to see how it matures over the next 2 months, still looks pretty young!
2.5"
Wish I could keep the grass short, but know that I wouldn't be able to keep it alive during the hottest months.
Thanks for all your information and help Ryan! Can you and do you mix speed zone and tenacity? Or do you spray them separately?
Need your advice… I live in Michigan and need to put seed down, your grass seeds are expensive, what over the counter seeds should I get? Don’t know one from the other. Your fecue and blue grass looks beautiful. Is there a mix like that? Thanks
John Deere hat = 👍
Ryan maybe I missed it but what length are you going to keep your front yard when you talk about deciding that you liked shorter grass what length are you talkin about thank you Simon
Ryan, what height do you cut the fescue?
Love all your videos and information. Thank you...
Any thoughts of putting some type of paver walkway to get to your garden? Maybe one of those pavers where it's 1 every foot or so just to step on vs stepping on the grass.
Ryan, what about if the seed I played this "spring" hasn't germinated yet, well these cold temps effect the seed at all besides just delaying the germination? Thanks, love your videos!
Hi Ryan,
I’m about to do a over seeding project this spring. I’m worried about a crabgrass issue in my backyard, can I just seed over the crabgrass hoping the new grass will over power the crabgrass.
Ryan I'm curious as to why you used Tenacity and Quinclorac together rather than just Tenacity?
In that overhead view were those field mice /mole trails or just water run off channels ?
I'd be interested to see if you ever get some Bentgrass and go super low.
It's in the plans for the future
I think I see some poa triv over by the garden?!?
Have you ever tried the seeding Granite KGB. I heard hint darker than midnight KBG, good for turf can be cut shorter, water less let me know have heard. I bot some hasnt arrived yet.
any suggestions for lawn products concerning fleas? we used Vet's Best Flea & Tick Yard & Kennel Spray last year but was wondering if there's something we can use a spreader with or a backpack sprayer?
question! I put regular fertilizer down instead of starter fertilizer! can I add the started next week to get the phosphate and tenacity or will I torch the grass!?
I did my first overseeding last September and lawn is looking good. My original plan was to overseed every year for 3 yeasr. i was wondering if it is ok to go just that, overseed every year or should I wait? just incase it matters I live in northern Utah. my lawn was in bad shape and now looking pretty good but I have a lot of seed left over and don't want it to go to waste. what advice do you have for a novice like me.