Going From DIRT To STRIPES In 15 Days With SEED
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- Опубліковано 28 тра 2024
- This is our 2022 Lawn Renovation Recap video that covers everything we did from Start to Finish with great results! The results you are seeing ate literally 15 days after we initially seeded bare ground.
Here are the links to other videos I've done that are referenced in this video. If you need more information / education, check these out. As always, leave a comment with your questions.
This video is part of our 2022 Lawn Renovation Playlist. You can view all of the videos here: • 2022 Lawn Renovation
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⏰TIMESTAMPS⏰
0:00 Intro
1:16 Prep Your Site
1:41 Kill The Lawn
2:15 Scalp & Dethatch
2:57 Topsoil
3:40 Seed, Rake & Roll
4:29 Tenacity
4:58 Biostimulants
5:31 Starter Fertilizer
6:00 Peat Moss
6:45 Water for Germination
9:51 When to Mow New Grass
13:08 Water for Establishment
Great job! Looks amazing!
Great video man! You did a good work. Thanks for sharing!!👍
Lawn is looking great, Vince. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you!
This is the best new lawn video I’ve found!
I appreciate that. Thank you!
Great video. I never knew that I’d be getting into lawn care but all the details make it really interesting. Keep up the good work!
Thanks man! Let me know if you have any questions. Happy to help.
It's called getting old!
Looks awesome! Thanks for the share and tips.
Thank you!
Very nice. You have been a Huge inspiration.After i had a major washout and lost thousands in loam seed fert peat ect.I started again after i watched your videos. 2 days after my completion weather forecasted downpours.I used your tarp idea and covered my sweet spot and layed straw on 42,000 sqf thank god it held! Im day 9 with very good germination. Got a few dips low spots but I told my OCD mind let it be level it all out in spring and let the green grow!! Thanks for videos. I also got lots of good videos from ryan knorr channel.Im located in Massachusetts
Awesome! Thanks for sharing! It’s gonna look great after it matures.
Wow Vince. Great job and results. 👍💚🦸
Thank you!
Extremely helpful. Thank you.
Awesome video. Extremely helpful!
Thank you
You do an excellent job explaining your adventure 👏🏿
Looking good, did my aeration yesterday and I'm seeding Tuesday with triple threat plus followed by green start, rgs and tenacity followed by peatmoss using the landzie. Since I have alot of Bare dirt I'm going to rent a lawn roller
Very nice! Let us know how things turn out! Good luck with your renovation.
great results! Love it!
Thanks man!
Wow. Absolutely amazing video.
Thank you!
Thanks for these videos!
Thanks for watching them! Any questions, let me know.
I think the part where u mention the Pete moss is very helpful tip for a lot of people. I rememebr when I first took on a job I had put too much and the seed struggled to grow . Had to seed it again lol
Awesome results!
Thank you!
Looks great. Nice job
Thank you!
I have a 10000sqft lawn Reno I’m taking on for the first time this spring and I’m hoping your video works for my situation
Great job thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for the tutorial liked and subscribed and am confident you're the yard specialist I needed so thank you. I live in northern Iowa and have just had the time to start working in the yard, once the leaves dropped and were removed I was motivated to finally tackle the situation. The front yard after years of abuse was left bare from over compaction, shade, a pair of German Sheppards that kick up dirt tails when they run and cut a turn like a solemn skier does at the lake. Not to mention the lawn rised at least 5 or 6 inches higher than the sidewalks and with no drainage an inch of rain floods leaving all the walk ways muddy and it's just miserable. Yesterday I bought a root tiller and tilled the front yard as deep and as fine as I could. It went better than expected I'd say I now have 10 inches of clean fluffy dirt to work with I need to remove a bunch and put in a drainage system so the water has somewhere to go. I have good seed but it's late in the season and I'm assuming there are few nutrients in the soil and its already gotten below freezing a couple times up here. I haven't spread seed ot watered anything but tomorrow I'll have it ready for seed as far as leveling and that goes. What should I do? If the Gras doesn't take root and grow some cover the yard will be a muddy shithole that will make its way into the house all winter long. Should I plant something like a cover crop that grows fast and will negate that issue. Should I cover the dirt with rolls of plastic over the winter that will get covered I. Snow so at least it won't get muddy sloppy when it gets warm. Or should I get after it water the hell out of it and hope for the best, should I just move and leave it for the next guy? Lol any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you and God bless
Probably too late in the season to seed. I would put down an erosion control blanket. Some of them have seed in it. If you are “hoping for the best”, this might be your best option. Plus, if nothing ends up growing, the material of the blanket should help prevent things from getting too muddy.
Lawn looks amazing
Thank you!
Bermuda in Hot Oklahoma, just installed irrigation system. Need to flatten some areas too
GREAT video!
I’m new to lawn care. Just bought my first house in January and the amount of weeds in my front and back yard are ridiculous. I’m gonna work to get my lawn like this!
Thanks you for this man!
Thanks for watching! Any questions, let me know.
Lawn looks amazing after just about 2 weeks! By Halloween you won't be able to tell the lawn was a new seeding project
Thanks Andy!
He was using a green screen, so this whole recording I fakes. Nothing moves, not even the trees.
Great video and job well done for sure…. Liked and subbed!!… looking forward to more tutorials like this…
Awesome! Thank you.
thanks for the tips bro.
Thanks for watching!
Thanks Vince, I did it ur way (except peat moss) I raked it in then rolled it. it is coming in right now, the freeze stalled it for a while lol 3 weeks later I have annual rye. Very slow germination in the cold
of the six videos on the topic this I went with your recipie
I’m in Phoenix and did a test this year with germinating perennial in 100 degree temps. I got full growth in 10 days just like this. Thinking about making a video as I recorded the whole process.
Awesome!
Did you end up making the video?
Why do people think they're experts after doing it once?
Came out real good
Thank you!
Your lawn is amazing!!! Great job!!
Thank you!
The yard looks great but I can't help but think what your neighbors were probably thinking when you first tore it all up haha
Thanks! I also wonder what they thought… especially since we were new to the neighborhood. The caution tape probably drew the most attention.
ONE OF BEST EVER VIDEOS I'VE MET ON YOU TUBE.
Thank you!
@@TheLawngineer MEHN, YOUR VIDEO IS AS GREAT AS YOUR LAWN OUTCOMES.THANKS AGAIN.
I can't agree more 😊
Amazing grass brother
Thank you!
Great job brother. It’s a lot of work but it pays off. 😃💯💯💯
Thank you! Your renovation is looking good too! Nice edges! Did you seed yet?
Such a proud lawn papa. 😆😆
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This is great. I live in Houston and my wife and I bought a house and the backyard is an uneven and patchy St. Augustine, Bermuda, crabgrass and many other weeds. I want to remove about 2-3” to get rid of the existing mess and bring in fresh soil and seed with Bermuda and ryegrass. I’ve never attempted any project like this so it should be fun and challenging. This video will help out a lot
Nice! The Bermuda/Ryegrass combo is very popular. Most of the time I’ll see folks establishing the Bermuda first as the heat of summer is approaching. Then when it’s a bit cooler a few months later, puts down the rye. Consistent green lawn all year long. It’ll look great!
Very nice job! Peat moss is amazing. I always use it when seeding bare spots or new installations. Without it I think your chance of success decreases. There's nothing like fresh stripes on a new lawn 👍
Nice video, subcribed! I got white worms in my lawn so half of it is now dead. I tried seeds for the first time yesterday, hoping it will do a great job like yours!
Dang. Sounds like grubs. Did they look like little shrimp?
Thank you @TheLawngineer for this video. I followed everything in this video, except that I tilled my soil first and my Nature’s Seed Kentucky Bluegrass Seed: Blue Ribbon Mix germinated within two days. I live in Central California and the weather is currently between mid 60-70 degrees.
Awesome! Hope everything is filling in nicely for you. Thanks for sharing.
I noticed some of my seedlings germinated white due to the Tenacity herbicide application the same day I put down my grass seed. After researching online, the whitening is regular.
@@gqhomeloans4319 totally normal
great video
Thanks!
fescue knoxville tn. shopping arround for sprinklers then going to redo the lawn
Just put seed down at our new house. New construction so just dirt in the backyard till now. Planting Yukon Bermuda. Located in southern New Mexico
That looks like a nice south jersey lawn if I say so myself.
You explain this really well ! Good job!
Thank you!
Doing a bermuda lawn renovation. Finally laying down the manure compost and will be spraying with quinclorac herbicide to prevent weed growth. Ideally, I should have full green lawn in 3 weeks or so.
Awesome! Keep us posted.
2+ weeks after top soil/seeding new growth areas and I'm JUST now starting to see sprouts... temps have been really cold still here in WA and I'm hoping it warms/gets sunnier here soon.
What’s the soil temperature?
@@TheLawngineer I couldn’t tell you. I know it’s been in the upper 30s low 40s over night and mid 50s day time, raining most of the time.
We just hit 70 for the first time this year yesterday.
@@PNW_z71 hang in there. Should pop soon.
Outside Atlanta area day 10 of reno, killed off Bermuda and planted Titanium GLS TTTF. Coming in nicely but has been a challenge keeping leaves off of new grass. Have not had any rain so still watering everyday 10 min x 2
Awesome! How did you kill off the Bermuda?
@@TheLawngineer Two rounds of glyphosate 2 weeks apart.
I think you did a killer job. I started my lawn Reno this season and cannot speak enough about the benefit of peat moss. Congrats!
Thank you!
Congrats! looks amazing and hard work paid off. I used Triple action too this time, are you planning to use it again before winter?
I may use a cheaper pre-emergent like Prodiamine once things are fully established and rooted in.
Thanks for making this video!
I’m in Pennsylvania getting ready to seed my whole backyard.
It’s an exciting time of year!
Hey landzi yall need to make your spreader with a bit smaller openings.. The diamond grate is too big it dumps the peat moss out way to fast ..
I am against any round up/ glyphosate products knowing kids playing in the yard but I did take lots of tips from your video, thx!!
Thanks for tuning in!
Probably the best video I’ve seen on this topic.
Thanks! I appreciate that.
Great video! First time viewer and immediately subscribed. Curious as to your location in order to get a gauge in terms of timing and how it may relate to my area of Northeastern PA. I have a TTTF lawn and just did an overseed on about 45 dead spots thanks to the summer drought.
I’m in Jersey
Thanks for watching and subscribing! Let me know if you have any other questions.
Hello. First, I am new to seeding so I have now watched at least 100 videos. Your video is the most comprehensive and inclusive by far. So, I am in Orlando and you have answered almost all the loose ends except for a couple. In florida, when it rains, it pours. Will this wash my seed away and if so is there anything I can do to help? Actually, that is it for now. Thank you and great video and lawn. Todd O.
Hard to control erosion when it rains heavily. If it’s really bad, you might want to consider an erosion control blanket (like a coir mat) or even cover with a tarp like we did in this video: ua-cam.com/video/sLJIGkgbdko/v-deo.htmlsi=wlI6YiwRfsVOcdyR
Thanks for the fast response on the other video. I’m considering to do striping. But how does one get the stripes all the way up to the fence? Since it behind the mower.
You can’t with a mower alone. Typically a perimeter pass cleans things up nicely. If you wanted to, you could use a push broom to finish off the stripes near the fence.
Phenomenal lawn!! I’m considering doing a full lawn renovation, but not sure if I need to. I could probably get away with heavier overseeding. My lawn is mostly fine fescue (creeping red I think?). I do really like how it looks when its cool season time, but in summer it looks pretty rough. The area is mostly shady with a few smaller sections in mostly sun, how does perennial rye do in the shade vs Sun? I’m debating whether or not to overseed with fine fescue, rye grass or TTTF. tough call cause I want it to blend together but also considering how the sunnier parts will hold up in our hot summers here in Maryland. Curious to know what you think!
Perennial rye will tolerate partial shade. But does not like high heat… starts to get stressed out above 85 degrees…. If you have a good irrigation system, you can keep it pretty good through the summer. Tall fescue might be your best bet if you are concerned with shade and heat.
@@TheLawngineer awesome thank you so much! I think it will go with the tall fescue. It seems like a lot of the newer varieties have a thinner blade. But I guess if it doesn’t grow it off, you can’t tell if it blends or not- Lol in regards to the ryegrass.
My husband and I want to grow from dirt on our new build property. We live in Colorado and have clay soil. We have 0.46 acres and most is all backyard. We want to plant Kentucky bluegrass. Getting sprinkler system installed this week and want to be ready to go to plant as soon as that’s fine! I can send you soil and yard pics, let me know!!!
Nice! Good luck with your project. I can be reached at vincethelawngineer@gmail.com
Great video! Like and subscribed! Question - didn't you have to wait to seed after killing the grass? A lot of the grass killers say to wait 6 weeks if I'm not mistaken.
Thank you! For the products we used, the label did not mention this. However, it does state not to disturb the vegetation for 7 days after application to allow the chemical to work and do its thing. Hope that helps.
Terrific looking lawn and a very helpful video. For a New England lawn that was re-seeded a month ago, and has not had any fert or other products applied to it, what would you recommend for it now in mid-October? Thanks!
Honestly, just a general starter fertilizer. Something with a little bit of everything (NPK). The phosphorus will help with the root development which is important.
@@TheLawngineer thanks!!
Looks awesome. What a difference with PRG vs. KBG. Tomorrow will be 2 weeks since putting down the ProVista. 90% still dirt. I honestly dont see it getting to your stage by end of this season.
Thank you! Can’t wait to see how yours turns out. It’s gonna be like a sheet of glass! Lots of hard work put into sifting all that soil. But it’s gonna be worth it!
is it
Wow, excellent video on the process of doing a full renovation of a lawn. Curiosity has me about how much did it cost? I would love to do this on my front and back lawn...
The most expensive things were the soil and seed. Soil was about $700, but my situation was a bit different since I had to fill in a deep hole where the stumps were… normally, I would have just brought in about 2-4 yards of soil ($50 a yard). Seed was $300.
@@TheLawngineer I just bought seed from Nature's Seed. TTTF mix 25lb bag ($140.00) 90% germination rate, 0 weed seed, and 0 crop seed. I only have about 2,500 square ft. of grass between front and rear yards. (I live in Upstate N.Y. in the city). I'm trying TTTF seed mix with cultivars - Renegade DT, Corbett, and (Valsetz which has Rhizomes and Tillers that spread.) I'm overseeding ( I have big bare spots in the back do to my 105lb German Shepard who thinks he's a horse ) LOL. I'm treating my front and back yard like test plots this fall and if I like it I will burn it all down with Glyphosate next Spring and start over from scratch ( I don't want the old grass cultivars in with the new grass). I think I'm going to add 15 percent KBG also to the mix next year if all goes well this Fall.
@@petedetraglia4776 awesome! Someone else was mentioning Nature’s Seed on another one of my videos. Sounds like pretty good stuff. I’ll check them out. Thanks for sharing!
Nice vid! Now I finally know what gets those stripes in the lawn. Any link for them?
amzn.to/2LgiRZz
Great Video, When do I need to reducing watering on Bermuda grass. Its been seeded for 3 weeks now but only starting to sprout. I water every 2hours for 5 minutes
Nice
Thank you!
Your lawn came out great, it looks like sod.
Thank you! I did use sod quality seed.
Lots of good information. Did you put down the 14 yards of topsoil by yourself? I just finished putting down 5 yards by myself with sifting and it took 2 weekends. I’m ready to seed now but Hurricane Ian has different plans for me. I have 5 days but I’m not going to risk it.
Yeah, but I had the material dumped right onto the lawn, so it wasn’t too bad. Couple days to move it. Good luck with your renovation and good call with waiting out the hurricane… I’d do the same. Hopefully it’s not too bad. Stay safe.
Great video, many thanks for creating it. I live not to far from you, in the Lehigh Valley Pennsylvania, Bethlehem to be exact. Did you have any issue with birds munching on your seeds or did rolling and peat moss do the trick? Thanks.
I didn’t have much of an issue. Rolling is something many don’t do. I think it was critical to success. I would say that you might not even need the peat moss if you just roll it in.
I’m in Las Vegas, NV. I hope to achieve this as I have dirt right now but I’m only growing a lawn because the Southern Nevada Authority is giving homeowners $3 per sq foot to remove their lawn!
Wow, how many square feet do you have?
$3 a foot?? Let's lie and steal! Man, some people have no shame or morals.
NICELY DONE ! I recently just did this myself funny because it started off as just a re-seeding but before that I had a problem with Bermuda 😩because my neighbor has decided to become a ‘’ Bermuda farmer ‘’ and never ever do anything to his yard or grass ! He mows like every 2 & 1/2 weeks doesn’t water on a schedule doesn’t pull his weeds witch grows over and spills over to my side of our shared property basically a nightmare neighbor for someone who try’s to take pride in their yard/grass so all his Bermuda seeds blew all over my yard so I nuked the Bermuda with a fescue safe herbicide it worked awesome but the Bermuda did too much damage plus it wasn’t guaranteed to get the underground runners so I opted for starting over fresh and I’m so glad I did ! everything looks so nice 👍🏻but what I really need to do is put up a fence if I want to at least slow the evil Bermuda! Lol …
Hello, love the channel. How do you fix your lawn if your seeded too heavy or or if you see it coming in too think in spots. Seeded TTTF Artimuss blend by heritage probably closer 10 pounds per 1000 sq ft. I have approximately 2,000 sq ft. Eight days in so far. Wondering if I could send you pics of my lawn and see what you think. Thanks.
A scarifier/dethatcher will help thin things out for you. Here's a video of one that is popular: ua-cam.com/video/_56h8p1bbVk/v-deo.htmlsi=Vnt-X2IS5AjbXfnT
The name Glyphosate reminds me of one of those lawfirm commercials:
"Have you or a loved one used glyohosate on your kawn and now suffer from..........."
Kawn
I'm a new subscriber and I smashed the like button!!! I live in Michigan and starting out with a new lawn. I want the greenest fullest lawn in my neighborhood. How do I get it? What seed should I use, what should I mix with the seed...... I'm bringing in fresh top soil in the next couple weeks. Please help. Thank you for your time.
In Michigan, you’ve got a few choices. Turf type tall fescue, perennial ryegrass, or Kentucky bluegrass. My favorite is perennial ryegrass because it establishes very quickly (what I used in this video). Turf type tall fescue is probably the most resilient and drought tolerant type. Kentucky bluegrass is a great looking grass and spreads laterally… but takes a long time to establish. So the choice is yours really. I prefer going with a high quality seed and like to purchase from seed superstore or United seeds. If you have hot summers and plan to do the renovation soon… I’d probably go with the turf type tall fescue. I just picked up some Valkyrie LS fescue from United Seed for my backyard. Hope that helps. Thanks for subscribing!
Do you have a video on how to make the flower bed areas you have aginst your house? They look amazing
Thank you. Sadly, I never filmed that work. But if you would like, I can try talking through how we made it.
Anybody noticed the squirrel climbing up the light pole at min 9:45? 😂😂😂
Awesome video. I have a house in SLC and have been trying to redo our lawn for the past 2 seasons, but every time I do it gets messed up some how. Our lawn is on a pretty heavy slope and I haven't been able to figure out how to seed it without the seed being washed away, any tips?
That’s always tough. Rolling seed in helps. But I think the best thing you can do is keep a close eye on the weather and try to grow grass when no rain is forecasted. You would have to stay on top of watering with your own system (possibly even by hand if it’s too steep). Also buying extra seed helps too in case you do get a washout. There are other projects available like seed tackifiers that help keep the seed in place using a sort of glue like substance. Another idea (more expensive) would be to cover the seeded areas with what’s called an erosion control blanket.
Great video. I am starting a lawn renovation with a yard full of weeds and gophers. I am currently tilling and will install gopher mesh. How deep should I place the mesh under the lawn? San Diego, CA
I’d say 12-18” and you should be good
I'm in NJ. The yard was a wreck. People before us had a lot of dogs. They destroyed the yard. I just tilled and cleaned the yard. Next weekend, I'm going to till again adding spring fertilizer. Because the rain came. And add black dirt. And a ton of seed. Fingers crossed. Watching you is getting me ready.
Thanks for watching! Good luck with your project! Let us know how it turns out. Feel free to drop a comment if you have any questions.
@The Lawngineer hi thanks so far so good, a bit slow since I'm by myself. I had a question: Do I pack down the soil before laying the seed to make it nice and flat. Then, cover the seed with peat moss?
@@darrenrivera7946 yes… I rolled the ground several times with a roller filled with water to smooth things out. Even going back with a rake and lawn level to fix areas that weren’t quite good enough. Then rolled again till satisfactory. Then seed and lightly rake with a fine tined rake (very light). Then roll again to press the seed in. Followed by a very light coating of peat moss. Less than an 1/8” uniformly over everything.
I am down to dirt, I am ready to plant seed, I leveled it out, filled it in and used fertilizer, but I live in a high weed area.
If you are planting cool season grass, Tenacity will be our friend. Apply Tenacity at the same time you seed. Once the lawn has established and you have been able to mow it a few times, you can start using a traditional pre-emergent. Tenacity only works on cool season grass types though (Kentucky bluegrass, fescue, ryegrass).
@@TheLawngineer THANK YOU
Looks great. I am in Massachusetts. Plan to aerate Sept 4th and overseed. I sprayed for weeds using Roundup for lawns using a hose on one side of my lawn and only in a few sections. Directions say wait 30 days to seed. You think just under 3 weeks is too soon to overseed? I figured by the time it starts germinating it will be 30 days. Plan to use perennial rye and tall fescue seed.
I need more info… Typically when folks say “RoundUp”, they mean Glyphosate. But RoundUp is a brand and they carry different products under the brand name. I would need to know exactly what the active ingredients were in the product you applied.
Mcpa, quinclorac, dicamba sulfentrzome
@@frankied7576 I think between 3-4 weeks would be ok. When you read about the individual active ingredients, Quinclorac is the only one that says you can seed after 7 days. All the others say 3-4 weeks. I tend to go by what the label instructions say. I have experience with glyphosate and have seeded the very next day with that product and had a very successful renovation.
15 days?? Crazy. Jonathan green ultra seed is what I like. 21 days plus!
Yes sir!
I live in Central East Florida. Just tilled my backyard. Thinking of doing 70% argentine bahia 30%perennials rygrass. I want soft, thick. Low maintenance lawn
Thanks for watching! Be sure to LIKE & SUBSCRIBE to keep up with new content! Here is the Lawn Renovation Playlist: ua-cam.com/play/PLn-7eoH8JKPCgjfWShgCFSAfSxF8CXC3D.html
I live in CA in the Central Valley super hot drought. What do you recommend for grass?@ The Lawngineer
First time watching your videos. My home is new construction in NC. I definitely need some advice here. How should I start and what type of grass should I use?
Well, you have two options assuming it’s bare ground. You can either put down sod or seed. Since it’s new construction, my guess is the soil around the house is mostly fill. You may need to bring in good quality top soil and fine grade it. If you are doing this yourself, the contractor may leave the ground roughly graded, but there will likely be large clumps of fill. Those will need to be broken up and top soil spread on top… probably 4-6” would be preferred. Once that is done, you can go with sod or seed. Tall Fescue is a popular choice in NC.
Here’s my seed bare dirt video: ua-cam.com/video/bPxoxsKKQcU/v-deo.html
What would be your seed type recommendation for a small/medium lawn with a large dog? I’m really struggling to keep grass…😅
Assuming your cool season? Fescue is the heartiest grass type. But not much you can do about it really if it’s pee spots your having issues with. If you have a good stand of Kentucky Bluegrass, you could take advantage of the lateral spreading capability of the plant and harvest plugs from your lawn to repair pee spots. Then there is perennial rye grass which comes up very quickly… so you could just seed the problem spots too. Furthermore, you could always water down the areas where the dog does it’s business immediately afterwards, but it’s not really practical to keep up with that. I’ve also heard folks using pills to adjust their urine… but not sure I’d want to mess with that. At my place, we have a backyard that is dedicated to the dog. Don’t do much back there with the lawn. The good stuff is in the front yard where the dog is not allowed.
Nice video. I would like to know the timeline on all the product you use in the lawn. Meaning did you wait few days or did you put them all the same day?
Everything went down on the same day as explained in this video: ua-cam.com/video/bPxoxsKKQcU/v-deo.html
Now there was a lot of prep work leading up to the day we seeded. The entire playlist is here: 2022 Lawn Renovation
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I would appreciate your expert advice/tips/let me know if I am doing something wrong with my situation. Thinking about doing this, not on my entire yard, but on a about a 600 sq ft section in my large 11,000 sq ft backyard. I have tall fescue but this area I am talking about is only bermuda and is spreading more every year. The approach I was going to take was as follows: Kill existing grass, til up the area, rake it all up, level and smooth it out, lay out my tall fescue seed, roll a compost roller with composted cotton burrs over it to anchor the seeds, hide it from the birds, and give it some great, gentle nutrition right out of the gate.
Sounds like a solid plan. Make sure you keep it moist with water.
Would you use the same fertilizers for KBG? Which grass do you prefer, what you’ve planted in this video or KBG? I want something soft to bare feet. Thanks!! Great video!!
Same process for KBG. This is perennial ryegrass. Very soft.
Thoughts on over seeding summer lawns “st agustine grass” with rye grass on the winter?
It’s not recommended due to the density of the st. Aug closer to the soil.
@@TheLawngineer thanks. I will consider painting it green in the winter time .
Doing a backyard lawn renovation right now. I have a blank slate of dirt. I’m planning on leveling the yard with sand. I’ll pre-germinate a Monaco blend of Bermuda seed and spread it with milorganite once it’s ready. Should I be putting a layer of topsoil on my sand after I level the yard?
I think you’ll be OK without the topsoil. Just make sure you are keeping up with a good fertilizing schedule.
Just got my retaining wall put in and the builders caused a lot of damage due to the sheer weight of the equipment and boulders being dumped on the lawn. They leveled it out and filledit with fill dirt. Now the hard part and any insight would be amazing... I have 3 cubic yards of top soil coming tomorrow and as of right now just deweeding and laying the top soil out 1/2 inch thick while raking in the seed is all i know... Any other tips would ve wonderful. Minnesota location.
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Me and my wife just bought house and getting ready to tackle the lawn. What kind of suggestion do you have for lawn care in Washington state? Luckily we’re heading into summer time so rain won’t be and issue for a few months. Just curious what you think would be the best approach!
My guess is that it rains a lot up there. You might have to have a good fungicide program in place to prevent disease/fungus from destroying the lawn if it can’t drain or dry out completely. Besides that, what is the current state of the lawn? If it’s something you can work with and has minimal weeds. You can probably just feed and manage weeds with a good pre-emergent application. If you have a lot of weeds (but doesn’t warrant doing a full renovation), you can do a broadcast weed application. Then get on a regular fertilizer program.
If you don’t know what the soil is like, I’d recommend getting a soil test from your local university extension. That’s a great starting point before applying fertilizer so you know what you need.
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Great video. Thanks! Quick question for you. I’m in Arizona. I currently have Bermuda on my lawn but I need to do some major leveling so I’m thinking I want to do a renovation like this. First question is it OK to do a renovation now and plant ryegrass for the winter and then plant Bermuda seed again in the spring? Second question, do I need to kill the Bermuda or can I just scalp, detach and level and just let whatever stays alive go dormant and grow back?
I’m not as familiar with warm season grass types… but I know that some chemicals I mentioned in my renovation videos should not be used on warm season grass types. If you have bare dirt, and want to plant the rye, you should be good using the tips in the video… when it’s time to plant the Bermuda, you may need a different approach.
I plan on replanting my lawn in the fall. Just bought a house and the lawn had a bunch of dips in the soil and also a ton of thatch and seems to be pretty compacted with moss everywhere. I’m in Pennsylvania do you think Kentucky bluegrass would be a good choice I don’t have a problem putting time into my yard and I’d like to be able to cut it pretty low with a real number.
Kentucky Bluegrass or Perennial Ryegrass would be your best bet for low cut turf. If mowing low, leveling the yard first would be best.
@@TheLawngineer yeah, I plan on killing all the grass towards the end of summer and then getting a couple yards of topsoil to get it perfectly smooth and then I’ll pop dress with sand in the future as I need to to get it perfectly flat. My goal is to get it looking so good that people think it’s fake!
What time of year is best to dethatch and re seed?? I have KBG bluegrass and we live in Reno, NV
Hey @TheLawngineer! New home owner here in SC! Have newly soded Bermuda grass at the front of the house but fescue in the back! I want the lawn to match. Should I seed over the fescue with Bermuda seed?? Will the bermuda seed take over the fescue? Thank you so much!!
My knowledge of bermuda grass is limited, but know it’s very aggressive. It may start to take over if you start seeding with it. Plus if you start mowing lower the fescue may die out, especially in the hotter weather.