Lawn Care Question and Answer with The Lawn Care Nut
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This is a live hangout we did with two of my friends and took live questions from the audience. We talked everything from spring lawn care to lawn care business tips. Hope this is helpful to you guys! - Розваги
Great show guys.
Can't wait to see what you put together for lawn care business videos.
Great show guys. Great advice Allyn , as usual. I got goosebumps knowing spring is here after terrible NW Ohio winter
Thanks! I'm with you! We have tons of rain over here now and I am loving that - it means we're close to growing season. :)
Enjoyed it.
Kudos Allyn for not destroying Josh for that question about watering your lawn while its raining.
As being a Scotts rep and counselor, I have tried both the traditional broadcast spreader as well as our SNAP(broadcast) spreader with equal results. The SNAP is great for the small yard or the widow who just wants to "plug and play". The past two years I used nothing but the SNAP(it was free), so why not? The result was my usual, neighbors jealous and envious and mad that I wont give too many secrets away. By the way I am 46 and still can bench 250 lbs...man card completly intact!
They are big nitrogen "pushers". However, I believe the thought is to crowd out weeds with a healthy lawn that grows like wildfire. As I am no longer a Scott's rep, I can be a little more selective. I hear Lesco products are wonderful...
Yes!!! Definitely do a business video!
Nice job, guys! Thank you for all the great tips and advice!
thanks for joining ARMY21tango
* LOVE YOUR CHANNEL BTW!!! Thank you for all you do.
I had to comment about the wife cutting the lawn section. I taught my wife how to trim with the weed eater and she cuts the back yard. We have one push mower so the system is I start on the front while she picks up the dog poop in the back and trims. We finish around the same time. Then I use the weed eater with the edge attachment while she mows the back yard. When I finish edging I blow the sidewalks. It works really well because the yard is finished quicker and we end our task at the same time. Unfortunately, I have been stuck cutting the grass from June of last year because she was pregnant with my son who was born in August. I hope she resumes her chores this spring and summer.
I think that's a great plan. "The Family That Cuts together, Stays Together" or something like that lol
I love it when the ladies get into the lawn care, but at my house, it doesn't happen. We have drawn the battle lines :)
I definitely have learned a lot by watching your vids today for my yard. My yard is not as bad as the church yard but it needs work. Today while in rural king I noticed the bags of milorganite but didnt even know what it was but now I do thanks. I also like your method of applying week killer with the pump spray in areas.
+yes350yes
Because of my lot size yard I will stay with drop spreader even though I agree the brroadcast would lay the ingrediants more even. Im just afraid it might be a bit over done and will get fert in my neighbors yard by accident.
I've been a sub for a couple years but this was prior to my sub. This would be awesome to have come back and do a live stream again.
Just finished watching your video. Lol time flew by quick. Thanks for the advice. I have been following your program on my front yard and have definitely noticed the difference. However this snow really messed up my grass and not to mention my wife drove all over the edges of the driveway onto the grass during the snow. So I have some bare spots that I will need to fix lol I was actually going to watch Netflix prior to starting this video. And I do agree it was better than Netflix lol thanks once again
ha that's pretty funny. I can now tell people that The Lawn Care Nut is better than Netflix. :)
Good luck to you! Feel free to upload pics of your lawn to my Google Plus page too.
Just done watching. Great vid, I'm looking forward to your review on the battery mower. I myself have the black and decker self propel battery mower.
sounds great! the mower review will come out in June.
Ok. Sounds good
I am a women and do ALL the lawn care myself :)
Hey Allyn, recently discovered your channel and have been enjoying the videos. Question about what to do about dog urin & the resulting brown patches.
Great Explanation on why you don't make your own compost, compost tea. I get you now! If I lived near you, I would brew you up a nice batch of compost tea within 4 hours of being brewed and apply for ya. Keep up the good work!
Question, I have Kentucky Blue Grass ive planted, I newly planted last fall, and this spring, I let it grow high before I 1st mowed it, when I did, it got scalped, its still green, but now a lot of stems are still exposed, How long will it take to get the blades back? Or what remedies do you advise?
It would be nice to see a video on how to get rid of the thick bladed Barn Grass/ Field Grass/ Course Fescue, that is mistaken for Crab Grass, found in old neglected lawns or newely started over replaced lawns. It usually sticks out like an island and it's the only grass in your lawn that is green during drought periods. It usually grows in patches and spreads. Fertilizer doesn't seem to get rid of it. I don't know if there is a treatment other than phyisical removal? Also there is the grass that shows up that is on the other side of the spectrum being too thin bladed and round in shape.
While on the subject there is a time when it's not worth repairing a lawn and more advantagious to start over with a new lawn. That would make a good video also.
Some very tough challenges there for sure. Foreign grasses are the toughest lawn problem due to the fact that anything you spray to kill them will oftentimes kill your good grass. There are selective herbicides that can kill only certain problem grasses but they vary widely also and are not always available to a non-licensed home owner.
WIth that in mind, the best way to care for this situation is to dig the clumps out by hand. Dig deep down and around to get the entire clump. The immediately fill in with fresh soil and grass seed. It's a lot of work, but you can do a few clumps per week over time.
With organic lawn feed and targeted weed control how many seasons did it take to get it looking at least 80% good but I guess that all depends on what your old lawn looked like before you sold it?
would you recommend a gas powered reel mower for residential use?
Great show guys! I am a 53 yr old woman who has been taking care of my lawn for 30 years using Scotts. I am very disappointed with them for various reasons but in the fall I started your program Allyn. Now can you lay out a program for me starting with Spring all the way thru Fall using your organic/synthetic blend? I don't let my husband touch a mower unless it's the trim/bank and around trees. He gets on the mower and cuts with no pattern or finesse as I like to do. The neighborhood stops to walk on my grass because I keep my lawn in prestige shape but it's very hard cuz I have a half acre and no city water just well water and a 2 inch well at that???? Watering my lawn is a sometimes 2 day job because of the well? You had some great info and I enjoyed your show. I have a Toro like yours for doing my trim and ride an Airens 50 Zoom zero turn for the remainder of my lawn. The Toro was a Mother's Day gift 2 years ago from my son, God I love him for that! Sure wish I had a lot of money to afford a new well and underground sprinkling. My back is pretty worn out these days. Thanks again for all the advice and if you could program the season out for me I would appreciate it. Scotts isn't going to get rich off me anymore!
Hi eighthcylinder you are quite the dream girl! LOL I love that you work on the lawn and keep it tended nicely - that's awesome! And that is a pain that your well runs dry so quickly - I have seen that happen at my parents house in NCarolina a few times.
Here is my regular lawn program that you can start anytime this spring:
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Hey Allyn, Love your show! What's the best chemical treatment to use to get moss out of a lawn and can it be applied in the winter?
get a soil test and see what that tells you. Then work from there!
Didn't realize Kentucky 31 was different then Kentucky blue grass...
I'm trying to grow three different lawns in my small lot
A Bermuda
A Kentucky blue grass thats very weedy right now with 5 different types of grasses plus weeds and planting new perennial rye lawn
About equipment we run echo and Husqvarna commercial grade trimmers blowers saws brushcutters and edgers, none have let us down yet and allwayse start.
the WALKER mower is the best! the Rolls Royce of all mowers
they don't reel mowers though so....
Hi Allyn, I'm a huge fan. Can you advise on when or if I should apply limestone?
Christopher Conley Hi Chris - if you are talking about supplementing your soil with a lime application, you can do that in spring or fall - just depends on the problem you are trying to correct. Typically lime isn't needed unless there is a pH issue - did you do soil tests or something to confirm you have sour soil?
Can I use Scotts Kentucky Blue Grass Seed alone, or should I be mixing another with it like Scotts Sun and Shade Mix for instance, for better results?
If you look at the label on the KY Bluegrass seed, I bet there are 3 or 4 types of Ky Blue in that blend - so you will be just fine! The idea is that you don't want 100% of one single cultivar.
great video thanks do thos other guys have channels as well? there cool too
How high to cut Tifway 419?
Have you ever heard of spreading Blood Meal on your lawn for the deep blue green look? I wonder what the cons would be?. Or if it even works. March I applied Triple 17 heavy Lime 3 weeks later after a few hard rains I applied 30-4-8 slow release fertilizer. Can I apply scotts max green or is that overkill?
Hey Jay. I have not heard of blood meal, but I assume it has iron in it - that is what makes lawns blue. If that is what you want, I'd use Milorganite. As far as more fert, I'd say "no" - seems like you have put down plenty for right now. you don't want to push over growth. As a rule, you should keep your treatments 5-6 weeks apart and not apply more than 1 lb of N in a single app.
Blood meal is a high iron source and that's what makes turf green up without accelerated growth. It will make the Kentucky blue grass in the turf get that dark blue green hue. You can purchase fertilizer with FE (iron) in it. Liming your turf is only recommended if a soil test show a low PH. Most studies show that lime application are best done in the fall and applications are near 50-100 lbs/ 1000 sqft.. It takes a considerable amount of time for the lime to work through the soil to do any good.
Depending on the type of turf grass you have in your lawn the requirements of most turfgrass is 4 pounds of Nitorgen per 1000 sqft. So if you do use 30-4-8 you should wait 8-12 weeks before your next application. More is not good. Your turf can only take in so much nutrients during a growing season. If you follow the lawn care nut organic program you can easily go 4-6 weeks in between applications. Milorganite works well over extended usage. Feeding microorganism in the soil. Healthy soil leads to healthy turf.
Is 190cc good?
Hi Allyn!, man it's good to see another person addicted to his lawn (if I may) like myself. Just watched a couple of your videos and intend to watch a few more. So...question about killing mature crab grass. Spose I could save the money and wait out the season right? I mean the life cycle is "dead to the root" once the snow flies up here in the Northeast? leaving behind their seeds for me for the next spring. So are their any benefits to killing the mature crabs (other then eye appeal), or should I nuke them ? cause once mature and gone to seed, the damage is done right? Got to really hit-em-hard in the spring with the pre-emergent, and then stay on top of any baby crabs that manage to start popping up? does this make sense?
thanks/Gary
+Gary Chalifoux yes it makes perfect sense. My opinion is just to let it go at this point. Not worth killing it. Just make sure you do a double pre-m application in spring. If you can get your turf thicker, it will also choke out any future crab grass germination as well.
+The Lawn Care Nut When you say "double", I'm assuming you mean hit it twice, not twice as much? can you explain? thanks
Hi thanks for putting all this efford for us .
I live in Missouri I have a pretty weird problem in my lawn i have beig circle of yellow grass and I put the the grup fertilizer and I water it but its still yellow and everyday seems like is going more and more yellow am afraid of its dying, but outside this yellow circle there is a pretty nice green grass. so i dont know what's going on with my lawn can you help me with it I did Scott step 1and 2 and I already on the late of May and I don't know what to do, do I need to put GreenMax Scott please help me
you don't need more fert. This could be a few different things. Can you send me a picture or two?
Yah sure
Allyn, I've been following your channel and found some good channels through your Google Circle keep it up! Anyways, how did you make the move from a leader in lawn care to working in digital marketing? Did you previously have an IT business background?
thanks! It is an interesting story. But to keep it short, I worked in lawn care and had a blog. That blog got very popular and I sold it. I then took that money and reinvested it in training in digital marketing. Got good at it and got hired by a firm here in Naperville, IL. Good Stuff
Have you thought of creating a digital marketing blog? What pushed you into the marketing industry?
How can you tell if your lawn has lawn bugs? What is the best eco friendly way of preventing them?
Hi Matt - there are literally dozens and dozens of insect issues that lawns can develop. Some insects feed topside, others in the root zone, and still others don't feed on lawns at all but still cause damage. Me personally, I keep my lawn super thick and rarely have to treat for insects, even when they invade.
I too like to use synthetic in harmony with organic fertilizer, synthetic fertilizers can save a dying lawn. However, I do prefer drop spreaders to broadcast ones, but I cannot find a steel drop spreader that's affordable, have you noticed this they are very expensive. You can get great Earthway broadcast spreaders for just over $100.00 *(commercial variety) with pneumatic tires, but not the drop spreaders, your looking at $450.00 - $700.00. Do you know of any source where I might be able to purchase one for less, and not the green plastic ones from you know who.
I'm not sure as I've never purchased a drop spreader. I'd check your local John Deere Landscapes outlet to see if they have them.
I know this is old, but LCN???? K31??? That's crappy pasture grass. I would never recommend that in a lawn. Plus, it's impossible to kill.
My Toro mower was nothing but TROUBLE..wouldn't start if it was lower than 60 degrees...it is junk
hold on hold on. malorganite is human sh%t?
Basically... It's cooked, though, if that makes it better?
That Steve guy is so crude. Had to turn this off. Other guys were great.