Every time I pour topsoil with my hands onto seed on the bare spots ill remind myself I am 40 grand richer! 😂 All serious this video is ace its nice to see the love for the lawn. Wishing you well 💪🏻🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱
Thanks for this video. Just stopped another one halfway through because they were using equipment only professionals would use and didn’t suggest alternatives which wasn’t helpful. This is perfect
Great video. You don't waste our time with a bunch of filler, yet you explain every step in detail, including the reasons why you are doing things. Nice job. I just subscribed.
At last someone who demonstrates and explains what to do if you don't have all the heavy equipment!! Thankyou so very much for the detailed video, it's so good that I've just subscribed and i'm now going to have a look at your previous videos. Thanks
This is amazing :D My lawn was an absolute disaster when i bought the house and have been working on it for a while now. It has recovered but can definitely do better. Going to follow your advice ...
Thanks. I scarified last November and it was pretty brutal, leaving behind a number of bald patches. It looked like some kind of rodeo ground and was really mucky! And although I put seed down ("cold start" from garden lawncare guy), followed by a little topsoil, nothing has happened so far (6 weeks). Mind you, I don't think I put down enough top dressing, and I definitely didn't stomp it down. So the info in this video will definitely be useful to me!
Hi even though its titled cold start, all it takes is one deep frost to kill off any seeds that have just germinated sadly.. best to use cold start seeds early spring once the risk of frost is pretty much gone.. or you think you'll have a good 2 to.3 week window of lowish temps but no risk of a deep frost
Excellent step by step guide of how to overseed your lawn. I’ve watched many and this is by far the best for a beginner with concise explanations every step of the way. I’m off to get started. Well done and thank you 👏👏👏👍
This really is a great video, as a passionate and conscientious Greenkeeper I can see Shaun is absolutely spot on. Everything is explained splendidly well and this is the channel I will be recommending to all my family and friends who keep asking me for tips. Thank you x
Another great tutorial, thanks. I especially love that you explain the “why” behind each step so that it’s clearly understood. I also appreciate that you illustrate different tools that can be used in case you don’t own the beat or most efficient option. I’ve only recently discovered your channel but have already learned so much! (And yes, I did indeed subscribe 😉)
thanks for your vids shaun i followed your advice and now i have a new lawn some patches that are a bit behind but i will overseed them soon water water water . keep up the good work
Oh man, wish I had this when I first started to restore my lawn after my husband passed away. Short of sleeping on the lawn to stroke it to show some love, I have tried many DYI recommendations! Have had some success but have the same patches to restore every year. I have used peat moss on top to avoid birds coming in for a buffet and to keep moisture up, but the same patches showing up every spring. I avoided stepping on the areas where I overseeded but I am going out with my snowshoes later today. Hope my neighbours won’t call the heath services. 😂
Hmmm... I wonder if theres an issue under the ground . Possibly some old bricks or rocks or simply shallow soil.. either of those could cause issues.. I went to one last week.. shallow soil full of pebbles and the pebbles had been heating up in the sun and causing moisture loss.. also the amount of pebbles were causing the roots to struggle pushing down and developing. Keep up the good work.. and no, you're not crazy 😁😥
Point well made! When we first built here, the landscape was 98% sand! We added soil over the slope and have added more soil over the years. However, you make a good point! I will bring in another substantial load of soil late summer and seed heavily to leave it root before winter.
I throw down seed, till in with a garden weasel then too some fertilizer and peat moss over are water and done, been doing for years with great success.
every spring my local municipality manicures their ball fields. they discard perfectly fine sod of turf type fescue. i salvage it and use it to plug my thin spots. all good.
Great video! Been doing my garden lately, I have a 40 metre long garden and trying to improve my lawn, looking a lot better but we have cats and so many foxes in our area its a pain trying to lay top soil of any kind as they dig it up! my last attempt of refilling a hole (dead bush I ripped out) is going well as i put a net over the top and luckily a week later its not been touched, no signs of grass yet but will take another few weeks i guess. Love watching these type of videos!
Very good thorough job n vlogg here as most of us will have thin patchy areas on existing lawns from winter…..so it’s good to see a routine to correct this. Just scarified my front lawn as never done before in the 6ys been at the house…loads of moss n thatch with 2 passes. Put some more iron sulphate down to kill off remaining moss as lawns full of it….so will scarify it again soon…once gone black again. Liked n subbed already!!
Entertaining and informative as always shaun. I bought the turfsolv earlier this year due to you mentioning on your channel and use it as a biostimulant and disease prevention for this time of year. The landzie looks to be a great bit of kit for you saving you the size, weight and now also time. Winner winner chicken dinner. Nice shades BTW 😎
Hi Shaun, thanks so much for the Video. Could you please also make a video for a cool-season lawn over seeding? We in Canada need your method. Thanks again.
Hi I've never done this so would feel a bit of a fraud.. but.. ultimately... it's the same method, and you just need the good temperatures over 7 or 8 degrees Celsius to aid germination. Sorry.. hope this helps....
Hi Lisa.. not exactly but.. yes in a way..I've just finished recording a video showing setting up a sprayer, and applying weedkiller which will kill the dandelions..I'm editing it now so it will be released very soon.. fingers crossed tomorrow or Monday
Howdy mate... I'm from the states. I love the tool you're using about 1/3 way though the video. I tried the garden weasel made by Corona. The wingnuts keep loosening off and the stars fall off. I had to return it to Lowe's. I landscape and mow lawns. I need a tool that'll handle constant use. These small engine shops don't carry them. Lowe's, Home Depot, and TRS have all switched to Corona. The original garden weasel was a beast, but you can't find it anymore.
Hi! Thanks for popping by to my little channel 😊 thats the wolf garden scarifying rake. Not use if it's available in the states.. you usually buy the head and handle separately. I have slist of the products I use here lawnright.co.uk/diy/freebies/shopping-list/ so itll at least give you a starter on the gear but you'll need to sear h for it on ebay or amazon US Thanks! I've never tried the weasel but looks pretty good!
@@scottellwoodgardening287 no mate. I've never bothered with any shows over the years cant see it changing in the near future. Maybe the wrong answer lol
how do you price up your jobs? I'm thinking of doing it part time. also where do you get all your compost and top soil from ? the garden centres are expensive
Hi ask field compost about trade pricing. My pricing has taken us over a decade to get almost how we wnat it with many mistakes along the way. Treatments are by sq metre. Identify how long it will take.. Most jobs are maybe 15 minutes. Facto ring material costs and go from there. Eg up to 30 sq metres, 30 to 40 sq metres and so on
Enjoyed the video and info. However, it is much easier to maintain that tiny yard than the 3/4 of an acre yard I have. You would not be doing all the hand work and raking on a much larger yard as mine by yourself. Need a video on maintaining a much larger yard. Thank you.
Agreed.. I don't really have too mnay customers who have much larger yards who want it doing. I've done one or two, so I've never invested in any machinery that would cater to larger sizes.. But def worth considering for the future
Really helpful, thank you! Question: If the lighter spots have younger or weaker grass, do you avoid scarifying that portion? Or do you do the whole thing either way?
Thanks for the video I've just started up my wee garden maintenance business and have now come across a few lawns like this, and was wondering if you could recommend a Course on lawncare. I've done my RHS Level 2 and don't mind putting in a bit of effort with studying... Thanks again...
your pa1/pa6a would allow you to treat lawns and you'd learn stuff, but much if it comes from hands on/learning from others.. at least thats how I progressed.
can your seed die? I bought decent seed (well expensive!) but didnt use it for about year and a half.. now ive used it did the raking, scarifying, put on a top dressing etc... but seed just does not germinate so can it get to a point where it just dies?
You can still do it but will have to keep up a much more frequent watering schedule while its germinating and frequently through summer till the roots have established
Excellent video, really helpful. Just wondering when is the best time to do this and should I try and keep the kids off it for a certain period of time afterwards?
Hi spring or autumn are typically the best 2 times and yes ideally keeping off for at least 3 weeks is necessary then very minimal use for the month after where possible... autumn is often a bit cooler and kids sometimes stay inside more then
@@LawnRight Thanks so much for taking the time to reply. We live in Northern Ireland, so only get 2 weeks of sunshine each year :-) Keeping the kids off the grass should be easy enough
Hi, We have a trampoline in the garden and when it rains it seems to kill off the grass. We try to move it around the garden and when we do the grass starts to regrow but leaves a big patch of mud. Do you have any suggestions for combatting this? We now apply your video to the rest of my lawn. Thanks
Hi yeah its very difficult with trampolines.. grass needs at least 3 hours of direct sunlight a day so you likely need to move it 3 to 4 times a day to stand any chance or dedicate on part of the garden to it
Hi Colin.. spring or autumn really.. summer it can be done if you are prepared to invst massively in watering.. but spring or autumn offer the best chances
What an excellent job in detailing each step! I usually just found videos on repairing bare spots but not on thinning lawn--I have both. Was going to just cultivate the bare spots but after watching, will rake the thinning lawn (it's a very small area), put seed down there as well, with a light coat of compost on the whole lawn and use the back of the rake to smooth out. First time doing this; think I will need to incorporate a bit of compost into the bare spots before putting in seed, as the soil is a bit sandy on those areas. And, goes without saying, water 2-3 times a day to keep moist. One question: will any of this effort be forfeited if it should rain 2 or 3 days after this is completed? Thanks so much!
Just ordered a bottle of TurfSolv. Really hoping it helps with the worm casts and leather jacket issues on my front lawn. Is it ok to use in the winter clearly before the 1st frosts arrive.
My new lawn at the back in now 8 weeks old and starting to get covered in worm casts. Had a major issue with leather jacks but after some black plastic and some early mornings I managed to remove over 100 grubs. Now the worms have started so keen to try and stop them. Being it’s only 8 weeks old I’m being very selective on what’s put on the new lawn as was seeded from scratch using the All American 🇺🇸 Green seed from Hurrells. Keen to see if I can stop the worms or suppress them with something.
Another very informative video. If you keep the grass growing and keep it thick will the weeds and crab grass decrease? What is a good grass food and when is the best time to apply it Thank you as always 🙏🏻🥰
Hi.. thanks.. so, yes to.the weeds.crab grass no unfortunately. Youd need to eradicate it ,then thicken it up and hope.. but even so youll still get more at some point. If you're basee in the USA you can buy preemergents to help. So grass food can be applied at any point while its growing.. summer fertiliser,autumn fertiliser etc
Hi anything with a fescue or bent mix would fit your needs . I use general amenity for most purposes.. my own lawn shower was done with a dwarf rye grass which is still very nice and produces less thatch that fescue grasses
I can’t thank you enough for your videos. I have learnt so much from them and am trying to follow as much of your advice as possible. Can I ask, is it possible to reseed a patchy lawn even coming into Summer? We have a sloped garden and one side of the lawn is moist and the other is very dry due to trees sucking a lot of the ground moisture. We’ve reseeded the damper side but will we have to wait till Autumn to reseed the harder dry side? Thank you
Hi Sharon yes it is. It's a great take actually as it'll germinate much faster.... that said.. it can also die back much faster once its come through... so water up to 5x a day..keep it moist till it's all come through.. possibly 2 to 3 weeks but depending on temps could be sooner..THEN once its through keep up watering daily for a month then water 3 times a week deeply for the rest of summer.. mornings best.. because while it looks nice on top the roots will be shallow so any stress will knock it back
@@LawnRight Thank you Shaun. Just one more Q, I have a budget scarifier from Lidl with 2 'rakes' (one that looks like lots of hooks and the other more like a plough). Which would be best to get the dry side scarified? Thank you
@@sharonmc5192 I'd start off with the hooks and see how it goes. It's less aggressive. You can always dampen the lawn a bit an hour or 2 beforehand as this would help if it's too hard
It doesn't get more clear and simpler than this. Perfect demonstration.
Thanks!
Whoever thought I would enjoy watching a video on lawn care. Well done Mate.
Every time I pour topsoil with my hands onto seed on the bare spots ill remind myself I am 40 grand richer! 😂 All serious this video is ace its nice to see the love for the lawn. Wishing you well 💪🏻🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱
Thanks for this video. Just stopped another one halfway through because they were using equipment only professionals would use and didn’t suggest alternatives which wasn’t helpful. This is perfect
Glad it was helpful!
Great video. You don't waste our time with a bunch of filler, yet you explain every step in detail, including the reasons why you are doing things. Nice job. I just subscribed.
P.S. I thought the pop-ups were fine.
Thanks! Hopefully keep doing them good enough
At last someone who demonstrates and explains what to do if you don't have all the heavy equipment!! Thankyou so very much for the detailed video, it's so good that I've just subscribed and i'm now going to have a look at your previous videos. Thanks
This is amazing :D My lawn was an absolute disaster when i bought the house and have been working on it for a while now. It has recovered but can definitely do better. Going to follow your advice ...
Thanks Shaun, you give great and simple understanding detail of what is required to renovate you lawn, champion to say the least!
Thanks Ian!
Thank for the tips, I will be all over this.
Glad it was helpful!
I learn so much from your channel, Shaun. Thanks for all your hard work!
Your totally welcome!
Thanks. I scarified last November and it was pretty brutal, leaving behind a number of bald patches. It looked like some kind of rodeo ground and was really mucky! And although I put seed down ("cold start" from garden lawncare guy), followed by a little topsoil, nothing has happened so far (6 weeks). Mind you, I don't think I put down enough top dressing, and I definitely didn't stomp it down. So the info in this video will definitely be useful to me!
Hi even though its titled cold start, all it takes is one deep frost to kill off any seeds that have just germinated sadly.. best to use cold start seeds early spring once the risk of frost is pretty much gone.. or you think you'll have a good 2 to.3 week window of lowish temps but no risk of a deep frost
@@LawnRight Thanks for the tip! 👍
I have the same problem too
Many thanks for all the effort put into this video. Very helpful and much appreciated.
Mike
Thanks Mike!
Excellent step by step guide of how to overseed your lawn. I’ve watched many and this is by far the best for a beginner with concise explanations every step of the way. I’m off to get started.
Well done and thank you 👏👏👏👍
Thanks Ann!
Omg!! How awsom person u r!!! Omg u ve explained us new gardener like a babyyyyy
This really is a great video, as a passionate and conscientious Greenkeeper I can see Shaun is absolutely spot on. Everything is explained splendidly well and this is the channel I will be recommending to all my family and friends who keep asking me for tips. Thank you x
Thank you! 🥰😊😊😊😊🙏🙏
@@LawnRight ❤️🌟👌
Another great tutorial, thanks. I especially love that you explain the “why” behind each step so that it’s clearly understood. I also appreciate that you illustrate different tools that can be used in case you don’t own the beat or most efficient option. I’ve only recently discovered your channel but have already learned so much! (And yes, I did indeed subscribe 😉)
You are so welcome!😁😁😊
Nice job that was so rewarding to watch
😊👍
Very informative great to see a professional in operation and one who is happy to pass on his tips nice one buddy😉👍🏴🇬🇧
thanks for your vids shaun i followed your advice and now i have a new lawn some patches that are a bit behind but i will overseed them soon water water water . keep up the good work
Good luck and thanks
Great information! I want to go out and buys lawn tools. I really dig the mulch spreader.
Go for it! 😊😊😊
Thank you for the excellent A to Z on this. All steps demonstrated and well explained. If you ever open a branch office in Toronto, you're hired!!!
Any time! :)
Ive watched a few garden clips but none better
🙏 thank you!
Oh man, wish I had this when I first started to restore my lawn after my husband passed away. Short of sleeping on the lawn to stroke it to show some love, I have tried many DYI recommendations! Have had some success but have the same patches to restore every year. I have used peat moss on top to avoid birds coming in for a buffet and to keep moisture up, but the same patches showing up every spring. I avoided stepping on the areas where I overseeded but I am going out with my snowshoes later today. Hope my neighbours won’t call the heath services. 😂
Hmmm... I wonder if theres an issue under the ground
. Possibly some old bricks or rocks or simply shallow soil.. either of those could cause issues.. I went to one last week.. shallow soil full of pebbles and the pebbles had been heating up in the sun and causing moisture loss.. also the amount of pebbles were causing the roots to struggle pushing down and developing. Keep up the good work.. and no, you're not crazy 😁😥
Point well made! When we first built here, the landscape was 98% sand! We added soil over the slope and have added more soil over the years. However, you make a good point! I will bring in another substantial load of soil late summer and seed heavily to leave it root before winter.
Excellent. I'm going to try this step by step. 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Good luck!
good to see you busy Shaun 👍 loving the editing 😁👌
Cheers mate hope you are well
Great tips, thank you mate 👍🏻
Bought a Sunjoe It works wonderful for scarifying and detaching
Thanks, heard good things about them
Great video!!! Thank you for sharing all the knowledge you gained over the years.
Thank you for your interest, much appreciated!
Well done video!
Breh, you had me with your rake preference. I ALSO think those adjustable rakes are crap. GREAT video
Thanks 👍
I throw down seed, till in with a garden weasel then too some fertilizer and peat moss over are water and done, been doing for years with great success.
👍😊 nice
I use peat moss over my grass seed and it works wonderfully. It retains moisture and you don't need to use so much that the acidity is an issue.
Yeo it works well, although peat wont be available soon due to shortages when its sourced
Really enjoyed the vid. Lots to learn.
Thank you! 😊
Merci beaucoup.
Je vais utiliser votre méthode pour mon jardin, j'espère que ca va marcher.
Bonne continuation.
Mes salutations de Bruxelles.
Merci pour vos aimables paroles. Passez une excellente journée !
Always love your vids, ways learning something and gaining confidence to try it myself. Love jumping through your back catalogue as well.
Thanks!.😁
Liked your video and your accent! Thank you
Ahh thanks!
The Bulldog rake from Toolstation is the best rake i've ever used.
😊👍
Another great video Shaun, thanks
Thanks 👍
Great video! Informative and entertaining. Now I can tackle my thin spots.
Thanks!
Well done. Perfect explanation of every step. Thanks
well done - learned a few things thanks so much
Thank you!
Excellent video very well explained
thanks
every spring my local municipality manicures their ball fields. they discard perfectly fine sod of turf type fescue. i salvage it and use it to plug my thin spots. all good.
Great idea!
Shaun, brilliant as ever and good. I might get a landzie spreader!! if i do i will tell the wife you said so lol
Cheers! 🤣
Great job !
Thanks this is really helpful
Very useful information, thanks.
Great video! Been doing my garden lately, I have a 40 metre long garden and trying to improve my lawn, looking a lot better but we have cats and so many foxes in our area its a pain trying to lay top soil of any kind as they dig it up! my last attempt of refilling a hole (dead bush I ripped out) is going well as i put a net over the top and luckily a week later its not been touched, no signs of grass yet but will take another few weeks i guess. Love watching these type of videos!
Very good thorough job n vlogg here as most of us will have thin patchy areas on existing lawns from winter…..so it’s good to see a routine to correct this. Just scarified my front lawn as never done before in the 6ys been at the house…loads of moss n thatch with 2 passes.
Put some more iron sulphate down to kill off remaining moss as lawns full of it….so will scarify it again soon…once gone black again.
Liked n subbed already!!
Many thanks! Here to help if you've any more questions..
Entertaining and informative as always shaun. I bought the turfsolv earlier this year due to you mentioning on your channel and use it as a biostimulant and disease prevention for this time of year. The landzie looks to be a great bit of kit for you saving you the size, weight and now also time. Winner winner chicken dinner. Nice shades BTW 😎
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Great video. Would you recommend aerating with a pitchfork when fixing patchy areas as well?
Hi thanks, yes its certainly not a bad thing tho do at all.. always helps
This is very educational. Thanks
😊👍
Hi Shaun, thanks so much for the Video. Could you please also make a video for a cool-season lawn over seeding? We in Canada need your method. Thanks again.
Hi I've never done this so would feel a bit of a fraud.. but.. ultimately... it's the same method, and you just need the good temperatures over 7 or 8 degrees Celsius to aid germination. Sorry.. hope this helps....
Very good video on the topic.
Thanks!
Brilliant vid, thanks mate 👍
Very welcome thanks
Sean have you done a video about dealing with weeds in lawns? Dandelions etc.
Hi Lisa.. not exactly but.. yes in a way..I've just finished recording a video showing setting up a sprayer, and applying weedkiller which will kill the dandelions..I'm editing it now so it will be released very soon.. fingers crossed tomorrow or Monday
Howdy mate... I'm from the states. I love the tool you're using about 1/3 way though the video. I tried the garden weasel made by Corona. The wingnuts keep loosening off and the stars fall off. I had to return it to Lowe's. I landscape and mow lawns. I need a tool that'll handle constant use. These small engine shops don't carry them. Lowe's, Home Depot, and TRS have all switched to Corona. The original garden weasel was a beast, but you can't find it anymore.
Hi! Thanks for popping by to my little channel 😊 thats the wolf garden scarifying rake. Not use if it's available in the states.. you usually buy the head and handle separately.
I have slist of the products I use here lawnright.co.uk/diy/freebies/shopping-list/ so itll at least give you a starter on the gear but you'll need to sear h for it on ebay or amazon US
Thanks! I've never tried the weasel but looks pretty good!
Very informative
Thanks
useful vid mate 👍 like the editing
Great stuff mate. Weathers definitely changing now although weve had no frosts yet up here.
Yeah, cheers Scott. Trying to enjoy what little nice weather we have left before things change
@@LawnRight you heading to saltex ?
@@scottellwoodgardening287 no mate. I've never bothered with any shows over the years cant see it changing in the near future. Maybe the wrong answer lol
@@LawnRight good day out mate. Definitely worth a visit one year.
Excellent. Learnt a lot
Glad it was helpful!
Seems like you can save water if you just keep seeds wet for a couple weeks in a pail and then apply.
saw someone poking lots of little holes in with a fork to hold the seeds in patches which i thought was a pretty good idea
Spiky shoes may be of similar use.. 🤔🤔
Hahaha, the intro and beginning 😂 What a legend
Think I overscarified my head a bit too much! 🤔🤭
@@LawnRight Lol.. not with that wolf garten rake I hope!
@@dominicadams2336 ha ha ha lol gawd no!
Great vid. So useful ! Going to try it out with tools I have
Thanks! Good luck .here to help!
Great job we're do you get that spreader from let me know please
Hi it's from gardenimports click here www.gardenimports.co.uk/product/landzie-compost-peat-moss-spreader-24/?ref=566 thanks
Thank you very much
Great video. Very helpful. I would hire you, but I am in the US.
Ahh yep a bit too far for now 😁
how do you price up your jobs? I'm thinking of doing it part time. also where do you get all your compost and top soil from ? the garden centres are expensive
Hi ask field compost about trade pricing. My pricing has taken us over a decade to get almost how we wnat it with many mistakes along the way. Treatments are by sq metre. Identify how long it will take.. Most jobs are maybe 15 minutes. Facto ring material costs and go from there. Eg up to 30 sq metres, 30 to 40 sq metres and so on
@@LawnRight thanks shaun
Great videos, thank you 👍🏻
Just to ask pls. After how many weeks about I can mow renovated lawn? Thanks
Hi once the older grass is getting ready and most of the new stuff is through you'll be fine.. This time of year it's usually around 2 to 3 weeks 😊👍
@@LawnRight thank you so much. Have a great weekend
Do you have a update video on this lawn overfeeding?
Hi I'm sorry I dont. I've ben back since and all is fine. It suffers in heat as its very sandy though
What do you do with the numerous bags of thatch you rack up?
Hi they go in the customers garden bin or taken to a local farm that does green waste recycling
11:00 matey in the window lol Great video thou
Ha ha,😊 he wanted to be on camera
Nice video thank you very much Shaun .
Question. Why do you choose to seed bare patches and not cut out a square and patch it with turf?.
Just habit more than anything plus I have more control on getting the seeds to match what's there
Helps to pre germinate the grass seed
Enjoyed the video and info. However, it is much easier to maintain that tiny yard than the 3/4 of an acre yard I have. You would not be doing all the hand work and raking on a much larger yard as mine by yourself. Need a video on maintaining a much larger yard. Thank you.
Agreed.. I don't really have too mnay customers who have much larger yards who want it doing. I've done one or two, so I've never invested in any machinery that would cater to larger sizes.. But def worth considering for the future
Really helpful, thank you! Question: If the lighter spots have younger or weaker grass, do you avoid scarifying that portion? Or do you do the whole thing either way?
Hi you will still need to expose the soil for new seeds to germinate. You could hand rake carefully any areas like that
Great video mate. Do you have a link to buy the grass seed you use?
Sorry I dont as I'm still using some seeds left from my supplier. Just a general amenity seed
Thank you ❤
Thanks,, 😊
Good job 👍🏾
Could I do these in the fall, or it's better in the spring?
Hi..if you have a shaded lawn then I'd say spring..if theres no shade any time will be fine
Thanks for the video
I've just started up my wee garden maintenance business and have now come across a few lawns like this, and was wondering if you could recommend a Course on lawncare. I've done my RHS Level 2 and don't mind putting in a bit of effort with studying...
Thanks again...
your pa1/pa6a would allow you to treat lawns and you'd learn stuff, but much if it comes from hands on/learning from others.. at least thats how I progressed.
Great job
You said ‘this time of the year’. What month of the year is it? Cheers
Ermm..think end of summer..
can your seed die? I bought decent seed (well expensive!) but didnt use it for about year and a half.. now ive used it did the raking, scarifying, put on a top dressing etc... but seed just does not germinate so can it get to a point where it just dies?
Hi generally about 10% or do will die each year so it's likely some has died ut not all of it
Thanks for the tips, is it ok to seed patchy areas now in June or should it be done a few months earlier ?
You can still do it but will have to keep up a much more frequent watering schedule while its germinating and frequently through summer till the roots have established
@@LawnRight thanks buddy
Excellent video, really helpful. Just wondering when is the best time to do this and should I try and keep the kids off it for a certain period of time afterwards?
Hi spring or autumn are typically the best 2 times and yes ideally keeping off for at least 3 weeks is necessary then very minimal use for the month after where possible... autumn is often a bit cooler and kids sometimes stay inside more then
@@LawnRight Thanks so much for taking the time to reply. We live in Northern Ireland, so only get 2 weeks of sunshine each year :-) Keeping the kids off the grass should be easy enough
Hi,
We have a trampoline in the garden and when it rains it seems to kill off the grass. We try to move it around the garden and when we do the grass starts to regrow but leaves a big patch of mud. Do you have any suggestions for combatting this?
We now apply your video to the rest of my lawn. Thanks
Hi yeah its very difficult with trampolines.. grass needs at least 3 hours of direct sunlight a day so you likely need to move it 3 to 4 times a day to stand any chance or dedicate on part of the garden to it
Do you ever find the landzie spreader dumps too much compost out?
So far not at all. I've not tried any finer products like topsoil but really like it for compost
What time of the year not in the summer ?
Hi Colin.. spring or autumn really.. summer it can be done if you are prepared to invst massively in watering.. but spring or autumn offer the best chances
wow .. thanks for this
When seeding after a cut is it also beneficial to put down lawn feed pellets like an after cut 4 in 1 product ?
Hi.. no.. as thatll contain iron and weedkiller which are both detrimental to new seeds.. if anything a preseed or balanced fertiliser
U r one awsome man❤❤❤❤❤
Thanks, very useful.
Hi Shaun
My garden used the roller of the petrol lawn mover to press the seeds down instead of a proper roller. Will this do the same job? Thanks
Hi.. yes absolutely 😊😊 anything to apply some pressure should be fine
What an excellent job in detailing each step! I usually just found videos on repairing bare spots but not on thinning lawn--I have both. Was going to just cultivate the bare spots but after watching, will rake the thinning lawn (it's a very small area), put seed down there as well, with a light coat of compost on the whole lawn and use the back of the rake to smooth out. First time doing this; think I will need to incorporate a bit of compost into the bare spots before putting in seed, as the soil is a bit sandy on those areas. And, goes without saying, water 2-3 times a day to keep moist. One question: will any of this effort be forfeited if it should rain 2 or 3 days after this is completed? Thanks so much!
Hi it will all be just fine.. only issue may eb if you were to get very heavy rain taht could wash some of theseeds to one side
Just ordered a bottle of TurfSolv. Really hoping it helps with the worm casts and leather jacket issues on my front lawn. Is it ok to use in the winter clearly before the 1st frosts arrive.
My new lawn at the back in now 8 weeks old and starting to get covered in worm casts. Had a major issue with leather jacks but after some black plastic and some early mornings I managed to remove over 100 grubs. Now the worms have started so keen to try and stop them. Being it’s only 8 weeks old I’m being very selective on what’s put on the new lawn as was seeded from scratch using the All American 🇺🇸 Green seed from Hurrells. Keen to see if I can stop the worms or suppress them with something.
above posts were by me (in another account for some reason!) ho ho
Another very informative video. If you keep the grass growing and keep it thick will the weeds and crab grass decrease?
What is a good grass food and when is the best time to apply it
Thank you as always 🙏🏻🥰
Hi.. thanks.. so, yes to.the weeds.crab grass no unfortunately. Youd need to eradicate it ,then thicken it up and hope.. but even so youll still get more at some point. If you're basee in the USA you can buy preemergents to help. So grass food can be applied at any point while its growing.. summer fertiliser,autumn fertiliser etc
@@LawnRight thank you so much 🙏🏻🥰
Very good - thanks - brill 🎉
Whats the lawn seed,I used spear and jackson,but seems like quite wide bladed grass,(rye?) ,want something bit more fine,what do you recommend
Hi anything with a fescue or bent mix would fit your needs . I use general amenity for most purposes.. my own lawn shower was done with a dwarf rye grass which is still very nice and produces less thatch that fescue grasses
I can’t thank you enough for your videos. I have learnt so much from them and am trying to follow as much of your advice as possible. Can I ask, is it possible to reseed a patchy lawn even coming into Summer? We have a sloped garden and one side of the lawn is moist and the other is very dry due to trees sucking a lot of the ground moisture. We’ve reseeded the damper side but will we have to wait till Autumn to reseed the harder dry side? Thank you
Hi Sharon yes it is. It's a great take actually as it'll germinate much faster.... that said.. it can also die back much faster once its come through... so water up to 5x a day..keep it moist till it's all come through.. possibly 2 to 3 weeks but depending on temps could be sooner..THEN once its through keep up watering daily for a month then water 3 times a week deeply for the rest of summer.. mornings best.. because while it looks nice on top the roots will be shallow so any stress will knock it back
@@LawnRight Thank you Shaun. Just one more Q, I have a budget scarifier from Lidl with 2 'rakes' (one that looks like lots of hooks and the other more like a plough). Which would be best to get the dry side scarified? Thank you
@@sharonmc5192 I'd start off with the hooks and see how it goes. It's less aggressive. You can always dampen the lawn a bit an hour or 2 beforehand as this would help if it's too hard
@@LawnRight Thank you Shaun! 👍🏻