CENTRAL MEXICO doesn't go dormant, it just grows slower when we hit the middle of the "winter", you know, with those freezing 25°C days. Greetings from León to ya'll.
Hey from Palm Harbor. The beer was cold, the sun was perfect, the cigars were excellent... what else do you need if you're out on the water? Al, everything you are saying is the absolute truth. I think I have a little of EVERYTHING you mentioned on this video. Day Flower and Wild Bermuda... ugh. On the other hand, at least their green! Thanks for the great information, it's right on point.
All the rain we had here in palm harbor you would think our laws would look spectacular. Even with my irrigation system on 2x a week. I'll be out there fertilizing next week I guess
I think one topic you should really cover in your videos is soil pH, I recently had a soil test done and my soil was 5.1 which is extremely acidic. I will be putting lime down to neutralize it. If you google ‘ effect of soil pH and nutrient availability’ you’ll get a neat chart that shows where your nutrients are made available at certain pH ranges. Most Macro nutrients aren’t fully available below 6.5, it changes the form of the nutrient and makes it inaccessible to the plant. Most nitrogen fertilizers are basically acidic salts that over time can lower your pH, (depending on your soil type of course)which is the main macro that is applied to turf, but it is important to correct your pH if you want really nice turf because eventually you won’t be maximizing your fertilizer because you’ll be putting it down and won’t see a huge pop of color like you would if you had neutral soil. You can have high fertility and low soil pH but it requires more fertilizer to compensate for the low pH.
celsius works good on dove weed, make sure to use it at .113 oz/1000 sf. and some surfactant and hammer it. the st. aug will be fine. been doing it all day every day for the past couple of weeks here in Houston.
I was fresh out of fert so I just headed over to Yard Mastery and picked up some Starter 12-12-12 to give my lawn a kick in the grass. Oh and free shipping to my door works because I'm busy watching videos.
I dug up a grass like that in the flower borders and it’s a miracle if you get out all the runner out, I curse it. Your lawn looks good. My new lawn patchy but growing in, I resisted the temptation to cut it, just rolled it and have noted when it’s first feed is.
Great sunset. Enjoyed the video. Getting ready for the slowdown up in Jacksonville. Got my pre-emergent the other day and waiting for the end of the month to throw down. New sticker looked good. Thanks.
I got Bermuda-stine....the Bermuda helps fill in the gaps in the lawn....it looks good...I cut about 3" because my mower doesn't go any higher....no complaints here!
Tim in naples, used the Celsius two weeks ago and wow a lot of weeds on there way out. This grass is a lot different than blue grass we have up in st louis. Thanks for all the tips.
yes it sure is! a new challenge for you and the good news is Im only an hour or so north of you so you can follow my program pretty closely if you want.
Maaaan I love the sound your grass makes when you walk on it, that kinda crunchy sound is awesome! Creeping red fescue in my lawn makes no sound at all, perfect for burglars 😂 Awesome information as always!
I just mowed today and bombed my st aug with 8-8-8 at 15 lbs per 1k in Dallas, TX. Last application of the year, so I’m trying for that halloween domination just before dormancy in late November/early Dec.
Being in Fort Myers I’m lucky I’m so close to you and was making notes on the names of the weeds we both have. I did use your Celsius on them 2 weeks ago and it knocked out the bad Dove Weed and the Day Flower. I will do a second dose again to hit the remaining weeds. I think today I’m going to throw down the Milorganite and then wait for your app. to tell me when to do the Flagship again. Love the videos brother 😎 You da Man Allyn!
@@dric30 I' in Bradenton and I went Flagship. It's only 3/4 lb/N/1000 so it's not a lot but it's certainly needed as mine hasn't had N in a few months.
@@TheLawnCareNut Al, I placed the order for Flagship.. I’m dropping N about every 4wks until dormancy and last bag will be stress blend ! Let’s see the action Al!
I can’t wait for my non dormant season down in south Florida . I’m working on a friends lawn right now just used blindside, finished off some weeds with a round of Celsius. About to put down pre emergent this week and hammering with nitrogen soon.
Kyle from Naples. Had a bit of a regression and let the rainy season get the best of me on my path to revamping the salad bar. Just got all the sprinklers dug out today. Blanketed Celsius three weeks ago. Next weekend flagship. Thanks as always. Cheers!
@@TheLawnCareNut Al, what are your thoughts on Atrizine on St. Augustine. I used it on my Day Flower problem, it knocked it back pretty quickly but came back a month later.
@@ranger2316 it's great if your outside temps are consistently under 85F. I use atrazine mostly during the winter. I also use the weed/feeds that have it.
I choked most of the wild bermuda out of my lawn by using triclopyr and seeding and thickening up the fescue, and my zoysia. The worst weed to me is creeping bentgrass, a third of my lawn was full it and I'm still fighting it, stuff is relentless.
I put down a half rate of the stress blend 2 weeks ago. Will put down the rest next week or last week of October. I was skeptical but the stress blend really greened it up. The grass blades are getting fat again. Seems to really be helping recover from grey leaf spot from over summer.
It's pretty cool how well that Stress Blend works. Hardly any Nitrogen but man the results are great as you are seeing. I'm glad we are past the gray leaf spot time of year, I escaped it mostly this year, luckily.
So what is your best practice in the areas with dead weeds? Do you replace with plugs or let them naturally fill in? I feel like when I'm patient and let the bare areas fill in naturally, I just get more weeds as they outpace the St. Augustine.
I let them fill back in naturally and you are correct, weeds will rush in. That's why I need to do a better job at getting on top of the weeds when they are young.
hi, just laid my st augustine grass, about a month ago, some parts are soo beautiful and some look dry, i was thinking to fertilizer it, but i want to know if is the rigth time for it, im from california, any advice will be helpfull, thank you.
I've elected Bahia in FL Pinellas, not as thick and pretty as St. Augustine but no chinch bugs, comes back from dead brown, less mowing, no chemical spraying. I think it's the way to go for me, any thoughts?
Allyne I’m a new home buyer how do start to take care of my Lawn in Texas from the start of the season till the winter end I’m new to this just wanna keep my grass green and fill some thin spot I have any help is welcomed I have st Augustine grass no weeds for now
Hi I see your Bougainville is not blooming either can you tell me how to make bloom more often. Also I see you really trimmed it back. Have you done a video on this in the past? My plant doesn't bloom a lot like others. Tx. Jo
Allyn, what about Zoysia? I have Zoysia Palisade in my back yard and would like to know if I can apply these same concepts as I do with my St. Augustine in my front yard when the winter is coming here in central Texas. Thank you!
What can I do to help my St. Augustine some is green other is yellow, and some turned dark green and then all of a sudden stop growing and now is turning brown. Hello from Deep South Texas!
Hi, I live in South Texas, and our grass looks AWFUL. We have so much weed and the other side of the house looks like most of it is gone. Its so discouraging. Please help me
I am a lawn care nut newby and appreciate your expertise. Hope you can help with quick follow up question about the sod. I am 8 days out from second application to conquer horrible breakout of chickweed and chamber bitter weed that has left me with several patches of bare areas after clearing out dead weeds. I just purchased some palmetto sod pods and starter fert from your store. Is it safe to install and use so close to blindside. My two fears: 1) planting new sod too close to weed killer and 2) putting starter fert and giving weeds a new life. Help…this DIYer is scared!
Hi Allyn, Thank you for all of your videos. I've currently got St Augustine and was thinking of changing it over to Zoysia. Since you've had a lot of experience with both, which would you choose if you could only choose one. Thank you.
I have St Augustine grass and had Zoysia. You can find better products for Zoysia to kill weeds. I would go with Zoysia since has less issue with disease as well.
@@TheLawnCareNut I just purchased my first home in Texas and have St. Augustine. It’s in rough shape, and I’ve never taken care of a lawn before. I learned the Zoysia is what I walked barefoot on near Salt Creek beach in Orange County. Heavenly. Can I seed over my current lawn with this to convert? Just found your channel, thanks!
@@kt9495 Hi KT. COngrats on your new home! that is awesome to hear. Sadlyl though, you can't just seed in the zoysia and expect it to take over. Instead you have to cut out the current lawn and then seed, sod or plug on top. Sodding is the best in the south in my opionion.
Hi Al, I've got palmetto in Western Australia and the couch/Bermuda invades so what I do is s light application of pgr and then I drop my height of cut. The pgr slows the couch more than the palmetto so then I let the palmetto get high again and try shade out the couch. It does seem to make a big difference even eradicating it in some parts. The only problem I have is if there's any damage during winter and the palmetto isn't nice and high the couch will come back
I notice that the bermuda runs in much stronger during the rainy season and it backs off in the winter due to this same factor. I wish I could just kill it though lol
I follow your Tube videos for floratam and brown patch ..My QT : I applied DeseaseEx expecting 1/4 rain ..It rained 1.5 inches.. Do I reapply now or should it still work ?
Cheers from Tampa Alan - Thanks for all the info!! Im interested in trying out your Flagship Blend. Im am currently & have been using a commercial company & my lawn looks terrible. They just applied what is hopefully their last granual treatment last week. How long do I need to wait to start appying your Flagship Blend to avoid overtreatment or damaging my lawn - I have St. Augustine. Thanks for the info!!
Allayne, according to the YardMastery app , I’m due for pro DIA mine on Nov16th.. does this change due to the Bomb Cyclone storm temperatures pushing from the west?? I’m in Wesley Chapel Fl and our temps are dropping to 70 this week ! Appreciate any guidance . Ty
what days does your company ship out? Is there a way to purchase 1- 2.5 gal microgreen?Looks like most 2 packs on the website, unless one purchases a single gallon.
Did you replace your zoysia with st aug? Yeah Wild Bermuda & torpedo, sigh... I've read on the headway G label that 3lbs/1k or more will damage Bermuda. Problem is it doesn't stay suppressed/damaged for very long.
Big fan. Moved down south to Ruskin Florida, I have Bahia grass in my yard, determined to see what I can do with it. Cutting it high, just applied 7-0-22, will throw prodiamine down as it gets closer to 55 degree soil temp... How often should I throw down the stress blend?
Bahia doesn't need a lot so every 6-7 weeks will be plenty. Mowing tall like you are doing is the most important thing - and also keep it watered now that we are drying up from the rainy season.
you first have to decide which grass type you want to go with based on what's already there. Once you choose the primary then you can look at strategies for growing that while suppressing the others. In some cases, there is no way to do that and you have to rip it all up and resod.
Seth from South Florida(Palm Beach County) with 4-5 month old St Augustine sod. A large portion of my yard is lightening up and going more yellow versus my neighbors and some portions of my lawn that have a nice deep green.. Any suggestions? Planning liquid aerate, micros, and sunniland 0-0-7 with dithyopyr this weekend
it just need a good dose of fert. since you are in south Florida I recommend Flagship 24-0-6. yardmastery.com/collections/fertilizers-granular/products/24-0-6-flagship-granular-lawn-fertilizer-with-iron
Hey Allyn, just ordered my pre-emergent and N-Ext products this morning. I have a ton of Dallisgrass in my front yard. Any chance you could cover this terrible weed in a vid? Much Love from central TX.
St Augustine grass? If so this past April I used Glyphosate to completely kill the plant then after a few days dug it out and leveled with dirt. We had a lot of rain this spring (also in Central Texas) so it filled in very fast. Without knowing the grass type it will be hard to recommend chemicals and unfortunately most are only listed as suppression for Dallisgrass and can take many applications.
@@Jonny_B410 Mainly St. Aug with some Bermuda thrown in. I been in the house a year so this is my first full season with the lawn. But the front yard has a heavy infestation of Dallisgrass. Thanks for the reply.
@@JamesThompson-rg5np With St Augustine I believe the only thing that is listed as safe is Celsius (YM sells it) but again only as suppression. Good luck I gave up and killed it along with some good grass but it was more spots then infestation and knew it would fill back in. Also I had to reply to a fellow Mustang owner👍
the St Augustine will fill in those areas in a couple weeks so no need for sod. In the future though, I gotta get on those weeds sooner so this doesn't happen.
Hey Allayne , I love your weed control attack plan - daily driver + weekend warrior! Q. Image recommends not applying if temps are over 85degrees- being in Tampa temps are 90 everyday but drops below 85 towards end of day.. is it ok to apply at this time even I know the next day we’ll hit 90 again? Ty, Dave
Hi Allyn: if the lawn is not growing as normal due to the fall/temperatures why are you killing weeds? They will die with the winter anyways and St Augustine will not recover either since its growth is slowing down. (Same grass same issue btw) thanks
as long as you are still mowing at least once every 12-14 days, you can keep applying the bio-stimulants. Once you go dormant then stop. Keep watering though - here is a guide I just released with some more details too drive.google.com/file/d/1ulavP7ktYuykQPk2f8g6opoAUByyuNE1/view?usp=sharing
Good stuff Al. 👍🏼 I used Flagship, Summer Stress and your Double Dark. They all did great but is there a way in the future to have the iron not stain the concrete like other granulars? I think I only noticed bad staining with Summer Stress.
yeah that is one of the drawbacks to iron products - really just have to get it swept off faster is the only cure - or make sure your edge guard on your spreader is working well, that will help reduce it hopefully.
@@TheLawnCareNut, is the kind of iron different in Summer Stress vs. Double Dark and Flagship? I really only noticed it with SS but maybe I just blew it off better with the others. 🤷🏻♂️
I'm in Zone 9 Ormond Beach area. Just north of I-4, so what fertilizer do you suggest for my St Augustine? I cut it at 4" so it is very hard to push through when fertilizing. What type of spreader do you recommend?
I’m having the same issue as you Allyn with the dayflower. It’s every year and this year is no exception and really bad. Just as bad if not worse in some areas where it’s taken over the grass. I’ve tried both blindside and Celsius and they both work the same but, the dayflower comes back fast. Any recommendations on something else to use? I’d greatly appreciate it.
it comes back because of like I showed in the video, not all of it dies from the app. So the real cure it to get to it when its VERY young, not let it mature. For this season though, you just have to be diligent and keep spraying it according to what the label allows.
@@candelariomora994 You are good. I live in Texas and its a great time to drop some Sod. We will probably be in the 70s - 80s for a couple more months or so
@@TheLawnCareNut I was just about to buy the pre emergent but I realize the app has two kind, should I go for the prodiamine .38% or the .172% dithiopyr for my st Augustine? Thank you!
Maybe it's just me, but I subscribed to your channel a year ago and watched all of your quality videos , but as of lately I am missing variety and quality content to be honest. Especially do I miss, as you wrote me back then , more content to zoysia gras as I have. Also, as being down in Ft. Lauderdale and winter hits us as good as not at all , we have to go by a little difference of methods considering time of application's. I will look forward a bit and hope you will find your ways back to better informing us,
My centipede grass is starting to slow down. BUT I will keep mowing to keep the seeds from forming. Sadly, my mom's centipede(not as thick) has DOLLAR WEED! GROSS.
@@TheLawnCareNut WHEW~ not inexpensive. A local sod grower used something on the betony she had growing there last year. Do you suppose this is the product he used?
Allyn my wife and I was just talking about the dead spot of grass in my Saint Aug. Thanks for making this video we feel better nOw! God is So Awesome thanks for sharing Sun set faithful is our God!
Just what I needed to see this weekend. I think I've put my grass into stress mode with an Image weed killer application tied with Bonus S as well as Scott's Disease Ex and Bayer's liquid fungicide...but the grass needed it. I "fired" my lawn company because they weren't doing their job. Now that we can get all this back on track I can start treating predominantly with your ferts.
Stop fighting the Bermuda and embrace it already. Every property in your videos eventually leads to a video of you waging war against the Bermuda. Juat let it happen Alan, you will feel better. Still waiting on the Zoysia update video.
Ok man you have to let me know... Are the rest of your videos going to be warm season grasses? I can't keep getting my heart broke weekly. I still watch all of your videos and will continue to. I just need to know what to expect.
@@TheLawnCareNut I hear you. I have a question for you. I completed a renovation before fall. Do you suggest a fungicide when doing this? The reason I ask is because I got hit hard after it came up and about half died. Cool season grass :)
Does anyone actually have St Augustine outside of Florida? The place where it rains every day? Try the northeast where it rains all the time, or never, or is super hot or snows for 6 months.
Never give up hope, SOMEONE will invent something to spray that evil Bermuda and not harm the St Augustine I plugged my yard with St Augustine and the Bermuda came back to life and now i have a 60/40 mix Augustine to Bermuda.. makes me sick everytime I look at it...especially noticeable when dew is on the grass....please help invent that spray!!! Lol
I know wrong video to post this on but don’t wanna post on an old video. I’ve got a bag of the yard mastery 12-12-12 and realize I don’t have a way to measure out 4lbs of it. Would I be okay assuming that 1 cup of it is about 1/2 pound? And so 8 cups for 4pounds?
Brett is on a Crusade against weed wacking th-cam.com/video/5wezlSUmJk0/w-d-xo.html
Crazy this tip is only for lazy people lol :)
CENTRAL MEXICO doesn't go dormant, it just grows slower when we hit the middle of the "winter", you know, with those freezing 25°C days.
Greetings from León to ya'll.
Hey from Palm Harbor. The beer was cold, the sun was perfect, the cigars were excellent... what else do you need if you're out on the water? Al, everything you are saying is the absolute truth. I think I have a little of EVERYTHING you mentioned on this video. Day Flower and Wild Bermuda... ugh. On the other hand, at least their green! Thanks for the great information, it's right on point.
All the rain we had here in palm harbor you would think our laws would look spectacular. Even with my irrigation system on 2x a week. I'll be out there fertilizing next week I guess
I think one topic you should really cover in your videos is soil pH, I recently had a soil test done and my soil was 5.1 which is extremely acidic. I will be putting lime down to neutralize it. If you google ‘ effect of soil pH and nutrient availability’ you’ll get a neat chart that shows where your nutrients are made available at certain pH ranges. Most Macro nutrients aren’t fully available below 6.5, it changes the form of the nutrient and makes it inaccessible to the plant. Most nitrogen fertilizers are basically acidic salts that over time can lower your pH, (depending on your soil type of course)which is the main macro that is applied to turf, but it is important to correct your pH if you want really nice turf because eventually you won’t be maximizing your fertilizer because you’ll be putting it down and won’t see a huge pop of color like you would if you had neutral soil. You can have high fertility and low soil pH but it requires more fertilizer to compensate for the low pH.
celsius works good on dove weed, make sure to use it at .113 oz/1000 sf. and some surfactant and hammer it. the st. aug will be fine. been doing it all day every day for the past couple of weeks here in Houston.
What should I for crabgrass in my St. Augustine? I’m in Houston also
I was fresh out of fert so I just headed over to Yard Mastery and picked up some Starter 12-12-12 to give my lawn a kick in the grass. Oh and free shipping to my door works because I'm busy watching videos.
I dug up a grass like that in the flower borders and it’s a miracle if you get out all the runner out, I curse it. Your lawn looks good. My new lawn patchy but growing in, I resisted the temptation to cut it, just rolled it and have noted when it’s first feed is.
First. Definitely is a cool looking grass blade being super thick like that. Just so much different than other grass types
Great sunset. Enjoyed the video. Getting ready for the slowdown up in Jacksonville. Got my pre-emergent the other day and waiting for the end of the month to throw down. New sticker looked good. Thanks.
awesome thank you Wayne!!
I got Bermuda-stine....the Bermuda helps fill in the gaps in the lawn....it looks good...I cut about 3" because my mower doesn't go any higher....no complaints here!
Tim in naples, used the Celsius two weeks ago and wow a lot of weeds on there way out. This grass is a lot different than blue grass we have up in st louis. Thanks for all the tips.
yes it sure is! a new challenge for you and the good news is Im only an hour or so north of you so you can follow my program pretty closely if you want.
@@TheLawnCareNut yea I all ready do follow your recommendations and your a big help. Thanks for all the info!!!!!
I'm trying to figure out if I have St. Augustine or carpet grass. Does the St. Augustine grass put up stalks like crab grass?
Maaaan I love the sound your grass makes when you walk on it, that kinda crunchy sound is awesome! Creeping red fescue in my lawn makes no sound at all, perfect for burglars 😂
Awesome information as always!
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I just mowed today and bombed my st aug with 8-8-8 at 15 lbs per 1k in Dallas, TX. Last application of the year, so I’m trying for that halloween domination just before dormancy in late November/early Dec.
Thrower down!!
Being in Fort Myers I’m lucky I’m so close to you and was making notes on the names of the weeds we both have. I did use your Celsius on them 2 weeks ago and it knocked out the bad Dove Weed and the Day Flower. I will do a second dose again to hit the remaining weeds. I think today I’m going to throw down the Milorganite and then wait for your app. to tell me when to do the Flagship again. Love the videos brother 😎
You da Man Allyn!
awesome bro! sounds like a good plan!!
Bob, so your still pushing Nitrogen and going with Flagship ? I’m torn between flagship and StressBlend living in Tampa/ Wesley Chapel
@@dric30 I' in Bradenton and I went Flagship. It's only 3/4 lb/N/1000 so it's not a lot but it's certainly needed as mine hasn't had N in a few months.
@@TheLawnCareNut Al, I placed the order for Flagship.. I’m dropping N about every 4wks until dormancy and last bag will be stress blend ! Let’s see the action Al!
I can’t wait for my non dormant season down in south Florida . I’m working on a friends lawn right now just used blindside, finished off some weeds with a round of Celsius. About to put down pre emergent this week and hammering with nitrogen soon.
hoorah bro! 🤘👍
Kyle from Naples. Had a bit of a regression and let the rainy season get the best of me on my path to revamping the salad bar. Just got all the sprinklers dug out today. Blanketed Celsius three weeks ago. Next weekend flagship. Thanks as always. Cheers!
You're on a good path Kyle - keep moving ahead - plenty of time left to make big strides since you will not be going dormant.
@@TheLawnCareNut Al, what are your thoughts on Atrizine on St. Augustine. I used it on my Day Flower problem, it knocked it back pretty quickly but came back a month later.
@@ranger2316 it's great if your outside temps are consistently under 85F. I use atrazine mostly during the winter. I also use the weed/feeds that have it.
"Beautiful, chubby silhouette." - My wife to me every day
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That’s me to my wife ;)
You got my blades chubby too my friend. A thing of beauty.
I choked most of the wild bermuda out of my lawn by using triclopyr and seeding and thickening up the fescue, and my zoysia. The worst weed to me is creeping bentgrass, a third of my lawn was full it and I'm still fighting it, stuff is relentless.
That winterizer guide is great info! 👍
Glad you like it !
Good video. Just following along this fall/winter since I am only a few blocks away.
I put down a half rate of the stress blend 2 weeks ago. Will put down the rest next week or last week of October. I was skeptical but the stress blend really greened it up. The grass blades are getting fat again. Seems to really be helping recover from grey leaf spot from over summer.
It's pretty cool how well that Stress Blend works. Hardly any Nitrogen but man the results are great as you are seeing. I'm glad we are past the gray leaf spot time of year, I escaped it mostly this year, luckily.
When is the best time this month to apply the application of fall fertilizer before the snow?
here you go: drive.google.com/file/d/1ulavP7ktYuykQPk2f8g6opoAUByyuNE1/view?usp=sharing
So what is your best practice in the areas with dead weeds? Do you replace with plugs or let them naturally fill in? I feel like when I'm patient and let the bare areas fill in naturally, I just get more weeds as they outpace the St. Augustine.
I let them fill back in naturally and you are correct, weeds will rush in. That's why I need to do a better job at getting on top of the weeds when they are young.
hi, just laid my st augustine grass, about a month ago, some parts are soo beautiful and some look dry, i was thinking to fertilizer it, but i want to know if is the rigth time for it, im from california, any advice will be helpfull, thank you.
I've elected Bahia in FL Pinellas, not as thick and pretty as St. Augustine but no chinch bugs, comes back from dead brown, less mowing, no chemical spraying. I think it's the way to go for me, any thoughts?
Allyne I’m a new home buyer how do start to take care of my Lawn in Texas from the start of the season till the winter end I’m new to this just wanna keep my grass green and fill some thin spot I have any help is welcomed I have st Augustine grass no weeds for now
Hi I see your Bougainville is not blooming either can you tell me how to make bloom more often. Also I see you really trimmed it back. Have you done a video on this in the past? My plant doesn't bloom a lot like others. Tx. Jo
Allyn, what about Zoysia? I have Zoysia Palisade in my back yard and would like to know if I can apply these same concepts as I do with my St. Augustine in my front yard when the winter is coming here in central Texas. Thank you!
yes you can pretty much treat them exactly the same with the same fertilizers.
That's just Brett being Brett.
What can I do to help my St. Augustine some is green other is yellow, and some turned dark green and then all of a sudden stop growing and now is turning brown. Hello from Deep South Texas!
Lawn Care Nut! I’m in St Pete and just got Citra Blue St Aug sod laid about 4 weeks ago. Wondering if you would be considering fertilizing soon?
Hi, I live in South Texas, and our grass looks AWFUL. We have so much weed and the other side of the house looks like most of it is gone. Its so discouraging. Please help me
I am a lawn care nut newby and appreciate your expertise. Hope you can help with quick follow up question about the sod. I am 8 days out from second application to conquer horrible breakout of chickweed and chamber bitter weed that has left me with several patches of bare areas after clearing out dead weeds. I just purchased some palmetto sod pods and starter fert from your store. Is it safe to install and use so close to blindside. My two fears: 1) planting new sod too close to weed killer and 2) putting starter fert and giving weeds a new life. Help…this DIYer is scared!
Hi Allyn,
Thank you for all of your videos. I've currently got St Augustine and was thinking of changing it over to Zoysia. Since you've had a lot of experience with both, which would you choose if you could only choose one. Thank you.
I have St Augustine grass and had Zoysia. You can find better products for Zoysia to kill weeds. I would go with Zoysia since has less issue with disease as well.
Zoysia is the best barefoot grass we have available in my opinion. If you like a low cut, go zoysia.
@@TheLawnCareNut I just purchased my first home in Texas and have St. Augustine. It’s in rough shape, and I’ve never taken care of a lawn before. I learned the Zoysia is what I walked barefoot on near Salt Creek beach in Orange County. Heavenly. Can I seed over my current lawn with this to convert? Just found your channel, thanks!
@@kt9495 Hi KT. COngrats on your new home! that is awesome to hear. Sadlyl though, you can't just seed in the zoysia and expect it to take over. Instead you have to cut out the current lawn and then seed, sod or plug on top. Sodding is the best in the south in my opionion.
Hi Al, I've got palmetto in Western Australia and the couch/Bermuda invades so what I do is s light application of pgr and then I drop my height of cut. The pgr slows the couch more than the palmetto so then I let the palmetto get high again and try shade out the couch. It does seem to make a big difference even eradicating it in some parts. The only problem I have is if there's any damage during winter and the palmetto isn't nice and high the couch will come back
I notice that the bermuda runs in much stronger during the rainy season and it backs off in the winter due to this same factor. I wish I could just kill it though lol
@@TheLawnCareNut if they sold pro vista here I'd resod my whole yard and win.
I follow your Tube videos for floratam and brown patch ..My QT : I applied DeseaseEx expecting 1/4 rain ..It rained 1.5 inches.. Do I reapply now or should it still work ?
where do you get those nice concrete landscape borders? do you buy them in shapes, or have them pored in place?
Can u trim back the Thai plants this time of year???
Cheers from Tampa Alan - Thanks for all the info!! Im interested in trying out your Flagship Blend. Im am currently & have been using a commercial company & my lawn looks terrible. They just applied what is hopefully their last granual treatment last week. How long do I need to wait to start appying your Flagship Blend to avoid overtreatment or damaging my lawn - I have St. Augustine. Thanks for the info!!
Allayne, according to the YardMastery app , I’m due for pro DIA mine on Nov16th.. does this change due to the Bomb Cyclone storm temperatures pushing from the west?? I’m in Wesley Chapel Fl and our temps are dropping to 70 this week ! Appreciate any guidance . Ty
I am relatively new here.. LOL Would I be ok to use Milorganite instead?
what days does your company ship out? Is there a way to purchase 1- 2.5 gal microgreen?Looks like most 2 packs on the website, unless one purchases a single gallon.
What type of st. Augustine grass is that, please let me know thanks
Did you replace your zoysia with st aug? Yeah Wild Bermuda & torpedo, sigh... I've read on the headway G label that 3lbs/1k or more will damage Bermuda. Problem is it doesn't stay suppressed/damaged for very long.
Big fan. Moved down south to Ruskin Florida, I have Bahia grass in my yard, determined to see what I can do with it. Cutting it high, just applied 7-0-22, will throw prodiamine down as it gets closer to 55 degree soil temp... How often should I throw down the stress blend?
Bahia doesn't need a lot so every 6-7 weeks will be plenty. Mowing tall like you are doing is the most important thing - and also keep it watered now that we are drying up from the rainy season.
What do you do for a mishmash of a lawn. I have no clue what lawn is growing in my front yard here in north Florida
you first have to decide which grass type you want to go with based on what's already there. Once you choose the primary then you can look at strategies for growing that while suppressing the others. In some cases, there is no way to do that and you have to rip it all up and resod.
Checking to see if my calendar is correct. It says apply flagship today and to seed and starter fertilizer the next day? Thx!
something is off there for sure. you can skip the flagship
Just what Florida needs, more chemicals washing into the drink! 👍🏻
Fortunately I know what I'm doing so that doesn't happen 👊
Yeah when not applied properly or the wrong time of year. You have to have common sense when using anything.
Curious -- at about 11:22 in the video, what type/brand of pruners are you using??
I was really hoping there was a remedy for the Bermuda in st aug… have a patch that just keeps growing !
So can i sod Ceeneoede in Panhandle in November
Seth from South Florida(Palm Beach County) with 4-5 month old St Augustine sod. A large portion of my yard is lightening up and going more yellow versus my neighbors and some portions of my lawn that have a nice deep green.. Any suggestions? Planning liquid aerate, micros, and sunniland 0-0-7 with dithyopyr this weekend
it just need a good dose of fert. since you are in south Florida I recommend Flagship 24-0-6. yardmastery.com/collections/fertilizers-granular/products/24-0-6-flagship-granular-lawn-fertilizer-with-iron
Hey Allyn, just ordered my pre-emergent and N-Ext products this morning. I have a ton of Dallisgrass in my front yard. Any chance you could cover this terrible weed in a vid? Much Love from central TX.
St Augustine grass? If so this past April I used Glyphosate to completely kill the plant then after a few days dug it out and leveled with dirt. We had a lot of rain this spring (also in Central Texas) so it filled in very fast. Without knowing the grass type it will be hard to recommend chemicals and unfortunately most are only listed as suppression for Dallisgrass and can take many applications.
@@Jonny_B410 Mainly St. Aug with some Bermuda thrown in. I been in the house a year so this is my first full season with the lawn. But the front yard has a heavy infestation of Dallisgrass. Thanks for the reply.
@@JamesThompson-rg5np With St Augustine I believe the only thing that is listed as safe is Celsius (YM sells it) but again only as suppression. Good luck I gave up and killed it along with some good grass but it was more spots then infestation and knew it would fill back in. Also I had to reply to a fellow Mustang owner👍
@@Jonny_B410 Thanks for the reply!!!!!!! Enjoy the MOW!
For the weed area will you plant new grass there? If yes when? (Especially if you put down pre-emergent)
the St Augustine will fill in those areas in a couple weeks so no need for sod. In the future though, I gotta get on those weeds sooner so this doesn't happen.
@@TheLawnCareNut what if I have Bermuda grass? When should I seed the weeded area? ( I put down pre-emergent like 2 weeks)
Thank you for the tips. Really found your video informative !
Hey Allayne , I love your weed control attack plan - daily driver + weekend warrior! Q. Image recommends not applying if temps are over 85degrees- being in Tampa temps are 90 everyday but drops below 85 towards end of day.. is it ok to apply at this time even I know the next day we’ll hit 90 again? Ty, Dave
yes exactly, apply in the evening when it's cooler outside.
Hi Allyn: if the lawn is not growing as normal due to the fall/temperatures why are you killing weeds? They will die with the winter anyways and St Augustine will not recover either since its growth is slowing down. (Same grass same issue btw) thanks
In SW FL we are year round - we do not have a winter so I just change up the weed control I use based on the time of year.
@@TheLawnCareNut I live in central FL and that has been my mental debate when it comes to kill the weeds before the "winter"
I have the app, but curious how often to apply Humic12 through fall/winter in Houston, Tx (st Aug, does go dormant)
as long as you are still mowing at least once every 12-14 days, you can keep applying the bio-stimulants. Once you go dormant then stop. Keep watering though - here is a guide I just released with some more details too drive.google.com/file/d/1ulavP7ktYuykQPk2f8g6opoAUByyuNE1/view?usp=sharing
Good stuff Al. 👍🏼
I used Flagship, Summer Stress and your Double Dark. They all did great but is there a way in the future to have the iron not stain the concrete like other granulars? I think I only noticed bad staining with Summer Stress.
yeah that is one of the drawbacks to iron products - really just have to get it swept off faster is the only cure - or make sure your edge guard on your spreader is working well, that will help reduce it hopefully.
@@TheLawnCareNut, is the kind of iron different in Summer Stress vs. Double Dark and Flagship? I really only noticed it with SS but maybe I just blew it off better with the others. 🤷🏻♂️
@@LawnDad Those are all the same so probably just the cleanup made the difference.
@@TheLawnCareNut, roger that buddy, thanks! 👌🏼
Thanks for heads up lawn dad
I'm in Zone 9 Ormond Beach area. Just north of I-4, so what fertilizer do you suggest for my St Augustine? I cut it at 4" so it is very hard to push through when fertilizing. What type of spreader do you recommend?
how big is the lot? I use a hand spreader for mine since i only have 2500 sqft.
@@jimmaul About 9,000 sq ft.
I’m having the same issue as you Allyn with the dayflower. It’s every year and this year is no exception and really bad. Just as bad if not worse in some areas where it’s taken over the grass. I’ve tried both blindside and Celsius and they both work the same but, the dayflower comes back fast. Any recommendations on something else to use? I’d greatly appreciate it.
it comes back because of like I showed in the video, not all of it dies from the app. So the real cure it to get to it when its VERY young, not let it mature. For this season though, you just have to be diligent and keep spraying it according to what the label allows.
Can I lay down some sod around this time? Or is it too late?
I'm in texas
@@candelariomora994 You are good. I live in Texas and its a great time to drop some Sod. We will probably be in the 70s - 80s for a couple more months or so
@@gijoe83 agreed, plenty of time left, thrower down!
Any chance of provista Bermuda?
ha ha, that would be very interesting!
I-10 corridor a few nights below 32 ?
The link for the winterize guide does not work?
here drive.google.com/file/d/1ulavP7ktYuykQPk2f8g6opoAUByyuNE1/view?usp=sharing
Can I put down flagship and preemergent at the same time? I also have bahigrass, can I do the same as st Augustine? Thank you!
Same day is fine, just do 2 separate applications. With Bahia you can use Flagship, no problem there.
@@TheLawnCareNut I was just about to buy the pre emergent but I realize the app has two kind, should I go for the prodiamine .38% or the .172% dithiopyr for my st Augustine? Thank you!
St augustine aka 30mph grass. Looks great when you're driving past it at 30mph
that;s a great way to describe it 😂
That's got to be so frustrating having that wild bermuda infiltrate and intertwine
with the saint augustine grass. Lawn still looks good though.
Hey Al. How do you like the provista compared to your front?
I like it alot - in fact, it's what I recommend when people ask me. The glyphosate tolerance and dark color are its best attributes
Great job!
Brett got a boat !!!!
We actually have 45 boats! Freedom Boat Club. All the access, none of the hassles.
Is it okay to leaf blow after core aerating and seeding? I’m worried it’ll rip it out of ground
yes you're fine, just don't dig the blower in
@@TheLawnCareNut ok I’ll wait a month before new grass is established
It breaks my spirit every time u pull one of those beautifup stolons up. 😭
I feel physical pain when LCN pulls a stolon out of that lawn.
yeah I do too.
Maybe it's just me, but I subscribed to your channel a year ago and watched all of your quality videos , but as of lately I am missing variety and quality content to be honest. Especially do I miss, as you wrote me back then , more content to zoysia gras as I have. Also, as being down in Ft. Lauderdale and winter hits us as good as not at all , we have to go by a little difference of methods considering time of application's. I will look forward a bit and hope you will find your ways back to better informing us,
I have alot to reveal about my zoysia - it's been a tough year! Hopefully I can get that out next week.
My centipede grass is starting to slow down. BUT I will keep mowing to keep the seeds from forming. Sadly, my mom's centipede(not as thick) has DOLLAR WEED! GROSS.
I've had good luck with Celsius on Dollar Weed. Use a Surfactant with it.
@@TheLawnCareNut WHEW~ not inexpensive. A local sod grower used something on the betony she had growing there last year. Do you suppose this is the product he used?
@@soccermom1245 I've seen sod farms using Blindside this time of year, golf courses too.
Great tips as always!
Thanks Ed!
Allyn my wife and I was just talking about the dead spot of grass in my Saint Aug. Thanks for making this video we feel better nOw!
God is So Awesome thanks for sharing Sun set faithful is our God!
Great video. Thank you, Allyn
thanks bro!
If I could order a few stolens of that provista I would 😂 ❤
Look at that random leaf hanging on to the underside of the roof at 11:18
😁
ha ha I know, it's gone now. 😂
When I can use stress blend here in Kissimmee fl?
Now is good, or you can use Flagship. Whichever you prefer.
@@TheLawnCareNut do they work for Bahiagrass too?
Just what I needed to see this weekend. I think I've put my grass into stress mode with an Image weed killer application tied with Bonus S as well as Scott's Disease Ex and Bayer's liquid fungicide...but the grass needed it. I "fired" my lawn company because they weren't doing their job. Now that we can get all this back on track I can start treating predominantly with your ferts.
thrower down and hope for the best! 🤘
It's time for "The Bride of Frankenlawn" just seed a northern Bermuda project 😀
*another
it always hurts me a little inside when i see you rip grass out of the ground lol
Similar, but not the same, as the one we have in South America, Brazilian Grass (Grama Brasilera)
Stop fighting the Bermuda and embrace it already. Every property in your videos eventually leads to a video of you waging war against the Bermuda. Juat let it happen Alan, you will feel better. Still waiting on the Zoysia update video.
Ok man you have to let me know... Are the rest of your videos going to be warm season grasses? I can't keep getting my heart broke weekly. I still watch all of your videos and will continue to. I just need to know what to expect.
I have a little of everything coming up really. Mostly warm season though since we are still mowing and growing.
@@TheLawnCareNut I hear you. I have a question for you. I completed a renovation before fall. Do you suggest a fungicide when doing this? The reason I ask is because I got hit hard after it came up and about half died.
Cool season grass :)
Does anyone actually have St Augustine outside of Florida? The place where it rains every day? Try the northeast where it rains all the time, or never, or is super hot or snows for 6 months.
Thre is a ton of St augustine planted in Texas and Southern California and for sure in florida.
1:52 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Never give up hope, SOMEONE will invent something to spray that evil Bermuda and not harm the St Augustine
I plugged my yard with St Augustine and the Bermuda came back to life and now i have a 60/40 mix Augustine to Bermuda.. makes me sick everytime I look at it...especially noticeable when dew is on the grass....please help invent that spray!!! Lol
I know wrong video to post this on but don’t wanna post on an old video. I’ve got a bag of the yard mastery 12-12-12 and realize I don’t have a way to measure out 4lbs of it. Would I be okay assuming that 1 cup of it is about 1/2 pound? And so 8 cups for 4pounds?
What do you do when you buy Sunniland WNF and you pour it in your spreader and the fertilizer is wet...
Hel Allyn, just watched Brets’ weed eating video, tell him I demand my time back!!!
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Not sure if this is true, a grass blade has a 45 day life span.
I don't know but that is interesting if it is. 😁
Do your neighbors hate you?
Actually we get along great 👍
@@TheLawnCareNut yeah they are like he's alright n all. But he needs to stop dominating us😂😂
Time to kill it off and get that Pro vista st Augustine
Why not just grow common wild bermuda??????? Bermuda works for golf courses....................
The nut!