Full Lawn Renovation From START To FINISH // Scalp, Dethach, Aeration and Topdress
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- Time to get this Full Lawn Renovation done on Lawn! Today We do everything including:
1. Scalp
2. Scarify (dethatch)
3. Core Aeration
4. Topdress (Level with Sand)
5. Fertilise with a high Nitrogen Fert like Dominate:
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Omg I thought my lawn renovation was gonna be too much work, and then I watched your video. I just got done. It so easy!! Thank you!! ❤️
I watched this last year but ran out of time to reno my lawn during the window. Back here this year to finally get it done! Honestly the best instructional video for doing a lawn renovation!
Cheers mate! Good luck with the reno 👌🏽
seeded my first lawn ever last week. Its an extension to my existing lawn, about 120m2. Definetly couldnt have done it without your tips and tricks, thanks man.
Next year i have to do a renovation on the existing lawn, so ill make sure to come back to this video then! keep up the good work man!!
Thanks legend!
I got one of those hollow tine manual aerators, this will be the 3rd year using it. First year was like trying to core cement! Id jump on the aerator with 100odd kilos of might and itd just go in about 5mm. Last year i pretty much bottomed out everywhere except main foot traffic areas. 100% recommend aerating if you have never done so. It will (and has made) a world of difference.
Seeing you beat this lawn right down makes me feel a bit better about mine. I dethatched and then scarified mine and it was looking really rough, and I thought I might have taken it too far, but it seems to be recovering. I did overseed as well and watered for a few days and now we’ve got several days of rain which makes my life a lot easier. New York so it’s cool season grass. I feel I’m being sucked into the rabbit hole of lawn care and by next year I might be ordering in truckloads of sand and buying a reel mower. Jk I don’t think I’ll ever take it that far but these TH-cam lawns always look beautiful. It’s certainly a lot of work though.
I would never do anything like this since I don't care if my lawn looks top notch, but it's enjoyable watching someone who does and seeing what it takes.
Im happy you go back to these basic videos. Totally relatable to where I’m at atm. Great video.
Did my first ever lawn Reno on Kikuyu last year. I’m thinking I might do it every fourth year or so. Respect to you guys doing it every year.
Magic! Hands down the best Lawn Channel on YT :) Cheers from QLD.
Great to see you back working on the front lawn again. 👍👍
Just spent several hours this weekend doing my front yard. I think its a mix of buffalo and some other stuff. Didn't aerate but scarified it and cut it right back but not as much as yours of course. First time doing this kind of thing so I'm a bit hesitant about the whole process but looking forward to seeing how it turns out and hoping for the best !
Ryobi dethatcher has been an absolute treat, there are other brands available now as well
Its nice to watch someone else do all the work for a change...if I could see that is
PLT: If using an aerating machine, good idea to disinfect the tines before using. Lots of lawn diseases to worry about without injecting some other guy's problem into your lawn. A bucket with some bleach and soap is all it takes. A hose and a spray bottle of bleach might suffice.
Also, a piece of chain link fence and a rope can be used to level out the sand. Works well with a golf cart.
Common myth. Very little disease is going to be transportable in this way.
I love the effort. I’m envious of the equipment!!!
My bunnings masport 470 does am awesome job of scalping.. and picks up all the thatch at the same time👌👌
Hey what time of year do you do this to your lawn? I have kikuyu lawn and live in WA down south?
Well done on the custom UE headphones! Much better hearing protection for you as well!
Scalped, scarified, cored, top dressed, fertilised, added pre emergent and black beetle dust to my Zoysia last weekend. One week later she's pushed through 75% of the top dressing, happy days. Followed your advice from last years lawn reno thanks.
Couldn't get USGA sand so went with a coarse washed river sand, might be a bit too course but the lawn is built on an underlay that is pretty fine sand and heaps of organics, hoping the course stuff drops down the core holes so its doesn't feel so spongy under foot.
P.S What's the orange robot thing in the background around the 8:30 mark?
Looks like a robot mower
I need that sprinkler !!
This was an aggressive reno 👌
Watch Ohio State's turf grass videos. No one believes it but if you put the sand down first, then core aerate, the holes get filled better
Atom edger is a fantastic bit of kit
Fantastic, great man.Finished my Reno on the Kikuyu and its such a satisfying feeling.
Why do people think this a renovation? It's not, it's typical yearly maintenance you should do on your yard. I would verticut over aeration for regular yards, any superintendent would tell you that. Renovations are much bigger projects than something you can do in one day typically. Regrassing, sod, New drainage, completely new soil, things like that. If you take care of your yard regularly than yearly maintenance it keeps looking good. Renovations are things you do over longer periods because they last longer like drainage.
Love it. Always follow this on my kyk each spring from your old house vids!! Side note what ear pods are you using? Are they both block out and Bluetooth ?
Love it. And love the cameo from the robot mower ;)
i had a little giggle when i saw the robot mower in the backround
Be really nice to see someone do this to the average lawn, Ya know one of those lawns thats uneven ands has dips from weeds...again something the average person will more than likely be dealing with.
Great video, mate! Good to see Aussie content. Have subbed and will check out the rest of your content. I have bought a 20+ year rental in country NSW and the "lawn" is a mongrel mix that has probably only ever been slashed a few times a year before rental inspection. Plan is to kill it and grow a new one since turf is out of the budget!
meanwhile my lawn is not sprayed, unirrigated, unfertilised and only leveled if there are bumps / holes and is mowed once a week
I don't exhibit any issues with thatch or over compaction.
Currently I have let it grow for 2 weeks to let clovers in it bloom and will be mowed in next couple of days when clover flowers start to brown
Nice 👌🏽
Lucky Maple was there in the supervisor role, should yield much nicer results with her guidance.
Awesome bro, always loved a good reno vid!
Extremely great effort again mate! Love your work l!!!
How do your pooches go with the granular fert?
Do you have a period of time where you dont let them back out onto the grass?
Yo mate what up welcome to another lawn tip vid, looking good i thought ypu wpuld have just used the rideon to clean up the cores but i guess if the lawn isnt wet they will just fly apart and turn to dust.. looks good cant wait to see the bounce back🤙
If my lawn is full of weeds what would you recommend doing? Is a normal renovation fine or do I need to get the weeds killed first?
what about the result brother.? can you show us the time lapse for lawn to the processes on following days..
thank u so much for your priceless endeavours..
Can you fertilise before you too dress? Or is it better to top dress then fert? Cheers
that rake like tool look like i great idea
thanks Ben, another great vid.
What kind of water hose is that at the end of the video
I bet your back was thanking you a million for using the giant blue sand spreader instead of shoveling it all out like old times - hahaha😊
Gidday Ben,
Thanks for vid,just finished my Reno on my Kikuyu in Ballarat area two weeks ago(Hopefully not to early) My question is can l mix your Pronto with your spring lawn tips mix? I have not mixed them on the first application this time but it would great to know if l could on the next application.
Thanks again
Glen 😊
Awesome job. What boots are those? They look very comfortable
Amazing stuff mate. Any reason you lay fert after the sand? Would it make any difference if you fert prior to top dressing to keep birds & stuff away from eating it
I'm dying to know how many steps you take on reno days
What is the side Shute Toe Cutter mower you use to scalp with? And can you still buy them? Penrith Sydney
Easy to renovate when you have multiple $5k machines at your disposal. I’d love to have just one of those machines, where I live we can’t even rent them. Buying them used is almost as expensive as buying them new. I have a 40k sq ft cool weather grass yard that needs some mild to moderate renovating, would this guy wanna come over and make a video with me? I’ll give him all the proceeds from TH-cam and sponsors!
Thanks Ben
In the growing season, what would happen to a grass if you did a Reno once a month?
Why don't you just use a dethatcher and have it pull out all the dead grass and leave the live grass there? Then just do some core aeration and re-seed? That's what I did for my backyard and it all came back nice and thick.
Ive been managing and building pga golf courses major championship for 24 years. Degrees in plant pathology and entomology from umass. Dead brown material evryone says thatch. It’s called mat dead thatch layer material. You have a great TH-cam channel. It’s been fun building USGA greens and tees etc
Sweet! 😊
beneficial to put down some sand afterwards to help level?
Why raze the lawn itself? Wouldn't scarifying be enough to pull the thatch?
Rad video!
I scalped and dethatched about 6 weeks ago, I didn't core it...
I think it probably do with a core, is it too late to give that a run? haha
Your vid motivated me to have a crack at my own reno. Sir Walter buffalo so I didn’t scalp it too heavily.
How long before you give it it’s first mow? And do you you mow it pretty high initially?
Do you when you are going to get the new lawn levels in
Do you recommend weed and feed, or separate applications of herbicide and fertiliser?
Is it possible to achieve results without the use of topsoil/sand ?
Hello what season did you do this in? When’s the optimal time of the year ?
great vid! will be redoing a lawn this spring so great tips!
what kinda boots are those?
I do a Reno each year on my dwarf Kikuyu and my tiftuf lawns, but only cut down to dirt and give a light top dress. I was looking at buying a Predator 510 dethatcher next season. You only used a groomer. Do you think it is necessary to get a dethatcher, scarifier and groomer. Would the groomer be enough, or would the other attachments be handy during the growing season? Seems pointless having all the gear if I don't need it. Would appreciate your feedback
Cute doggos🌸🩷
Any tips on how to thicken up a perennial rye grass lawn. Its a bit patchy l?
What kind of grass? I must have missed it.
Was that a Gloria Tells instrumental??
I just had my lawn top dressed for the first time & it is struggling to come back. There’s brown patches amongst the green. Friend said the brown patches are burnt because of the fert.
Any thoughts?
hey dude where do you get a sprinkler like that?
Love ya vids bud but got to say you looking like Ned flanders 😂😂 sorry pal 😂😂
Everyone loves Ned Flanders 🤣👌🏼
😂
Maybe stupid question but how do I find out what grass I have? Pretty sure I need to do something like this but not sure if I’ll kill the grass or not
I'm down in Adelaide, had spray on fescue just over a year ago about 135sqm, been struggling ever since with patchy parts with no growth and some with beautiful lush growth and some really thin. Not sure what to do
Maple! 🤩
Awesome video ! Just wondering what your water pressure is like for the sumi soaker ?
Can you apply Oxstar, accelepryn and dominate at same time? I was going to do this before too dressing with sand. Or should it all be done after top dress?
Would you also put accelepryn down at this point?
Nice vid Ben
HI is this process the same with Tohoma 31 grass? thanks
Great vid as always, Ben! Would you recommend scalp and scarify for a 10 month old Kikuyu lawn? I need to aerate and top dress to alleviate compaction, but not sure if dethatch is needed for a relatively new lawn?
What is that irrigation setup you are using?
About the Robot lawnmower in background?
What ear protection is that? Is it bluetooth as well?
Awesome video! What robot mower did we see in the back ground there? Been interested in getting one for my place
I noticed he now has a STIHL RMI 632P , keen to know what Ben thinks about the differences between the Husky he had
How do i adapt this to st Augustine ?
Does coreing work for buffalo?
Where did you get Maple from?
Hey mate i have grass i dont know what it is out the front but want to start seeding with some Kikuyu. If i scalp scarify and top dress to level out should i spray the weeds before or scalping should get most and i can hit them up after a month of growth?
Hey mate. Have you or are you planning on putting any pre-emergent down at all? Cheers
Hey mate, already did it a few weeks ago actually
what are the earbuds you are using?
Awesome.. have you got a link to that hose/sprinkler
it's the sumi soaker
Silly question but what is 1 cube of sand/soil roughly in tonnes?
Can vary a little, but about 1.5tonnes
@@LawnTips sweet thanks. Got about 300sqm to do but half of it is really uneven so im probably looking at needing 4-5 tonne then
Whats the mower called?
Does anyone know what headphones he is using? I have been in lawn maintenance for 5 years and I still can’t find the “right” pair!
Not sure on the model but they are probably custom molded in ear monitors by Ultimate Ears
UE
The mower is too deep 😁
Is maple a long hair? I have a female long hair... love her to death.. amazing personalitys but stubborn as hell!
Yep! She sure is. They can be stubborn for sure haha
@LawnTips nice! Great friend for schnitty. Just be mindful of their backs, try stop them jumping off things where possible, I have stairs where needed but she still had a scare and lost use of her backs legs at 5 yr old. Thankfully no surgery and she recovered. Insurance is key haha
Hmmm ... amateur radio antenna on the roof???
Totally respect your knowledge and effort and skill but personally I’m just so baffled by the desire to put this much effort into grass -
Kikuyu and Koch? is what we call Bermuda?
Couch is Bermuda.
Yep! Couch is the same as Bermuda
first here
Who’s got time for this bullshit? Lawn care is the biggest fucking scam in home ownership.
you know you found a good guy when he cant talk about renovating a lawn while seemingly putting mo effort into shoving how much more educated and well versed he is in the matter down your throat. Best teachers are humble. (also the intermission to play with your dog while explaining lawn tips also shows your character.
This isn't a renovation, this should be typical yearly maintenance except for the topdressing, it's not needed on a home lawn unless your wanting something short like Tee height or lower
It’s what we call it in Australia on the golf course when we do our yearly renovations. Just a term that is used in the industry over here 👍🏽
@@LawnTips where in Australia are you from
What in ear head phones are you using?
They are some ultimate ears. Got them from acustoms.com.au
@@LawnTips thanks! My Bose just failed and I’m after a replacement.