Preparing and Seeding a Back Yard Putting Green
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ต.ค. 2024
- In this video I go through a process that any and all of you could go through to take your existing back yard grass and prepare and overseed it to start to manage a putting green. I am overseeding my existing green with bentgrass varieties 007 and Flagstick. These both perform well in turf trials in my area and were selected by Erin Hills in their fairway renovation (which I will never stop mentioning, ever).
The seeding process is quite simple, scuff up the existing area, spread the seed, rake it in, top dress the area to get it smoother, and then water water water.
The coming video will be the plan and how best to navigate the establishment phase for your green.
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I’m a Bermuda guy, but I love watching your videos! Keep them coming!
Thank you. Similar concepts just sod instead of seed.
That prep & top dressing looked great. I bet in another couple weeks it will be outstanding.
Thank you. Will take some time to get the new grass established and height brought down. But here's hoping.
Much respect for the attention and meticulous detail that you give your green. Maybe one day I'll drive by and sink a few puts.
Thank you. I've actually been meaning to reach out about getting together at some point.
The task of drilling holes must have been a time consuming task but looks like it’s working out! Looking forward to the follow up video. Good job Jason! 👌🏻
Think it was about 20 hours. But yes worth it. Super squishy on the fringe but pretty dry and stable on the green. Thanks.
The best way I found to spread the bent grass seed is to mix it with sand, not a lot but it really works well. It really looks nice and really enjoy your channel.
Ooo I like that idea. Thank you and thank you.
Great job showing and explaining the tasks involved!
Thank you.
Looking good! I thought about doing something similar with my green but man is that a lot of work 🤣
Thanks. There are maybe more efficient ways to do it than I did. Just the best process I could come up with given my expertise and tools available. Definitely worked though.
Thank you for your videos
Thank you!
Sweet!🏌🏻
Thanks.
Hello, thx for the video. What parts are you using with the hose mounted MP sprinklers? I only see under ground applications thx
On Amazon, or anywhere really, you can buy spikes that will let a hose pass through. Then buy a male to male adapter of the appropriate size to screw the sprinkler on top. Then daisy chain however many you can run together. Probably 3-5.
I basically copied Ryan Knorrs setup.
Hi Jason thank you for your video. Just started with my back yard putting green. I'm in Merton, how do I get rid of crab grass and not damage the bent grass?
Would be a bit early for crabgrass assuming that's Merton Wisconsin. Admittedly I don't have a lot of experience or knowledge in killing grassy in bent. Cutting short enough tends to solve a lot of these problems.
The work certainly is back breaking but the results are worth it. What's your height of cut on the green?
3/8" currently. Will target 3/16" or as high as 0.2" depending on how it's doing and looking.
I commented on an older putting green video but I'll say it here: How have earthworm castings been on the putting green this spring? I find them super annoying and I'm told tea seed meal (you can order from Planet Turf) drastically reduces earthworms when they're overpopulated.
Apparently topdressing with sand discourages them too so that helps.
I've accepted them as a part of managing. Mine are quite bad and based on studies I've seen sand top dressing doesn't really make a difference. I just knock them down with my level rake and will be top dressing regularly to keep them from building up on the surface.
how do you keep your collar set? doesn't the creeping bent grass creep over into your other type of edge grass? Perhaps yours is PRG? Just curious how you keep it clean. Thanks so much.
I don't. Rest of my backyard is marginal at best, so I'm not worried yet. Some day I'll reno the whole back, at which time I'll use mesotrione and triclopyr to keep it at bay.
@@JasonSeiberlich thanks!
Great content! I'm in the early phases of researching how to create a putting green in my yard and I'm unsure what to do with the current grass. Do I level directly over what is already there with a soil/sand mix or do I need to get rid of the grass that is there first then level? I'm seeing a lot of good information on TH-cam but not much on starting from scratch. Any help is appreciated!
Thank you. I have another video on "everything you need to know" for a backyard putting green. Click bait title but I try to go over all considerations of having a green as efficiently as possible and what I'd done. There's also a playlist on my channel from this year, which this video is in, that talks a little more about getting started and various topics.
I'd say sand level a section and overseed. The grass that can't make it at the desired height will just die off.
@@JasonSeiberlich Thanks for the response! I look for that video.
@@JasonSeiberlich I actually watched that video, definitely the best one I've seen. I guess my question is. Will the current grass and weeds eventually make their way to the surface if I go right over top? Or will overseeding with bentgrass take over anything already there? Clearly I'm new to this.
Hi Jason I don’t live far from you I’m Hartland. Where do I get USGA spec sand?
Waupaca Sand Solutions. Quarry is in Dousman I believe.
Where did you find the USGA sand, I am having a hell of time tracking it down close to me here in West Michigan
Got lucky. Both quarries I called forwarded me to a place that happens to have a pit about 30 miles from my house. Waupaca sand solutions.
@@JasonSeiberlich That is super nice, jealous you have the resource super close. I am sure you are done seeding, but I had really good luck pre-germinating bent grass seed indoors. It germinated 24 hours after spreading it out. Saved some water. But either really does work. The green is looking amazing, well done!!!
Thank you.
What if some peat moss were added to the top dressing? Just courious. I'm super new at this. Thanks
There would be peat moss in the sand. I'm only top dressing the surface, so the moisture retention at the surface really doesn't make that big of a difference
Oh and where are you located? I'm in Northern Mn.
Love your videos. Thank you!
Southeastern wisconsin.
What do you use for weed control? Can not find anything for bent grass.
The spectracide weed stop for lawns that has the yellow cap is labeled for use in bentgrass.
@@JasonSeiberlich Thanks a lot, love all your videos I have learned a lot, Thanks again
Hey Jason, where can I get 007 or Flagstck bent grass seed? Hard to find
Best luck I've had is United Seed.
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What numbers we looking for on npk, for freshly planted green.
Depends on the soil test. I went a pound of everything and then recommend 4-1-2 ratio going forward but that would also depend on soil test
You use a root mix not just sand...the rootzone is 90% sand 10% peat which hold the water but you have something crazy with clay and sand... so yea. You punch holes is should be more frequently and not so massive that's why we never go that big. You should just certi-drain and topdress
Would pregerminating bentgrass be an option?
I'm sure. Just don't have any experience with it and didn't feel like it.
What was your hoc. Before the sand went down? Thanks
I believe it would have been down to greens height (0.15" to 0.175") before sanding again.
Where’s the mclane manual mower ? You never use it . I think you should sell it to me
Haha already sold it. Last June some time.
Where do you buy your bentgrass seed?
United Seed Company. Only place I've found readily available high end cultivars in small quantities. I'm sure there are others, but it's the first I found.
What type of sand to dress the putting green?
th-cam.com/video/fiz8MlBRDCE/w-d-xo.html
Second half of that video I talk about it.
Bulk spec sand? Jelly
Yea quite lucky to be near the area supplier.
@@JasonSeiberlich I’m happy for you. It took me a long time to find a source. Bagged but it’s legit