Great video again. Advice and knowledge is appreciated as always. Inspiration Shaun, Thanks for the time and effort you always put into your channel..❤️🇬🇧👍 All the best from a Scotsman in New Zealand..🏴😉
Shaun, thanks for bringing us along for the day. I am very happy to say this is the first year, in over 15 years, that my lawn is looking as good at the beginning of the season as it did at the end of the season last year. My lawn was the only lawn in the neighborhood that was uniformly green all winter. After following your methods, there's no moss or thatch, no thin spots, and I can see soil between the grass. I'll reseed again in April and am looking forward to a second year of following your advice for a great lawn.
Great video, thank you for sharing your wisdom. I truly appreciate your channel and can't thank you enough for your time taken to make great content like this. Keep the good work up, Blessings to you and all that's dear to you and your family, friends and followers too God bless you all 🙏
This has really put everything into perspective in regards to my own lawn. I gave it a full renovation basically and has faired pretty well. It's a bit thin in places and in some areas bare patches due to where my dog has pee'd. Little to no moss but will require an overseed at some point. Can't wait to how ot fares this summer 😀
Never stopped raining this year in the Lakes. Back garden is waterlogged and the grass really struggling because of poor drainage. Mind you, a Springer Spaniel with enormous paws hasn't helped! Managed to cut the front lawn a couple of times though and looking good. A lot of work needed on the back, if it fver stops raining!!!!
Great following you around Shaun, it's really only in the past few years I've been able to spend more time on my lawn following retirement, and instead of just running the mower over it I'm now more into the science of the turf and grass. It's great having people like yourself and others to obtain the proper advice from that is such a great help to obtaining a lawn to be proud of. Hopefully we are on the turn now towards some warmer weather and I can get my 35 classic back to work instead of the rotary. Many thanks partner 👍
Amazing Shuan, thanks for sharing your normal working day with us, with great advices on top. If I was to do lawn reno for someone like 50sqm inc weed/moss killing, scarifiecation, aeration, overseeding top dressing, fleecing. 4 to 5 weeks job untill lawn is established so then customer can carry on with mowing. How much would you charge for the work inc all the materials. Thank you
Very hard to say without seeing the lawn.. You'd need to factor in what you need to make per day, if you've staff etc.. For me it's no more than half a days work with professional machines. I let the customer do all the watering so it's just the reno cost
100% - it seemed to rain almost daily since October up until the last couple of weeks.. not sure if its a sign of things to come or juts a freak year, but it makes sense to try and plan ahead for future occurences
@@LawnRight same in the south Shaun. Although I did manage to get out and cut a few of my lawns yesterday but back to rain today. I just wanted to say what a great video that was and you certainly got through quite a few properties. That’s hope people don’t start cutting back on the extras. Good luck for this year, I think it’s going to be a tough one for small business in the current fiscal tightening of home owners 👍🏻 All the best, Mark
@@markjefferson7492 thanks Mark.. No rain here today thankfully.. We've kept things pretty stable with the customer base so far thankfully and encouragingly getting new quotes too. Fingers crossed for a good year
Love the vids-I did loads of drainage and levelling work on my 2 lawns (front/back) 18mmago. They need additional levelling, and have some weeds/ bald spots to address. my query should I aerate/scarify before I add levelling sand or other way around?
Loved the vid esp as one of my customers has a v sandy shady lawn that is quite mossy. It is always a struggle to get it looking good. You mentioned a root booster that you add, is that seaweed or something else and do you add it to the water with the iron sulphate?
You were saying about the dogs urine, would it be good if i went around pissing allover my lawn, well at night time so i don't upset the neighbors😂 maybe not,but seriously if it was a diluted with water in a watering can?
I have a contract with a housing association who only have 6 cuts a year! Every time I turn up the grass is longer than the last time I turned up. Anything I can do other than glyphosate fence lines or is it just the fact that 6 cuts a year is always going to look terrible. Thanks
Yeah 6 cuts just isnt anywhere near enough to be fair. Unless you charged more to cover the extra time. For lush grass it needs cutting g weekly or more often but associations etc just need it cut so I dloool to see if you can either do more cuts or up the price to allow an extra hour each visit.. Or something along those lines
It's just personal choice and more so with Confidence levels also.. Turf is faster and establishes quicker but more costly.. Seeds cheaper and take longer to establish 😊
thanks Shuan just purchased some of your emerald green to boast my lawn, have you something you recommend to get rid moss covered in moss or could I send you couple to recommend what would be best.
@@derekcarruthers-c2i hi.. Thanks for the order.. Sorry did you mean your lawn covered in moss or something else like a driveway.. For Lawns a feed with some iron in it will help blacken and weaken the moss but it would need raking out.. Or just some iron sulphate.. For driveways etc you'll need to use a hard surface cleaner
Thanks for that. I'm aware of rotting roots encouraging mycelium formation leading to the mushrooms. It's a fascinating subject, and I simply don't know enough about them personally.. cheers
Hi, hope you’re well. I’ve been obsessed with your videos recently and had a question.. I have scarified (lawn was v mossy) and put some organic moss remover on afterwards as it was still very mossy. I would like to seed next but not sure how long to wait until I do, also should I scarify again (if it’s a 3 week wait).. please can you advise on what to do next and when?
Hi if its mo bacter you applied it is very very slow from what Ive read about it, like many months, so I wouldn't be hanging around for it. if your scarifying has created a lot of grooves in the soil and you can see the soil then feel free to seed now.. if not, scarify again, in a different direction then seed right away :)
@@LawnRight hi mate hope you’re still well! I’m back with another question.. I bought the Hurells seeds you use but was wondering how you store it to keep it for lets say use next year? The weather is getting warm for the next 2/3 weeks so want to make sure I’m doing it right
I’ve got a really compacted lawn caused by tradesmen repairing my fence after the high winds. It’s almost bare mud in places. Should I still scarify or aerate, seed & top dress only? Thanks. Love the channel.
Hi aerate for sure.. If you do the others it's all good.. But if would be good to throw some seeds down on the bare spots with a light covering of soil or compost
I can understand homeowners wanting to cut their lawn but uk councils have an obsession with neatness. Let the grass grow and use the money to pick up litter. Easy
What order would you recommend the following: Scarify Aerate Moss treatment Overseed Top dressing Feed and weed And what month shall I begin Any advice would be appreciated
Moss treatment first.. The rest is fine.. You can start in April for best results.. I wouldn't feed and weed for 6 weeks minimum after seeding though..
What’s the best grass seed to use for a clay soil and majority shaded area?…I used a perennial ryegrass (50%) and tall fescue (50%) mix and had so much die back over winter…very thick in the summer but only about 50% of the grass left over winter!
Hi it sounds like the prg has died off.. The tall fescue is good.. But. Even so with shade any grass will struggle and we have had an incredibly wet winter
when is best to cut lawn this year? i have a dog that has destroyed most of my lawn and i want it looking fresh this year. looking at releveling and reseeding but not sure when is best
That's pretty normal for a lanw care company.. Keeps weeds down mostly and adds fertilizer it's basically a introductory service.. Most are happy with this but we can do more
Cold here today too Shaun, gonna be 21 degrees Celsius in the shade maximum today! I have been out of the country for a month and the missus reports that the lawn back home is long and wet. I dread to think what is gonna be in there when I get back at the end of this month. I have told her if she has the weather to cut it, do not take more than 1/3 off the length.
@@LawnRight only if I can swap my paint brush for your lawn mower. Living on the edge of a desert I have no lawn but I have a massive renovation in progress right now. 😁
Not usually no.. But.. It's been unusually mild with very little frosts.. You can definitely wait till April for best results but as a business owner I have to push things.. Thankfully never had any major issues
It's all down to effort regular mowing, a few moments each day using a selective weed killer each day kills the weeds and not the grasses. reseeding in the spring or preferably Autumn. As regards to weed killer on patios etc I use boiling water.
Good morning Shaun… nice vid and interesting to see different lawns. Yup moss a bit of a problem. What do moss treatment do you use…? And after the treatment how long do I wait to re seed? Some customers are nice … you said it all. 🤓B
ha ha lol.... yes.. you got it ;-). Yes, I simply put iron sulphate down through winter typically to keep the moss at bay as much as possible... You can seed within a few weeks quite happily
@@LawnRight sorry Shaun… the iron Sulphate is it the powder one .. if so what rate in water?.. I think miracle grow do one but may have a fertiliser in it so wasn’t sure about using that one? 🤔 this time of year.
Hi, as its getting milder you should be fine to use the miracle gro one but check the application timing on it.. it might be that the product is more of a summer feed with some iron in it.. in which case avoid for now... Yes I simply use powdered stuff (most are the same).. the stuff I use is in big bags in bulk and I generally put around 800g to 1000g(1 litre roughly) in with 20 litres of water using a Green deflector tip nozzle.. and of course all the usual rules on spraying apply - as it stains any hard surfaces.,..@@bbr9707
Ironically, its a sign of good soil.. the worms drag organic matter down, and the worm castings make great material to improve the soil.. just looks horrible.. hopefully when they've dried out you can disperse them
Great video again. Advice and knowledge is appreciated as always. Inspiration Shaun, Thanks for the time and effort you always put into your channel..❤️🇬🇧👍 All the best from a Scotsman in New Zealand..🏴😉
Thanks Peter, hope you're enjoying the weather over there (well I'm sure you are in comparison to scotlands typical weather 😊)
Shaun, thanks for bringing us along for the day. I am very happy to say this is the first year, in over 15 years, that my lawn is looking as good at the beginning of the season as it did at the end of the season last year. My lawn was the only lawn in the neighborhood that was uniformly green all winter. After following your methods, there's no moss or thatch, no thin spots, and I can see soil between the grass. I'll reseed again in April and am looking forward to a second year of following your advice for a great lawn.
Mike it's all down to you. I'm just some random guy in the corner with a few tips.
It’s calming to see that people in „Lawn Country“ England are facing similar problems as we in Germany 😊
Thankfully we can all work together to solve them 🤞🤞🤞😊😊
Lots of rain exposure is evident when looking at the amount of green moisture damage on the fence...
I'm sooo ready for spring!
Great video, thank you for sharing your wisdom. I truly appreciate your channel and can't thank you enough for your time taken to make great content like this. Keep the good work up, Blessings to you and all that's dear to you and your family, friends and followers too God bless you all 🙏
Thank you for the kind words 😊
@2.25 Have you bought a left hand drive van 🤣
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It needs a valet Shaun lol Xx 😂
@@LisaRedfern-Webb come on over!
Great video as always. Hello from Ireland 🇮🇪
Hi! Thanks
Are you treating it with weed killer and how often do you do a garden?
Hi I visit my customer lawns every 10 weeks and apply both feed and weedkiller cheers
This has really put everything into perspective in regards to my own lawn. I gave it a full renovation basically and has faired pretty well. It's a bit thin in places and in some areas bare patches due to where my dog has pee'd. Little to no moss but will require an overseed at some point. Can't wait to how ot fares this summer 😀
Thanks.. I'm sure it's going to be stunning in summer after the seeding 👍👍😊
Kentucky blue grass would solve the thinning laws it soon fills in late spring
Never stopped raining this year in the Lakes.
Back garden is waterlogged and the grass really struggling because of poor drainage.
Mind you, a Springer Spaniel with enormous paws hasn't helped!
Managed to cut the front lawn a couple of times though and looking good.
A lot of work needed on the back, if it fver stops raining!!!!
It has been horrendous hasn't it 😔😔😔
"There's some moss in the lawn"....I have some grass in my moss!
😂😔😔 Same for many this year 😔
My arpox 200sqm lawn is just a sea of moss..
Springy though and nice from a distance
Hey man I sometimes feel like your my journey man and it’s a wee family hahaha . Good video lad , let’s us all feel good and bad at the same time 😂🫡
We are just one big family 😊👪👪
Great following you around Shaun, it's really only in the past few years I've been able to spend more time on my lawn following retirement, and instead of just running the mower over it I'm now more into the science of the turf and grass.
It's great having people like yourself and others to obtain the proper advice from that is such a great help to obtaining a lawn to be proud of.
Hopefully we are on the turn now towards some warmer weather and I can get my 35 classic back to work instead of the rotary.
Many thanks partner 👍
Thank you for such kind words 😊
My lawn is a bit yellow and I am thinking to put a winter fertiliser down tomorrow. Plus a 2nd cut if its gonna be dry. It better be 😂
Fingers crossed! 😊😊
@LawnRight thank you. I have one question though, is it ok if i leave grass clippings on the lawn?
What an intro! Great video as usual, great looking lawn at the end
Thanks 😁😁
Amazing Shuan, thanks for sharing your normal working day with us, with great advices on top. If I was to do lawn reno for someone like 50sqm inc weed/moss killing, scarifiecation, aeration, overseeding top dressing, fleecing. 4 to 5 weeks job untill lawn is established so then customer can carry on with mowing. How much would you charge for the work inc all the materials. Thank you
Very hard to say without seeing the lawn.. You'd need to factor in what you need to make per day, if you've staff etc.. For me it's no more than half a days work with professional machines. I let the customer do all the watering so it's just the reno cost
I have reverse dog pee burns, it grows beautifully where the dog wees! I guess that means my soil is N-deficient? Any tips to improve it?
Absolutely spot on! Great to see some typical UK lawns 👍🏻
Love the content
Thanks.. Real life on real typical lawns
Hello, Whats best length of grass we should keep during spring anf summer,?
Hi for most lawn id say between 1 and 2 inches
@@LawnRight thank you very much for answering questions as usual. 👍
Some shocking over wintered lawns there. Do you think this year has been worse for a while Shaun?
100% - it seemed to rain almost daily since October up until the last couple of weeks.. not sure if its a sign of things to come or juts a freak year, but it makes sense to try and plan ahead for future occurences
@@LawnRight same in the south Shaun.
Although I did manage to get out and cut a few of my lawns yesterday but back to rain today. I just wanted to say what a great video that was and you certainly got through quite a few properties.
That’s hope people don’t start cutting back on the extras. Good luck for this year, I think it’s going to be a tough one for small business in the current fiscal tightening of home owners 👍🏻 All the best, Mark
@@markjefferson7492 thanks Mark.. No rain here today thankfully.. We've kept things pretty stable with the customer base so far thankfully and encouragingly getting new quotes too. Fingers crossed for a good year
When would you start overseeding in spring? Near London 😂❤
As long as no frosts and trying to avoid heavy rain usually April 🤞🤞🤞
Love the vids-I did loads of drainage and levelling work on my 2 lawns (front/back) 18mmago. They need additional levelling, and have some weeds/ bald spots to address. my query should I aerate/scarify before I add levelling sand or other way around?
Hi I would do those first before levelling :)
Loved the vid esp as one of my customers has a v sandy shady lawn that is quite mossy. It is always a struggle to get it looking good.
You mentioned a root booster that you add, is that seaweed or something else and do you add it to the water with the iron sulphate?
Hi yes you can def do that 😊😊
Amazing Shaun, looking forward to this years lawn season :)
Cheers! Me too
Lawn time 🤝🏻
You were saying about the dogs urine, would it be good if i went around pissing allover my lawn, well at night time so i don't upset the neighbors😂 maybe not,but seriously if it was a diluted with water in a watering can?
It's not the worst idea 😉.. It's not as strong as dogs urine but may leave the lawn smelling a little bit.. Fruity.... 😂
I have a contract with a housing association who only have 6 cuts a year! Every time I turn up the grass is longer than the last time I turned up. Anything I can do other than glyphosate fence lines or is it just the fact that 6 cuts a year is always going to look terrible.
Thanks
Yeah 6 cuts just isnt anywhere near enough to be fair. Unless you charged more to cover the extra time. For lush grass it needs cutting g weekly or more often but associations etc just need it cut so I dloool to see if you can either do more cuts or up the price to allow an extra hour each visit.. Or something along those lines
love the videos Shaun wound you if you where moving into a new property turf or seed what gets best results ta Derek
It's just personal choice and more so with Confidence levels also.. Turf is faster and establishes quicker but more costly.. Seeds cheaper and take longer to establish 😊
thanks Shuan just purchased some of your emerald green to boast my lawn, have you something you recommend to get rid moss covered in moss or could I send you couple to recommend what would be best.
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@@derekcarruthers-c2i hi.. Thanks for the order.. Sorry did you mean your lawn covered in moss or something else like a driveway.. For Lawns a feed with some iron in it will help blacken and weaken the moss but it would need raking out.. Or just some iron sulphate.. For driveways etc you'll need to use a hard surface cleaner
@@LawnRight yes sorry shuan lawn
Fairy rings are caused by trees, if you identify the fungi you can tell what tree was there, the diameter if the ring shows the size of the canopy!
Thanks for that. I'm aware of rotting roots encouraging mycelium formation leading to the mushrooms. It's a fascinating subject, and I simply don't know enough about them personally.. cheers
Darn... I thought it was fairies!
Hi, hope you’re well. I’ve been obsessed with your videos recently and had a question.. I have scarified (lawn was v mossy) and put some organic moss remover on afterwards as it was still very mossy. I would like to seed next but not sure how long to wait until I do, also should I scarify again (if it’s a 3 week wait).. please can you advise on what to do next and when?
Hi if its mo bacter you applied it is very very slow from what Ive read about it, like many months, so I wouldn't be hanging around for it. if your scarifying has created a lot of grooves in the soil and you can see the soil then feel free to seed now.. if not, scarify again, in a different direction then seed right away :)
@@LawnRight it was Richard Jackson flower power moss remover that I applied, the grooves from scarifying have more or less gone now 🥲
@@LawnRight hi mate hope you’re still well! I’m back with another question.. I bought the Hurells seeds you use but was wondering how you store it to keep it for lets say use next year? The weather is getting warm for the next 2/3 weeks so want to make sure I’m doing it right
@@IP14_ hi In a dark sealed container is best... personally ive left it in the bag with the top rolled down but thats not the best way
I’ve got a really compacted lawn caused by tradesmen repairing my fence after the high winds. It’s almost bare mud in places. Should I still scarify or aerate, seed & top dress only? Thanks. Love the channel.
Hi aerate for sure.. If you do the others it's all good.. But if would be good to throw some seeds down on the bare spots with a light covering of soil or compost
Thanks.
@@LawnRight
I can understand homeowners wanting to cut their lawn but uk councils have an obsession with neatness. Let the grass grow and use the money to pick up litter. Easy
What order would you recommend the following:
Scarify
Aerate
Moss treatment
Overseed
Top dressing
Feed and weed
And what month shall I begin
Any advice would be appreciated
Moss treatment first.. The rest is fine.. You can start in April for best results.. I wouldn't feed and weed for 6 weeks minimum after seeding though..
Do you drive a left hand drive shaun ?
No 😊
What’s the best grass seed to use for a clay soil and majority shaded area?…I used a perennial ryegrass (50%) and tall fescue (50%) mix and had so much die back over winter…very thick in the summer but only about 50% of the grass left over winter!
Hi it sounds like the prg has died off.. The tall fescue is good.. But. Even so with shade any grass will struggle and we have had an incredibly wet winter
Lawn 9. What did the customer actually want done there?
I think folks are happy just for me to keep the weeds down.. Don't think the lawn stands a chance of staying thick with the kids playing footie on it
when is best to cut lawn this year? i have a dog that has destroyed most of my lawn and i want it looking fresh this year. looking at releveling and reseeding but not sure when is best
Hi you can cut now, just try to give it a couple of dry days first
Once every 10 weeks? What the heck?
That's pretty normal for a lanw care company.. Keeps weeds down mostly and adds fertilizer it's basically a introductory service.. Most are happy with this but we can do more
Cold here today too Shaun, gonna be 21 degrees Celsius in the shade maximum today!
I have been out of the country for a month and the missus reports that the lawn back home is long and wet. I dread to think what is gonna be in there when I get back at the end of this month.
I have told her if she has the weather to cut it, do not take more than 1/3 off the length.
Currently 2 degrees here today 😁 swap it for your 21 😂 can't wait for summer
@@LawnRight only if I can swap my paint brush for your lawn mower. Living on the edge of a desert I have no lawn but I have a massive renovation in progress right now. 😁
Is this early March time really recommended for lawn scarification?
Not usually no.. But.. It's been unusually mild with very little frosts.. You can definitely wait till April for best results but as a business owner I have to push things.. Thankfully never had any major issues
It's all down to effort regular mowing, a few moments each day using a selective weed killer each day kills the weeds and not the grasses. reseeding in the spring or preferably Autumn. As regards to weed killer on patios etc I use boiling water.
all good advice :)
Good morning Shaun… nice vid and interesting to see different lawns.
Yup moss a bit of a problem. What do moss treatment do you use…? And after the treatment how long do I wait to re seed? Some customers are nice … you said it all. 🤓B
ha ha lol.... yes.. you got it ;-). Yes, I simply put iron sulphate down through winter typically to keep the moss at bay as much as possible... You can seed within a few weeks quite happily
@@LawnRight sorry Shaun… the iron Sulphate is it the powder one .. if so what rate in water?.. I think miracle grow do one but may have a fertiliser in it so wasn’t sure about using that one? 🤔 this time of year.
Hi, as its getting milder you should be fine to use the miracle gro one but check the application timing on it.. it might be that the product is more of a summer feed with some iron in it.. in which case avoid for now... Yes I simply use powdered stuff (most are the same).. the stuff I use is in big bags in bulk and I generally put around 800g to 1000g(1 litre roughly) in with 20 litres of water using a Green deflector tip nozzle.. and of course all the usual rules on spraying apply - as it stains any hard surfaces.,..@@bbr9707
Hi I mow every 2 weeks. Which not enough. Lot customers won't pay weekly.shame really
Yeah.. I've been there years ago when I also did gardening.. They're just not into lawn care
Are you mainly spraying iron sulphate on the lawn this time of year?
Hi yep that's the one.. but with the milder weather it's looking good now to start putting a little `spring fertiliser on
Don't see any worm casts which is a bonus. My lawn is covered with them 😔
Ironically, its a sign of good soil.. the worms drag organic matter down, and the worm castings make great material to improve the soil.. just looks horrible.. hopefully when they've dried out you can disperse them
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23 treatments on a typical day 🤯
Know that feeling well.. No rest for the wicked
11 is Nice but a lot of work…. 2 days a week needed I bet. Then it could look perfect.
I know he has a gardening company come in as he doesn't have time, but I'm sure it's a fair bit of work
@@LawnRight they need YOU there once a week!🤓😂
@@bbr9707 would be nice
@@LawnRighti worked on that garden with the company in 2022, i think we did 4 hours per week during the growing season
@@kirk464646 4hours per week… you know what it takes …..shame the occupants don’t know what it takes to have a good lawn / garden… good luck Shaun!
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