Hi I’m a lawn geek in uk and would not have let my lawn get that thick to the point you are fetching that amount of thatch out of the lawn and let it get that soft and spongy . I do a hard scarification at the end of March and then I do a verticut every first week of each month during our growing seasons April to September , this reduces my lawns compaction all season and never get your problem and it keeps the lawn free of disease , helps wind blow through the grass profile and let’s water from hose sprayer or rain get right into the soil and not lay in top of the turf layer . Hope this helps and trust me keep verticut ting regular and we should see your lawn stay healthy all season . Glenn 👍
Crazy how hard you can take these things down!! Seriously impressive how dense it was. I'd love to see day-to-day photos in your next video showing how fast it recovers from a scalp like that. Just took a strip of my Bermuda from 1.5" down to 1", I feel like your lawn is so healthy it will recover faster than mine. A+ content man
Thank you! The density of it is just crazy. Just an insane amount material packed into a relatively small area. I’m sure the yard is happy to breathe a bit for a couple weeks lol thanks for dropping a comment!
It seems to me that several lighter verticuttings over a few weeks would have sufficed to thin the lawn without going to dirt and scalping the grass. My lawn got super thick last year and my mower started floating on the turf. I remedied the issue this year by doing light verticuts monthly. It will look good after it comes back, but for me, the growing season is already too short to be brown for a month during that time.
Holy Moly that is a lot of thatch..😳 Especially how low you cut. I noticed same sponginess on my yard. Diffidently need to do a vertic cut. Thanks for the video.
Just picked up a Classen turf seeder with the blades on it instead of the flails like on the turf rake / power rake. I mow my Bermuda at 0.5" as well. Going to run the Classen over it tomorrow. I don't want to go too hard on it this late in the season, but holy cow, you pulled a ton of debris out of yours. Really hoping that this also makes the spring scalp easier, since the mower won't be chewing through such a thick layer of stolons.
I have been noticing my lawn looking spongy as well and scalping more often in certain places. Thanks for the encouragement, I may look into doing this, too.
Hey man your next project could be painting the fence like a red wood to see the contrast with the grass, once it starts coming in. We would love to see the process. Thanks man and God bless.
@@LawnInsider heck yeah man it would look great with the Bermuda popping that deep green. It would teach us a thing a two. Plus it would be great content. 👍🏽
So satisfying to watch this video. I just bought the Allett Kensington mower along with their cartridges. I can't wait til spring next year to properly fix my yard.
That will look awesome when it comes back in but I think I will stick with the early scalp and light verticutting monthly during the growing season. Great content, thanks!
Have you thought about a plant growth regulator? Great job with the verticutter! You needed my Snapper with the Pac-N-Sac to pick up all that debris. I love the Whatalawn shirt idea! True Texan all the way. BTW I went to the Colt 45 games while the Astrodome and Astroworld were being built... when they flipped on the lights, millions of mosquitos in the pasture south of 610 said: "Mealtime!"
Ton of beautiful grass!!! Not Crud!!! Will you be aerating your yard this week? And over seeding? Please Keep us posted July Is just around the corner!!
Do you think you should have done a spring scalp? Just wondering if it got so thick and spongy because you didn't scalp it this year. Always great to see your videos man!
Crazy thick turf, but that is the awesome thing about bermuda is it can take this beating and come back stronger. You have had hard resets in the past year, but this was a major reset and pretty early in the year. Is your conclusion that it was because you didn't scalp this year? It still didn't work bad as you got through Memorial Day (major #1) and it should be back by July 4th (Major #2), so still a good year. But any thoughts about skipping the scalp?
I definitely think skipping the scalp didn’t help, but like you mentioned, I almost count it as a win since I was green from late February. It was a lot of work, for sure lol.
Are you still using liquid fertilizers from yard mastery like micro green, green punch and green effect? What products to include biostims have you used to help in recovery?
I really scalped mainly to clean it up afterwards. There were stolons sticking every which way. Verticutting first thinned it out some which made scalping a little easier as well. As far as advantages/disadvantages, I don’t think either order is going to dramatically change the outcome or the difficulty of what you’re trying to accomplish.
As long as your lawn has time to recover, this is ok to do. So in my area anytime between March and September practically. You definitely could do a leveling project after doing this. Probably would even want to aerate beforehand.
I’m gonna use this opportunity to apply some of my soil apps. Probably put out some Hydretain for the summer months. Water schedule will stay the same though! I put out a fertilizer yesterday.
I know some of your neighbors are mad at you. Had they known you were going to scalp your lawn. You could’ve just sodded it to them. LOL Heck I would have Paid for shipping!!!
This is blowing my mind. That lawn looked so short and tight. Crazy all that was in there.
Same, I did not expect that!
Hi I’m a lawn geek in uk and would not have let my lawn get that thick to the point you are fetching that amount of thatch out of the lawn and let it get that soft and spongy .
I do a hard scarification at the end of March and then I do a verticut every first week of each month during our growing seasons April to September , this reduces my lawns compaction all season and never get your problem and it keeps the lawn free of disease , helps wind blow through the grass profile and let’s water from hose sprayer or rain get right into the soil and not lay in top of the turf layer . Hope this helps and trust me keep verticut ting regular and we should see your lawn stay healthy all season . Glenn 👍
I have the same ren o thin with the flail blades. Would you happen to have a build list for that reel setup?
I did this with my front lawn and the results ( Bermuda grass St. Louis Missouri. Now it’s so thick and plush . It’s so soft and healthy looking..
Crazy how hard you can take these things down!! Seriously impressive how dense it was. I'd love to see day-to-day photos in your next video showing how fast it recovers from a scalp like that. Just took a strip of my Bermuda from 1.5" down to 1", I feel like your lawn is so healthy it will recover faster than mine. A+ content man
Thank you! The density of it is just crazy. Just an insane amount material packed into a relatively small area. I’m sure the yard is happy to breathe a bit for a couple weeks lol thanks for dropping a comment!
It seems to me that several lighter verticuttings over a few weeks would have sufficed to thin the lawn without going to dirt and scalping the grass.
My lawn got super thick last year and my mower started floating on the turf. I remedied the issue this year by doing light verticuts monthly.
It will look good after it comes back, but for me, the growing season is already too short to be brown for a month during that time.
Holy Moly that is a lot of thatch..😳 Especially how low you cut. I noticed same sponginess on my yard. Diffidently need to do a vertic cut. Thanks for the video.
can't wait till it recovers in 2-3 weeks! Bermuda is amazing.
Nice Job Buddy !!! Looks great ! Lots of work too ! One day I’ll buy a yard vacuum ! lol
I know it lol that’s what took longer than anything. Then dealing with the actual pile.
THAT WAS Crazy!!! Wow! Can't wait for the follow-up!
Just picked up a Classen turf seeder with the blades on it instead of the flails like on the turf rake / power rake. I mow my Bermuda at 0.5" as well. Going to run the Classen over it tomorrow. I don't want to go too hard on it this late in the season, but holy cow, you pulled a ton of debris out of yours. Really hoping that this also makes the spring scalp easier, since the mower won't be chewing through such a thick layer of stolons.
Lots of work but definitely needed to be done
Do you live in Williamson county because I think I’ve saw that tan silver truck in the back
I have been noticing my lawn looking spongy as well and scalping more often in certain places. Thanks for the encouragement, I may look into doing this, too.
Hey man your next project could be painting the fence like a red wood to see the contrast with the grass, once it starts coming in. We would love to see the process. Thanks man and God bless.
I definitely need to stain the fence. It’s in my plans for the summer. Hopefully we can get to it.
@@LawnInsider heck yeah man it would look great with the Bermuda popping that deep green. It would teach us a thing a two. Plus it would be great content. 👍🏽
So satisfying to watch this video. I just bought the Allett Kensington mower along with their cartridges. I can't wait til spring next year to properly fix my yard.
That will look awesome when it comes back in but I think I will stick with the early scalp and light verticutting monthly during the growing season. Great content, thanks!
Loved the video, that is the thickest grass I’ve seen. How low did you mow with the Honda?
Have you thought about a plant growth regulator? Great job with the verticutter! You needed my Snapper with the Pac-N-Sac to pick up all that debris. I love the Whatalawn shirt idea! True Texan all the way. BTW I went to the Colt 45 games while the Astrodome and Astroworld were being built... when they flipped on the lights, millions of mosquitos in the pasture south of 610 said: "Mealtime!"
I actually have some. I’m going to start applying again once the lawn has recovered lol thank you! That’s awesome! Stros need a today.
I have been looking for a Ryan verticutter but they are hard to find. It appears that they made 3 blade options for it. How did you make your own ?
Ton of beautiful grass!!! Not Crud!!! Will you be aerating your yard this week? And over seeding? Please Keep us posted July Is just around the corner!!
Had you done this before? First verticut? Impressive results, wow!
Never verticut. Before I converted the reel, I did dethatch it. But that’s been over a year. It’s definitely crazy!
Blow all that stuff in the neighbors yard bro lol jp
Great video with enough detail to really provide good instruction… how long did the process take to complete for the 1,500 sq ft front yard?
If I didn’t have to film or worry about TH-cam at all, probably around 2-3 hours.
Do you think you should have done a spring scalp? Just wondering if it got so thick and spongy because you didn't scalp it this year. Always great to see your videos man!
I need to do this next year
Would love to know what your HOC was prior to dethatching? Also with all your excess, could you possibly use those as sprigs in another area?
Would it have come out much different if you did scalp mow first, then verti-cut or scarify? Just thinking of pros/cons if different.
Crazy thick turf, but that is the awesome thing about bermuda is it can take this beating and come back stronger. You have had hard resets in the past year, but this was a major reset and pretty early in the year. Is your conclusion that it was because you didn't scalp this year? It still didn't work bad as you got through Memorial Day (major #1) and it should be back by July 4th (Major #2), so still a good year. But any thoughts about skipping the scalp?
I definitely think skipping the scalp didn’t help, but like you mentioned, I almost count it as a win since I was green from late February. It was a lot of work, for sure lol.
You should look into some better bermuda varieties like T31 which produce very little thatch or thick spongey growth.
Hi, very informative video, im up in the cool zone, Massachusetts, can this be done with tttf and how often during the growth season,
So could you sprig with the stuff that comes up after vericutting or is that different?
Nice!!!
How often should I cut my grass if I want to lower the height of cut to be able to reel mow?
Wow. You didn’t scalp either this year though right?
Are you still using liquid fertilizers from yard mastery like micro green, green punch and green effect? What products to include biostims have you used to help in recovery?
I still use those products. Haven’t applied any liquids yet, but probably will this weekend. Most likely just Humic and RGS.
I need to know what you do with that grass pile!
Lol top secret 🤐
@@LawnInsider so you're saying you sneak out at night a put a little in each of your neighbors trash cans? I might have to try that too... 🤣
new subscriber great info what area are you in?
Is there any advantage to scalping the lawn first and then verticutting?
I really scalped mainly to clean it up afterwards. There were stolons sticking every which way. Verticutting first thinned it out some which made scalping a little easier as well. As far as advantages/disadvantages, I don’t think either order is going to dramatically change the outcome or the difficulty of what you’re trying to accomplish.
When’s the best time to do this? Do you need to go ahead and relevel the lawn when this is done?
As long as your lawn has time to recover, this is ok to do. So in my area anytime between March and September practically. You definitely could do a leveling project after doing this. Probably would even want to aerate beforehand.
That's some good, dirty work! Do you do anything different to speed up recovery after this? Are you watering more or putting down more/different fert?
I’m gonna use this opportunity to apply some of my soil apps. Probably put out some Hydretain for the summer months. Water schedule will stay the same though! I put out a fertilizer yesterday.
@@LawnInsidercan you share what Fertilizer you use. We love watching your Videos.
What sized blades are you using? 1/8",1/16",1/32"
Also what is the spacing between blades, 1",1/2"?
Bump. Help a brother out. I want to also build a blade for my Ryan.
Any product you spray on after that?
I just mixed and applied some Hydretain, RGS, Green Envy, and some Humic a few days ago.
Sweet! You to come over and do my 20,000 sq ft yard.....LOL!!!!
Lol I won’t be signing up for any more work like that for a while!
This was they year you ALMOST didn’t scalp your lawn 😅.. It’s going to recover strong, it’s growing season!
bermuda lawn?
When is the absolute best time 2 verticut?
Usually in the growing season for bermuda and if you want to thin out your turf for a bit.
What are all the little flags used for?
Sprinkler heads
Guess next season you scalp early again. I know this year you didn’t and you wanted to see how far you could push it
Maybe! I might just do this again too. Not sure lol either way it’s a lot of work. At least it’s cooler the earlier you do it.
I know some of your neighbors are mad at you. Had they known you were going to scalp your lawn. You could’ve just sodded it to them. LOL Heck I would have Paid for shipping!!!
I bet your neighbors think you are crazy
Lol I think we’re way past that 😂
That's crazy. 😅
Power wash that driveway son. It will make the grass better looking😉
You showed a video month ago and You said you are going to skip this spring. Now you have to watch ugly lawn. 😂😂
Ehh the lawn will come back in due time. I made it to June and have been green since February so it was a good run lol
You should have Scalped first then Verticutt.
Thicc