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- Today I'm going to show you how to pre-germinate your grass seed with test plots to prove how well it works!
🌱 What's Covered in this Video:
0:00 What is Pre-Germination and Why It Matters
0:50 The Science Behind Pre-Germination
1:26 Step-by-Step Guide to Pre-Germinating Your Seed
2:36 Water Changing Schedule for Optimal Results
3:10 Lawns of the Day
3:43 How to Spot Seed Germination
3:58 Mixing Your Seed with a Carrier for Easy Spreading
4:52 Pre-Germination Results
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I’m a landscaper. I like to pregerminate seed before sowing because clients are always amazed at how fast and full my reseeding works. I’ve had a few people comment on how they can’t get grass to grow like me. Makes you look good. I’m not even a grass guy, more horticulture, but it’s a crowd pleaser for sure
Does this method work in the spring?
@@vincolemevidently this wanker is too good to answer people 🤷♂️
I just wanted to point out the quality of this video is very well produced! As someone who has made videos on my other channel I am impressed.
This is likely to be the Greatest Grass seed advice EVER ! Already Eligible for the Hall of Fame !! Done !!! Send It !
I started my overseed project this year at the beginning of fall. I base all my knowledge on videos from you, princess cut, and that nerd Ryan Knorr. Your videos are what i go back to more than the others.
I did a pre-germination a different way this past summer and it worked pretty well. I used some homemade compost and mixed grass seed throughout in a bucket. I kept the compost in the bucket wet until I started to see some germination. At that point I spread the compost/seed mix on some areas that I needed to be patched. It came in really nice that way.
I've seen people do this also. Definitely a good alternative for patching spots. Would work great in the spring time!
@@LAWNLIFE Yeah, my Sun and Shade batch worked better than the shady mix. Maybe it was just a better batch of seed. It's also my understanding that the fescue in the shady mix grows out over 6 months so maybe it's still doing something. I also did an over seed on the yard almost three weeks ago so I'm hoping for some good results. I've got sprinkler timers going keeping the seed wet.
For whatever reason, compost produces the best germination. Maybe it has to do with offgassing?
nice to know. it wouldn't work for whole lawn overseeding, I presume, since the compost are wet.
@@Allen_Leigh_Canada Correct, it’s primarily just for patching. It worked well on the sides of my house where it’s hard to get sprinklers and timers over there. It grew in fast though, I had no grass there and now it’s nice and filled out.
Putting the regular seed on the ground the same day you start your pre-germination process would be a better experiment to see if pre-germination has any benefit
There's a video for that already.
You never cease to amaze me! Great video and information! First time I have ever heard of this.
Thanks for the awesome comment Jeremy!
Did this last year with a BG/TF mix, best results I've ever had in 5yrs of actually taking care of the lawn
Yeah I was actually blown away by the results. I didn't think there would be that much of a difference!
I did it and it worked amazingly well
Really awesome, going to try this.. well right now 😋
Great idea to share each others lawn on Lawn of the Day. Now I have a goal for this fall. Cheers!
Great walkthrough, I'll definitely give a try!
This has helped a ton with birds eating seed.
I'm on my way to look for my seed and try this method out. Thanks for the information.....And as a fan myself Skol,Skol,Skol...Let's Go JJ
I'm seeing this method a lot this year I'm giving it a shot myself
Another homerun ⚾️! Keep ‘em coming man! 🙌🏻
Thanks for always watching Rob! I appreciate the support!
Dude you nailed this video! Awesome job explaining the topic! 👊
I’ve used this technique on many plants, besides grass. The point about higher germination rates is the key as makes it look like faster germination rates because the rate is so high. Also I just rinse until really wet the seeds everyday rinsing them rather than soak. That may be me rinsing the toxic waste product off. But this is a great video and works with nearly any seed.
This is a huge help so thank you
I did this with Pennington sun and Shade, works amazingly. Now I want to get rid of my burmuda lawn. Is it possible to kill off the burmuda and reseed with the Pennington?
Thanks bro this video is really handy
This saves you a lot more on the water bill!
Great video I never thought of doing this but I will give it a try.
Thanks for watching Michael!
Great vids as always Jesse. My background turf grad from umass in golf course management and entomology plant/soil science. Been building and managing golf courses for 22 years. Love your channel. All info is on point. Fireball and hatrick I know ppl love from ntep trials. Tshirts hats?! Keep crushing it dude. Shoutout to u and ur family.
Hey man. Thanks for the great feedback! What is your email? I'd love to ask you a few questions if you're up for it.
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I can't wait to get my lawn on lawn of the day.
Interesting concept that I'm definitely going to try. I've never had bluegrass come up in less than 2 weeks.
Definitely give it a shot. It definitely will come up faster than that if you keep it moist
Awesome video!!!!
I love the community lawns segment! Great way to give back to your viewers. The biggest benefit of pregermination is the establishment, not so much the speed. In reality, it isn't much faster considering the germination phase takes a few days before you put it in the ground. However, getting in the ground and rooted really makes the difference.
Yes you are technically correct. But it does speed up the establishment by getting things started earlier. I appreciate you watching and the feedback man!
Well put together video 👍
Great work Jessie. I will give a shot with tall fescue in Maryland.
Good video. One benefit of pre-germination is that seed loss to birds will be significantly less.
Works well and worth it imo, did all the time on the golf course. Works really well with rye. Blue as you say will take longer for blue and changing the water is crucial, also works better with non treated water.
this much content deserves a like at the very least
Great video, thank you
Great video bud!
Thank you for this. We had to have a sewer line fix after we already did aeration and seeding in the early fall. This past November we have a big no grass lawn in the front. I want to do this because in spring we have so much rain, birds, chipmunks n squirrels that they would eat the seed.
Great video! I'm definitely going to check out more of your stuff. Two things..
The big news here is that it's less time you have to baby a patch of dirt. You touched on it with the storm washing seed out which is absolutely true, but also if you have kids or pets, the less time you have to keep them off the grass the better!!
Also the real time test would be putting the normal seed on the ground the same day you START soaking seed. That's really the time savings you're worried about when it comes to establishing turf before winter, or some other time frame!
If I was to do a mix, I would pre-germinate according to the fastest germinating grass you have in the mix. Sure the bluegrass, may not establish very fast but the other grass will and give you a base to start with.
@@LAWNLIFE ++1 to this. That's exactly what I did for my mix of tall fescue and KBG following LawnLife's steps. I pre-germinated for four days and then covered a few small bare spots with a combination of the seed and Milorganite. Just checked and after just four (4) days, I've got seedlings that are 1-2" tall! It's probably the fescue, but I'm sure the KBG will come in much more quickly as well.
It takes 6 days of soaking and you have to change the water twice a day. My method is to sling out seed and forget about it, I get great results.
That outro is gold haha
Your hose reel solution is so simple I'm hating the fact I never thought of it, been wanting something for a while but didn't want to mess with the siding
We did the pregerminate with Milo and Rye last fall in my bckyard and got it green all winter season aka Oct - April here in Central Texas
i always do pre-germinating KBG & PRG ever since i learned about it:)!! my pregerminated Bluegrass usually start popping on day 7 too.
good video !
Good to know it's working well for others! Thanks for watching!
Hi, just wondering when to apply preemergent if pregerminating? Or is it not a good idea to use preemergent with this process since it will affect the baby grass?
@@samuellayson1746 If you are using tenacity as pre-emergent, you should apply 1 or 2 days prior to seeding (pregerminated seed).
@@samuellayson1746 Premergent most likey a very bad idea as tingy seedlings are often affected as well as germinating seed, but read the label on the product
I am seeding Bermuda in May, I am going to do a test. Start pre germinating seed say May 15 and Im going to throw down some seed on May 15 as well, I want to see what happens, both will be getting wet at same time. Seeing how much TIME is saved or wasted pre germinating. You are right about pre germ seed being much faster if seeded on same day. The regular seed will have a five day head start.
This was a widely used practice in the Georgian era for grains. It's called "chitting" in the old farming books. One method used in England was to put the seed grain into cloth sacks in a small stream where the water flowed over the bags. They hand sowed their fields.
You can also use "sheeting" ... just spread a frost blanket over the area after sowing the seeds, It retains moisture, doesn't get too hot, and you can remove it tio water.
WARNING: Once you have started the process you can't stop it - don't let the seeds dry out. And the white seed sprouts are fragile.
Great video! Any recommendations on what Bermuda grass seed to use for this process? I looked at hardware store but there are so many different ones and mostly with different additives (fertilizer for example). Thanks!
Great video, How long would you have to so this with Tall Fescue or turf type is still 2 days?
Great Information, do you have a recommendation for a type of seed in a dense shade area?
NICE! keep the tips coming. I've been doing your Nitrogen blitz for past 6weeks and its definitely helping. I'm doing a mixture of SLS 6-0-0 or 16-4-8 along with DEF at 1.25gal each into a 40gal sprayer for my 2 acres of turf every 7 to 10days. We're still pretty dry but the grass is nice and dark and trying its best to fill in even with limited rainfall here in Central Wisc.
Nice! I'm glad it's working out. You can only do so much without rain.
Hi @kevingebert4316, what is the ratio for water to DEF? I only have a 3 gallon sprayer. Also, what would the square foot coverage be?
@RandyKJohnson1031 I can help with this I've dialed it down to .0475 oz def/sq ft. =.5 lb nitrogen
Also .019 oz def/sq ft. =.2 lb nitrogen
Edit: water amount doesn't matter as long as your getting that amount on your whole lawn, you can water it in via sprinklers afterwards
My side yard is coming along nicely at week 5 or so with RK's KBG/PRG (emergence was at day 4!); it's mowable now and becoming durable - the space is sort of a damp, washout/runoff strip from the neighboring hill behind my backyard, and I'm done wasting seed on it at this point. I think the dampness in this area gave the seed a pre-germination behavior back in August.
I'm going to be fall-blitzing it for the next 6 weeks rather than throwing more seed on it and hoping it will grow without all the proper prep-steps. Our NJ grass-growing season slams shut on us right after Oct 31, but this lawn does spread pretty aggressively (it did on my main front lawn) if it's mowed 2-3 times a week. Your tips have definitely helped out this past season!
If the KBG established well, a good nitrogen plan is really all you need going forward. Glad the tips are working!
Great video topic, great production, great all around man! Enjoyed this one. Like you said, it's cool to test, and could be useful if seeding a new area and wanting to avoid washout. Personally I don't think I'll do it, but I loved seeing the results and knowing it's out there as a strategy. Well done.
Thanks for the high praise man! It definitely works and I was for sure on the fence about it, but I'm a believer now
Great info. Can you use that technique to over seed in Sunny areas with fescue as an example?? Thank you.
Great video! Bloomington Minnesota resident here, I pregerminated my grass seed exactly as you did two weeks ago (Milorganite has instructions on their website). My results are fantastic and I too will continue to use this method, saves, time, seed, and water! I enjoy your informational videos, thank you!
I did the same in eden prairie MN and I was shocked how fast I started seeing sprouts
Glad it worked out for you Randy. What was your ratio of milorganite to seed? I did it on such a small scale that I didn't figure that part out
Wow that’s amazing!!! Now how would you do centipede grass?
This is awesome
This was the first year I’ve tried seeding a lawn and we definitely have different elevations. And it is rainy here in the fall in PA. You can see a patch of the lawn where some seed tried to wash away and sat saturated from me watering 2x/day. It’s the best looking spot in the entire yard😂
Will try this next time
I was the athletic field foreman for 8 years at a University. We use a bit different method and 50lbs of seed at a time, but it's a great method to keep turf growing week to week with back to back events and games.
I got to fill some patches this week but I don't know how to get it do in 7 days. Please can you help me out with this
Great idea…Do you have any idea about tall Fescue on soaking time and time frame to change the water?
Great video! Question, can you mix your germinated seed with normal soil instead before spreading? Thanks! Keep up the great work
I do one video two years ago and now everyone is coming out with these videos.. this is a great video tho.. good work!
Thanks! What's the link to your original video?
Excellent content Big Jes
Damn where you been Ced?? How's the season been for you?
@@LAWNLIFE Season been excellent Big Jes.. Slowly coming to an end in Atlanta GA.. I see the StripeAction is still going strong
Florida resident here.....I will be seeding our previous St. Augustine lawn with Argentine Bahia seed in the next week or so. So glad that I saw your video BEFORE i simply spread my $40 bag of bahia seed. Makes a lot of sense to pre soak AND add the seed to the milorganite. I'll will follow up with a another video and let you know how it turned out. Thanks again !!!
Just wanted to add a recommendation to this - separate your Seek per K before pre germination. The most difficult and sloppy aspect of pre germing is trying to spread it (you’ll mix it with Milo - 4 times the Milo to the seed)
The last thing you want to do is take out your pre germinated seed and drain it - then have to figure out how to separate it per k.. separate it before so you don’t have to do it after!
Awesome vid btw - I got 365ss and Quantum Leap KBG to germinate by the morning of day 5
This a great tip. Thanks for watching man! 365ss is an amazing blend!
@@LAWNLIFE thanks again for the advice a couple months ago yard is coming in great!
Hey, would you be able to recommend the best perennial and annual grass seed for full shade areas? Struggling to get grass to survive!
Do you leave your buckets inside your garage or do you put them in sunlight while germinating? Thanks for the great video!
I’d like to see the comparison where you plant the ungerminated seed the same time you start to pre germinate the other seed. If the end goal is for it to be faster, you’d have to compare it to that.
Exactly my comment as well
Exactly, this experiment is a fail if you’re not starting them at the same time. That’s 6 days head-start for the pre germinated Kentucky blue, so of course it will germinate quicker.
It’s not magic. All this does is keep the seed protected for the first few days before the seed begins to germinate and lay roots. This is when the seed is most susceptible to washouts or drying out. He literally says this in the video.
Might try this on the spring with fireball
Definitely do it. The fireball looks insane.
What would you do for Contractor mix grass.
Will this work after my lawn has pre-emergent applied? ( 2weeks) . If the Seeds start to germinate before adding to the lawn , will the pre-emergent not affect them? I didn’t plan well and was hoping not having to wait 2-3 months before reseeding trouble area.
How many pounds of grass seed of the ryegrass would you recommend for 1 acre? And how many bags of the fertilizer that you used and does this ryegrass last year round? I’m in Louisiana
Do you mix grass types or is your yard all one type of grass? My yard is all Kentucky blue grass but I have been thinking of putting down rye grass when I over seed this fall.
I like to use regular Scott’s Crabgrass preventer each year, so I don’t seed in the Spring. I wonder if this trick would would let me fill some bare spots. I don’t see why not as the crabgrass preventer is supposed to prevent germination.
@lawnlife if you are making another experiment can you tell us whether you do the same stuff like, pre-emergent weed killer, scarify/rake, hollow aerate, sand, (+?tenacity), pre-germinated seed in carrier + ?pre starter fertiliser, plus weed killer /tenacity 1month later. Is there any issues with mowing and damage if the grass seeds are pre germ so they have more top growth than root than the ones that were the soil the whole term? Do the reseeded spots last longer with the pre germ? The hypothesis is I think there is a good number of evidence that it’s fast and saves water, but does it last!
If I have mixed seeds, Blackout Elite Kentucky Bluegrass/Ryegrass, how long should I leave them in the water?
You mentioned that the carrier you mix with your wet seed can be Milo or Huma or others, any other carriers you might suggest for someone overseeding their lawn? 4:09
Does the type of water you have effect the process? We live in a hard water area.
i cant get milorginite in the UK, will regular peat free compost be a good substitute?
Few other law videos on pre germination they soak for 24hrs then after that the submerge seeds enough to get wet then let water drain doing this every 12hrs. Just curious if one method is better than other. Fully submerged changing water every 12 hrs vs fully sumbmerged 24 hrs then change water every 12hrs while fully submerged all time
After you spread the pre germinated seed into the lawn how often to water it? Thanks
does it work with seed's that is already coated with fertilizer like the scotts turf thicker?
Where do you those wet seed carriers? thanks.
What's the best portion/ratio of seed to lawn size?
If I am just trying to fix bare spots, do I have to use something like milorganite, or can I just put it right on the bare spots?
How long would Bermuda take to germinate roughly? Thanks!
How do you prepare the soil before spreading the pregerminated seed?
Good advice for those that have patience. Unfortunately I don't.
What were soil temps for this test?
Why didn't you sow the Non-soaked seed at the same time as you started to soak the other?
That way you're getting a more fair race.
The biggest advantage is to reduce water requirements while waiting for germination. It's also great for patch work.
How about Zoysia seed, how often do I change out the water?
Been waiting for a video like this for so long,
How long would you leave tall fescue in the bucket for? Similar to the kbg?
Also would keeping the covered seed in shade/sun be better?
Yes. I would say 4/5 days should be good
Also what would you say about soaking in a sea weed solution? 50:50 water seaweed?
How many times per day and for how long do you have to water it once you spread it?
Hi i live near Toronto ontario canada ..have always used Scotts Turfbuilder 30-0-3 spring,summer,fall but came across TSC FALL FERTILIZER 32-0-10 at 9kg bags ,applied 1 bag 2 weeks ago .noticed a bit of improvement ,would it be ok to apply a second bag this week ? ,regular city lot 55x135 {7500 sq ft].driveway 22x40 ,,house 30 x46,pool &pool patio 20x55.[approx 4000sq ft area..]so total grass surface area approximately 3500 sq ft ,,doesnt say on bag slow release so im assuming it isnt .Current temp for next 2 weeks is around 55F with 3/4days of rain expected in next few days .i dont want to burn the grass ,,the bag says application rate 1,13 kg per 100 sq meters and covers 619 sq meters . Appreciate any input or advice thank you Dave
How often do you need to water after planting into the soil?
Does it matter if your seed is coated? I soaked Bermuda with a blue color coating until I saw the seeds start to open, mixed them with biochar and mixed with soil and spread it out, been 2 days so far
Wonder if you could use an aquarium pump to aerate it.
Can I go this for Bermuda grass seed?
Thanks.
One added suggestion. If you keep germinating seed in a dark place, it will stay focused on root growth.
This is a great idea! Do you know if this also works well for warm season grasses such as Bermuda?
Since no one answered. These type of methods pretty much work for all seeds known to humanity. It's like how you take seeds, put em in a damp paper towel, wait couple days or so and the tap root will arrive and then plant etc.
You can always take a handful of grass seed, test it yourself before applying the entire bag to your lawn. You'll see, it will work. ✌️
@@The_Berzerker_ Thank you, I appreciate your answer. I realize now how dumb my question must have seemed, but I was unsure because warm and cool season grasses have different water and temperature requirements. Some seeds rot if there's too much water, and I didn't know if Bermuda seeds would. Thanks again!
Can you use peet moss to mix with the seed?
No Milorganite in Canada....anyone know what Canadians can use to mix with the wet seed before spreading?