Hey Doc. I live in Newnan and just started watching you last year. I had tried company after company and my yard never has looked as good as it did after dumping the services and following the lawn guide last year. Looking forward to year two. Thanks for taking the time to do the videos.
Same. I dumped the company that does the landscaping for my entire neighborhood last year and started following Doc's advice/guide. I had/have the best lawn in the neighborhood.
Thanks Doc for all of the videos you have made. For many years I've tried different things to make our yard look good. After following your videos and doing what I can with the steps and products you have recommended we have had the best looking lawn ever last year. Will continue following your advice and products you've recommended.
Well this helps a lot! I moved from NY where I just put in a tall fescue lawn... now I’m here in SC and have no clue about Bermuda... I’m excited to see how it grows!
I m looking forward to the new spreader upload. Thank you for doing the heavy lifting by researching mid market spreaders with a large hoppers. I certainly was not looking forward doing it.
I have seen Gabe Brown video and it is great video .. my question - should we do De-Thatch and Aeration because according to his mode we should not disturb soil with such tools
Hey Doc. I’m here in Texas. Just east of DFW. Tons of snow and freezing temps right now. But next week warms up. Do I still have time to do the split treatment of pre-emergent and dimension along with the start up plan before the transition phase? Thanks in advance Doc. Love your work and advice!
Hey Doc. I am a true beginner with this lawn stuff and I passively followed some of your videos last year. I noticed a big difference. This year I will be more detailed. My question is should I dethatch my lawn prior to following this video?
Questions about timing: I have a big soil thermometer in my lawn and plan on putting down pre-emergents when it creeps up to around 50F and play by ear with forecast like doc says. That 50F is a sort of a pre-requisite.
Hey doc, I’m just up the road from you. When are you planning to do your granular pre-emergent? I’m planning on doing the split treatment, Anderson granular and dimension spray. I’m thinking granular as soon as it dries up, like last week of February. Does that sound about right?
Quick question; I know it's not time to use Super Juice but I went to pull out my bag, which is only 1/3 used up, I notice the bag is solid as a rock. What can I do to desolidify my Super Juice? It appears I may need a chisel to cut through the substance.
Hey Doc. I'm your Acworth neighbor. Put down some Barricade last weekend since we were hitting 60's here. I think next weekend I'll do a second liquid prodiamine treatment with some 10-10-10. Sound about right? This next week is kinda cold but starting next week I see 60's again. Let me know if that sounds about right. Thanks
@@HowTowithDoc thanks for the quick reply doc. We have Zeon Zoysia and it’s fantastic. I’ll hold off. I find it very hard to scalp zoysia. Is it essential like on Bermuda?
You actually CAN apply glyphosate to fully dormant Bermuda. But I mean COMPLETELY dormant. If there is a single green blade of Bermuda, don’t do it. I’m also not suggesting anyone do this but I had a lawn with a bunch of weeds that can only be killed with glyphosate so I blanket sprayed it and kept my fingers crossed. Worked like a charm and didn’t harm the Bermuda. The reason you can do this is, glyphosate only affects actively growing plants.
When should I put down pre emergent before or after the transition I but Bermuda down last year and got more weeds than grass so I plan on following you religiously this year thanks in advance
How long can I store HumiChar? It only comes in a large 40,000 sqft bag.Can this process only be applied to Bermuda lawns? How do I determine what kind of lawn I have? I’m in Long Island, NY. Thank you.
Hey Doc, I had a soil test done and found out that I'm low on Nitrogen. Suggested I put 1lb of nitrogen out per 1000 sq ft. When should I add the nitrogen and what would you suggest? I'm a little low on phosphate and have plenty of potassium. Thanks
The Bermuda sod went down at my house in April of 2020. I didn’t do any weed treatments over the fall/winter since it was the first season. Am I safe to do so moving forward? If so, any product suggestions? I’m in California, so many are a no go.
Hi Doc, I had a soil test done is December by clemson and my PK was low. They recommended that in the spring I put down 0-46-0 and 15-0-15. Do I put down PGF Balance now and then some time in March put down the 0-46-0 and 15-0-15? Or do I put down clemson’s recommended fertilizer and wait until the fall to put down the PGF Balance?
You should be able to correct with two light coats of the balance. I would avoid a 0-46-0. PHOS stays a long time and you run the risk of getting it too high.
So if one put out the humichar and the 10 10 10 say March first when would they be able to throw down some weed and feed? Would the time to do this be after the scalp during the hard push?
Hey Doc - Gabe Brown mentions, frequently, in his video the detriment to soil via "mono-culture" - does this translate to our "mono culture" bermuda turf? Are we not trying to seed and tend to a single plant? Curious your thoughts of blasting our bermuda lawns in the fall/dormant season with a cover crop cocktail?
Hey Doc, did I miss a video on a pull behind spreader? We got the pull behind sprayer you showed in a recent video last year and it really works well on our yard and mower. We’d like to convert to both functions to pull behind. Thanks
Hey Doc! Looking forward to another great Bermuda lawn year! I live in Austin, TX and right now it’s Arctic freeze cold! Wanted to run my plan by you leading into the upcoming transition phase in March. Was going to put down the pre-emergent in maybe this coming week. Then put down 10-10-10 2 weeks after that with humi char. Then hopefully by the middle of March transition phase I’ll be able to do the scalp and put down pgf complete. Side questions is it okay to put down the pre emergent and 10-10-10 if my grass is still high from last growing season? Or should I cut It down some before putting stuff down? Always appreciate your help. Thanks Doc!😎
Speaking from golf courses here in Oklahoma, we have put down our pre-emerge at the same height we left it at the last of our season. The granule will work its way down to the soil no matter what height especially with the size of the small pril. Go ahead and throw er down. It will all be good!
Hey Doc. I’m right up the road from you as well. Looking to follow this religiously this year. Did already spread your Humichar this weekend or was that just for illustration purposes in the video?
Quick question doc, I just put down humichar this week and will put down my pgf balanced this following week. My question is will that count as my jump start or will I need to put down another application of both next month when the sun comes out. I'm in Texas.
Doc, I'm having trouble over the past 2 years getting rid of clover in my tiff grass. I've used roundup and weed and feed. Not working!!!! what can i use to get rid of this?
Hey doc, I'm in Texas. We have snow right now, but in 7 days weather starts kicking up to 60s. Can I lie down pre-emergent, humichar, and 10 10 10 fertilizer together. When snow melts?
Yes that is true, but I'll give you an example of soil temps changing pretty quickly. My soil temps were at 55 degrees last week. Today soil temp is 25 degrees. West Texas weather. Lol
Hey Doc!! My lawn is covered with lots of snow here in Massachusetts. I’m so jealous watching you getting ready for the lawn to wake up!! Thanks for all your advise!! I have learned so much and my lawn is the best in the neighborhood!!
It's starting to rain.*&*^%**. Checking the weather we have rain in the forecast for the next 4 days with the highs being in the 60. I'm guessing I should wait till the rain stops so it wont wash off. Right?
Could you debunk this please?? I recently heard that granular fertilizer isn't as efficient because it contains sodium. The roots naturally reject sodium so the roots can also reject the nutrients themselves, because they contain the sodium.
I would do lime heavy during the dormant IF... your lawn needs it. Do not apply unless it needs it i.e. soil test. Otherwise it can be done LIGHTLY the rest of the year.
@@HowTowithDoc thx doc, my soil test showed my yard ph was low. You were right, it takes a TON of bags to raise it just one point. It will be interesting in what my spring soil test says this year. Plan on doing one in March. If you ever need a fishing buddy, let me know :) I can also dive down and tell you where they’re at. 🤣
The best thing I’ve learned watching your videos is the importance of timing when it comes to applying any of these products, thanks!
Hey Doc. I live in Newnan and just started watching you last year. I had tried company after company and my yard never has looked as good as it did after dumping the services and following the lawn guide last year. Looking forward to year two. Thanks for taking the time to do the videos.
Same. I dumped the company that does the landscaping for my entire neighborhood last year and started following Doc's advice/guide. I had/have the best lawn in the neighborhood.
I just moved to a house with a Bermuda lawn. I’ve never had one before so I’m all in with ya this year Doc! Thanks!
Thanks Doc for all of the videos you have made. For many years I've tried different things to make our yard look good. After following your videos and doing what I can with the steps and products you have recommended we have had the best looking lawn ever last year. Will continue following your advice and products you've recommended.
Doc, your insight and expertise is truly appreciated! Thanks
💚💚💚 Great information, thanks for sharing 💚💚💚
Thanks for these videos. They are super helpful for a brand new homeowner.
Well this helps a lot! I moved from NY where I just put in a tall fescue lawn... now I’m here in SC and have no clue about Bermuda... I’m excited to see how it grows!
Love your videos even if I don't own a Bermudagrass lawn. Too far north... bluegrass and fescue here.
I m looking forward to the new spreader upload. Thank you for doing the heavy lifting by researching mid market spreaders with a large hoppers. I certainly was not looking forward doing it.
I have seen Gabe Brown video and it is great video .. my question - should we do De-Thatch and Aeration because according to his mode we should not disturb soil with such tools
Hey Doc. I’m here in Texas. Just east of DFW. Tons of snow and freezing temps right now. But next week warms up. Do I still have time to do the split treatment of pre-emergent and dimension along with the start up plan before the transition phase? Thanks in advance Doc. Love your work and advice!
Hey Doc. I am a true beginner with this lawn stuff and I passively followed some of your videos last year. I noticed a big difference. This year I will be more detailed. My question is should I dethatch my lawn prior to following this video?
Love it. Spring is right around the corner. Can’t wait.
I did my second heavy treatment of pre-emergence two days ago
Thanks for your time and knowledge right on time...
Questions about timing: I have a big soil thermometer in my lawn and plan on putting down pre-emergents when it creeps up to around 50F and play by ear with forecast like doc says. That 50F is a sort of a pre-requisite.
Hey doc, I’m just up the road from you. When are you planning to do your granular pre-emergent? I’m planning on doing the split treatment, Anderson granular and dimension spray. I’m thinking granular as soon as it dries up, like last week of February. Does that sound about right?
Correct... look for a dry window around the end of Feb.
Over here in Texas. It’s in the 20’s and dropping and getting 3 inches of snow. Crazy.
Quick question;
I know it's not time to use Super Juice but I went to pull out my bag, which is only 1/3 used up, I notice the bag is solid as a rock. What can I do to desolidify my Super Juice? It appears I may need a chisel to cut through the substance.
Anyone else watching this from Texas just before the snowstorm is poised to hit 🤣
Hey Doc. I'm your Acworth neighbor. Put down some Barricade last weekend since we were hitting 60's here. I think next weekend I'll do a second liquid prodiamine treatment with some 10-10-10. Sound about right? This next week is kinda cold but starting next week I see 60's again. Let me know if that sounds about right. Thanks
Maybe hold off. Wait for a dry spell in a couple of weeks then apply.
@@HowTowithDoc thanks for the quick reply doc. We have Zeon Zoysia and it’s fantastic. I’ll hold off. I find it very hard to scalp zoysia. Is it essential like on Bermuda?
Hello Doc, great videos. I am from northwest and my lawn guy already applied weed and feed. Can I still apply humichar ?
Humichar can be applied at anytime.
In Dallas Texas we were in 80s last week but next 10 days highs in 60s to low 70s. Is it too late to put down balance?
You actually CAN apply glyphosate to fully dormant Bermuda. But I mean COMPLETELY dormant. If there is a single green blade of Bermuda, don’t do it. I’m also not suggesting anyone do this but I had a lawn with a bunch of weeds that can only be killed with glyphosate so I blanket sprayed it and kept my fingers crossed. Worked like a charm and didn’t harm the Bermuda. The reason you can do this is, glyphosate only affects actively growing plants.
I purchased the humic dg instead of humichar. I hope it’s ok. I’ll buy humichar in the summer.
When should I put down pre emergent before or after the transition I but Bermuda down last year and got more weeds than grass so I plan on following you religiously this year thanks in advance
PE is put down before the transition. When soil temps... are about 52 degrees. If you wait, it will be too late.
I’m in Alabama we’re currently getting snowed in but next week the temps rise and looks like a good time to put pe down
Do all these products and timing apply to Florida lawns and if I am going to put down seed will these two products help the soil
How long can I store HumiChar? It only comes in a large 40,000 sqft bag.Can this process only be applied to Bermuda lawns? How do I determine what kind of lawn I have? I’m in Long Island, NY. Thank you.
Hey Doc, I had a soil test done and found out that I'm low on Nitrogen. Suggested I put 1lb of nitrogen out per 1000 sq ft. When should I add the nitrogen and what would you suggest? I'm a little low on phosphate and have plenty of potassium. Thanks
Everyone is low on nitrogen this time of year... just follow the plan. www.bermudalawnguide.com/
Good video packed with info.
We push it hard and push it real good
The Bermuda sod went down at my house in April of 2020. I didn’t do any weed treatments over the fall/winter since it was the first season. Am I safe to do so moving forward? If so, any product suggestions? I’m in California, so many are a no go.
www.bermudalawnguide.com/ Yes, you have been through a full season. Good to go.
Hi Doc, I had a soil test done is December by clemson and my PK was low. They recommended that in the spring I put down 0-46-0 and 15-0-15. Do I put down PGF Balance now and then some time in March put down the 0-46-0 and 15-0-15? Or do I put down clemson’s recommended fertilizer and wait until the fall to put down the PGF Balance?
You should be able to correct with two light coats of the balance. I would avoid a 0-46-0. PHOS stays a long time and you run the risk of getting it too high.
Does your formula work on St Augustine grass as well?
Loved it👍
So if one put out the humichar and the 10 10 10 say March first when would they be able to throw down some weed and feed? Would the time to do this be after the scalp during the hard push?
Hey Doc - Gabe Brown mentions, frequently, in his video the detriment to soil via "mono-culture" - does this translate to our "mono culture" bermuda turf? Are we not trying to seed and tend to a single plant? Curious your thoughts of blasting our bermuda lawns in the fall/dormant season with a cover crop cocktail?
What area of Georgia do you live at? I live in Northwest GA so hoping to follow your guide exactly
what's the easiest way to take care the lawn?
Can i apply this to any grass and in southern idaho?
Hey Doc, did I miss a video on a pull behind spreader? We got the pull behind sprayer you showed in a recent video last year and it really works well on our yard and mower. We’d like to convert to both functions to pull behind. Thanks
No have not used it yet.
Hey Doc! Looking forward to another great Bermuda lawn year! I live in Austin, TX and right now it’s Arctic freeze cold! Wanted to run my plan by you leading into the upcoming transition phase in March.
Was going to put down the pre-emergent in maybe this coming week. Then put down 10-10-10 2 weeks after that with humi char. Then hopefully by the middle of March transition phase I’ll be able to do the scalp and put down pgf complete.
Side questions is it okay to put down the pre emergent and 10-10-10 if my grass is still high from last growing season? Or should I cut It down some before putting stuff down?
Always appreciate your help. Thanks Doc!😎
Speaking from golf courses here in Oklahoma, we have put down our pre-emerge at the same height we left it at the last of our season. The granule will work its way down to the soil no matter what height especially with the size of the small pril. Go ahead and throw er down. It will all be good!
Hey Doc. I’m right up the road from you as well. Looking to follow this religiously this year. Did already spread your Humichar this weekend or was that just for illustration purposes in the video?
Should I get a soil test done every year?
Quick question doc, I just put down humichar this week and will put down my pgf balanced this following week. My question is will that count as my jump start or will I need to put down another application of both next month when the sun comes out. I'm in Texas.
Do you have to use the Hume char once and wait for the weather start kicking to the 70
Can I lie down super juice and pfg complete in the same day on my new sod?
Yes, just go LIGHT on the PGF complete.
@@HowTowithDoc Thank you!
Have any suggestions to thicken up areas that my dogs walk on the most?
Would the feed and carbon apply to zoysia and st Augustine?
Doc, I'm having trouble over the past 2 years getting rid of clover in my tiff grass. I've used roundup and weed and feed. Not working!!!! what can i use to get rid of this?
When do you apply the pre emergent?
When soil temps average 55°
anytime, do the negatives now
Hey Doc, @9:47 is that clumping fescue? If not, what is it and how do you deal with it?
Thanks doc!...I ready but I got this white stuff all over my lawn!!..(so Indiana)🤣👍
Can I follow these additives for Zoysia in CLT NC?
What link is for the 1 hour video you were talking about?
www.howtowithdoc.com/spring-bermuda-lawn-care/ Bottom of the page
@@HowTowithDoc Very interesting
It's all about the nighttime soil temp, folks.
Halfway through the video you said you would spread the 10-10-10 in two weeks ( early Mar) .. why then did you put it out mid Feb?
We generally do treatments a few weeks before... so people have time to watch them.
Thanks ... I plan to replace much of my bermuda with zoysia sod this year. Is it wise to cancel my lawn treatment service for this year?
Hey doc, I'm in Texas. We have snow right now, but in 7 days weather starts kicking up to 60s. Can I lie down pre-emergent, humichar, and 10 10 10 fertilizer together. When snow melts?
Yes, but wait for soil to dry slightly. Then apply
Hey Doc do I need the Anderson's biochar or the humichar with the bio-char?
HUMICHAR
I can't seem to find the blackjack seed anywhere , all I am seeing is this Blackjack II Maya Turf Bermuda Grass Seed. DOC IS THIS A LEGIT CLAIM .
Seed availability varies greatly. Yes the Maya is fine. Also www.amazon.com/Outsidepride-Arden-Hybrid-Bermuda-Grass/dp/B07PPBJ478 is a good option.
I like my bermuda grass 4-5 inches tall. It seems to grow just fine at that level. Not sure why you say only 1.5 inches max
1/2 inch to 1.5 inches for all Bermuda. www.uaex.edu/publications/pdf/FSA-6121.pdf
Scalping next weekend in PHX
Isn't it actually the soil temps that wake up our lawns? Those temps don't go up and down very fast
Yes that is true, but I'll give you an example of soil temps changing pretty quickly.
My soil temps were at 55 degrees last week. Today soil temp is 25 degrees.
West Texas weather. Lol
Hey Doc!! My lawn is covered with lots of snow here in Massachusetts. I’m so jealous watching you getting ready for the lawn to wake up!! Thanks for all your advise!! I have learned so much and my lawn is the best in the neighborhood!!
How many pounds Humichar per 1000 sq ft?
As much as you want and as often as you want. We just put down about 4 lbs
I put a whole 40lb bag down on 1300sq ft. in a month and a half! And my soil loved it.
Gabe's video?
Hi doc where can I buy human char.
Turn Off Your VPN
Your access has been denied.
i dont use and never used a VPN, i'm from europe, is your site not working here?
I'm in Montgomery Al.. I was thinking of putting down Preemergent today. Any reason why I should not. Thank you
Should be good.
@@HowTowithDoc Thank you
It's starting to rain.*&*^%**. Checking the weather we have rain in the forecast for the next 4 days with the highs being in the 60. I'm guessing I should wait till the rain stops so it wont wash off. Right?
Could you debunk this please?? I recently heard that granular fertilizer isn't as efficient because it contains sodium. The roots naturally reject sodium so the roots can also reject the nutrients themselves, because they contain the sodium.
Does lime count as a negative ?
I would do lime heavy during the dormant IF... your lawn needs it. Do not apply unless it needs it i.e. soil test. Otherwise it can be done LIGHTLY the rest of the year.
@@HowTowithDoc thx doc, my soil test showed my yard ph was low. You were right, it takes a TON of bags to raise it just one point. It will be interesting in what my spring soil test says this year. Plan on doing one in March.
If you ever need a fishing buddy, let me know :)
I can also dive down and tell you where they’re at. 🤣
I planted Bermuda when we built. Worse Idea I ever had! It grows into the garden, flower beds . You can not keep it out!
I wish I had that problem LOL
Great information and I don’t have to hear that other TH-cam guy with the big mouth. 👍🏻
Why is a portion of his grass really green lol