How to look after a NEW LAWN: When to cut it for the first time
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- How to look after a new lawn: When to cut it for the first time. This is extreme lawn care series, with a lawn that was full of weeds and weed grass and how to turn it into the perfect lawn.
With tips and tricks on how to look after your new lawn. We grew this new lawn from seed. Fescue and rye grass seed. In this video I will be covering
How to cut a new lawn
What height should I cut my grass
How many days before I can cut a new lawn from seed
When to mow new turf
When to mow new sod grass
How to look after a new laid lawn
This advice is for cool season grass
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English subtitles available. Love it!
On all my videos 😁
English subtitles available 😂👍 very good for those not in Norn Iron
Haha loads of folks can't understand me 🤐🤐🤐 sometimes I struggle to understand myself too 😜
@@Premier_lawns_official you are not so bad :D check this out th-cam.com/video/pj705DvCSxg/w-d-xo.html
Best video of them all . A great result for this time of year . What impresses me about this video is the honesty , as an amateur I am now only now beginning to appreciate that lawns take time . A big well done , and I am looking forward to the stage when you are really pleased with your renovation .
Thanks. It was the first time I have done it like this, I'm happier than I let on 😉
Well done on the Sponsorship! You deserve it. You are producing quality videos and I will be sure to keep an eye out for Milwaukee gardening products out
Can't ask for more than that Ross
Cheers Robbie,i learn loads while watching your videos, nothing better than a good looking natural lawn.
Thanks Jasper, hope you have a fantastic weekend
@@Premier_lawns_official thanks Robbie, same to you 👍
BRILLIANT NEWS!!! Thoroughly well deserved, going from strength to strength👍🏿
Thanks Mike :)
I call that a success. There always be part of the lawn that will be thin. Congratulations on the sponsorship by Milwaukee. I been eyeing their string trimmer/edger combo but at over $400 will have to wait another season.
I filmed a video this week that features that. I had never used an edger before and it's brilliant
Perfect timing Robbie, I’ve just taken the germination fabric off my front lawn and some areas are very patchy. I’ll be getting the garden fork out before putting more seed down. Really useful info regarding mowing heights and when to mow as well. Congrats on the sponsorship too. Top job! 👍
Thanks Jonny!
Probably could do with some seeding mats myself
Brilliant information Robbie , thank you .
Glad you enjoyed it
Mate you've taught me loads which I've used in my garden. Fingers crossed as seeds are in.
You will be grand 👍😁
Great job well done and hit the jackpot with Milwaukee. Best tools!
Hahah I think so too!
Looking forward to seeing it in the spring with the stripes 👊
Me too 🤣😂
Good result Robbie next year the lawn will be stunning. Congratulations getting your first sponsorship deal.
I like the way you said first! Hopefully, you are right!
Great stuff. I love your channel, and I’m glad you are doing well.
Glad you enjoy it!
Great video and a great way of removing weed grass build up and some great aftercare advice
Thanks
Great result there Robbie. Having the odd sparse area is par for the course I think. I have a couple of small areas myself as they are in the shade so have a bit of trouble taking. Good news there on the sponsorship and merchandise. The charity is an excellent idea and I'm sure they will benefit immensely 👍
It's an easy way we can maybe raise a few quid for a good cause. Hopefully we will get a few good slogans to 😁
Another great vid.......lawn looks nice, keep up the good work and vids pal 👍
Thanks Richard. Hope you have a fantastic weekend 😁
Great video again Robbie, learning loads since I started watching you. I’ve even learned how to understand the thick N.I accent 🤣👍
I may stop adding the subtitles 🤩😊😉
Beautifully made video 👍
Thank you 😊❤️
Amazing video as usual Robbie really enjoyed watching
Thanks Mack, hope you are keeping busy
Thanks for the help
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Thanks again Robbie for some more great advice 👍
Mike thanks for stopping by, hope you enjoy your weekend
Premier Lawns we will be moving house before Christmas which will be giving me a new lawn project in the spring. Good job I've got your helpful videos to watch 👍
@@mikebrueton6716 sounds like you have a nice project about to start 😁
Amazing is that pal. Congratulations
Thanks🙂❤👍
Awesome video
🤩🤩🤩 thanks
Still catching up on some vids i haven't seen! u got some content out the now pal! Well done ur killin it love all the tips dont stop wat ever u do ill have to pk in🤣 cheers again for all ur help and advice mate much appreciated👍
Thanks Greg, I knock out a video a week.
Looks good
Thanks bill 😍
Can you do a video on sharpening mower blades and the importance of sharping please?
Lewis thats a great idea
Enjoy your videos
Thanks :)
Nice one
Great video & content mate. Equally great gesture regarding charities. Well done sir 👏🏻👍🏻
Thanks :) It's an easy way to give back
That's come on a right treat Robbie. Looks like you were blowing your dog into the garden. Congrats on the transformation! I'm not surprised on the sparse areas like you say it's the access point on to the lawn, and in shade, and late in the year. I'd call it a success and those other areas will fill in
Hopefully 😎
Well done on the sponsorship Robbie! your videos are very educational. I am overseeding a lawn that i sprayed with iron and seaweed 2 weeks ago after aerating and scarification. When overseeding would you suggest aerating again or the seed should still fall into the grooves/holes made 2 weeks ago? many thanks
2 weeks is a bit long, i would go with the aerating
Wat a bout yeh Robbie! So my lawn was laid 4 weeks ago and it’s looking great but it’s getting very long! Should give it its 1st cut or wait it’s knitted together but not really knitted if you know what I mean ! I can lift it a bit but not a great deal! Had lots of rain in Essex over the last few weeks so I would say it’s about 4-5 inches long now
Dead on Robbie
David
If it hasn't knitted in you need to be careful. Depends on how high the mower goes
I would probably give it a trim at a high height
Almost at 20,000 now that Is awesome man
Thanks, Vinny, hopefully, I will get there before Christmas.
I'm sure you will your doing great friend
Thanks 🤩
I had new lawn fitted. Went on holidays and it was about 10 cm high.
School boy error going on holiday
Very kind of you to donate the merch money to charity Robbie 👍🏻
It's an easy way to try and help a good cause and raise some awareness 🙂
Hi Robbie
I did my front lawn according ( as best I could) to your excellent instructions. I had removed the stumps of two trees so there was a bit of serious damage which I then repaired with turf from elsewhere in the garden. The turf was a bit Raghu round the edges so I filled in with some old soil I had stored next to the compost heap. ( what could go wrong?)
Anyway, it’s now October and I have just dug out my second crop of ugly brown toadstools. There are loads of them.
I have holes all over my lawn, but before I fill with sterilised soil this time, what do you suggest please?
We love your videos and invaluable advice.
Thanks Robbie
Ps the back lawn is now amazing!!
That's the trouble with compost. It also sinks as it breaks down
Great video as always! I have the same issue in my new lawn where some areas are compacted. Do you think putting compost/sand into the holes would help "de-compact"it? Then seed on top?
Hi thanks for the video, could you help me with my question? I've have a new lawn grown from seed with some patches that have grown well and others that have minimal growth, the parts that have done well are ready for the first cut (70cm) with patches that have not moved on from new shoots. Do I make the first cut on the areas that are ready and try to avoid the patches (and or overseed the patches) or do I wait until I have more established grass on those areas?
Looking forward to my first mow in a week or so 👍
Good luck!
@@Premier_lawns_official Robbie, can I check if I am losing my marbles? My lawn is 3 weeks old and coming on nicely. Each day im picking off leaves and weeding by hand. Is this normal behaviour to get top results?
@@paulhopkins686 I would try and keep off it and let it establish first, though yes keep the leaves off it
@@Premier_lawns_official thanks Robbie
i have my front lawn back to near enough perfect after the scortching i gave it using to much fertilzer ,thing is im afraid to do same thing again so is there a idiot proof feed i can use thats not going to burn my lovely lawn.well done on videos there great.
Seaweed is great for your lawn and hard to get wrong
I followed the steps. Made one mistake! Threw seeds down after a cut and then used the fork to put holes in the grass 🤦🏽♂️. Tried not to go to deep. Hopefully it will be ok. I wanted to ask, when would you recommend doing the next cut after over seeding? I did the first cut when it was approximately 90-100mm taking a third off. Reseeded and can see some of that starting to germinate, but I noticed the cut grass is growing rapidly, and I don’t want to disturb the new seed. Should I just “let it go” I mean grow? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I’ve come too far to mess it up now!
Hi, thanks for the videos I have been using them to plant a new lawn. It's coming in nicely just coming up to the 4 week mark. I have a question about doing the first cut. Some area are growing quicker than others. How would you approach cutting if some areas are at 6cm but others are growing slower and only 3cm? Would you wait until they catch up? Thanks
Cut it all high and reduce the height later on
It's looking amazing Robbie, id love to see a cylinder mower on it next year. Il lend you my Ransomes auto certes mower if you need one for a video.
I would love to see a cylinder mower on it too 😁
@@Premier_lawns_official Love the music with this vid the scratching in it is class. Guessing by that smiley face you've got a cylinder mower up your slieve. No B S, marquis is still available if you need it, will cut down to 6mm if your brave enough. Im currently winning the grass championship after 8 yrs were I live thanks to all your detailed vids and a 15-0-28+2mg fertiliser. Big Congrats on the milwaukee sponsorship, swardman hopefully next 🤞
@@3Dmodelheli are you local to me?
Morning Robbie, im in Waringstown, and am going to Ikea this afternoon if that works for you?
@@3Dmodelheli that's a lovely offer, the lawn isn't ready to be cut yet. I don't as yet have a mower lined up for it. I'm on the hunt for something probably second hand.
Really enjoyed that and i subbed so to be sure what height would recommend to cut the first cut i no to cut a 6 inches or so but down to what height
Thanks
Justin brickright 👍🏴
Always think about the one third rule th-cam.com/video/Y9LVqCIOVRg/w-d-xo.html
Lovely house, perfect lawn i bet in the end. Great video mate ! Love the music on here and your use of the drone, Thats a nice touch. Where do you get your music from btw ?
I use these guys, a tenner a month www.epidemicsound.com
My lawn is going quite yellowy? I believe it is lawn rust. I've not treated it all but would you suggest I put some autumn fertiliser lawn care stuff down? It's only a little lawn but I'm terrified of burning it and wrecking it even more. You're also using a special aerator but would forks be just as good? The soil is quite clayey.
Thanks for all the great videos Robbie, just wondering your thoughts on a robot lawnmowers, can you still have a lawn looking well with one of these or they just handy if you haven't the time for cutting
Depends on what you want to achieve. They serve a purpose. If you want a high finish. Not the best 👍
@@Premier_lawns_official cheers Robbie
Hi Robbie,
So the first cut is based on the grass height... is there a rule of thumb about how long you should wait between subsequent cuts as you gradually lower the grass height?
I would just say use common sense.
You often talk about when you aerate it gives the seeds a hole to fall into
And germinate, but if the hole is 3 inch deep , isn’t that far to deep to sow seeds at ?
I mean you wouldn’t put 3 inches of soil on top of your seed and expect them to grow
They will still grow
Rob, the weeds in my freshly scarified and overseeded lawn have taken advantage - couldn't treat them pre overseed as it was too hot. Do I have to wait till the spring now or could I get a crafty late autumn weed treatment in? (Speedwell is my biggest problem - Im worried its getting out of hand) I have noticed some Moss growth on some of the bare patches which were subject to moss previously (under fruit trees) - Location Southern England
I would hold off until spring.
Hi there I have a new build lawn I am trying to keep my lawn the best I can for weeds etc.
Do I fork the lawn coming now to the end of aug/start sep to seed then for over autumn? Your tips are great mate.
The ground will probably still be to hard to fork, you may have to wait a bit later before you can do that
@@Premier_lawns_official thanks again for the reply.. the lawn itself looks great for a new lawn some clover an that coming through now though.
I had put 4 in 1 down months ago should I put it over again before autumn etc? Your videos are brilliant thanks
@@markcromie3572 It will defo need fed again
@@Premier_lawns_official thanks alot mate for the advice appreciate it. You do a great job
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Robbie! New lawn seeded about a month ago, plenty of frost so it’s not getting out of the ground everywhere. Now, the parts that are out of the ground are about 5cm now & everywhere else is muck. Will I leave it until it’s all filled in? Wouldn’t the parts that are grown be about 12-15cm then?
Give it a cut on a high setting and take the top off it
Hey Robbie. You mentioned there that one of the few things you did for last 6 weeks was taking leaves off the grass. I'm just getting germination but the lawn is getting covered in falling leaves! I'm doing my best to take them off but just wondering what your approach is to that. It obviously means having to walk on the seedlings - I can't get to the leaves otherwise - and no matter which of the next 3 options I pick they all involve stepping on the area.
I then have a choice of picking by hand (tiring but lawn is only circa 90 square metres I suppose) or rake them (worried this will damage seedlings and/or move seed) or use blower on low setting (again worried about damage and moving seed).
Any insight into what you guys do? And thanks as always!
I would go with blowing if possible. If you don't remove them the lawn will die from lack of light.
@@Premier_lawns_official Yes. Been down on my hands and knees for an hour every night for the last week. They think it's the funniest thing they have ever seen here!
Blower would be quicker and less traffic over the lawn
@@Premier_lawns_official good point. Will take that approach. Thanks and good luck with the charity.
@@legendhero99 thanks 😎
Hi, I just cut my brand new lawn and its looking good and thick but theres still some light patches. Its late November now, should I leave as is or should I put some seed down?
You won't get seed to grow now
I've seeded a new lawn but it's taken some sections longer to grow then others. How do I know when to cut it as some blades are 8cm and some only a couple of cm's.
Let the shorter bits get a bit longer then cut it on a high height
Hi Robbie, how can I get rid of mushrooms in the lawn ? Over the last month, I’ve had a few mushrooms pop up. This season, for the first time ever, I’ve scarified, aerated, top dressed and fertilised. Never had mushrooms previously. Live in the Midlands (uk).
This should help you premierlawns.co.uk/toadstools-in-your-lawn/
@@Premier_lawns_official many thanks. That’s perfect.
I wouldn’t have even worried about those bare patches. Come spring with more heat and cutting they’d have filled in perfectly well. I doubt it’s warm enough now for any germination so possibly just wasting seed. But lawn will definitely be great come next summer. Reel mower needed for then 😜
Yes probably right. It's been colder too this year and that doesn't help either
Thanks! I use Milwaukee too & their products are “mint” 😉
Yes they are!
Try germination sheets...
i need to get a few of those, thanks for the advice
@@Premier_lawns_official I use eco fleece- comes on a roll so can custom size etc. Pretty cheap so can use at multiple clients
The American TH-camrs talk about using a pre-emergent in the spring. Is that something you would recommend for Northern Ireland lawns and if so can you recommend any products? Ask I can see are expensive professional products for football pitches and gold courses
Pre-emergent products are legal in the uk. They kill the bees
Nice video Rob but I was hoping you were going to cover dealing with different height grass when overseeing. existing lawns - the original grass is very long v new seedlings. Do you let the original grass run while the seedlings grow or if you keep the grass in check will it damage the seedlings?
I would always recommend leaving the lawn for a few weeks after a lawn renovation (in most cases) and then once you do start to cut the lawn , cut the lawn as high as the lawn mower will go and then bring it down slowly
Robbie doesn’t the seed just fall down the holes? How does it germinate better please?
falls down the holes and grows :)
The holes give it somewhere safe to grow
Hi Robbie its (the wildman) from Devon this is my new account to let you know, long story :-)
Love the name lol 😆
Hi Robbie any stickers or hats you can send for a fellow greenkeeper 🤪
In a few weeks you will be able to buy one and support a good cause
3 weeks since I overseed My lawn and the amount of worm cast is shocking! Any advice? Will it harm anything ? I’m worried that I got everything nice and flat and it looks like a bombs gone off underground !
I know the casts are a pain, in the grand scheme of things you want the worms. Best to put up with it
@@Premier_lawns_official thanks 👍🏻 more bad news for me, squirrel damage! Any ideas ?
I like your videos. Most informative. But I do find it disconcerting when you attack the camera and cover it up after every scene. It's a bit like a film star being harassed by the paparazzi.
It's a bit like Marmite, some love and some hate it. I usually do it once I'm talking to the camera
And the result is?
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Why do so many you tubers cover the lens of the camera with their hand when they're finished talking. I bet this guy is the ultimate "GET OFF MY LAWN" guy.
Haha no I live in the real world, lawns are there to be used. Love to see a well used lawn 🌱
Hi Robbie, I found this video via Google, which took me to your website. Unfortunately, when running the TH-cam video from the website, it only ran up to where you were just about to tell us about cutting. I kept getting an error message. However, when I copied the URL and ran the video directly on TH-cam, everything was fine. Also, when attempting to run from your website, I couldn't like, subscribe, or leave a comment. Suggest you provide the URL th-cam.com/video/UQ_kADOC_ws/w-d-xo.html on your website, to avoid these issues and get more likes and subscribers. I've now subscribed on TH-cam.
Loved the video, Robbie, especially the captions. But, you missed the single most important piece of information. You told us to cut when the grass reaches 60-70mm, but no caption to say what height to trim it to! (50mm was closest I could guess?). Please confirm
Thanks, Rick
Hey Rick, thanks for the feedback. Yes I think those settings need updating 🙂
First cut is an important one, really you just want to take the top off it. 50 mm would be a good height for the first cut 👍🙂
Welcome to the channel, we also have a private but friendly group on Facebook called the premier lawns community
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