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@@jessewood3999 I have a Husqvarna 36" commercial walk behind. It has 5 speeds, the 5th being 'jogging'.... and if I run it in 5th, it literally goes airborne in spots. I would need like 40 yards and a bobcat. I'm ok with it thought - living vicariously through Ryan.
Seeing that much sand for what is already one of the best lawns on the planet and is 1/4 the size of my lawn is simply terrifying. I think I'll put shocks on my lawn mower.
I've been watching this channel for a year now. Early September I decided to pull the trigger and do a lawn reno, I brought in 10 yards of clean topsoil to level out ( it was terribly bumby). I got the lawn level rake which works awesome! I overseeded and have been watering like a maniac with standard sprinklers. This week has a lot of rain in the forecast, thank God.
@@gsp4prez the rake cost was not cheap! I wanna say $180, but it is an amazing tool and will serve me well over the years. The topsoil was $320 for 10yds ( most people won't need that much) and good good grass seed was about $80/ 40lb bag. Not a cheap process initially. The lawn has been filling in nicely tho with new grass growth. I'm very excited for next year as I am confident my lawn will be looking better than it ever has.
Continuing to watch your subscribers grow is great to see! It shows that you are the reel deel! You’ll be in LCN territory before you know it and that speaks volumes about your character!! Keep up the good work!!
Poor Will… hopefully he was compensated the southern way; a belly full of tasty food. I’m about get to the fun part of my renovation this weekend. Aeration and top dressing. It’s odd. I should be dreading it, but like you, I’m really looking forward to it!
Overhere in the Netherlands we use worm compost to dress our lawns. At least I do. Gives an unbelievable boost to the grass and all the life underneath the ground. Win-win.
I feel like anyone who buys this house when Ryan moves needs to sign a contract that they are also a lawn nut with references. It would be horrible for this lawn to go to waste due to neglect.
@@GRJCLyon the neighbors lawn is just fine lol. It isn't horrible. The neighbor doesn't seem to be lazy. You forget that this dude is a lawn care youtuber right? He literally gets oaid to film this and take cate if his lawn. Not everyone has the ability to make money by taking care of their lawn. If it was, everyone would have a great lawn.
I lived by Ryan. The guy who bought it tore up the south side yard and put a boat on it. They also haven't ran the irrigation once. It is a far cry from what it used to be. I bet Ryan cries if he ever drives by.😅😢
I just did this. If I were to do it again, I think I would overseed and THEN throw down the light sand layer. After throwing sand down this time, I did an initial level with the levelling tool, then threw down seed, and then broomed in the seed/sand in an effort to get the seeds slightly covered to improve chances of Germination. Results are promising so far but I wonder if they would be even better if you did seed then sand, as I can see some un-germinated seed sitting on top of the sand still. This is all presuming you're only doing a light sand layer. Thanks for sharing your process Ryan.
Yeah it's really tough to get a light layer down perfectly and I had some areas that I wanted to go heavier. I've never had any issue with seed on top of sand in areas where some grass already exists, it's just the bare spots that are more difficult but still easy to fix with a little overseed as you go through the rest of fall.
I have a sun joe dethatcher and verticutter but both attachments always seem to thin my lawn way to much . Is it normal for it to thin it enough where I can see every single grass blade with a space of dirt in between ? Anyone else feel the same ? I live in Ny with almost all Kentucky bluegrass
Depends how low you set the Sun Joe. If you set it on -10 or -5, then yeah, it will thin it out pretty good. Setting it on 0 shouldn't do much damage to the lawn.
As much leveling as you do it's worth it to go to your local golf course and rent a top dressing trailer. We have a Dakota top dresser we rent to people when it's not in use.
I top dressed and over seeded an existing lawn today and then Of course a thunderstorm rolled in this evening and we got a little over an inch of rain. Went out with a flashlight and didn’t see a single grass seed in my lawn. It’s flat and established, but am fixing a few thin spots too. I’m really hoping the rain drove it into the top dress black dirt and didn’t wash away. I guess I just wait and see…?
Hi Ryan, I saw you have the brush attachment for your Swardman, but then you use a handheld brush to brush in the sand. Would the brush attachment not accomplish the same thing?
@@ryanknorrlawncare Idk Ryan...you haven't smoked off your side yard of KBG, have you? I think you want to keep a piece of Connor close to your heart :)
Ryan - I've been watching your videos for years and trying to work up the courage to start on my lawn. Unfortunately my lawn is about 10x the size of yours, it's not level and I have a lot of clay and other than mowing, it's never been worked on. This year is the worst I've seen so far for my lawn, and if there was a market for a dandelion farm, I would be a millionaire overnight.
Didn’t even know you could use sand then seed. Can it be any sand. Also I have a micro clover lawn and I noticed it was kinda lumpy would this be the same process as grass? Just mow low then aerate? (I already have top soil with peat moss) use throw that and use a leveler ? Thanks a bumch
I am about to level my front yard, Inalso have some pretty good size holes that need filled, would you recommend filling it with sand and/or too soil? Thanks!
I've never noticed the neighbor's yard as much as in this video. Do you have issues with weeds encroaching onto your property? How do you take care of that?
Do i want to avoid sanding my yard if i do not have a sprinkler system? Will the sand cause things to dry out too much? Also, can we do all of this to a tall fescue?
I feel really stupid with the lawn leveler - I can't get it to glide! It wants to get caught in the grass, flip itself over, be difficult to move without literally picking it up and placing it on another spot. No one else seems to have this problem and it's definitely my ineptitude/inexperience showing. I'm using it just as you demonstrate but something about the physics isn't right. I mowed the bluegrass down to 1-1.5" around the parts I wanted to level when I did this last year. Is that still too tall or do I just need to put down a LOT more sand/topsoil to get the levelling action? Really want to give it another go this year but am still wallowing in some of the frustration from when I attempted it before. I'm just to your north in MN and really looking forward to fall lawncare season and winter prep!
Greetings friends, I am Cuban but I live here in Kentucky I do not miss one of your videos they are very interesting and very professional, I would like to ask you a question if you could help me decide on which lawn to choose if the Tall Fescue or Kentucky bluegrass greetings
Will a sand top coat help with a muddy yard? I probably need some sort of french drain system installed, but I'm curious if that would be a cheaper alternative to help to dry areas out
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Can you try putting a light layer of soil on top to see what will happen?
My rake has arrived. Stoked
@@jessewood3999 I have a Husqvarna 36" commercial walk behind. It has 5 speeds, the 5th being 'jogging'.... and if I run it in 5th, it literally goes airborne in spots. I would need like 40 yards and a bobcat. I'm ok with it thought - living vicariously through Ryan.
30 years in construction, and I’ve seen new carpets installed that aren’t as think as this lawn. That’s literally amazing.
Seeing that much sand for what is already one of the best lawns on the planet and is 1/4 the size of my lawn is simply terrifying. I think I'll put shocks on my lawn mower.
Compost! The guy keeps recommending it to me too. Maybe I’ll take his word for it now ha ha.
I watched this video like 8 times over the past few years. Just did my first sand leveling on my KBG in Wisconsin. This was a huge help. 🎉
Teamwork makes the dream work, so cool to see you get help lol
You need to have 1 million subs for sure on this channel, keep it up Mr. Knorr. Your neighbor from nebraska
I've been watching this channel for a year now. Early September I decided to pull the trigger and do a lawn reno, I brought in 10 yards of clean topsoil to level out ( it was terribly bumby). I got the lawn level rake which works awesome! I overseeded and have been watering like a maniac with standard sprinklers. This week has a lot of rain in the forecast, thank God.
Thinking of doing that next year. How was cost and everything for it?
@@gsp4prez the rake cost was not cheap! I wanna say $180, but it is an amazing tool and will serve me well over the years. The topsoil was $320 for 10yds ( most people won't need that much) and good good grass seed was about $80/ 40lb bag.
Not a cheap process initially. The lawn has been filling in nicely tho with new grass growth. I'm very excited for next year as I am confident my lawn will be looking better than it ever has.
@@24TreSter thanks man! Good luck! I lost most of my front yard to grubs so I’m looking at spring seeding. Ugh.
Continuing to watch your subscribers grow is great to see! It shows that you are the reel deel! You’ll be in LCN territory before you know it and that speaks volumes about your character!! Keep up the good work!!
Thanks for watching!
Good neighbors make for quick(er) work. I may pick up one of these rakes. My DIY one is like 40lbs and will take chunks out if I turn too sharp.
Did my reno end of August. Took 5 days to spread and level 6 yards of compost. I think I'm done doing renovations
Sure am glad you and the neighbors get along really well!
Damn, I have been fighting for a thick lawn for two years, this guy's lawn is so thick he needs an attachment to thin it out 😂 what a world
Just got my handle replacement in the nick of time! Thank you Ryan and Landzie for making a quality product that you stand behind!
What a waste of pasture.
Watching this with a smile on my face, go an look out the window at my lawn instantly pissed 🤣🤣🤣
My lawn looks like a diorama of the Ozark hill area of Southern Missouri. That's neat seeing your lawn looking like a baseball field. Great job!!!
Love your videos!!! And they are extremely helpful. Greetings from Spain!!!
I think I saw Will's yard in the background...looking good. Also, Will has those dark Kujos! 🔥
Good content as usual and perfect timing. Gonna tackle this here and use this video as my guide.
I was going to say the same thing!
Nothing stops me in my tracks faster than a post from Ryan.
Well, that and diarrhea..
Man I pushed my leveling project off a week and temps are starting to rise. Laying out sand soil mix tomorrow. Wish me luck fellas
I just spent 3hrs using my sunjoe to power rake and clean up .3acres. Im sore and dont regret it
I love watching sand leveling videos. I don't do it but I love watching it.
Poor Will… hopefully he was compensated the southern way; a belly full of tasty food. I’m about get to the fun part of my renovation this weekend. Aeration and top dressing. It’s odd. I should be dreading it, but like you, I’m really looking forward to it!
He was fed and hydrated with cold beers :)
@@ryanknorrlawncare That’ll do the trick. Haha! Excellent video as always.
This video is right on time. Leveling rake arrived last week, sand ready to go down. Thanks!!!
Overhere in the Netherlands we use worm compost to dress our lawns. At least I do. Gives an unbelievable boost to the grass and all the life underneath the ground. Win-win.
October is gonna be snappin
I live in North West PA, should I be using sand or top soil to level? Have a lot of odd divots in the lawn
I feel like anyone who buys this house when Ryan moves needs to sign a contract that they are also a lawn nut with references. It would be horrible for this lawn to go to waste due to neglect.
No fucks given by his neighbor :)
or maybe they will have hobbies outside of cutting their grass
@@pewpewkachew4735 or maybe they're just lazy.
@@GRJCLyon the neighbors lawn is just fine lol. It isn't horrible. The neighbor doesn't seem to be lazy. You forget that this dude is a lawn care youtuber right? He literally gets oaid to film this and take cate if his lawn. Not everyone has the ability to make money by taking care of their lawn. If it was, everyone would have a great lawn.
I lived by Ryan. The guy who bought it tore up the south side yard and put a boat on it. They also haven't ran the irrigation once. It is a far cry from what it used to be. I bet Ryan cries if he ever drives by.😅😢
I just did this. If I were to do it again, I think I would overseed and THEN throw down the light sand layer. After throwing sand down this time, I did an initial level with the levelling tool, then threw down seed, and then broomed in the seed/sand in an effort to get the seeds slightly covered to improve chances of Germination. Results are promising so far but I wonder if they would be even better if you did seed then sand, as I can see some un-germinated seed sitting on top of the sand still. This is all presuming you're only doing a light sand layer. Thanks for sharing your process Ryan.
Yeah it's really tough to get a light layer down perfectly and I had some areas that I wanted to go heavier. I've never had any issue with seed on top of sand in areas where some grass already exists, it's just the bare spots that are more difficult but still easy to fix with a little overseed as you go through the rest of fall.
We steal your sprinkler, you steal our slicer. I see how it is. Touché my good friend. Touché.
First Aussie 😁. Hard work pays off. 😎👍👍
Basically, he makes golf course grade lawn 😍
Your leveler just came in the mail today. I'm excited to use it next weekend. I'm ready to step up my yard game. Thanks for all your videos!
I like to use a hose and nozzle to jet down the high spots
Love your work, Ryan. I just went thru the same thing you did there on my lawn over the Labor Day weekend. Thanks for all the information.
Great video! Love seeing the process and all the hard work that goes into seeing how to have and maintain a beautiful turf stand like yours.
My lawn renovation is coming in great and you were my biggest help. Thank you
Why don’t you use the brush attachment on the Swardman to brush in the sand? Allett says that’s one use for it but I’ve never seen it done by anyone
I have a sun joe dethatcher and verticutter but both attachments always seem to thin my lawn way to much . Is it normal for it to thin it enough where I can see every single grass blade with a space of dirt in between ? Anyone else feel the same ? I live in Ny with almost all Kentucky bluegrass
Depends how low you set the Sun Joe. If you set it on -10 or -5, then yeah, it will thin it out pretty good. Setting it on 0 shouldn't do much damage to the lawn.
the sun joe dethatcher/scarifier does a similar cut with the scarifier attachment
I tried using one of those leveling rakes and it kept flipping whenever I pulled
As much leveling as you do it's worth it to go to your local golf course and rent a top dressing trailer. We have a Dakota top dresser we rent to people when it's not in use.
Great video Ryan !
Great educational video! What type of lawn bag spreader is that?
What type of grass for over seeding would you suggest for NE Ohio?
I have been wanting to see you use the verticutter! I just rented a slice seeder last weekend and did the same
Hey Ryan great video. Hey bud what’s that trash system you use to throw away your clippings? Thanks.
That’s the most beautiful lawn I’ve ever seen helppp
What is the name of the device used during the video to dethatch and scarify
why dont you put the seed down before the sand ?
I have 3-4" TTTF. I find that the dethatching tines work a little better for me. Regardless, cleaning out that dead material is very satisfying.
I top dressed and over seeded an existing lawn today and then Of course a thunderstorm rolled in this evening and we got a little over an inch of rain. Went out with a flashlight and didn’t see a single grass seed in my lawn. It’s flat and established, but am fixing a few thin spots too. I’m really hoping the rain drove it into the top dress black dirt and didn’t wash away. I guess I just wait and see…?
2 years later.... I gotta know....... did it wash it all away?!
Man seeing how perfect your lawn is I'm ashamed to look at my lawn everyday.
Trust the process. Lawns take time and they take more time if you can’t work in it a lot or put a lot of water and product down
Reciprocating aerator is the way to go!
What is the size at the sand that you use?
Any tips for my yard that’s super bumpy and un- level? Same process?
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This is what my coming weekend will look like! Have you ever tried the brush attachment for your Swardman to brush the sand into the canopy?
Pain before the gain...well said. Great video as always sir.
Doesn't the SunJoe have a scarifier that cuts through like the setup in the beginning of the video?
Yes. I have the SunJoe with the scarifier blade attachment. Works pretty well. It also comes with the power rake reel.
What’s the difference between verticut and scarify?
This is all the hard work it takes to get a great looking lawn. Never fun but the results speak for themselves.
Our definition of fun could be different :)
What sort of sand?
I’m in northern Washington state. Did I miss my core aeration window?
Does grass seed grow throu sand???
Hi Ryan,
I saw you have the brush attachment for your Swardman, but then you use a handheld brush to brush in the sand. Would the brush attachment not accomplish the same thing?
any old sand ?
Just overseeded with seeds superstore sunny mix. The KBG is taking forever. I have no patience lol
KBG is dead to me
@@ryanknorrlawncare Idk Ryan...you haven't smoked off your side yard of KBG, have you? I think you want to keep a piece of Connor close to your heart :)
Ryan where the hell can I get that same bag insert you used to dump the clippings?
I don't believe they are sold anymore
@@ryanknorrlawncare
Dang… it looks perfect
My irrigation is coming in less than 2 weeks. I've had to delay putting seed down. I hope the midwest stays warm.
Looks that way but it could fall off a cliff anytime, as we know.
Great looking yard WOW 🤩
Ryan, can you tell me which company you get the sand from and what type I need to ask for? I’m located by you
What time is the best time to overseed tall fescue in Southern California?
wish I had that type of grass. I hate st Augustine with a passion :D
does this need to be done every year?
Ryan - I've been watching your videos for years and trying to work up the courage to start on my lawn. Unfortunately my lawn is about 10x the size of yours, it's not level and I have a lot of clay and other than mowing, it's never been worked on. This year is the worst I've seen so far for my lawn, and if there was a market for a dandelion farm, I would be a millionaire overnight.
Wow. This is a whole new level of lawn care. Too much for me, but sure looks nice. I’m just happy I aerated this year 😂
Didn’t even know you could use sand then seed. Can it be any sand. Also I have a micro clover lawn and I noticed it was kinda lumpy would this be the same process as grass? Just mow low then aerate? (I already have top soil with peat moss) use throw that and use a leveler ? Thanks a bumch
I am about to level my front yard, Inalso have some pretty good size holes that need filled, would you recommend filling it with sand and/or too soil? Thanks!
I think this guy likes his lawn
What type of sand is being used?
Thanks for this awesome video, I have a question, Leveling or aeration goes first and can I overseed after leveling?
I just ordered your levelling rake
Awesome job!! Can’t wait to see how it looks in a couple weeks!
Sad to see mulchmart sell out. Havent been there since.
I've never noticed the neighbor's yard as much as in this video. Do you have issues with weeds encroaching onto your property? How do you take care of that?
Can you use a fertilizer drop spreader to put down the sand?
How do I buy that verticutter!!!
Do i want to avoid sanding my yard if i do not have a sprinkler system? Will the sand cause things to dry out too much? Also, can we do all of this to a tall fescue?
Why not use the peat moss spreader?
My sand was really wet so it was clumpy
A lot of work and it shows!
If I were to level a low spot from where a tree stump was removed in TTTF what would I use? It’s about a 5” dip…
A screened topsoil should work
@@ryanknorrlawncare, thanks.
I feel really stupid with the lawn leveler - I can't get it to glide! It wants to get caught in the grass, flip itself over, be difficult to move without literally picking it up and placing it on another spot. No one else seems to have this problem and it's definitely my ineptitude/inexperience showing. I'm using it just as you demonstrate but something about the physics isn't right. I mowed the bluegrass down to 1-1.5" around the parts I wanted to level when I did this last year. Is that still too tall or do I just need to put down a LOT more sand/topsoil to get the levelling action? Really want to give it another go this year but am still wallowing in some of the frustration from when I attempted it before. I'm just to your north in MN and really looking forward to fall lawncare season and winter prep!
Hello, help me, Grass grows in sand? I can plant grass seeds in sand,? Ryan
Yes you can. It needs more attention in terms of water because it dries out easily
Greetings friends, I am Cuban but I live here in Kentucky I do not miss one of your videos they are very interesting and very professional, I would like to ask you a question if you could help me decide on which lawn to choose if the Tall Fescue or Kentucky bluegrass greetings
Probably Tall Fescue in Kentucky
Will a sand top coat help with a muddy yard? I probably need some sort of french drain system installed, but I'm curious if that would be a cheaper alternative to help to dry areas out
14:45- Ryan’s “some babes just drove by” look.
More like "who is driving down our street when no one ever does" look
@@ryanknorrlawncare good thing it wasn’t me. I’ve seen that look before. 🤣
Is sand best to level the lawn, why not topsoil with the sand mixed in? Will the overseeding grow in in the sand?
Man it looks great nice job you 3!!! How tall are you going to reel mow the tall fescue?
Did you kill grass on sculpted area with Glyphosate?
I learn a lot from your channel...!!!!
Throwing down your elite rye grass on Thursday! I’m in CA I might be crazy but we will see how it holds up next summer! I’m really excited 🙌🏻
With the right program and enough water, you can do it
@@ryanknorrlawncare thanks Ryan!
Where are your jeans from Ryan?