Literally have never seen a “ lawn pro” in my area even come close to your thorough investigation and diagnosis. Your clients should be proud to have a lawn professional like yourself! Keep up the great work!🍻
@@pestandlawnginja he’s absolutely right! Whenever I talk to lawn guys in my area I feel like I have more knowledge about the maintenance of grass than they do and I don’t know jack 🤣🤣. Anyway like he said your clients are very lucky to have you my friend. Keep up the great work and content!
I did lawn care (as an employee) for almost 10 years. I wish I knew this much when I was doing it, because those lawns could have looked fantastic with just a little advice to the homeowner.
Ginja; man you are the best! I’ve been fighting what I thought was grass dying when I was over watering. You truly know your business. Peace out Brother.
You have the best videos much better than any others I've seen, you have your head on straight and you live in Utah, my back yard my neighbors next to me and across the street had great yard's until two weeks ago now their turning brown so if you happen to be around 1900 south in Clearfield feel free to stop by and say hello Ken
Clearfield is a great place to live! I don't get enough chances to enjoy that area. If the lawns are turning brown I'd check the water first. Thanks for the hospitality.
Your system of diagnosing problems in turf is extremely impressive. I manage 4 lawn crews and am often tasked with identifying and treating disease for customers. Your approach is thorough and precise. I will definitely be incorporating your methods with how I approach things in the future.
This was an outstanding video. As a doctor, I love the way you problem solve and think. You have to get at the root cause of things and there are things that are primary and secondary. Keep up the good work and your approach to problem solving. 👊🏾
Nice job on this video brother. Ur step by step walk through is what draws me to ur vids. Ur very thorough & ur explanations on problems & solutions make sense to me as a do it urself home owner. Thanks for the vids. Ur doing an awesome job.
You're welcome! Glad it's helping. I started this process because I was finding people were guessing more often than putting logical flow behind the diagnosing. Thanks for the comment.
These step by step diagnosis videos are amazing! Very well thought out and presented. Amazing job at the content you are out putting I know it benefits a lot of people!
Thanks for the feedback scott. Those are my exact intentions. I do 20 lawn assessments a week during the hot months and more often than not it could have been prevented by proper watering.
Ginja, you tell us to put our questions in the comments. In the last few days I put several questions but so far I had no answer. I love your videos I earn a lot. thank you.
I’m in Australia and I think your videos are great. Every one so far has a white picket fence, and I am just starting to think that maybe they are different houses. First one I’ve seen that has any patchiness in it. It’s nice to see someone who can actually present a lawn that is clearly imperfect to be honest on TH-cam most of them seem to be showing off a great lawn and then complaining about something that can’t be seen in the video. Great camera work too.
Troy! Thanks for the shout out! great to hear you're finding value in my videos. Really appreciate the feedback. My entire goal is to show people how to master lawn problems so I like this series too.
Awesome video My lawn is all slope but it hasbeen raining a lot lately and it lookslike i have a fungus issue here... your video is a huge help in understanging the problem now i need to look for solutions Thanks
My lawn is about a year old and it did great last summer. This year as soon as it started getting warm the browning started. I've been so confused but you've set me straight. Who knew grass could get diabetes too. Lol. Thanks for this video and very much looking forward to catching up with the rest. Subscribed
You really know your stuff and explain nicely the steps to diagnose. I wish my lawn care guy was that communicative and able to let me know he knows what he is doing..
That was informative , I just subbed to your channel .I live in Ga. We have had high temps and humidity , and a lot of rain and storms , at times 6 to 7 days in a row . I reseeded parts of my lawn where I had septic tank and line repairs , my soil is very much red clay , I spread some top soil when I seeded in the end of October 2017 , fertilized with triple 10 every 6 weeks as the instructions , the grass was beautiful until about 6 weeks ago then the brown out started , now its almost gone , the ground looks black , its in a shady area and not much sun , I guess I will do it again in October , my yards large and no irrigation , in the past with fescue turfs it takes about 5 years to get somewhat of a healthy lawn here .
Thanks for telling me this. The areas that are dying almost sound like pythium blight that's traveling through the lawn. This happens due to humidity and too much water. It spreads very fast and completes its life cycle within 30 days. For the red clay humates are going to be your friend. I would put down a humic granular every other month during the growing season. As for rebuilding the shady areas I would consult a local nursery or seed distribution company and find a perennial rye grass or rhizomatous tall fescue.
I learned a lot from this. Yes I noticed the pine tree earlier in the video. The shrooms---ohh ok, I thought there was rotting wood below. I am in humid Kansas City and we have fungus problems. I rebuilt my lawn to it would drain better. I agree on the no mowing as a solution. I noticed this worked for me here.
My lawn was really green and now I am noticing brown grass underneath. From too much watering because I noticed mushrooms in the lawn. Great tips and advice
@@NNJPRGreg I always thought the more water the greener the grass.. I have not watered in three days. I'm going to wait and see what happens. Hopefully it's not too late to turn it around. Thank you again for the tips
Thanks to is for all the awesome advise. I have trouble with my lawns and still can't get it right. Someway I can send you some pics and give some advice?
Pest and Lawn Ginja .. Good deal, brotha!! This video was VERY helpful to a situation I'm in the middle of right now. Going to cut back on the H20 and see if some of the issues clear up. Took the info from another one of your videos and used a screwdriver to probe . Looks like I'm over watering. Anyway, I truly appreciate your efforts and time! ✌️
Very good lawn investigation Ginja, that was very helpful and entertaining. I think l have the same problem in my lawn, I'm going to do the same investigation to see the problem could be. Thanks for sharing your knowledge bro. 👍
Thank you this is exactly what happened to my lawn. My issue is that I just overseeded my lawn so I watered it once or twice per day. What would you suggest that I do in this case?
Can you do online diagnosis for people and charge? I feel I’ve tried to do so much to help my lawn and it gets worse every year. I’ve purchased aerator. De thatcher, I fertilize shoot I swear I even talk to my grass and it still struggles.
Great education. I heard you say you are in Utah. I'm seeking a knowledgeable Pro like you but in the Fredericksburg, VA. I don't know if I have bugs, fungus, ...
tug on the grass, if it comes out then most likely a bug. Many fungal issues have a tendency to come back year after year. I would check to make sure you're doing proper watering first, bugs second then check for fungal issues and patterns after that.
Pest and Lawn Ginja, Thank you. My Lawn is Zoysia grass. We put down that Sod 3yrs ago August. Looked awesome that year and spring of the next year but started having brownish spots and then whole sections of lawn looked distressed. Now its spreading further. Would you know a Pest and Lawn Pro in this Fredericksburg, VA? I've treated for Grub twice, fungus 3 treatments. Ive read some and worry about a Nematode bug?
Unfortunately I have never handled Zoysia grass. I have read up on it and have heard some rumors about problems and what not the truth is I haven't handled it. I wish I had a good referral for you but I don't. Nematode come in two varieties, beneficial and non beneficial. If I were in your place I would start with the basics. Understanding proper watering for the type of grass you have, macro and micro nutrients, biostimulants and mycorrhiza (beneficial fungus) supplementation.
I got the same issue! I just finished refurbishing (de thatcher and over seeding) and have Over Watered my lawn in areas. You are awesome! BTW, my Lanzie was delivered and the peat moss - seed trick in another sect of my lawn was awesome, thanks to you!
Thanks this was very helpful. My lawn had been looking great, then we got rain almost everyday for a week, lots of rain and started to see brown tips in lower spots of the lawn where the water settles. did the soil prob and it's soaked. will let the lawn grown out a then mow to see if that takes care of it as wel as cutting the watering out for a while.
So i liked your video, but how often would you suggest watering for a hot climate like Saint George Utah? Every other day for 15 min ? Any info would be great.
Great question. The answer isn't how many minutes it's how many inches. see myallgreen.com/watering . you'll need 1.75" to 2" per week of water. follow the video exercise at the bottom of the page to figure out your water output.
Great video. Thinking this is our issue but not 100% sure. Newly seeded lawn is only 8 weeks old this Friday. Some parts I’ve already had to lightly mow cause it’s growing so fast it’s starting to block our underground sprinklers. Other parts aren’t coming up as much and are starting to turn yellow and the ground is still wet. We were still watering daily before getting hammered with lots of rain the last couple of weeks.
We always hear that deep, infrequent watering is best, and daily shallow watering causes shallow roots... but (from what I’ve heard) golf courses water daily, and their grass is beautiful! Do they have shallow roots? Do I care if I have shallow roots if my lawn looks like a golf course? Thanks for all your help!!
This is exactly what is going on with my lawn. Great video. I have a KBG and Rye mix - what type of ammonium nitrate would you recommend. I assume that type of fert is not slow release. I have never purchased that type of fert. Thanks Ginja!
What options do you have for Mother Nature over watering? I live in NJ and it seems that it’s raining 5 days out of 7 and it’s raining inches a week. I do have mushrooms and I question possibly fungus to. Suggestions?
The only creative thinking I've come up with is a high powered leaf blower and regularly blowing the excess moisture off. It would be a lot of hassle but the top layers will dry off a bit faster
Thanks for the comment mark. I like to push the fungus out in the summer time with nitra king or a like product that has min. 16% ammonium nitrate with a 2% phosphorus and potassium ratio. spring and fall fertilizer for this application I use: Revive DPW Granularwww.amazon.com/gp/product/B001EEQ5RI/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001EEQ5RI&linkCode=as2&tag=pestandlawngi-20&linkId=2215bda50ffec26e1e705ce0db8529a9 My biostimulant I use is Essentials Plus 1-0-1 www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00U1VJBUS/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00U1VJBUS&linkCode=as2&tag=pestandlawngi-20&linkId=f221c8cd77e1595c128fef9bd56221f7 p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545}
its a blend of humic and sea kelp. Very little nitrogen. It does aid as a soil conditioner. Packed full of L-amino acids to help aid in cell restoration. It's expensive but it works.
If the grass pulls up easily should I continue to pull up all the easily removed grass until it becomes firm or treat for bugs and hope the roots reestablish?
Great question hoosier1195. Here's my thoughts. If the grass roots are still attached stop pulling an apply a fertilizer that contains a good amount of phosphorus and potassium and combine it with a curative insecticide. Many times the grass will grow through the stress and you won't lose all of it. This is assuming you don't have grubs or a turf insect that eats all the roots.
I'm up a bit further north (in Corinne, west of Brigham City). I'm fairly certain I've been over watering. How do you water in this heat then with cool season grass? I water every other day to keep it green. Same amount of water, just fewer days? Also, with my soil being alkaline (fairly certain) I've been looking at putting down elemental sulfur. My grass is very light green in patches, and trees have iron chlorosis. Is that a good long term fix rather than infrequent doses of chelated iron? This was a great video. Answered questions I have had. Pretty certain I've got a bit of fungus also from my watering.
Hi Ian. thanks for the comment. In my experience centeral to northern utah soil is between a 7.0 and an 8.0. It is high. I've never tried the elemental sulfur approach. Not to say it wouldn't work. IMO from the people that I've talked with its been a short gain a year or two of applications. The ag department recommends up to 4lbs of nitrogen per year to help balance out the PH for Kentucky Bluegrass, Rye Grass, and Fescue type lawns. I'm all about limited the nitrogen content and my fingers are crossed you can get some long term results with the elemental sulfur. my opinion on the tree is that it is exhibiting lack of iron. The elemental sulfur may help chelate the iron that is already available in the soil so you're on the right track. When I do tree diagnosing and see trees with lack of iron symptoms I first look at the feeder roots to make sure they're not damaged. The lack of iron is generally a symptom of stress or nutrient deficiency. The stress is generally caused by one of three things 1. the tree wasn't planted correctly, commonly too deep. 2. a feeder root(s) were damaged at some point 3. not enough available sources of nutrients for the size of the tree. This is commonly an issue with trees larger than 10" in caliper diameter.
I just got some Bermuda SOD planted on March 16 and it was looking great and fully green. Now we are in the end of April and I got a lot of brown spots all over my lawn......Please help!! I live in West Texas....I have water restrictions and can only water 3 times a week. I do my best to water and I water in the mornings....Still no success. Please let me know what else I can do. This coming saturday will be my 6 weeks into my lawn and will need to fertilize the lawn. What do you suggest for me to get? I was thinking of going 10-10-10 but not quite sure. Thank you.
In Tennessee during the Summer, it's in the high 90's and drought. You don't know how to the grass (2 times a day, 1 time, every other day and for how long at each station). I read 1/2 of water every 2 to 3 days. I have tall Zoysia Fescue and it seems to like a lot of water. I think I am over watering now based on your video with the light brown blades of grass. Do you agree with the every other day idea with 1/2" watering?
Great question. It all depends on your evaporation and transpiration rates of the soil and plant. Ideally you want to maintain 6" to 8" and only replace what's actively evaporating. I would probe the soil and watch it carefully. In my region I focus on 1.5" to 2" of water per week as it gets hot.
@@pestandlawnginja i have a question which i am trying to find the answer for so here goes.....as a gardener myself just starting out on my 2nd year i am studying when is the latest possable day in spring i should offer a scarify as i dont want to do it to late in spring. I find alot of my clients have nice green lawns but because i have only just been working on them i find that alot of tbe green is moss so want to offer my service but obviously not to late any help would be great..am in the north west of the uk aswell thanks
Thank you Ginja! Very informative. I’m currently dealing with the exact same issue with the melting out in my lawn. Can you recommend a product for the biostimulant with the ammonium nitrate? Thanks!
azoxystrobin fungicide from my experience has done the best at controlling it. if you're low in iron I've had good luck doing regular iron treatments as well. As for ammonium nitrates the one i liked the most just pulled the product off the shelves which was sodium knockout. i am not aware of a bio stimulant with ammonium nitrate.
Yes . I see that happen a lot. I don't have a video but I may have a way to make one in the future. I've come across a few lawns. If you watch my grub control video he has shallow roots and it pulls up but it also had grubs too.
Ok, so being in CA and also dealing with 90-105 on some weeks, weather and also having a restriction of only watering 3x a week. How do i keep my lawn nice & green? So far its been ok and Im watering about 20 mins before heading to work 5-6am and than water for another 20+ minutes in the evening & as mentioned so far so good BUT the weather though still hot in the day time but now the evenings are cooling down so.... How do i keep my lawn green as we jump into cooler months & making it into next year👀 I posted this same question earlier so if you see this question first you're welcome to ignore the other one👍 & thank you.
Excellent video and great education on the process of identifying and resolution; Thanks! Can you advise on a problem I can't seem to control? I have Zoysia and live in Central Florida. I made a lower than normal cut at the end of March to control thatch (although it was not necessary as I then discovered I did not have such an issue). Since then, a large portion on the lawn turned completely brown to the point of a dead appearance, which has been struggling in that state until now. Bugs and Fungus issues usually occur in mid-summer, so I did not think that was the cause. I water three times per week, so didn't think it was an overwatering issue. The Florida heat came earlier than normal this year, so I first thought fungus is the cause. How can I further troubleshoot, and what recommendations you might offer? Thank you for your time, and keep up the great work with sharing. Best Regards and God Bless.
by the description it sounds like you may have scalped the grass. you need to promote a recovery service. I would consider a combination of sea kelp, calcium and humates and a little nitrogen.
@@pestandlawnginja Yes, scalping I think is what happened. Thanks for you recommendation and fast response. I appreciate it and would you know how it worked out. Blessings in all that you do.
Nice diagnoses. Very similar grasses to NJ. I'm really thinking of just doing fert turf and tree care with minimal or no labor in 2019. I am passionate about this end of the industry which one needs to put time into. Also, that's a Colorado Blue Spruce not a Pine....😀😀😀😀
Thanks. Appreciate the feedback. Jumping in the turf game is great. Just keep in mind it's hard to convince people to water. Other than that it's gravy.
Interesting, a lot of other channels recommend fungicide to try to tackle this, but I'm more convinced by your suggestion of growing it out then taking the top off. Thanks.
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Literally have never seen a “ lawn pro” in my area even come close to your thorough investigation and diagnosis. Your clients should be proud to have a lawn professional like yourself! Keep up the great work!🍻
Thank you! I appreciate the support and feedback!
@@pestandlawnginja he’s absolutely right! Whenever I talk to lawn guys in my area I feel like I have more knowledge about the maintenance of grass than they do and I don’t know jack 🤣🤣. Anyway like he said your clients are very lucky to have you my friend. Keep up the great work and content!
@@pestandlawnginja 100% Agree, can we get you to come out to N.Y. ?
Could really use your help and expertise.
Appreciate all the support guys. Sometimes I travel and I do segments. I usually post the opportunities in social media before I fly out
I did lawn care (as an employee) for almost 10 years. I wish I knew this much when I was doing it, because those lawns could have looked fantastic with just a little advice to the homeowner.
After about 25 videos, you just diagnosed my problem. Thank you.
Rad!!! Glad you found value
These videos are so freakin helpful you don’t even know! Sucks to realize I’m making a lot of mistakes but that’s how you learn!
right on! Glad you're finding value
Ginja; man you are the best! I’ve been fighting what I thought was grass dying when I was over watering. You truly know your business. Peace out Brother.
You're welcome John! Thanks for the support
You have the best videos much better than any others I've seen, you have your head on straight and you live in Utah, my back yard my neighbors next to me and across the street had great yard's until two weeks ago now their turning brown so if you happen to be around 1900 south in Clearfield feel free to stop by and say hello
Ken
Clearfield is a great place to live! I don't get enough chances to enjoy that area. If the lawns are turning brown I'd check the water first. Thanks for the hospitality.
Your system of diagnosing problems in turf is extremely impressive. I manage 4 lawn crews and am often tasked with identifying and treating disease for customers. Your approach is thorough and precise. I will definitely be incorporating your methods with how I approach things in the future.
Glad to help! Just trying to put a method to the madness!
Wish I had someone as knowledgeable and thorough as you here in Maine.
I'm sure there's one there. It can be frustrating to find them for sure!
This was an outstanding video. As a doctor, I love the way you problem solve and think. You have to get at the root cause of things and there are things that are primary and secondary. Keep up the good work and your approach to problem solving. 👊🏾
Thanks for the feedback!
Nice job on this video brother. Ur step by step walk through is what draws me to ur vids. Ur very thorough & ur explanations on problems & solutions make sense to me as a do it urself home owner. Thanks for the vids. Ur doing an awesome job.
You're welcome! Glad it's helping. I started this process because I was finding people were guessing more often than putting logical flow behind the diagnosing. Thanks for the comment.
This man knows his stuff. I have a one year old lawn that’s coming along as I learn the do’s and don’ts.
Thanks so much for the pat on the back. Feels nice knowing people are benefiting from my videos.
A Real Pro at work. Thanks for your great video.
You’re welcome !!!
Keep up this format, Master Ginja! The diagnosis steps are great. Thanks for all your videos.
10-4 chadder1nh! More to come.
These step by step diagnosis videos are amazing! Very well thought out and presented. Amazing job at the content you are out putting I know it benefits a lot of people!
Thanks for the feedback scott. Those are my exact intentions. I do 20 lawn assessments a week during the hot months and more often than not it could have been prevented by proper watering.
Your knowledge is incredible to watch here. I didn’t even know over watering could lead to issues beyond mushrooms. Time to cut back
Thank you 🙏 super kind
Ginja, you tell us to put our questions in the comments.
In the last few days I put several questions but so far I had no answer.
I love your videos I earn a lot.
thank you.
I reply to every comment. Not sure where the disfunction has occured
Well, I never receive answer to my questions.
Maybe I should try again
Great information brother! Best channel for lawncare ive found yet
Thank you!
Finally! A video I was searching all over for. Great job and Thank You!
You're welcome! Glad you figured it out!
Thank you much Lawn Ginja! This video has been very helpful to me. Shout out from Cedar City!!
Glad it was helpful!
Wow, that's a beautiful yard.
they do have a great setup.
So happy I stumbled across your channel. I am having some of these issues and this was exactly the video I've even looking for
Awesome, glad you found value
You sirr are a lawncologist 👌 learned a good deal in this video. Thank you for sharing 🙏
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching Ruben! Go slay that lawn!
Just started watching you videos and I have learned so much in a short time. Thanks for all the info,and keep them coming.
Thanks mad mowing! Glad I could help. Thanks for the comment.
Very helpful. This video convinces me that I’ve been watering too much.
Glad it was helpful!
One of the best videos I've ever seen on the subject. Keep up the good work and keep on pushing :)
Glad you liked it!
I like your videos, straight to the point no bs. Thanks I know this video is a year old but I just found your channel with a search. Subbed.
Rad! Love the feedback! Thank you
Love the video. I do like your trouble shooting steps and will adapt them for my lawn care service. Thanks
you're welcome
Never knew Mushrooms growing is a sign of over watering. Thanks so much for your awesome videos. You are doing a fantastic job.
My pleasure!
Love this channel. I learned a lot of this from a week class at msu turfgrass school...but this is a nice video of hands on and what to look.for.!!
turfgrass school, that's awesome. Thanks for watching stegs.
Thanks for the great process you outline. Very helpful.
You are so welcome!
I’m in Australia and I think your videos are great. Every one so far has a white picket fence, and I am just starting to think that maybe they are different houses. First one I’ve seen that has any patchiness in it. It’s nice to see someone who can actually present a lawn that is clearly imperfect to be honest on TH-cam most of them seem to be showing off a great lawn and then complaining about something that can’t be seen in the video. Great camera work too.
Troy! Thanks for the shout out! great to hear you're finding value in my videos. Really appreciate the feedback. My entire goal is to show people how to master lawn problems so I like this series too.
Wow, this is a great video. I never seen “what is lawn fungus”, and diagnostic steps.
I learned a lot, thank you
You're welcome! Thanks for watching and commenting mitch!
Wow, this was crazy awesome informative. Thanks so much for sharing.
Glad it was helpful!
Awesome video
My lawn is all slope but it hasbeen raining a lot lately and it lookslike i have a fungus issue here...
your video is a huge help in understanging the problem now i need to look for solutions
Thanks
Miti! I'm so glad you were able to diagnose the fungal issues. That is the point of all my videos. I hope you resolve the problem soon!
My lawn is about a year old and it did great last summer. This year as soon as it started getting warm the browning started. I've been so confused but you've set me straight. Who knew grass could get diabetes too. Lol. Thanks for this video and very much looking forward to catching up with the rest. Subscribed
hahaha, diabetes love it. ggate01 you're welcome. Thanks for joining.
every video you put on is so helpful. you are definitely lawn expert. wish you can fix my lawn. haha
Thanks! Keep watching. More to come
Im in South Weber UT, I have the same issue thankyou for the tips
You're welcome!
You are a freaking lawn genius!! Seriously is there anything you don’t know?!
Lots of things I don't know ;) . You're too kind. Thanks for the comment.
You really know your stuff and explain nicely the steps to diagnose. I wish my lawn care guy was that communicative and able to let me know he knows what he is doing..
Thank you! hopefully more lawn guys will start watching my videos ;)
I appreciate how thorough you are!
I appreciate that!
I will hire you on the spot if you worked in NC. YOU"RE awesome!
Thanks Gary!
I just learnt sooooo much from you and you are easy on the eyes! I know exactly what to do for my lawn now. I am a new subbie and fan!
Thank you for the compliments! Glad you're finding value! Go slay that lawn
You pretty much solved my current issue! Thank you! You've just earned a new subscriber!
Thanks for watching. Glad I could help
Great channel and great video.
Thanks! Appreciate you watching and commenting Bucky Balls
AWSOME videos and info 😎👍👍
Thanks Tim!!!
That was informative , I just subbed to your channel .I live in Ga. We have had high temps and humidity , and a lot of rain and storms , at times 6 to 7 days in a row . I reseeded parts of my lawn where I had septic tank and line repairs , my soil is very much red clay , I spread some top soil when I seeded in the end of October 2017 , fertilized with triple 10 every 6 weeks as the instructions , the grass was beautiful until about 6 weeks ago then the brown out started , now its almost gone , the ground looks black , its in a shady area and not much sun , I guess I will do it again in October , my yards large and no irrigation , in the past with fescue turfs it takes about 5 years to get somewhat of a healthy lawn here .
Thanks for telling me this. The areas that are dying almost sound like pythium blight that's traveling through the lawn. This happens due to humidity and too much water. It spreads very fast and completes its life cycle within 30 days.
For the red clay humates are going to be your friend. I would put down a humic granular every other month during the growing season.
As for rebuilding the shady areas I would consult a local nursery or seed distribution company and find a perennial rye grass or rhizomatous tall fescue.
Excellent tutorial on those lawn issues. I Learned a lot. There is so much to be aware of and you hit some real good points. Great video. Thank you.
You're welcome!
Capital “P” in Pro.
Absolutely excellent explanation.
Much appreciated!
earthwerms in my lawn are carrying towels and snorkels. is dat to much water?
#heresyoursign hahaha
I learned a lot from this. Yes I noticed the pine tree earlier in the video. The shrooms---ohh ok, I thought there was rotting wood below. I am in humid Kansas City and we have fungus problems. I rebuilt my lawn to it would drain better. I agree on the no mowing as a solution. I noticed this worked for me here.
Way cool!! I love hearing when other people have tried cultural control measures and they worked
My lawn was really green and now I am noticing brown grass underneath. From too much watering because I noticed mushrooms in the lawn. Great tips and advice
when you start seeing mushrooms, time to cutback on that watering :) Been there....
@@NNJPRGreg I always thought the more water the greener the grass.. I have not watered in three days. I'm going to wait and see what happens. Hopefully it's not too late to turn it around.
Thank you again for the tips
More minutes less days is my moto. I'm at 2" of water per week in this heat wave.
@@pestandlawnginja I'm going to try two days a week and see how it does.
@@pestandlawnginja sir how many minutes of watering is 2"?
Thanks to is for all the awesome advise. I have trouble with my lawns and still can't get it right. Someway I can send you some pics and give some advice?
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Your vids are awesome, Ginja! Thank you for sharing your knowledge :-)
Glad you like them!
Really appreciate the information in your videos! 👍. Thank you
You're welcome!!! More to come.
Pest and Lawn Ginja .. Good deal, brotha!! This video was VERY helpful to a situation I'm in the middle of right now. Going to cut back on the H20 and see if some of the issues clear up. Took the info from another one of your videos and used a screwdriver to probe . Looks like I'm over watering. Anyway, I truly appreciate your efforts and time! ✌️
Very good lawn investigation Ginja, that was very helpful and entertaining.
I think l have the same problem in my lawn, I'm going to do the same investigation to see the problem could be. Thanks for sharing your knowledge bro. 👍
Love the feedback! Thank you for watching!
Great video! First time viewer, I learned a lot.
Good to hear Steve! Thanks for watching.
Looks like a well maintain lawn, the house on the left you should address that one.
Agree
@@pestandlawnginja truly, poor grass 👀
I see in your steps to let it grow than cut the top off...should it be bagged or can we mulch it? Great video!
you'll want to bag simply because this is what is causing the spreading of the fungus
Here is another question: after Bagging, do you also need to disinfect the mower? Or can a good wash of the under deck help stop The spreading??
Thanks
Thank you!
Thank you! Great presentation.
appreciate it!
Thank you this is exactly what happened to my lawn. My issue is that I just overseeded my lawn so I watered it once or twice per day. What would you suggest that I do in this case?
Can you do online diagnosis for people and charge? I feel I’ve tried to do so much to help my lawn and it gets worse every year. I’ve purchased aerator. De thatcher, I fertilize shoot I swear I even talk to my grass and it still struggles.
Great education. I heard you say you are in Utah. I'm seeking a knowledgeable Pro like you but in the Fredericksburg, VA.
I don't know if I have bugs, fungus, ...
tug on the grass, if it comes out then most likely a bug. Many fungal issues have a tendency to come back year after year. I would check to make sure you're doing proper watering first, bugs second then check for fungal issues and patterns after that.
Pest and Lawn Ginja, Thank you. My Lawn is Zoysia grass. We put down that Sod 3yrs ago August. Looked awesome that year and spring of the next year but started having brownish spots and then whole sections of lawn looked distressed. Now its spreading further.
Would you know a Pest and Lawn Pro in this Fredericksburg, VA?
I've treated for Grub twice, fungus 3 treatments. Ive read some and worry about a Nematode bug?
Unfortunately I have never handled Zoysia grass. I have read up on it and have heard some rumors about problems and what not the truth is I haven't handled it. I wish I had a good referral for you but I don't. Nematode come in two varieties, beneficial and non beneficial. If I were in your place I would start with the basics. Understanding proper watering for the type of grass you have, macro and micro nutrients, biostimulants and mycorrhiza (beneficial fungus) supplementation.
I got the same issue! I just finished refurbishing (de thatcher and over seeding) and have Over Watered my lawn in areas. You are awesome! BTW, my Lanzie was delivered and the peat moss - seed trick in another sect of my lawn was awesome, thanks to you!
Perfect! Love the feedback
Excellent work. Thanks for sharing these.
You the man Tim! Thanks for watching.
Thanks this was very helpful. My lawn had been looking great, then we got rain almost everyday for a week, lots of rain and started to see brown tips in lower spots of the lawn where the water settles. did the soil prob and it's soaked. will let the lawn grown out a then mow to see if that takes care of it as wel as cutting the watering out for a while.
Glad it helped!
Heck yeah! You answered my question. 😎👍
perfect!
You know your stuff man, love these videos.
Thanks Ty! Appreciate the compliment.
Where did you go to school or are you self taught? Very informative and helpful videos. I have learned so much.
School of hard knocks 😂😂😂 trial and error and a ton of reports for several accredited universities to backup my beliefs
So i liked your video, but how often would you suggest watering for a hot climate like Saint George Utah? Every other day for 15 min ? Any info would be great.
Great question. The answer isn't how many minutes it's how many inches. see myallgreen.com/watering . you'll need 1.75" to 2" per week of water. follow the video exercise at the bottom of the page to figure out your water output.
Great video. Thinking this is our issue but not 100% sure. Newly seeded lawn is only 8 weeks old this Friday. Some parts I’ve already had to lightly mow cause it’s growing so fast it’s starting to block our underground sprinklers. Other parts aren’t coming up as much and are starting to turn yellow and the ground is still wet. We were still watering daily before getting hammered with lots of rain the last couple of weeks.
seeding can be tough! Don't get too frustrated!
We always hear that deep, infrequent watering is best, and daily shallow watering causes shallow roots... but (from what I’ve heard) golf courses water daily, and their grass is beautiful! Do they have shallow roots? Do I care if I have shallow roots if my lawn looks like a golf course? Thanks for all your help!!
You're welcome
Thank you, this was so helpful!
Glad it was helpful!
This is exactly what is going on with my lawn. Great video. I have a KBG and Rye mix - what type of ammonium nitrate would you recommend. I assume that type of fert is not slow release. I have never purchased that type of fert. Thanks Ginja!
depends on when you last put fertilizer down. if you're more than 4 weeks out you can afford 5lbs per 1000 sq ft of a 21 to 25 based solution.
Great videos man! Helps a lot.
Appreciate you watching and commenting.
Another great video dude. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it! You're welcome!
What options do you have for Mother Nature over watering? I live in NJ and it seems that it’s raining 5 days out of 7 and it’s raining inches a week. I do have mushrooms and I question possibly fungus to. Suggestions?
The only creative thinking I've come up with is a high powered leaf blower and regularly blowing the excess moisture off. It would be a lot of hassle but the top layers will dry off a bit faster
“El Ginger” is one of the best there are along with Allyn. Thank you, worth watching and learning
Wow, thank you!
Your the man brother cheers from Sterling Heights mi
thank you!
This is terrific information. Thanks for putting all this detail into the video. What type of fert/biostim do you use?
Thanks for the comment mark. I like to push the fungus out in the summer time with nitra king or a like product that has min. 16% ammonium nitrate with a 2% phosphorus and potassium ratio.
spring and fall fertilizer for this application I use:
Revive DPW Granularwww.amazon.com/gp/product/B001EEQ5RI/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001EEQ5RI&linkCode=as2&tag=pestandlawngi-20&linkId=2215bda50ffec26e1e705ce0db8529a9
My biostimulant I use is
Essentials Plus 1-0-1
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Pest and Lawn Ginja thanks! Can the biostim be used in the summer? And (aside) does it aid in loosening compacted soil, like a gypsum or humid acid?
its a blend of humic and sea kelp. Very little nitrogen. It does aid as a soil conditioner. Packed full of L-amino acids to help aid in cell restoration. It's expensive but it works.
Liked this informative video. Will help me in my future job.
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What does that mean? If I work for a company I wear their uniform. If I work for myself I wear what I want.
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@@pestandlawnginja You're just messing with me, aren't you? lol
I do love the red beard though and I am not a beard person. It's the red I love. 😁
Awesome vid as usual!
Thanks!
If the grass pulls up easily should I continue to pull up all the easily removed grass until it becomes firm or treat for bugs and hope the roots reestablish?
Great question hoosier1195. Here's my thoughts. If the grass roots are still attached stop pulling an apply a fertilizer that contains a good amount of phosphorus and potassium and combine it with a curative insecticide. Many times the grass will grow through the stress and you won't lose all of it. This is assuming you don't have grubs or a turf insect that eats all the roots.
I'm up a bit further north (in Corinne, west of Brigham City). I'm fairly certain I've been over watering. How do you water in this heat then with cool season grass? I water every other day to keep it green. Same amount of water, just fewer days? Also, with my soil being alkaline (fairly certain) I've been looking at putting down elemental sulfur. My grass is very light green in patches, and trees have iron chlorosis. Is that a good long term fix rather than infrequent doses of chelated iron?
This was a great video. Answered questions I have had. Pretty certain I've got a bit of fungus also from my watering.
Hi Ian. thanks for the comment. In my experience centeral to northern utah soil is between a 7.0 and an 8.0. It is high. I've never tried the elemental sulfur approach. Not to say it wouldn't work. IMO from the people that I've talked with its been a short gain a year or two of applications. The ag department recommends up to 4lbs of nitrogen per year to help balance out the PH for Kentucky Bluegrass, Rye Grass, and Fescue type lawns. I'm all about limited the nitrogen content and my fingers are crossed you can get some long term results with the elemental sulfur.
my opinion on the tree is that it is exhibiting lack of iron. The elemental sulfur may help chelate the iron that is already available in the soil so you're on the right track. When I do tree diagnosing and see trees with lack of iron symptoms I first look at the feeder roots to make sure they're not damaged. The lack of iron is generally a symptom of stress or nutrient deficiency. The stress is generally caused by one of three things 1. the tree wasn't planted correctly, commonly too deep. 2. a feeder root(s) were damaged at some point 3. not enough available sources of nutrients for the size of the tree. This is commonly an issue with trees larger than 10" in caliper diameter.
I just got some Bermuda SOD planted on March 16 and it was looking great and fully green. Now we are in the end of April and I got a lot of brown spots all over my lawn......Please help!! I live in West Texas....I have water restrictions and can only water 3 times a week. I do my best to water and I water in the mornings....Still no success. Please let me know what else I can do. This coming saturday will be my 6 weeks into my lawn and will need to fertilize the lawn. What do you suggest for me to get? I was thinking of going 10-10-10 but not quite sure. Thank you.
Thanks LG
You're welcome!
Think I put to much step 3 Scott fertilizer now my lawn looks brown what should I do?
bio stimulants are your best friend. my favorite for this occasion is a product called sodium knockout mixed with essential plus 1 0 1
In Tennessee during the Summer, it's in the high 90's and drought. You don't know how to the grass (2 times a day, 1 time, every other day and for how long at each station). I read 1/2 of water every 2 to 3 days. I have tall Zoysia Fescue and it seems to like a lot of water. I think I am over watering now based on your video with the light brown blades of grass. Do you agree with the every other day idea with 1/2" watering?
Great question. It all depends on your evaporation and transpiration rates of the soil and plant. Ideally you want to maintain 6" to 8" and only replace what's actively evaporating. I would probe the soil and watch it carefully. In my region I focus on 1.5" to 2" of water per week as it gets hot.
The dog urine spots are something I struggle with yearly. A video dedicated to that alone would be super helpful!
I have one. might have to search it out. its an old one.
Thanks you for this vidoe
you're welcome
Love this guy keep up good work
Thanks John!
@@pestandlawnginja i have a question which i am trying to find the answer for so here goes.....as a gardener myself just starting out on my 2nd year i am studying when is the latest possable day in spring i should offer a scarify as i dont want to do it to late in spring. I find alot of my clients have nice green lawns but because i have only just been working on them i find that alot of tbe green is moss so want to offer my service but obviously not to late any help would be great..am in the north west of the uk aswell thanks
Thank you Ginja! Very informative. I’m currently dealing with the exact same issue with the melting out in my lawn. Can you recommend a product for the biostimulant with the ammonium nitrate? Thanks!
azoxystrobin fungicide from my experience has done the best at controlling it. if you're low in iron I've had good luck doing regular iron treatments as well.
As for ammonium nitrates the one i liked the most just pulled the product off the shelves which was sodium knockout. i am not aware of a bio stimulant with ammonium nitrate.
Will grass with shallow roots pull out with the paw test? If I do have shallow roots do you have a video explaining that please
Yes . I see that happen a lot. I don't have a video but I may have a way to make one in the future. I've come across a few lawns. If you watch my grub control video he has shallow roots and it pulls up but it also had grubs too.
At the stage of new lawn(seeded) now just fighting to keep the top 1” damp while fighting the 90* temps in Georgia. Any pointers?
Lots of small amounts throughout the day.
Pest and Lawn Ginja 👍🏻 Thanks. I’ll have no life for two weeks (10-15 days)
Bahahaha
Ok, so being in CA and also dealing with 90-105 on some weeks, weather and also having a restriction of only watering 3x a week. How do i keep my lawn nice & green? So far its been ok and Im watering about 20 mins before heading to work 5-6am and than water for another 20+ minutes in the evening & as mentioned so far so good BUT the weather though still hot in the day time but now the evenings are cooling down so....
How do i keep my lawn green as we jump into cooler months & making it into next year👀 I posted this same question earlier so if you see this question first you're welcome to ignore the other one👍 & thank you.
On step 6 when mowing should you bag the clippings?
Corey thanks for asking. I suggest you bag the clippings to remove the fungal layer from the lawn.
Pest and Lawn Ginja. Cool. That’s what I thought just double checking. Thanks! By the way. Like the very informative videos.
You're welcome Corey, thanks for watching my videos.
Excellent video and great education on the process of identifying and resolution; Thanks! Can you advise on a problem I can't seem to control? I have Zoysia and live in Central Florida. I made a lower than normal cut at the end of March to control thatch (although it was not necessary as I then discovered I did not have such an issue). Since then, a large portion on the lawn turned completely brown to the point of a dead appearance, which has been struggling in that state until now. Bugs and Fungus issues usually occur in mid-summer, so I did not think that was the cause. I water three times per week, so didn't think it was an overwatering issue. The Florida heat came earlier than normal this year, so I first thought fungus is the cause. How can I further troubleshoot, and what recommendations you might offer? Thank you for your time, and keep up the great work with sharing. Best Regards and God Bless.
by the description it sounds like you may have scalped the grass. you need to promote a recovery service. I would consider a combination of sea kelp, calcium and humates and a little nitrogen.
@@pestandlawnginja Yes, scalping I think is what happened. Thanks for you recommendation and fast response. I appreciate it and would you know how it worked out. Blessings in all that you do.
@@nankanhai4227 Thanks Nan!!! Appreciate the love
Good video. Just one question, if we don’t have the tool to see if I’m over watering bad under watering, what can I use to check?
I use a large screw driver. works great. just no visual representation of what the dirt looks like.
Nice diagnoses. Very similar grasses to NJ. I'm really thinking of just doing fert turf and tree care with minimal or no labor in 2019. I am passionate about this end of the industry which one needs to put time into. Also, that's a Colorado Blue Spruce not a Pine....😀😀😀😀
Thanks. Appreciate the feedback. Jumping in the turf game is great. Just keep in mind it's hard to convince people to water. Other than that it's gravy.
Literally just solved my problem for me
Awesome!
Interesting, a lot of other channels recommend fungicide to try to tackle this, but I'm more convinced by your suggestion of growing it out then taking the top off. Thanks.
It works well. The only fungicide I’ve found to control it is azoxystrobin. But you’ll have to apply every 3-5 weeks once it sets in