I’m in Phoenix and did a test this year with germinating perennial in 100 degree temps. I got full growth in 10 days just like this. Thinking about making a video as I recorded the whole process.
Thanks Vince, I did it ur way (except peat moss) I raked it in then rolled it. it is coming in right now, the freeze stalled it for a while lol 3 weeks later I have annual rye. Very slow germination in the cold
Thank you for the tutorial liked and subscribed and am confident you're the yard specialist I needed so thank you. I live in northern Iowa and have just had the time to start working in the yard, once the leaves dropped and were removed I was motivated to finally tackle the situation. The front yard after years of abuse was left bare from over compaction, shade, a pair of German Sheppards that kick up dirt tails when they run and cut a turn like a solemn skier does at the lake. Not to mention the lawn rised at least 5 or 6 inches higher than the sidewalks and with no drainage an inch of rain floods leaving all the walk ways muddy and it's just miserable. Yesterday I bought a root tiller and tilled the front yard as deep and as fine as I could. It went better than expected I'd say I now have 10 inches of clean fluffy dirt to work with I need to remove a bunch and put in a drainage system so the water has somewhere to go. I have good seed but it's late in the season and I'm assuming there are few nutrients in the soil and its already gotten below freezing a couple times up here. I haven't spread seed ot watered anything but tomorrow I'll have it ready for seed as far as leveling and that goes. What should I do? If the Gras doesn't take root and grow some cover the yard will be a muddy shithole that will make its way into the house all winter long. Should I plant something like a cover crop that grows fast and will negate that issue. Should I cover the dirt with rolls of plastic over the winter that will get covered I. Snow so at least it won't get muddy sloppy when it gets warm. Or should I get after it water the hell out of it and hope for the best, should I just move and leave it for the next guy? Lol any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you and God bless
Probably too late in the season to seed. I would put down an erosion control blanket. Some of them have seed in it. If you are “hoping for the best”, this might be your best option. Plus, if nothing ends up growing, the material of the blanket should help prevent things from getting too muddy.
GREAT video! I’m new to lawn care. Just bought my first house in January and the amount of weeds in my front and back yard are ridiculous. I’m gonna work to get my lawn like this! Thanks you for this man!
This is great. I live in Houston and my wife and I bought a house and the backyard is an uneven and patchy St. Augustine, Bermuda, crabgrass and many other weeds. I want to remove about 2-3” to get rid of the existing mess and bring in fresh soil and seed with Bermuda and ryegrass. I’ve never attempted any project like this so it should be fun and challenging. This video will help out a lot
Nice! The Bermuda/Ryegrass combo is very popular. Most of the time I’ll see folks establishing the Bermuda first as the heat of summer is approaching. Then when it’s a bit cooler a few months later, puts down the rye. Consistent green lawn all year long. It’ll look great!
Very nice job! Peat moss is amazing. I always use it when seeding bare spots or new installations. Without it I think your chance of success decreases. There's nothing like fresh stripes on a new lawn 👍
Thank you @TheLawngineer for this video. I followed everything in this video, except that I tilled my soil first and my Nature’s Seed Kentucky Bluegrass Seed: Blue Ribbon Mix germinated within two days. I live in Central California and the weather is currently between mid 60-70 degrees.
I noticed some of my seedlings germinated white due to the Tenacity herbicide application the same day I put down my grass seed. After researching online, the whitening is regular.
Holy cow -- this looks fantastic. We have to do a lawn renovation because grubs got us... they got us bad! So, we're going from the best yard in the neighborhood to sorry looking... but, lesson learned.
I think the part where u mention the Pete moss is very helpful tip for a lot of people. I rememebr when I first took on a job I had put too much and the seed struggled to grow . Had to seed it again lol
Very nice. You have been a Huge inspiration.After i had a major washout and lost thousands in loam seed fert peat ect.I started again after i watched your videos. 2 days after my completion weather forecasted downpours.I used your tarp idea and covered my sweet spot and layed straw on 42,000 sqf thank god it held! Im day 9 with very good germination. Got a few dips low spots but I told my OCD mind let it be level it all out in spring and let the green grow!! Thanks for videos. I also got lots of good videos from ryan knorr channel.Im located in Massachusetts
Doing a bermuda lawn renovation. Finally laying down the manure compost and will be spraying with quinclorac herbicide to prevent weed growth. Ideally, I should have full green lawn in 3 weeks or so.
The name Glyphosate reminds me of one of those lawfirm commercials: "Have you or a loved one used glyohosate on your kawn and now suffer from..........."
Yawzi - I used all ingredients that you can pronounce and my yard looks great. 1/3 Top soil, sand, compost mix, light fertilizer, and lots of water. Thats all you need - I promise! Buy an auto water timer and its all done for you.
Those are amazing results. Very well done. I am at day 25 after seeding on a full renovation. I killed off everything and worked very hard to prep the 10,000sf hoping to get results similar to yours but at this point its very very thin. Major disappointment. I used GCI TTTF which I think is excellent quality seed. Used Lesco starter fert and rolled the seed in. Did not use peat moss, but if I could go back, I would. Everyone seems to say its optional so I skipped it, but if I could go back, I would definitely not skip that step. Thats my message to anyone doing a renovation. Don't do all that work and then skip that step. Just do it - don't listen to anyone saying its optional. I would say, that overall I got maybe 25% germination. Not sure what went wrong. At this point I'm trying to salvage what is not a very good result. I am doing the Milorganite pre-germination with my remaining seed. Going to put that 30lbs of pregerminated seed down in about 3 days. Im in SoCal - still having temps in the 70's here. Let me know if you have any tips. Thanks for the content - keep it up
Sounds like you’ve done everything right. Good luck with the pre-germ seed. Biggest tip would be to make sure things are kept moist (that’s where the peat would have helped). Being in So-Cal, I’m assuming there might be water restrictions in place? Anything you can do to keep things moist would help.
Nice video, subcribed! I got white worms in my lawn so half of it is now dead. I tried seeds for the first time yesterday, hoping it will do a great job like yours!
Wow, excellent video on the process of doing a full renovation of a lawn. Curiosity has me about how much did it cost? I would love to do this on my front and back lawn...
The most expensive things were the soil and seed. Soil was about $700, but my situation was a bit different since I had to fill in a deep hole where the stumps were… normally, I would have just brought in about 2-4 yards of soil ($50 a yard). Seed was $300.
@@TheLawngineer I just bought seed from Nature's Seed. TTTF mix 25lb bag ($140.00) 90% germination rate, 0 weed seed, and 0 crop seed. I only have about 2,500 square ft. of grass between front and rear yards. (I live in Upstate N.Y. in the city). I'm trying TTTF seed mix with cultivars - Renegade DT, Corbett, and (Valsetz which has Rhizomes and Tillers that spread.) I'm overseeding ( I have big bare spots in the back do to my 105lb German Shepard who thinks he's a horse ) LOL. I'm treating my front and back yard like test plots this fall and if I like it I will burn it all down with Glyphosate next Spring and start over from scratch ( I don't want the old grass cultivars in with the new grass). I think I'm going to add 15 percent KBG also to the mix next year if all goes well this Fall.
@@petedetraglia4776 awesome! Someone else was mentioning Nature’s Seed on another one of my videos. Sounds like pretty good stuff. I’ll check them out. Thanks for sharing!
I live in south central Kansas in Hutchinson, I have over seeded the last couple of years in my new home and no positive results. My front is heavily shaded with trees and regular fescue seed for shade doesn’t grow well it comes up but never gets thick and healthy looking. I did find grub worms in it a year ago and treated for that and they are not an issue now but still not much growth. I aerated my lawn and putting dense shade fescue in now also I stay on top of the weeds so there isn’t a weed issue either. I think this will do better this year. My back has bare spots and not a nice yard and haven’t worked on it. I tilled it this year and laid pavers down by the house but my soil seems to have clay in some spots more than others which makes it hard to till and worried the grass will not come in right. Also there are areas that are dry and the dirt is very powdery and I am trying to water and get the soil to compact before seeding is that what you would recommend ?
Hopefully for the front lawn the dense seed mix works out for you. The trees steal nutrients and moisture from the turf grass making it extremely difficult to grow under them. One universal truth to lawn care is that you need sunlight. If you continue to have issues in the front, you’ll need to weigh your options and seriously consider either removing select trees or try opening up the canopy to let in light. For the backyard, I wouldn’t worry too much about the clay. If you can deeply water ahead of core aerating, you’ll should still be able to pull a good core and get some good results. You should also try to scarify the surface to allow the new seed to settle down in the soil and encourage great seed-to-soil contact. If you can achieve this and consistently water, you should be all set.
Looking good, did my aeration yesterday and I'm seeding Tuesday with triple threat plus followed by green start, rgs and tenacity followed by peatmoss using the landzie. Since I have alot of Bare dirt I'm going to rent a lawn roller
Excellent work! I'm planning on starting my lawn from scratch next spring and plan on following these steps. I've watched a few other videos and several of the steps you shared are left out which resulted in very patchy lawns. One question I have is what can be done about a Black Locust problem? A pair of them fell in a wind storm a few years ago and every summer little black locusts sprout up all over the yard despite the stumps being ground. I've tried spraying, mowing, pulling (which doesn't to anything) and am having no luck killing them. I might try pulling every single root out when I till but wanted to get your thoughts first. I live in the northwest U.S. FYI. Thanks!!
Thanks for watching! Regarding the Black Locust, I don’t have any experience with it, but reading online sounds like you’d have to dig up the roots and cultivate the area.
Outside Atlanta area day 10 of reno, killed off Bermuda and planted Titanium GLS TTTF. Coming in nicely but has been a challenge keeping leaves off of new grass. Have not had any rain so still watering everyday 10 min x 2
Why did you use roundup? Did your dog like it? Why didn’t you just use vinegar and a very little liquid dish soap. And I believe you had a full lawn in 15 days. Sure right I believe you?
Just renovated the front lawn. Dog plays in the back. And perennial ryegrass germinates in like 3-4 days… so, yeah. This video was shot on day 15. Don’t get me wrong… the camera was placed far away and zoomed in on me, up close you can see that it was very much young, baby grass, with some patchy areas, but from a distance… looks full.
Portland oregon. planting back yard. mowed shor, thatched, plugging next, then rolling. then 4 in 1 soil coming next. Will seed with pregerminated perennial rye in milorganite, roll, then peat moss, and we have a sprinkler system. looks to be easy so far.
NICELY DONE ! I recently just did this myself funny because it started off as just a re-seeding but before that I had a problem with Bermuda 😩because my neighbor has decided to become a ‘’ Bermuda farmer ‘’ and never ever do anything to his yard or grass ! He mows like every 2 & 1/2 weeks doesn’t water on a schedule doesn’t pull his weeds witch grows over and spills over to my side of our shared property basically a nightmare neighbor for someone who try’s to take pride in their yard/grass so all his Bermuda seeds blew all over my yard so I nuked the Bermuda with a fescue safe herbicide it worked awesome but the Bermuda did too much damage plus it wasn’t guaranteed to get the underground runners so I opted for starting over fresh and I’m so glad I did ! everything looks so nice 👍🏻but what I really need to do is put up a fence if I want to at least slow the evil Bermuda! Lol …
@@brodygoalie it gets stressed more easily with temperature variation and drought conditions. TTTF and KBG are better with that. TTTF is the most hearty.
I'm in NJ. The yard was a wreck. People before us had a lot of dogs. They destroyed the yard. I just tilled and cleaned the yard. Next weekend, I'm going to till again adding spring fertilizer. Because the rain came. And add black dirt. And a ton of seed. Fingers crossed. Watching you is getting me ready.
@The Lawngineer hi thanks so far so good, a bit slow since I'm by myself. I had a question: Do I pack down the soil before laying the seed to make it nice and flat. Then, cover the seed with peat moss?
@@darrenrivera7946 yes… I rolled the ground several times with a roller filled with water to smooth things out. Even going back with a rake and lawn level to fix areas that weren’t quite good enough. Then rolled again till satisfactory. Then seed and lightly rake with a fine tined rake (very light). Then roll again to press the seed in. Followed by a very light coating of peat moss. Less than an 1/8” uniformly over everything.
I have grass growing in places, Kentucky 365 ss Maryland, I have been fighting it for a whole year, I poured migrate. I poured compost, it is already October, I still can’t grow it.
My husband and I want to grow from dirt on our new build property. We live in Colorado and have clay soil. We have 0.46 acres and most is all backyard. We want to plant Kentucky bluegrass. Getting sprinkler system installed this week and want to be ready to go to plant as soon as that’s fine! I can send you soil and yard pics, let me know!!!
Hi, great video; I just had 10 yards delivered and have to follow up your recommendations ASAP. My first frost day is not until the end of October (NY-zone 6b-7a). Also have to work fast in order to keep wife happy :). I hope weather helps. Thank you
Hello. First, I am new to seeding so I have now watched at least 100 videos. Your video is the most comprehensive and inclusive by far. So, I am in Orlando and you have answered almost all the loose ends except for a couple. In florida, when it rains, it pours. Will this wash my seed away and if so is there anything I can do to help? Actually, that is it for now. Thank you and great video and lawn. Todd O.
Hard to control erosion when it rains heavily. If it’s really bad, you might want to consider an erosion control blanket (like a coir mat) or even cover with a tarp like we did in this video: th-cam.com/video/sLJIGkgbdko/w-d-xo.htmlsi=wlI6YiwRfsVOcdyR
2+ weeks after top soil/seeding new growth areas and I'm JUST now starting to see sprouts... temps have been really cold still here in WA and I'm hoping it warms/gets sunnier here soon.
@@TheLawngineer I couldn’t tell you. I know it’s been in the upper 30s low 40s over night and mid 50s day time, raining most of the time. We just hit 70 for the first time this year yesterday.
Great Video, When do I need to reducing watering on Bermuda grass. Its been seeded for 3 weeks now but only starting to sprout. I water every 2hours for 5 minutes
Thank you! Cant say enough good stuff about rolling. Its a step too many skip. The rye was a great choice too esp since it looks like high sun area. Also love the peat application. No wonder the grass came out so well..
I would appreciate your expert advice/tips/let me know if I am doing something wrong with my situation. Thinking about doing this, not on my entire yard, but on a about a 600 sq ft section in my large 11,000 sq ft backyard. I have tall fescue but this area I am talking about is only bermuda and is spreading more every year. The approach I was going to take was as follows: Kill existing grass, til up the area, rake it all up, level and smooth it out, lay out my tall fescue seed, roll a compost roller with composted cotton burrs over it to anchor the seeds, hide it from the birds, and give it some great, gentle nutrition right out of the gate.
Man that’s one beautiful lawn no lie. Hotdogs you think would be a a good option for California weather. The city were I live we have both heat and cold. I was thinking either tall fescue or KBG but not sure.
If you are planting cool season grass, Tenacity will be our friend. Apply Tenacity at the same time you seed. Once the lawn has established and you have been able to mow it a few times, you can start using a traditional pre-emergent. Tenacity only works on cool season grass types though (Kentucky bluegrass, fescue, ryegrass).
I’m doing type with a couple differences. I took a lot of dirt on a much smaller patch and adding it better top soil. I am also trying to pre germinate my seeds. What are your thoughts on that? I will also overseed after two or so weeks with un germinated seeds as a part of the other lawn over seeding
I live in Central East Florida. Just tilled my backyard. Thinking of doing 70% argentine bahia 30%perennials rygrass. I want soft, thick. Low maintenance lawn
Would you use the same fertilizers for KBG? Which grass do you prefer, what you’ve planted in this video or KBG? I want something soft to bare feet. Thanks!! Great video!!
Doing a backyard lawn renovation right now. I have a blank slate of dirt. I’m planning on leveling the yard with sand. I’ll pre-germinate a Monaco blend of Bermuda seed and spread it with milorganite once it’s ready. Should I be putting a layer of topsoil on my sand after I level the yard?
Hello Mr. Lawngineer, I’d like to get your suggestion on a project I’d like to do in the next few weeks. I live in Zone 8 (the Carolinas). I have a 300 foot swale on my property. I need to expand the width of the swale from its current 2 feet to 4 feet wide, but it will be mostly flat. I need to do this to be able to mow the swale when I mow my lawn. The swale is in a semi-sun / mostly-shaded area and when it rains, it carries about 2" of water running along to the end of property. The swale remains wet for about 6-8 hours after the rains stops. The area is not currently equipped with sprinklers, so I would have to water it with temporary sprinklers for now (until I can install a sprinkler zone). -- What type of grass would you use for a project like that? - To be clear, I’m not looking for a presentation type of lawn, I’m just looking to be able to mow the area and keep it clean and from it becoming a weed / dirt patch, which is what it is now. I was thinking of seeding with a shade grass, but any suggestions would be great and would help me a lot. Thank you!
@@Calixj23 I’m thinking a turf type tall fescue would be your best bet. I’m thinking Kentucky 31 Tall Fescue would be great for this application. It’s not gonna be perfect (weed free), but will survive the heat and be OK in the wet areas.
@@TheLawngineer Hello Sir, and THANK YOU, I really appreciate your help and your suggestion. Based on all the research I've done thus far, I believe you are spot on with your suggestion of Tall Fescue. I'm not looking for perfect in a swale. I'm looking for manageable and clean, which I think your suggestion will provide. THANK YOU again and I will Like and Subscribe (everyone should...!!!)
Not sure if this is the right question but what kind of grass would be best for the kids to play in and manicures well? We live in Southern California (Victorville area) ~3400ft elevation. Temps are 75°-105° in the summer ~25°-50° in the winter. Maybe 2 weeks total below freezing/year and usually only 1-2 days at a time.
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We close on our house on the 22nd of November in Phoenix Arizona area. It’s a new build so the backyard is just dirt . Will the rye still germinate that late ? Our daily highs in November December are 60’s-80’s and lows are in the 40’s-50’s depending on if our winter wants to winter lol. Our coldest months aren’t u til late January /february . I really would like to get grass back there right away but idk anything about lawns besides mowing and stuff lol
Should be perfect for rye this time of year for you. But note that when things heat up during your summer months, the rye is going to struggle. Temps above 85-90 degrees take a toll on rye. But if you are looking for some quick ground cover for the time being, it should work.
Looks great. I am in Massachusetts. Plan to aerate Sept 4th and overseed. I sprayed for weeds using Roundup for lawns using a hose on one side of my lawn and only in a few sections. Directions say wait 30 days to seed. You think just under 3 weeks is too soon to overseed? I figured by the time it starts germinating it will be 30 days. Plan to use perennial rye and tall fescue seed.
I need more info… Typically when folks say “RoundUp”, they mean Glyphosate. But RoundUp is a brand and they carry different products under the brand name. I would need to know exactly what the active ingredients were in the product you applied.
@@frankied7576 I think between 3-4 weeks would be ok. When you read about the individual active ingredients, Quinclorac is the only one that says you can seed after 7 days. All the others say 3-4 weeks. I tend to go by what the label instructions say. I have experience with glyphosate and have seeded the very next day with that product and had a very successful renovation.
I am not sure about the type of grass I have but it is warm/cold here in NYC and the grass is growing so I believe this is ryegrass. I am not cutting it yet but I am about to rake and turn the bare spoil and hand drop seeds. I do not want to use a dropper because some strays always gets in the flowerbed or sidewalk cracks. Should I put some peat moss or topsoil over the seeds?
South Florida would be a different process. Warm season turf loves the heat. So it’s on an opposite schedule than cool season grass. What type of grass are you trying to grow? I could point you in a better direction (other channel) that focuses on that grass type. My warm season experience is limited.
Hello, love the channel. How do you fix your lawn if your seeded too heavy or or if you see it coming in too think in spots. Seeded TTTF Artimuss blend by heritage probably closer 10 pounds per 1000 sq ft. I have approximately 2,000 sq ft. Eight days in so far. Wondering if I could send you pics of my lawn and see what you think. Thanks.
A scarifier/dethatcher will help thin things out for you. Here's a video of one that is popular: th-cam.com/video/_56h8p1bbVk/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Vnt-X2IS5AjbXfnT
I'm a new subscriber and I smashed the like button!!! I live in Michigan and starting out with a new lawn. I want the greenest fullest lawn in my neighborhood. How do I get it? What seed should I use, what should I mix with the seed...... I'm bringing in fresh top soil in the next couple weeks. Please help. Thank you for your time.
In Michigan, you’ve got a few choices. Turf type tall fescue, perennial ryegrass, or Kentucky bluegrass. My favorite is perennial ryegrass because it establishes very quickly (what I used in this video). Turf type tall fescue is probably the most resilient and drought tolerant type. Kentucky bluegrass is a great looking grass and spreads laterally… but takes a long time to establish. So the choice is yours really. I prefer going with a high quality seed and like to purchase from seed superstore or United seeds. If you have hot summers and plan to do the renovation soon… I’d probably go with the turf type tall fescue. I just picked up some Valkyrie LS fescue from United Seed for my backyard. Hope that helps. Thanks for subscribing!
HI, I just spent 2 years making sure the old crab grass is gone before planting zoysia seed. my concern is how to control weeds while waiting for he seeds to germinate. I m in southern spain
I would look into the process of pre-germinating grass seed. Zoysia can have a long germination process. Pre germinating the seed in a controlled environment will reduce the amount of time the seed takes to develop when you spread it out. Could reduce it by a week or more. Allowing it to quickly establish. Zoysia is a very hearty grass and grows very thick curbing the development of most weeds. If anything breaks through, you may need to pull or control with a post emergent selective herbicide.
Just had a new septic system installed. The ground now is a mixture of uneven sandy-soil and rocks. I will be adding topsoil. The yard is about 2700 sq. feet. Should I rent a rotor tiller or is there something better I should use?
If the grading is OK, then you can probably get away without tilling. But if you need to do some fine grading and everything is hard as a rock, then rent a tiller to break up so you can move it around. Then put the topsoil down afterwards.
Prodiamine is a great preemergent. Lucky for you, Zoysia grows thick and dense, naturally crowding out weeds. Fertilizers should be applied based off of soil test recommendations. If you don’t know what your needs are, just put down straight nitrogen for growth. Honestly, a soil test from your local university extension is going to tell you exactly what the lawn needs. It will also help save you money by optimizing your fertilizer program and eliminating product you don’t need.
Hey @TheLawngineer! New home owner here in SC! Have newly soded Bermuda grass at the front of the house but fescue in the back! I want the lawn to match. Should I seed over the fescue with Bermuda seed?? Will the bermuda seed take over the fescue? Thank you so much!!
My knowledge of bermuda grass is limited, but know it’s very aggressive. It may start to take over if you start seeding with it. Plus if you start mowing lower the fescue may die out, especially in the hotter weather.
Thanks for the fast response on the other video. I’m considering to do striping. But how does one get the stripes all the way up to the fence? Since it behind the mower.
You can’t with a mower alone. Typically a perimeter pass cleans things up nicely. If you wanted to, you could use a push broom to finish off the stripes near the fence.
I live in a townhouse I have a small backyard when I moved in it didn't have grass just dirt. I'm tried of having a muddy yard. The landlord won't put grass seed down. I'm going to try and do it myself. I just want to make sure my dogs will be safe and if it will grow having the dogs back there?
I like to use a cheap plastic fence (like snow fencing or orange safety fencing). I use it to block off areas I don’t want the dog to enter. Allows for undisturbed establishment. You can do it in small sections too if needed. Do half so the dog can still use the other half, then switch.
Hello, I have a front lawn that has a large tree with thick roots underneath. Last summer I tried to plant SOD and it didn't take. Do you have any recommendations on what to grow or how to grow seeds on dirt that has large tree roots underneath?
Great video. Thanks! Quick question for you. I’m in Arizona. I currently have Bermuda on my lawn but I need to do some major leveling so I’m thinking I want to do a renovation like this. First question is it OK to do a renovation now and plant ryegrass for the winter and then plant Bermuda seed again in the spring? Second question, do I need to kill the Bermuda or can I just scalp, detach and level and just let whatever stays alive go dormant and grow back?
I’m not as familiar with warm season grass types… but I know that some chemicals I mentioned in my renovation videos should not be used on warm season grass types. If you have bare dirt, and want to plant the rye, you should be good using the tips in the video… when it’s time to plant the Bermuda, you may need a different approach.
Great video! Like and subscribed! Question - didn't you have to wait to seed after killing the grass? A lot of the grass killers say to wait 6 weeks if I'm not mistaken.
Thank you! For the products we used, the label did not mention this. However, it does state not to disturb the vegetation for 7 days after application to allow the chemical to work and do its thing. Hope that helps.
Great video, many thanks for creating it. I live not to far from you, in the Lehigh Valley Pennsylvania, Bethlehem to be exact. Did you have any issue with birds munching on your seeds or did rolling and peat moss do the trick? Thanks.
I didn’t have much of an issue. Rolling is something many don’t do. I think it was critical to success. I would say that you might not even need the peat moss if you just roll it in.
Our yard is entirely cloves and weeds. New house purchase. I’ve started tilling the yard and am going to take it completely to soil. I’m then raking out all the roots and plant life that got tilled out. Do I need to put anything in the soil to help make the soil healthier before placing seed down
Now is a good time to do so if you need it. But only a soil test can tell you what you need. I’d recommend getting one from your local university extension.
Any advice for my completely bare red clay soil in Virginia. I’m having the yard graded and rock removed n then I’m going to aerate n put lime down. I am going to use winning color 4 fescue grass. Any recommendations on fertilizer? Also what are the steps I should take to get my lawn going this fall? I’m gonna be overseeding.
I would recommend you have a soil test done. Super easy to do. Your local university extension should be able to help based on what you are trying to grow. They will make fertilizer recommendations based on your test results. A full playlist on the renovation we did is located here: th-cam.com/play/PLn-7eoH8JKPCgjfWShgCFSAfSxF8CXC3D.html&si=eFFgwDhgprVIbqHD
I'm located in Central Illinois. I'm going to put grass seed on an area about 20 x 50. Which is also located above our septic laterals. I don't know if that matters. I took down a play ground that had peagravel all over the ground. I had the pea gravel hauled off and dirt dropped over the area. I plan to put mixed grass seed down in September and cover with straw. Is this a good plan? Should I use peatmoss instead? What about tilling lightly prior to seeding? Thank you. Pete
Sounds like a good plan to me. I’m not a fan of straw, but it’s probably cheaper than peat. If you can keep up with watering and don’t mind a few weeds, straw may be your best bet.
Hi, my name is Chris. I live in Florida mid west Florida Tampa bay area, I am doing a burn out on my land which was old pasture. It is completely full of weeds. I was looking at two different types of grass either Bermuda or Pensacola Bahia, I know I want to basically remove all the weeds by hand mechanically like physically, picking them up and getting rid of them, I feel that is the best way to prevent the weeds from taking control.. With that being said, we have zero turn lawnmowers that we use to cut the yard. I heard that Bermuda if you’re using zero turn lawnmowers is not good. However, I also heard that argentine or Pensacola Bahia Bahia grass in general is a much better grass to withstand vehicle traffic and foot traffic. Germinating Bahaia grass from seed does it take longer than Bermuda ?? And I’m doing this now but I’m doing it in blocks of area. I live on 1 acre and I want to redo the whole thing. If you could, please provide me as you said in the video any good information that would be helpful for me getting this launched. Thanks.
Hey Chris! Thanks for reaching out. My experience on warm season grass is limited. But I can recommend @BYDonBermudaGrassCentral for bermuda grass experience and @LawnTimeComing for Bahia grass. But regardless, if you are using a zero turn mower, I would recommend performing 3-point turns in any grass type to avoid ruts. I’ve seen folks use big zero turn mowers on all warm season types without any issues. Hope that helps.
Great video. I am starting a lawn renovation with a yard full of weeds and gophers. I am currently tilling and will install gopher mesh. How deep should I place the mesh under the lawn? San Diego, CA
This is the best new lawn video I’ve found!
I appreciate that. Thank you!
I’m in Phoenix and did a test this year with germinating perennial in 100 degree temps. I got full growth in 10 days just like this. Thinking about making a video as I recorded the whole process.
Awesome!
Did you end up making the video?
Why do people think they're experts after doing it once?
@@Dredster747does your lawn look like this? No? Shush.
I’m in Phoenix too. Any chance I can ask you some questions? I’m putting seed down next week
Thanks Vince, I did it ur way (except peat moss) I raked it in then rolled it. it is coming in right now, the freeze stalled it for a while lol 3 weeks later I have annual rye. Very slow germination in the cold
Thank you for the tutorial liked and subscribed and am confident you're the yard specialist I needed so thank you. I live in northern Iowa and have just had the time to start working in the yard, once the leaves dropped and were removed I was motivated to finally tackle the situation. The front yard after years of abuse was left bare from over compaction, shade, a pair of German Sheppards that kick up dirt tails when they run and cut a turn like a solemn skier does at the lake. Not to mention the lawn rised at least 5 or 6 inches higher than the sidewalks and with no drainage an inch of rain floods leaving all the walk ways muddy and it's just miserable. Yesterday I bought a root tiller and tilled the front yard as deep and as fine as I could. It went better than expected I'd say I now have 10 inches of clean fluffy dirt to work with I need to remove a bunch and put in a drainage system so the water has somewhere to go. I have good seed but it's late in the season and I'm assuming there are few nutrients in the soil and its already gotten below freezing a couple times up here. I haven't spread seed ot watered anything but tomorrow I'll have it ready for seed as far as leveling and that goes. What should I do? If the Gras doesn't take root and grow some cover the yard will be a muddy shithole that will make its way into the house all winter long. Should I plant something like a cover crop that grows fast and will negate that issue. Should I cover the dirt with rolls of plastic over the winter that will get covered I. Snow so at least it won't get muddy sloppy when it gets warm. Or should I get after it water the hell out of it and hope for the best, should I just move and leave it for the next guy? Lol any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you and God bless
Probably too late in the season to seed. I would put down an erosion control blanket. Some of them have seed in it. If you are “hoping for the best”, this might be your best option. Plus, if nothing ends up growing, the material of the blanket should help prevent things from getting too muddy.
GREAT video!
I’m new to lawn care. Just bought my first house in January and the amount of weeds in my front and back yard are ridiculous. I’m gonna work to get my lawn like this!
Thanks you for this man!
Thanks for watching! Any questions, let me know.
This is great. I live in Houston and my wife and I bought a house and the backyard is an uneven and patchy St. Augustine, Bermuda, crabgrass and many other weeds. I want to remove about 2-3” to get rid of the existing mess and bring in fresh soil and seed with Bermuda and ryegrass. I’ve never attempted any project like this so it should be fun and challenging. This video will help out a lot
Nice! The Bermuda/Ryegrass combo is very popular. Most of the time I’ll see folks establishing the Bermuda first as the heat of summer is approaching. Then when it’s a bit cooler a few months later, puts down the rye. Consistent green lawn all year long. It’ll look great!
Very nice job! Peat moss is amazing. I always use it when seeding bare spots or new installations. Without it I think your chance of success decreases. There's nothing like fresh stripes on a new lawn 👍
Thank you @TheLawngineer for this video. I followed everything in this video, except that I tilled my soil first and my Nature’s Seed Kentucky Bluegrass Seed: Blue Ribbon Mix germinated within two days. I live in Central California and the weather is currently between mid 60-70 degrees.
Awesome! Hope everything is filling in nicely for you. Thanks for sharing.
I noticed some of my seedlings germinated white due to the Tenacity herbicide application the same day I put down my grass seed. After researching online, the whitening is regular.
@@gqhomeloans4319 totally normal
Holy cow -- this looks fantastic. We have to do a lawn renovation because grubs got us... they got us bad! So, we're going from the best yard in the neighborhood to sorry looking... but, lesson learned.
I followed these steps and have a beautiful lawn. Thank you sir!!
Awesome! Thanks for sharing. What grass type did you go with?
You do an excellent job explaining your adventure 👏🏿
I have a 10000sqft lawn Reno I’m taking on for the first time this spring and I’m hoping your video works for my situation
I think the part where u mention the Pete moss is very helpful tip for a lot of people. I rememebr when I first took on a job I had put too much and the seed struggled to grow . Had to seed it again lol
This is amazing, how long did it take.🤔🤔🤔
15 days
Very nice. You have been a Huge inspiration.After i had a major washout and lost thousands in loam seed fert peat ect.I started again after i watched your videos. 2 days after my completion weather forecasted downpours.I used your tarp idea and covered my sweet spot and layed straw on 42,000 sqf thank god it held! Im day 9 with very good germination. Got a few dips low spots but I told my OCD mind let it be level it all out in spring and let the green grow!! Thanks for videos. I also got lots of good videos from ryan knorr channel.Im located in Massachusetts
Awesome! Thanks for sharing! It’s gonna look great after it matures.
I am against any round up/ glyphosate products knowing kids playing in the yard but I did take lots of tips from your video, thx!!
Thanks for tuning in!
Great video. I never knew that I’d be getting into lawn care but all the details make it really interesting. Keep up the good work!
Thanks man! Let me know if you have any questions. Happy to help.
It's called getting old!
ONE OF BEST EVER VIDEOS I'VE MET ON YOU TUBE.
Thank you!
@@TheLawngineer MEHN, YOUR VIDEO IS AS GREAT AS YOUR LAWN OUTCOMES.THANKS AGAIN.
I can't agree more 😊
Lawn looks amazing after just about 2 weeks! By Halloween you won't be able to tell the lawn was a new seeding project
Thanks Andy!
He was using a green screen, so this whole recording I fakes. Nothing moves, not even the trees.
Hey landzi yall need to make your spreader with a bit smaller openings.. The diamond grate is too big it dumps the peat moss out way to fast ..
The yard looks great but I can't help but think what your neighbors were probably thinking when you first tore it all up haha
Thanks! I also wonder what they thought… especially since we were new to the neighborhood. The caution tape probably drew the most attention.
Doing a bermuda lawn renovation. Finally laying down the manure compost and will be spraying with quinclorac herbicide to prevent weed growth. Ideally, I should have full green lawn in 3 weeks or so.
Awesome! Keep us posted.
The name Glyphosate reminds me of one of those lawfirm commercials:
"Have you or a loved one used glyohosate on your kawn and now suffer from..........."
Kawn
Yawzi - I used all ingredients that you can pronounce and my yard looks great. 1/3 Top soil, sand, compost mix, light fertilizer, and lots of water. Thats all you need - I promise! Buy an auto water timer and its all done for you.
Those are amazing results. Very well done. I am at day 25 after seeding on a full renovation. I killed off everything and worked very hard to prep the 10,000sf hoping to get results similar to yours but at this point its very very thin. Major disappointment. I used GCI TTTF which I think is excellent quality seed. Used Lesco starter fert and rolled the seed in. Did not use peat moss, but if I could go back, I would. Everyone seems to say its optional so I skipped it, but if I could go back, I would definitely not skip that step. Thats my message to anyone doing a renovation. Don't do all that work and then skip that step. Just do it - don't listen to anyone saying its optional. I would say, that overall I got maybe 25% germination. Not sure what went wrong. At this point I'm trying to salvage what is not a very good result. I am doing the Milorganite pre-germination with my remaining seed. Going to put that 30lbs of pregerminated seed down in about 3 days. Im in SoCal - still having temps in the 70's here. Let me know if you have any tips. Thanks for the content - keep it up
Sounds like you’ve done everything right. Good luck with the pre-germ seed. Biggest tip would be to make sure things are kept moist (that’s where the peat would have helped). Being in So-Cal, I’m assuming there might be water restrictions in place? Anything you can do to keep things moist would help.
Nice video, subcribed! I got white worms in my lawn so half of it is now dead. I tried seeds for the first time yesterday, hoping it will do a great job like yours!
Dang. Sounds like grubs. Did they look like little shrimp?
Wow, excellent video on the process of doing a full renovation of a lawn. Curiosity has me about how much did it cost? I would love to do this on my front and back lawn...
The most expensive things were the soil and seed. Soil was about $700, but my situation was a bit different since I had to fill in a deep hole where the stumps were… normally, I would have just brought in about 2-4 yards of soil ($50 a yard). Seed was $300.
@@TheLawngineer I just bought seed from Nature's Seed. TTTF mix 25lb bag ($140.00) 90% germination rate, 0 weed seed, and 0 crop seed. I only have about 2,500 square ft. of grass between front and rear yards. (I live in Upstate N.Y. in the city). I'm trying TTTF seed mix with cultivars - Renegade DT, Corbett, and (Valsetz which has Rhizomes and Tillers that spread.) I'm overseeding ( I have big bare spots in the back do to my 105lb German Shepard who thinks he's a horse ) LOL. I'm treating my front and back yard like test plots this fall and if I like it I will burn it all down with Glyphosate next Spring and start over from scratch ( I don't want the old grass cultivars in with the new grass). I think I'm going to add 15 percent KBG also to the mix next year if all goes well this Fall.
@@petedetraglia4776 awesome! Someone else was mentioning Nature’s Seed on another one of my videos. Sounds like pretty good stuff. I’ll check them out. Thanks for sharing!
I live in south central Kansas in Hutchinson, I have over seeded the last couple of years in my new home and no positive results. My front is heavily shaded with trees and regular fescue seed for shade doesn’t grow well it comes up but never gets thick and healthy looking. I did find grub worms in it a year ago and treated for that and they are not an issue now but still not much growth. I aerated my lawn and putting dense shade fescue in now also I stay on top of the weeds so there isn’t a weed issue either. I think this will do better this year. My back has bare spots and not a nice yard and haven’t worked on it. I tilled it this year and laid pavers down by the house but my soil seems to have clay in some spots more than others which makes it hard to till and worried the grass will not come in right. Also there are areas that are dry and the dirt is very powdery and I am trying to water and get the soil to compact before seeding is that what you would recommend ?
Hopefully for the front lawn the dense seed mix works out for you. The trees steal nutrients and moisture from the turf grass making it extremely difficult to grow under them. One universal truth to lawn care is that you need sunlight. If you continue to have issues in the front, you’ll need to weigh your options and seriously consider either removing select trees or try opening up the canopy to let in light.
For the backyard, I wouldn’t worry too much about the clay. If you can deeply water ahead of core aerating, you’ll should still be able to pull a good core and get some good results. You should also try to scarify the surface to allow the new seed to settle down in the soil and encourage great seed-to-soil contact. If you can achieve this and consistently water, you should be all set.
Lawn is looking great, Vince. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you!
I think you did a killer job. I started my lawn Reno this season and cannot speak enough about the benefit of peat moss. Congrats!
Thank you!
Looking good, did my aeration yesterday and I'm seeding Tuesday with triple threat plus followed by green start, rgs and tenacity followed by peatmoss using the landzie. Since I have alot of Bare dirt I'm going to rent a lawn roller
Very nice! Let us know how things turn out! Good luck with your renovation.
Excellent work! I'm planning on starting my lawn from scratch next spring and plan on following these steps. I've watched a few other videos and several of the steps you shared are left out which resulted in very patchy lawns. One question I have is what can be done about a Black Locust problem? A pair of them fell in a wind storm a few years ago and every summer little black locusts sprout up all over the yard despite the stumps being ground. I've tried spraying, mowing, pulling (which doesn't to anything) and am having no luck killing them. I might try pulling every single root out when I till but wanted to get your thoughts first. I live in the northwest U.S. FYI. Thanks!!
Thanks for watching! Regarding the Black Locust, I don’t have any experience with it, but reading online sounds like you’d have to dig up the roots and cultivate the area.
Awesome results!
Thank you!
Outside Atlanta area day 10 of reno, killed off Bermuda and planted Titanium GLS TTTF. Coming in nicely but has been a challenge keeping leaves off of new grass. Have not had any rain so still watering everyday 10 min x 2
Awesome! How did you kill off the Bermuda?
@@TheLawngineer Two rounds of glyphosate 2 weeks apart.
Great job! Looks amazing!
Such a proud lawn papa. 😆😆
🤣
Congrats! looks amazing and hard work paid off. I used Triple action too this time, are you planning to use it again before winter?
I may use a cheaper pre-emergent like Prodiamine once things are fully established and rooted in.
Just put seed down at our new house. New construction so just dirt in the backyard till now. Planting Yukon Bermuda. Located in southern New Mexico
Nice! Congrats on the new home (and Lawn).
Why did you use roundup? Did your dog like it? Why didn’t you just use vinegar and a very little liquid dish soap. And I believe you had a full lawn in 15 days. Sure right I believe you?
Just renovated the front lawn. Dog plays in the back. And perennial ryegrass germinates in like 3-4 days… so, yeah. This video was shot on day 15. Don’t get me wrong… the camera was placed far away and zoomed in on me, up close you can see that it was very much young, baby grass, with some patchy areas, but from a distance… looks full.
Portland oregon. planting back yard. mowed shor, thatched, plugging next, then rolling. then 4 in 1 soil coming next. Will seed with pregerminated perennial rye in milorganite, roll, then peat moss, and we have a sprinkler system. looks to be easy so far.
How are things looking now? Sorry for the delay in responding.
And for only $12,000 you can do it too!
$12,000!!! No way! That’s crazy! I probably spent about $1,500 here including the stump grinder rental.
Totally joking, looks good man. Great work on it!
Landscaping company would charge that easy
NICELY DONE ! I recently just did this myself funny because it started off as just a re-seeding but before that I had a problem with Bermuda 😩because my neighbor has decided to become a ‘’ Bermuda farmer ‘’ and never ever do anything to his yard or grass ! He mows like every 2 & 1/2 weeks doesn’t water on a schedule doesn’t pull his weeds witch grows over and spills over to my side of our shared property basically a nightmare neighbor for someone who try’s to take pride in their yard/grass so all his Bermuda seeds blew all over my yard so I nuked the Bermuda with a fescue safe herbicide it worked awesome but the Bermuda did too much damage plus it wasn’t guaranteed to get the underground runners so I opted for starting over fresh and I’m so glad I did ! everything looks so nice 👍🏻but what I really need to do is put up a fence if I want to at least slow the evil Bermuda! Lol …
I call BS! Two weeks post tenacity application… no way it would be that green.
No BS! I filmed this and posted it in real-time as it was happening. Perennial rye grass grows insanely fast!
@@TheLawngineer so exactly what is the negative of PRG vs tall fescue and KBG? Is it more accessible to fungus or heat stress? Cheers
@@brodygoalie it gets stressed more easily with temperature variation and drought conditions. TTTF and KBG are better with that. TTTF is the most hearty.
Tell me why this Dude look like he is in front a green screen? 😂
@@RichAbe23 LOL… does it look like that?
I'm in NJ. The yard was a wreck. People before us had a lot of dogs. They destroyed the yard. I just tilled and cleaned the yard. Next weekend, I'm going to till again adding spring fertilizer. Because the rain came. And add black dirt. And a ton of seed. Fingers crossed. Watching you is getting me ready.
Thanks for watching! Good luck with your project! Let us know how it turns out. Feel free to drop a comment if you have any questions.
@The Lawngineer hi thanks so far so good, a bit slow since I'm by myself. I had a question: Do I pack down the soil before laying the seed to make it nice and flat. Then, cover the seed with peat moss?
@@darrenrivera7946 yes… I rolled the ground several times with a roller filled with water to smooth things out. Even going back with a rake and lawn level to fix areas that weren’t quite good enough. Then rolled again till satisfactory. Then seed and lightly rake with a fine tined rake (very light). Then roll again to press the seed in. Followed by a very light coating of peat moss. Less than an 1/8” uniformly over everything.
Squirrel @9:45
Squirrel!!
I have grass growing in places, Kentucky 365 ss Maryland, I have been fighting it for a whole year, I poured migrate. I poured compost, it is already October, I still can’t grow it.
My husband and I want to grow from dirt on our new build property. We live in Colorado and have clay soil. We have 0.46 acres and most is all backyard. We want to plant Kentucky bluegrass. Getting sprinkler system installed this week and want to be ready to go to plant as soon as that’s fine! I can send you soil and yard pics, let me know!!!
Nice! Good luck with your project. I can be reached at vincethelawngineer@gmail.com
Bermuda in Hot Oklahoma, just installed irrigation system. Need to flatten some areas too
too many chemicals I do not agree with
Thanks for sharing
That’s fine, use natural if you’d like but don’t be surprised when yours does not turn out the same
Hi, great video; I just had 10 yards delivered and have to follow up your recommendations ASAP. My first frost day is not until the end of October (NY-zone 6b-7a). Also have to work fast in order to keep wife happy :). I hope weather helps. Thank you
@@bflores4 running out of time! What grass type are you going with?
@@TheLawngineer perennial ryegrass from Ryan Knorr
@@bflores4 great. Should turn out good then.
@@TheLawngineer thank you for replying; I'll let you know how it goes
RoundUp? Really? you have to be joknig
womp womp
I am so surprised you killed the old grass to do it but it did produce amazing results!
Hello. First, I am new to seeding so I have now watched at least 100 videos. Your video is the most comprehensive and inclusive by far. So, I am in Orlando and you have answered almost all the loose ends except for a couple. In florida, when it rains, it pours. Will this wash my seed away and if so is there anything I can do to help? Actually, that is it for now. Thank you and great video and lawn. Todd O.
Hard to control erosion when it rains heavily. If it’s really bad, you might want to consider an erosion control blanket (like a coir mat) or even cover with a tarp like we did in this video: th-cam.com/video/sLJIGkgbdko/w-d-xo.htmlsi=wlI6YiwRfsVOcdyR
2+ weeks after top soil/seeding new growth areas and I'm JUST now starting to see sprouts... temps have been really cold still here in WA and I'm hoping it warms/gets sunnier here soon.
What’s the soil temperature?
@@TheLawngineer I couldn’t tell you. I know it’s been in the upper 30s low 40s over night and mid 50s day time, raining most of the time.
We just hit 70 for the first time this year yesterday.
@@PNW_z71 hang in there. Should pop soon.
Great Video, When do I need to reducing watering on Bermuda grass. Its been seeded for 3 weeks now but only starting to sprout. I water every 2hours for 5 minutes
Thank you! Cant say enough good stuff about rolling. Its a step too many skip. The rye was a great choice too esp since it looks like high sun area. Also love the peat application. No wonder the grass came out so well..
Appreciate it! Thanks for watching!
I would appreciate your expert advice/tips/let me know if I am doing something wrong with my situation. Thinking about doing this, not on my entire yard, but on a about a 600 sq ft section in my large 11,000 sq ft backyard. I have tall fescue but this area I am talking about is only bermuda and is spreading more every year. The approach I was going to take was as follows: Kill existing grass, til up the area, rake it all up, level and smooth it out, lay out my tall fescue seed, roll a compost roller with composted cotton burrs over it to anchor the seeds, hide it from the birds, and give it some great, gentle nutrition right out of the gate.
Sounds like a solid plan. Make sure you keep it moist with water.
Man that’s one beautiful lawn no lie. Hotdogs you think would be a a good option for California weather. The city were I live we have both heat and cold. I was thinking either tall fescue or KBG but not sure.
I am down to dirt, I am ready to plant seed, I leveled it out, filled it in and used fertilizer, but I live in a high weed area.
If you are planting cool season grass, Tenacity will be our friend. Apply Tenacity at the same time you seed. Once the lawn has established and you have been able to mow it a few times, you can start using a traditional pre-emergent. Tenacity only works on cool season grass types though (Kentucky bluegrass, fescue, ryegrass).
@@TheLawngineer THANK YOU
I’m doing type with a couple differences. I took a lot of dirt on a much smaller patch and adding it better top soil. I am also trying to pre germinate my seeds. What are your thoughts on that? I will also overseed after two or so weeks with un germinated seeds as a part of the other lawn over seeding
@@Jonnybravo589 great approach! Let us know how it worked out in a few weeks.
I live in Central East Florida. Just tilled my backyard. Thinking of doing 70% argentine bahia 30%perennials rygrass. I want soft, thick. Low maintenance lawn
Would you use the same fertilizers for KBG? Which grass do you prefer, what you’ve planted in this video or KBG? I want something soft to bare feet. Thanks!! Great video!!
Same process for KBG. This is perennial ryegrass. Very soft.
Nice vid! Now I finally know what gets those stripes in the lawn. Any link for them?
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Doing a backyard lawn renovation right now. I have a blank slate of dirt. I’m planning on leveling the yard with sand. I’ll pre-germinate a Monaco blend of Bermuda seed and spread it with milorganite once it’s ready. Should I be putting a layer of topsoil on my sand after I level the yard?
I think you’ll be OK without the topsoil. Just make sure you are keeping up with a good fertilizing schedule.
Hello Mr. Lawngineer, I’d like to get your suggestion on a project I’d like to do in the next few weeks. I live in Zone 8 (the Carolinas). I have a 300 foot swale on my property. I need to expand the width of the swale from its current 2 feet to 4 feet wide, but it will be mostly flat. I need to do this to be able to mow the swale when I mow my lawn. The swale is in a semi-sun / mostly-shaded area and when it rains, it carries about 2" of water running along to the end of property. The swale remains wet for about 6-8 hours after the rains stops. The area is not currently equipped with sprinklers, so I would have to water it with temporary sprinklers for now (until I can install a sprinkler zone). -- What type of grass would you use for a project like that? - To be clear, I’m not looking for a presentation type of lawn, I’m just looking to be able to mow the area and keep it clean and from it becoming a weed / dirt patch, which is what it is now. I was thinking of seeding with a shade grass, but any suggestions would be great and would help me a lot. Thank you!
@@Calixj23 I’m thinking a turf type tall fescue would be your best bet. I’m thinking Kentucky 31 Tall Fescue would be great for this application. It’s not gonna be perfect (weed free), but will survive the heat and be OK in the wet areas.
@@TheLawngineer Hello Sir, and THANK YOU, I really appreciate your help and your suggestion. Based on all the research I've done thus far, I believe you are spot on with your suggestion of Tall Fescue. I'm not looking for perfect in a swale. I'm looking for manageable and clean, which I think your suggestion will provide. THANK YOU again and I will Like and Subscribe (everyone should...!!!)
Not sure if this is the right question but what kind of grass would be best for the kids to play in and manicures well?
We live in Southern California (Victorville area) ~3400ft elevation. Temps are 75°-105° in the summer ~25°-50° in the winter. Maybe 2 weeks total below freezing/year and usually only 1-2 days at a time.
Sounds like a turf type tall fescue might work well for you. Also, check out seedsuperstore.com there is a seed selector tool based on your zip code.
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I live in CA in the Central Valley super hot drought. What do you recommend for grass?@ The Lawngineer
We close on our house on the 22nd of November in Phoenix Arizona area. It’s a new build so the backyard is just dirt . Will the rye still germinate that late ? Our daily highs in November December are 60’s-80’s and lows are in the 40’s-50’s depending on if our winter wants to winter lol. Our coldest months aren’t u til late January /february . I really would like to get grass back there right away but idk anything about lawns besides mowing and stuff lol
Should be perfect for rye this time of year for you. But note that when things heat up during your summer months, the rye is going to struggle. Temps above 85-90 degrees take a toll on rye. But if you are looking for some quick ground cover for the time being, it should work.
Looks great. I am in Massachusetts. Plan to aerate Sept 4th and overseed. I sprayed for weeds using Roundup for lawns using a hose on one side of my lawn and only in a few sections. Directions say wait 30 days to seed. You think just under 3 weeks is too soon to overseed? I figured by the time it starts germinating it will be 30 days. Plan to use perennial rye and tall fescue seed.
I need more info… Typically when folks say “RoundUp”, they mean Glyphosate. But RoundUp is a brand and they carry different products under the brand name. I would need to know exactly what the active ingredients were in the product you applied.
Mcpa, quinclorac, dicamba sulfentrzome
@@frankied7576 I think between 3-4 weeks would be ok. When you read about the individual active ingredients, Quinclorac is the only one that says you can seed after 7 days. All the others say 3-4 weeks. I tend to go by what the label instructions say. I have experience with glyphosate and have seeded the very next day with that product and had a very successful renovation.
I am not sure about the type of grass I have but it is warm/cold here in NYC and the grass is growing so I believe this is ryegrass. I am not cutting it yet but I am about to rake and turn the bare spoil and hand drop seeds. I do not want to use a dropper because some strays always gets in the flowerbed or sidewalk cracks. Should I put some peat moss or topsoil over the seeds?
Sorry for the late reply. Yes, you can certainly put peat moss on top of your new seed. Very thin layer... like 1/8".
Any advice on doing this in South Florida? Does the humidity/weather affect this
South Florida would be a different process. Warm season turf loves the heat. So it’s on an opposite schedule than cool season grass. What type of grass are you trying to grow? I could point you in a better direction (other channel) that focuses on that grass type. My warm season experience is limited.
Hello, love the channel. How do you fix your lawn if your seeded too heavy or or if you see it coming in too think in spots. Seeded TTTF Artimuss blend by heritage probably closer 10 pounds per 1000 sq ft. I have approximately 2,000 sq ft. Eight days in so far. Wondering if I could send you pics of my lawn and see what you think. Thanks.
A scarifier/dethatcher will help thin things out for you. Here's a video of one that is popular: th-cam.com/video/_56h8p1bbVk/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Vnt-X2IS5AjbXfnT
I'm a new subscriber and I smashed the like button!!! I live in Michigan and starting out with a new lawn. I want the greenest fullest lawn in my neighborhood. How do I get it? What seed should I use, what should I mix with the seed...... I'm bringing in fresh top soil in the next couple weeks. Please help. Thank you for your time.
In Michigan, you’ve got a few choices. Turf type tall fescue, perennial ryegrass, or Kentucky bluegrass. My favorite is perennial ryegrass because it establishes very quickly (what I used in this video). Turf type tall fescue is probably the most resilient and drought tolerant type. Kentucky bluegrass is a great looking grass and spreads laterally… but takes a long time to establish. So the choice is yours really. I prefer going with a high quality seed and like to purchase from seed superstore or United seeds. If you have hot summers and plan to do the renovation soon… I’d probably go with the turf type tall fescue. I just picked up some Valkyrie LS fescue from United Seed for my backyard. Hope that helps. Thanks for subscribing!
Amazing grass brother
Thank you!
HI, I just spent 2 years making sure the old crab grass is gone before planting zoysia seed. my concern is how to control weeds while waiting for he seeds to germinate. I m in southern spain
I would look into the process of pre-germinating grass seed. Zoysia can have a long germination process. Pre germinating the seed in a controlled environment will reduce the amount of time the seed takes to develop when you spread it out. Could reduce it by a week or more. Allowing it to quickly establish. Zoysia is a very hearty grass and grows very thick curbing the development of most weeds. If anything breaks through, you may need to pull or control with a post emergent selective herbicide.
Wow. Absolutely amazing video.
Thank you!
Just had a new septic system installed. The ground now is a mixture of uneven sandy-soil and rocks. I will be adding topsoil. The yard is about 2700 sq. feet. Should I rent a rotor tiller or is there something better I should use?
If the grading is OK, then you can probably get away without tilling. But if you need to do some fine grading and everything is hard as a rock, then rent a tiller to break up so you can move it around. Then put the topsoil down afterwards.
I have Zion zoysia grass in Norcross. What sort of fertilizer, weed prevention, etc should I use to keep out weeds and keep it green? 🙏
Prodiamine is a great preemergent. Lucky for you, Zoysia grows thick and dense, naturally crowding out weeds. Fertilizers should be applied based off of soil test recommendations. If you don’t know what your needs are, just put down straight nitrogen for growth. Honestly, a soil test from your local university extension is going to tell you exactly what the lawn needs. It will also help save you money by optimizing your fertilizer program and eliminating product you don’t need.
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Hey @TheLawngineer! New home owner here in SC! Have newly soded Bermuda grass at the front of the house but fescue in the back! I want the lawn to match. Should I seed over the fescue with Bermuda seed?? Will the bermuda seed take over the fescue? Thank you so much!!
My knowledge of bermuda grass is limited, but know it’s very aggressive. It may start to take over if you start seeding with it. Plus if you start mowing lower the fescue may die out, especially in the hotter weather.
of the six videos on the topic this I went with your recipie
Thanks for the fast response on the other video. I’m considering to do striping. But how does one get the stripes all the way up to the fence? Since it behind the mower.
You can’t with a mower alone. Typically a perimeter pass cleans things up nicely. If you wanted to, you could use a push broom to finish off the stripes near the fence.
I’m in Pennsylvania getting ready to seed my whole backyard.
It’s an exciting time of year!
15 days?? Crazy. Jonathan green ultra seed is what I like. 21 days plus!
Yes sir!
Probably the best video I’ve seen on this topic.
Thanks! I appreciate that.
When is the best time to re-establish a section of lawn after removing a stump? Spring, Fall? It's August here in SW Michigan. Could I do it now?
At this point in the season, I’d wait just a few more weeks. When temps come down a bit.
I live in a townhouse I have a small backyard when I moved in it didn't have grass just dirt. I'm tried of having a muddy yard. The landlord won't put grass seed down. I'm going to try and do it myself. I just want to make sure my dogs will be safe and if it will grow having the dogs back there?
I like to use a cheap plastic fence (like snow fencing or orange safety fencing). I use it to block off areas I don’t want the dog to enter. Allows for undisturbed establishment. You can do it in small sections too if needed. Do half so the dog can still use the other half, then switch.
Hello, I have a front lawn that has a large tree with thick roots underneath. Last summer I tried to plant SOD and it didn't take. Do you have any recommendations on what to grow or how to grow seeds on dirt that has large tree roots underneath?
Can you give me more info? Like general location and grass type? Does the tree cast a lot of shade? Does any sunlight get past the tree canopy?
Do you have a video on how to make the flower bed areas you have aginst your house? They look amazing
Thank you. Sadly, I never filmed that work. But if you would like, I can try talking through how we made it.
Great video. Thanks! Quick question for you. I’m in Arizona. I currently have Bermuda on my lawn but I need to do some major leveling so I’m thinking I want to do a renovation like this. First question is it OK to do a renovation now and plant ryegrass for the winter and then plant Bermuda seed again in the spring? Second question, do I need to kill the Bermuda or can I just scalp, detach and level and just let whatever stays alive go dormant and grow back?
I’m not as familiar with warm season grass types… but I know that some chemicals I mentioned in my renovation videos should not be used on warm season grass types. If you have bare dirt, and want to plant the rye, you should be good using the tips in the video… when it’s time to plant the Bermuda, you may need a different approach.
Great video! Like and subscribed! Question - didn't you have to wait to seed after killing the grass? A lot of the grass killers say to wait 6 weeks if I'm not mistaken.
Thank you! For the products we used, the label did not mention this. However, it does state not to disturb the vegetation for 7 days after application to allow the chemical to work and do its thing. Hope that helps.
Great video, many thanks for creating it. I live not to far from you, in the Lehigh Valley Pennsylvania, Bethlehem to be exact. Did you have any issue with birds munching on your seeds or did rolling and peat moss do the trick? Thanks.
I didn’t have much of an issue. Rolling is something many don’t do. I think it was critical to success. I would say that you might not even need the peat moss if you just roll it in.
Wow Vince. Great job and results. 👍💚🦸
Thank you!
Our yard is entirely cloves and weeds. New house purchase. I’ve started tilling the yard and am going to take it completely to soil. I’m then raking out all the roots and plant life that got tilled out. Do I need to put anything in the soil to help make the soil healthier before placing seed down
Now is a good time to do so if you need it. But only a soil test can tell you what you need. I’d recommend getting one from your local university extension.
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It does look like that, but it’s not. The camera is zoomed in on me with the lawn in the background.
Any advice for my completely bare red clay soil in Virginia. I’m having the yard graded and rock removed n then I’m going to aerate n put lime down. I am going to use winning color 4 fescue grass. Any recommendations on fertilizer? Also what are the steps I should take to get my lawn going this fall? I’m gonna be overseeding.
I would recommend you have a soil test done. Super easy to do. Your local university extension should be able to help based on what you are trying to grow. They will make fertilizer recommendations based on your test results.
A full playlist on the renovation we did is located here: th-cam.com/play/PLn-7eoH8JKPCgjfWShgCFSAfSxF8CXC3D.html&si=eFFgwDhgprVIbqHD
I'm located in Central Illinois. I'm going to put grass seed on an area about 20 x 50. Which is also located above our septic laterals. I don't know if that matters. I took down a play ground that had peagravel all over the ground. I had the pea gravel hauled off and dirt dropped over the area. I plan to put mixed grass seed down in September and cover with straw. Is this a good plan? Should I use peatmoss instead? What about tilling lightly prior to seeding?
Thank you.
Pete
Sounds like a good plan to me. I’m not a fan of straw, but it’s probably cheaper than peat. If you can keep up with watering and don’t mind a few weeds, straw may be your best bet.
Great video man! You did a good work. Thanks for sharing!!👍
Hi, my name is Chris. I live in Florida mid west Florida Tampa bay area, I am doing a burn out on my land which was old pasture. It is completely full of weeds.
I was looking at two different types of grass either Bermuda or Pensacola Bahia, I know I want to basically remove all the weeds by hand mechanically like physically, picking them up and getting rid of them, I feel that is the best way to prevent the weeds from taking control..
With that being said, we have zero turn lawnmowers that we use to cut the yard. I heard that Bermuda if you’re using zero turn lawnmowers is not good. However, I also heard that argentine or Pensacola Bahia Bahia grass in general is a much better grass to withstand vehicle traffic and foot traffic.
Germinating Bahaia grass from seed does it take longer than Bermuda ??
And I’m doing this now but I’m doing it in blocks of area. I live on 1 acre and I want to redo the whole thing.
If you could, please provide me as you said in the video any good information that would be helpful for me getting this launched. Thanks.
Hey Chris! Thanks for reaching out. My experience on warm season grass is limited. But I can recommend @BYDonBermudaGrassCentral for bermuda grass experience and @LawnTimeComing for Bahia grass. But regardless, if you are using a zero turn mower, I would recommend performing 3-point turns in any grass type to avoid ruts. I’ve seen folks use big zero turn mowers on all warm season types without any issues. Hope that helps.
Great video. I am starting a lawn renovation with a yard full of weeds and gophers. I am currently tilling and will install gopher mesh. How deep should I place the mesh under the lawn? San Diego, CA
I’d say 12-18” and you should be good
That looks like a nice south jersey lawn if I say so myself.