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
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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 👍
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
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
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.
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!
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...!!!)
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.
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.
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.
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..........."
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.
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 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.
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
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.
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
@@brodygoalie it gets stressed more easily with temperature variation and drought conditions. TTTF and KBG are better with that. TTTF is the most hearty.
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.
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
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.
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!
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.
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!!
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.
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.
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.
Question , im currently preping grade and I have good fill dirt I wanted to use before top soil, but its growing a few random different weeds where its piled up , what can I use to spray after I fill everything to final grade ? I have no grass right now in the yard yet thanks
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
Is it to late in the season to seed a bare area in my lawn? I had overgrown trees and I cut them down now I have a spot 20’x50’ that needs to be seeded I am in northern iL Kentucky blue
I plan on replanting my lawn in the fall. Just bought a house and the lawn had a bunch of dips in the soil and also a ton of thatch and seems to be pretty compacted with moss everywhere. I’m in Pennsylvania do you think Kentucky bluegrass would be a good choice I don’t have a problem putting time into my yard and I’d like to be able to cut it pretty low with a real number.
@@TheLawngineer yeah, I plan on killing all the grass towards the end of summer and then getting a couple yards of topsoil to get it perfectly smooth and then I’ll pop dress with sand in the future as I need to to get it perfectly flat. My goal is to get it looking so good that people think it’s fake!
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.
What reel mower do you use? I just purchased the Scotts 20" with bag. Did you bag the cut grass when using the reel mower or leave it on the grass? Thanks
@@petersonfamily6223 it’s an Earthwise reel. Similar to Scott’s. I found the bag to be useless honestly. So I cut more frequently and left the smaller clippings on the lawn. If there were clumps, I would blow lightly with a blower to break them up.
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.
Texas..Going to plant burmuda have clay soil so what kinda soil or and should i use? We killed the lawn but it has some dips and bumps i was thinking to aerated then level.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
What pre emergent did you use after 30 days? Did you spray tenacity again or use granular sonething? Starting reno in Virginia and scared of spraying tenacity and bleaching baby grass but scared of poa more (main cause for reno)
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! 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.
I currently have perennials and I put down some Kentucky blue grass over it because I have dogs , I am in Connecticut and would like to know how long before I start seeing them come up. I arrogate the lawn before I put it down , I always water 2 times a day morning and about 1pm in the day.do I have any recommendation that would help me .
Kentucky Bluegrass can take a long time to germinate. Up to 28 days. I have some friends up in that area and it has been a bit cold (especially overnight lows), so that could also be a factor. Starting to warm up though… so keep things moist and give it some more time.
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
Vince, just found this video and have a few question's.. Have two dogs, 1 year old Husky and 11 month old Samoyed. Long story short, my yard is now a complete disater. Little to no grass left and holes dug everywhere. I live in South Central Pennslyvainia and i am looking to get back my grass. Soil is pretty firm from all the years of playing sports with my boys.. Can i just till the ground and throw some seed down. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
I would rent a core aerator and poke as many holes as you can followed by seed. If you want to till, you can, but it’s gonna be messy and the ground will eventually settle over time potentially giving you disappointing results. You can also add a starter fertilizer to help with growth and overall plant health. I like to do this at the time of seeding to prevent stepping on baby grass later on, however, you can also apply the fertilizer later if you’d like. Don’t forget to water and keep the seed moist throughout the entire germination process. Does not need to be soaking wet, but keep things moist. I like using peat moss for this purpose, but you don’t necessarily need it… it just helps improve your overall germination percentage. You can start planning this work now. The next points below deal with weed control which uses chemicals. You may not feel comfortable doing this part with dogs. But if you are looking for weed free results, there aren’t many successful options. Always follow label instructions. If you don’t care about the weeds, then you can just do the work above… If you are concerned about weeds you might want to consider killing everything off with glyphosate and do a full renovation. If you plan to do this in the spring, once everything is dead, use a product called Tenacity (active ingredient is mesotrione) at the time of seeding (per above instructions) to give you about 6 weeks of pre-emergent control. Tenacity will allow the grass seed to germinate. Once the grass has matured and you’ve been able to mow it a few times, you’ll want to apply liquid Dimension (active ingredient Dithiopyr) at its highest acceptable application rate according to the label. This will do two things. 1: extend pre-emergent control through the summer and 2: kill any crabgrass that has started to emerge in its 1st stage of development. Hope this helps.
@@TheLawngineer Thank you so much for your time in replying. Going to areate in a few weeks when the weather decides its ready for spring. Have a great day.
Good morning Lawngineer im in a North Carolina coastal city. Sandy soil and growing tall fescue from seed. is it good to water before dark or does that promote mold? Any helpful tips?
Best time is when the grass is growing most vigorously for you. Typically when day time temps are between 65 and 75 degrees. Dethatching can be stressful on the turf, so you don't want to add to other stresses like heat and drought. Not sure what time of year that looks like for your location, but in the north east, we start doing overseeds in late summer / early fall which is between late august and early october. For KBG near us, we would try to do it on the earlier side, like late august so things can re-establish before winter.
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.
I have a question this is my first home I have no experience with lawn services! All I have is red clay dirt no grass I plan to put down grass seed in a starter fertilizer. In a course I'm going to use an aerator to put holes in the dirt. I also have a spreader. My question to you is topsoil by the dump truck load here is very expensive,. Could I possibly use mulch instead of topsoil because my local county allows you to get free mulch! Let me know your opinion.
@@TheLawngineer yes sir I have a way to keep everything properly watered with a sprinkler head you can hook up to your water hose! I can always do the traditional aerated with holes in the dirt put the grass seed down And the starter fertilizer rake it in. Put water on it lightly. Put straw or hay on top what is your opinion about that! Or I could use peat moss? Also by the way I already put pellet lime down 🙂
Hi to you Lawngineer. Im on a new construction project. 1st house. 38 000 sq foot of land. Minus the house garage and alley we would be at about 28 000 sq foot of land to grow grass on. Im wondering how should i procceed and if the clay in my soil is gonna be a challenge. I noticed i have a good amount of black earth mixed into that so I dont think so. Im more asking myself wich option should i choose to grow my grass on ? Thank to you. (From quebec about 2h north of Maine)
Sorry for the late reply. Might be a bit cold still up there to plant anything yet... but any of the cool season grass types will work. I'd recommend turf type tall fescue if you are looking for a nice lawn that is relatively low maintenance. Will grow great in clay too.
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'm seeding a lawn in Utah (Orem) First question is what type of grass do you recommend? Second question...you put seed then starter fertilizer. Shouldn't I put fertilizer then seed? Thanks
I like using www.seedsuperstore.com for seed recommendations based on your zip code. You don’t have to buy their seed, but they will tell you if you should have fescue, rye, or kentucky bluegrass. As far as fertilizer goes, it doesn’t matter really. Actually many people will delay fertilizing until a few weeks after germination. That way they get more use out of the fertilizer. Technically, if you were to put the fertilizer down early, some of it could go to waste and not be taken up by the grass plant.
New construction house so yard was total Reno, they seeded turf type tall fescue but I don't know the blend/brand used, as in what varieties were in the mix...my question is if I need to repair some areas or when I eventually overseed will using a different blend of TTTF would it be noticeable or does most TTTF look similar enough you wouldn't be able to tell? I'm in Ohio.
This is a great question! Generally yes, sticking with TTTF in general should be OK, but if you really want to match, I would reach out to some seed companies and ask for a sample of their seed (some will send a small sample for free, others for a small fee to cover shipping). Then grow them in some pots and let them mature. This is great to do in the off season, indoors. Then when springtime comes and the lawn comes out of dormancy, you can place your pots of samples near the lawn and match it up. Also, if you have any contact info for the contractor, they may be able to put you in touch with the landscaper and they may be able to tell you what they put down.
Being in Florida, you probably have warm season turf that thrives on hot temps (above 85 degrees). You are on the opposite schedule than cool season turf. You might want to consider growing grass in April/May when it’s starting to heat back up.
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
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
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.
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
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!
This is the best new lawn video I’ve found!
I appreciate that. Thank you!
I followed these steps and have a beautiful lawn. Thank you sir!!
Awesome! Thanks for sharing. What grass type did you go with?
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.
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.
You do an excellent job explaining your adventure 👏🏿
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 😊
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 👍
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
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!
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’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.
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!
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.
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!
Such a proud lawn papa. 😆😆
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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.
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...!!!)
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.
Bermuda in Hot Oklahoma, just installed irrigation system. Need to flatten some areas too
Awesome results!
Thank you!
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.
Lawn is looking great, Vince. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you!
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.
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
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.
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.
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
Great job! Looks amazing!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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?
fescue knoxville tn. shopping arround for sprinklers then going to redo the 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.
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
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.
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?
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
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.
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.
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
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.
RoundUp? Really? you have to be joknig
womp womp
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.
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.
This is amazing, how long did it take.🤔🤔🤔
15 days
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.
I have bermuda in central MS. I am trying to get it to fill in, but I have a few spots that refuse to fill in. any tips?
Check out this pro plugger tool: amzn.to/3S6P5FI
You can take plugs from the good Bermuda areas and transplant them to the areas that need to fill in.
Question , im currently preping grade and I have good fill dirt I wanted to use before top soil, but its growing a few random different weeds where its piled up , what can I use to spray after I fill everything to final grade ? I have no grass right now in the yard yet thanks
Glyphosate
@@TheLawngineer appreciate it wanted to confirm .
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
Nice vid! Now I finally know what gets those stripes in the lawn. Any link for them?
amzn.to/2LgiRZz
Is it to late in the season to seed a bare area in my lawn? I had overgrown trees and I cut them down now I have a spot 20’x50’ that needs to be seeded I am in northern iL Kentucky blue
I would say yes. Especially for KBG.
@@TheLawngineer ok thank you
Do u know what a good grass seed to sow for inland NSW Australia during the summer?
I’m not too sure, but have heard folks do generally well with Zoysia. I have also seen Kikuyu as well.
I plan on replanting my lawn in the fall. Just bought a house and the lawn had a bunch of dips in the soil and also a ton of thatch and seems to be pretty compacted with moss everywhere. I’m in Pennsylvania do you think Kentucky bluegrass would be a good choice I don’t have a problem putting time into my yard and I’d like to be able to cut it pretty low with a real number.
Kentucky Bluegrass or Perennial Ryegrass would be your best bet for low cut turf. If mowing low, leveling the yard first would be best.
@@TheLawngineer yeah, I plan on killing all the grass towards the end of summer and then getting a couple yards of topsoil to get it perfectly smooth and then I’ll pop dress with sand in the future as I need to to get it perfectly flat. My goal is to get it looking so good that people think it’s fake!
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.
What reel mower do you use? I just purchased the Scotts 20" with bag. Did you bag the cut grass when using the reel mower or leave it on the grass? Thanks
@@petersonfamily6223 it’s an Earthwise reel. Similar to Scott’s. I found the bag to be useless honestly. So I cut more frequently and left the smaller clippings on the lawn. If there were clumps, I would blow lightly with a blower to break them up.
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.
Texas..Going to plant burmuda have clay soil so what kinda soil or and should i use? We killed the lawn but it has some dips and bumps i was thinking to aerated then level.
You can grow in clay. But if you are looking to level out a few spots, you can use a 50/50 mix of sand and topsoil.
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 ..
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
Wow. Absolutely amazing video.
Thank you!
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
What pre emergent did you use after 30 days? Did you spray tenacity again or use granular sonething? Starting reno in Virginia and scared of spraying tenacity and bleaching baby grass but scared of poa more (main cause for reno)
I never did put anything down… and I’m hitting myself because of it. Would have used prodiamine once things rooted in.
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?
👏 I put seed down on September 15 you think I should be fine before winter I live in Minnesota
@@enriqueballejo4823 when is your first frost typically? And what kind of seed did you put down?
@@TheLawngineer I'm in east coast is it a good time now ? to fix few sun burned patches of my grass or its too late and I should wait until spring?
Awesome video!
@@seancombs8352 thank you!
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.
I currently have perennials and I put down some Kentucky blue grass over it because I have dogs , I am in Connecticut and would like to know how long before I start seeing them come up. I arrogate the lawn before I put it down , I always water 2 times a day morning and about 1pm in the day.do I have any recommendation that would help me .
Kentucky Bluegrass can take a long time to germinate. Up to 28 days. I have some friends up in that area and it has been a bit cold (especially overnight lows), so that could also be a factor. Starting to warm up though… so keep things moist and give it some more time.
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.
Vince, just found this video and have a few question's.. Have two dogs, 1 year old Husky and 11 month old Samoyed. Long story short, my yard is now a complete disater. Little to no grass left and holes dug everywhere. I live in South Central Pennslyvainia and i am looking to get back my grass. Soil is pretty firm from all the years of playing sports with my boys.. Can i just till the ground and throw some seed down. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
I would rent a core aerator and poke as many holes as you can followed by seed. If you want to till, you can, but it’s gonna be messy and the ground will eventually settle over time potentially giving you disappointing results. You can also add a starter fertilizer to help with growth and overall plant health. I like to do this at the time of seeding to prevent stepping on baby grass later on, however, you can also apply the fertilizer later if you’d like. Don’t forget to water and keep the seed moist throughout the entire germination process. Does not need to be soaking wet, but keep things moist. I like using peat moss for this purpose, but you don’t necessarily need it… it just helps improve your overall germination percentage. You can start planning this work now.
The next points below deal with weed control which uses chemicals. You may not feel comfortable doing this part with dogs. But if you are looking for weed free results, there aren’t many successful options. Always follow label instructions. If you don’t care about the weeds, then you can just do the work above…
If you are concerned about weeds you might want to consider killing everything off with glyphosate and do a full renovation. If you plan to do this in the spring, once everything is dead, use a product called Tenacity (active ingredient is mesotrione) at the time of seeding (per above instructions) to give you about 6 weeks of pre-emergent control. Tenacity will allow the grass seed to germinate. Once the grass has matured and you’ve been able to mow it a few times, you’ll want to apply liquid Dimension (active ingredient Dithiopyr) at its highest acceptable application rate according to the label. This will do two things. 1: extend pre-emergent control through the summer and 2: kill any crabgrass that has started to emerge in its 1st stage of development.
Hope this helps.
@@TheLawngineer Thank you so much for your time in replying. Going to areate in a few weeks when the weather decides its ready for spring. Have a great day.
Good morning Lawngineer im in a North Carolina coastal city. Sandy soil and growing tall fescue from seed. is it good to water before dark or does that promote mold? Any helpful tips?
Try to water in the AM just as the sun is coming up. Best time to water. I avoid watering after 3-4 PM to allow things to dry out before nightfall.
What time of year is best to dethatch and re seed?? I have KBG bluegrass and we live in Reno, NV
Best time is when the grass is growing most vigorously for you. Typically when day time temps are between 65 and 75 degrees. Dethatching can be stressful on the turf, so you don't want to add to other stresses like heat and drought. Not sure what time of year that looks like for your location, but in the north east, we start doing overseeds in late summer / early fall which is between late august and early october. For KBG near us, we would try to do it on the earlier side, like late august so things can re-establish before winter.
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.
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.
Amazing grass brother
Thank you!
After compacting the top soil how loose do you have to get the soil again before spreading the seed ?
Just a light rake. Then seed, then roll again.
@@TheLawngineer will do thanks again !
I have a question this is my first home I have no experience with lawn services! All I have is red clay dirt no grass I plan to put down grass seed in a starter fertilizer. In a course I'm going to use an aerator to put holes in the dirt. I also have a spreader. My question to you is topsoil by the dump truck load here is very expensive,. Could I possibly use mulch instead of topsoil because my local county allows you to get free mulch! Let me know your opinion.
Don’t use mulch. You might be OK with the other plans. Do you have a way to keep things watered?
@@TheLawngineer yes sir I have a way to keep everything properly watered with a sprinkler head you can hook up to your water hose! I can always do the traditional aerated with holes in the dirt put the grass seed down And the starter fertilizer rake it in. Put water on it lightly. Put straw or hay on top what is your opinion about that! Or I could use peat moss? Also by the way I already put pellet lime down 🙂
Hi to you Lawngineer. Im on a new construction project. 1st house. 38 000 sq foot of land. Minus the house garage and alley we would be at about 28 000 sq foot of land to grow grass on. Im wondering how should i procceed and if the clay in my soil is gonna be a challenge. I noticed i have a good amount of black earth mixed into that so I dont think so. Im more asking myself wich option should i choose to grow my grass on ? Thank to you. (From quebec about 2h north of Maine)
Sorry for the late reply. Might be a bit cold still up there to plant anything yet... but any of the cool season grass types will work. I'd recommend turf type tall fescue if you are looking for a nice lawn that is relatively low maintenance. Will grow great in clay too.
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'm seeding a lawn in Utah (Orem) First question is what type of grass do you recommend? Second question...you put seed then starter fertilizer. Shouldn't I put fertilizer then seed? Thanks
I like using www.seedsuperstore.com for seed recommendations based on your zip code. You don’t have to buy their seed, but they will tell you if you should have fescue, rye, or kentucky bluegrass. As far as fertilizer goes, it doesn’t matter really. Actually many people will delay fertilizing until a few weeks after germination. That way they get more use out of the fertilizer. Technically, if you were to put the fertilizer down early, some of it could go to waste and not be taken up by the grass plant.
@@TheLawngineer Thanks for the quick advice.
Hi. When in the year did you the renovation? Also I think you are in New Jersey? I’m in Massachusetts and debating a renovation date
Started this work in late August. Too late to do it now.
New construction house so yard was total Reno, they seeded turf type tall fescue but I don't know the blend/brand used, as in what varieties were in the mix...my question is if I need to repair some areas or when I eventually overseed will using a different blend of TTTF would it be noticeable or does most TTTF look similar enough you wouldn't be able to tell? I'm in Ohio.
This is a great question! Generally yes, sticking with TTTF in general should be OK, but if you really want to match, I would reach out to some seed companies and ask for a sample of their seed (some will send a small sample for free, others for a small fee to cover shipping). Then grow them in some pots and let them mature. This is great to do in the off season, indoors. Then when springtime comes and the lawn comes out of dormancy, you can place your pots of samples near the lawn and match it up. Also, if you have any contact info for the contractor, they may be able to put you in touch with the landscaper and they may be able to tell you what they put down.
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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.
Do you kill weeds before laying down topsoil. How thick should topsoil be? My yard slopes downward about 18”.
We killed everything as shown in this video: th-cam.com/video/DtHHUp5rsl8/w-d-xo.html
For soil, check out this video: th-cam.com/video/TasYnLmH7oo/w-d-xo.html
Yeah, I'm in South Florida, and is it okay to start some grass seed now?Cause it says spring or fall
Being in Florida, you probably have warm season turf that thrives on hot temps (above 85 degrees). You are on the opposite schedule than cool season turf. You might want to consider growing grass in April/May when it’s starting to heat back up.