One of the great benefits of the bio-stims is how much longer after I stop feeding the Bermuda in September that the lawn stays green. It literally took a hard freeze in the teens to tell the lawn it was time to go dormant
Been managing pga championship golf courses and building them for 25 years. Volunteering at major championships etc. degrees from umass in turf entomology. Ur turf looks great. I agree with what u are talking about all the way
JP been loving all your videos ! I've used your biostim pack for a number of years. I live in an adult community who I have stopped the association from caring for my lawn an even mow myself with a battery mower. At 72, I do everything. No need to store large fertilizer bags any longer just a few gallons of your products . I use your Green Pop with RGS, Humic 12 and Micro Green and can't tell you how many times neighbors stop and comment on my lawn. I even have my son into your products with the same results. MANY thanks for your, always humorous ( much needed in today's world) and educational videos. Anthony
I like the thought of less N! You have many videos going over this and explaining the why I just can’t find them yet haha! Many people think “more N!” It drives the bus…
Really amazing what your Next products have done to my lawn and sandy soil over the last 4 to 5 years. When we bought our house 5 years ago in FL, it was a weak lawn, and was worn out by big chemical granular dumps very often, I could tell. Now, even in a severe drought and without overwatering, my St Augustine is thriving, and looks better than it ever has, including a soil that has become dark and nutrient rich. I've had multiple people stop and ask what I'm doing/using.
I used your RGS & Humic, combined it with a foliar of fish fert and some random lawn fert products two years ago. The guy up on the hill said I had the greenest yard in the hood. Normally I put down a bag of lawn granular and a bag of triple 12 for the entire season on 16k of area (yield= 1 lb of N). I did a soil test and have been pounding lime to get the PH where it needs to be for my area. Been overseeding tall fescue in a Lowes variety that has a dark green color. Just keep mowing and the grass looks dope.
"alittle off the top, please" is the only thing my lawns have asked for so far this year; however they say it every other day, and already I can't put it off for more than 4 days .... and we just spent the last two weeks hot and dry("red flag" fire warnings in my area) and I haven't even bothered to water, just letting the roots find it themselves by going deeper this early with the new plantings from last year
Man I’m tempted to let a section of my lawn go “natural” this year and not water it. Basically see how it manages and then seed it in the fall back to life. How much money could I save? If my lawn costs 100.00 in water every month for 4-5 months and the seed for my size lawn is only 80.00…. Starts to seem interesting. But then it would look and feel amazing all summer 😂
On the nerdy side of this, a performance grade turf is a sports field. A homeowner doesn't have that need. That lowers the requirement to 3 pounds, but 2 to 2.5 pounds of clippings are returned. I wonder if there are differences between granular and liquid in rates of nitrogen escaping. I think the automower mowing all the time allows the clippings to break down faster.
Bingo. I’m sure there are studies on the liquid granular convo. I know that we’ve done our material against granular in university trials regularly but to specifically related to N loss. The automower for sure makes a difference.
@@Lawncology i’m in Northeast Wyoming and I was pretty sure my backyard would not see sun until June but I’ve already been able to mow hoping to do thatch this weekend.
@Lawncology: Next Level Lawns Well I know I speak for the majority of the community when I say thank you John for everything you provide us in products and or knowledge even in a fun/easy to understand manner sometimes 👍
Interesting JP, I use RGS/Humic 12 every 30-45 days throughout the year but have been feeding in the same schedule. Sounds like I should scale back and just see what happens?! I appreciate your channel and vast knowledge in the field of turf care, keep the videos coming buddy!!
I will! Illinois growing season so when I say throughout the year I mean April to about November but I can try scaling back of the fertilizer?! Save a little money that way to put towards more N ext products!! 🤷🏻♂️
@@gerryhenning7337 give yourself a good start and see how long it actually lasts before it dips below your standards. Then start small. 1/4-1/2lb and watch it. That will show you the needs and how quickly your lawn dumps color
I will do that! Next year our youngest daughter is getting married and the kids are having the wedding ceremony in our back yard, I take it as a huge compliment that they want to do that and I want the yard to knock peoples socks off! With that said I have this year to experiment and try to get it right for the September wedding?! Thank you so much for what you do!!!
This is crazy. I've come to the conclusion the reason my grass was turning yellow was because I overfertalized my lawn depleting all the other micronutrients. THANKS!! Faith restored in lawntube vids!!!
@@Lawncology also, i saw that picture of you, pete, ryan , and others. Its like youre a grown up and they are children. Its so funny. Didnt know you were so tall. Lol
Great content JP! Quick question. What grass type would you recommend? I live in Lake Placid (Adirondack region) 5months of growing season and lots of snow;sandy soil
Shoot me an email. I have some stuff in the warehouse here, but not a significant amount. It’s mainly my pro supply material. I’m pretty sure there are some biostim packs of some things like that in boxes.
The amount of poa that has popped up this year has gotten me to the point where I wanna burn the whole lawn down from none to EVERYWHERE! Very discouraging.....love the videos my man 🤙🏼
I've tried just granular, a granular and liquid mix and just liquid. I personally will be going 100% 26-0-0 GreeneCharge once the granular stuff is gone. It's just so easy and more effective. Well done JP 👊🏼
I wish I had the same results with his liquid products. I've spent around $700 on various Greene County Fertilizer products and they just don't perform like his videos. My KBG lawn looks much better with granular fert. I follow the 3-4lbs per 1k granular in Minnesota. All the soil around here tends to have high ph. I think the last time I sent in a soil test it was 7.2 or 7.5. maybe that's why liquid with lower nitrogen doesn't work as well? I'm just being honest but it hasn't worked well on my lawn. I calibrate my liquid sprayer to follow the recommended amount of product per 1k sq ft with 1 gallon of water per 1k sqft and I just don't get the results of a lesco granular. I enjoy the knowledge in the videos though haha.
@@Lawncology I still have snow on the ground and the highs are mid 40s and lows in the 20s at night but in 3-4 weeks I would gladly do a soil test and show the results. I like having nice turf so for someone to analyze it that is an expert would be great
I've had multiple PCO fellas ask me how many #s of N I put down. They are shocked. Whether it's bermuda, zoysia, or fescue, I'm at that 1 - 1.5 lbs/1000 sqft. Biostims is the key. My warm season lawns are greening up so much faster in late Winter/early Spring too. It's better than taking candy from your baby. Next rounds on me!
@@Tenpennycustoms4958 I use the Honey Badger in about 4 of 6 apps. The beauty of GCF is there are usually lots of other goodies in their fertilizers like kelp in it.
@@Lawncology Sorry I missed this. Yes, we need to talk about the next generation science of porosity! Call early if possible. Otherwise ding me and if I'm on an app, I'll call right back.
@@NickConteSC don’t over feed your zoysia. Feed it often in small amounts. Get greenecharge and rgs. Do like 6-9oz a week for awhile with greencharge. Add the rgs monthly at 6 ounces.
@@VW.907 lol. Yes, it cuts clean, no weeds get a change to grow, clipping recycle quickly, never touch a mower. Now; if you have a lot of leave and debris, I can’t speak to the effectiveness. A bagging mower or yard vac may still be needed.
It would be helpful for people using liquid products if you would show how you calculate application rates for your property to verify your claims. Thank you
@@Lawncology just a fact check please. You stated you use a certain amount of N. Just want to see you back that up. Do you not have the actual calculations?
@@bluejay3945 calculations on liquid as stated above. You can figure out the math on all liquids that way. In order for you to “fact check” you would need to be on the lawn with me watching everything over my shoulder, double check each cup that was used, triple check the remaining product in the jugs and the exact timing of my pace. At the end of the year I used just over 1 gallon of 26% greenecharge.
@@Lawncology so no calculations. I checked your 26-0-0 formula because you said you included a slow release Urea component. I personally find so much wrong with the average person tossing around urea but we won’t go there. At any rate.especially in the US, it’s all about $ at the expense of the environment and the consumer. While I agree lab tests show that your product does slow the urea transformation down there are few studies showing how the urea inhibitor moves in the environment. One such study looked at how corn( a grass) , peas , etc were affected by your urea regulator, and I quote from that study: “The results of the present work show that the presence of NBPT in the root external solution can lead to an inhibition of urea uptake mechanisms and prevent induction of genes involved in its assimilation, besides the well-documented effect on urease activity.j” Basically the NBPT changed how the plants natural processes treat N. I assume you have well water. Not sure how you manage your property but why would the average weekend warrior want to apply a urea inhibitor to his or her lawn and assume everything is fine? You are a smart inventive guy so I comment only because you are making lawn care WAY more involved and potentially harmful than it has to be. Big cooperate farms have destroyed the American food supply and you bought into it by trying to manage urea which is a very poor source of N unless you don’t give a crap about how the soil ecology is supposed to work. I do applaud your efforts in regards to kelp and fulvic acid and I suggest you do some homework investigating amino acids to boost N via natural means. By all means chemical regulation of urea is not the road to travel down
So what your saying less is more right? doesn't everyone's lawn have a different make up , but I agree I let the lawn talk to me and let it tell me what it needs.
Less can be more yes. And also yes, my lawn area, great topsoil, the green is sand. Two different growing mediums and two different needs. More people should feed the need rather than feed when convenient
I find it irresponsible for companies to apply at rates that cause literally 6+ inches of growth in a week here. We have basically become a temperate rainforest climate and the problems from this compound rapidly.
JP great stuff! I know a couple months ago you discovered humid veins several feet down in your soil. Would you say.. get your dirt right (microbial life)and then it can more effectively use those macro’s and micro’s?
I believe so. Lawns are naturally more bacterial heavy, less fungal colonies. Any opportunity for nutrients to have something to stick to, the longer lasting the color is.
One of the great benefits of the bio-stims is how much longer after I stop feeding the Bermuda in September that the lawn stays green. It literally took a hard freeze in the teens to tell the lawn it was time to go dormant
Ive seen that and I’ve seen them come out way sooner.
You still having snow is the best thing ever ... for everyone else. Loving all these videos.
Thank you! It’s deep and it’s everywhere which means I get to motivate rather than work 😂
Been managing pga championship golf courses and building them for 25 years. Volunteering at major championships etc. degrees from umass in turf entomology. Ur turf looks great. I agree with what u are talking about all the way
Thanks man. Easy does it right?
JP been loving all your videos ! I've used your biostim pack for a number of years. I live in an adult community who I have stopped the association from caring for my lawn an even mow myself with a battery mower. At 72, I do everything. No need to store large fertilizer bags any longer just a few gallons of your products . I use your Green Pop with RGS, Humic 12 and Micro Green and can't tell you how many times neighbors stop and comment on my lawn. I even have my son into your products with the same results. MANY thanks for your, always humorous ( much needed in today's world) and educational videos. Anthony
Thank you so much!
I like the thought of less N! You have many videos going over this and explaining the why I just can’t find them yet haha! Many people think “more N!” It drives the bus…
N does drive the bus, the amount is equal to the size of the bus. The more N, the More P and K and so on you need as it all rides together
Really amazing what your Next products have done to my lawn and sandy soil over the last 4 to 5 years. When we bought our house 5 years ago in FL, it was a weak lawn, and was worn out by big chemical granular dumps very often, I could tell. Now, even in a severe drought and without overwatering, my St Augustine is thriving, and looks better than it ever has, including a soil that has become dark and nutrient rich. I've had multiple people stop and ask what I'm doing/using.
That’s awesome
Once you get the dirt right the absorption of nutrients is tenfold. Cruise control. Oh so pretty.
Word
I used your RGS & Humic, combined it with a foliar of fish fert and some random lawn fert products two years ago. The guy up on the hill said I had the greenest yard in the hood. Normally I put down a bag of lawn granular and a bag of triple 12 for the entire season on 16k of area (yield= 1 lb of N). I did a soil test and have been pounding lime to get the PH where it needs to be for my area. Been overseeding tall fescue in a Lowes variety that has a dark green color. Just keep mowing and the grass looks dope.
That’s awesome
I've been doing your bio stims for about two years, lawn stays Greener longer than it ever did before. I'm kicking my neighbors asses!
That’s awesome
Biostims make a world of difference. Hit the monthly RGS, Air 8, and Humic with occasional MicroGreene, that will blow your mind🤯
Dark and beautiful 😎
Cut and color gotcha. All liquid for me this year John looking forward to a consistent result!
👍🏼👍🏼
What products you choosing? Warm or cool season?
@@Tenpennycustoms4958 All Lawn Supply Co - AMS, GreenOrr, ResistOrr, SoakOrr
Great work! Keep them coming.
Thank you!
"alittle off the top, please" is the only thing my lawns have asked for so far this year; however they say it every other day, and already I can't put it off for more than 4 days .... and we just spent the last two weeks hot and dry("red flag" fire warnings in my area) and I haven't even bothered to water, just letting the roots find it themselves by going deeper this early with the new plantings from last year
Man I’m tempted to let a section of my lawn go “natural” this year and not water it. Basically see how it manages and then seed it in the fall back to life. How much money could I save? If my lawn costs 100.00 in water every month for 4-5 months and the seed for my size lawn is only 80.00…. Starts to seem interesting. But then it would look and feel amazing all summer 😂
Once again!!! Exactly the video I was looking for.
Thank you!
On the nerdy side of this, a performance grade turf is a sports field. A homeowner doesn't have that need. That lowers the requirement to 3 pounds, but 2 to 2.5 pounds of clippings are returned. I wonder if there are differences between granular and liquid in rates of nitrogen escaping. I think the automower mowing all the time allows the clippings to break down faster.
Bingo. I’m sure there are studies on the liquid granular convo. I know that we’ve done our material against granular in university trials regularly but to specifically related to N loss. The automower for sure makes a difference.
@@Lawncology this is awesome. I’m scrolling through here and you reply to everyone! Love your content. Hope your snow melts soon John!
@@Tenpennycustoms4958 it’s happening!!!
@@Lawncology i’m in Northeast Wyoming and I was pretty sure my backyard would not see sun until June but I’ve already been able to mow hoping to do thatch this weekend.
Well at least we know what he was doing all winter with that few hundred inches of snow when not skiing......upload after upload lately......I love it
Planning. Now I’m executing the plan.
@Lawncology: Next Level Lawns Well I know I speak for the majority of the community when I say thank you John for everything you provide us in products and or knowledge even in a fun/easy to understand manner sometimes 👍
@@thomasmeagher4801 thank you sir!
Interesting JP, I use RGS/Humic 12 every 30-45 days throughout the year but have been feeding in the same schedule. Sounds like I should scale back and just see what happens?! I appreciate your channel and vast knowledge in the field of turf care, keep the videos coming buddy!!
Thanks buddy! Just test the waters
I will! Illinois growing season so when I say throughout the year I mean April to about November but I can try scaling back of the fertilizer?! Save a little money that way to put towards more N ext products!! 🤷🏻♂️
@@gerryhenning7337 give yourself a good start and see how long it actually lasts before it dips below your standards. Then start small. 1/4-1/2lb and watch it. That will show you the needs and how quickly your lawn dumps color
I will do that! Next year our youngest daughter is getting married and the kids are having the wedding ceremony in our back yard, I take it as a huge compliment that they want to do that and I want the yard to knock peoples socks off! With that said I have this year to experiment and try to get it right for the September wedding?! Thank you so much for what you do!!!
@@gerryhenning7337 I would love to help you make that epic. Please reach out!!!
This is crazy. I've come to the conclusion the reason my grass was turning yellow was because I overfertalized my lawn depleting all the other micronutrients. THANKS!! Faith restored in lawntube vids!!!
Hmmmm. Not sure about that, but yes you can overfertilize
@@Lawncology it follows le chateliers principle. It would force micronutriemts to be utalized and depleated.
@@Lawncology also, i saw that picture of you, pete, ryan , and others. Its like youre a grown up and they are children. Its so funny. Didnt know you were so tall. Lol
Great content JP! Quick question. What grass type would you recommend? I live in Lake Placid (Adirondack region) 5months of growing season and lots of snow;sandy soil
Similar growing season and I run kbg. Seems like you’re mostly a fescue market though
@@Lawncology Thanks much. Would the spring green up on tttf be longer than kbg?
Is there a warehouse in Utah locals can pick up product from?
Shoot me an email. I have some stuff in the warehouse here, but not a significant amount. It’s mainly my pro supply material. I’m pretty sure there are some biostim packs of some things like that in boxes.
Found your Videos trying figure out CeC I do small deer food plots on property. Looks like you only do lawns
I can help with that. Been doing food plots for years answers@lawncology.com
One of the best videos ever!
I appreciate it
You and LCN are muh favs. I'm assuming the darkest green lawn ever includes iron?
I’m pretty sure I didn’t put any out 😂
@@Lawncology Yeah I watched! You must have great water there? Iron does magic here in MT
How much/how often are you putting down the biostims?
I think they're great, but I don't put them out nearly as often as I think I should.
Hit the growth cycles. I run the bulk of mine in the spring and fall.
The amount of poa that has popped up this year has gotten me to the point where I wanna burn the whole lawn down from none to EVERYWHERE! Very discouraging.....love the videos my man 🤙🏼
I suppose that’s the more fun way to deal with it.
Great stuff but in my area I add a third to cut and color Thickness
Good add
I've tried just granular, a granular and liquid mix and just liquid. I personally will be going 100% 26-0-0 GreeneCharge once the granular stuff is gone. It's just so easy and more effective. Well done JP 👊🏼
Thanks Nate. Ease is the name of the game
I wish I had the same results with his liquid products. I've spent around $700 on various Greene County Fertilizer products and they just don't perform like his videos. My KBG lawn looks much better with granular fert. I follow the 3-4lbs per 1k granular in Minnesota. All the soil around here tends to have high ph. I think the last time I sent in a soil test it was 7.2 or 7.5. maybe that's why liquid with lower nitrogen doesn't work as well? I'm just being honest but it hasn't worked well on my lawn. I calibrate my liquid sprayer to follow the recommended amount of product per 1k sq ft with 1 gallon of water per 1k sqft and I just don't get the results of a lesco granular. I enjoy the knowledge in the videos though haha.
@@JH93688 I’d love to see your soil test. Perhaps I can put together what would be an optimum program.
@@Lawncology I still have snow on the ground and the highs are mid 40s and lows in the 20s at night but in 3-4 weeks I would gladly do a soil test and show the results. I like having nice turf so for someone to analyze it that is an expert would be great
@@JH93688 I’d be happy to. Send it over.
Think about all the time saved. Right on JP! The benefits … less chance of fungal disease, etc. Enjoy life … Bio Green … chill!
I've had multiple PCO fellas ask me how many #s of N I put down. They are shocked. Whether it's bermuda, zoysia, or fescue, I'm at that 1 - 1.5 lbs/1000 sqft. Biostims is the key. My warm season lawns are greening up so much faster in late Winter/early Spring too. It's better than taking candy from your baby. Next rounds on me!
Can’t wait for that buddy!!!!
How often you using biostims? I’m guessing the kelp, Humic etc?
@@Tenpennycustoms4958 I use the Honey Badger in about 4 of 6 apps. The beauty of GCF is there are usually lots of other goodies in their fertilizers like kelp in it.
It's a great lawn!
She’s a beaut! I totally
Forgot to call you… how’s tomorrow?
@@Lawncology Sorry I missed this. Yes, we need to talk about the next generation science of porosity!
Call early if possible. Otherwise ding me and if I'm on an app, I'll call right back.
First Aussie 😁. Good work John 😎
Thanks 👍
Luv these vids.
Thank you
Screw the number of feedings, how did you get rid of the freaking weeds?!
Thick lawn, cut low
@@Lawncology I had a feeling that was gonna be your answer. Zeon zoysia lawn weak with grassy weeds throughout. Which product of yours should I use?
@@NickConteSC don’t over feed your zoysia. Feed it often in small amounts. Get greenecharge and rgs. Do like 6-9oz a week for awhile with greencharge. Add the rgs monthly at 6 ounces.
@@Lawncology I'll give it a shot. I'll let you know how it goes. Thanks!
@@Lawncology
Are those ounce measures you gave per 1000 sq ft?
some of the links above do not work for me
In the description?
What’s your CEC? I’m guessing your soil is a lot better than mine! Would be nice to know if there is a target CEC to reach “cruise control.”
High. 28.8. The best you can do in low CEC soil is either topdress regularly or just fertilizer more often with less material per app.
Okay I'll bite, hows the robot mower?
Fantastic
@@Lawncology Oh my, quite the endorsement.
@@VW.907 lol. Yes, it cuts clean, no weeds get a change to grow, clipping recycle quickly, never touch a mower. Now; if you have a lot of leave and debris, I can’t speak to the effectiveness. A bagging mower or yard vac may still be needed.
@@Lawncology You had me at fantastic...
@@VW.907 😂😂 I’m running the 315x it’s one of the smaller ones. Mowing 3500’ daily.
It would be helpful for people using liquid products if you would show how you calculate application rates for your property to verify your claims.
Thank you
Do you not know how to calculate pounds from a liquid? It’s the same mathematics as granular. Weight x percent.
@@Lawncology just a fact check please. You stated you use a certain amount of N. Just want to see you back that up.
Do you not have the actual calculations?
@@bluejay3945 calculations on liquid as stated above. You can figure out the math on all liquids that way. In order for you to “fact check” you would need to be on the lawn with me watching everything over my shoulder, double check each cup that was used, triple check the remaining product in the jugs and the exact timing of my pace. At the end of the year I used just over 1 gallon of 26% greenecharge.
@@Lawncology so no calculations.
I checked your 26-0-0 formula because you said you included a slow release Urea component. I personally find so much wrong with the average person tossing around urea but we won’t go there.
At any rate.especially in the US, it’s all about $ at the expense of the environment and the consumer. While I agree lab tests show that your product does slow the urea transformation down there are few studies showing how the urea inhibitor moves in the environment. One such study looked at how corn( a grass) , peas , etc were affected by your urea regulator, and I quote from that study:
“The results of the present work show that the presence of NBPT in the root external solution can lead to an inhibition of urea uptake mechanisms and prevent induction of genes involved in its assimilation, besides the well-documented effect on urease activity.j”
Basically the NBPT changed how the plants natural processes treat N.
I assume you have well water. Not sure how you manage your property but why would the average weekend warrior want to apply a urea inhibitor to his or her lawn and assume everything is fine?
You are a smart inventive guy so I comment only because you are making lawn care WAY more involved and potentially harmful than it has to be.
Big cooperate farms have destroyed the American food supply and you bought into it by trying to manage urea which is a very poor source of N unless you don’t give a crap about how the soil ecology is supposed to work.
I do applaud your efforts in regards to kelp and fulvic acid and I suggest you do some homework investigating amino acids to boost N via natural means. By all means chemical regulation of urea is not the road to travel down
LOL it's almost like you knew what I was going to ask you
Psychic!
So what your saying less is more right? doesn't everyone's lawn have a different make up , but I agree I let the lawn talk to me and let it tell me what it needs.
Less can be more yes. And also yes, my lawn area, great topsoil, the green is sand. Two different growing mediums and two different needs. More people should feed the need rather than feed when convenient
@@Lawncology absolutely 👍🏻
I find it irresponsible for companies to apply at rates that cause literally 6+ inches of growth in a week here. We have basically become a temperate rainforest climate and the problems from this compound rapidly.
Truth
I like your products but damn I hate liquids. I wish you had granular, I just don’t have a good way to use liquid for my large awkward area.
I’ll update if that becomes a possibility. Large lawn require either a push sprayer, fertigation, or a tow behind.
What if the lawn IS speaking to us?
Kill the weeds, don’t smoke wm
I'm gonna lay the nitrogen to my Bermuda this year. Probably 4 lbs per 1000 every 2 months weather permitting.
That sounds wasteful but if it floats your boat..
JP great stuff! I know a couple months ago you discovered humid veins several feet down in your soil. Would you say.. get your dirt right (microbial life)and then it can more effectively use those macro’s and micro’s?
I believe so. Lawns are naturally more bacterial heavy, less fungal colonies. Any opportunity for nutrients to have something to stick to, the longer lasting the color is.
Cut, color, fungicide, fungicide, fungicide, fungicide, ...
Lol.
I call BS. You have Tru Green come out and take care of your lawn. /S
😂😂😂