RENOVATE Your LAWN Following These EASY Steps
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ต.ค. 2024
- Today we learn how to Renovate your lawn following these easy steps, by following these 4 things, Scalp, Scarify, Overseed and top dress, fleece is optional but as we are in a rush to get it ready we are fleecing, this back lawn hasn't been fleeced since it was first sown 6 years ago.
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This video is what makes TH-cam beautiful. Passionate people sharing great videos. 👍👍
Like it!!
Nice job will look great. Ordered 40 bags arriving on Wednesday. Scalped lawn this evening. Going to be knackered 😂
Great to see a professional doing things well.
Scalped and scarified my lawn a month ago, did the feed and seed all over two weeks ago and oversown thin patches with seed and top dressed them this morning. I am in West Midlands with a really difficult lawn in total shade all the time at one end and baking sun at the other. It is still a bit cool here in the mornings, but the grass has really started growing now in teh last fortnight and going to get feed and care all summer. Now I just have to get the nematodes sorted to kill the leatherjackets.
Qualcast 35 cylinder mower, I have had mine for at least 20 years, still a great mower, last forever if you look after them, great video
Lovely to mention your Mum mate! She’d be very proud of the education you’re spreading! 👏❤️
Nice to see someone who knows what they are talking about. I have question and a problem. Q) What is the purpose of the fleece ? Problem: Tried so many ways to get rid of thatch over the past two seasons and failed . Now the grass hardly grows at all. So frustrating that now I am even willing to let meadow grass grow !
Keeps birds off, debris, keeps warmth in, water in, lots of reasons
Watching a master at work
You the man Dan! 🙂👍
I know nothing about gardening or ground work but sat through this mesmerised .
Thanks nice to hear
I’ll forward this onto my gardener .
It was great and relaxing to watch. I'm still waiting for the weather to get better. We had hail again today. Maybe I'll get a chance to start my lawn work this weekend.
Still
Cold out here my hands are still cold snd been home 2 hrs
This palm in the background is nice :]
Pain the arse mare drops little balls everywhere
It was a nice day in Chorley today mate. I've been in the garden all day.
Cold start but warmed up
Great video as usual Dan and thank you for sharing your knowledge mate
Great video Dan, I’m waiting on the weather to turn for the good so I can crack on with mine. We’ve had none stop rain down south and my lawn hasn’t had a chance to dry out and I can’t bring myself to bring out the scarifier in case I cause more damage. Never know if I can get away with scarifying this time of the year with all the rain 🤷♀️
Videos are excellent. I need to say that's a good idea with those trees for privacy . What are they and is that some kind of frame on the trees ?
Called pleached hedging
Danny, looking at you in your bobble hat at 7 mins into this video reminded so much of the concrete little fellow who lives under a tree at the bottom of my garden. Classic. 😂😂🌈👍
Hopefully wont need the hat soon
When is Allett going to sponsor you and get you a Stirling? You've got to be their best brand ambassador out there.
Ive bought a stirling, getting delivered soon , i dont want a free one as dont want to be tied to any deal
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert 💪💪💪
See that is what we’re talking about!
No sponsoring, good hard earned yards in the game!
Brilliant and will throughly enjoy seeing how you get on with it. 👏👏👏👏
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert Yeah - a Sterling! - Allet should at least give you a couple of cassettes or a battery etc - I purchased an Allett recently after the influence of watching you use one these past couple of years.
@@richardbiddlestone5012 nar i like to pay my way im noones bitch
Excellent video
FINALLY a video thats gone viral, ❤ WELL DONE Dan…!! Keep up the good work, you deserve all the success, x
First watch Dan and found this very informative AND humourous!
What was the humorous bit? Where you been this my 3rd year
Nice work Daniel, I feel ashamed when I look at my grass now🤣👍
Good stuff as always!! For some reason I particularly like this lawn the best! What a beautiful day for it!
Comes up a treat
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert definitely!! Looked amazing coming out of winter you can tell what you do throughout the growing season makes
It healthy and thrives well done
Fantastic video. Thanks Dan.
I’m in Florida with warm season grass and still watch and learn watchinging your videos. Thank you.
Howdy partner! Spread the word not many watch me from the states all watching ryan knorr and lawn care nut
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert I watch you from California.
From Connecticut here! Love your videos... Wish was easy to get the products you use here..
@@robertpascarella2774 i know i could sell loads but unfortunately its not possible
"Get home in time for tea..." Brother, you are the best, thank you for your videos. I don't think us Yankees will ever be as great at lawn care as you Brits are, but maybe some day. Thank you for leading the way!
Great kudos thanks
Many Thanks
I'm SE Canada much farther south compared to you but it seems to be a similar climate to you. That's a good point about disease if you mix together a lot of seed. I've done that thinking it gives it more of a chance since it seems like only 1% of the seed grows. I bought a SunJoe scarifier and it's made a big difference in only one season. Top dress is hard to find in my region compost by the bag would bankrupt me even for my 20'x20' yard.
Hey-up Dan ! love the vids mate..so I'm gona be doing a bit of work on my lawn soon... you use a fertiliser for a top dressing..where will I get that stuff and what seed can you recommend ? It's sort of a decretive lawn , gets no wear other than me walking on it to mow it. Cheers Dan !! Keep up the good work mate !!
I dont use fertiliser as top dressing
Great video , only just getting into caring for my lawn , is there a reason i cant find videos on daisy removal ? my lawn is mpre daisy than grass 😂i dont want to use chemicals , but is it just dig out and fill?
San, have you produced a video showing the start of the lawn process when a hard edge is laid. I csn see that all your lawns have, I think, a timber edge. I'm going to redo my kawn so any guidance would be welcome
Nar as i would just get shot down as im
Not a joiner
Can't wait to see results of this one good work.
Roll on aus GP ,, who you rooting for .
Lewis as always but now his car crap i have lost interest still not got over the massy debacle
You?
Lewis aswell, don't get me started on that very tiring subject mentally that is , daylight robbery could of let him have his 8th then fix whatever they liked.
Keep waiting for one of these upgrades to do something magical but still waiting. Let's see what J allison can bring to the w14 🤞
@@getAlife666 i think shcumacker crashed on purpose to preserve his dads record
Exactly the same. Went off it after that.
An interesting and informative video - thank you for sharing it with us. Please may I ask, when you scalped the lawn what height was the mower set at?
Dunno but it was pretty short, the dial on the side has come off so its all guess work
your Chanel is amazing
Thanks i think si
Wow. That's a lot of work. How long does it last before you have to repeat this process? Thanks
I do this process yearly
Hi Dan, really useful video, going to be doing the same in the next few weeks myself, out of interest, at what point would you put your cylinder on the new grass? Do you let it get to a certain height then knock down with the rotary, or would you just go straight in with the cylinder?
All will be revealed but always rotary cut first
Looking forward to it, thanks again
Just a quick question, how long do you keep the fleece over the grass for ?
7-10 days
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert thank you !
What a great video, thank you. But please can you tell me why do you cover the lawn with textile? Is it necessary or one can do without it? And would cow fertiliser be good for lawn instead of chemical one?
Chemical fertilisers? No such thing
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert thank you. I do not know much about lawn care. I just wonder if I can use cow fertiliser and is covering necessary?
Looking forward to seeing the results.
Look at last years vid thumbnailed stripes for how im
Hoping
Brilliant Dan ,love the scarifying, get it looking like the moon ,only way to go !
I've just had our small area of lawn turfed. What should be the after are moving forward thank-you
Great videos Daniel - shame you arent close to us as I would 100% be booking you. As it stands it looks like I will have to attend our lawn myself as I have lost faith in our local lawn guys (they just want to sell chemicals) Before I start on our lawn I would like to know what depth of soil do you need to help establish a healthy lawn. I know we have 50 year old builders rubble and yellow builders sand under our lawn and I don't want to waste my time if we are compromised from day one. We also have a TPO on a beech tree where the roots are certainly under our lawn.
Nice to the rounded sound of a Lancashire accent on TH-cam.
Hi Dan… is there an affordable hollow tine machine my garden is not big enough to justify the £2600 one on the market. My lawn has a clay subsoil so the manual fork type would take me weeks. Any suggestions
Hire one?
Hey Dan - Australian GP this weekend!
Spot on might get up then lol
Stumbled across the video just browsing TH-cam, enjoyed every minute, what a nice fella and very much a perfectionist. Can't wait to see the result of your hard word.
Subscribed. Many Thanks. 😁👍
Ps lovely backing music.
Cheerz bud good to hear your feed back, most who stumble, enjoy and become hooked so addiction beckons my friend
Good morning, I am a complete novice and I have a lawn full of moss and all manner of weed for which I intend using moss and weed killer. Is this the correct approach for really poor lawns? Thank you. Charles
I have videos on that look for the spring starter thimbnail about 10 vids back
Nice Dan, same ending twice as well ;)
'For when the king get's coronated or whatever it is' 🤣
Another little picked up Dan use the rake instead of the rotary to gather the thatch so you don’t squash the scarifier grooves. It’s these little buggy of knowledge you only get on Dans channel. Thanks Dan for giving us guidance
Think if the ground wasn't so wet it wouldn't matter so much but it looks soaked and a little bit squishy is probably why.
Check the top of fence posts around the property mate. Crows will pinch your balls thinking they're eggs and take them away to try and crack them. One the farm we were always finding lost balls on the top of the large strainer posts.
Hi Dan. I’m about to do these 4 steps to my garden in Cheshire. Which seed would you recommend. I have quite a few bald patches this year and shaded areas.
Also. How do you work out the volume of field no4. I know my area size. But what coverage do you allow. ? 1 cm? You seem to rake it over the seed in an even thin layer ?
One bag per 10m2 i say and i use barenbrug extreme, got videos on all your questions
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert thanks 👍🏻
Thank you Daniel I’ve just ordered seed from your eBay account
Cheerz mate
What was the soil mix used to repair the holes?
Rootzone mixed with field no 4
Cracking video i dread to think the cost of that job
Quick question - how long should you leave the fleece on....
This time of year a week-10 days
Will you follow up after some weeks? It would be nice to see the end result
Yeah course already have check out the day 1 day 10 thumbnail video
Dan if I put some proctors granular lawn feed down . How long should I wait until I cut the lawn again
Fair bit of rain around at the moment . Planning on leaving it 1 week . Is that to soon or be fine ?
Cant give advice on others products
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert hahahaha
@@whitevoodooman7276 its a great fertiliser
The King will appreciate it... Elvis loved a well turned out lawn... 😏
Can you show us the difference between a scarify and a scalper please
Another awesome video Dan
I only have 2 kg of seed left over from last year that I bought off you
I'll have to get onto your eBay store and order another 5kg
What was your approx seed sow rate per M2 of lawn on this job ?
I was thinking about 50g ??
I put 5kg down so a bit less actually as this lawn around 120m2
When are you coming to Bury to sort my lawns out?? They are in need of your expertise 😀
My expertese is on here for you to follow
Hi Dan, I just finished my first ever lawn reno before finding your channel. I may have made some mistakes such as using peat moss instead of compost to cover up after seeding. Do you think the peat will cause any major issues (some suggest it may lead to compacted soil in the future)? Enjoying your content!
Your seed probably wont grow as its too acidic
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert Thanks so much for your reply. Well this is bad news 😬. I'd better going with fixing this now then since we're currently averaging 6° in Toronto for the next two weeks at least, so I think there's still time for an overhaul before the warm weather kicks in. I'm going to try using the fleecing method you demonstrated as well. Thanks again.
@@fafashafe I've lived near the GTA and used peat moss many times. Works great for seeding. Maybe its different in the UK?
Yet another great video Dan. Thank you for taking the time to run us through your processes. Have you ever used or considered using the Barenbrug RPR seed? I was looking in to using it to try and keep a check on the annual meadowgrass in my lawn but it's quite pricey.
Thanks.
No its for training pitches not lawns
Hi Dan is it best to dig out weed grasses before scarifying & would you use the fork method you use or a spade
If you can see them yes especially of seeding as scarifying will spread the seed
Edging tool i use for big bits
If left will they just spread?
Is it best to scalp the lawn beforehand as in your video
@@stephensullivan3718 yes deffo into the big patches you see
Love the vids keep up the good work 👍 was also wondering could you put a slow release fertiliser under the sheet ?
Nope why would i want to do that
Didn’t know whether or not it would help boost the germination or kill it off 👍
Spot of video 👌, you say the bags of no4 do 9sqm(ish) do you know how much the bulk bags cover by any chance? The small are in ltr but the bulk in kgs TIA
Not sure but if you ring them up and say dan says one 40ltr bag does 9 they will know whats in a dumpy bag
Would it be worth fleecing a fully shaded lawn or would that be counter productive?
Yeah deffo help keep debris off , leaves buds etc this time of year lots of blossom
I was looking at your wetting agent. It says it covers between 250 and 1000 metres is this useful to put on the lawn in the hot weather before watering to help the grass take in water and can you put it down with a liquid lawn feed at the same time
Yes thats perfect time
Another top video Dan.. I see the extreme is sold out on your site..Been looking at getting the Barenbrug Sport Extreme from elsewhere. Is it the same as u use or not. If not when will you be getting more stock.. Cheers Bud. Keep up the great work 👍
Yes got more coming in this week
Cheers for the reply. I'll hang fire and wait til its in stock 👍
@@Scoff72 be up in 10 mins
Cheers for the reply. Placed order thats next saturday job sorted
The missus will be pleased 👍😄
Last question if i can. I have slight undulations in my lawn. Its roughly 50m², to try and get some sort of better level. Would using a mix of 70/30 mixed with the field compost do the trick. If not what would you suggest. Thanks again
I too would suggest using a compost roller; but you mentioned the stuff would fall out; but that's part of the idea. Once you got going, it will give an even coat. Just go at a leisurely pace. I think you'll be impressed.
No thanks im happy with my rake and it had a lovely even finish and im still 400 better off and no stress of where to put it when i finished with it
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert It's the one that Ryan Knoor uses. The handle stores inside the roller. But at 400, I'll just put on some gloves to avoid blisters, and continue raking.
You make this look so easy. Great video. No Jacks Magic this year?
No mate where you been??
It is easy what you see is what i do, all you need is want, no want it aint gunna happen
How come no jacks magic? Why not? Amazing stuff
@@jche8437 not anymore since they changed the formula
That’s outrageous. I’ve got 4 bags in the garage from last year, I was going to stick it in the raised bed
Do you come to Walsall west midlands
Hi. What grass seed do you recommend please. I've seen luxury lawn seed in Wilkos. Would that be OK?
The seed i use and sell naturally, i cant advise on other brands
Another great video and agree "only the best" forks for the lawn! Any thoughts on how bad a lawn needs to be to completely re-lay? My elderly neighbour's lawn is laid on a bed of sand (years ago probably when built in '66) there's virtually no soil or grass in it! I've heavily scarified it n fed - it's 25sqm. Would lots of aeration and top soil before overseeding make a difference or does it just need ripping up n starting again?
If its got big weed grass patches like on my budget lawn video thats a starter for 10
Im doing on a vid on why kling off isnt enough soon but prob not intime for you, even though weedkiller kills yhe grass it doesnt kill seeds
do you come as far as rochdale? ive a got a lawn in need of resurrection!
No mate dont take new work on now no time and if i do its only within bolton
Another great video. Our lawn is a real mess, dogs not helping either as they've taken a liking to licking the bare soil on the bare patches which are now getting bigger. For reasons of cost and convenience, what would be the outcome if I use graded BS top soil?
You would raise the level and maybe bring weeds in
Hi Dan. I think I have leatherjackets as my patio is full of them after I put iron sulphate down. What can I do to stop them destroying my lawn
Leatherjackets?
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert I put on sulphate down and I've got hundreds on my patio this morning. They are destroying the edges of my lawn. How can I stop them please?
Can you over seed a lawn By spreading too much in one area?
Hi Daniel what is the folky music you always play in background. Apple Music is so useless since it changed it gave me about 6 different songs none of them is right. PS Content great by the way really informative
You have it in imovies its blue mountains by gabriel witcher its on youtube too
this is manageable only with such a tiny lawn as this, but good job:)
How long do you leave the horticulture fleece down for?
10-14 days
How long do keep the fleece on for from when you put it down thanks
7-14 days
What is wetting agent please?
Allows the soil to accept water better
Hi Daniel, great video! I've just moved to a new house and a quarter of the lawn is covered in weeds and weed grasses. Should I just scalp and scarify, or dig the whole section out and level it with sand/compost mixture?
New build syndrome, its never gonna come good so just scarifying and scalping will not help will just exacerbate the situation as yoir encouraging the weed grasses to griw more, the latter sounds a better option but you will have two lawns then unless you can get the same seed used by the turf grower
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert Nightmare! Probably wont get the same seed. Would wont to avoid re-turfing but I could effectively dig the whole lawn up and start again.
@@BarnzMiSeh yep
Oh no, new build syndrome is real! I've a horrific waterlogged clay soil lawn riddled with weed grasses. I was planning a complete reno this year after watching all your videos 😂
I guess we just try it and see what happens
Do I need to use that sheet? Do you wet it after laying the compost thinly over the seed?
No as it was raining but you would water after putting the fleece on, i just put the fleece on to keep the birds off and keep the warmth in, not essential
But under pressure to get it up and away so every little helps
Cool thanks for that, if not doing a sheet how often should you water it if the weather is dry? And how long before the seed starts to show growth please thanks
@@jackwalker2303 everyday
what grass seed do you use?
Barenbrug extreme
If I overseeded 6 months ago, is it okay to scalp the lawn or is it not mature enough yet?
Ill be doing that to howards front soon and thats 6 month old just take it easy
Hi Daniel. Is it necessary this time of year to apply a wetting agent?
On this compost yes i think so
Watch the vid prior to this
Does scalping not wreck your blades on the cylinder mower?
Maybe every so slightly if you take too much off and hit the soil but i dont tend to go that short
Another excellent video Dan - always enjoy your spring updates. Quick question - any reason why you did not use Jacks Magic? You usually advocate using it for Lawn renovations.
Watch my last 4 or 5 vids good explanation in there the vid where im top dressing the slope
Is the first task the scarifying or a mower set really low ?
What was it in the video?
Best done in autumn ❤
Daniel, thanks for a brilliant video. Do you have any advice on how to match the grass seed to your existing lawn?
You would have to over seed the entire thing but if you knew where the grass came from ie turf you could ring and ask their mixture used
Does the topdressing not mess up the seed spread?
No not really
On your Berthoud sprayer, what setting do you have set on yours? 1 to 5. Thanks
It doesnt have any settings
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert ahh ok, mine does where the hose attaches the tank. Flow setting 1 to 5
Maybe the soil has now compacted to much in those corners where the waters layed.
Happens every year in one corner of my lawn even will a soak away dug three feet from it.
The soil (clay) has now settled to a hard pack and every spring I have to get the fork in and lift the soil bed up breaking it up under the surface has been working so far but don't want to be at that forever.
Any ideas how the meadow grass is getting in .. birds ??? I've the same issues
Iwould think cross contamination from the front lawn before we seeded it or from my mowers, plus it comes in the rain its so small seed
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert thanks for speedy reply 👍 I have another question if that's OK. What are your views on spring loaded springs that are attached onto a rotary mower for scarifying? Much cheaper than buying a proper scarifier. I'm not a professional.
@@mousetrap335 not familiar with those but if they do a job then why not
What is the wetting agent? What do you use? Thank you 👍🏻
My own brand H2GO
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert do you have a link so I can guy it? Thank you
@@Paul-mz2dq link to my ebay store in video description but have a feeling its out of stock till next week
Seems like the foundation grass that was there was pretty decent.... I feel like you did a lot of back breaking work when you could have just weeded, overseeded and fertilized... My lawn was way worse than this and one I fixed it one year later by doing what I suggested in the latter....