Thank you for this channel! I’m just starting on my lawn recovery ( trying desperately to bring it back) am in TX, high heat summer, you are an invaluable resource 🙏
Can't wait to see what happens here. I'm currently post RENO in RPR and my neighbors hate me, since I've been slapping down that Fe and balancing my macros and micros. Most common comment is my lawn looks fake or like carpet. NOICE. I paid for it though, "embraced the suck" hauling 6+ yards of top soil and leveling for days. Got some good tips from your channel! My question is around Orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata). I'm in PNW, south of Seattle, and our soil seems to be filled with these seeds. Pre-RENO my lawn was being overrun after a big dig for irrigation. It also there seems just spring up randomly from standard soil churn (worms moving around) these seed tend to work up, especially when the soil is disturbed, and germinate. They grow fast, bright, tall, and Tubby... oh so tubular! (not the good way!) What's your experience with this demon plant? I can't find any selectives, and the only thing that seems to be effective is "Nuke the entire site from orbit--it's the only way to be sure" - Hicks
when the seeds have already germinated pulling it out is a must. I pick 5 everytime i leave my door. that's all you can do really. the other thing is mow often. Mow twice a week. it doesn't allow the other weeds / grasses to seed (most of them). takes the work load down a ton.
Hello again Ginja... We got some dirt patches in the back yard from all the years of drought and water restrictions but this gives me some good ideas on how to go about repairing the damage. Thanks!
Looking forward to see how it turns out dude! My RPR really didn't do that well in harsh Swedish winter, a lot of it died off, experimenting with another type of rye this fall, hopefully it does better than the Barenbrug. Really looking forward to seeing the difference in the grass you chosen too.
we had a harsh winter this year and my rpr took a beating in the front yard. my bluegrass had some similiar issues but not as many spots were dead as was the small section in the front yard. to keep rpr you'd have to periodically remove the snow to let it dry out a bit over the winter.
nice! That RTF is awesome. having some washout is normal. even on my own lawn it happens. Luckily rye and rtf germinates quickly. there's still time to throw some more seed down.
@@pestandlawnginja thank you! I put more seed down and it didn’t seem to do as well as the first time. I am coming up on 4 weeks from when I seeded and am going to mow for the first time. My thought is to give it until fall of 2024 before making the decision to overseed with a Kentucky Blue.
@@lazylearner967 I personally wouldn't mix the two. I'd stay with the rtf. It's not that you can't. they grow at different rates and I find it gets patchy or looks unkept after a few days of a mowing.
@@pestandlawnginja thank you! I haven’t had anything but a mixed variety grass before. I was looking for a drought tolerant variety that still had great color.
It may just be my lawn, but I bought a sunjoe scarifier last year and used it on my front lawn (bermuda) prior to overseeding with perennial rye. the machine was fine, but i ended up having to aerate it like i always have done. that worked much better when it came to germination. I can't explain why, but my lawn just didn't respond to the scarifier.
I’ve never worried about it. Never had any issues with these devices. I have hunter mp 1000 heads. I imagine if it did anything I would know. These heads aren’t known for there durability
Isn't this a bad time of year to do this with all the hot weather ahead ? I always wondered about that "elite" seed. I have a big yard so I can't afford that fancy stuff so I'm just trying to get my mix of generic cool season grass the best I can. Thanks to your videos it's not doing too bad for what it is. Thanks Ginja !
@@pestandlawnginja I was wondering the same. Love reno vids. If you haven't already edited vids, might be usefully to put in dates your doing certain things or in the description if you're ready to upload. I did a reno on a couple thousand sq ft last year and probably waited 3 weeks for total grass kill, then like 5 weekends of rototilling, moving dirt and adding dirt around to level and shape by hand. Unfortunately had to screen about 6 yards of soil since it had tons or rocks in it for being pre-screened. Ended up taking like 2 months before I put seed down lol. At least I learned for the front yard this fall.
That sunjoe is a must have for anyone who does their own lawn work. And yes, the bag is useless. 😂 On another note, after watching your video where you sprayed essential plus 1-0-1 on a lawn in order to bring it back to life i went ahead and ordered some. I sprayed my entire lawn with most attention going to a huge area which had suddenly turned brown and thin. This was only a week ago. Wow! It brought my lawn back to life! I can't wait to see what it'll look like after a second application! Thank you for your content! 🙏
Man those passers by that walked by and were praising your lawn a few vids back are gonna be like WTF happened, you must not know what you’re doing after all!
I bought the Greenworks dethatcher and not the later recommended sunjoe. If I killed a section of grass, could I in theory use this to prep the area for seed like you did with the Sunjoe? I know it does not scarify as well though so unsure. I have a few areas I want to replant that are taken over by weed grass.
great question. it all depends on how thick your thatch becomes. i'm not just speaking of the soil surface dead debris but the actual root mass that grows above the surface. if you can see dirt you should be fine.
Could you consider doing a video about alternatives to some of the chemicals you use like tenacity & preen? Most of the 'extra' steps you show use chemicals in your backpack sprayer that aren't available in countries like Canada, so a video talking about alternatives would be very interesting.
It does. I’ve done a full review talking about this. The stolons it produces come later. I’d say after about 6 months to a full season from the time the seed went down. The capacity is 8” and it’s a tad slower spreading than the kbg but not by much.
@@pestandlawnginja That is great to know. Slow is ok, I have a bunch of weeds to take care of first, I know things won't change overnight. Where is a good place locally to buy seed? I'm up a in Davis County/Salt Lake area
I am having a invasion of billbugs. I used both grub x and merit imidlacloprid back in May as a preventative bit it looks like it has not worked in some spots. Have you ever heard of this happing? What should be my next move? Should I apply more imadlicloprid or try using some dylox?
keep in mind a few things. the preventive sprays like imidicloprid don't "prevent" damages. they minimize damages. should keep them to softball sizes rather than large areas. if you have a history of grubs re applications are necessary. it would also be wise to find out the type of insect that is laying the grub ie japanese beetles, chaffers, billbugs. that way you'll have a better idea of when its best to lay them down.
@@williammeyer9801 billing’s commonly lay when daytime temps hover around 75-80 degrees F. Soil temps around 60 degrees. In utah I commonly lay preventive solutions mid may but this year I waited until July because ground temps stayed cold.
@PestandLawnGinja interesting. I love my sunjo but man i wish that bag worked. Wanted an allet foe the scarafier and the... metal tine one and the broom attachment cause it actually bags. Cleaning up after the sunjo is a task and a half
This is a series of videos. This is the second step after I killed the lawn. Before killing the lawn I dethatched to remove as much of the surface debris as possible. This was before putting the non selective spray and tenacity down. To answer your question I use the scarifier twice a year when the lawn is healthy. Commonly spring and late summer
question for you, i have a fairly large yard and a whole section that seems to be hard compact dirt and i can only get weeds to grow, tried weed n feed, tried seeding , tried other chemicals as well to treat the soil. i was thinking the next step is to scrap the top off til the dirt to take a few inches off and spreading new topsoil to see if i can get some grass to grow. i live in western new york and the soil in the rest of my yard seems to be really good soil. Any suggestions?
I would first start off by doing a water output cup test and proving your water coverage is correct. if you can prove the coverage and prove you have water in the soil 6" deep then I would move onto lawn aeration and spreading top dress sand over the top of the holes to help amend the soil.
Couldn't you have just painted the killed off grass green ? I mean everyone reseeds and you could have been different. The results would have been a lot quicker too. 🤔🤫🤦♂🤣👍🏻💚🦸🏻♂Looking forward to the results ➡
