Full Lawn Renovation From START To FINISH // Scalp, Dethach, Aeration and Topdress 

you know you found a good guy when he cant talk about renovating a lawn while seemingly putting mo effort into shoving how much more educated and well versed he is in the matter down your throat. Best teachers are humble. (also the intermission to play with your dog while explaining lawn tips also shows your character.

I’ve worked in golf maintenance for 20 years, and I couldn’t imagine putting this much effort into the front yard (lawn) as y’all call it. Much less the bentgrass green you are about to hand water daily. I commend you.

Great to see you back working on the front lawn again. 👍👍

This was an aggressive reno . Great to see you back working on the front lawn again. .

Did my first ever lawn Reno on Kikuyu last year. I’m thinking I might do it every fourth year or so. Respect to you guys doing it every year.

Im happy you go back to these basic videos. Totally relatable to where I’m at atm. Great video.

seeded my first lawn ever last week. Its an extension to my existing lawn, about 120m2. Definetly couldnt have done it without your tips and tricks, thanks man. Next year i have to do a renovation on the existing lawn, so ill make sure to come back to this video then! keep up the good work man!!

Brilliant as usual!

I love the effort. I’m envious of the equipment!!!

Magic! Hands down the best Lawn Channel on YT :) Cheers from QLD.

I got one of those hollow tine manual aerators, this will be the 3rd year using it. First year was like trying to core cement! Id jump on the aerator with 100odd kilos of might and itd just go in about 5mm. Last year i pretty much bottomed out everywhere except main foot traffic areas. 100% recommend aerating if you have never done so. It will (and has made) a world of difference.

Just spent several hours this weekend doing my front yard. I think its a mix of buffalo and some other stuff. Didn't aerate but scarified it and cut it right back but not as much as yours of course. First time doing this kind of thing so I'm a bit hesitant about the whole process but looking forward to seeing how it turns out and hoping for the best !

Extremely great effort again mate! Love your work l!!!

What a pro! Didn’t go half way with nothing!

This was an aggressive reno 👌

Well done on the custom UE headphones! Much better hearing protection for you as well!

Fantastic, great man.Finished my Reno on the Kikuyu and its such a satisfying feeling.

Great vid Ben.

thanks Ben, another great vid.

When you go to find the update from the latest video, and realise it's autumn in the UK and spring in Aus 😭 - This vid was so cool though. Just started doing a bit of work on my dad's lawn as he neglects it a bit. Don't think he'd be happy if I scalped it all the way back next spring, although I'm tempted after watching this! Thanks for sharing! 🤟

Ryobi dethatcher has been an absolute treat, there are other brands available now as well

Awesome bro, always loved a good reno vid!

Its nice to watch someone else do all the work for a change...if I could see that is

Another awesome video Ben, great tips 😂

Atom edger is a fantastic bit of kit

It's funny because in France even very well-maintained lawns are not to this extent (exept in golfs), this one would have seemed to me to be in superb condition even though I am a landscaper. But we don't have the same approach to landscaping at all. You're doing a good job. Big up From France!

I need that sprinkler !!

My bunnings masport 470 does am awesome job of scalping.. and picks up all the thatch at the same time👌👌

Love it. And love the cameo from the robot mower ;)

PLT: If using an aerating machine, good idea to disinfect the tines before using. Lots of lawn diseases to worry about without injecting some other guy's problem into your lawn. A bucket with some bleach and soap is all it takes. A hose and a spray bottle of bleach might suffice.

I missed these normal lawn vids after all the golf course vids

Watch Ohio State's turf grass videos. No one believes it but if you put the sand down first, then core aerate, the holes get filled better

Yo mate what up welcome to another lawn tip vid, looking good i thought ypu wpuld have just used the rideon to clean up the cores but i guess if the lawn isnt wet they will just fly apart and turn to dust.. looks good cant wait to see the bounce back🤙

that rake like tool look like i great idea

Ive been managing and building pga golf courses major championship for 24 years. Degrees in plant pathology and entomology from umass. Dead brown material evryone says thatch. It’s called mat dead thatch layer material. You have a great RU-vid channel. It’s been fun building USGA greens and tees etc

Sweet vid mate 🤩

Great video, mate! Good to see Aussie content. Have subbed and will check out the rest of your content. I have bought a 20+ year rental in country NSW and the "lawn" is a mongrel mix that has probably only ever been slashed a few times a year before rental inspection. Plan is to kill it and grow a new one since turf is out of the budget!

Got my sub mate I’ve been using your tips on my front yard and it’s came up a treat, people are now commenting on it. Only thing that annoys me is there’s 2 different types of grass . About to start my back yard now and need to get rid of a fair bit of crab grass in some spots.

great vid! will be redoing a lawn this spring so great tips! what kinda boots are those?

Gidday Ben, Thanks for vid,just finished my Reno on my Kikuyu in Ballarat area two weeks ago(Hopefully not to early) My question is can l mix your Pronto with your spring lawn tips mix? I have not mixed them on the first application this time but it would great to know if l could on the next application. Thanks again Glen 😊

Any plans to install irrigation in the front lawn or any of the other lawns around the house anytime soon, love your work by the way

Love it. Always follow this on my kyk each spring from your old house vids!! Side note what ear pods are you using? Are they both block out and Bluetooth ?

Love the video Great tips. When do you think would be to late in the season to start a renovation on couch grass?

i had a little giggle when i saw the robot mower in the backround

Isn't it soon time to get some in-ground sprinklers put in for the front yard? Could be a cool little side project to follow this year.

Hey man, love following your stuff. Always gets me keen for my Reno no matter how many times I watch 😅 Curious if I should be worried adding sand to a more clay rich soil? Would it harden?

Thanks Ben In the growing season, what would happen to a grass if you did a Reno once a month?

Thank you for the tutorial 😊 , I have Sir Walter and don’t know what category of grass that comes after, but it has a thick thatch , been down about 20 years and I reckon never touched, can I do all the steps you mentioned ? Cheers from Qld and an ex Millthorpe boy 😊

this season im looking at transplanting some of santa ana to expand my turf, im hoping to just let it go this year and core and scarify it then rotary hoe in to a new area, is this a viable method? Love the vids man addicted to this stuff!!

Sweet! 😊

Great vid as always, Ben! Would you recommend scalp and scarify for a 10 month old Kikuyu lawn? I need to aerate and top dress to alleviate compaction, but not sure if dethatch is needed for a relatively new lawn?

Mate put dominate mini down on wednesday, instant results. Great product.

Maple…soooo cute ❤😍

Your vid motivated me to have a crack at my own reno. Sir Walter buffalo so I didn’t scalp it too heavily. How long before you give it it’s first mow? And do you you mow it pretty high initially?

Awesome video ! Just wondering what your water pressure is like for the sumi soaker ?

Hey mate, I have a mixed 80% rye, 20% fine fescue lawn with a poa invasion (and summer grass soon, I live in NZ), if I spray the poa with Ethofumesate (I believe some call it poa constrictor), will it wreck the fine fescue in my lawn? I want to do a reno and sow full ryegrass at some point but have to make do with what I have.

Amazing stuff mate. Any reason you lay fert after the sand? Would it make any difference if you fert prior to top dressing to keep birds & stuff away from eating it

How do your pooches go with the granular fert? Do you have a period of time where you dont let them back out onto the grass?

Hey that hose you use to water at the end of this. Is that home-made? I love how much coverage that gets and would love something like that for my lawn. However it does seem you need crazy high water pressure to keep it going.

good stuff..do u have to aeration..I just done mine..i scalped with mower then scarified ..but didnt aerate this year ?

What do you think about leaving the coring plugs out on the lawn? I heard it best to leave it there to break down.

Scalped, scarified, cored, top dressed, fertilised, added pre emergent and black beetle dust to my Zoysia last weekend. One week later she's pushed through 75% of the top dressing, happy days. Followed your advice from last years lawn reno thanks. Couldn't get USGA sand so went with a coarse washed river sand, might be a bit too course but the lawn is built on an underlay that is pretty fine sand and heaps of organics, hoping the course stuff drops down the core holes so its doesn't feel so spongy under foot. P.S What's the orange robot thing in the background around the 8:30 mark?

Any advice on Empire Zoysia and cutting height? Should it be soft and plush (long) or short ? Summers in Perth are crazy sometimes.. Thanks

i just cut my grass at the highest setting and i have green grass all year round and its thick

Lucky Maple was there in the supervisor role, should yield much nicer results with her guidance.

Renovating a lawn from start to finish requires careful planning, preparation, and ongoing maintenance to achieve the desired results. By following these steps and implementing best practices for lawn care and management, you can transform a tired or damaged lawn into a lush, thriving landscape that enhances the beauty and value of your property for years to come.

Nice vid Ben

I do a Reno each year on my dwarf Kikuyu and my tiftuf lawns, but only cut down to dirt and give a light top dress. I was looking at buying a Predator 510 dethatcher next season. You only used a groomer. Do you think it is necessary to get a dethatcher, scarifier and groomer. Would the groomer be enough, or would the other attachments be handy during the growing season? Seems pointless having all the gear if I don't need it. Would appreciate your feedback

I bet your back was thanking you a million for using the giant blue sand spreader instead of shoveling it all out like old times - hahaha😊

Any tips on how to thicken up a perennial rye grass lawn. Its a bit patchy l?

Awesome job. What boots are those? They look very comfortable

Hi, Thanks for sharing your tips! ...... We have sapphire buffalo in the backyard here in Brisbane, looking at doing a lawn reno in the next few weeks... Has been quite dry, not actively watering. Q - Should we water for a couple of weeks before scalping? Q - How low should we scalp, given its sapphire buffalo? Q - What top dress do you recommend for this type of lawn? Q - What fertiliser do you recommend for this type of lawn? Thanks in advance!

Hey mate I Seeded my bent grass green but didn’t roll it after. Am I able to roll it with the cylinder mower roller after about 10 days or so?

Enjoyed this video and motivated me enough to schedule my own lawn renovation! I'd like to ask your opinion on my methodology: Part of the reason I want to renovate my lawn is that I have a lot of moss (Southern Washington State climate, Vancouver to be exact). I am planning to scalp>scarify>aerate>level>topdress>overseed>fertilize my entire lawn - do you recommend me treating my lawn with a moss killer as part of my lawn renovation, or will the scalping and scarifying solve my moss problem? (Part of the reason I'm renovating my lawn is to nurse my soil back into shape; it is densely compacted and I think that's a big cause of the moss.) I was considering putting down a heavy application of 'Moss Out" or similar product a week or so before I scalp/scarify. What would you do?

Do you when you are going to get the new lawn levels in

The robot in the background 👌

Can you fertilise before you too dress? Or is it better to top dress then fert? Cheers

I'm down in Adelaide, had spray on fescue just over a year ago about 135sqm, been struggling ever since with patchy parts with no growth and some with beautiful lush growth and some really thin. Not sure what to do

Can you apply Oxstar, accelepryn and dominate at same time? I was going to do this before too dressing with sand. Or should it all be done after top dress?

Thank you Ben for another good vid. I have LT proliferate, can I use this instead of dominate?

Awesome video! What robot mower did we see in the back ground there? Been interested in getting one for my place

Could you use a poop vacume for picking the cores up? The greystone vacumes work brilliantly for sucking up goat poo pellets im guessing the cores would be about the same weight

Hi, please I have 2 questions to ask. I recently repaired my couch lawn it’s been 2 weeks and it’s slowly coming back to live as I really really go hard on it and scarified it to the ground. My question is 1. Can I apply fertiliser now or wait I’ll the grass are fully back on 2. Please which type of lump would you recommend for sprinkler

Maple! 🤩

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Can I scalp and then scarify a few weeks later? I have a scarifier on order waiting for its arrival but keen to scalp soon

Would you also put accelepryn down at this point?

Hello what season did you do this in? When’s the optimal time of the year ?

HI is this process the same with Tohoma 31 grass? thanks

beneficial to put down some sand afterwards to help level?

If my lawn is full of weeds what would you recommend doing? Is a normal renovation fine or do I need to get the weeds killed first?

I just had my lawn top dressed for the first time & it is struggling to come back. There’s brown patches amongst the green. Friend said the brown patches are burnt because of the fert. Any thoughts?

Awesome video. Love how the dogs aren't bothered by the machinery as well. Curious, is there any issue doing scalp, verti, fert and leaving the top dress a few weeks later?

What ear protection is that? Is it bluetooth as well?

hey dude where do you get a sprinkler like that?

Do you recommend weed and feed, or separate applications of herbicide and fertiliser?

Maybe stupid question but how do I find out what grass I have? Pretty sure I need to do something like this but not sure if I’ll kill the grass or not

What is that irrigation setup you are using?

what are the earbuds you are using?

Rad video! I scalped and dethatched about 6 weeks ago, I didn't core it... I think it probably do with a core, is it too late to give that a run? haha