My dad has said once I get to 1k subs he will look at getting me a cylinder mower which would be great. I would really love to hit 1k and then start growing from there. You do great videos man and I now understand how long it can take to film and edit. I am editing right now actually
@@JakeTheLawnKid Yeah man, we're not just lazy young youth who sit around all day doing nothing. I really enjoy being outdoors and tending to the lawn.
This summer has been an odd one here in Lake County, Indiana. Heavy rains, then days and days of baking heat, then cool days and nights. I'm not too far from you Jake; I'm probably about 10 or 12 blocks away across US 30 into Schererville, so I feel your meteorological issues. I get up early AM, sometimes 4 or 5, to start watering. I leave the stationary sprinkler on an area from 30 to 40 minutes, and my pulse sprinkler runs in a complete 360 degree circle about 3 to 3 1/2 hours to get a bit more than 3/4 of an inch. Some weeks it is only once. Most times I do twice a week. Your lawn is lookin' good.
Another great video, We are having more rain and a hurricane this Sunday. I haven’t put my irrigation on since the end of June, that is how much rain that we have had in New England! Fought of fungus from to much water and nice and thick this year!
hi body, love your advice for the lawn. I have a good question for you. Im living in canada quebec, where fungus is not allow. I have a KGB in my yard and every years i have to fight against rush on my lawn. So in some place a got brown patch and alot of rush. So when a walk on my lawn, my shoes get all rushty....Do you have any advice for me to fight this decease and get my lawn nice deep green again....thx a lot...keep the good work and excuse my english...i try my best!!!
Dude...how can I send you pics of my Tall Fescue/KBG mixed lawn? The temps where I live have been in the high 90's and 100's for at least a couple of months now, and due to listening to the LCN and you, my lawn and three others I am taking CARE of, are the greenest and most lush lawns I have ever seen, and no one in the neighborhood can come close. Not to mention, it is not even the cool season yet. I have to mow a minimum of twice a week, and I too mow my lawn at 3 3/4", and it is doing much better than at 3 1/2". Would love to send you some pics and give props to those who have helped me achieve this. Cheers, JTLK!
I do both of those liquid via the N-Ext Line. Works quite well. I spray down the AIR8 primarily in the spring and late summer leading into fall (when the ground gets a little hard). I water it in right after. As for N-Ext Dthatch, I spray it down heat of the hottest days every 5-6 weeks in the summer (water that in 5 min too). Works like a charm.
@@JakeTheLawnKid that’s good to know. There are some people who claim liquid aeration doesn’t work, do you have proof to debunk their claims? If you do, it could be an excellent video, particularly for those in drought conditions.
@@tacojohns2426 Yes, I am familiar with those claims and I actually agree with them. Liquid Aeration does NOT work. N-Ext AIR8 however does. It is a totally different make up. In fact, The Greene county team is in the middle of conducting a two year trial on the AIR8 product and how it fares 1. By itself vs. mechanical aeration by itself. 2. Both Mech and AIR8 together. 3. A control section. Here's part one of a 3 part series John Perry has released on his AIR8 product and how the trail has done in year one... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-kXuEVldW_q4.html It will be very interesting to see how this unfolds in year two. Especially considering AIR8 has worked well for me the last 3 seasons. I'll be watching the data on AIR8 with you my friend. Thank you for commenting on this! Jake.
I agree to an extent. I’m in Minnesota and we have had extreme drought this summer. Maybe 4-5” of rain since May. At this point I have been watering daily at a 50 percent rate of my normal 3 day a week schedule. It accomplishes a few things especially in my clay soil. It helps to keep the stress that 2-3 days without water would bring on my yard. In turn it prevents disease that can be introduced from going to dry to damp In high temps. I realize that what I’m doing isn’t encouraging deep roots, but the approach I am taking durning the heat wave is temporary and only meant to weather the storm. I also am avoiding any heavy nitrogen applications to keep the fungus away. In my opinion I can hammer N in the fall after temps come down a bit. We have to remember that bluegrass hates anything over 82-85 degrees and doesn’t really “thrive” in high temps. I like the advice to cut high to keep the roots retaining moisture. Definitely the right decision during high temperature periods.
I understand where you are coming from. However, I can confidently tell you right now that my front lawn is living proof that KBG actually can survive 90+ temps with only 3 watering a week (as long as you water long enough each time and have head to head coverage). In addition, you're idea to prevent fungus is quite interesting in that the turf won't have to reacclimate. However, Preventation and cure to fungus can be accomplished with a fungicide application done before or as soon as you spot fungus. That way, you can water like normal and not sacrifice root development which is vital for fall and winter. I hope this was insightful. I know you may not agree entirely and that is ok. But, this is what I practice and it has and still does work quite well. Best regards. JTLK
@@JakeTheLawnKid Fungicide is expensive and not needed with good watering practices. (don’t water at night…..). I encourage you to drive by golf courses right now and you will see daily watering happening at all of them if you pay attention. I’m just borrowing from their playbook. I am a Turf maintenance manager for a fairly large company so I’m not just pulling this out of thin air. I’m also a licensed commercial applicator in the state of Minnesota. You are totally correct about 1/2” per watering, but that doesn’t apply to soils that shed water like heavy clay. After a certain point you need to either commit to extensive top dressing, or change the way you do things. Like I said. This practice is to weather the storm and is unique to the situation I face. We can’t always paint things with a broad brush because they don’t always apply to everyone. I also have customers who have pure sand where 1/2” 3 times a week won’t work. I’m not here to be a keyboard warrior and tear down your video, but encouraging heavy N during peak summer heat is a poor practice in almost any circumstance. Definitely hammer Potassium and micros right now, but lay off the N.
