I KILLED My Fescue Lawn to Convert it to Bermuda

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I'm scalping and dethatching my dead lawn to convert my fescue to a bermuda lawn. At this point in my renovation, the existing tall fescue has been killed and I am ready to scalp and dethatch to remove as much dead grass as I can. I want my lawn renovation to be as successful as possible so I'm making sure I prep the ground and soil as best as I can. This is the beginning of my journey to convert this part of my lawn to IronCutter Bermuda and I hope you enjoy it with me. This is part of a mini series with several episodes of me documenting this entire process. Leave a Comment, Like, and Subscribe if you like what a show on my channel. Thank you for your support!
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@capt_ramius Год назад

HE’S BACK, BABY! LFG!

@garykennedy5263 Год назад

Can’t wait to see the results! That is a lot of very hard and dirty work!

@TheLawnGuardian Год назад

I'm eager to watch it grow in.

@brandonhyden9454 Год назад

I’ve been considering doing the same thing. I live on the west side of the state so we are close. Please keep us updated on your progress. So excited for you Ben.

@TheLawnGuardian Год назад

Me and a few others in the STL are putting some amount of IC in this year. You can see how Koven's looks already in his lawn. He's plugging more of what he's got throughout his lawn.

@notpeek63 Год назад

STL as well! Creve Coeur. Looking forward to seeing how it turns out.

@TheLawnGuardian Год назад

Nice! It's always awesome to have my fellow St. Louis peeps in the audience. Thanks for watching!

@BudgetLawns Год назад

Very cool. Can't wait to see how this turns out for ya. Once you go bermuda, you never go back. I like your your thought process. Don't blame ya.

@TheLawnGuardian Год назад

Thanks, Travis. I'm looking forward to getting the sprigs down and watching this area fill in quickly.

@benh580 Год назад

Prayers for your neighbor's feacue 😂 . Looking forward to seeing this journey

@TheLawnGuardian Год назад

I've got a plan in place to help prevent as much spreading as possible into their lawn. It's not fool proof but it will definitely help keep things at bay.

@dmthompson44 Год назад

I would be soooo pissed if I was his neighbor and bermuda was going in

@TheLawnGuardian Год назад

@@dmthompson44 good thing you're not my neighbor.

@dmthompson44 Год назад

@@TheLawnGuardian saw your other video of how you plan on keeping the bermuda out of his fescue. Good idea. 👍

@TheLawnGuardian Год назад

@@dmthompson44 awesome! Thanks for watching.

@minnesotagrassgeek7797 Год назад

Welcome back to RU-vid! Love your content!!!! 🎉

@TheLawnGuardian Год назад

Thank you!

@TheLawnMentor Год назад

the story of power raking a reno is continuously saying "I think 2 more times" after EVERY. TIME. you rake lol

@TheLawnGuardian Год назад

So true.

@Dstromb232 Год назад

I live in St Louis to . The only things I hate about Bermuda is how long it stays green. You will be lucky to get 4 month of green grass. Another thing is your neighbors who has Fescue that will be invaded by Bermuda. Most HOA's like I am in will not allow Bermuda grass. If you have a HOA be sure to check with them or it can be big ordeal. Great video! .

@TheLawnGuardian Год назад

Newer hybrid bermudagrasses green up faster and don't go dormant as fast. I've seen ironcutter stay green 5+ months in our area. No problem with the HOA either. Several of my neighbors have zoysia which was installed at the time the house was built 20+ yrs ago and has spread into other neighbors lawns. I grew up with bermuda in TX so I know how aggressive bermuda can be so to help prevent it from spreading as best I can, I'm putting in a landscape bed along the length of the property line with a 10"-12" root barrier in front of that to help keep things at bay. I'm hoping to have the video on that up by this weekend. Stay tuned and thank you for watching.

@themack22 8 дней назад

@@TheLawnGuardianyou ain’t getting 5 months

@TheLawnGuardian 5 дней назад

@@themack22 why would I lie about seeing this with Iron Cutter in our area? Mine has been green for 5 months already this year.

@ElevatedLawnscapes Год назад

Nice work Ben! I am a couple steps behind you but Im on the same journey on a much larger scale!

@TheLawnGuardian Год назад

Thanks, Cam! Are you going to be sharing any of your Ironcutter project on the tubes?

@ElevatedLawnscapes Год назад

@@TheLawnGuardian Yes I will. Probably get the first video out this month sometime, once the lawn starts to turn brown.

@thomashanan1996 Год назад

If that IC stays green most of the year, it will become the most popular grass in your area…. Another advantage of bermuda is it can take a much wider variety of herbicides…

@TheLawnGuardian Год назад

I think it will surprise people how long it will hold color in the fall as well as green up in the spring. Thank you for watching!

@runningrabbit04 Год назад

From another in STL, Love to see ya back making vids and the progress on your yard!

@TheLawnGuardian Год назад

Nice! I love seeing all these fellow STL neighbors in my audience! Thank you for watching!

@allensadicario5196 Год назад

Do what you got to do brother it's going to come out great

@TheLawnGuardian Год назад

Thank you!

@kove Год назад

Yikes, that is a massive about of dead grass! By September it will be amazing, w neighbors asking about it.

@TheLawnGuardian Год назад

Many think I'm crazy at this point. 😂

@GirLzLawn Год назад

What a process. Very interesting to watch.

@TheLawnGuardian Год назад

I process for sure. Thanks for watching, Pam!

@bucknastylb7408 Год назад

Man.....I'm doing the same thing this year only from Centipede and with seed. I went with Monaco Bermuda and seeded May 7th. I get all kinds of comments but we shall see.

@TheLawnGuardian Год назад

Right on! Good luck with your project!

@murph23252 Год назад

this man got that dawg in him

@TheLawnGuardian Год назад

Dat D. O. double G!

@theCastleberry Год назад

Yyyyeeeessss 🎉🎉🎉 Alpha grass incoming. Good to see you back buddy! Keep on keeping on.

@TheLawnGuardian Год назад

Thank you, Paul! It feels good to finally make a legit video.

@MrReefaddict Год назад

Now you have an excuse to buy a reel mower! Good luck with the reno , 2 years ago I did the opposite, and still fighting areas of Bermuda. Glad your back making videos

@TheLawnGuardian Год назад

I might actually be getting an Allett from my brother at some point. We'll see though.

@wd6358 Год назад

Bermuda is fantastic. It can handle almost anything aside from temps

@TheLawnGuardian Год назад

For sure. From what I have seen from other people planting this in my climate and a bit further north, it surprisingly holds it's color pretty long in the fall and greens up quick in the spring. It's no cool season in that regard but it's a lot better than what bermuda has traditionally been known for. Thank you for watching!

@jfarm_1311 Год назад

Crazy amount of work, but I love it. This is an awesome project! Can’t wait to see how it takes off this summer

@TheLawnGuardian Год назад

I'm just glad I'm able to space the work out over several weekends. I've enjoyed this process though and am looking forward to the fruits of my labor. Thank you for watching!

@drummereef Год назад

Since you are doing the renovation what is your plan to keep the Bermuda from creeping into the adjacent fescue lawn?

@TheLawnGuardian Год назад

I'm putting a 3-4ft wide landscape bed that spans the property line and I'm putting in a 12" root barrier in front of the landscape bed. It's not a fool proof way to keep it out but it will definitely help keep it from spreading into their lawn.

@drummereef Год назад

@@TheLawnGuardian That's awesome! Now that folks is what being a GREAT neighbor is. 👍

@robertlark10 Год назад

Awesome process!

@TheLawnGuardian Год назад

Thank you for watching! I looking forward to watching it spread.

@sj7601 Год назад

A good storm will also help with exposing more dirt once the grass is killed off. Back when I did my full reno, I thought I'd need to dethatch again. But after a few good storms and soakings, the remaining dead material was washed away.

@TheLawnGuardian Год назад

I definitely agree with that. It rain since all of this work and after more ground was exposed. Thank you for watching!

@Aerialphotovito Год назад

very exciting Ben im sure its going to turn out great ! please show us the end result good luck

@TheLawnGuardian Год назад

Thank you. Watching it grow in is going to be pretty fun to watch.

@1975oldschool Год назад

Really can’t wait to see the end result 🎇🎇🎇

@TheLawnGuardian Год назад

Me too!

@LawnNOrder Год назад

Looking forward to the results.

@TheLawnGuardian Год назад

Me too! The grow in is going to be a pretty cool transformation.

@DaveAtUofL Год назад

Super interested in following this. I'll never switch to Bermuda just because if I end up not liking it, it's impossible to get rid of LOL. But I will happily follow along! For clean up, I always use my Agrifab lawn sweeper, it's great for both reno work and leaves. It was a bit of a pain to assemble.

@TheLawnGuardian Год назад

I appreciate you following along. I grew up with bermuda and since I've learned more about taking care of grass over the last few years, I've missed it. I'm looking forward to having it in my lawn, watching it grow in is going to be fun to watch.

@x61-x61 Год назад

Any reason you didn't go with KBG instead of Bermuda?

@TheLawnGuardian Год назад

KBG in our area of the midwest would cost even more difficult to maintain and keep alive then tall fescue. Bermuda will thrive with very little input.

@beerbeforebreakfast Год назад

@@TheLawnGuardianI have both separate in Richmond va and I can confirm this to be completely true. Buuuut I always getting compliments on KGB all year, and concerned looks all winter on my Monaco Bermuda 😅 but in July and August my bermuda is the only thing green for miles 💪

@jeff.schulze Год назад

Hi Ben, Long time no talk. Can't wait to see how this turns out for you. I'm dreaming about renovating my front lawn with either Zoysia or Bermuda. We'll see if I have the energy for it.

@TheLawnGuardian Год назад

Hey Jeff! I hope my reno gives you the motivation to make your dream become a reality some day. Thank you for watching and for the support!

@harperexplores9349 Год назад

If I remember correctly you were battling a really high PH issue. Is this renovation related to that at all? Just curious. Great video.

@TheLawnGuardian Год назад

I do still have some high pH but this renovation is unrelated. My pH has continued to drop each season. This year my soil result came back with a pH of 7.5, which is down from 8.3 in 2020. The main reason for this reno is mainly for lowering the cost and inputs. The bermuda will need far less money and overall maintenance than any cool season grass for the area I live in. Thanks for watching and for the support!

@tonybowman32 Год назад

Looking forward to watching the sprigging process. What’s the ballpark price on Ironcutter sprigs? Just curious.

@TheLawnGuardian Год назад

It's around $3 for a bushel. I'm getting around 200 bushels. I could use less it'd just be a longer grow in time.

@soilcreepsandgardengeeks71 Год назад

How many sprigs Ben?

@TheLawnGuardian Год назад

Around 200 bushels.

@duanetjt Год назад

No fingicides?!! Really? I have a 20 year old bermudagrass lawn, and I have to begin preventative fingicides in mid May, so Dollar Spot doesn't become an issue throughout the growing season.

@TheLawnGuardian Год назад

Bermuda in this area of the transition zone doesn't deal with the same intensity of heat and humidity that it does down south so it doesn't deal with the same disease pressure. It will still get some dollar spot but it will grow right through it and it is hardly noticed so fungicides aren't necessary.

@duanetjt Год назад

@@TheLawnGuardian That totally makes sense. Thanks for the clarification!

@LawnNOrder Год назад

First

@nelz2012 Год назад

I stay away from Glyphosate, that stuff is a killer. From the standpoint of cancer risk. It blows my mind that people blindly buy this stuff with no apprehension.

@TheLawnGuardian Год назад

If used according to the label and proper PPE is worn when using it, it is safe to use.

@nelz2012 Год назад

@@TheLawnGuardian you’re kidding yourself. It is not. Someday you will be sorry.

@TheLawnGuardian Год назад

@@nelz2012 okay. Hopefully you will consider listening to this video that has a very well rounded talk about glyphosate and one of the first big cases that put glyphosate in the news several years ago. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-eY2DvqX4J9Y.html

@backpacker3421 Год назад

Why on earth would you downgrade your lawn? Ugh. Might as well walk around on sandpaper. That's how it will feel after fescue. Not recommended.

@TheLawnGuardian Год назад

To each their own. These hybrid bermuda's are very soft. I have even maintained common bermuda at a low HOC and it too was soft. Warm season grasses will never feel like a cool season grass but from my experience many people don't like bermuda or other warm season grasses because they haven't seen it when it's been properly maintained. Thank you for watching!