Hey it's Jesse with Lawn Life and I thought I'd give you a glimpse into my life a little bit instead of the regular how-to's. Let me know what you think in the comments! My main channel: / lawnlife Blackout Grass Seed: thelawnlife.com
Jesse, best video ever on the process. That was an amazing experience. Blown away on how these plots did without irrigation. Back in August of 2020 I was invited to see the planting fields of Delea Sod here on Long Island . They were growing the Scotts ProVista KBG for sale for Spring of 2021. I wasn't able to take any pictures or videos because they hadn't made it public yet. I was told I was going to be their first customer to have it here on LI once they harvested it. The process from seed to harvest was 18 months. I end up having to wait another year because this was during the height of Covid and the landscaper I was going to use couldn't get helpers. It was worth the wait. The ryegrass you showed is definitely darker that the KBG but I am loyal to KBG and when I saw it for the first time in the field I was blown away and don't regret it .
Such an awesome video!! I do wish they gave tours to the public just so we can see first hand the whole process. Really makes me appreciate all they do, years in the making, to produce a cultivar I can buy comparatively inexpensive. Thanks to you too for letting us go on for the ride and going the extra effort with ensuring we get a great product!
Glad you enjoyed in man. I didn't know if people would like a video like this or fall asleep during it 😂 it is crazy how much time, energy, and money goes into producing one single cultivar. I'm kind of mind blown to be honest.
This was fun Jesse. I would like to see more content in this form. I always wanna know what we do to our yards how it starts. Where does it start. Keep going up with the Vlogs ❤
@@lawnlifevlogs ha let’s just say it’s been adventurous!! I really didn’t realize how much water I needed!! And of course all the weeds I’ve been hand picking oh and did I mention the extreme heat we’ve been getting? Lol 😂 fun times my friend!! But all in all it’s getting there!!!
This stuff is really good! The TTTF/KBG ALL came in my backyard quite nicely- and I should have actually used two bags instead of one, and I'll be doing another round of it this fall as I'm trying to have it take over what was already there. I even got a bag of it for my Dad to do his front lawn this fall. Also deciding whether to mix this PRG into a competitor's KBG/PRG mix (which I've made really really really good...but does spread as fast as expected for KBG) for this fall.
I just got my hattrick and fireball mix TODAY and was shocked to see the shipping label was just an hour south of me here in Portland. Crazzzy!!! I Can’t wait to see my lawn “black out” in 28 days. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
That's awesome! Thank you for the support and good luck with the overseed! Send me before and after photos if you can! You're gonna be blown away by the color in a month or two!
What amazing color from fireball field and the incredibly dark hatrick field and the fescue plots as well. I would like to have more info of the new fireball. Jesse, do you have any information on any Kentucky Bluegrass farms and dark green cultivars thereof?
Hey Cliff. Thanks for watching. The most I know about Fireball 2 is that it will be available next year. As for KBG, I don't have any connections with farms, but my favorite dark varieties are Mazama, Everest, After Midnight, and Moonlight SLT. Those are all crazy dark and perform very well. I have Mazama and Everest in my lawn.
Fascinating! Thanks, Jesse. I’m renovating with the blackout perennial rye (Hattrick/Fireball). Once I’ve seeded (debating on pre germinating) how many times a day for how long should I water it?
Hi! I’m pre-germinating my PR mix right now because I got such a late start to this overseeding. But from what I’ve researched, if laying dry seed you’d want to water at least three times per day for at least three- four weeks. Especially since it’s warming up now here in PNW. Hope that helps!
Hey man. Thanks for the support. I usually water 4 times a day for roughly 5-8 mins at a time. You want to keep the seed moist but not over wet. Everyone's irrigation is different so you just need to keep an eye on it the first few days and see what works for you to keep it moist for the entire day. I'd keep watering this way until your seedlings are around 1 inch. Then I would back off the water a little bit. Maybe go down to 2 times a day until your first mow.
@@PhantomWorks01 at least 15 mins. per watering. Gotta stay ahead of the heat so maybe even longer first thing in the morning. I have my timers set to 4 am, 10 am, 4pm, and 10pm.
Thank you Jesse for sharing. An amazing process with lawn seed development. Do you know if I could use this seed (tall fescue) in the Northern Virginia area?
Yeah I noticed that after I started editing. The ground was like cracking from no water lol. They definitely have milder temperatures out there in spring/early summer. So they haven't been getting pounded with heat, but it's amazing how well they do little to no water.
@@lawnlifevlogs the thing with prg....is the disease ----please be honest and show it.....if it doesnt die off in the nasty heat/dry weather......thats a winner. we get sooo dry anymore.......more and more each year
I have a Kentucky blue grass yard that was installed as sod. I would like to overseed it this fall with hat trick or fireball to add darker color and introduce more grass species.What would you recommend?
Hey Jesse- another great video. I’m looking for your opinion . After your last video on your visit to this place I purchased the hat trick/fireball combo from Bailey seeds. My plan was to put it down earlier this year but I’ve delayed that to this fall. Despite the known risks of overseeding in the spring, the main reason I delayed was because I have some kind of broad leaf weed grass. I suspect quack grass but haven’t ruled out a dark variety of poa Annua or triv. Anyway, I’m wondering if you have an opinion as to whether I should overseed and hope the new grass will eventually crowd out my weed grass or if I should do a full reno. I just don’t want to waste the new seed. Thanks!
Personally, I'd wait and spend the summer trying to identify the weed to see if it is something that can be taken out by a selective. Sending pictures to your local extension office might help with Identification. If its quack, you'll likely want to do a full reno. The risk with a full reno, is unless you do multiple kill cycles, you could dig up more seeds of this weedy grass
@@ahastar1141 Thank you. Sadly n Canada we have little-to-no such resources so I’m limited to relying on other people’s views as to what it is. I am 99% sure that no matter what it is, there is no selective that will kill it. So I’m resigned to either glyphosate for everything or (hopefully) just crowding it out over time. Funny thing is, unless you are super close to the lawn it looks amazing this year. Most people think I’m nuts for even considering a full reno.
I agree with the above comment. Tod, can you send me some photos of the weed? I can try identifying it for you. I have quack in my backyard so I know exactly what that looks like. Lol. jesse@thelawnlife.com
I use champion GQ here in NC. It’s super dark green and super drought resistant and disease resistant as well. It’s went 3 years surviving the upper 90s and 100s without dying. It also is mainly watered by rain. It’s actually been better than my TTTF that has irrigation on it. And the stripes are the best I ever seen.
