Kentucky Bluegrass WARNING | Three Lessons Learned 

VSI manufactures jet agitated hydroseeders - the smaller version (110 gal) can go on a gator or small trailer or be mounted in your truck bed. The idea is you buy one for your own renovation, make videos about it, then get customers from that and go start a business. It would only take a few folks in your HOA to start talking and you're golden. With that "thinner" mix you can still use seed, starter fert, Meso, tack and use that as a general overseed for a lawn. This will deliver much better success than traditional aeration and overseed. Here is the contest you can enter to win one of the small units: vsinnovation.com/pages/hydroseeder-giveaway

Awesome video! A lot of people don't know how much work goes on behind the scenes! Thanks.

On the sod farm we always gave our KBG a healthy shot of nitrogen in November to carry it through the winter. Above freezing and below 50 degrees the roots are progressing, even though the top shows no progression.

You just made my night. Even though this doesn’t pertain to me I’m a St Augustine lawn guy. I’m heading off to bed and hopefully dream about mowing tomorrow. Appreciate all your videos Allyn regardless of subject. Hope everyone has a great week.

Great video Allyn. As a KBG'er in Kansas City, I can certainly vouch for the slow-grow. To combat the erosion, we have a local company here who has a rye/kbg seed mix. Lets the rye establish quickly to hold the kbg in place while it takes its sweet ass time growing. Another strategy for the arsenal. Rye can also be cut nice and short if that's you're thing!

The product that makes hyrdoseeding work well on areas affected by water runoffs is called Tackifier, Ewing Irrigation sells a version of this product called Tacking Agent 3. If you have a smaller lawn but has slopes that makes seeding difficult due to wash outs, you can buy these tackifier and apply them over your seed to hold them in place. Use a watering can but use a drill to enlarge the holes to make pouring easier for the tackifier. Don't apply to seeds directly though, cover with peat moss and apply the tackifier over it.

Exactly why I switched to a tall fescue, I only have so many vacation days and Kentucky Bluegrass is the slowest Bus on the lawn freeway😁

Great update Allyn. What a difference. It turned out really nice. 🔥👊🏼

Allyn, you and VSI did a beautiful seeding job with VSI's hydroseeder. It seemed to put down a really consistent application of seed mixture, and the results looked awesome. Great job guy's. Thanks, John G.

Love the update on this lawn and WOW!

Thanks for another great lesson!!

Allyn, you forgot to mention the EXTREME heat he had in MN this year and next to zero rain...... that lawn looks fantastic for the weather this year. Great video as alway,s was waiting for this update. Glad you got to see Big Ole the viking in Alex.

Good afternoon, thank you for the lawn care information and beautiful music 😂🖐 have a great day and be safe.

Awesome content as always. I’m jealous now and can’t wait for my seed to grow in this fall.

In my opinion staying committed is key, putting in the work and trusting the process. Great job, it turned out awesome!

I just over-seeded my lawn with a full KBG mix (Bluebank, Midnight, Mazama, and Bewitched) I can't wait for it to grow in! lawn loading ..... please wait..... Had to decide to do it sooner even with the heat here in Utah i didn't want winter to come out of nowhere knowing you said how long KBG takes to grow in. It will be so worth it! Thanks for the videos!

I'm in southern Canada with a 3 year old KBG lawn (south facing lawn, Award/SPF 30 blend). I found it takes about 1.5 - 2 seasons for KBG to really fill in.

Looks awesome but tell him to stop riding a tractor over his main stage lawn 🤣! I saw those ruts and I’m like 😱!

My first attempt at growing a lawn was from bare ground. It sure was challenging. Used midnight Kentucky Blue grass mixed with JG ultra

I love my KBG lawn, it was worth the effort in getting it established. Quality seed is the key, i have no fungus, tolerates drought very well as I don’t have an irrigation system and once hot weather breaks it bounces back beautifully. I have very little weeds, and all it takes is an extra dose of fertilizer. ROI has been amazing.

What a beautiful property Great job!

Thank you!

Looks fantastic!

It has been a ridiculously hot and dry summer here in Minnesota. I’m impressed they have anything green at this point.

Thanks for this video Al. I know the ProVista KBG sod I will be installing will still need to be maintained like regular KBG I was told. The good thing is that it will already be established after 18 months growing on the sod farm. Results came out great. Patience is key with KBG :)

Great video! The neighbor just had to let the city and replace culverts etc. it now needs raking and hydro seeding.

Enjoyed.... thank you.....👊🏼

Thank you lawn Nut!❤

I have 2 year old 100% KBG here in Ontario and honestly it requires.A LOT of care.. from this fall onwards I'm going to begin overseeing with a 40-60 split of KBG and PR..see how it goes

I saw the freedom factory pro vista in a video a couple of days ago looking really good

The sexy music at 8:45 after the hydroseed retouch was definitely appropriate there. great lawn...

Awesome results! That's a lot of land and I'm sure it was challenging. Looks amazing.

Pretty damn good for August in Minnesota 😎 thanks for coming up north Al 👍 Gotta let that big dog eat 😆

Love the content. I’m also subscribed to the Millenium Farmer love that guy and the content he creates for us.

Glad I can across this been looking for a solution for my farm

Bob villa! Hey Allen. I planted scotts provista kentucky bluegrass 25 days ago. I bought it based on your video. I couldn't be happier, so thank you.

I planted Scott's ProVista kbg after watching your video and I had wildly successful results. Ty for your recommendation. I would love to show you pictures.

Next time your in Minnesota come and stop by! That pro vista stuff is pretty insane. Didn't realize they made a glypho resistant cultivar of KBG. Game changer! Good stuff Allyn!

This will look way better next year. We had a stupid hot summer in MN plus it's only been in the ground for 6-12 months!

What a great service to have. I always thought hydroseed was just a huge mixture of whatever seed. Having the ability to choose the seed along with mixing everything in 1 spray is awesome!

What a fun project this was! Thank you for the collaboration Allyn! Please follow our RU-vid page so you can see who wins the Hydroseeder on September 10th!

What a difference a year makes with a little TLC! Looking good! Any idea when the pro vista KBG will be available for purchase?

So true about Kentucky blue grass.. Had to deal with it for 22 years I owned the business.

Love the colabs with the Millennial Farmer!

Wow looks great

I'll wait to enter or order when there's a ~50 gallon Hydroseeder model. 😅 I've only got around 3000 square feet in my yard, so I refrained from entering. It does look awesome, though.

0:51 that’s why Garret takes so much pride in his grass! Lol

I'm in SE Wisconsin My 1 year kbg responds so well to "scotts turf builder" I hit it every month with it. Let's just say I have the thickest deepest green lawn and my neighbors hate me. 🤣 I did battle lawn rust but the heavy rains that came along after fertilizing grew it out. Watch that forecast and fertilize right before rain is key!

I live in Minnesota, Eden Prairie, suburb of Minneapolis. I did my lawn renovation 3 or 4 years ago using Seed Superstore KBG. With KBG, it seems like it takes FOREVER to germinate and start growing. September is too late to seed KBG here unless you get lucky with a warm "Indian Summer". I put mine down in September and didn't have a blade of grass come up. I had "bare ground" all fall and winter. With that, the following Spring, it took off and came in nicely. In my opinion, KBG is one of the most beautiful grasses you can have, however, it requires a ton of water to stay looking great. Mine would look great every Spring with lots of rain, but keeping it looking that way on "city water" would bankrupt me. Even watering twice a week wasn't enough to keep it green during these hotter, dryer, Minnesota summers we're having now. It would still go dormant. It would come back in September, once the hot, dry weather ended, but it aggravated me because I have a beautiful lawn for about 2 months a year, May and September. I decided this year to let it go. It was a very hot, dry, summer. No watering, no fertilizer, nothing. I killed it off, what was left of it, in mid August. I'm switching to TTTF. While I believe KBG "looks better", I want grass that stays green all summer, that doesn't require the amount of water that KBG does. I planted Pete's (GCI) spreader TTTF and going to see how this works out. My co-worker went with TTTF when he did his renovation several years ago. He watered his lawn once a week, or even 10 days, and his stayed green all summer long, while my KBG would go dormant. Minnesota summers ain't what they used to be. They're getting hotter and dryer and I'm hoping TTTF can "keep me in the green game" without sending me to the poor house because of city water bills 😭😭😭😭.

Pro Vista KBG! That is so cool. Not burning my lawn down but oh so tempting.

Wait next year for the kbg to look its best surrounding that beautiful lake front home.

I planted scotts provista kentucky bluegrass and it came out great.

This video posted just at the right time. My 'second' lawn was heavily regraded and renovated last Fall. Admittedly, I have been lackluster about watering this Summer, and have also been slow with nitrogen apps during the hot season. I did apply Scott's starter fertilizer at seeding and again in the early Spring. I also have done an app of Humic/Fulvic and Milo just prior to Summer. The weeds are currently winning out. I spot sprayed this weekend with a tank mix of 2-4D and Quinclorac. Hopefully, there will be some improvement soon. To follow up, I will apply nitrogen by liquid, and de-thatch when the weeds die back some. When temps drop 🤞🏼, mechanically aerate and moderate to heavy overseed, alongside a Tenacity ap (if appropriate). Zone 5 fine Fescue/KBG. Is this a good approach? I'd love that hydroseeder as the 'third' lawn is next in line and it is mostly hills. Thanks again, LCN!

Love the beats, has that 80's vibe

I've found that my Minnesota kbg lawn greens up best if it's loaded up in late Fall and then I get my Spring products down as soon as the crowns are safe to walk on. Usually mid to late April. I think their lawn was just a bit lacking in fert.

I didn't apply fertilizer this past year because of my migraines and grass is green but not as thick when I ive thrown her down 3 times a year..so that fertilizer does do wonders

Looks great now! Great job!

Looks amazing now!

Considering how bad our drought has been up here this year that turned out great!

Might be worth mentioning they only received 1.6 inches or rain since April 2021. Great job VSI, LCN, Scotts and everyone involved!

Allyn, I’ve been following since the church reno years back. This video came at the perfect time! I just planted a rye/kbg lawn on bare ground 100 miles south of “Alex” (finished seeding, top dressed with peat 6 days ago). Thanks for the reassurance to just feed it and watch it come. I’m a little nervous it’s getting late in the year for kbg to get rooted enough before a MN winter though. How do I know if it’s strong enough for prodiamine and/or quinclorac/mesotrione next spring?

I would so love to have that hydroseeder to start my own business!

I’d love some Provista Tall Fescue! Doing a full renovation now, I guess number two will be once the provista tall fescue is out.

Have a blessed one lcn fam

Awesome. I need a provista tttf lol

Kbg is so difficult to establish, just wait until next year when it really takes off! Our Minnesota growing season is so short! Takes two years to be established

A soil test would've been cool to see where the N level was and other nutrients like Ca P etc... send him some double dark too..

Looks great, I wish I could do that as well to my yards. I have one that looks exactly like that, and one that is is 90-95% weeds.

The cattails in the lake seem to be loving all the fertilizer.

Wow Allyn Nathan's lawn Looks awesome!!!!!

I asked last year and you answered me but can't find the reply .. what do you use for stickers in your lawn to get rid of them tía and keep up the great videos

When the horns kicked in on the after shots😌

I have a 200 gallon vsi, love it

Glad we have our alpha-grass St. Augustine. Throw some sod down, water and fertilize and listen to it grow. Hi from Palm Harbor!

Now we just need a pro Vista tall fescue to mix with the kbg 🥰🥰

This was a fun video. No big sales push.

Wow Amazing

Thank you for your content! When will you have some stickers for sale on the website? I just bought a new spreader and I need to make it prettier!

Beautiful country

I just ordered KBG seed for my upstate South Carolina lawn to do some over seeding this fall. While i did enjoy and needed the fast germination of Tall Fescue and Perennial Rye .. soil conditions , sloped yard , trees and 3 active large dogs have presented a challenge to keep a nice lawn (or any grass on their favorite play areas). Slowly but surely I'm hoping to change over to KBG as the main cultivar. Thank for sharing years of experience , product knowledge and entertaining videos.

Oh KBG… everyone wants it but doesn’t realize the time and effort that goes into it lol 😂 looks amazing though once it was established! 🙏🏾🤙🏾

Great video and editing. 💥👌🇺🇲😎🖐

They had a tough summer up there too.

Best advice for anyone: mow what you have! Weeds look better mowed down. Cool video, Señor Allyn.

I have a small side business here in kc area! I service 50 weekly lawns and am starting aerations this season and would love to put this system to work. The area I am in I really believe this would work great a lot of smaller lawns. And would be great for repairing after a landscape install.

What is the difference between the seed on your site and the Scotts?

The tractor rut is still there lmao

Hydro seeding is a great idea. My daughter is building a house and this would save me a lot of back breaking work.

Got any advice to getting rid of unwanted grass types? My Heinz 57 varieties front lawn is frustrating. been overseed if w 100% PRG the last two years.

Always seem to have issues with the erosion mat webbing rising to the surface and getting caught/wrapped up in the blade spindles. What am I doing wrong? Hate the stuff for that.

Man being former Air Force you should have remembered Bob Ross' name!! haha good stuff Al!

Allyn, I just got a chance to revisit this video from last year. Who won the hydro-seeder from VSI?

Nice!

Awesome video! Where can you get Scott’s KBG pro vista seed? (Can’t find it on internet search)

Great video and information Allyn! What are your thoughts on ProVista in the future once they stop making glyphosate? I heard Bayer/Monsanto have agreed to stop making it, at least for residential

My dream house and set up!!!

Is this Provista KGB heat tolerant at all? I renovated about 10,000 square foot with the Scotts KGB mix and I am in Northwest Missouri where it gets hot for a long time during the summer. I could not seem to keep the bluegrass growing good in a few large areas. I notice the KGB that is still there is where it was spreading and must have had deeper rooting. Watering kept it growing, but barely. Thanks

Lawn looks awesome! Question....what fertilizer would give me a better color response the Freedom or the Flagship?

I think I rather have anything but tall fescue I’m in Virginia by June in starts going dormant and dies and I have irrigation wish I had a warm season grass 🤦‍♂️. Getting ready to slice seed the lawn again

We have a 500 gallon tank for hydro seeding that’s how we make our living we do residential and commercial