Kentucky Bluegrass What I’ve Learned 

I waited too late to order!!! When do you think blue heat will be back in stock?

Pete just seems like a guy that you could talk to for hours about all different type of topics, not just turf. To be able to pick his brain on the experiences he’s had and to see how successful he’s come and he is still on the same tune as when he had less followers. “Jesus above everything” . Pete, your channel is much more than just tending to grass!

Pete, I am very impressed on how well your Blueheat has performed. I have had 100% KBG for 30 years here on Long Island. I have mowed at 3.5 inches and at 5/8 " and I have always dealt with Fungus in July and August. Our temperatures usually range from 80 to mid 90's during that time with humidity as well. I can see where KBG on the West coast like California or Utah does well even with the high temps they get but no humidity but for it to do so well in the Carolina's is amazing. Keep up the great work sir and yes Connor Ward is the one who got me started as well with the low cut :)

I have to agree with you Brother Pete Conor the Mullet Ward has a beautiful KBG lawn. I’m in the transition zone out here in California and we get over 100 degree weather but it’s dry heat. So I’m still gonna have a go at it with your KBG in my front yard. God Bless You and the Family have a great weekend.

I've always read that the ideal cutting height for Kentucky Bluegrass In the heat of the summer is between 3 and 4 inches. Wouldn't a Kentucky Bluegrass lawn cut at a higher height in the heat require less water to keep green?

It’s not from Kentucky?

Not heat or drought resistant.

Blue Heat will be back in stock the end of this week. 😎

GCI, Conor, and Ryan are my favorite lawn guys!

Good Morning Pete! I have some KBG in my backyard that has the same varieties as Blue Heat and it does amazing despite the university studies that say KBG won't do well where I live. I absolutely love it.

I can listen to Pete talk all the time. Not only is his voice and dialect therapeutic, but he gives great advice.

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I wonder if the shorter cut height of the KGB allows it to dry efficiently, thus discouraging fungus growth?

Another thing to note about KBG is its ability to look completely dead, but it's just dormant. It'll come back once the temps are right. Very resilient grass.

Connor’s lawn caught my attention back when COVID lockdowns began 18 months ago. It was his videos that made me go out and buy a reel mower. I’m currently going through an RPR renovation on my front lawn and yesterday I overseeded my back area with RPR to help fill in last year’s PR renovation.

And I thought I was serious about my grass

Thanks Pete....message well received. Been following you over 2 years now. That was my plan last year.. daughter got cancer. So, I let the yard go. Daughter is cancer free as we speak..... AMEN!!! Going full KBG in the front this fall....I hope? Can't wait! Thanks for the encouragement you give us all in maintaining and up keep of our grass. You're a class act! Thank you? JESUS IS LORD!!!!

Pete, I put down kb grass early last fall, had awesome blue grass through fall, spring... this summer after 3 weeks of 90° got a break for 2 weeks 5 in of rain put a light sprinkle of milo.... then another round of light rain. After that more frickin high heat..now my beautiful thick green lawn is full of yellowish patches, walking in the lawn my shoes are rusty... what can I do to save it.. please help ! asap !!!

LOVE the Shirt, brother! As I said several videos ago... Thank you for sharing Christ and truth in your videos! Keep the "Lawn Care" videos coming!

Jesus Everything. Yes, Christ is King. And your channel is excellent. Liked and subscribed, thanks very much for your content :)

I have been in lawn care a very long time, so I generally never comment on lawn care videos, until now, this is an extremely accurate video of what to expect if you decide to plant a Bluegrass lawn, nice work ...

Great editing Pete! I'll tell you what you are getting damn good! Great stuff as always.

My reseeding project this spring bombed in the transition zone. One of the biggest things I learned is using an unproven KGB will also add to problems. No matter how well you do other things.

When will your blue cool fescue and blue grass seed be available? I want to buy several bags!

Great info, thanks! I hope folks do watch all the way to the end, because your last point is **critical**. With watering, KBG does as well as the TTTF. But the latter is much more resilient in drought conditions. You can get away with a lot less water with the modern TTTF varieties. A useful test (not better, but different information) would be to have plots that are watered the bare minimum to keep the grass from going dormant, and plots that are watered the bare minimum to keep the grass from dying, and report on those minimum amounts of water (in inches or gallons/area, whatever). My experience with blends is that the bluegrass and rye die off much quicker in hot & dry conditions, leaving patches between the fescue that wind up having to be reseeded (there's no spreading grass left alive to fill in on its own). Some places will enjoy monsoon-like weather in the summer as the climate continues to warm and change, but for much of the US, hotter & drier summers are going to be the norm (and already are for that matter). We're already seeing water shortages, and that's only going to get worse, so trying to keep large areas of lawn with grass that require huge amounts of water to stay alive is less and less practical. Quantifying the actual water requirements not just to the extent of "well, this grass can be kept alive", but more along the lines of "this is the _least_ amount of water you will need in order to keep the lawn alive" will be critical information for people maintaining lawns (whether homeowners like me or professional lawn care folks like you). For my own part, in the Pacific Northwest: I just can't justify the amount of water it would take to keep KBG or ryegrass alive in the summers we are having now. Breaking heat records every year, it would take literally ten **thousand** gallons of water per week to keep my half-acre of lawn alive if it were KBG. With TTTF, I can do a single heavy watering before each heat wave (so far, the hot 100+ conditions only last a few days before we get back down into the 80's), and that's plenty to keep the fescue alive (though not necessary active...much of it still goes dormant), while the KBG and ryegrass that's been in the blends still die off. I've switched to overseeding with TTTF only, so over time the lawn will shift to being much more drought-tolerant, something sorely needed since as a society we've failed to protect the planet from the warming we've created.

I live by the southern state line in Tennessee. I've considered KBG before, but think I want to establish common Bermudagrass in my yard. Which is a bear cause its loaded with Dallisgrass and I don't wanna use glyphosate. In the future I plan on moving a little north to middle TN, I'll probably try KBG then. What y'all think? I'm open to any opinions.

Dang it, Pete! I’ve been overseeing with Black Beauty Ultra for five years in an attempt to turn over my ten year old junk-sodded yard. This video may be the tipping point for me to torch it and start over. 🤬 😂 (keep up the great work on these videos)

Currently doing the GCI Renovation program in Hickory NC. Already ordered everything needed for my 13000 sq/ft plot. Planning on doing the other 13k next year. Can't wait to share all the photos once I sow grass next month.

I just planted midnight kbg and was told germination in about 21 days. Is your kbg variety faster at germination than other kbg varieties?

I'm in the Raleigh/Durham area, I've been growing Kentucky Bluegrass for 15+ years with great success. Most of the turfgrass grown in Central NC is a combination of Fescue and Bluegrass, that's how sod farmers in NC grow Fescue sod.

hey pete! been following for a minute but first comment. think I might seed some of your KBG in Atlanta! I would be overseeding my TTTF. I want to mow lower, get better disease resistance, and having something that fills out better would be awesome. What do you think about mixing these together?

Good morning Pete. Thanks for the publicity on my favorite cool season turf. I hydroseeded my third acre with Midnight 28 years ago here in Minnesota and never regretted it. It has healed itself more times than I could possibly remember.

what about a blead of tall fescue and blue heat

Hey Pete. How would you cut a kbg/tttf mix. I really like the taller cuts.

In Michigan all subdivision homes have Kentucky Bluegrass sod laid. I have 4 acres of grass at my home and have a mix of all kinds of grass including weeds, but whewn cut it looks ok. A small patch of kentucky Bluegrass was sowed where I took down a large tree. That grass loks great, and is thick. I wish my whole lawn of 4 acres looks like that, but I have no sprinkler system. What can I overseed my land with to make it look better, and green, and lush? I mow with a 6 foot Landpride mowing deck pulled by a Ford 8 N tractor. THUMBS UP!!!

You're the best Pete by now I think Connor is learning from you

Pete, I have a regular size lawn about 10,000 sq ft of tall fescue in the transition zone, I have two questions, would it be best if I total kill my ttf, before switching to your kbg, and my lawn looks great until the summer, and then I fight fungus ( grey leaf, brown spot), would I still have to treat KGB for fungus thru the summer month's? Thank you, John

We need 50 pound bags! Thanks mate! Cheers

I got your fescue KBG blend. I live in las vegas. We shall see. I baby the lawn. Im after the spreading cuz i have a beagle. It would be nice if it could fill in small areas of damage.

which is your favorite, TTTF or Kentucky Bluegrass? If you were living in the southern part of Kentucky. What grass would you grow? I'm curious to know. I'm struggling on what direction to go with. Thanks in advance!

LOL. We're mirror images. You're on the bottom side of the transition zone growing cool season grass, and I'm on the northern side of the transition zone growing Zenith Zoysia. I'm slightly north of Richmond, VA, and our temperatures and humidity are pretty neck & neck. I also have a 650 sq. ft. test patch of Rye and Midnight KBG. I'm renovating my soil in the back which sucks. 5.3 pH, iron less than 1/2 the minimal acceptable rate, but the Rye/KBG is still looking good and thickening up, and it was put down last fall. I have 2 dogs so I'm trying to figure out which would be better for the back yard with my 50 and 65 pound dogs. Between the two, I like the Zoysia because it doesn't clump and stick under the mower deck, not at all. I can clean my mower deck after mowing the cool season stuff in the back, then mow the front, and my deck is even cleaner after mowing my Zoysia.

Pete, I would like to try the Blue Heat in the 25lb bag but it's sold out. Will you replenish soon?

I live in the transition zone and I don't have time to constantly water the lawn so I'll just stick with tall fescue and ryegrass.

Just killed off a part of my yard been wanting to try your KBG seed, just waiting for temps to lower and you to get some more in stock.

In Michigan, the Greater Detroit area, and alll the towns and cities, in the suburbs, when a new home is built,everyone gets Kentucky Bluegrass sod. We have several huge sod farms and they all grow Kentucky Bluegrass, then cut, rolled up, palletized, and shipped to all the homes. The sod farms are beautiful, and that grass will be ready to be shipped in the next several weeks to months. That being said, all the homes that have KB sod also has an irrigation sprinkler system. That's huge here in Michigan. I've never seen a sod installation tthat didn't have sprinklers. If you have KB then you must keep the water flowing, and that's usually every other day for 10-12 minutes to keep it green and healthy, otherwise it will burn, scortch, and not look green, and will show signs of stress.

Love your shirt Pete.

Pete beautiful grass, I followed you from the beginning and feel like here in central KY that a have as pretty a lawn as you can get all because of what I have learned from you…. Thanks so much 🙏for all you do and your faith!. What can I order form you, I have just A little bit of clover and small amount of Dallas Grass that I want to spray before reseeding it is tall fescue blue grass mix?

Recommendations controlling POA ANNUA in my KBG? Not very many post herbicides for it. Maybe Ethofumesate?

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I'm hoping to replace my fescue with bluegrass. Ive learned fescue just doesnt thicken up without constant overseeding and im wanting a perrenial grass that will spread on its own

Nice shirt Pete

Ok Pete. 🤦🏾I did my front yard last year with the cool blue and it looks amazing. I order some more for my backyard for this fall. Now I think I’m going to use the cool blue on my front yard again and order 2 bags of the heat and do my backyard with it instead. I’m still a 4-4.5” cut guy but I may just cut the back low next year when it comes in.

You are the MAN my brother.I am thanking about going Kentucky blue.👍🇺🇸

I live in Northern Alabama. can I add Kentucky Blue Grass to my Bermuda yard. I would like to change it to all Kentucky Blue Grass. Any suggestions you can provide would be great

i want to say i admire your work and love your videos. now i love my lawn around 3 inches. i am wondering in your opinion what breed of grass is the best for stripping at 3 inches

Love your video dude. Whats the average lowest height you can maintain it at? And do you think I can get some so I can test in a 10ft x 12ft area in southern california - I have irrigation ready for it and its in a triangle area between 3 great shade trees. I'd say in the summer it would get between 4 and 6 hours of midday sun. Compared to my other area where my tall fescue gets full sun all day.

Side question, how do you like your SCAG push mower? Have had several customers bring theirs in with various issues (SCAG Tech)

I've put in KBG lawns but TTTF and KBG blends are what I plant for the most part. KBG loves the humidity of Northern Ohio. The problem is when it's hot and the humidity drops, you have to pound it with water. My Yard is 100% KBG that is irrigated. Right now it's sunny and pushing into the 90's with moderate humidity. I'm running 1 1/2 hrs per zone, twice a week. I've been pounding polymeric resin, humates and kelp this year. Looks killers but your stuff looks like the bomb!

I live on 4 acres that is all grass of several sorts including weeds here and there. I want to overseed the lawn with Turf type tall fesque. It will not get sprinkled unless it rains. Is there a TTTF that can handle less water (drought tolerance), be subjected to heat, stay nice and green, and do what one reasonably expects in a lawn grass? Gotta do it this year. Thanks for responding back!! THUMBS UP!!!

I'm in SE Wisconsin My new yard was installed late summer last year short seed growth.. this July it is taken over by lawn rust should I treat the fungus or ride it out and fertilize? The seed mix is mostly kbg with some rye.

00:49 I swear I thought you said "How to grow a mullet" and I thought I was watching Connor's channel.

Have to say Pete, i tossed ttf kbg blend last year and my yard has taken over the block..not one ounce of trouble with the kbg blend..always wondered if you watched connor..i usually just get advice from yall two..i honestly told my wife i want to kill my newly renovated backyard and covert 100% kbg, so now im extra tuned in this year🤣🤣..

When you say very fine leaf blade is that compared to the tall fescue You’re accustomed to? But not as fine. As creeping red fescue, for example?

I just want to point out one thing that many people who love their grass don't consider. That is, that by never allowing your lawn to experience a few days of drought, you are enabling a very big mosquito and fungus gnat problem. In nature, there is a system of checks and balances and when we think we're smarter than God, an abundance of harmful insects are the result. It is very bad to run your sprinklers every single day. By allowing the top layer of soil to dry out, this drastically reduces the insect population. Now my first love, before I became a gardening junkie, was a grass junkie so I still have a very green lawn. That being said, if it can't hack it on it's own without water for a few days in the summer, you should be looking at a different grass. An established lawn should be able to send it's roots down in search of water and should not need to be babied.

Been waiting for this one! Pete, I’m in VA Beach, and have some dense shady areas. Would I be better off with TTTF, or KBG (maybe Mazama seed since it’s shade tolerant).

I think to say Bluegrass doesn’t do well in the south, it’s misguided. Bluegrass probably doesn’t do well in clay soil plus the heat. So if you’re going to plant it in “garbage soil” (clay) and not water it much, you’re not going to be successful. Remember, up north, the glaciers plowed millions of tons of topsoil down out of Canada and planted it south of there, in southern Ohio and east, and west and south of there. So, they have very thick topsoil, 12”, or more thick. If you have good topsoil to plant in and keep your grass watered, plus don’t cut it too short (1” is way too short), you’re not going have a problem with Bluegrass. I think we cut ours around 2” or more, in height. It’s way better than fescue. I’ve wrestled with fescue for years, and it’s a pain in the butt. Good video, Pete!

I'm from Eastern KY and always heard bluegrass but idk why they call it tht? I mean we do have pretty grass and looks nice but why blue? I mean I guess it may have a bluishness to it compared to other grass but it's still not blue blue lol

Very nice to hear positive comments towards your competition. You're a stand up guy! I'll keep watching.

I dont know how much you know about cool weather environment, but do you think i could get away with the bermuda/bluegrass blend?

Wish we could say we didn’t treat with fungicide up here in the northeast. Darn rain has kept us scrambling.

Please share your opinion about overseeding a newly established (1 yr old) 100% KBG lawn in the fall. Do you agree with Connor’s approach to use PRG for the overseed given the quick pace of germination?

I must be doing my bluegrass completely wrong because I can't get mine to grow thick/dense at all.

Will Blue heat do well in central Washington state. We get 4 seasons. under 10 degrees in winter, over 100 in July and August.

I like that Scag, wonder how much that runs.. aaand guess I'll just be happy with my trusty ol' Toro.

Thank you for confirming my suspicions about fungus!!! I’ve got a 1k plot i killed off and am throwing down your kbg in place of the old fescue that was there. If it goes well ill be doing the other 7500k with it! Thanks for all you do!

Pete, live in Wilmington have Centipede but want to lower cut and want alternative to Bermuda. Thanks

Do you have to overseed like you do with tttf?

Thanks Sir. What square(grass blend) turned out the deepest green?

Do you think I could grow that in Deep South Texas mainly in a shaded area our summers are extremely hot

Is there anyway to speed up germination like putting the seat in the freezer or is that a wives tale also once a germinates can you spray 5 - 0-5 on a weekly basis

Have yoy been smoking that other kind of grass. JK. Good video.

You say you had fungus issues with ttf and not kbg. Were they cut the same height and same schedule?

My yard is 100% KBG here in Missouri . Great, informative video. Bless you and your family. Thanks for all your work Pete !

Hey Pete, Looks like you're out of Blue Heat. Any idea of when you will have more?

You hit the key Pete not as much fungus pressure with kbg. Can't wait to see the reno

BIG QUESTION….. would you ever smoke off your house lawn to convert it to KGB??, or will it always stay TTTF?

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Can you recommend a channel that deals with warm season grasses?

Pete, will you continue to 'bag' the entire new KGB to keep the thatch build up down? Seems like that will be a ton (literally) of clippings!...lol

Love your video and KBG.

Is midnight kbg the best variety or is ther one better . ...please let me know

Nice shirt, Jesus is Everything. He is coming again.

I'm a "LAWN LOCO" and I'm like you. I need to see it, or try it myself to believe it. I have KBG in my yard here in zone 9 Florida. I know, I know, I know, I'm full of it. Well I guess you'll have to see for yourself. Love what you're doing sir, you've definitely "MOWTIVATED" me. God bless you sir.

If I struggle with tf in the summer I know I can't use KBG

Love your stuff! Im about to move into a new house with a shady back yard, will your TTTF or Cool Blue be better suit for some shade?

Excellent Pete. Super video. Many value your opinion and the last two vids you’ve done have been so great. Thanks for sharing.

Do you think it has a resistance to disease because it's mowed so short and it dries out so fast after it's been watered or has rained?

Will Kentucky blue grass work in west texas?

You're doing great work, Pete. On your last video, you had mentioned how you had dumped "boatloads" of humic on the TTTF over the past 10 years, that you're getting ready to smoke off. Do you do more than 2 applications of humic per year? Do you drop it down monthly? I've put a couple of bags down in the front this year, along with my fungicide applications, and the grass is doing really well. I also stopped using my roller for the summer, which I had mentioned in a previous comment. I've battled disease for three straight years. This is the first year w/ no fungus in awhile. Anyway, how often would you use humic? I'm debating whether or not the success this year is related to humic and thinking about using it more often.