SCARIFY and AERATE in November? YES You CAN but...

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Yes, I scarified and aerated this lawn IN NOVEMBER! Am I crazy? Maybe.. maybe not! From experience, I know this is perfectly acceptable.. "this year".. under "these" specific circumstances.
Watch the video to the end as I explain why I'm doing this, and how I am able to.
This customer is striving for the perfect lawn. In the past few years, we have simply offered our treatment service which faired well, but the lawn was producing a lot of thatch. This led to a weaker lawn and a lawn that holds moisture. This ultimately led to higher rates of lawn disease.
This year we have gone all out. We have scarified 2 or 3 times. We have aerated once or twice. We have applied fungicides, and additionally, my Emerald Green to help it thrive in Summer (lawnright.co.uk/emerald-green/)
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@LawnRight Год назад

If you enjoyed this video you could support the channel by buying me a coffee: www.buymeacoffee.com/lawnright or by clicking on the "thanks" button under any of my videos (thank you so much!).

@Premier_lawns_official Год назад

It's been so mild, we are out cutting grass today. Middle of Nov. All great advice here on this video

@LawnRight Год назад

Cheers mate

@ARSciandra Год назад

thanks for the upfront explaination. Appreciate your knowedge.

@LawnRight Год назад

Welcome! 😊

@lisag9493 Год назад

Brilliant work,, loving your lawn care channel ❤️,, thankyou for sharing your videos

@LawnRight Год назад

Thanks Lisa!

@haydenwareing9405 Год назад

Great video Shaun, still watching your videos and get excited every time you out out new videos. I find it very easy to understand what your doing and why your doing it. Other channels make it very hard to understand. Can’t wait to get cracking in spring after learning and doing a little bit of practice this year. 👍

@LawnRight Год назад

Thanks Hayden! Here to help!..

@dicantria Год назад

Very interesting, would be very interested to see the results later. I do agree, autumn is definitely getting mild. Over more recent years I've been doing regular cuts on lawns later and later in the year. You're definitely a braver man that I to do scarifying at this time of year, but I totally agree, in this changing climate/temperature we need to re think things. Great video, thanks

@LawnRight Год назад

You're welcome.. think im back there in January :)

@markbellars6961 Год назад

Hiya, just found your channel. I have a tip for collecting waste into a bin liner bag. Buy a black plastic bin, cut the bottom off and slide the bin liner over the outside. This will hold the bag open while you use the grabbers instead of hands and knees. Just slide the bin out of the bag when you're done and repeat. Great channel mate.

@LawnRight Год назад

Hi Mark thanks.. quite like that idea!

@stephenk4834 Год назад

Hi Shaun, well done again.. I scarified a few weeks ago and overseeded and was worried and you said it will come back. You were spot on and its looks good now. Thanks for all your help.

@LawnRight Год назад

❤😊👏👏 any time. Overjoyed that your lawn has come good!

@paulmcgarry7745 Год назад

Nice job Shaun - that lawn will look much better after that. Took your advice and gave my lawn a tonic yesterday of Iron Sulphate with some seaweed. 👍🏻👍🏻

@LawnRight Год назад

Nice work.. keep it happy 😊😊👍👍

@Wieczor178 Год назад

Great video, thanks. Aerated scarified and overseeded late October, came back nicely but now lots of weeds is showing might be from the soil i reused. Also applied iron sulphate as worm cast are present.

@LawnRight Год назад

Great result..cant do mich with the weeds other than pull them out or treat in spring.. great result though 😁😁

@Striperman Год назад

Shaun your channel is growing faster than my lawn lol. Well done

@LawnRight Год назад

I'll come over and we can share a beer or 3.. 😁

@jamieharley6586 Год назад

A lot of hard work gone into a great video! you should do a business related video for someone that wants to do a side gig or start a new business

@LawnRight Год назад

😊👍

@daveraatz1328 Год назад

Very similar to the Great Pacific Northwest of the US. Great video, good job.

@LawnRight Год назад

Thanks for the kind words!

@PURPLESATCOM Год назад

Thanks for the 'brave' video, it is the warmest November ever so no one's written the rule book. The ground is much wetter though not just from all the rain but colder weather means the rain doesn't evaporate as quick. I want to scarify &/or verticut - might try a gentle scarify on a small area to begin with- just had to cut it - thanks again for another great video

@LawnRight Год назад

Definitely on our last chance for any work.. cutting a fine line at the minute 😊🤞🤞

@andyharris6379 Год назад

Enjoyed the video 👍

@LawnRight Год назад

Thanks!

@richardgould1978 Год назад

Great content pal! I wish I could do a scarification now but my lawn is clay and waterlogged so no chance for me. I do still cut it when possible but it does thin out a bit cuz of the water and lack of light. Agree with you totally on temps and every garden is difficult so no text book is 100% right. Great channel.

@LawnRight Год назад

Thanks.. hopefully get some dry days soon! All the best!

@MrLegend139 Год назад

I did mine 16th September a hard scarify like I do most years, no overseed this year and just a decided to fork aeration as a pose to core aeration and no top dress took nearly 10 weeks to sort itself out with some iron and autumn feed on there every 4 weeks. I went out yesterday and saw the neighbours doing theirs I did think it was a little late myself. I still mow all year when weather permits just to nip the tops off to level it over

@LawnRight Год назад

Nice. All that summer heat then buckets of water .. good to see results

@moorgunandmarshes Год назад

I also try things out of the ordinary with climate change , but I do so first on my lawn. Many of my customers are elderly, whilst I know the lawn will recover and they will trust my judgement. I'm not sure many of them would survive the shock of the initial look. Lol. I also compost all my grass clippings and moss for my allotment, I have four 2cub.meter bins and turn it four times before using it. Best compost ever, plus I have two `cold' frames built along the back of the two fresh, hot bins which keep my summer bedding plants flowering all winter. A little more work but means when it comes to being green and recycling, I walk the walk and get good veg. Enjoyed the video coming just as I had tried scarifying my own lawn on the weekend just to `try and see' if it was feasible. My opinion it was too wet here pulling out a little to much grass even on light setting, but it was worth trying and I already knew what to expect, but right now it wouldn't win any awards. Lol

@LawnRight Год назад

At least you've tried.. todays definitely a lot damper round here..foggy..lower temps.. just grey everywhere lol. Being green is good.. I'm wanting to do a bit more

@bobertrarton6266 Год назад

Great job.

@LawnRight Год назад

Thanks!

@anthonypeirce5875 Год назад

great interesting video again shaun thankyou for saying you can scarify & aerate in mild november above 7 degrees yea the weather is changing mate

@LawnRight Год назад

Cheers Anthony 😊

@thomascoyne157 Год назад

Nice work 👍👍👍👍

@LawnRight Год назад

Thank you!

@dagtailgroundmaintenance Год назад

Agree mate. The gardening books may need to be rewritten. Hope your keeping well mate 👍

@LawnRight Год назад

Yeah I'm good thanks mate..bobbing about as usual trying to fit 40 jobs into 10 spaces

@grassthief1280 Год назад

So unpredictable the States Shaun we went from Air temps close to 80’ to 45’ in a matter of 3 days Hurricane Nicole showed up on the seen & said hold up its NOVEMBER she’s has a funny way about her 👍

@LawnRight Год назад

Definitely unpredictable at this time of year..we are lucky in the uk we dont get quite the same levels of storms. 🤔

@jasonhewlett1283 Год назад

Make the most of the mild weather it's not an exact science, push the boundaries ! 👍

@LawnRight Год назад

🙏🙏🙏🙏🤞🤞 😊

@kamalrammahtani8864 Год назад

Thanks Shaun Really helpful to hear your insight and grateful for your expertise. Towards the end of the video, you talk about seed. Would you (weather dependent) advocate seeding too at this time of year? I was tempted to overseed an area underneath a tree. But the leaves keep falling, and Although I clear them regularly, I still wonder about new seed this side of autumn. Grateful for your thoughts. Many thanks

@LawnRight Год назад

Hi Kamal.. I think anything's got a chance in the mild conditions at the minute..but as you say theres leaves to keep getting off especially with seed.. additionally, if for example you can guarantee a good 4 weeks from today of fair temps and sunlight to that area it stands a good chance or coming through.. but some will inevitably die back again due to lack of sunlight.. sadly.. but that's the battle with shaded areas

@JamesDesk Год назад

Scarified heavily, top dressed and over seeded in late September - but yesterday decided to over seed again to cover some bare patches. I feel that with this weather I might just get away with it.

@LawnRight Год назад

Definitely a possibility!

@skinnersbollox Год назад

I aerated and heavily scarified mine in the first week of November. Looks a real mess but hoping it will be OK. I top-dressed it and re-seeded too. Time will tell! Leaves seem to be the major issue for me.

@LawnRight Год назад

On the line but hopefully these decent temps should still be around for a couple more weeks so should see some decent recovery plus a gradual improvement over winter on the odd decent days (we do get1 or 2) main thing I guess is to try and minimise going on it

@orsettcock Год назад

The scarifier I bought from B&Q has got a pickup box like a lawnmower. So much easier.

@LawnRight Год назад

😊👍

@JM-dt9oo Год назад

can fill to quickly. i used my dads wee electric machine and bagged as i went and now have a petrol cobra machine and just blow it all up to lift after.

@thegeordiefellwalker8878 Год назад

Getting closer to a 12 month season 😁no more winter breaks🤔

@LawnRight Год назад

I know.. no time for fell walking 😯😁

@drunkinpiper Год назад

Thanks Shaun for another very informative video. Can farming fertiliser be used in spring or is it too strong for domestic use? My garden is around 3,000 sq M and is expensive when it comes to seeding and fertilising any tips to keep costs down would be appreciated.

@LawnRight Год назад

Hi.. I'm not sure.. but some farmers do grow grass, especially for lambs and cows so technically yes.. I'd want to view the label to check application rates though first.. you can often buy larger 20kg bags of fertiliser which would do around 800 sq metres so youd need 4 at a time in a push spreader.. cost around £120 for the fertiliser. One thing you could do is just treat an area close to your property say 500 sq metres and let the rest do it's own thing

@tessaboulton8031 Год назад

Question for anyone with any info, links or knowledge on the subject. My October and early November temperature were more like an April average. However, if it were April, my grass would be starting to go nuts but is only now growing slowly. I understand the temperature aspects of growth, but below what point do reduced light levels start to seriously restrict growth ?? PS, 1st Nov I got the scarifier out to do the lawn then "bottled it"..........Great Video.........Thanks.....

@LawnRight Год назад

Hi Tessa grass needs at least 3 hours of direct sunlight a day to do fairly well..once this lessens it then slows and weakens

@lawncare-4u849 Год назад

Great video. I was mowing today in the midlands. Did you pit any feed on and/or moss control after? I probably saw you at Wyboston 3years ago. Isn't it 10° ideally for seed to germinate? Have a look at my odd Vids on here 😊. - i have a same job Wednesday, but its not been done recently and its looking wet! As i missed it last week. All the best. Have a great Autumn and winter in lawncare..

@LawnRight Год назад

Hi mate.. thanks.. I actually put a moss control on a week beforehand. Usually put one on after if I see any new spots but it really didnt need it. Yeah seeds anywhere from 7 to 10 degrees to germinate depending on the type. Cheers

@lawncare-4u849 Год назад

@@LawnRight ok. I see. Good. Thanks

@bbr9707 Год назад

Hi Shaun…do you apply a lawn wetting agent at this time of year.. November? Oh I’ve found a autumn liquid lawn feed … Envii so may give it a go…. Thanks for the vids. B

@LawnRight Год назад

Hi B.. it's not really needed so much. Yeah envii has a good reputation so you will be good with that

@jimbo4890 Год назад

Quality info Shaun, I’ve been saying for the last few years we really haven’t had an autumn in the traditional sense, the seasons and conditions really are changing so the general calendar guidelines should be taken with a pinch of salt, do you happen to know if frequent verti cutting can completely replace scarifying on fescue or would a scarify still be required/beneficial?

@LawnRight Год назад

Thanks Jimbo. Youd have to try that.ivenever used a verticutter but it is on my list of things to get and try

@jimbo4890 Год назад

@@LawnRight any idea what you will get the only dedicated machine I have come across is a Bosch avr 1100 everything else is a cartridge for a mower of some kind.

@dereklawson945 Год назад

Enjoyed the common sense. Do you recommend for a feed at this time of year?

@LawnRight Год назад

Hi you can use any autumn feed this time of year,also seaweed and iron

@mdrinkwater Год назад

Even though the temperature's are good enough for grass growth, what impact do the shorter days/increased shade have on recovery?

@LawnRight Год назад

Hi Mark it just slows it down

@kingsleyclark7240 Год назад

Hi Shaun could you tell me which app you use for the temperature please Thank you for your valuable vid’s

@LawnRight Год назад

Hi Kingsley it's the basic app that came preinstalled on my samsung phone..it links to weather.com so if you can search for weather.com app it should be good to go

@kingsleyclark7240 Год назад

Thanks a lot Shaun I’ve got a iPhone so I’ll give it a try, all the others give a variant of between a low & high Have a good week 😀

@funkyduckproductions.8844 Год назад

I've bought a brand new stihl scarifier the same as yours after asking your advice on them. I've not used it yet. But I've noticed there is no bag with it. Not that you use one on a scarifier anyway. My question is tho. Do you have to wedge open the back hinged flap with something for the thatch to escape from? On my old Einhell I drilled a whole and put some para cord through it and up around the handlebar. Will I need to do the same with the stihl?

@LawnRight Год назад

Hi.. you don't have to have the flap open..but it definitely helps.. Piece of string rope or bungee cord can be hooked on the 2 metal brackets halfway up the handle bars so it is open just a little bit .. I wouldn't open it too wide in case you hit any stones and they get flicked out the back..yell back with any questions

@funkyduckproductions.8844 Год назад

@@LawnRight Brill. Thanks buddy

@stevenbuckley1416 Год назад

Sorry I got somehow unsubscribed better late than never I always say 😂 thank you for your insight and a good job my friend 👍🙏

@LawnRight Год назад

Welcome back! ha ha lol.. not a problem and many thanks!

@glennrandle8 Год назад

My lawn is 4 months old and noticing abit of thinning but it was thicker couple months ago. 1. Could I scarify it so young or better to wait till spring? And 2. Is winter die back something to take into consideration?

@LawnRight Год назад

Hi Glenn so I wouldnt scarify so soon no.. spring maybe but not now.. question is why is it thinning..if shade then theres not much you can do other than cut trees back etc.. if the soil is clay and gets boggy, a good deep aeration will improve the soil so it's not so wet all the time

@trueblue9091 Год назад

If the maximum day temp is around 10 degrees, but the night temp falls to around 5 degrees, would it still be ok to sow grass seeds?

@LawnRight Год назад

Yes.. but be prepared for much slower germination.. could be 2 to 4 weeks before you see anything coming through, an syou have to look to see if any frosts are forecast in this time.. definitely much riskier but not impossible

@timjones9406 Год назад

Hi Shaun. Would it be too late to apply seed?

@LawnRight Год назад

I'm on the fence..if you're in shade then I'd probably leave it.. but please look at the forecast for the next few weeks.. if its regularly over 7 to 12 with no frosts you might just get away with it

@jasondewen9961 Год назад

2 questions if I may. 1 are you talking about day time temps. 2 excuse my ignorance but why do we need to scarify/rake if we use collection boxes on our lawn mowers?

@LawnRight Год назад

Hi yes, day time temps. Lawns build up thatch as they go through their life cycles. Until we can improve the soil microbiology it's worth scarifying regularly

@bbr9707 Год назад

Must admit I use a grass box … but the amount of rubbish that comes out of my lawn is amazing. My lawn is approximately 80 sm and I get 2-3 bags out of it! It’s worth doing. Like Shaun says you get out what you put in.

@ianmozi Год назад

Hi shaun, with it being fine fesscu, how you didn't low it first on No2 before the scarifier? 🤔

@LawnRight Год назад

Hi you can still scarify effectively up to a certain height maybe an inch and half or so

@ianmozi Год назад

@@LawnRight sorry didn't have reading glasses in, I want mowed first then you would of had less to scarifie! 🤣 😂

@LawnRight Год назад

@@ianmozi ha ha no worries.. the grass wasn't too long so just went ahead :)

@MrOswaldP Год назад

🥰

@LawnRight Год назад

👍

@johnohalloran915 Год назад

Do u not put a winter feed on?

@LawnRight Год назад

Not usually just iron although I'm thinking about it 😊

@michaellindsay1093 Год назад

Love to take all the grass off your hands but mit be to far from me south Wales 👍

@LawnRight Год назад

😁😁

@4u2nvme4ever Год назад

Weird question, what seed is your own lawn?

@LawnRight Год назад

Hi it's a dwarf rye grass on mine 😁👍

@4u2nvme4ever Год назад

@@LawnRight thanks! And your the only channel showing just the amount of hard work it takes. Most channels fast forward way too much of that. Will look into dwarf rye it seems!

@LawnRight Год назад

@@4u2nvme4ever 😃..

@BretttSucks Год назад

1rd

@LawnRight Год назад

2rd myself 😉

@BretttSucks Год назад

@@LawnRight lol

@michaelrigg-it1bw 2 дня назад

Did you not overseed it ?

@LawnRight 2 дня назад

Not this lawn no

@michaelrigg-it1bw 2 дня назад

@@LawnRight thanks shaun , i can see why

@richardportelli1983 Год назад

Why don't you just start over with some improved seed varieties that are more resistant to disease?

@LawnRight Год назад

Hi, that offer was mentoned last year, however he wanted to try this approach first, see how well it goes, then possibly downtweak it and see if it can tolerate with "just enough" mechanical work.. will see how the approach goes .. can definitely mention this again.. thanks for this timely reminder