When should you aerate, dethatch, or level a bermudagrass lawn? // Basic Bermuda DIY Lawn Care Tips

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Don't get caught up into thinking you have to do every single step to your bermuda lawn to have a nice one. In this video, I'll tell you if and when you should aerate, dethatch, or level a bermudagrass lawn. I'll give you the basic bermuda DIY lawn care tips you need to have beautiful, lush, green grass. It's a lot simpler than it's often made. Trust me!
As promised, some links that were mentioned in this video and a couple others for you to watch next:
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This channel's videos share DIY lawn care tips for the average homeowner looking to fix an ugly lawn or maintain a nice one. Whether you're a beginner or experienced, you'll learn ways to have the best yard on the block without spending a lot of money.
I'm a husband and dad who loves his family and his lawn. Gotta care for and manage a budget for both.
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@jeffreydillner1897 3 года назад

Mommy, the weirdo next door is pacing back and fourth talking to his phone on a stick again... Also, I think the white box truck is casing our house...

@BudgetLawns 3 года назад

Lol. That's how I imagine it going too.

@jeffreydillner1897 3 года назад

@@BudgetLawns I was just playing around. Good advice as always, thank you for the video.

@BudgetLawns 3 года назад

You're welcome. Thank you so much for watching and commenting!

@GW-jw5ob 7 месяцев назад

New Sod Bermuda lawn for a home with very sandy soil this year. Sod is taking well. Laid down in Oct/nov last year. What should I do this season as far as maint. goes? Should I just mow/maintain this year or can I start the process of leveling and cutting short? First bermuda lawn always had a lush 4-5" Fescue.

@BudgetLawns 7 месяцев назад

Nice. My preference is to just maintain it with the cultural practices in the first year. Mow it a lot, water it correctly and fertilize. I'm going into my third year on a new construction bermuda sod lawn and still, that's all I've done. I will be doing more this year though, like leveling. Just depends on what your expectations are and how quickly you want to move. I don't mind moving slow. Thanks for watching.

@GW-jw5ob 7 месяцев назад

@@BudgetLawns that was my thought. Don’t stress it to much this year. Allow it to root really well then next season, game on!! Thank you. Love the videos.

@BudgetLawns 7 месяцев назад

Exactly! Appreciate your support of the channel.

@1975oldschool 3 года назад

Did 19 cubic yards of sandy loan last year and I still feel that leveling pain. Got tremendous results, but need to fine tune it with some sand this year. I’m not looking forward to it 😭

@BudgetLawns 3 года назад

It's a brutal but rewarding task. Good luck with the sand this season. Thanks for watching and commenting bud!

@Striperman 3 года назад

Solid info as always. I am still on the fence as to when I should sand level. Spring or Fall for my cool season grass. I am leaning towards Fall because it seems like our Falls are lasting longer than our Springs and it will give it more time to recover.

@BudgetLawns 3 года назад

Thanks man. That's a tough call. Sounds like you're thinking the right way though with the fall if they've been lasting longer. It does turn from spring to summer pretty quickly lately. Appreciate ya as always bud.

@hudsonjamesc 3 года назад

What do you think about burning a lawn that you think has died off? Some may be afraid to till and hit irrigation, cable, etc.

@BudgetLawns 3 года назад

I really don't know much about it. However, controlled burns intrigue me. I think it'd be a great process. However, I wouldn't recommend it here on this channel if you know what I mean.

@GoFastGator 3 года назад

If you, or anyone else, decide to level, solid tine or core aerating is a cheap, and very beneficial process. Especially on clay that sheds water easily. Add a little more sand to your order and fill in those holes!

@BudgetLawns 3 года назад

Thanks for throwing that in there. Appreciate it!

@JonsDailyHustle 3 года назад

I wasn't able to level my yard this season but I'm hoping to by fall time and maybe by next season have no weeds growing

@BudgetLawns 3 года назад

Leveling is definitely worth it if you get a chance. Thanks for watching man!

@SunnyBermuda 3 года назад

☀️I plan on doing it all this year!! Just hope I survive the heat and humidity! 😎☀️

@BudgetLawns 3 года назад

I hope you do too. We gotta have Sunny Bermuda around. Haha. Thanks buddy!

@bobbyc6982 3 года назад

I have and question about new construction yards I brought and house in nov in North Carolina they sod the front yard and sides but the back they did not they did not do and go job laying it and they told me it Centipede lawn and the back is weeds and I don’t know what to do I put down pest control all over and I water it in the front and back I have some weeds coming Thur the sod Put pre-emergent

@BudgetLawns 3 года назад

Here's a vid I did about how I got my rough new construction lawn in shape. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VA90FTeySFY.html I wouldn't kill and seed. Look into a Pro Plugger to plug the back in spots or make the investment in the same sod as the front and sides. Thanks for the question. Hope this helps. Appreciate ya!

@chrisrobbins4706 2 года назад

I just got my landscaping license and I want to educated myself as much as possible. I too live in the cool climate. Central Oregon to be exact. We have extremely hard soils and lots and lots of rocks. If a customer wants aeration and de thatching done which one do I do first and is it necessary to do both areating and de thatching? If so which one first?

@BudgetLawns 2 года назад

I am predominately a warm season channel. But from my best understanding, you should do both tasks while the grass is actively growing in early spring or early fall. Dethatching is typically done first. Whether or not you need to do both is up to the customer and if it needs or not. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching and the questions.

@mustang9549 2 года назад

I just bought a dethacher. I’m bout to cancel that order 🤦🏾‍♂️

@BudgetLawns 2 года назад

Appreciate ya watching and commenting!

@revellparrish487 3 года назад

I would like to know your opinion on liquid aeration (e.g. air8, etc.). Seems there’s not much evidence re its effectiveness.

@BudgetLawns 3 года назад

Hey man. I've never used one, so I don't really have an opinion on them. However, my friends at Yard Mastery sent me a bottle of Air-8. I'm building a new house this summer, so ill be using it on the new lawn next season. It'll be a great test to see how good it works. From what I understand, it's more of an ammendment as opposed to the fast results of core or spike aeration. We'll see. Great to hear from ya. Thanks for watching and the question!

@HR-cs2rf 3 года назад

Unfortunately i am a zoysia guy and not Bermuda. Nevertheless ,still good enough infos on other topics I get from you ,so Thanks !But what we do have in common is the california trimmer and I was wondering if you ever lubricated the drive wheel chain and if so, what did you use ? I am just concerned about hurting the gras with leaking lubricant all over. Thanks again

@BudgetLawns 3 года назад

Thank you. Similar rules will apply to zoysia as well. Right on about the Cal Trimmer. That's awesome. I've not had to lubricate anything yet. It's a new unit as of the end of last summer, so it doesn't have a lot of time put onto it. I'm sure I'll be greasing things up at some point in the future. Thanks for the question and watching!

@Szdday 3 года назад

Love the content buddy! Well said about cultural practices!

@BudgetLawns 3 года назад

Thank ya bud! Really appreciate you!

@dchildress17 3 года назад

Busted my tail manual and mechanical aerating in my new lawn last summer and nada 🤦🏼‍♂️

@BudgetLawns 3 года назад

Haha. Yup. Just not enough gained to make me want to do it! Thanks man!

@timborski1210 3 года назад

Not a fan of dethatching my Bermuda but this year I need to level/top dress and might do core aeration.

@BudgetLawns 3 года назад

Right on. You'll be glad you leveled. Core aeration is a good idea right before leveling if you wanna go that extra step. Appreciate ya watching and commenting!

@lawn2learn 3 года назад

After 90 days here in The south Florida I’m going to level my Newly sodded Celebration Bermuda Lawn. No regrets gonna throw her down 🤘🏼🔥🤘🏼

@BudgetLawns 3 года назад

Right on. You'll be glad you did. Worth the hard work for sure. Better get some sleep the night before. Haha. Thanks so much.

@lawn2learn 3 года назад

🎯

@todd01010202 3 года назад

Thanks appreciate the information from a fellow Arkansan

@BudgetLawns 3 года назад

Right on. You're welcome. Thank you. Appreciate ya watching and leaving a comment!

@Faisal-sf1gh 3 года назад

Hey Ron I applied double the amount pre emergent on Feb 24th but forgot to water it down, will it still work since it got rained on after 10 days?

@BudgetLawns 3 года назад

Haha who's Ron? To answer your question, though, yes you should be fine. Pre emergent has a little window before it has to be watered in.

@Faisal-sf1gh 3 года назад

@@BudgetLawns Appreciate you, sorry blame allergies for that 😂

@BudgetLawns 3 года назад

@@Faisal-sf1gh no worries. Always happy to help. Thank you!

@kove 3 года назад

Leveling is certainly 🗝️

@BudgetLawns 3 года назад

No doubt man! Definitely the one extra worth doing. Thanks dude!

@BermudaBrian 3 года назад

Good stuff man! Common sense!

@BudgetLawns 3 года назад

Thank ya bro! Hopefully it helps take the stress out of it for some folks. It should be fun, not stressful!

@bobbyc6982 3 года назад

Should I kill the back yard and seed

@BudgetLawns 3 года назад

Just hit ya up on your other comment. Thanks.

@southtexas_gunslingin1964 3 года назад

I need to level my lawn desperately!! I heard sand can cause the grass to burn. South Texas heat and sun are brutal in the summer. I also heard of mixing sand with soil. I am going g to research more before I get it done. Thanks for the awesome videos!!!

@BudgetLawns 3 года назад

You're welcome. Thank you for watching them. I really appreciate the support and hope they help, even if it's just a little. I wouldn't worry about it burning. I'm not sure that that's entirely true especially if you keep it watered like you're supposed to. The first year I did mine temps were in the mid 90s to 100 with full sun all day for a week. What you can do is just level in mid to late spring before the brutal summer heat sets in. Here's the link to my leveling guide from when I did it last year. It's a 4-part playlist that goes from start to finish. I did a lot of research for this process that didn't cost too much money or time. ru-vid.com/group/PLI5KxvSvsO34b7LmPABK7ED6psv0aMVI4 Thanks again!

@southtexas_gunslingin1964 3 года назад

@@BudgetLawns thank you for what you do. I have the bell on so every video you post i will see it. Thanks again for the info

@BudgetLawns 3 года назад

Awesome. Thank you!

@YardGuy 3 года назад

I don't know if I will be doing them either. Oh. And I don't have bermuda.

@BudgetLawns 3 года назад

I like your style. Works for cool season grass too. Thanks bud.

@YardGuy 3 года назад

@@BudgetLawns we will see how the year plays out.

@BudgetLawns 3 года назад

Playing things by ear is always a good strategy.

@YardGuy 3 года назад

@@BudgetLawns for example if we get lots of rain and I can't keep up with mowing and it gets too thick I might need to dethach this fall.

@BudgetLawns 3 года назад

Makes sense.

@TinkeringNerd 3 года назад

Hi, I got a question: my lawn is both terribly bumpy and filled with thatch. Which would you do first, level or dethatch? Thanks. One or two leveling cycles might not even straighten the lawn, this is how bad it is.

@BudgetLawns 3 года назад

I’ve never dethatched. With that said I’d level first. But most folks would say dethatch first. Wouldn’t do both at the same time. Too much stress on the lawn. Hope this helps. Appreciate ya.

@TinkeringNerd 3 года назад

@@BudgetLawns thank you for quick reply.

@BudgetLawns 3 года назад

My pleasure 👍

@amandadavis9726 2 года назад

@@TinkeringNerd he doesn’t dethatch because he bags his clippings.

@BudgetLawns 2 года назад

No I don’t bag my clippings. I only bag them when I scalp the lawn once or twice a year. I mulch the clippings all other times. It’s free fertilizer.

@andyslawncareandoutdooradv 3 года назад

I really like how you present information! I'm a cool season guy, and I de-thatch only when necessary. I do aerate every other year as it helps with soil compaction. Where I am we have very dense clay and when it dries out in the summer time, oh it can compact for sure. Aeration once every other year along with good practices and i seem to no longer have issues with soil compaction

@BudgetLawns 3 года назад

Thank you for that feedback bro. Yeah, you got that right. Cool season turf needs a bit more attention from these things than bermuda does. Great job at staying on top of things and solving any issues. Keep up the awesome work!

@andyslawncareandoutdooradv 3 года назад

Thank you! My season is about to kick in, and I can't wait! I have a cool project in the works.. a new project.. ALL I'm gonna say for now

@BudgetLawns 3 года назад

Sweet bud. Can't wait to see what's in the works!