First LAWN DRESSING Of The Year
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- čas přidán 16. 03. 2023
- It's time to start the first lawn dressing of the year so today we continue the good work we have been getting on with since January and today is the day we do our final scarify and get on with over seeding and top dressing our lawn with the Field Compost no 4,
#overseeding #topdressing #lawncare
For the Field Compost no 4 mix click here
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Great dan thanks for posting cannot wait to see the results
Great stuff again Dan every time I watch your videos I keep picking up little tips
I can’t wait to get started NO4 being delivered on Thursday preparing this weekend. Have a good one
Been looking forward to seeing this.👍
Great job Dan, that’s handy I need top dressing 😆👍
Great to watch keeps me on my toes will have to scarify and cut Sunday
Enjoy your videos Daniel, pumped to see how this looks this summer
Me too
Great Video Daniel. Gonna wait on mine till end of the month. Just mowed and it looks good.
Great stuff Dan and I really enjoy watching your videos and total respect to you, for taking the extra time to allow us all to learn and help to make our own lawns look SO much better… I just got a double compliment on my front and back lawns from my parent-in-laws, who recognised the noticeable improvements.. just goes to show that a nice looking lawn is a beautiful thing to admire… thanks Dan and keep up the good work!
Great to hear such nice comments, everyone appreciates a nice lawn its in the British DNA,
Thanks great job
It's always great to watch your videos it's almost therapeutic well done
Almost?? Lol
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert 🤣🤣 you got me! They are full on therapeutic!! No question about it sir 🤣👍🏻
Great job, as always. I'm looking forward to how this project will develop.
I started into lawn season myself yesterday with two projects. I take a lot of inspiration, knowledge, and motivation from your videos. Ceep on cracking on.
Been using no4 for a few years now. Great results. Did mine today and currently watching the sprinkler on the overseed and your vid with a beer 👌Have subscribed 👍Very jealous of your stirling 👌👍
Thanks for subscribing,
Saw lately alot of channels using the blower instead of raking, but of course moisture is always an issue and kinda different with US & Canadian climates in places.
Great vids and always enjoy watching.
11:00 The lawn gods are real especially during overseeding 😊🤙🏾
Great video as always! I patch repaired and seeded a few bare spots a week ago… hopefully it starts germinating soon, not sure if I started abit too early, fingers crossed!
No activity here either a week on but wood pigeons arnt going hungry
Excellent job Daniel. I'm looking forward to some similar maintenance here in Northern Ireland now that the frost risk is hopefully gone.
I'd like to try your products out but I'm afraid that ebay is looking for exorbitant delivery costs for us here. Best wishes partner 👍
Nice job pal, love watching how the lawns you care for turn out👍
This one will be really good has been watered heavy by the rain so will be a riot this one
I’m in the US, I love your channel and seeing your methods. Different lawn strategy here (low water desert approach) but easy enough to adopt a few ideas. All the best sir!
Great kudos, are you on the west side then?
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert Yes, Utah
Glad to see you are able to get some work dine. We have had wet, cold weather down here and I have not been able to start any treatments yet for moss. Starting to panic I am as weather is rain for next week and then on holiday.
Mate its ridick up here im so behind and forecast rain for next week too
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert shame Daniel. That's tough. For me it's my own lawn but for you it's your job. Glad God helped you out on this lawn though ;)
I'm no gardener but I can watch your videos all day long!
I'm the same 😂
Cheerz guys
Mega 👌🏼
Great work,just ordered 1000l +seed of compost number thankyou very much for the discount code👍
No probs bud let me know how you fond the bulk bag weather it a pain or better in smaller bags
I ordered some bags, £120 for 5 bags, presumably mostly delivery charge - 2 week delivery time! Quite shocked for that money. Won’t order again.
God of Lawns!
In about it Dan👊
Aye decent!
Going to leave mine another month as I've just iron sulphated it. Being in Norfolk, I'll wait till the frost threat has gone.
Subs are slowly but very surely creeping up
Good work dan
Yes deffo hopefully will push on this year i have a goal in mind
id pay top dollar for ths guy to do my lawn
A couple of squirts of fairy liquid can also work wonders as a wetting agent, especially the non-antibacterial type(original). Helps to get rid of pests in the ground as well.
Illegal though i cant promote that
Tight hamstrings and bad knees 😂😂😂😂 killer...
Never thought I'd see a video from you on top dressing where I didn't hear the words "Jack's Magic"....what's going on mate....LOL?? I've got 10 bags of Jack's waiting to be used outside and I'll be sticking with old faithful (cos I don't have a sponsorship deal😉)
Its no good for lawns now the new formula so cant use it, and re the sponsorship you save more with 10% off than i make
You are the best in the business. even down to the directions of the grooves that should stop the seeds washing down the slope with rain. genius. im curious as to why you didnt use fleece as you normally do, given its still quite early in the season.
Customers would think i was mad if i used fleece so didnt plus its good to see the results of both
I used fleece on my 40 m2 front lawn last year and the looks it got from people walking past were WTF. The looks it got later were more akin to WOW, that worked.
@@mozza7189 Yes I can imagine, I’m gonna fleece the back garden before doing the front. But I will get some comments when the front done.
@@leefenton9477 neighbours said that when driving down the road, they thought it had been snowing😀
Hi Daniel, do you run any courses? I have been following your content for a few years and have picked up a ton of knowledge but I also believe I could gain even more benefit from face to face instruction.
Thanks for all your help so far. Michael
Nar mate im not that kinda guy i cant perform in front of a crowd, the vids teach all you need to know and are for free!!
Have you tried seeding the bare ground then vertislicing it like you did? That's how some slit seeders work.
Great vid. Starting my lawn dressing in a fortnight. Using the Stella first give lawn a kick start. Question is once ive put down my compost what products of yours do you use before u overlay with the fleece. Im getting Field no.4 its expensive but i must say looks the business.. Cheers Dan keep up the great work 👍
Nothinh till after the seeds come through Neil
sadly people in my area wont pay the money to have job done properly
great job
what do you think about vermicompost for dressing ???
👍… Dan, what seed might you use in sandy soil, particularly as I’m not in lush Bolton, but in the often dry South…
These seeds are used on sandy soils so they will be fine , they used in sport on sandy rootzones, steves job is sand based so no problem
How do you prevent seeds going in the beds and hedges when using that type of spreader? Is it just a case of going slower and being careful of your distance from the edge? Cheers!
Exactly that youll never stop it completely so always gotta do some weeding later down the line
Thanks for Video great advice. Could you tell me how much is all job cost on that lawn example please?
Not really kept a tally to be honest
Material wise its prob 150 quid
Did you check the soil temperature first. How important is the temperature of the soil or does the compost help with that ?
No never checked the soil temperature in my life, the compost will insulate yes and get warm when the sun shines out,
Brilliant video - glad I’ve found you. We have just got our first lawn and are complete novices - so I’m sorry for asking a basic question. I want to re seed an 3 square metre patch that has completely died and I saw on another video they suggested mixing the seed with compost and just spreading it down. Is that ok for a patch repair or should I use Your method for a larger lawn ? I will use fleece on top as well as I’ve seen that in another of your videos. Thanks - will work through all your vids now!
Only prob is your going to have a 3m2 patch of lovely grass
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert a fair point - but it will be better than black soil!
I like your videos, you are different to other lawn care videos, I like that and you use a peat compost- well done you 👌👍🙂
I should have said peat free compost
I've been meaning to do this but it's been raining every morning! Would you advise against mowing the lawn when it's wet? It seems to always get sunny in the afternoon but it doesn't quite dry out the grass. Thanks
Yes with a rotary though cutting wet with a cylinder isnt great
What size timber do you use for the lawn edge also how do you fix it?
Just b n q timber joists n with the sane stuff hammered in upright
Hi Daniel - excellent video as always. I have followed your videos since the start of the year. Put Resolva and Inhibit down in January/ Feb. Have bought some Rise and Shine and Galactic Green from you. I was going to scarify, cut and then put these products down now ( been away hence lateness of application). Will this be ok now ?
Yes fine but think galactic would be a waste, scarify rise n shine then let grow then when you think its looking great you can put the galactic on to enhance the finish
Thanks Daniel
There's a 80 year old referee in the Coleraine area who would put you to shame albeit it's U12 football
Great video! Would you recommend Field Compost no 4 for leveling a lumpy lawn? Or something else? It seems like you raked to a pretty thin layer in this top dressing example.
Thanks in advance!
No you need sandy soil for levelling as compost would rot away but only like 1cm lumps n bumps watch last nights video for how to level a lumpy bumpy lawn
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert Thank you for taking the time to reply! Will watch that video now..!
Hi Daniel, what made you get into lawn care after being a referee? Your lawns are magic well done 😁👍
I was already in lawncare when i took up refereeing! Started when i was 17 but wasnt strong enough mentally so did two games n gave it up n started up again when i was 24 but was too outspoken and got suspended by the fa lol so killed my enthusiasm so gave it up in 2008, n u know what i was damn good at it too
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert 👍👍
Apologies but I am always asking questions, I purchased a spreader the same as yours, I have got the strength of application from the instructions on your product but could you advise me how that relates to the numbering on the spreader ? you mentioned using 32 for seeding but is that similar for putting down my last application of Rise and shine ? Thanks
No its not rise n shine is around 29 on there, there is no direct correlation to the spreader your better doing low setting multiple times
Look at desired application rate. Note the setting number. Put a clean tarpaulin/pvc sheet down. Apply it on the tarpaulin sheet over a set square area. Pour the seed from the sheet into a container and weigh it. Using basic maths work out how many grams per square metre on the sheet. Compare this to the desired rate ie 35g per sq metre . Then make any adjustment to the spreader number.
What determines whether to use compost as opposed to kiln dried sand dressing. My lawn has bumps in it that I would like to level with the sand dressing. I guess that compost would decompose and leave the bumps?
Exactly that what u just said compost would degrade away
Yes just as I thought. Could I use Kiln dry sand instead at this time of year and also can I add some Steller for a kick start?
@@user-ky4pj7kr7r yes equilibrium to to help get the grass through
Hi Daniel Can you help me please I dug my front lawn up in the autumn after removing all the turf and left it to the weather all winter firstly when is the best time to sow the seed my local turf company tells me autumn time, secondly how much seed will I need I brought a large bag from them its what they use so it is good grass seed the lawn is 20ft x30ft thirdly how many bags of that field covering will I need and last of all where can I buy that wetting agent thank you.
Link in description to my products, seed whenever they will say autumn as thats best for them as they dont have to water it so they prob not the best people to ask, convert yhe footage into metres and rewatch the vid i tell you what it covers in there
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert thank you.
Could you have used a drop spreader for the seed
Yes could of
Is a lawn fleece a good idea at this time of year or will that do more harm than good?
Not needed on this job as its a lawn that is not owned by anyone really , ill be fleecing my more important jobs
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert is any decent horticultural fleece good for the important jobs ie nothing special about the fleece?
@@pablo9364 no just fleece will do any old fleece
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert thanks hopefully it will keep birds off
I only have a small lawn is a hand scarifier OK?
Yeah for sure
Dan, you said to put on wetting agent after field compost 4. Wouldn't the compost stick to your feet? Didnt seem to on your video but when I did it last year the compost came up in clumps stuck to my flat, non ridged shoes. I have seen that some recommendations are to put plastic bags over shoes but you didn't.
The compost was dry so didnt stick to my shoes but when i watered at howards the other day it did stick to my feet when i was watering but i walked backwards when spraying the agent so was never touching the wet conpost, it was only after watering it got a bit messy when watering so i recommended in the group to wear plastic bags, so with jacks magic i never had this issue but did with this so im learning all the time
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert Thank you
What seed are you going with on your lawns this year Dan? Tempted to try the MM50 Dwarf Rye - keen to know what your choice is - going to hit it in April
Always barenbrug extreme
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert Hi Daniel, would you say this seed is still usable even though we have dogs? How does it hold up once established?
@@RobAKemp won’t survive dog urine no grass will but will be hard wearing,
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert That’s great, thank you!
What colour nozzle for the wetting agent Danny ?
I use white flat fan
Which reliable weather report do you use?
Met office app that day it said cloudy 10% chance of rain lol
Can you use a watering can to apply the wetting agent or would a sprayer be needed?
Yes you can better that but more labourious, your getting more water in with it straight away
Always fill watering can with pre mixed solution as if you put water from tap in the force will create sudds
Fantastic, thanks a lot for the reply mate. Keep up the good work 👍
Hi Dan,can you use baby shampoo as a wetting agent?
Not legally
I have one suggestion if I may. It would be lovely if you could number your videos/projects. So, one has a chance to come back and watch the progress or rewatch certain steps. Take care.
Good idea but it affects views as part for eg get 10k views part 2 5k part 3 2.5k and so on so makes me doing the vids pointless, most are on playlists and ive started putting the relevent vid on the end screen
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert thx for the explanation. Take care.
I just had a look at the Field number 4 £25 jack’s magic May not be as fine but is every bit as good just my opinion and cost far less
Is your opinion 25 years in the industry with a britains best lawn title to your name, using countless brands over the year? In my 25 yrs experience my opinion is that the new jacks magic is not suitable for lawns anymore and field compost no 4 is the best i have come across
Traditional Jack's still available in North Scotland
Where can we get wetting agents here in the US?
God knows mate! Ryan knorr? Google? Amazon?
Have you gone off the Jack's Magic?
Aye where you been?
Oh, forgot to ask Dan don’t you put a pre seed fertiliser down
Nope you need to stop listening to other channels
Looks like i used a bit too much lawn dressing yesterday, you are barerly covering the ground while in my lawn it's around 2cm thick but since grass can even grow through concrete it won't be a problem i guess.
Daniel what size are the bags of compost are the 40L or some other size? Thank you
40
Why only that part of the lawn? Missing huge section to either side.
Coz the other lawns belong to the other houses , thought that was obvious
What seed do you use
The barenbrug extreme i sell
That field compost is a bit pricey, innit? Any recommendations for normal poor folk?
No mate ive tried lots this is the best and mu channel really was set out for those who want the nice lawn
Why don't you use a level lawn/lute?
Dont need one
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert 😂 love it! no you don't need one of course. I think I have the same metal rake as you, but they are pretty good for getting a "level" spread of top dressing / compost - that's what they are designed for, I bet you have used the big lutes for pitches etc haven't you!.
@@shakeuk no never touched a lute in my life i dont think maybe once at myerscough college mid 90s i never worked on a footy pitch just lawns
Morning Daniel, when you have seeded and put the dressing on, do you roll or tread it in .?
Everything i do is on the video if it ain’t on i havent done it , never compact compost after seeding, it needs to be free and airy so the seed can turn as it germinates
Can we get a link to your rake please?
From screwfix
I use two rakes
Just curious to know what seed you used.
Watch the video
Lol. Barenburg extreme bud.
I did watch the video. I mustn't have been paying attention!! Although there are a few different types of Barenbrug.
@@davidburns7695 its all in the video, always is
Took me 4 hrs to film and edit so not giving you a free pass umfortunately
Hot off the press: Westland Jacks Magic shares hit rock bottom as Field Compost shares go through the roof 😮
Ive sold jacks magic a million bags i reckon thiers already gone through the roof
that field compost is expensive do you have an alternative
No its not my job to find alternatives, this is the alternative to what i used to use,
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert O ...Well sorry I asked , you could have said I used such and such before which is good....
@@sharpz44 im building relationships with brands so it wouldnt look good when im affiliated to field compost telling you to go to somewhere else , i was using jacks magic but people were saying im killing the planet so find peat free so i have and with that comes extra cost due to the processes it has to go through so wasn’t having a go, ive already found an alternative my remit has been fulfilled
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert OK cheers and understand , I just want something to put on top of my small lawn after i seed it,I used jacks last year but found it full of bark and all sorts ,just watched your other vid and see why on the price....delivery .... I will see what I can find ,,,,great vids on your channel by the way ....Thanks
Well ok for small areas and a pretty outdated procedure. Vertimowing is good, then I would hit it with enzymes to biodegradable all the organic matter, and reduce fungus and black layer.
Compost on the lawn is not a good idea. You asking for hydrophobic conditions.
Do you recommend swardman manual hollow tine aerator?
I dont do aeration as you will know
Daniel, can you answer a quick question if possible. Last year you were saying how great jacks magic was. I bought 12 60l bags and paid £6 a bag from a local nursery. Reading the comments on this video, you say that this years formula for jacks magic has changed and so is no longer any good for lawns! Do you know what exactly has changed , as the field 4 is well over twice the price? Really appreciate your answer please
It is twice the price but its peat free which is what everyone wanted as i got hounded to death for using peat based so i gave you peat free so blame the eco warriors,
I was saying jacks was great 20 and 2021 but 2022 i said it had gone downhill and everyone for lawns was to stay away from the “new formula” obviously the peat content has been like more or less eradicated and they have replaced it with wood, stones, twigs someone said a a half a brick was in a bag so its prob ok for borders n pots but not lawns, i got two whitlows from the new formula at same time , if your into your lawns then price doesnt matter, its a hobby and people spend fortunes on hobbies plus its only dearer due to the haulage, every online distributor of garden products you have to pay the haulage cost from turf to gravel for eg
How come you are not using Jacks Magic anymore
Its no good now for lawns new formula
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert Best i dont buy any, cheers for the great content
Come and do my lawn your get about 6 months content on your channel 😂😂😂
Join the queue its about 15 yrs long
Bloody hell that too dressing is a ridiculous price
You wanted peat free you got peat free now eat it!!
This guy must be loaded that had you looking after this patch of grass
Love your work , in the lawn care game myself , but field no# 4 compost for 10 bags is currently £158 on their own website,then additional wetting agent needed , this isn’t a cheap job . Did you get a deal to promote this company? Using other materials for same results and almost less than half the cost . Being that’s it’s all about making money I wonder why you choose these products.
The customer gets the deal with 10% off , buy a pallet and the price will come down like i said to a guy yesterday the pallet price is the pallet price set by the hauliers weather you have1 bag on a pallet or 50 its the same cost as still takes up one pallet space on a wagon, if your in the game you can buy 50 at a time and use on gardens , but makes no difference to me if you buy or not thats not what its about, wetting agent optional not obligatory i just do best job i can, most of my followers watch as they want the best lawn and will invest just like golf enthusiasts do or footballers who want the best kit lawncare is a hobby like those
Guessing you do all your gardens for free then? Very charitable of you
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert for free no but I try to get the best materials in bulk for the best price I can . I understand very much about parllet and full load prices . But still quite a pricey way to do even in bulk . But thanks for the sarky comment I’ll keep my opinion to myself from now on . Keep up good work .
I really want some of that dressing but £126.70 for 5 bags delivered? Absolute rip off. It would be cheaper for me to go get some random compost, grade (sieve) it myself and throw the useless half away.
Its the haulage that costs the money weather it 5 or 50 bags still takes up one pallet on a wagon so its not their fault, so just think about that one before commenting , if you wanted fly tenerife with noone else on the plane it would cost you prob 30 grand but coz you fly with 200 other passengers it brings the price down for everyone,
"My sprayer will do 4 Liters per 100 square meters" Are you sure ?
Am i sure what?
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert 4Litres can cover 100 square meters. My lawn is 100sq meters but would need a lot more than 4 liters .
@@kenmay1572 yeah but mines a pro sprayer, i thought you was saying your sprayer did 4ltrs per 100m2
Don't you use jacks magic no more.
No as i say in the vid and why
Don’t blow it to street. Bag it next time. Very unprofessional.
Are you watching the same video as I am? When did he do this?