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  • čas přidán 18. 08. 2024
  • Could this be the SECRET to having a Green Lawn? In this video we put Jerry Baker’s All Season Green Up Lawn Tonic to the TEST!
    Jerry Baker was an author, gardener and had several tv shows on PBS in the 80s and 90’s. He came up with several homemade fertilizers for your lawn and garden using readily available items from your home.
    We will be testing out his all season green up tonic fertilizer which consists of beer, ammonia, dish soap, molasses and plant food (im using super thrive)
    Recipe:
    1/2 cup of dish soap (not antibacterial)
    1/2 cup of molasses
    1 cup of beer
    1 cup of ammonia
    1 cup of plant food
    Once mixed it should be applied to your lawn using a hose end sprayer.
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Komentáře • 915

  • @hatpeach1
    @hatpeach1 Před 3 lety +226

    In my experience, Stella is fine for warm season grasses like Bermudagrass or St. Augustine, but cool season grasses prefer an IPA like Two Hearted Ale or Anti-Hero. This is especially true if you're using one of the better cultivars of KGB, like Midnight or Bewitched.

    • @PrincessCutLawnCare
      @PrincessCutLawnCare  Před 3 lety +26

      Bahahah my hats off to you for quite possibly the greatest comment ever

    • @joe_ferreira
      @joe_ferreira Před 3 lety +5

      Can confirm from Seattle, WA. 👍

    • @MatsDawson
      @MatsDawson Před 3 lety +12

      Mine prefers all day ipa as a spoon feed.

    • @MrRice67
      @MrRice67 Před 3 lety +8

      Long Island, NY here - can confirm, cool season grass prefer IPAs

    • @PrincessCutLawnCare
      @PrincessCutLawnCare  Před 3 lety +7

      @@MrRice67 nothing but the best for us cool season folk!

  • @thomasbecker5313
    @thomasbecker5313 Před 3 lety +102

    My neighbor who ran a greenhouse and florist shop used a slight variation on your recipe. It was basic fertilizer, mild dish soap, clear ammonia, flea and tic shampoo and 1/2 a can of beer. When I foolishly asked him what you do with the other 1/2 can of beer he said "Why you knucklehead! You drink it!!" I miss his sense of humor and I still remember the recipe.

    • @geraldduncan5646
      @geraldduncan5646 Před 10 měsíci +1

      Well naturally, you drink the the remaining beer. I mean, you wouldn’t just through it out, would ya?😊😊😊😊

    • @brandonstuckey9042
      @brandonstuckey9042 Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@geraldduncan5646 throw a ball through a tunnel.

  • @IrvRat1982
    @IrvRat1982 Před 3 lety +197

    The yeast in the beer helps with the decomposing of thatch. Blackstrap Molasses is the molasses to use. Its high in Iron, magnesium, and calcium. I've been putting molasses on my garden for years. Those, uh, medical plants love it.

    • @PrincessCutLawnCare
      @PrincessCutLawnCare  Před 3 lety +38

      I heard about the bootstrap molasses, does it attract deers to your yard?
      Medical plants huh? You growin some aloe vera or what?? 💨💨💨

    • @markg6860
      @markg6860 Před 2 lety +19

      You don't need to waste perfectly good beer on a lawn. Just use regular yeast ... in combination with the molasses (or regular Coke also works), which feeds the yeast cells.

    • @laurapalmerTDGE
      @laurapalmerTDGE Před 2 lety +4

      @@markg6860 - At least he uses Stella Artois, a quality Belgian beer :).
      Check DCM Vital Green too, a Belgian product.
      Cheers, a guy from Belgium.

    • @markg6860
      @markg6860 Před 2 lety +3

      @@laurapalmerTDGE That's true, but I would be extremely jealous of my lawn, by having to waste good beer on it!

    • @laurapalmerTDGE
      @laurapalmerTDGE Před 2 lety +2

      @@markg6860 - Use Heineken the famous Dutch sewer water instead. The lawn will turn 🍊.

  • @diytwoincollege7079
    @diytwoincollege7079 Před 2 lety +74

    RIP Jerry Baker. He will be happy to know that people are still using his formulas and tonics

  • @tomek5675
    @tomek5675 Před 2 měsíci +8

    What I love about your content? It's short and right on the spot. Keep doing the job :) Thanks!

  • @terrystevens8890
    @terrystevens8890 Před 2 lety +12

    Jerry Baker used to be the spokesperson for Kmart Garden Centers. I met him at a Grand opening of a Super Kmart in Mansfield Ohio. He was very knowledgeable on using home remedies for your lawn and garden. He has since passed. His home was in Winterhaven Florida.

  • @thomasmiller9398
    @thomasmiller9398 Před rokem +13

    One thing I really like about your videos is your curiosity. You try all kinds of different things to see what the results are. Your videos give me courage to try some new things.

  • @RocknRollkat
    @RocknRollkat Před 2 lety +23

    I did this every 3 weeks during the spring and summer when I owned my home.
    I had the BEST lawn in town, by FAR !

    • @PrincessCutLawnCare
      @PrincessCutLawnCare  Před 2 lety +3

      I believe it!

    • @moadeebjudahbenisrael2030
      @moadeebjudahbenisrael2030 Před 2 lety

      Yep, used it back in the 90's had the same result as you to where people would seek me to find out how my lawn stayed so green and lush

    • @AJR-zg2py
      @AJR-zg2py Před 2 lety +1

      Imagine their surprise when you told them that beer - of all things - was one of the secret ingredients LOL

  • @theblindape
    @theblindape Před 2 lety +30

    This guy's videos are the perfect length to always get the point across. I love the way he uses foreshadowing with the time stamps to hold the viewer's attention to the very end. Best lawn channel for the regular guy who just wants to level up his yard.

    • @PrincessCutLawnCare
      @PrincessCutLawnCare  Před 2 lety +5

      Thanks boss! i try to keep it concise and engaging just as if i was watching youtube, i dont like fluff, i come here for answers.
      Appreciate you commenting kenny!

    • @ircorva67
      @ircorva67 Před měsícem

      I love the length of his excellent, to-the-point videos. So many CZcamsrs are ridiculously wordy, and frankly guys, I don’t care to hear about your weather or other daily routine.

  • @halcooper6059
    @halcooper6059 Před 3 lety +8

    I sprayed all the dry grass areas of my yard tonight with concentrated dish soap out of an Ortho sprayer Prior to seeing this video. It will help water penetrate hard soils like clay. I also have never met a bug that likes their body or food covered in soap (ex..aphids on roses). I have Jerry Bakers book and watched him many times on PBS. Some say he is a quack...in reality he was a smart man.

  • @curiouslass4280
    @curiouslass4280 Před 2 lety +11

    I loved Jerry Baker!! I own some of his books and it works!!👍 The recipe you just used is great to spray on trees, foliage as well as the lawn. It will make everything super green and healthy!

  • @AkSonya1010
    @AkSonya1010 Před 2 lety +14

    I LOVE his methods, I have several books. My favorite is his formula for transplanting plants. It's a miracle for plants so they don't go into shock. I have used his methods for over 30 years.

    • @chompers11
      @chompers11 Před 2 lety +6

      Can you share it please? Also does he have anything for propagating softwood cuttings?

    • @bobmanp8653
      @bobmanp8653 Před 2 lety +1

      id like to know as well

    • @AkSonya1010
      @AkSonya1010 Před 2 lety

      ​@@bobmanp8653
      It’s time to divide your prized perennials so you have even more next year. Start by digging up those overgrown clumps, cutting them apart, and then soaking them in this transplant tonic before replanting:

      1 can of beer
      4 tbsp. of instant tea granules - I can’t find any longer so I make some strong tea.
      2 tbsp. of dishwashing liquid
      2 gal warm water


      Mix these ingredients in a bucket, and soak newly divided perennials in this tonic for about 10 minutes before replanting them. When you’re finished, dribble any leftovers around your newly settled divisions. It’ll get them off on the right root and grow like gangbusters!

    • @AkSonya1010
      @AkSonya1010 Před 2 lety +1

      @@chompers11
      It’s time to divide your prized perennials so you have even more next year. Start by digging up those overgrown clumps, cutting them apart, and then soaking them in this transplant tonic before replanting:

      1 can of beer
      4 tbsp. of instant tea granules - I can’t find any longer so I make some strong tea.
      2 tbsp. of dishwashing liquid
      2 gal warm water


      Mix these ingredients in a bucket, and soak newly divided perennials in this tonic for about 10 minutes before replanting them. When you’re finished, dribble any leftovers around your newly settled divisions. It’ll get them off on the right root and grow like gangbusters!

    • @chompers11
      @chompers11 Před 2 lety

      @@AkSonya1010 really cannot tell for the life of me if you're trolling me HAHA

  • @melparrishjr
    @melparrishjr Před 2 lety +9

    Oh yeah, He was the first Master Gardener I ever learned from.
    This recipe is good but the one I learned from him substituted cola for molasses. It's the sugar that's important ...There wasn't any plant food in the original recipe because of the ammonia. That stuff is pure nitrogen for the plants! Any more than that would burn them. The dish soap is used to cut through the natural waxy film of the foliage to allow the rest of the cocktail to absorb into the plant more quickly. Another thing you can use as an organic pesticide is tobacco tea made by steeping Beech-Nut chewing tobacco in boiling water... put it in a sprayer bottle and you're good to go. This was also one of his recipes. His book I think was called Tips, Tricks, and Tonics. All my plants absolutely loved his tonics!!!!
    You can't go wrong with Jerry's Tonics!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤

    • @garyharden7311
      @garyharden7311 Před 2 lety

      Yes I’ve done the tobacco pesticide it kills anything

  • @keithp115
    @keithp115 Před 3 lety +14

    I use this recipe in between my granular fertilizations. Everything comes from the Dollar store except the beer, and IT WORKS! FYI. I reside in Southeast MI with cool season grass. Give it a try guys!

  • @kentkirkland7230
    @kentkirkland7230 Před 3 lety +56

    I've been using Jerry's recipes for almost 20 years. He knows his stuff. You waited only two days for results. Give it a solid week and see how it looks. I don't use that formula you used because it makes my grass jump too much-- Don't want extra mowing.

    • @PrincessCutLawnCare
      @PrincessCutLawnCare  Před 3 lety +32

      You are absolutely right, it was much greener around day 5!

    • @tannertuner
      @tannertuner Před 3 lety +13

      Yeah, but more frequent mowing also challenges the roots to grow and your lawn will thicken

    • @IndigenousIndianLady65
      @IndigenousIndianLady65 Před 2 lety

      You think it's his recipe

    • @tonesmith909
      @tonesmith909 Před 2 lety +10

      Why go through the trouble of making this video and only giving a 2 day follow up?

    • @johnmills972
      @johnmills972 Před rokem +3

      A 7 day follow up would have been great.

  • @milanvracarichsr.5022
    @milanvracarichsr.5022 Před 3 lety +16

    I still use his recipes, they actually work

  • @mrcrowley2737
    @mrcrowley2737 Před 4 měsíci +3

    I’ve made my own liquid fertilizer from the grass clippings, throw them in a 5 gallon bucket with water and let it steep for about a week and strain the clippings and there you go

    • @ericanderson7059
      @ericanderson7059 Před 2 měsíci

      That sounds brilliant and too easy , how often can / do you apply ? any risks of harm to the grass to do this in the summer ?? Thanks for the tip .

  • @guesswho6946
    @guesswho6946 Před rokem +7

    Baker didn't use plant food in his recipes in his book. I made this his fertilizer in 1996 and it only had beer,sprite, dish liquid, amonia. I grew tomatoes and roses ,gave to tomatoes to half the n-hood.
    Thd reason I used his recipe was to stay more on organic level.

    • @annetteyunker3368
      @annetteyunker3368 Před rokem +1

      I have his books and videos. There are different tonics in his books. One does not have liquid fertilizer, one does. Different purposes.

  • @confusedbugger
    @confusedbugger Před 2 lety +3

    I don't even have a lawn, I live on the 8th floor of an apartment. This guy some how made this topic interesting

  • @surlypuffin6375
    @surlypuffin6375 Před 2 lety +3

    I've been using his tonics for years and have seen great results. For the lawn and my flowers and gardens. I've never used the lawn food in my tonics.

  • @atroche1978
    @atroche1978 Před 3 lety +45

    You're supposed to drink the remaining beer while you hope for the best. 😂

    • @PrincessCutLawnCare
      @PrincessCutLawnCare  Před 3 lety +16

      Who said I didn’t 😂

    • @romanfoster3820
      @romanfoster3820 Před 3 lety +3

      @@PrincessCutLawnCare Right? Missed opportunity to have a second beer can off to the side and as you pour the first one in, turn back to the camera and be like. 'Your probably wondering why two beer cans. Well, I took some liberties and decided to build off of his existing recipe... let me show you.' -- Then cut to you watering the grass with one hand, beer in the other. lol

    • @atroche1978
      @atroche1978 Před 3 lety +3

      @@romanfoster3820 that would've been academy award winning content!

    • @PrincessCutLawnCare
      @PrincessCutLawnCare  Před 3 lety +1

      @@romanfoster3820 haha next time!

    • @Mr1fingersalute
      @Mr1fingersalute Před 3 lety +3

      Right!! You drink until the grass looks good and call it a day 😂

  • @OckhamsRZR
    @OckhamsRZR Před 3 lety +10

    Props to putting out a vid for cheap and easy DIY fertilizers. The results are snapping!

    • @PrincessCutLawnCare
      @PrincessCutLawnCare  Před 3 lety +2

      Not too shabby, it looks even better today. I should have waited another day or two

  • @kenpatton8761
    @kenpatton8761 Před 2 lety +7

    I have all of Jerry Baker’s books. He suggests using Lemon scented ammonia and dish-soap. The lemon will keep all flying insects away….Mosquitoes as well. Just spray everything…plants, yard, house, furniture…before let’s say a cookout. You’ll actually see all the flying bugs leave as you are spraying. And you’ll have a very green lawn as well. Jerry Baker..America’s Master Gardener! Cheers

  • @lawnphix
    @lawnphix Před 3 lety +13

    This is awesome! I remember seeing these old school home recipes - pretty sweet seeing it in action and the quick green-up!

    • @PrincessCutLawnCare
      @PrincessCutLawnCare  Před 3 lety +3

      Lol thanks, I could see this being the n-ext product of their day haha

    • @lawnphix
      @lawnphix Před 3 lety +3

      @@PrincessCutLawnCare hahaha yes!!!

  • @tmcche7881
    @tmcche7881 Před 3 lety +5

    Caught Jerry Baker's show on PBS, decades ago. Being a curious chemical engineer, I gave it a try. Ended up using his concoctions for years, when I lived in the high-end 'burbs. It works, had the best lawn on the street, if not village. Kept a very sharp lawn mower blade and never took off more the a quarter of the length of grass, maintaining its height between 3 and 4 inches. Has Jerry said, it will help to retard weed growth.
    One day, I observed my neighbor outside giving his expensive lawn care service 'what for.' He was pointing at his lawn, then at my lawn, then back at the poor lawn care representative, over and over. I couldn't hear the animated conversation. But, it was obvious what was being said. The lawnservice never did make the neighbor's lawn look as good as mine.

    • @uwsome1
      @uwsome1 Před 2 lety +3

      Im going to try this stuff , i like your story

    • @sherriianiro747
      @sherriianiro747 Před 2 lety +1

      And the best part is you aren't poisoning the food chain.

  • @gordonspond
    @gordonspond Před rokem +5

    FINALLY some use for Bud Light!

  • @tumizoomi202
    @tumizoomi202 Před rokem +2

    …… I’ve been using these solutions for YEARS! Great stuff!

  • @davidlouiso9650
    @davidlouiso9650 Před rokem +2

    I have used Jerry’s tonics for decades. I always use Epsom Salt, quick and longer green up, the cheapest laundry, non bleach detergent I can find, also helps to keep moles away. (They don’t like soap flavored soil) And of course fertilizer. The grass stripes up so nice! His thatch buster works too! A lot of people think his stuff was just snake oil, but it all works.

    • @gergemall
      @gergemall Před rokem

      Agree it can work well but depends on soils and varieties of grasses and zones. If it works don’t fix it

  • @Thelawncarenut
    @Thelawncarenut Před 3 lety +54

    I used to watch Jerry too. He had all kinds of crazy household stuff he would throw on his lawn and plants - today though, for sure, the label lawyers here on CZcams would slay him if he made content. Also, Super Thrive is legit - it's what everyone uses here in Summer.

    • @PrincessCutLawnCare
      @PrincessCutLawnCare  Před 3 lety +9

      I was going to do his tobacco juice pest recipe as well but didn’t want to upset the sensitive viewers 😂

    • @lambert1702
      @lambert1702 Před 3 lety +7

      @@PrincessCutLawnCare You and the lawn nut are sensitive to sensitive YT viewers making critical comments, and I have become sensitive to you and lawn nut for being sensitive to sensitive viewers making critical comments... Where does it end? Jerry Baker, the self-styled master gardener, was a master salesman, btw. Do you know one of his first jobs was as an undercover officer impersonating a gardener?

    • @davidhintz1806
      @davidhintz1806 Před 3 lety +1

      That's it! I'm going to do a superthrive test since the weather is improving. I predict its bunk.

    • @kenshinhimura9387
      @kenshinhimura9387 Před 2 lety +1

      @@davidhintz1806 superthrive is awesome. It's a bunch of vitamins and hormones that boost plant growth.

    • @bdmenne
      @bdmenne Před 2 lety

      I just piss on my lawn. And cut up sticks & leaves into the grass with the mower. Boooom

  • @AmericanConstellation
    @AmericanConstellation Před 3 lety +3

    A great video. I will say the most important thing here to spray you lawn with is dish soap. After you fertilize your lawn, spray dish soap on it and then water it in. Farmers use soap after they plant crop seeds. It breaks the surface tension.....

  • @aquienpuedainteresar4188
    @aquienpuedainteresar4188 Před 3 lety +4

    I used that recipe once, minus super thrive, a few years back. It did green up my lawn fast and my flowers kept blooming all the way into November. All the neighbors couldn't believe it.

    • @PrincessCutLawnCare
      @PrincessCutLawnCare  Před 3 lety +1

      Sweet! do you still use it?

    • @aquienpuedainteresar4188
      @aquienpuedainteresar4188 Před 3 lety +1

      @@PrincessCutLawnCare To be honest my wife evicted me from the flower beds. Word of advice, do not use your wife's flowers beds as experiment grounds. I have not use it in the lawn since then, I guess not sure if it cost/time effective in the long run, best between 500 to 1k. Also while it does work there's no "evidence" on how or if there's negative effects on lawn. Because of that I went back to tradicional fertilizers. Who knows I might start trying it in a small section of my lawn.

    • @aquienpuedainteresar4188
      @aquienpuedainteresar4188 Před 3 lety +1

      @@PrincessCutLawnCare Thanks again for showing that there are alternatives to the norms.

    • @gainswithkathy
      @gainswithkathy Před 2 lety

      @@aquienpuedainteresar4188 what fertilizer do you use for your lawn?

  • @krazmokramer
    @krazmokramer Před 3 lety +2

    I watched Jerry Baker on PBS all the time. I also bought his books. I followed his directions including wearing golf shoes whenever I mowed or fertilized. I had the best looking fescue lawn, rose garden and perennial beds in my neighborhood, hands down. My trees also thrived. His stuff works!

    • @AJR-zg2py
      @AJR-zg2py Před 2 lety

      Question as a non-homeowner with no lawn... why golf shoes? Do they leave less of an impact on your lawn or something?

    • @cstraws
      @cstraws Před 2 lety

      @@AJR-zg2py helps with Aeration of the grass

    • @AJR-zg2py
      @AJR-zg2py Před 2 lety

      @@cstraws That makes total sense because they have spikes. Not a golfer so that's why I asked. Thank you! :)

  • @euricadenette5922
    @euricadenette5922 Před 2 lety +4

    Omg, I even bought Jerry's books and video back in the day. I still have them!

  • @f_youtubecensorshipf_nazis

    That guy is why I have a green thumb. Everything he said to do works.
    Credit PBS too. This is the public good that comes from stuff like that.

    • @f_youtubecensorshipf_nazis
      @f_youtubecensorshipf_nazis Před 2 lety

      kill your lawn though
      we're going off the climate change cliff and there is no reason at all to pour water into turf

  • @Paul-dy8mo
    @Paul-dy8mo Před 3 lety +1

    I established clover a couple of years ago and big difference now. Some home made compost in the fall and the lawn looks great. Every year there's less weeds now. Where our dog pees is the best grass now.

  • @ircorva67
    @ircorva67 Před měsícem

    Many years ago, I told a guy I worked with about one of Baker’s Lawn Tonics that I had tried. He was amused, curious, and skeptical. But he took the recipe to his brother who is a biochemist. The brother told him that it was brilliant and to use it on his lawn! I have used it ever since. In the Spring, add half a cup of Epsom salt to the recipe in this video. To avoid too much evaporation, apply this tonic in the evening, especially in hot weather. Then you won’t need to water it in. By the way, this will really help you lawn through a heat wave: do it every 3 weeks.

  • @Chris351971
    @Chris351971 Před 3 lety +7

    Great video!!! I use to use his tonics as well and they do work. While I use other products now, I still use the dish soap for things needing a surfactant

  • @Smile-N-Bear
    @Smile-N-Bear Před 2 lety +3

    I've been doing it with Beer,Amonia and dish soap only. For years. Works amazing on my Zoysia.

  • @bobjohns8914
    @bobjohns8914 Před rokem +1

    Yup - I used Jerry's methods and it does work - don't forget the Chewing Tobacco Juice and Lemon Dish Soap.

  • @ministermanoutdoors6179
    @ministermanoutdoors6179 Před 4 měsíci

    I have used this ever since I saw the same TV Special years ago. It works like a champ! One thing is about the beer, it's a de-Thacher. The yeast in the bear breaks down dead matter much quicker. The molasses is the sugar.

  • @dolly_llamas_tea
    @dolly_llamas_tea Před 3 lety +8

    This was awesome!! You should totally find more recipes to test out!

    • @PrincessCutLawnCare
      @PrincessCutLawnCare  Před 3 lety +2

      Thank you! Will do! had fun with this one dolly!

    • @saliston
      @saliston Před 2 lety

      @@PrincessCutLawnCare and you get to drink the left over beer

  • @jackielinde7568
    @jackielinde7568 Před 2 lety +7

    It would be interesting running this experiment three different ways: 1. Water only (control), 2. Normal Fertilizer, and 3. Jerry Baker's concoction. You'll have to run them on separate patches of the lawn, but all three should be the same grass and have the same exposure (sun versus shade over the day).

    • @PrincessCutLawnCare
      @PrincessCutLawnCare  Před 2 lety +3

      Funny you mentioned that, i was a novice at these video taped experiments when i made this video last year but i took the feedback i recieved from this video and really dialed in the controls on my newer experiments.

    • @Cyallaire
      @Cyallaire Před rokem +2

      @@PrincessCutLawnCare I like how you explained the potential benefits or purpose of each ingredient. I would have never guessed dish soap could be helpful to plant growth other than maybe countering aphid infestation.

    • @MrSummitville
      @MrSummitville Před rokem +1

      The tonic is in addition to dry fertilizer. Not instead of. It is a dry fertilizer activator / booster. Apply tonic every three weeks. Not once and done.

  • @GOOGLEUSER-js3vf
    @GOOGLEUSER-js3vf Před rokem +1

    Such great delivery, George. Awesome job!

  • @lizzybeth2924
    @lizzybeth2924 Před 6 měsíci +2

    I brought my lawn back using his tips.

  • @joeyl.rowland4153
    @joeyl.rowland4153 Před 2 lety +6

    Wow just wow. Molasses has been boiled down and it is really concentrated mineral boost. The sugars just feed the bacteria. This isn't to fertilize your plants, it feeds your soil. Your soil in turn takes care of all the needs of your plants. Spreading alfalfa pellets across your lawn befor a rain will help boost your soil as well. Hardwood pellets for grilling will feed for a long time. They are good to spread on your lawn.

    • @PrincessCutLawnCare
      @PrincessCutLawnCare  Před 2 lety

      Thanks for the info!

    • @ferrumchnop6617
      @ferrumchnop6617 Před 2 lety

      Same concept, I use chicken feed crumble as it dissolves quick so the dogs leave it alone. Alfalfa is def better tho.

    • @Ranger830
      @Ranger830 Před 2 lety

      I agree 100 % I switched over about 5 years ago to organic and never looked back! Med plants love it 😍👍 so do the outside garden veggies! Also take a gallon milk jug add 1 cup yeast sugar and hot water 💦 poke hole in lid and put in your grow tent! The extra Co2 in veg is awesome 👏 get growing everyone 🤙

    • @Ranger830
      @Ranger830 Před 2 lety +1

      Also Dr Earth makes a 2-2-2 Alfalpha top dress that will work on your lawns! I brew it in 5gal for 24 hrs with air stone then strain and add to lawn hose sprayer and apply! Don’t waste the stuff you strained top dress garden beds with it 😎👍

    • @joeyl.rowland4153
      @joeyl.rowland4153 Před 2 lety

      @@Ranger830 James couldn't you just use alfalfa pellets to brew tea from? I put alfalfa pellets in the soil because it causes bacteria to grow it promotes the growth and I am not for certain but I believe it promotes bacteria that is beneficial to my green beans, my production was off the chain. The effects are very similar to coating legume seeds with bacteria which is why I came to the conclusion that I did.

  • @ratrodramblin
    @ratrodramblin Před 2 lety +4

    I had a yellow lawn one year. I didn't want to water a bunch to save money on my water bill here in California. I bought some Milorganite organic fertilizer from home Depot and let me tell you. It stink but I've never seen a greener lawn using little water.

    • @PrincessCutLawnCare
      @PrincessCutLawnCare  Před 2 lety

      Milo give that nice DEEEEP GREEN

    • @hermanhale9258
      @hermanhale9258 Před 2 lety

      We haven't had rain in weeks and weeks. Temps up to 99. Lawn is toast. Thanks for the tip.

    • @markg6860
      @markg6860 Před rokem +1

      @@hermanhale9258 Lawn is probably just dormant.

  • @tomcamarillo9756
    @tomcamarillo9756 Před 3 lety +1

    All ingredients are helpful to the lawn. Thanks.

  • @bowlinglefty
    @bowlinglefty Před 10 dny

    Tried this today. I used a full can of beer since all I had was light beer. Used a cup of my wife's Miracle Grow liquid mix for the fertilizer. See what happens in a few days.

  • @XB29SP
    @XB29SP Před 3 lety +12

    I have used this formula a lot to "wake up" plants in the spring. The soap kind of repels bugs too. When I saw the show instead of molasses he said to use cola, at least in the show I saw. Instead of ammonia for plants I just used with Miracle Grow. If having heavy bug problems throw in a little lawn or garden bug killer. Just tried on my lawn last week with ammonia. Now have patches of green trying to grow back in a browned out area. I also remember it does not last all that long so every two weeks or so you can apply again until you see the results you want. Funny I saw this video just after applying myself. Our devises are listening ladies and gentlemen...

    • @PrincessCutLawnCare
      @PrincessCutLawnCare  Před 3 lety +1

      Big brother is always listening haha 🤔🤔🤔
      Oh and thanks for sharing, I will try that mix!

  • @Matt_spalding82
    @Matt_spalding82 Před 2 lety +3

    He had a tonic for keeping insects away, it had mouthwash in it and a few other things I can't remember off the top of my head. Every one oh his recipes were good when I used them!

    • @LogCabinsNFrsAir
      @LogCabinsNFrsAir Před rokem

      Matt, I've read that one long ago also. It has to be the original golden color Listerine. Then he also said a Lemon Dish detg. The Lemon is a bug deterrent!

  • @wetherby6774
    @wetherby6774 Před rokem

    Hi George, I remember Gerry Baker offering all his home made remedies to fix your lawn, one was to get a 2-liter bottle of 7-Up and rig it up to your garden hose, and the sugar/water mix would do your lawn some good.

  • @bigtmk5015
    @bigtmk5015 Před 3 lety +2

    I’ve used this mixture, but with cola instead of molasses, and 4oz of micro green for the “ lawn food” element.

  • @CADguru78
    @CADguru78 Před 3 lety +3

    My dad used to watch Jerry Baker years ago, he put beer in everything it seemed. LOL We never tried that stuff but looks like it has some basis in actual lawn chemistry.

  • @lawnandordersc8660
    @lawnandordersc8660 Před 3 lety +8

    I remember watching pbs gardening shows with my dad when I was little

  • @davidhamm5626
    @davidhamm5626 Před 3 lety +1

    Man, that is a blast from the past, i have not used it since the '90 s.

  • @alvin4148
    @alvin4148 Před 3 lety +1

    His lawn tonic works. I have tried it. Jerry was my first lawn guides guru for my lawn.

  • @JoseAlvarez-mp4zk
    @JoseAlvarez-mp4zk Před 3 lety +3

    I've tried his barn yard tea. I spray it in everything. That stuff works.

  • @Striperman
    @Striperman Před 3 lety +4

    Have been waiting for someone in the community to make a video on this. I read his book and did his tonics back in 2005 . I had the greenest lawn on the block :)

    • @PrincessCutLawnCare
      @PrincessCutLawnCare  Před 3 lety +1

      Haha did you do his other ones as well?
      Like spraying tobacco juice for incest control?
      Lol

    • @Striperman
      @Striperman Před 3 lety

      @@PrincessCutLawnCare always wanted to try the tobacco juices but couldn't find an old stocking to use. I threw mine out years ago lol :)

    • @AndrewPlett
      @AndrewPlett Před 3 lety

      @@PrincessCutLawnCare I always thought tobacco juice was prevalent in incestual situations. Does it help with insects though?

    • @cararagsdale6270
      @cararagsdale6270 Před rokem +1

      @@PrincessCutLawnCare You typed in Incest repair instead of insect repair lol

    • @PrincessCutLawnCare
      @PrincessCutLawnCare  Před rokem

      @@cararagsdale6270 lmao jesus.

  • @MrGomjabber
    @MrGomjabber Před 2 lety +2

    Man I remember seeing this guy on pbs or something years ago with these home made lawn fertilizer recipe's. Cool to see you do one. I think he had one that also had tobacco juice in it.

  • @sassysiren104
    @sassysiren104 Před 3 lety +1

    If been using Jerry green up tonic for about 3 years it works .I use more on garden then do yard .smaller area don't have to use as much.then I'll spray in brown area of yard to .good to see a video saying it works other always yes it doesn't.

  • @jaymetheaccountant
    @jaymetheaccountant Před 3 lety +4

    Thanks George - always wondered if that SuperThrive was for real!

  • @manwithafork
    @manwithafork Před 3 lety +8

    I remember Jerry on WTTW when I was a teenager. Bob Ross of lawn care is totally accurate. Good channel, great to see a local guy working his craft on CZcams!

    • @PrincessCutLawnCare
      @PrincessCutLawnCare  Před 3 lety +3

      Thanks fork man, much appreciated!

    • @manwithafork
      @manwithafork Před 3 lety +1

      @@PrincessCutLawnCare you’re welcome my friend, I’m really enjoying your videos, I’m getting ready to spray on some glyphosate on some major thistle areas in my yard when it dries out a bit. When you get a chance check out some of my recipes. I’d love to get a comment.

  • @sydnidowney3598
    @sydnidowney3598 Před 3 lety +2

    Dry nice presentation. You know your stuff and did a great job!

  • @JerichoRally
    @JerichoRally Před rokem +1

    Great presentation!

  • @markg6860
    @markg6860 Před 3 lety +18

    Thank you for doing this video! (I made the suggestion to you, a while back). I use several of Jerry's recipes. Cheap dollar store bubble bath (which contains Sodium Lauryl Sulfate) makes a great surfactant. I've also just started using fresh human pee (in a hose end sprayer), as it contains a good amount of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. I stopped using commercial products ... they are expensive and I'm cheap! I just use the 1.5oz setting on my Ortho Dial-N-Spray.

    • @PrincessCutLawnCare
      @PrincessCutLawnCare  Před 3 lety +3

      was that you? i remember someone mentioning it!

    • @GarrettXHolder
      @GarrettXHolder Před 2 lety

      In a hose end sprayer? Cursed water gun…

    • @abbyfox2980
      @abbyfox2980 Před 2 lety

      I was wondering about pee!

    • @markg6860
      @markg6860 Před rokem

      @@abbyfox2980 Pee also contains urea, which is great for lawns. (Google it). Just be careful to not use at too high a concentration, to avoid burning. I'm in Texas and I just started feeding my lawn for this year.

  • @theswych
    @theswych Před 2 lety +4

    Great video! I would have liked to see the results maybe a week later instead of just 2 days though.

    • @PrincessCutLawnCare
      @PrincessCutLawnCare  Před 2 lety

      Thanks!
      And yes you are right! I realized this after a week later that I rushed the results, will not happen again haha

  • @npcwill283
    @npcwill283 Před 2 lety +1

    Super thrive deserves a video in its own right ! Its first application was in Vietnam to attempt to repair the damage the years of chemical warfare had done to the plant life !
    It is not a standard plant food depending on who you talk to ( the original recipe was gods gifts or the current recipe is a scam ) I lean towards somewhere in the middle where it is still a viable product but its amazing properties have been diluted out !

    • @PrincessCutLawnCare
      @PrincessCutLawnCare  Před 2 lety

      funny you mentioned vietnam, im working on a video covering the chemical warfar there and how it pertains to us

  • @davidcoleman6211
    @davidcoleman6211 Před 3 lety +1

    This is the recipe my mom used for her front yard in Jacksonville. It worked.

  • @davidbrieske
    @davidbrieske Před 3 lety +9

    Great video young man! My question is “what was the setting on the hose end sprayer you used for this?”

    • @JSickaRabid
      @JSickaRabid Před 3 lety +2

      Yes! I’ve been pouring through all the videos that have these similar recipes, and no one shares the setting they use. Arrrrgh!

    • @markg6860
      @markg6860 Před 3 lety +7

      I use the 1.5 oz setting on my Ortho Dial-N-Spray.

    • @JSickaRabid
      @JSickaRabid Před 3 lety +2

      @@markg6860 thank youuuuuuu! 💋❤️

  • @thekingtroll2
    @thekingtroll2 Před 3 lety +3

    I use liquid iron. it greens the grass up and doesn't need constant watering like those "weed and feed" products do.

  • @theageingadventurers4283

    I've been using Jerry's tonics for years.
    I use clear corn syrup instead of molasses and lemon dish soap instead of regular for my garden. I remember him saying add a can of Coke instead of beer for the lawn as the sugars etc., in the Coke helps break down thatch. I use beer for my veg garden.

  • @Giggiyygoo
    @Giggiyygoo Před 2 lety +2

    CZcams creeped me out again. I was randomly thinking of a guy who used beer and dish soap for lawns on TV when I was a kid, and now this video pops up. I'm off to buy a lottery ticket.

  • @tkskagen
    @tkskagen Před rokem +4

    To be completely honest, JERRY BAKER's book gave me the introduction to "Organic Lawncare". The results where absolutely wonderful, but required ALOT of work...

  • @BrianHSC
    @BrianHSC Před 2 lety +7

    I used that PBS recipe too and the molasses attracted tons of ants to my lawn. Tons of ant hills making my lawn bumpy and still trying to get rid of them 3 years later. If you're gonna do this, skip molasses.

    • @thomassullivan6016
      @thomassullivan6016 Před 2 lety

      Good point 👍

    • @markg6860
      @markg6860 Před rokem

      I'm in Texas. Ants seem to be more of a problem in new areas of home construction.

  • @peterkropp5603
    @peterkropp5603 Před 3 lety +2

    I have been doing this for over twenty five years ... On a side note : the yeast in the beer breaks down the thatch in the lawn , subtract the molasses and add a can of any cola soda ( cheaper ) , dish soap with a “ lemon scent “ will distract any insects in your yard ...

    • @PrincessCutLawnCare
      @PrincessCutLawnCare  Před 3 lety

      sweet, those are great recommendations! thanks for sharing, i will try it out!

    • @ian3580
      @ian3580 Před 2 lety

      I can assure you, there is no yeast in that Stella. You're only going to find viable yeast in bottle conditioned beers, and even then it's a miniscule amount. Also, beer yeast would just die or go dormant on the lawn, it east sugar not vegetable matter.

  • @lizzettecruz5054
    @lizzettecruz5054 Před 2 lety +1

    I used to watch Jerry on PBS, have the recipe book and successfully used the tonic.

  • @DMUSA536
    @DMUSA536 Před 3 lety +7

    The beer has yeast. All those ingredients are eco friendly.

  • @tommybennett737
    @tommybennett737 Před 3 lety +3

    I definitely dig the fact you did something different then the normal lawn care video!!! On my way to watch some Jerry videos.

  • @Jamesjghome
    @Jamesjghome Před rokem +1

    That’s not fertilizer that’s a TONIC. We love him and granny Put

  • @annie4415
    @annie4415 Před 2 lety +1

    I used Jerry's formula for years. My lawn was gorgeous. I love using natural and avoid man made chemicals.

    • @PrincessCutLawnCare
      @PrincessCutLawnCare  Před 2 lety

      Thanks for sharing!

    • @elipson1
      @elipson1 Před 2 lety +1

      This is the most unintentionally hilarious comment I have ever seen.
      There are certainly no man-made chemicals in ammonia.

  • @V.Hansen.
    @V.Hansen. Před 2 lety +5

    In case it isn’t obvious to everyone, do the molasses first so that everything else helps clean out the measuring cup. Less cleanup.
    Edit: or maybe second so it has something to dissolve in. Maybe add the beer to the measuring cup and dissolve in the molasses before adding them together into the dispersal container.

  • @gabrielsilvaz4199
    @gabrielsilvaz4199 Před 3 lety +4

    Jerry Baker always said one bottle of the hose and spray solution is enough to cover 3000 ft.²

    • @PrincessCutLawnCare
      @PrincessCutLawnCare  Před 3 lety +1

      yea? im surprised he didnt put that in the book. Thanks for sharing

    • @gabrielsilvaz4199
      @gabrielsilvaz4199 Před 3 lety +1

      @@PrincessCutLawnCare I watched a lot of his videos and I use his tonics on my lawn with great success. I wish I could share pictures because my lawn is definitely “the greenest lawn on the block on my side of the fence” LOL

    • @gabrielsilvaz4199
      @gabrielsilvaz4199 Před 3 lety +1

      @@PrincessCutLawnCare czcams.com/video/TRRS8T6060c/video.html

    • @PrincessCutLawnCare
      @PrincessCutLawnCare  Před 2 lety

      @@gabrielsilvaz4199 just saw this, looks amazing!

  • @pinkserendipity1
    @pinkserendipity1 Před 2 lety +1

    I use to use his recipes years ago. My plants loved them.

  • @justadbeer
    @justadbeer Před 2 lety

    Haha. I remember this guy on some show many years ago. I was just married and in our first house. I mixed up his concoction and sprayed it on my lawn. Good memories.

  • @chrisguy1790
    @chrisguy1790 Před 3 lety +4

    I put four cans of beer in, my lawn came up half cut.

  • @lonny3344
    @lonny3344 Před 2 lety +10

    Dish soap "used" to have phosphate in it (back when soap worked good) and that alone could fertilize a lawn, Your missing a major ingredient that was in Jerry Baker's juice.

    • @PrincessCutLawnCare
      @PrincessCutLawnCare  Před 2 lety +2

      Did not know that, thanks for sharing!

    • @brianstevens3858
      @brianstevens3858 Před 2 lety +1

      @@PrincessCutLawnCare Use cascade but not very much, it is way high compared to most soaps that still have them. {53% minimum amount}.

    • @justinhudson3851
      @justinhudson3851 Před 2 lety +1

      you're*

    • @valerielewis3297
      @valerielewis3297 Před 2 lety

      Dish soap and water kills insects, so maybe that's not the best thing to be spraying into the environment--but is very exciting to know that I just need another source for phosphates :)

  • @JoyfulJenn
    @JoyfulJenn Před 2 lety

    Yes. Jerry Baker. I knew I’d use this my future self.

  • @stonefarmer3005
    @stonefarmer3005 Před 3 lety +2

    Been using his recipes since 1990… they do work.

    • @PrincessCutLawnCare
      @PrincessCutLawnCare  Před 3 lety

      They do! I should have waited 5 days, it was even more green!
      What other recipes do you use?

    • @stonefarmer3005
      @stonefarmer3005 Před 3 lety

      @@PrincessCutLawnCare I do the cleaning wash, de thatching mix, tobacco bug spray, and cycle fertilizing the lawn with his epsom salt+ and the ammonia booster. I do think, even though it’s been 105-115° most of the month, I have the greenest lawn on the block. I have all his books and actually have his VHS tapes.

  • @scthomas1982
    @scthomas1982 Před 3 lety +6

    Everyone is talking about "the beer has yeast". You guys realize that beer is pasteurized and does **not** have any live yeast?

  • @71160000
    @71160000 Před 3 lety +15

    That lawn looked like it needed water most of all.

  • @leftylou6070
    @leftylou6070 Před rokem

    I saw this and just had to laugh. I'm thinking with all those ingredients, it made the lawn sick and it turned green. But all kidding aside, I did see a change and I'm glad I took time out to watch. Thanks for the Vid!

  • @skmarrama
    @skmarrama Před 2 lety

    Jerry Baker was a guru. I used things like tobacco tea and cheap beer, sugar, cola. He had a tonic for just about all situations. He had a spring tonic, a tonic for drought, a tonic for composting. I miss his Master Gardner wisdom.

  • @RonHenry
    @RonHenry Před 3 lety +3

    Great video George. It does appear to work :-)

    • @PrincessCutLawnCare
      @PrincessCutLawnCare  Před 3 lety

      Thanks man , not as good as the SLS but it’ll work in a pinch

    • @edallard6287
      @edallard6287 Před 3 lety +2

      @@PrincessCutLawnCare ok this old man is trying to figure out what SLS stands for

    • @PrincessCutLawnCare
      @PrincessCutLawnCare  Před 3 lety +1

      @@edallard6287 lol simple lawn solutions liquid fertilizer

    • @edallard6287
      @edallard6287 Před 3 lety +1

      @@PrincessCutLawnCare thanks

  • @sj7601
    @sj7601 Před 3 lety +6

    I was trying to mix this up, but my beer kept disappearing every time I'd go to mix it in

  • @slimsantilli4476
    @slimsantilli4476 Před 2 lety

    I used to work at a carwash. We would run the grey water through the lawn sprinkler at the end of the day. Greenest lawn I ever saw.

  • @TheLaundryMat
    @TheLaundryMat Před 2 lety +1

    Got a sub with this one. Old knowledge is priceless! I have an old readers digest from the 1980s - How to do Just About Anything. This reminded me of that book. 👍

  • @GUEST-qw4te
    @GUEST-qw4te Před 3 lety +16

    That's not a fertilizer recipe. We call it "Drunk Composting".

  • @Johnny53kgb-nsa
    @Johnny53kgb-nsa Před 3 lety +4

    I could see the benefits, if somebody doesn't want to use harsh chemicals on their lawn.

  • @thangknowa3288
    @thangknowa3288 Před 3 měsíci

    A slightly different version of this is called "Thunderstorm In A Bottle". My friend's Mother swore by the concoction, and applied it often. She always had a beautiful lawn and flower beds.

  • @StewieGriffin505
    @StewieGriffin505 Před rokem

    "The Bob Ross of lawn care". Good opening line. Gave me a good laugh. I'm a boomer but I have not heard of Jerry Baker. I guess I wasn't into gardening back then.