Best Mowing Height for Fall Lawns

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  • Best Mowing Height for Fall Lawns
    I had a good day mowing. Relaxing to say the least! I have always taught to cut "tall" fescue tall. This is most true during the summer months. If you happen to cut your fescue a little shorter in the fall then you are fine to do so. Mid spring be sure and start to raise that mower deck up so you are at a taller cut for the summer.

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Komentáře • 266

  • @tjoe1980
    @tjoe1980 Před 3 lety +29

    After everytime I mow is my favorite time! Then I sit on the porch and hangout with the family!😀

  • @Stegs
    @Stegs Před 3 lety +11

    That worn out exmark walk behind can still paint them stripes like a new one. Pete your lawn is on fire. Fantastic mowing video 10/10

  • @richpicone7788
    @richpicone7788 Před 3 lety +13

    I feel like the fall foliage colors adds to the pop of the green grass too. The contrast makes it even better.

  • @romeodavis
    @romeodavis Před 4 měsíci +1

    I've been watching you for years.. I used to watch these striping videos when they came out. Fast forward to today. I have been striping ever since using the old mower that I had, along with trying my best to maintain the fertilization. (Even tried planting tall fescue purchased from your store to combine with my kbg). I've just purchased my first new mower. A nice zt2 50in zero turn. I'm trying my best to not to be obnoxious and just keep cutting so I can enhance my striping..lol... All of this to say "Thank you Pete". You've been an inspiration (especially with your love of Christ)

  • @stonesauer5781
    @stonesauer5781 Před 3 lety +9

    Mr Pete...the grass looks phenomenal !!! Love that drone footage of the in process cut.
    God is Good !

  • @jasonb8081
    @jasonb8081 Před 3 lety +5

    Just looks great. Fall cut is the best cut. Could watch this all day. Thanks for great videos sir.

  • @jadeedaye699
    @jadeedaye699 Před 3 lety +8

    I love the fall cut after the new grass has set in!! The Best !

    • @steve2468
      @steve2468 Před 3 lety +1

      I know! I had to overseed my lawn in sections (against my will), so that the kiddos had a section to play on... can't wait for it to all fill in!

  • @richpicone7788
    @richpicone7788 Před 3 lety +5

    First cut after fall aeration and over seeding by a nose!! My yard has never looked better! Thanks to my Cool Blue!!!

    • @GCITurf
      @GCITurf  Před 3 lety +1

      Awesome!

    • @MrBdogg317
      @MrBdogg317 Před 3 lety +2

      Me too. I over seeded with the cool blue and added some more kbg also. It looks phenomenal. Pete is the man.

  • @dustin5007
    @dustin5007 Před 3 lety +4

    Pete, you sir are a magician! Your work is beautiful and your passion is infectious. Thanks for doing what you do. God bless.

  • @timvandermey4792
    @timvandermey4792 Před 3 lety +4

    You lawn is great!!! Really!!! But I want to compliment you on your for thought and ability to design your beds, both around your house and the boarder beds. Very good mix of trees and shrubs, evergreen and deciduous. In my opinion it is your beds that really make the lawn stand out.
    Surprised at no pool? None of the neighbors either? -Danya

    • @GCITurf
      @GCITurf  Před 3 lety +1

      Thank you for that. A lot of time went into the beds. We have a neighborhood pool

  • @lamcarter
    @lamcarter Před 3 lety +3

    I used to be a Spring cut guy, but since I’ve been following your program, I’m solidly a Fall first cut guy now! Love this GCI TTTF!!!
    “Good gracious alive!”

  • @DBGrizzle
    @DBGrizzle Před 3 lety +6

    I like the fall aeration, overseed & fertilization cut the best. I like seeing the results of hard work!

  • @holylandfan3275
    @holylandfan3275 Před 3 lety +5

    I haven't even started watching and have to write GORGEOUS!!!!! Oh yeah, a "like" is a given ALWAYS! :)

  • @jeffadams3277
    @jeffadams3277 Před 3 lety +4

    Fall is my favorite time of the year. My yard is the best it's ever looked thanks to you. I just started spraying this fall too. Starting with the bio stimulants. Overseeded with your bluegrass and had great germination. Went with 3 lbs./1000. I think next fall I'm going to increase that a bit. Neighbors take their shoes off to walk through my yard.😅😅😅

  • @obadiah7771
    @obadiah7771 Před 3 lety +4

    I can’t wait to get to South Carolina in a few weeks. I know gci turf will be going down in my yard!

  • @johnspezia367
    @johnspezia367 Před 3 lety +8

    I love this fall cut cause I threw down a bag of GCI Turf “Cool Blue” back in September for the first time and my lawn looks Awesome! The grass is growing non stop. I’m still cutting twice a week up here on Long Island.

    • @MrBdogg317
      @MrBdogg317 Před 3 lety +1

      Im in Indianapolis and I did the same thing September 19th and it looks phenomenal. Cut it again today October 25th

    • @kbgking7921
      @kbgking7921 Před 3 lety +2

      The king is in Cincinnati and I’m cutting twice a week! My Midnight Blue KBG is on fire!!! Plus hitting once a month with liquid Iron and XGrn The boys on the block are green with envy! Thanks to Pete I’m offering to help them rather than dominate them!

    • @bloodbatteries4797
      @bloodbatteries4797 Před 3 lety

      @@kbgking7921 where you buy your midnight kbg at ......I had some; very poor germination.......honcock seed

    • @kbgking7921
      @kbgking7921 Před 3 lety

      @@bloodbatteries4797 I ordered mine from my local feed store in Covington Ky. I wanted to say it was Parker brand out of Indianapolis IN but don’t remember. Kbg is a bit finicky to germinate and slow to show any kind of life for at least a few weeks. Mine is now a few years old and it’s amazing! I did have to move some plugs in a few areas but it quickly recovered. Best of luck✌️

    • @bloodbatteries4797
      @bloodbatteries4797 Před 3 lety

      @@kbgking7921 was it certified blue tag

  • @macombcougars1112
    @macombcougars1112 Před 3 lety +2

    The fall cuts are the best, love the shirt Pete!

  • @bobzilla6618
    @bobzilla6618 Před 3 lety +4

    Hey Pete! All of the grass is on fire💥! Beautiful stuff! Love your shirt.

  • @csmlawnandlandscape7619
    @csmlawnandlandscape7619 Před 3 lety +2

    I like spring time cuts. The fall grass has germinated in the late fall, went to sleep with the rest of the lawn in the winter, then pops in the spring with spring showers and flowers. :)

  • @josephrottina1901
    @josephrottina1901 Před 3 lety +2

    YOU ARE THE MAN MY BROTHER .MY COOL BLUE IS COMEING IN Finally. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK.👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

  • @Mr1fingersalute
    @Mr1fingersalute Před 3 lety +5

    Everything is looking amazing Pete! 👌🏻

  • @ciaranomalley919
    @ciaranomalley919 Před 3 lety +4

    Ay mate top shelf stuff this! Mow me garden way more in the fall post aeration, makes me neighbor’s mental with how green me garden is, thanks to your directions, hat tip! Cannot wait for the mower review! Cheers good work!

  • @DanDanger42207
    @DanDanger42207 Před 3 lety +1

    Pete those stripes!!!! Man I was watching those footprints in the overhead shot, that’s when you know you’ve got nice grass! Keep up the good work! That allett mower is cool and stripes awesome!

  • @jagergerg9771
    @jagergerg9771 Před 3 lety +2

    Beautiful drone footage.

  • @chrisbirdfish1014
    @chrisbirdfish1014 Před 3 lety +4

    Nothing, and I mean nothing...better than that tall cut fescue. I just can’t get behind the low mow. It’s interesting that you test it, but that tall cut is just so lush and thick looking.

    • @GCITurf
      @GCITurf  Před 3 lety +1

      Yep...been preaching this for years and years....

  • @beteeho
    @beteeho Před 3 lety +1

    Another great video, Pete. Nothing but love for you, sir.

  • @catm4393
    @catm4393 Před 3 lety +7

    Thanks....sometime I would love to hear your thoughts on growing grass in a shady lawn.❤️

  • @stoneyblack6905
    @stoneyblack6905 Před 3 lety +5

    Hats off to you again mate! Cheers Stoney...

  • @grassman8684
    @grassman8684 Před 3 lety +1

    Love your videos. You have a beautiful yard

  • @vinnypinatelli221
    @vinnypinatelli221 Před 3 lety +1

    Man that's looking so dang good !!!! I cant wait till spring and start your cool season guide I bought this year we just had our first snow fall today and we got over 5 inches so I'll be kicked out of my yard till spring but i cant wait! Hopefully I'll get everything I need before then!!!

  • @kylekill4954
    @kylekill4954 Před 3 lety +36

    Folks are running off the road because they are looking at your yard

    • @GCITurf
      @GCITurf  Před 3 lety +7

      LOL

    • @holylandfan3275
      @holylandfan3275 Před 3 lety +7

      That may be! You might want to invest in some "Men At Work On The Best Yards Ever, So, KEEP OFF GRASS!" signs, if that's the case. :)

    • @edhopkins6589
      @edhopkins6589 Před 3 lety +1

      Lmao 🤣 🤣

    • @Lanaman400
      @Lanaman400 Před 3 lety

      Those stripes are blinding, no wonder people come off the road 🤣

  • @chriselms923
    @chriselms923 Před 3 lety +3

    Nice job pal.. glad you decided to add that kbg in. looks great

  • @jwilliamsloggedin
    @jwilliamsloggedin Před 3 lety +3

    Fall cuts for me. I’ve never really completed a real pre winter treatment, so my early spring lawn always look a little patchy. But 2022 will be different!

    • @GCITurf
      @GCITurf  Před 3 lety +1

      Get that winterizer down...makes a ton of difference!

  • @hogscattle7877
    @hogscattle7877 Před 3 lety

    Nothing like that fall cut brother! lol Supergreen!

  • @1972jwalk
    @1972jwalk Před 3 lety

    You got the best looking yard ever !

  • @scottfuller1406
    @scottfuller1406 Před 3 lety +1

    Looks great Pete,thanks to your videos I have the best lawn in years ,still have to work on weeds that are coming up but I'm getting there.

  • @williamjordan5414
    @williamjordan5414 Před 3 lety +2

    Been push mowing with a little 21" Lowe's special to try to not damage the young grass. Then I sit on the porch and water it so I can do it all again.

  • @jeffreybryson
    @jeffreybryson Před 3 lety

    Fall about 3-4 weeks after aerator and overseed. I used your TTTF and this is the best my lawn has looked. It was rough not mowing for 2+ weeks. I gradually mowed down to 3" and it was easily 6-7" plus with new just getting to mow height on Wed. I bagged a lot of it. Sat mow looks great! I mulched it all. 25k sq ft with a 21" Honda took forever! I didn't want my heavy Craftsman's Pro Series 26hp/54" on the lawn with new grass.

  • @MikeHaddadLawnAddictions

    Every cut is my favorite

  • @tel111827
    @tel111827 Před 3 lety +1

    Glad to see you got the old exmark out....still cant beat the cut quality of an exmark in my opinion

    • @GCITurf
      @GCITurf  Před 3 lety

      hands down this one is one of the or the best cutting mower I own

    • @tel111827
      @tel111827 Před 3 lety

      @@GCITurf maybe we will see a brand new Exmark Turf Tracer walk behind out there instead of a Wright walk behind like u said haha 👍🏻

  • @airsoftsnipes100
    @airsoftsnipes100 Před 3 lety +1

    definitely the fall cut, no doubt, I have no irrigation and full sun in sandy soil so during the summer it never grows quite right, I can't get it right

  • @Bradannas1
    @Bradannas1 Před 3 lety +1

    Lawd have mercy that uplift is serious brother!

  • @Doug_E_Dee
    @Doug_E_Dee Před 3 lety +1

    Hi Pete, I cut at 2.5 in the fall... looks great and it's easier to blow the leaves.

  • @JSomerled
    @JSomerled Před 3 lety +2

    Love to see the different varieties of grass.Also like to see them all looking good.
    It’s hard to pick one perfect looking grass..I kind of like the Tall Fescue and the blue grass mixed..that’s what I’m going to try in my yard

  • @seansmidwestlawn8991
    @seansmidwestlawn8991 Před 3 lety +1

    Editing getting better and better, Pete. Nice work!

    • @GCITurf
      @GCITurf  Před 3 lety +1

      Took me 9 hours to edit this video...LOL...I think they getting better but dang I gotta figure out a quicker way!

    • @seansmidwestlawn8991
      @seansmidwestlawn8991 Před 3 lety

      Your work doesn’t go unnoticed. Hopefully it gets easier and easier for you!

  • @bfilz
    @bfilz Před 3 lety

    Fall mow!!!
    Love the shirt!

  • @austinfries2245
    @austinfries2245 Před rokem

    First mow in the fall after aeration and seeding. Nothing beats the look of freshly cut baby grass

  • @mr.bojangles9622
    @mr.bojangles9622 Před 3 lety

    looking great Pete ''God gets all the Glory''

  • @robertkuzak9311
    @robertkuzak9311 Před 3 lety +1

    Pete outstanding I'm with you on the fall cut to boy that fescue some kind of nice

  • @MrFergusonLawn
    @MrFergusonLawn Před 3 lety

    Another classic Pete video...awesome striping sir! Beautiful!

  • @simpsot
    @simpsot Před 3 lety +1

    Pete, looks good... glad to see you got the shirt.

  • @Kiddro22
    @Kiddro22 Před 3 lety +1

    The fall cuts be everythang mane. My grass be so terrible throughout the summer from the heat when it goes into dormant mode. But when the fall comes and a few cuts....Maaaaannn!!!!

  • @brownflincoln3294
    @brownflincoln3294 Před 3 lety +1

    I love you shirt man God is good

  • @MrCooklw
    @MrCooklw Před 3 lety

    I love your passion for your craft.

  • @somerville11
    @somerville11 Před 3 lety +1

    I would love to see more equipment reviews and recommendations! Also, I haven’t much more about the Spray Buddy. Very curious about that.

  • @Crowley08
    @Crowley08 Před 3 lety +3

    When can we expect your estate/large yard guide? I’m sitting at right at 2acres and looking forward to taking your tips for us larger yard peeps! Thanks and God Bless!

    • @Noobnation-e6k
      @Noobnation-e6k Před 3 lety +1

      Same! We are right at 3 acres of whatever types of grass madness. Was a field when we built 😒

    • @GCITurf
      @GCITurf  Před 3 lety +1

      january 2021

    • @GCITurf
      @GCITurf  Před 3 lety +2

      @@Noobnation-e6k january 2021

  • @scuba6797
    @scuba6797 Před 2 lety

    Id have to have pine trees all over my yard. Privacy and green everywhere is a must for me. At least he has it on one side. Now if only I could get my grass to look that good.

  • @Didewro
    @Didewro Před 3 lety +1

    Awesome...I use your grass ....and all my neighbors keep asking me what i do. Question...What is the name of the shrubs surrounding your driveway? Are they deer proof?

  • @majorpayne5289
    @majorpayne5289 Před 3 lety

    👍A great lawn (to me) is better than the best feel-good drug that one could take!
    It's basically a hobby for me. A couple months ago I bought a new MANTIS for aerating & seeding. I'm sold as my lawn has never been so nice!
    Thanks Pete (& the Lord!)👍🇺🇸✌️

  • @JEK
    @JEK Před 3 lety +1

    Nice stripes and shirt!

  • @gazevans5992
    @gazevans5992 Před 3 lety +1

    Pete I’m looking to renovate my lawn here in the UK obviously in the spring now next year as season has finished here. What grass suits best to be short? Would KBG grow well here? Love the videos I’m always watching.

  • @WichitayardbarberLawncare

    Ain't nothing wrong with a good ole' reliable Turf Tracer! Looks amazing

  • @richiebenjamins9087
    @richiebenjamins9087 Před 3 lety +1

    Really interested in seeing how the bermuda kbg come together at the shop; overseeded my bermuda with rye and two weeks later it is looking just about the best it has looked all year cutting just about at an inch. keep up the great work Pete, that allet looks like a beast.

  • @dan776
    @dan776 Před 2 lety

    At least I know I'm not the only one that talks to my grass while I'm petting it like a dog

  • @dennis82468
    @dennis82468 Před 3 lety

    that allet mower is the bomb

  • @baims8367
    @baims8367 Před 3 lety +1

    Wow Pete u have some incredible equipment

  • @Dubiels
    @Dubiels Před 3 lety

    My favorite cut is the spring cut - the first one that cleans everything up!

  • @terrywatts1060
    @terrywatts1060 Před 3 lety

    I love the play on C.R.E.A.M, shout out Wu Tang Clan

  • @matthewimi
    @matthewimi Před 3 lety +3

    Second or third cut after aerating and overseeding. My lawn looks scary incredible right now

    • @GCITurf
      @GCITurf  Před 3 lety +2

      scary incredible....pretty cool bro!

  • @alcredeur
    @alcredeur Před 3 lety +1

    Honda makes a rotary mower for their overseas market that has a rear drive roller. I really wish more manufacturers would make one for us here in the US.

  • @monkeyslawncareandgardenin473

    You have my yard shining like a new penny for sure! Will there be up dates with the new products on the program?

  • @danielgrandon2701
    @danielgrandon2701 Před 3 lety

    Thanks for sharing. Another great Allett mower!

  • @lilflip1820
    @lilflip1820 Před 3 lety

    Great color.

  • @wherenorthbegins7831
    @wherenorthbegins7831 Před 3 lety

    Great looking lawn sir! But where is the creeping Charlie? Dandelions? Clover? Just kidding, I’m trying to get my 3 1/2 acres looking good, I’ve got a long ways to go but it’s so expensive to get all the lawn to look nice. I hope you cleaned the grass clippings off the roads, very dangerous for motorcycles

  • @rbljackson
    @rbljackson Před 3 lety +1

    LOL..my exmark viking 36 does the same thing..i love it even though i know its a carb problem. I throttle her up and she smooths right out!! LOL..old faithful for sure. It might even be the same engine. I have flat out wore her out. She needs new spindles over the winter.

    • @GCITurf
      @GCITurf  Před 3 lety +1

      my old exmark has cut a lot of grass in its day... I hate to see the day come when it dies...LOL

  • @thekevorlando
    @thekevorlando Před 3 lety +1

    Pete by far as the first cut of the season everytime I get to the end of a strip and turn around I stop and take a deep breath there are certain smells in this world and that one is as happy a smell as a quick rain in the summer. Pete are you going to become an authorized dealer for Allen mowers I buy one from you heck you seem honest enough I buy a used pickup truck from you

    • @GCITurf
      @GCITurf  Před 3 lety +2

      I have no plans to become a dealer for them. I like their mower because they are awesome! I think the closest dealer is in SC...that's where mine came from

    • @thekevorlando
      @thekevorlando Před 3 lety

      @@GCITurf yes I want to try as lawyer project but I want to keep it about and inch-long one quick question I had seen a review that said that the self-propelled moved it kind of a slow pace have you noticed that

    • @GCITurf
      @GCITurf  Před 3 lety

      @@thekevorlando I think it has 4 speeds. The highest gear is a very brisk walk

  • @dillonwaggerman2075
    @dillonwaggerman2075 Před 3 lety +2

    What did you do with all the clippings out in the road at 2:53 in the video? Yard looks great, thanks

    • @GCITurf
      @GCITurf  Před 3 lety +1

      blew them of the road back into the yard

  • @S_Kane
    @S_Kane Před 3 lety +5

    6:00 I see that double tweel wright

  • @stevesmith1493
    @stevesmith1493 Před 2 lety

    Fall cut for sure

  • @christopherortiz8713
    @christopherortiz8713 Před 3 lety

    Lawn looks good.. thanks for your videos

  • @revd6239
    @revd6239 Před 3 lety +4

    Yesssssuhhhhh!!!!! #cream

  • @beteeho
    @beteeho Před 3 lety +2

    I had a sign made for the front of my property. "Driving on lawn WILL result in damage to your tires." I think it's self explanatory 🗡

  • @bestsportnascar
    @bestsportnascar Před 3 lety +2

    How are things coming along with the Spray Buddy?

    • @GCITurf
      @GCITurf  Před 3 lety +2

      Like a champ! January 2021 is the plan to release it

  • @chadrichardthomas
    @chadrichardthomas Před 3 lety +1

    3.5 inch on Honda for tall fescue blend looks best for me. Tried 3 but get some sort scalping and browning look. 3.5 looks so dark green.

  • @jamessullivan8300
    @jamessullivan8300 Před 3 lety

    Love the aerial shots!

  • @ScagPowerEquipment
    @ScagPowerEquipment Před 3 lety

    Enjoy the mow!

  • @siggi5395
    @siggi5395 Před 3 lety

    Nice Grass

  • @spawn1086
    @spawn1086 Před 3 lety +1

    nice shirt!

  • @andybell4329
    @andybell4329 Před 3 lety

    Beautiful

  • @MrBoogs29
    @MrBoogs29 Před 3 lety

    Wish my florida lawn could look this good

  • @Doober80
    @Doober80 Před 3 lety +1

    Man, got yours and the neighbor’s lawn looking good! My favorite cut of the season is the first one after aeration and overseed.
    I hope all is well with you and your family, bro. Keep up the good work.

    • @GCITurf
      @GCITurf  Před 3 lety

      I tried calling you bro when you sent me your number. Kept getting a busy signal...

    • @Doober80
      @Doober80 Před 3 lety

      @@GCITurf hmmmm? Not sure why? I resent the number to
      contact @ gciturfacademy . com

  • @beteeho
    @beteeho Před 3 lety

    It's not about making your lawn look better. It's about making your lawn look better than the rest 👍🏻 ...you may quote me 😊

  • @MichaelSmith-bl4xl
    @MichaelSmith-bl4xl Před 3 lety +1

    Wow that Allett rotary mower sure lays a stripe down.

  • @lebm4689
    @lebm4689 Před 3 lety +1

    Hey Pete I hope you having a great day, what type of seed do you recommend for an area like TN ? Thanks

  • @BermudaBrian
    @BermudaBrian Před 3 lety

    Holy Stripes!!!! Nice!

  • @geos909
    @geos909 Před 3 lety

    Absolutely beautiful! 🙌🏼

  • @logansimpson305
    @logansimpson305 Před 3 lety +1

    Great video that’s a cool mower

  • @somesauce
    @somesauce Před 2 lety

    I used to have a turf tracer, it striped like no other

  • @wayiamstarr
    @wayiamstarr Před 3 lety +1

    Im def a fall guy

  • @wayiamstarr
    @wayiamstarr Před 3 lety +2

    And where the hell do u find reel mower...im in kansas city
    ..