🔵 Thanks For Watching! Please Like and Subscribe! Timestamps Intro: 00:00 Best Seed for Spring: 00:23 Dont Seed Bluegrass: 00:45 Shade Matters: 01:26 Fescue is Best: 02:01 How to Seed: 02:57 Weed Control: 03:32 Starter Fertilizer: 05:08 Watering: 05:58 Special Guest: 06:53
Thanks for your informative videos. These are a lot helpful for beginners like us. Got a question, SpeedZone Weed Killer is not available in New Jersey. Is there an alternative you can suggest?
Love you channel George. I just moved from Vancouver Washington to East Greenville PA. I got 3 acres of lawn. And yes I'm a lawn Nazi. Going to use some of your techniques.
I did it in the spring a couple yrs ago here in east tn with cheapo annual rye, dethatched and mowed down to basically the dirt. Added a crapton...haha...of my horses compost, harrowed it all in n then spread the seed, ab 20lbs total and watered 3x a day. It popped up great n I watered at least a couple times a day after it sprouted. It looked great all summer. Last summer, yes in the summer...I dethatched and mowed super short again, n put down 100 bags of topsoil and then overseeded with around 25lbs of fine fescue and used scotts starter fert. That grew like crazy and it was July in East Tn 100 temp days!! Its about 4000sqft. About a month ago I dethatched again and mowed it super short, then put down a weed n feed. If I didnt mow it I would have about a foot tall hayfield in my front yard already!! I refuse to follow seeding rules hehe. I also seeded a horse pasture with annual rye in early Jan one yr, it was hip tall by March even with freezing temps off n on till then!
so glad your still legit, dont get caught up into these contracts to push other products. I know your very realistic in your turf care and your the very few im subscribed to that speaks there true mind.
Thanks for this George. Youre right spring seeding is asking for trouble but we can't help ourselves can we? And appreciate your behind the scenes look at CZcams revenue in your other vid.
George - I'm doing my fall reseed and the green grass is beginning to grow. Your videos have been the best resource on CZcams. Thanks for what you do - great work!
A real man never stop learning this happen to me when i start dealing with my lawn few years ago now i learn a lot stuffs to keep my lawn looking beatifull 🙏
I'm in northeast ohio, I just finished a renovation/overseed with GCI Spreader Elite (spreading TTTF) and Beyond KBG. some areas are over seed and some are bare dirt. if you're in the Chicago area with 100 degree summer heat, we don't get that type of heat here. Ive seeded in the spring many times with good success, this time I'm using spreading grasses and hope the KBG is as successful as the fescue has always been. the fall is premergent time because poa annua is a major issue. going the spreading grass helps with that as well
Bro you legit have the best video editing compared to all other lawn care CZcamsrs. Some have way more subscribers too. Keep up the work bro you’ll be at 1,000,000 subscribers soon enough.
haha thanks bro, we just started the channel in the beginning of lockdown and it has been growing fast, we are thankful to all the viewers, appreciate you!
I learned a good tip from athletic field pros on how to quickly get seed to root in soil. Use a cheese cloth and a 5 gallon bucket tonsoakmthe seed in water. Lift to drain and keep moist in garage. Once seeds begin to germinate spread in to area needing to get covered. It also gives the DIYer time and saves money on watering. I used peat moss to cover once spread out to achieve optimal moisture control. Thanks for the research and info on your lawn.
No problem William Ive seen people pregerminating their seed before but never got around to trying it out for myself. Happy to hear you had success with it.
I can’t speak for the Ultra Black Beauty in terms of seeding in the spring, however it does have mostly Tall fescue, Perennial Ryegrass and Kentucky Blue grass in the mix and looks absolutely beautiful when it is seeded, idk if it could be used in spring but I did it in the fall time, used that and the Sta Green natural fertilizer and watered. Got the best lawn on the block now. It bloomed in 10 days. Even having 5-10% Perennial Rye in a seed mix makes a huge transformation quickly. Idk if I’d go 100% Perennial Rye because of the high maintenance 😂 but I am a big fan of Black Beauty Ultra.
@@PrincessCutLawnCare Thank you sir, honestly it was people like you, Silver Cymbal and Ryan Knorr who helped me out the most. I’ve only been doing this for 2 years and I was intimidated at first but it’s truly rewarding.
Good stuff right there George! Spring seeding can be done you just have to choose the right seed and invest the time 👍 and kudos to your Special Guest Star 🌟
Great vid George. Spring seeding is not ideal at least for us cool-season people but sometimes we just go for it. This year is extra tough with how cool it has been for many of us , keeping those soil temps low and then likely a quick switch to the heat which will likely stress such young grass. I seeded a couple trouble spots but super small , literally a few spots the circumference of a basketball each but not bothered if they do not take so well. Over the years I have switched to mostly autumn seedings , as it just comes with much better results imo. The soil temps are nice and warm yet the days are getting cooler, long hours of morning dew , birds less crazy for the seed by me (compared to the Spring) and the cooler and shorter days help not beat the young grass up so much. If possible to wait , autumn is by far the best time to seed for us cool-season people.
@@PrincessCutLawnCare not looking great so far , with the overall temps. My soil temps here in Northern NJ have barely gotten above 50 degrees yet until the end of last week. We only had one or two warm days so far , if i had to bet I feel like we are going to get a brief Spring and right into summer. Luckily I am not seeding much this year, I want to keep the seeding to a minimum after a big reno last season ; especially since I want get back on a pre-emergent schedule.
Best thing about PRG , you can have great success spring seeding with it , it fills in quickly so you still have time to push the roots before the stress of summer! Good video 👍🏻
I am trying to seed here in Federal Way, Washington. Perennial rye grass and some KBG. It's been tough the temperatures high to mid 50' with some low 60's. Also i trid to seed last September with KBG temperatures were down. Great video
I've seeded my patchy lawn with PRG two times this spring. I did part of it in March, and all of that grass is growing strong and doing very well. I had to wait for the sun to get a little higher in the sky to seed the back half of the yard, which is shady all winter. I put the seed down last week and today I saw widespread sprouting! Can't wait to get this yard filled in, and if any of this new grass dies off I can always re-seed in the fall.
I seeded 100% KBG in Spring (full reno front and backyard for the first time everrr) this year. It was a hell of a work..! it took 2-3weeks to germinate. i also seeded in a small tray and germination took 2 weeks. Surprisingly lawn filled in entire area. Lots of water to make young grass survive in summer. I used hydretain as well. despite I used disease resistant KBG varieties, my backyard got fungus damage in many spots this month. it's been a learning process. I already applied Prodiamine. I seeded in sma tray last week n put em outside, and they already started germinating within 5 days. end of summer/Fall is definitely better for seeding KBG, as many people say. But, Spring seeding KBG is still possible. just more work. I hope I won't need to overseed in next Spring 🤞
Started a tall fescue lawn from seed March 20th here in NC. First lawn project, but I watched tons of your videos & I’m hopeful it will work out! Used limestone, peat moss, starter fertilizer, root hume, and Pennington slopemaster. Also ready with my tenacity for later, as well as iron and liquid aerator (Thatch Buster) Gonna mix in creeping red fescue in Fall. Probably starting end of August. Thanks for all your videos!! Extremely helpful & easy to follow.
Thanks for all this info on planting tall fescue. I have learned so much about lawn care in watching your videos as well as others. It's hard to find info on the steps involved. I like how you did in sections. I have a lot of weeds in my yard. First I'll kill the weeds and crabgrass. I have a lot of thatch in my yard. So, next I'll either rent or buy a dethatcher so my seeds can get good contact with the soil, fill in the low spots etc. I'll make sure to spray the tenacity to prevent what I'm trying to get rid of! Anyway, thanks for simplifying things!!
Great video as always George! I remember that urge to seed in the spring back when I was about 12 or 13 and learning to care for my yard. And generally I actually had great success in the spring with the good amounts of rain. Now that I'm a bit older I contain myself and wait until September until undergoing seeding projects
I seeded my cool season lawn last year on the 4th of July. Came in beautifully and is still healthy. It gets 90% sun during the day as well. You can seed at anytime the conditions are warm enough, you just have to know what you are doing.
The PRG should be less of an issue with the super quick germination. KBG at anytime but Spring in particular is super frustrating with the slow germination and dealing with sprout and pout most often. I have a predominantly KBG lawn but been mixing more and more PRG in and for me the lawn looks better and been healthier since doing it. The PRG for me greens up quicker out of winter and summer dormancy and the quick germination is always a plus.
Yes! I am seeding 😆!! and it's been sich a difficult Spring this yearrrrrrrrrrrr!!! (Ontario, 🇨🇦) and I ve got KBG seeds 🤪 As you said, I need to lower my expectations and work on my lawn this fall and next year. I had already bought 100% KBG blend way ahead of time, not knpwing how crappy this Spring was going to be 😕 I will tey and learn..! Thank you for this video! it's awesome that you got Brett in it:)
You got this brotha! i heard the snow just started to melt in canada haha, you may have better luck seeding your kbg than me due to the cooler temps up there. Good luck!
I loved the way you titled this unlike some other lawn peeps who make it sound impossible for average people to do unless you are awesome like them. So ty for that ❤🤗 I get its better to seed in fall but when you kill half your lawn with glyphosate .. you don't have a choice! Thanks for the motivation and tips as always! Happy spring seeding.. and thanks for adding about the perennial rye bc thats what I'm doing.. was gonna add some KBG in but now I'm second guessing.
Thanks Kelly! i would air on the side of caution seeding kbg as that spout n pout phase will last well into the summer. But if brett can grow a full prg lawn in the middle of the desert during spring, i know you can too! good luck
@@PrincessCutLawnCare Aww thanks i appreciate it..ill have to check him out! Would it be a bad idea to do like 10 to 20 percent or probably skip it all together for the KBG?
You are absolutely right. Unless you are a lawn nut or plan to become one quick, do not plant in the spring. Especially if you want Kentucky Blue Grass. I however am an aspiring lawn nut and seeded Kentucky Blue Grass last June 19th. 90% of the lawn is grass. I am about to seed next weekend the same Mazama KBG in the backyard 2.5k ft². Wish me luck! :)
Another awesome video George. Your channel has helped me a ton with my yard. I overseeded this spring and had really good success so far. Can I use the tenacity for the entire yard, not just the overseeded spots?
Cool That you just put up this video here in nj I literally just put some p rye At some of my beer spot for faster germination. This will be an experiment to see how it does going into summer but the majority of my lawn is still fescue
@@PrincessCutLawnCare Actually probably close to 50% of my backyard is already Rygrass Been having issues over the years with a lot of thinning and bald spots Since ryegrass Is that’s why I went with it back there Hope it holds up better with thickness
I swear I got a patch of Kentucky Poograss to sprout last spring. Ended up getting lazy and lost it to creeping F Charlie. I'm at it again this year. I got a garden weasel tool. Man that breaks up the top soil for a broad area pretty quick. I'm not expecting much, really just prepping for fall and trying to see what I can get.
Awesome job, and video George! I'm probably the odd ball here, but I have had way better results seeding in the spring in my area. but I definitely agree for everyone else fall is probably the best option. keep it up dude!👍🏻
I wish that I had known about the weed control Mesotrone three weeks ago. I seeded my lawn last fall and this spring I had several areas were the grass didn't germinate. I had to decide between getting rid of the ugly weeds or do some over seeding. My local seed supply house recommended to do post emergent three weeks ago and this Mother's day weekend to apply post emergent.
Both of you guys mentioned the importance of watering. When you are seeding patches like in both examples, are you watering the whole zone 3 times a day or just those spots? I'm asking because Brett said he had an irrigation system watering 3 times a day. Seems like the established seed would be getting frequent shallow watering versus the typical recommended infrequent deep watering. Are you simply sacrificing optimal conditions for the established lawn when reseeding? Thanks for your advice and for the video!
Once the seed germinates you will switch to deep and infrequent waterings until the high temps sit in, then you would continue your deep and infrequent waterings along with watering lightly 3 times a day to keep the baby grass cool, sorry i should have been more clear
I would love to see a new updated video of this for this year! I'm thinking I should lay perennial ryegrass but would love to see what your doing NOW for growing grass on bare areas
Sometimes you have no choice. I'd much rather seed an area that needs it in the Spring, knowing that I'll need to re-seed again in late Summer/earl Fall, than stare at a bare spot all season long.
What do I do if I overseed but my grass is growing too fast? I overseeded in spring, but 10 days later my existing grass is growing and asking for a mow. My seeds just started to germinate and can see some tiny grass popping up hahaha cheers love your videos
I'd like to see you test pre-germinating KBG (soaking in water method) vs spreading seed and watering (normal method). I'd like to know how much faster pre-germinating is, if the pre-germination yields better grass, and if you would be able to make KBG work in the spring by pre-germinating.
Excellent suggestion my friend, thank you for sharing. Im adding it to my notes right now. Along with pregerminating, i will also use a heat tolerant bluegrass cultivar along w any other additional supplements that can help give it an edge against the heat. Im determined to make it work or at least try haha Love the feedback my friend, these are the comments that mean the most.
Thinking of seeding a bare area on the side of my home. Can you leave a link to the tall fescue seed you used with the blue label? Thanks!!! Love your videos!!!
I bought that same brand Mesotrione on Amazon and they shipped to my state no problem but Tenacity will not ship to my state. Makes no sense but I saved a lot of money
Hey buddy.. so im on day 13 of my seed project.. the PR is coming in really good in my bare patches! Ran into 2 issues.. 1. I couldn't put down tenacity with my seed because it was 90s that week.. I was nervous it was going to not work and/or stress out the grass so I do have quite a bit of weeds popping up. Not really sure when to spray.. some people were saying a month? Im not sure what's right there. And 2nd the grass where the bare patches are NOT.. its getting soooo long so I have to cut already. My bare patches are getting longer tho.. almost 2.5 inches for the new grass. Luckily I got alot of sprouts day 3 thru 5 with the rye so I'm just debating whether to reel mow or use my Honda. I hate putting the heavy mower on the grass but some spots are maybe 5 or 6 inches long, some areas are 3ish inches..I'm just worried about the long areas and if bagging would be best. Not sure if the reel mower will cut that long of grass either without me going over it multiple times. Ughh decisions... if you have any advice on either of these let me know! Sorry this was long.. I always tell my husband I'll ask George haha.. hes like who's that? Princess cut duh.. hes like oooh well why didn't you say that?! That's what he knows you as lol 🤦🏼♀️
I seeded last spring, watered religiously, then when I tried to gently taper back the water and it fried to a crisp. Lesson learned. Either seed in fall...or seed in spring and plan on watering heavy through the full summer.
Funny you mentioned that, ive been having ALOT of people ask me about clover lawns. Im adding it to my list to research as we speak. Perhaps i can test a control area in the back yard. Appreciate your feedback boss, these are the comments i live for.
@@PrincessCutLawnCare I'm doing a little expirimenting in my own yard. I got some clover, but also Viola seeds and some chickweed seeds and some Babies Breath seeds. We'll see what happens.
appreciate that boss! the only time i pregerminate is when overseeding KBG into KBG, other than that, rye and fescue germinate rather quickly so i dont really see the befit of going thru the trouble
Great video George. Tempted to overseed my backyard but resisting temptation and will live with it until fall. What area of Illinois are you from? Brookfield here.
ayyy wass up neighbor! i live in the naperville area but i used to work not far from you at a bank in la grange park. we used to get lunch all the time at a spot in brookfield called burger antics, to this day i have yet to have a better burger in my life haha
@@PrincessCutLawnCare Awesome.. Burger Antics is still there. I am over by the Zoo and High School. We have a biz in Lagrange Park on 31st near Kemman Ave.
Thanks for your informative videos George. These are a lot helpful for beginners like us. Got a question, SpeedZone Weed Killer is not available in New Jersey. Is there an alternative you can suggest?
This video worries me a little bit. I’m doing a deeded lawn renovation and decided to plant Kentucky Bluegrass. So I am now skittish about that. I’ve already purchased the grass at $256 a bag and Have already broken ground and tilled all of my yard. I planned on seeding Monday. However, I’ve got Irrigation also being installed on Monday. Should I be good to go if I have continuous irrigation on the area throughout the summer?
Let’s put it like this, I was habitual about watering my kbg threw the summer and still had about 50 percent die. If I were you I would seed ryegrass and then overseed kbg in the fall
Finishing some dethatching this week and planning to cut low to seed over the weekend here in Columbus, OH. Question for you in regards to some products you have recommended in your videos. I got the Mesotrones (Tenacity) to use to treat weeds while seed is coming in so I feel comfortable with that. My question is the liquid iron you have used in your ugly lawn recovery video. Would this be good or bad to use as the lawn starts to come back in?
PCLC! Big question I can't find answers to that I was hoping you could help me with. I was talking to a buddy today whose lawn was overgrown and was growing seeds. Can we let our lawns overgrow and then mow the seeds down and naturally overseed our lawns without having to buy grass seed? Would be an interesting thing to test as well with some videos. Natural seed vs store bought. Ect Ect
Great video! I live in Ottawa, Ontario so I always overseed with cool season grasses like Fescue. My backyard dies every winter and I don't understand why. It looks great in the Fall and winter absolutely destroys it so that there's nothing left come Spring and I'm starting from scratch. I was tired of starting from scratch so last year I seeded clover thinking a weed would be more hardy. Well the same thing happened and 2/3 of the clover died. Any ideas on what might be causing this? I'm going to purchase a PH Meter this weekend so see if that tells me anything about the soil levels.
Nice video George. I have fair sized some bald spots on my lawn from not reseeding in a timely manner here in Northeast PA. I didnt reseed my mostly tall fescue lawn this spring for the reasons you said. But as the heat of summer approaches I worry the soil on those bald spots will get fried by the sun and affect soil quality for when I choose to reseed come early September. What can I do to protect the soul in those spots? Thanks.
Hey buddy got a question.. Im putting down my seed tomorrow finally.. its been so rough with the weather. Question is... Im using Milorganite and tenacity spray after I seed. Should I put those down before or after I lay my peat moss since the peat will be my last step..?? oh im putting some seed success too..that really helped last year. Also once I lay the peat moss I'm going to wet it because of the winds tomrw so does that matter with those products if you tell me to apply after the peat moss? I hope this makes sense. Trying to figure out the order in which to apply. Thanks always for all your help!
@@PrincessCutLawnCare ok i definitely knew that...im going to put down seed..rake a little and roll it so I get good seed to soil contact. So its cool if I fertilize and spray tenacity before the peat or is it better to do after? Or doesn't matter? THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL YOUR HELP!!
Thanks bro, they are toroe glasses, they sent them to me to try for free and i must say i love them, they are affordable and dang they are very comfortable
@@PrincessCutLawnCare thanks! I’m planning on overseeing bermuda but I have an area full of weeds which I plan to get rid of and put new Bermuda Scotts THICK'R LAWN Grass Seed in that area. Will mesotronine work for planting new Bermuda grass seed? Because apparently it only works with Bermuda when it’s dormant in the winter. Thanks!!
What’s the problem with JG BB Ultra? I used that as overseed last season and the kgb blends really well. Yes, I got a little nutsedge, but roached it with Meso and speedzone. Happy camper.
Is mesotrione a good post emergent and safe for seeding? Can I use milorganite too. I used ortho weed spray no luck with dandelions and have patchy lawn
Hey can you help me out ? I'm in the UK and i gonna buy me some Tenacity, does it kill dock leafs weeds ? Coz the roots of them bastard go down deep man 😂 And there is a reason I mentioned I'm in the UK a few weed killers that you recommended they don't sell them over here 😢 but Tenacity they do 💪
George - what does a 'lawn care nut' do when it downpours days after completing overseeding / laying peat moss project? How do I tell if there is washout? Do I have to reapply the seed?
haha hi paul! i had several spots that wased out last year and ultimatly lead to ugly bare spots. the only thing that was able to finally hold the seed in was a product called "Fairway Formula Seeding Success Biodegradable Mulch" you can get it at home depot. It contains a tackifier and will literally glue your seed to the ground. Onces you have germination, asses where the wash out is, reseed those areas and throw this stuff down on it and it wont happen again
I have some pretty dense clay soil. I was curious if you had/could do a video on how to help an existing clay soil to improve without having to till up the whole thing. Just got my soul test back today! But that seems to be my biggest struggle ahead of me. Love the vids man!
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Timestamps
Intro: 00:00
Best Seed for Spring: 00:23
Dont Seed Bluegrass: 00:45
Shade Matters: 01:26
Fescue is Best: 02:01
How to Seed: 02:57
Weed Control: 03:32
Starter Fertilizer: 05:08
Watering: 05:58
Special Guest: 06:53
Thanks for your informative videos. These are a lot helpful for beginners like us.
Got a question, SpeedZone Weed Killer is not available in New Jersey. Is there an alternative you can suggest?
Love you channel George. I just moved from Vancouver Washington to East Greenville PA. I got 3 acres of lawn. And yes I'm a lawn Nazi. Going to use some of your techniques.
I did it in the spring a couple yrs ago here in east tn with cheapo annual rye, dethatched and mowed down to basically the dirt. Added a crapton...haha...of my horses compost, harrowed it all in n then spread the seed, ab 20lbs total and watered 3x a day. It popped up great n I watered at least a couple times a day after it sprouted. It looked great all summer.
Last summer, yes in the summer...I dethatched and mowed super short again, n put down 100 bags of topsoil and then overseeded with around 25lbs of fine fescue and used scotts starter fert. That grew like crazy and it was July in East Tn 100 temp days!!
Its about 4000sqft. About a month ago I dethatched again and mowed it super short, then put down a weed n feed. If I didnt mow it I would have about a foot tall hayfield in my front yard already!!
I refuse to follow seeding rules hehe. I also seeded a horse pasture with annual rye in early Jan one yr, it was hip tall by March even with freezing temps off n on till then!
You must be really special George... I've never seen Brett take so much time to get the right lighting, not even for his own videos ha ha!!
haha we've been bouncing ideas off each other on how to improve our production.
his set up looks mint.
Hey now!
so glad your still legit, dont get caught up into these contracts to push other products. I know your very realistic in your turf care and your the very few im subscribed to that speaks there true mind.
Thanks boss, Im extremely selective w the products I use on the channel.
Thanks for this George. Youre right spring seeding is asking for trouble but we can't help ourselves can we? And appreciate your behind the scenes look at CZcams revenue in your other vid.
No problem boss! its not easy but when successful it makes it all worth it in the end!
Another classic Princess Cut Lawn Care video. Well done and I will have to look up that special guest. Not sure I have heard of him before. 🤣👍💚🦸
haha thanks keith! we may have seen him around a time or 2 😂
George - I'm doing my fall reseed and the green grass is beginning to grow. Your videos have been the best resource on CZcams. Thanks for what you do - great work!
its such a great feeling seeing your seedlings grow! so happy for you brian!
appreciate you!
Great video George! Especially the ending! Good solid tips for establishing a lawn in the spring!
that ending was iconic.....
@@UrbanDadLife2024 😂😂 I don't think I'd go that far
haha of course you would say that 😂
@@Brettsgrasscapades :) :)
A real man never stop learning this happen to me when i start dealing with my lawn few years ago now i learn a lot stuffs to keep my lawn looking beatifull 🙏
I'm in northeast ohio, I just finished a renovation/overseed with GCI Spreader Elite (spreading TTTF) and Beyond KBG. some areas are over seed and some are bare dirt. if you're in the Chicago area with 100 degree summer heat, we don't get that type of heat here. Ive seeded in the spring many times with good success, this time I'm using spreading grasses and hope the KBG is as successful as the fescue has always been. the fall is premergent time because poa annua is a major issue. going the spreading grass helps with that as well
Pre-germinating has helped my KBG establish better. Some excellent points here.
Bro you legit have the best video editing compared to all other lawn care CZcamsrs. Some have way more subscribers too. Keep up the work bro you’ll be at 1,000,000 subscribers soon enough.
haha thanks bro, we just started the channel in the beginning of lockdown and it has been growing fast, we are thankful to all the viewers, appreciate you!
I seeded 100% of my lawn in the spring. I live in Central Cali and did it with fescue. It's very doable.
Happy to hear! Fescue is the only seed ive had sucess w in the spring and fall
I learned a good tip from athletic field pros on how to quickly get seed to root in soil. Use a cheese cloth and a 5 gallon bucket tonsoakmthe seed in water. Lift to drain and keep moist in garage. Once seeds begin to germinate spread in to area needing to get covered. It also gives the DIYer time and saves money on watering. I used peat moss to cover once spread out to achieve optimal moisture control.
Thanks for the research and info on your lawn.
No problem William
Ive seen people pregerminating their seed before but never got around to trying it out for myself. Happy to hear you had success with it.
I love your videos George!
Thanks Timo! We love ya too brotha!
I can’t speak for the Ultra Black Beauty in terms of seeding in the spring, however it does have mostly Tall fescue, Perennial Ryegrass and Kentucky Blue grass in the mix and looks absolutely beautiful when it is seeded, idk if it could be used in spring but I did it in the fall time, used that and the Sta Green natural fertilizer and watered. Got the best lawn on the block now. It bloomed in 10 days. Even having 5-10% Perennial Rye in a seed mix makes a huge transformation quickly. Idk if I’d go 100% Perennial Rye because of the high maintenance 😂 but I am a big fan of Black Beauty Ultra.
that rye is great to help kick start germination and get cover quick cover, great to hear everything worked out for you!
@@PrincessCutLawnCare Thank you sir, honestly it was people like you, Silver Cymbal and Ryan Knorr who helped me out the most. I’ve only been doing this for 2 years and I was intimidated at first but it’s truly rewarding.
Good stuff right there George! Spring seeding can be done you just have to choose the right seed and invest the time 👍 and kudos to your Special Guest Star 🌟
thanks jayme! did you do any seeding this spring??
@@PrincessCutLawnCare not this year things are looking pretty good maybe just a few bare spots 👍
I agree seeding KBG in Spring is a pain in the ass. Constantly watering it and maybe 60% grew in. Great video, concise no fluff and informative 👌
Haha it is! Not falling for the ol seeding kbg in spring idea ever again lol
Appreciate you Shane!
Great vid George. Spring seeding is not ideal at least for us cool-season people but sometimes we just go for it. This year is extra tough with how cool it has been for many of us , keeping those soil temps low and then likely a quick switch to the heat which will likely stress such young grass. I seeded a couple trouble spots but super small , literally a few spots the circumference of a basketball each but not bothered if they do not take so well.
Over the years I have switched to mostly autumn seedings , as it just comes with much better results imo. The soil temps are nice and warm yet the days are getting cooler, long hours of morning dew , birds less crazy for the seed by me (compared to the Spring) and the cooler and shorter days help not beat the young grass up so much. If possible to wait , autumn is by far the best time to seed for us cool-season people.
tell me about it! this year has been so bad!
hopefully we dont get 10 min of spring and go straight into summer but it wouldn't surprise me:(
@@PrincessCutLawnCare not looking great so far , with the overall temps. My soil temps here in Northern NJ have barely gotten above 50 degrees yet until the end of last week. We only had one or two warm days so far , if i had to bet I feel like we are going to get a brief Spring and right into summer. Luckily I am not seeding much this year, I want to keep the seeding to a minimum after a big reno last season ; especially since I want get back on a pre-emergent schedule.
Best thing about PRG , you can have great success spring seeding with it , it fills in quickly so you still have time to push the roots before the stress of summer! Good video 👍🏻
thanks man, never tried it but yall making me what to seed some more areas w prg now!
I agree much easier to grow and less resources needed to apply.
I am trying to seed here in Federal Way, Washington. Perennial rye grass and some KBG. It's been tough the temperatures high to mid 50' with some low 60's. Also i trid to seed last September with KBG temperatures were down. Great video
DAMN George, you keep taking it to the next level! Keep crushing it with that flow and info.
Haha thanks bro! You as well! Time to put Chicago on the map.
I've seeded my patchy lawn with PRG two times this spring. I did part of it in March, and all of that grass is growing strong and doing very well. I had to wait for the sun to get a little higher in the sky to seed the back half of the yard, which is shady all winter. I put the seed down last week and today I saw widespread sprouting! Can't wait to get this yard filled in, and if any of this new grass dies off I can always re-seed in the fall.
Now thats the attitude to have! 😀
Theres no better feeling than seeing your babies sprout:)))
Great info to help others decide. 👊
No doubt!
I seeded 100% KBG in Spring (full reno front and backyard for the first time everrr) this year. It was a hell of a work..! it took 2-3weeks to germinate. i also seeded in a small tray and germination took 2 weeks.
Surprisingly lawn filled in entire area.
Lots of water to make young grass survive in summer. I used hydretain as well.
despite I used disease resistant KBG varieties, my backyard got fungus damage in many spots this month. it's been a learning process.
I already applied Prodiamine.
I seeded in sma tray last week n put em outside, and they already started germinating within 5 days. end of summer/Fall is definitely better for seeding KBG, as many people say. But, Spring seeding KBG is still possible. just more work.
I hope I won't need to overseed in next Spring 🤞
great video George, great tips and advice...killer editing too
Thanks bro, kinda rushed this one due to the seeding window ending soon, glad it didnt turn out too bad
@@PrincessCutLawnCare i'll take this quality all day :)
Wish me good luck! I’m starting my project today 💫
All the best!
what type of grass?
@@PrincessCutLawnCare tall fescue 😉
I love seeing your channel grow, keep it up
Thanks Zaine, means alot dude.
Its been a ton of work but so much fun! appreciate you!
Started a tall fescue lawn from seed March 20th here in NC. First lawn project, but I watched tons of your videos & I’m hopeful it will work out! Used limestone, peat moss, starter fertilizer, root hume, and Pennington slopemaster. Also ready with my tenacity for later, as well as iron and liquid aerator (Thatch Buster)
Gonna mix in creeping red fescue in Fall. Probably starting end of August.
Thanks for all your videos!! Extremely helpful & easy to follow.
Good luck with your project boss! just be sure to water it well during the summer and i think youll be alright
@@PrincessCutLawnCare thank you!!
Thanks for all this info on planting tall fescue. I have learned so much about lawn care in watching your videos as well as others. It's hard to find info on the steps involved. I like how you did in sections. I have a lot of weeds in my yard. First I'll kill the weeds and crabgrass. I have a lot of thatch in my yard. So, next I'll either rent or buy a dethatcher so my seeds can get good contact with the soil, fill in the low spots etc. I'll make sure to spray the tenacity to prevent what I'm trying to get rid of! Anyway, thanks for simplifying things!!
Great video as always George! I remember that urge to seed in the spring back when I was about 12 or 13 and learning to care for my yard. And generally I actually had great success in the spring with the good amounts of rain. Now that I'm a bit older I contain myself and wait until September until undergoing seeding projects
Haha seems my inner 12 year old comes out every spring 😆
Love the video!!
Thanks shoaib! good to see you again brother!
I seeded my cool season lawn last year on the 4th of July. Came in beautifully and is still healthy. It gets 90% sun during the day as well. You can seed at anytime the conditions are warm enough, you just have to know what you are doing.
Wow props to you!
Love your videos. It cracked me up when you said you get full sun 24x7 in this video. ;-)
haha oh jeeez i didnt even realize i said that 😂
Appreciate you bob!
Fantastic Video 💯⭐️ great job
Thank you my friend!
Appreciate you tunin in!
The PRG should be less of an issue with the super quick germination. KBG at anytime but Spring in particular is super frustrating with the slow germination and dealing with sprout and pout most often. I have a predominantly KBG lawn but been mixing more and more PRG in and for me the lawn looks better and been healthier since doing it. The PRG for me greens up quicker out of winter and summer dormancy and the quick germination is always a plus.
Totally agree w you! We overseeded our 100 percent kbg last year with rye and never looked back, lovin it!
In Canada, winter stars 10 minutes after summer so there isn't too much choice 😁
and by the looks of it.. summer is going to start 10 min after winter too! 😆
Great video Georgie!
Thanks Frankie! good to see you man! its been a while, i missed you bro
Good stuff bro. Love the Collab with Brent. You should do one with the Lawn Whisperer too.
Thanks Robbie! i did a podcast w justin last spring, you should check it out, was a good time
Another quality video! That Titanium seed from Mountain View Seed is amazing!!
Thanks man! And it is! I think I’m gonna kill off my backyard and seed a monostand of titanium
Do you remember what the germination time is/was? I put some down this weekend and hoping to see results soon!
@@battphone I saw my first sprout after 5 days and it was tall enough to cut at about 21 days.
Another banger! Great video, George.
Thanks dude, just watched your podcast w LCN, it was hilarious! had me cracking up w joke about sears closing haha
Great video. Glad I watched it after I seeded this spring haha. Great tips and I think I followed most of them 😜
Thanks bro!
Yes! I am seeding 😆!! and it's been sich a difficult Spring this yearrrrrrrrrrrr!!! (Ontario, 🇨🇦) and I ve got KBG seeds 🤪 As you said, I need to lower my expectations and work on my lawn this fall and next year.
I had already bought 100% KBG blend way ahead of time, not knpwing how crappy this Spring was going to be 😕 I will tey and learn..! Thank you for this video! it's awesome that you got Brett in it:)
You got this brotha! i heard the snow just started to melt in canada haha, you may have better luck seeding your kbg than me due to the cooler temps up there.
Good luck!
@@PrincessCutLawnCare Thank you 😄😄😃
@@shion_lwn Np Boss!
Very informative. Enjoyed watching and learning. Thanks for the lesson 👍🏿👏🏿
No problem greg! appreciate you watching
I loved the way you titled this unlike some other lawn peeps who make it sound impossible for average people to do unless you are awesome like them. So ty for that ❤🤗 I get its better to seed in fall but when you kill half your lawn with glyphosate .. you don't have a choice! Thanks for the motivation and tips as always! Happy spring seeding.. and thanks for adding about the perennial rye bc thats what I'm doing.. was gonna add some KBG in but now I'm second guessing.
Thanks Kelly! i would air on the side of caution seeding kbg as that spout n pout phase will last well into the summer. But if brett can grow a full prg lawn in the middle of the desert during spring, i know you can too! good luck
@@PrincessCutLawnCare Aww thanks i appreciate it..ill have to check him out! Would it be a bad idea to do like 10 to 20 percent or probably skip it all together for the KBG?
@@kellyf618 if you already have a mix, I would just roll w it, if not.. I would just get straight rye
@@PrincessCutLawnCare ok cool thanks! I have separate bags and had some kbg was left over from the front lawn project in the fall. 👍
@@kellyf618 keep us updated!
You are absolutely right.
Unless you are a lawn nut or plan to become one quick, do not plant in the spring.
Especially if you want Kentucky Blue Grass.
I however am an aspiring lawn nut and seeded Kentucky Blue Grass last June 19th.
90% of the lawn is grass.
I am about to seed next weekend the same Mazama KBG in the backyard 2.5k ft².
Wish me luck! :)
Nice choice my friend! from everything i hear, mazama is the king of KBG, its going to look awesome!
@@PrincessCutLawnCare Thank you!
Another awesome video George. Your channel has helped me a ton with my yard. I overseeded this spring and had really good success so far. Can I use the tenacity for the entire yard, not just the overseeded spots?
Thanks trey! yes i spot sprayed all the weeds in my lawn after i was done applying it to the seeds
Cool That you just put up this video here in nj I literally just put some p rye At some of my beer spot for faster germination. This will be an experiment to see how it does going into summer but the majority of my lawn is still fescue
Hi izzy! please keep us updated how how your project turns out!
@@PrincessCutLawnCare Actually probably close to 50% of my backyard is already Rygrass Been having issues over the years with a lot of thinning and bald spots Since ryegrass Is that’s why I went with it back there Hope it holds up better with thickness
I swear I got a patch of Kentucky Poograss to sprout last spring. Ended up getting lazy and lost it to creeping F Charlie. I'm at it again this year. I got a garden weasel tool. Man that breaks up the top soil for a broad area pretty quick. I'm not expecting much, really just prepping for fall and trying to see what I can get.
I used the pre germinating method for Kentucky bluegrass. I had full success overseeding in the spring.
I did it in the backyard this Spring bc ofcPoa outbreak ... We'll see how it goes. Pounding w hydretain and Postassium
nice! what type of grass?
Always great info thanks again brother
Thanks Allen, always appreciate you stopping by
Awesome job, and video George! I'm probably the odd ball here, but I have had way better results seeding in the spring in my area. but I definitely agree for everyone else fall is probably the best option. keep it up dude!👍🏻
Appreciate it bro!
Love your videos lol
Thank you!
I wish that I had known about the weed control Mesotrone three weeks ago. I seeded my lawn last fall and this spring I had several areas were the grass didn't germinate. I had to decide between getting rid of the ugly weeds or do some over seeding. My local seed supply house recommended to do post emergent three weeks ago and this Mother's day weekend to apply post emergent.
Great tips man!
Appreciate it!
“If anything, it’s a learning experience”
Ohhhh yeaaa.
Both of you guys mentioned the importance of watering. When you are seeding patches like in both examples, are you watering the whole zone 3 times a day or just those spots? I'm asking because Brett said he had an irrigation system watering 3 times a day. Seems like the established seed would be getting frequent shallow watering versus the typical recommended infrequent deep watering. Are you simply sacrificing optimal conditions for the established lawn when reseeding? Thanks for your advice and for the video!
Once the seed germinates you will switch to deep and infrequent waterings until the high temps sit in, then you would continue your deep and infrequent waterings along with watering lightly 3 times a day to keep the baby grass cool, sorry i should have been more clear
I would love to see a new updated video of this for this year! I'm thinking I should lay perennial ryegrass but would love to see what your doing NOW for growing grass on bare areas
Sometimes you have no choice. I'd much rather seed an area that needs it in the Spring, knowing that I'll need to re-seed again in late Summer/earl Fall, than stare at a bare spot all season long.
Thats the perfect attitude to have! worst case scenario you can always seed in the fall
awesome job
Thanks Vin! appreciate you dropping a comment!
What do I do if I overseed but my grass is growing too fast? I overseeded in spring, but 10 days later my existing grass is growing and asking for a mow. My seeds just started to germinate and can see some tiny grass popping up hahaha cheers love your videos
Good morning George ☕ Great video man but who was that guy at the end? He looks familiar but like from back in the day... 😁
😂😂😂
@@Brettsgrasscapades luv ya bud. Nice little setup for this one. Looked great. 👍🏼
@@PacificNorthwestLawns you know I had to make it look good when it's gonna be on George's video!
@@Brettsgrasscapades true huh?
OG lawn care legend
I just reseed KBG yesterday here in WA. 🤪😂.
O o lol at least you guys have better growing conditions than us haha
I'd like to see you test pre-germinating KBG (soaking in water method) vs spreading seed and watering (normal method). I'd like to know how much faster pre-germinating is, if the pre-germination yields better grass, and if you would be able to make KBG work in the spring by pre-germinating.
Excellent suggestion my friend, thank you for sharing.
Im adding it to my notes right now.
Along with pregerminating, i will also use a heat tolerant bluegrass cultivar along w any other additional supplements that can help give it an edge against the heat.
Im determined to make it work or at least try haha
Love the feedback my friend, these are the comments that mean the most.
Aww. Already broke my heart seconds into the video lol
oh no haha, did you seed kbg????
Lol luckily only TTTF. 🙂 but still I suppose it will be a bit risky.
Thinking of seeding a bare area on the side of my home. Can you leave a link to the tall fescue seed you used with the blue label? Thanks!!! Love your videos!!!
Thanks
Nice video
Good morning devin, thank you so much
Great video!
Francis! whats up man, good to see you bro!
oh hell naw.....did my KBG last fall...like you said last year....looks great....
Happy to hear it looks good 👍
I bought that same brand Mesotrione on Amazon and they shipped to my state no problem but Tenacity will not ship to my state. Makes no sense but I saved a lot of money
wow thats interesting, glad to hear they got it out to you!
I thought you were gonna introduce Ryan Knorr but I forgot you guys were beefed out 😂😂😂
haha thats old news man
@@PrincessCutLawnCare old as in last season. Get him on the show!
Hey buddy.. so im on day 13 of my seed project.. the PR is coming in really good in my bare patches! Ran into 2 issues.. 1. I couldn't put down tenacity with my seed because it was 90s that week.. I was nervous it was going to not work and/or stress out the grass so I do have quite a bit of weeds popping up. Not really sure when to spray.. some people were saying a month? Im not sure what's right there. And 2nd the grass where the bare patches are NOT.. its getting soooo long so I have to cut already. My bare patches are getting longer tho.. almost 2.5 inches for the new grass. Luckily I got alot of sprouts day 3 thru 5 with the rye so I'm just debating whether to reel mow or use my Honda. I hate putting the heavy mower on the grass but some spots are maybe 5 or 6 inches long, some areas are 3ish inches..I'm just worried about the long areas and if bagging would be best. Not sure if the reel mower will cut that long of grass either without me going over it multiple times. Ughh decisions... if you have any advice on either of these let me know! Sorry this was long.. I always tell my husband I'll ask George haha.. hes like who's that? Princess cut duh.. hes like oooh well why didn't you say that?! That's what he knows you as lol 🤦🏼♀️
I seeded last spring, watered religiously, then when I tried to gently taper back the water and it fried to a crisp. Lesson learned.
Either seed in fall...or seed in spring and plan on watering heavy through the full summer.
i hear you on that brotha, im curious, what type of seed did you plant?
@@PrincessCutLawnCare tttf
I got customers asking me about what kinds of ground-cover can they use for a lawn besides grass. Can you do a video about alternative lawns?
Funny you mentioned that, ive been having ALOT of people ask me about clover lawns. Im adding it to my list to research as we speak. Perhaps i can test a control area in the back yard.
Appreciate your feedback boss, these are the comments i live for.
@@PrincessCutLawnCare I'm doing a little expirimenting in my own yard. I got some clover, but also Viola seeds and some chickweed seeds and some Babies Breath seeds. We'll see what happens.
@@ambulocetusnatans haha your adventurous! dont think i could go that far!
I know this is an older video, but I'm done with Kentucky bluegrass. F that stuff lol
Don't you feel pre germinating works to speed it along? Thanks for the great videos.
appreciate that boss!
the only time i pregerminate is when overseeding KBG into KBG, other than that, rye and fescue germinate rather quickly so i dont really see the befit of going thru the trouble
Great video George. Tempted to overseed my backyard but resisting temptation and will live with it until fall. What area of Illinois are you from? Brookfield here.
ayyy wass up neighbor! i live in the naperville area but i used to work not far from you at a bank in la grange park. we used to get lunch all the time at a spot in brookfield called burger antics, to this day i have yet to have a better burger in my life haha
@@PrincessCutLawnCare Awesome.. Burger Antics is still there. I am over by the Zoo and High School. We have a biz in Lagrange Park on 31st near Kemman Ave.
@@chicagomike2111 i prolly seen you around the neighborhood!
Thanks for your informative videos George. These are a lot helpful for beginners like us.
Got a question, SpeedZone Weed Killer is not available in New Jersey. Is there an alternative you can suggest?
No problem! can you get ortho weed be gone?
@@PrincessCutLawnCare yes, I can get that. Thank you!
Antelope Brand seed!
Thanks Bro!
Heyyyy mr Brooklyn ! Good to see you boss!
I love to mix different seeds mix with lil fertilizer
This video worries me a little bit. I’m doing a deeded lawn renovation and decided to plant Kentucky Bluegrass. So I am now skittish about that. I’ve already purchased the grass at $256 a bag and Have already broken ground and tilled all of my yard. I planned on seeding Monday. However, I’ve got Irrigation also being installed on Monday. Should I be good to go if I have continuous irrigation on the area throughout the summer?
Let’s put it like this, I was habitual about watering my kbg threw the summer and still had about 50 percent die. If I were you I would seed ryegrass and then overseed kbg in the fall
Damn bro. Your lawn gets full sun 24/7?
haha im trippin hard
Finishing some dethatching this week and planning to cut low to seed over the weekend here in Columbus, OH. Question for you in regards to some products you have recommended in your videos. I got the Mesotrones (Tenacity) to use to treat weeds while seed is coming in so I feel comfortable with that. My question is the liquid iron you have used in your ugly lawn recovery video. Would this be good or bad to use as the lawn starts to come back in?
hi nick! it depends, did your seed this spring or no?
@@PrincessCutLawnCare I am seeding this weekend. Have not seeded any other time
PCLC! Big question I can't find answers to that I was hoping you could help me with. I was talking to a buddy today whose lawn was overgrown and was growing seeds. Can we let our lawns overgrow and then mow the seeds down and naturally overseed our lawns without having to buy grass seed? Would be an interesting thing to test as well with some videos. Natural seed vs store bought. Ect Ect
Great video! I live in Ottawa, Ontario so I always overseed with cool season grasses like Fescue. My backyard dies every winter and I don't understand why. It looks great in the Fall and winter absolutely destroys it so that there's nothing left come Spring and I'm starting from scratch. I was tired of starting from scratch so last year I seeded clover thinking a weed would be more hardy. Well the same thing happened and 2/3 of the clover died. Any ideas on what might be causing this? I'm going to purchase a PH Meter this weekend so see if that tells me anything about the soil levels.
Nice video George. I have fair sized some bald spots on my lawn from not reseeding in a timely manner here in Northeast PA. I didnt reseed my mostly tall fescue lawn this spring for the reasons you said. But as the heat of summer approaches I worry the soil on those bald spots will get fried by the sun and affect soil quality for when I choose to reseed come early September. What can I do to protect the soul in those spots? Thanks.
Hey buddy got a question.. Im putting down my seed tomorrow finally.. its been so rough with the weather. Question is... Im using Milorganite and tenacity spray after I seed. Should I put those down before or after I lay my peat moss since the peat will be my last step..?? oh im putting some seed success too..that really helped last year. Also once I lay the peat moss I'm going to wet it because of the winds tomrw so does that matter with those products if you tell me to apply after the peat moss? I hope this makes sense. Trying to figure out the order in which to apply. Thanks always for all your help!
Good morning! The order you apply does not matter as long as the seed is under the peat
@@PrincessCutLawnCare ok i definitely knew that...im going to put down seed..rake a little and roll it so I get good seed to soil contact. So its cool if I fertilize and spray tenacity before the peat or is it better to do after? Or doesn't matter? THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL YOUR HELP!!
@@kellyf618 haha no problem doesn’t matter I’ve done it both ways, will be watered in either way
@@PrincessCutLawnCare great thank you..you are the best!
I like your glasses bro. What brand is it?
Thanks bro, they are toroe glasses, they sent them to me to try for free and i must say i love them, they are affordable and dang they are very comfortable
You spray mesotrione before or after watering after seeding? Is the order seed, spray, water? Or…?
Any order works 👍 I’ve done it both ways successfully
@@PrincessCutLawnCare thanks! I’m planning on overseeing bermuda but I have an area full of weeds which I plan to get rid of and put new Bermuda Scotts THICK'R LAWN Grass Seed in that area. Will mesotronine work for planting new Bermuda grass seed? Because apparently it only works with Bermuda when it’s dormant in the winter. Thanks!!
What’s the problem with JG BB Ultra? I used that as overseed last season and the kgb blends really well. Yes, I got a little nutsedge, but roached it with Meso and speedzone. Happy camper.
Nothing wrong w it, it’s beautiful.
But if you seed it in spring, odds are, the kbg won’t make it through summer.
It’s a great seed mix for fall
Have you ever used rye grass, if so what results did you get
Is mesotrione a good post emergent and safe for seeding? Can I use milorganite too. I used ortho weed spray no luck with dandelions and have patchy lawn
Hey can you help me out ? I'm in the UK and i gonna buy me some Tenacity, does it kill dock leafs weeds ? Coz the roots of them bastard go down deep man 😂
And there is a reason I mentioned I'm in the UK a few weed killers that you recommended they don't sell them over here 😢 but Tenacity they do 💪
Where in the Chicago Metro area can I get some of that grass seed?
which seed specifically? for chicago i recommend tall fescue.
you can get it here: amzn.to/418eNfb
George - what does a 'lawn care nut' do when it downpours days after completing overseeding / laying peat moss project? How do I tell if there is washout? Do I have to reapply the seed?
haha hi paul! i had several spots that wased out last year and ultimatly lead to ugly bare spots. the only thing that was able to finally hold the seed in was a product called "Fairway Formula Seeding Success Biodegradable Mulch" you can get it at home depot.
It contains a tackifier and will literally glue your seed to the ground.
Onces you have germination, asses where the wash out is, reseed those areas and throw this stuff down on it and it wont happen again
I have some pretty dense clay soil. I was curious if you had/could do a video on how to help an existing clay soil to improve without having to till up the whole thing. Just got my soul test back today! But that seems to be my biggest struggle ahead of me. Love the vids man!