How to Fill in Thin and Bare Areas in Your Lawn (St. Augustine grass) Florida
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- čas přidán 30. 07. 2020
- This video breaks down how to fill in thin and bare areas in your St. Augustine lawn. St. Augustine grass does not grow by seed and will have a difficult time filling in on its own. I have over 10 years experience in the field with a degree in horticulture. I am owner and operator of Turf Organics in Jacksonville, Florida.
This extremely detailed video will explain what tools you will need and exactly how much soil and sand to use. Florida lawns and St. Augustine grass is very difficult to maintain. This video is the perfect guide to get your lawn to where it needs to be.]
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Worked. Took a few months so stuck with it
It takes time it will get the job done. Thank you for the comment and support👍
I accidentally sprayed grass killer instead of weed killer on spot weeds in the lawn will this method work to correct that dead grass that I caused
did you apply fertilizer to it at anytime when you laid down that mixture?
@@ArtGardenFoodExpressions Nope. . No fertilizer added. It just took a few months. I did water it a couple times a week though.
@@chriscam876 thank you.
This is the simplest way to fill in the bare areas, which I have ever seen in CZcams. Most of the lawn guides require lots of expensive equipment but this is what we need. Thanks!
You are very welcome
Love your channel man! I’m in Jacksonville as well. I actually just followed this video today for an area of my lawn that was hit pretty hard by the freezes we had. Appreciate the content and keep up the great work!
Thank you so much for the support. Glad to hear you found this helpful!!
This will do great for those frost damaged areas!!
I really appreciate the kind words. Gets me motivated to keep making more videos!!!
Let me know if you have any suggestions for a future video!!
You are amazing. Thanks for this video. "St.Augustine is not good at being a grass"😂😂..
No problem!! That's why so many people have to watch my videos!! Lol
Great video chad. This is precisely the information i needed to treat my Central Florida St. Augustine lawn. Thanks
Glad I came across this video! I have a lot of product to buy and can't wait to try this repair. Thank you for sharing!
Just wanted to thank you for this video. I had some dead spots in my front yard because of trees we had removed. Nothing would grow back for months. Found this video, did everything step by step and now I have a full yard of grass (st. aug). I’d love to show you pics before and after if you’re interested! Thanks again for the video/advice. 100% works.
I had the same issue due to a tree i had removed in my front yard. Now the grass is very thin. Would love to see the before and after pics.
Same. I just started this technique, had it on for about 3 days now wondering the before and after results
did you apply fertilizer to it at anytime when you laid down that mixture?
@Art, Garden, Food Expressions if your talking to me then yes
@@adamcalebchloe8760 thank you
Your videos are amazing. I’ve watched so many and I like how enthusiastic you are and your advice is the only one that is super simple and lines up with what my professional landscaper friend tells me.
Thank you!! I really appreciate this comment. That is exactly what I am going for in these videos!!!
Thanks for the support!!
You have excellent communication skills - you can make a dull topic very interesting! Thanks for the informative, useful and entertaining video.
Thank you so much for this comment!! I really appreciate it. That's exactly how I want these vidoes to come across.
Thanks for taking the time write this comment!!🤙👍
Agreed!!
Thanks! This makes so much sense. Too often I see people layer just sand OR just Black Cow.
Great video! Love the way you explain things, subscribed!
My lawn looks great after patching freeze spots with sand and cow manure, I also threw in some fugicide prior. Grass responded and filled back up in a month looks greta now. ty
Great video. It answered all my questions on how to repair small stressed areas in my St. Augustine.
Thank you so much for the comment qnd support.
Hearing things like this pumps me up to make more videos!!!
Good video. Straight to the point and not boring. Thank you.
Thanks Jeff. That's what I'm shooting for. I appreciate the comment.
I just subscribed - The content was informational as well as nicely put together - I am new to lawn care and will give your suggestions a try
Thank you so much!! We really appreciate the support. It motivates us to keep making more vidoes.
If you have thin and bare areas this will really improve them.
Once you watch some videos and get a year or two under belt you will be crushing it.
Let us know if thier is anything in particular we can help you with. More then happy to make a video about it.
Goodluck on your lawncare adventures!! 🤙🤙
We are here with you every step of the way.
Thanks for this info. I have horrible grass and a large tree that covers a large portion of the lawn. Now i know the optimal sand manure ratio. Thanks!
No problem!! Thank you so much for supporting the channel.
Make sure that the tree is trimmed properly and brings in as much light as possible. If their is not enough sun light then this will not work either. Doing this is a great place to start. If you are still having trouble under the tree keep trimming it till enough light gets in to allow the grass to fill back in.
Bro live your enthusiasm and your knowledge. Thank you for sharing this with us.
No problem!! Thanks for the comment and support!!!
Love your energy! Excellent video and very easy to understand. Keep teaching!!
Thank you. I appreciate the kind words and support.
Sooo happy to find this video & your channel! We removed a greenhouse set up on top of our backyards st augustine grass and i am determined to revive the area. Bummed these exact products are not easily available here in So Cal. I am excited again to get back at it though. :) Thank you!
Thank you for the support!!
It will be difficult to find something in California for the lawn. The best thing you can do is just keep searching for something similar!!
I really appreciate the comment!!
Killing it! Very knowledgeable and informative! Thank you !!!
Thank you so much!!! Much more to come!!
I can say this with first hand knowledge before Chad had Turf Organics and was with another company he oversaw our lawn/turf maintenance and our yard has never looked better!!! Very knowledgeable and a true expert. I'm so glad I found this video because I thought you were out of the industry. I will be reaching out soon. Keep up the great work and thank you for always providing valuable knowledge and information!
Extremely happy to hear that. Thank you for the kind words.
Feel free to reach out to us 904-614-9053
Chad I just laid St. Augustine in my yard 3 months ago and now I have the patches. Didn’t know what to do. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED TO SEE. THANKS FOR MAKING THE VIDEO!!
Sorry to hear the new sod didn't come in as planned.
This will really help!!!
Thanks for the comment and support 👍
Great video and info, right to the point. Glad I found your channel, subscribed. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Thank you so much for the comment and support.
I really appreciate you taking the time to write this. This really motivates me to make more vidoes!!
Thank you.
This video is the complete deal on how to fill in dead spots in St. Augustine. Sounds simple BUT it's the important details on the prep and application that makes the difference. Everybody says to just dump some BK on these spots. Then your yard doesn't react and you have to do it over or your just disappointed in the results after all the work and money spent. I've got some areas where I lost turf to pulling out crabgrass, and sod webworms eating my grass. Followed this plan and as he said Mother nature made it work. Thanks Chad.
Thank you so much!!! Glad we could help.
you said you dumped some BK on these spots. what is BK?
@@jnhale1 Black Kow..the brand spells cow with a K.
You are real expert and great video
I know this helps a lot of people
Thank you for sharing your knowledge
Thank you so much!🤙 I really appreciate you taking the time to leave a positive comment!!!
I'm gonna try this out here in CA. I have many patches since the watering has been limited. Hopefully this retains the water a bit longer for it to grow back. Thanks for the advice.
Great idea. Grass should recover well with more mild temperatures there. Goodluck.
Not sure how CZcams knows I have dead patches of grass in my lawn but I’m glad I ended up here. I love how passionate you are while spitting hundreds of lawncare FACTS. Lol my husband’s going to be weak. All he does is mow 🙄 Cool video! Hope this shit still applies since I live in Ohio.
Haha thank you!!😁
It can still absolutely work. You may be able to even use seed the type of grass you have after the soil.
Thanks for the comment and support 👍
Kick ass video thank you very much! More videos please!
St Augustine grass here in north west florida!
Love to here this!! Thank you so much for the support.
Comments like this motive us to make more videos.
Thank you.
Spot on brother!!!
Appreciate your knowledge and wisdom on this matter
Definitely helped out big time!!
Props
No problem!! I'm glad I could help. I appreciate the support.
THANKS MAN, I'LL GIVE IT A TRY. I'M IN S. FLORIDA AND WAS GOING TO CUT PLUGS FROM ST.AUG. SLABS,BUT THIS SEEMS MORE TO BUILD A GOOD BASE SOIL AS IT'S BEEN POOR FOR A WHILE.DOLLAR WEEDS TOOK BIG SECTIONS AFTER THE KILL OF CHINCH,ETC.BUGS WERE DEALT A BLOW 8 MO. AGO.
I think this is a much better then plugs and like you said it is building a better base.
You will see it fill in much faster and in return have less weeds. Goodluck!!
As soon as Chadd said north Florida I immediately thought of Jax area. I need to call you guys about my same situation!!!! I have a huge area on my corner lot that needs this help!!!
Give us a call. Hopefully you are in our service area.
Great video. I have already done about 14 bags of both BK and sand. Bought a house recently and previous owners didn't care for lawn much. It's been a week since the first 9 bags. Grass starting to peak out. May need more coverage due to dirt settling. Thank you for the tips. I subscribed. Looking forward to seeing the results video soon!
It may need an aeration as well!!! A week.is a very short time. I could give it a month before adding more soil.
This will help a lot and be needed several times depending on how bad the lawn is!!!
Thanks for the comment and support 👍
@@bettercallchaddhow soon after filling bare areas with soil can you do aeration?
Just exactly what I needed to know. Excellent instruction.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for this information! I will check back with you on my progress 😊
Can't wait to hear the results.
Thank you for your amazing video. I'm your BIG FAN from now on lol
Thank you so much!!🤘🤘👍
I'm honored!!! I really appreciate you taking the time to leave this comment!!!
Comments like this is why I love to make these videos!!! Thank you!!🤘👍
Thanks for this video. It got me to subscribe. My St. Augustine needs A LOT of help.
I appreciate you subscribing!!! Check out some of my other videos as well for more help. I was a go live Wednesdays at 8pm. You can learn and ask questions there too!!
I used Chad’s method and it works great! He’s right about laying it on thick. The soil settles in after a day or 2.
That's the key!! I'm glad you did it right and found success!!
Awesome video💪🏽
makes all the sense in the world. thank you. doing it today. I just ripped a bunch of crabgrass from my lawn and I'm left with bare spots. off to Home Depot.
Of course. Thank you so much for the support. We appreciate it and will continue to make more vidoes.
Love your energy, brother .👍
Thank you!! I appreciate the support!!
Thanks for sharing. Buying sand and black cow this weekend!
Of course.
Damn good informative video. I was not utilizing the sand with the top soil and spinning my wheels.
Thank you!!! Its the best mix a homeowner can make!!!
Thank you for the comment and support 👍
Great video! Thanks for the info!
Awesome video ! Thank you for the schooling !!!
Thank you. I appreciate the support!!
Great info, thanks for the video brother!
No problem!!!
Thanks for the comment and support 👍
Saw this tried it and it worked! Thank you!!!!!
So glad to hear that!!! Now anytime it comes up you know exactly what to do!!!
Thanks for the comment and support 👍
How long did it take?
@@rushmuzik everyone will have different results depending on the factors involved. I would say 6 months to a year on average for it to be thick and healthy again.
Awesome information and instructions. Thank you.
You are welcome!! Thank you for the comment and support 👍 🤙
Hey Bro it worked like a charm !!! you the man
Yessssss!!!! Love to hear that!!!🤙👍
Thanks for the comment and support 👍
Wow!! I’m going to try this! I have some dry areas from irrigation head broke. I thought I had to buy sod. I’m going to try this first
This is perfect for that!!
I live in St Augustine and have St Augustine grass lol. I did this last year with BK and play sand and it worked pretty well. However, my yard didn't make it through the winter and the falling of my oak tree's leaves. Hoping the levling sand makes the difference. Great video
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Glad it helped. Try some of this fertilizer this to help it bounce back.
Dude is channeling the late Steve Irwin. Good job.
Haha 🤙 thanks Richard!!!
I appreciate the comment and support!!
Great video and enthusiasm!!!
Thank you!!! I appreciate the comment and support 👍!!
Absolutely useful tips
We are so glad you found this useful!! Thank you for the support.
Great tip and very easy instructions
Thank you. Glad it will help.
This is the video I needed. Bare spots are my biggest problem. There aren't that many lawn care CZcamsrs that have St. Augustine (only the Lawn Care Nut that I know of and he has never talked about bare spots).
We are so glad you found us. St.augustine is the minority in the grass world but one of the most difficult to deal with.
Thank you so much for subscribing and the comment. We have many more vidoes on St augustine grass planned.
Great job as usual
Thanks for the support as usual!!! 🤙👍
Thanks for the detailed explanation
No problem!! Thanks for the support.
Thanks good video keep them coming
Thank you Philip!!! I appreciate the comment and support 👍
Live the info …. Thought about filling in the bare spots with sod squares but think I will try this instead
Tank you!!!!.Love your channel!!!
No problem!! Thank you for the support!!
Good, informative video! Thank you!👍🏻
Thank you for taking the time to write a positive comment. It means a lot!!!
Thanks for the comment and support 👍
dude. Great video. Thanks for this from Ft Lauderdale!
No problem Clayton!!
Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment and supporting the channel!!👍
Great video!
Thanks Travis!!!
I appreciate the comment and support 👍
Thank you for these videos keep them coming.👍🏻
Thank you so much for the support!!! We will keep them coming!!
@@bettercallchadd just a thought your videos have helped me out a lot with my law you should consider fans sending you pic of there laws for the great tips you provided us.
@@farmerm-halcyonflowers1758 I really like that a lot!!!
For our next video we will great a email for all questions and pictures to be sent too. We will add that email in the description of all our videos.
Thank you for the great idea!!
Great can't wait
Nice video Chad!
Thank you!!!
Just did this. I've tried everything, so I hope this works. I could see the roots before, so I'm thinking this could be the ticket.
Hope it works out. Add more soil down the road if you are still having trouble.
Very cool video and THANK YOU!!!
No problem!! Thank you for taking the time to comment!!!👍🤙
Super helpful thanks man!
No problem!!
Glad it could help!!
3 years later and still super helpful. Cheers man!
Happy to hear!! Thanks for the support!!
Just learned something new
Just wanted to thank you for taking the time to explain in a very easy to follow, step by step way to recover from these dreadful dead spots. I got hit with chinch bugs after re-sodding my entire lawn. I've treated the lawn to kill off these pests but has left the bare spots. Your instructions have helped my in restoring back.... With patience of Course.... Thank You! Great Channel!
I'm glad to hear I could help!! I appreciate the support and Good luck with your lawn journey.
i am in Texas an got hit with chinch bugs. MY front yard looks hideous. what did you treat with?
@@ArtGardenFoodExpressions check out my chinch bug video. But you are going to need to use imidacloprid!
@@bettercallchadd OKAY. thank you.
Thanks for the vid
I have the same issue. SE Texas drought last year and poor irrigation kill parts of my grass. Will try this technique and see how it goes.
It should work well. Sometimes you might have to repeat it.
A new subscriber here. We are in South Texas and have been having issues with our lawn. It’s in bad shape :(
Thank you. It worked for me
Glad to Corey!!!
Thanks for the comment and support!!!
This works really well for our st augustine grass here in Austin. It is super easy to apply. Just purchased the black cow and leveling sand from the local home depot. Mixed well in the wheel barrow before application. After 3 weeks , I noticed some of the bare spots have been filled. The rest with little shoot and I guess it will be filled soon.
Awesome!!! Gald to hear it worked. I know yall had a cold winter. Hope that St.augustine recovers well!!! This will help a lot. Keep me updated.
Thanks for the comment and support 👍
This is where I am too! Looking to fill in some very bare spots in the hill country!
How did it end up?
@@Retroyoda I'd say this is a perfect solution. My lawn looks amazing for those previously bear spots.
@@dr_920 thanks for the update, just moved in into a new home and after months of trying to contact the contractor to fix the lawn I decided to do it myself. They left everything uneven and bear spots. Keep the grass green but seeing all those bear spots and being uneven really got to me.
Thanks for the great explanation and demo! I'm a Canadian so st. Augustine is voodoo to me
No problem!! It is for most people, so don't feel too bad!! I'm glad to see you're learning about it.
Thanks for the support!!
great video. thanks for the info.
No problem. Thanks for the support.
Impressive explanation throughout🤝👏.
Thank you!!
Thank you for sharing the homes landscaping is beautiful. I've got to do this for 5000 sqft!!!
Thank you so much!!! It's a bit of maintenance but the results are worth it.
That's a lot but it can be done. I have a video coming out of us doing this over about 3000 sqft with the end results. Its a lot of work but the results make it worth it.
Thanks for the comment and support 👍
Oooooh I can't wait to see that! Please it'll seriously make me ashamed of what I let happen but learn on how to improve.
@@danir6613 just have to get the final part and the video will be out.
Thanks, Chad
Great detail, thank you
No problem!! Im glad I could help.
Thank you!!
very informative
Thank you!! I appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment and show support!!👍
I’m in the Jacksonville area and my grass need some saving lol. But guidance would help a lot and be much appreciated if possible.
Send me an email at turforganics904@gmail.com
With a lot of pictures and descriptions of what's going on amd the history of the lawn. I will respond back and go over your photos live Wednesday night at 8 to help you get your lawn back on track.
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Thank you
Great news Raphael
I'm glad I could help!!
Great video. Thanks for letting us know about the sand mixture. Definitely learned something new.
Thank you. Glad you could find this video helpful!!
Do they sell these products at home depo?
@@joemilici7024 yes they do!!!
thanks Mang!
No problem!! Thank you for the support!!!
Chad is so motivational to go do yard work! 😂
great videos refreshing to see explanations and not try n to sell me something
Thank you!! I do sell extended car warranties if you are interested!!😉 haha
Thanks for the support.
Great video with easy to follow instructions. You realty know you stuff! Is the Black Kow Cow manure n the video 1.0 cubic ft?
Yess!!
you put out great info..can i use this on compacted lawn? like aerate first ? im new to lawn care..can i rake out all dead st. augustine grass and do this or no?
Great video! I have some areas that every year thins out and gets bald here and there with my ST. Augustine grass. If I fill it in with sand or black cow how soon before the grass starts to grow?
Great video, and I will definitely try this technique out on the bare spots in my Houston lawn! Some of the spots are about the same size as your video, while others are much larger - basically dead spots from too much tree shade. I’ve taken care of the shade problem, but wondering if I need to resod the larger bare spots (one is about 25 sf), or just put the soil mix down and let the runners do their thing.
Thanks for the comment Gordon!!
I would recommend sod or plugs in those bigger areas!! You can put down some soil put some sod on top then use more soil to fill around the edges and in-between the sod pieces to help those big areas fill in faster!!!
Hope this helps!!🤙
What do you recommend for newer sod? How long does it take to level out. Or do I need to help.
In houston also with the exact same problem. I'll be resodding in the next couple of weeks.
Really enjoyed this video. VERY INFORMATIVE! When it comes to fertilizing, what is your opinion of liquid fertilizer vs granular? Thanks. Definitely subscribing!
Both are fine. As a homeowner I recommend granular. Easier to apply and spread evenly.
Great video! What size bag of leveling sand and Black Kow do you use, Chad?
Thanks
This video was very interesting. I’m certainly out of practice taking care of my lawn but I’m back! I have about 1/4 of my back yard and part of my front that I’ve been laying sod, fertilizing and putting grass seeds out. I’m really trying to stay positive but it’s not growing as quickly as I want. It’s been about 2 1/2 weeks and I only see a small portion coming in. The grass is St. Augustine but I’ve mixed in Bermuda grass seeds. I’m hoping this will live together in harmony! The areas needing attention were water deprived for sure. I know I’m a great DIYer but patience is not part of my MO! Haha. Any ideas to get this lawn green would be most appreciated. Great video too! Thanks!
Hey Robert.... welcome back the world of grass!!! Haha
Patience is key!!! 2 1/2 weeks is very soon and we are have a very mild spring temperature wise. The soil temperatures are still cool so the grass is growing a little slower then it normally would. It sounds you like you have a great start. Be patient and do not over fertilize, it will do more harm then good.
Stay consistent and patient. In 2 mi the we will be in full growing season and things will be happening much faster then.
I hope this helps. Thanks for the comment and support 👍
Hello.
I'm in Houston Texas, if you know anyone and/or company to recommend would be greatly appreciated.
Enjoyed this vid and didn't feel like I had to be well off financially like some of these others.
Felt welcomed.
Thank you.
PS I know this was a year ago.