Top dressing with Jacks MAGIC compost |SPRING over seeding
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- čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
- In todays video we are top dressing with jacks MAGIC compost along with seeding with Barenbrug Extreme dwarf rye, its important to use top dressing when seeding as this gets the seed off to the best start and I think Jacks Magic is the best at doing this and as a by product we increase the biology in the subsurface meaning we get the most out of future feeds, so enjoy the video.
#topdressingwithjacksmagic #jacksmagiccompost #overseedingandtopdressing
#springlawncare #danielhibbertlawnexpert
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Daniel Hibbert Lawn Expert aims to bring you easy to follow and understand methods, tips and most importantly end results to make your lawn care journey enjoyable and successful, With over 25 years of working on domestic lawns there is not much I don't know and am happy to guide everyone on the way to their own lawn dreams
Throughout history men have always been drawn to grass, weather it be in the park , a sports ground or simply in your own garden, there's just something about those quintessential British stripes that makes you want them for yourself, not to mention getting on over on your neighbours. Follow Daniel on his lawn journeys, in his step by step videos this year, whilst you create your own lawn journey. Achieving that dream lawn you have always wanted with simple and easy to follow methods, the lawn you have always dreamed of is only a grass seed away
I've given up on my lawn, but I still watch your videos because I enjoy listening to your voice.
Best wishes
now that is what i love , i guy who understands the comman man , "if you don't have the funds then just fertilze at that point and it will be fine " thankyou keep doing what you're doing , I realize that you're a premium craftsman but you make things accessible to the laymen among us , well done 👍👍
Nice comments, thanks im a layman myself!!
Since watching/subscribing I have used nothing but jacks magic. Great product and really does enhance/speed up the growth of seed
Keep up the good work Dan. Your lawns and how to vids are superb. An inspiration to all lawn fanatics. I couldn't of achieved what i have without the help from you. A massive👍from me.✅
It’s his way of getting his point across…. In that if you follow step by step, you’ll get the dream👌 Downloading a few of the back catalogue for my trip on the plane tomorrow. Doing well Dan👍
Where you off?
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert Majorca, was bloomin freezing 🤷♂️
I use a garden sieve to spread out my compost, works a treat
Me too , would like a landzie to sieve it on but it’s way too much £££ 👍
Yea me too. Those landzies are silly money
Nice garden this one lovely little size lawn and border not to big nor small
Nice work dan
I’m mostly impressed. You may have missed your calling as a curling legend with your brushwork. 😜
Good luck on the cylinder man.
Great intro. Struggled to find jacks magic last year but found some yesterday in the garden centre by chance. Bought a car load. Perfect timing with the video 👍
Lot of places are cutting back on peat compost.
Try the range in you have one near you. The one local to me have tons of the stuff
Thanks for the great explanation about the 'Blades or Tines' Danny, really appreciated.
I decided to wait till the middle of April at least to over seed. now after looking at the weather forecast for later this week I'm glad I did. It's going to get cold.
I followed this technique when applying Jack Magic today.
Superb, loved the video and the layman's way of explaining the process, I'm a grass nut who does this every year and my grass is like Wembley
Exactly - I would agree
Great work Dan. I’m sure yesterday was emotional, keep up the great work! 👍
Looks like a step-up from using peat..awesome into!
its actually just compost. Or it seems like it is I cant find the product in the states to check it out. Love the video though
Great video as ever Daniel, hope you are keeping well.
Great intro Dan! Like more of that!!
Looking good.
The key here is the owner knows the lawn is in good hands. Imagine coming back to your lawn that was ok to begin with to you and seeing that 😁
Nice when the home owner trusts his lawn care guy! lol
Great Vid Dan once again
Another great video 👍
Interesting to hear why you don’t aerate, yet still have incredible results 🤯
There you go is it that important?
Excellent & very informative as usual. 😎
Respect money doesn’t grow on trees comment ! Great project and process
You've up'd it! Great!
Love the intro part. Very cinematic!
I suspect that this lawn was top dressed with Jacks as the desired levels are already there whereby Peters job in bowton 😁 used 70 30 kiln dried to improve levels ?
How can you tell if you have the desired levels or not then?
Ps Awesome channel and love your videos!!!!!
Like the new into
Another great video Dan. Do you recommend using Jacks Magic for levelling up small dips in the lawn or would a top soil be better? Also very interesting to see that you don’t tine aerate your lawns. Do you think it doesn’t make much of a difference ?
Hi , first off excellent videos , secondly could you please tell me are you using peat or peat free jacks magic .keep up the good work . Thanks for any info you give me . kind regards
Hi Dan, nice video again. Quick question, why did you use top soil on the lawn last week, and today use a compost? Keep up the great work
compost to get seed growing, top dressing for levels
Best video explainer on top dressing I’ve seen. I seeded a new lawn last September. I’ve left it alone since then and am about to do the first cut. It’s a little bit patchy/thin (which I was expecting given that it’s still new). Should I top dress and seed like you’ve done? If so, should I make any changes to the process given the age of my lawn? Many thanks!
Do what i do as have lawns just like it, tonights vid is made just for you it seems as on a similar job now
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert That’s amazing, thanks so much. I’ll keep an eye out for the video tonight!
Great video. Daniel, have you considered using the Landzie spreader? I bought one last year and it has saved me time and my back appreciates it!
I have one too...10 bags of Jacks Magic just waiting for guaranteed warm weather....it's going to be bloody cold next week!!
Very snazzy intro ! Just wondering f you've ever tried using a compost spreader like the Landzie with all the top dressing that you do ?
Nope waste of money at 400 quid do u want to buy one to do what ive just done for free? Plus it doesnt cover all the grass and misses where the bars are
Dave, I have a Landzie spreader. It works great. The “expert” here is worried about the small bars in the spreader missing areas, but wasted a bunch of time spreading all this compost by hand (unevenly) and brushed it in (unevenly) with an old broom. I guess his time is worthless since he did it for free. 🤷♂️
Great video. For top dressing how many bags of Jacks Magic would I need for 100 Square meter lawn?
I'm all ready to go. Seed, Jack's magic sitting in the garage. Just waiting for the weather to break here in Scotland. We are still getting frosty mornings. What setting did you use on the spreader for the seed?. Thank you for another really useful video.
Top rate as know it would be enough but if not sure do on low setting multiple times
Great video Daniel. I done my lawn renovation today, but also put fleece on top. Any rough ideas of time frame that I should leave the fleece on? TA
2-3 weeks at this time of year
did my lawn reno on the 21st as i spotted the week of warmer weather. Now im seeing there's going to be frost next week! Am i screwed if those seeds have started to germinate lol. Great vid as always 👍
Yeah that’s what I’m afraid of too with the cold weather. Plenty overseeding videos come out but then you hear to do it in the warmer temps so not sure which is best , so eager to hear what the pros think
@@movingforward1981 I guess I'll find out soon enough lol. The seed I use with Jack's compost normally starts sprouting after 6/7 days so hoping the frost won't kill them off. I know seed will go dormant in freezing weather but if its germinated, pretty sure it'll die. Interested to see what Dan thinks.
Hi
Loads of questions. But I'll keep this simple 😄. I've recently seeded and got good growth but I still have bare patches. Should I use the jacks magic or go with sand as you've mentioned in other vids.
Jacks sand washes off
Can you explain why you are using compost in this video and you use top dressing in other videos. Great stuff by the way, really interesting 👍🏼
One for levels ie sand and the other just to get seed protected without raising levels
Nice to see the subs going up Daniel.
Killed off my old lawn today with Round Up. How long would you say before I can re seed etc? TIA
I have seen some of your vids you top dress only with compost and some with a 70/30 sand compost mix. When do you decide to do what? For so far I know when overseeding and seeding (bald spots) just using only compost will suficate the seed?
how many grams of seed per sqm did you sow in here as it already looks thick? thanks mate, always enjoy your modesty from your videos
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Hi Daniel great tips and video,s ,following each stage this year and Lawn coming on great I was wondering what grass seed your using , thanks for sharing
Barenbrug extreme available in my ebay shop
Hi Daniel Thanks for reply i.ll look it up@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert
Daniel I need help, my lawn is badly infested with dandelions, driving me nuts, any advice would be appreciated. They are deeply rooted and keep reappearing annually. Any advice would be greatly appreciated and restore my love of my lawns.
Looking forward to the results on this one. Will be A1 no doubt!! Would you have any idea of the amount of Jacks Magic needed to about 200 SqM Daniel?
20 bags
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert Thanks a Mill
Hi Dan, another very informative vid. What is your opinion on the compost spreaders I’ve seen people using in other lawn care vids?
needless expense
How to sort out an already perfect lawn!!
Now jacks magic is peat free not the same. What else can I use
Just the job! I’m doing exactly the same. I scarified on no 3 and it’s mostly only soil now, some grass showing. I can’t get Jack’s Magic here in Glasgow. Plenty other types at Morrisons, would just any compost do or should I hold out for JM.?
Thank you for the very good video and the very nice manner you have in presenting! Well done.
Gotta be careful what you buy as lots now has shredded wood in it which is a no no for your lawn, could try riddling a few diff products and see what you get, watch my why i use jacks magic vid from last year n see what i found
Some great tips, I’m definitely going to try the Jacks Magic this year. My grass doesn’t seem to have many roots so if I scarify it it pulls up the grass in lumps. Is this normal?
old lawns can be brittle, generally means the soil is very dry, a wetting agent could be just what you need to get that soil wet so it holds together better, try my H2GO
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert thanks for the reply. Will look into that 👍🏻
QUESTION - why are you not using the pick up basket when scarifing rather than manually raking all that moss up ??
Clogs up straight away never used it from first time
Hei Daniel, what type of grass seed did you use on this lawn? Regards 🇳🇴
Johnsons premier pitch originally but integrating barenbrug extreme into it now
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert Many thanks, keep up the good work. I only have 2500m3 lawn
Why did you use Jacks Magic today instead of the sandy Top Soil you used yesterday ?
Coz i didnt need to fill in sinkages
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert Thanks. Novice here trying to work out what’s best to cover seed 👍🏻
What’s a decent price for a bag of jacks nowadays
Hi Dan..
As always a great vid… do you riddle the Jacks magic before you dress?
Thanks
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No the video is the video
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert many thanks Danual… keep the vids going!
B
Hi I turfed my garden last year and it looked amazing after a winter and a load or worm casts it's seemed to have destroyed it! Patches all over the place now. I need to over seed it, could you recommend the soil and seed you use please? Also silly question but how do I stop so many worms on my lawn! 😂
Just a quick question. Would a roller be beneficial after you've put down the top dressing for better seed to soil contact or isn't it a big deal not to roller?
Been thinking about purchasing one. Let me know? Cheers
Did i use a roller?
Can i ask, looking at the price of seed, top dressing, compost, where do you purchase your products? Do you have trade accounts or just rock up to Wickes?
With a typical 50ltr bag of compost currently around £5, sorting out a large lawn is some serious money just in components.
I just wondered if you have any money saving tips? Great videos by the way, I've just found your channel and love the down to earth content.
Seed i sell barenbrug extreme in 5kg on ebay compost i get from my local hardware store the compost is the moneysaving tip lol
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert Thanks, i'll take a look at your seed. Subscribed 👍🏻
Great work your doing, have you used A1 grass seed?
No why would i?
How many litres in a bag ?
Hi Daniel, I have a scarifier/dethatcher, it's got 2 attachments one has the tines or prongs the other has steel blades. Does the bladed attachment do the same job as having your lawn cored but obviously leaving deep channels rather than holes?
Thanks Danny
Yeah doesnt go as deep but covers more area with air grooves
Hi Daniel, when would you use 70/30 instead of Jacks magic, the reason I’m asking is I’ve just bought a new house and the turf that the builders put down is not the flattest just a few low parts init and not sure if I should use 70/30 or Jacks magic. 👍
Watch the video next to this one with the thumbnail 100% grassification its perfect for you
Great video I'm starting to renovate an old lawn what seed do you use I'm looking for a Hardy grass not ornamental as the soil is very clay based . Any advice would be very welcomed
This grass is for you barenbrug extreme
The old Jacks was great but this year it is “new and improved” but it is rubbish. What are you going to use instead?
Is premier sport pitch seed good for 'family' lawn with a dog? Is it also readily available from various outlets. I can only see it available on one site?? Thanks!
No grass is dog safe will just end up with orange patches all over, prem pitch is professional seed so only available in 20kg bags
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert thanks. So a different more hard wearing seed then? All a little confusing re seed type etc but your videos are great and get discussed at work!
Hi enjoying the videos can I ask how you deal with the yellow tips on the grass? Is the yellowing just from the winter and will it improve when the sun and the better weather comes?
My lawn looks very much the same when you look closely.
Many thanks
Yeah definitely, usually just frost damage, wind damage and lack of nitrogen, IT IS NOT because of a blunt lawn mower blade as others will have you believe
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert thank you for the response 👍
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert could you suggest a good seed to buy please. Many thanks
Hi Dan, great video. What number setting do you have the spreader on when over seeding?
32 but its weighed out so the 32 is just a number not an amount
Daniel..... 2 days ago you suggested 70/30 topdressing now you are saying Jacks Magic Peat?? now I'm confused...hope you can assist...thanks in advance
Did you watch both videos from start to finish?
Without sliding the bar at all, i need you to be honest on this
I really did think I watch both from start to finish ...are you suggesting the first video because the edges were less even that would make you use the 70/30 ? I/m a total novice but on watching the first video went and ordered a tonne bag of the stuff ...In the past I have over seeded with 100% topsoil that I have riddled twice and then applied using the sieve so only applying a thin level to avoid it clogging up the grass(and because I am on a budget...thanks in advance
@@paulcroker8459 yes , you cant use compost to raise the levels you need the dry sand. Where as it second job it was just a case of getting the new seed protected nothing else,
Loving learning from your videos. Can I please ask, is the process the same for a lawn with patches? Is there anything you'd do different with a thinner lawn with some bare patches.
Give those patches ascratch gotta break up those smudged patchd as seed will just wash off, if u watch my raking compost into your lawn video you will see what i do with a kitchen fork
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert amazing, I've found it so shall take a watch now. One more question if I may, I have a Qualcast (b and Q special) rotary and an old qualcast classic 35s. I very rarely use the classic cylinder as I feel it cuts too short, is that a good thing in this instance?
@@mikenunn9752 if you scalp the lawn with that u can then mould the lawn to take a lower cut going forward
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert that's good to know, I do worry the lawn will be too bare with a scalp cut from the rotary, I guess that's due to lots of patches. Great video and thanks explaining the amount of seed needed for smaller patches. Just the big areas of poa to think of what to do with now..
@@mikenunn9752 what cant be cured must be endured
Lovely job Dan, where could I buy Jacks magic from? Having trouble finding it
Just garden centres just gotta try diff ones
Can you use a lawn lute instead of a broom? Also I noticed you didn't use a roller. Do you advise against using one?
All u need is a brush
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert I already have a lawn lute. Wife will probably boll*ck me if she catches me using her broom on the lawn!
I also wondered if you no longer use Jack's Magic as you said the new version was no good in a comment on this video. If so what alternative would you recommend?
Australians - any luck finding a compatible product to jacks magic? I'm yet to find a compost that isn't full of wood
What setting do you use and type of grass
Looking for a Compose it doesn't have sticks or rocks in I need brands you can name that would help out
Hi Dan what are hedge squares above the fence seen it on some your vids, like them please let us know 🙏
Pleached hedging those ones are beech
Whst companies do you recommend to buy seed from?
Dan
What make of scarifier do you use? Does it only have a verti cut blade?
Yes its a bladed one, obsolete now
Hi Dan. Was that the new Jacks Magic you used? Is it still decent since they removed the peat?
no same old stuff, until its banned then ill be using it
Hi Dan. I'm a bit worried about all the little stones that are in Jack's Magic compost bags. If I put this down as a top dressing I reckon the lawnmower is just going to be crunching rocks! A
Try n get the old formula new on sucks!
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert oh I see. Shame because I've bought several bags not realising.. 🤣. See I'm laughing, else I would be crying. Will get some bog standard compost and riddle away.
Cheers for tHe reply, great channel. Hoping to fix my parents lawn using your techniques. A
Hi pal. Im looking at trying to sort my lawn out. It’s 80m2 so roughly how many bags would you think I need to do what you have just done to this lawn, which I wished mine looked like!!
8-10
Hi Dan. My turf was laid 18 months ago. Is it too young to scarify like you’ve done in this video? It looks like it needs a good scarify. The guy who turfed it didn’t do a great job, he didn’t put any top dress/compost down, said it didn’t need it. Would just a scarify and jacks magic be enough or shall I seed it aswell?
Yes you can scarify
Hi Dan, great video! I've noticed that they've changed the formula of the compost to have 50% less peat which is a nightmare as the original product was much better in my opinion. Do you know of a good alternative that is mostly peat based? Cheers
Watch this space
I have heavy clay soil that water has been standing pretty constantly and I was considering coring aeration. Would the blade do the same job for soil improvement that you have used?
think you would still have issues after scarifying, clays one of the lawns nemesis's as there very little answers when it come to drainage
Aerate and dress with sand. Sand is the only thing that will drain
Is it OK to overseed now and use jack's magic are is it to late am in the UK
No still got one to do myself
It's getting harder to find Jack's Magic and within the next two years it'll have disappeared completely because of the peat. Someone mentioned it has a very high peat content so stock up while you can. West+ is quite good if you can find it but nowhere near as good as Jacks.
b&m have original jacks magic and their new formular (less peat).
Great Video Dan, I'm looking at overseeding my lawn In the next few days, I've got my jacks magic to top dress, I've got a Hayter Spirit 41,what setting would you recommend to cut it on prior, does it have to be cut down low, does this give the seed a better chance at getting down to the ground? Many thanks.
try a scarify as well as a cut. The scarify will leave some nice tracks for the seed to fall into
Is it still too cold here in the uk to overseed or will it now be ok ?
be ok from next week me thinks/hopes
How big is the garden? Trying to work out how much I needed is it a 50l bag per 10sqm ?
Dont use that anymore
Watch my recent vids
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert will do many thanks
Won't using compost as a top dress over and over eventually make your lawn spongey and hold on to too much water?
Compost doesn't become soil. It stays as compost forever.
It rots away and becomes nothing
Hi, wondering what ratio you put your top soil on...how many kg per m2?
God knows mate peat comes in ltrs not kgs
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert in that case how many litres per m2?
@@fozbox 9 bags of jack magic covers about 12m2
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert thanks 👍🏻
Is the peat % important..my local garden centre sells clover 100% Irish Peat, can I topdress with 100% peat Daniel? Thanks
NOOOOOOOO
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert im confused, Jack's Magic is High content Peat though..
@@mickeyhughes7244 its got added lime to bring the acidity down to neutral where as peat hasnt
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert ahh makes sense...so it'll be good for a clay lawn too. Thanks for that
Roughly how many bags of Jacks magic to cover 250 square metres?
25 I think
Any tips to stop the birds having a field day? Whenever I've done this, I've lost half the seeds to them. How can I avoid it...
Fleece it
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert Does that mean 'cover it'? If so, would a tarp work?
@@GerryScullion it could do yes but if it rains it will gather and the weight could cause hollows so make sure no rain is due and water heavy before tarping
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert thanks so much!!!
Can I scarifying and over seed now or wait until next year ?
Prob wait bit late for uk weather now you can lightly scarifyb but seed is a risk
How long before you would expect to see the seeds starting to germinate?
All depends on how much water it receives, no water no germination but if it was watered everyday at this time of year 2 weeks or so
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert Thanks Dan, I scarified my first lawn a week ago and was expecting to see some shoots by now, but nothing. Customer is watering everyday, I know this because the customer is my Mum and I’m doing the watering. 😆 Keep up the good work 👍
Hey, when is Rise & Shine back in stock Dan?
Next year, equilibrium next in the next 2 weeks hopefully 18-5-15 mg ca humic acid and mycorrhizae coated n
I cant find it anywhere, Daniel any recommendations on an alternative?
Not yet just gotta try diff things like i did till i found jacks
Jacks magic is now peat free, but is it still any good?
Dunno done 1 bag on monday on a job to see, was smelly and ive got two whitlows now in my fingers which are throbbing and full of puss so must be full of food waste!
Would John Innes No 3 work on a lawn . I have a few bags already
Not sure of its quality
John innes no 1 2 and 3 is the fertiliser not the quality of compost
@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert thanks for reply
Dan , my grass is killing me since I returfed in September 2019 ...I got to March 2020 and the start of lockdown and my grass looked stunning till I realised it was full of meadow grass 😖 I have spent all year 2020 and 2021 digging out clumps of Poaana and reseeding .. I scarified an reseeded sept lasst year and I have airiated and reseeded again a fortnight ago with a fork ...nearly killed me ..still no new grass coming through but the meadow grass is rife again 😒 I've used "jack's " all the time and I'm losing the will to continue !!! Only 16m square but I feel defeated
Weed grasses are like cockroaches. I laid a new lawn from seed last spring, and now one year later my lawn has come out of winter absolutely full of the stuff. Completely demoralised
I am in a similar boat, untested, but I plan to use my plug puller to make light work of pulling the meadow grass, I then have a large tray I am growing seed in, once that germinates and slightly matures I will pop it in the holes from where I have removed the poa annua, I may have found a source for a pre emergent which I may invest in and hopefully minimise this battle next year.
I'm gonna buy some Tenacity weed killer !!! Going against all the experts advice , but apparently it works !! And my knees , back and will power can take no more , otherwise I'll put good quality artificial garbage down and the hassle is over forever 😒
@@jimbo4890 love the idea. The problem is too widespread for me to use that technique
@@ajc2100 maybe have to apply something none selective and seed again, a combination of strong enough stand an pre emergent could be enough going forward difficult to say, problem is nothing selective makes it a nightmare, whilst I am no expert of the subject the research I have done leads me to believe the moist damp dull winter we have had is ideal for Poa annua, so the current battle maybe more severe than normal.