Literally have never seen a “ lawn pro” in my area even come close to your thorough investigation and diagnosis. Your clients should be proud to have a lawn professional like yourself! Keep up the great work!🍻
@@pestandlawnginja he’s absolutely right! Whenever I talk to lawn guys in my area I feel like I have more knowledge about the maintenance of grass than they do and I don’t know jack 🤣🤣. Anyway like he said your clients are very lucky to have you my friend. Keep up the great work and content!
I did lawn care (as an employee) for almost 10 years. I wish I knew this much when I was doing it, because those lawns could have looked fantastic with just a little advice to the homeowner.
A sharpening of the mower blade will help because the end of blades are hurting it looks like, tuff to tell in video but this can help aid in fungus but same with poor watering habits. Water once a week and put down .5 to 1 inch of water newbies
@@robertjohnston25 yes its accurate. I have a degree in turf management and have 15 years on course experience and counting. Improper cutting can hurt your lawn from growth to disease. Some grasses are more prone to this but its best to sharpen once a month during mowing seasons, twice a month for zoysia. We sharpen waalk behind greensmowers twice a week, we have 12 greensmaster flex mowers we swiitch them out so we never have to worry about mowers not being ready every morning.
great feedback. the biggest issue is evaporation rates. .5" to 1" of water may work for many areas. mine however is not one. with temps getting to 105 degrees and evaporation rates being greater than 1" per week its not a sustainable model for the long term during the summer months.
Nice job on this video brother. Ur step by step walk through is what draws me to ur vids. Ur very thorough & ur explanations on problems & solutions make sense to me as a do it urself home owner. Thanks for the vids. Ur doing an awesome job.
You're welcome! Glad it's helping. I started this process because I was finding people were guessing more often than putting logical flow behind the diagnosing. Thanks for the comment.
Ginja; man you are the best! I’ve been fighting what I thought was grass dying when I was over watering. You truly know your business. Peace out Brother.
This was an outstanding video. As a doctor, I love the way you problem solve and think. You have to get at the root cause of things and there are things that are primary and secondary. Keep up the good work and your approach to problem solving. 👊🏾
Your system of diagnosing problems in turf is extremely impressive. I manage 4 lawn crews and am often tasked with identifying and treating disease for customers. Your approach is thorough and precise. I will definitely be incorporating your methods with how I approach things in the future.
These step by step diagnosis videos are amazing! Very well thought out and presented. Amazing job at the content you are out putting I know it benefits a lot of people!
Thanks for the feedback scott. Those are my exact intentions. I do 20 lawn assessments a week during the hot months and more often than not it could have been prevented by proper watering.
My lawn is about a year old and it did great last summer. This year as soon as it started getting warm the browning started. I've been so confused but you've set me straight. Who knew grass could get diabetes too. Lol. Thanks for this video and very much looking forward to catching up with the rest. Subscribed
My lawn was really green and now I am noticing brown grass underneath. From too much watering because I noticed mushrooms in the lawn. Great tips and advice
@@NNJPRGreg I always thought the more water the greener the grass.. I have not watered in three days. I'm going to wait and see what happens. Hopefully it's not too late to turn it around. Thank you again for the tips
I’m in Australia and I think your videos are great. Every one so far has a white picket fence, and I am just starting to think that maybe they are different houses. First one I’ve seen that has any patchiness in it. It’s nice to see someone who can actually present a lawn that is clearly imperfect to be honest on CZcams most of them seem to be showing off a great lawn and then complaining about something that can’t be seen in the video. Great camera work too.
Troy! Thanks for the shout out! great to hear you're finding value in my videos. Really appreciate the feedback. My entire goal is to show people how to master lawn problems so I like this series too.
You have the best videos much better than any others I've seen, you have your head on straight and you live in Utah, my back yard my neighbors next to me and across the street had great yard's until two weeks ago now their turning brown so if you happen to be around 1900 south in Clearfield feel free to stop by and say hello Ken
Clearfield is a great place to live! I don't get enough chances to enjoy that area. If the lawns are turning brown I'd check the water first. Thanks for the hospitality.
Ginja, you tell us to put our questions in the comments. In the last few days I put several questions but so far I had no answer. I love your videos I earn a lot. thank you.
I learned a lot from this. Yes I noticed the pine tree earlier in the video. The shrooms---ohh ok, I thought there was rotting wood below. I am in humid Kansas City and we have fungus problems. I rebuilt my lawn to it would drain better. I agree on the no mowing as a solution. I noticed this worked for me here.
Awesome video My lawn is all slope but it hasbeen raining a lot lately and it lookslike i have a fungus issue here... your video is a huge help in understanging the problem now i need to look for solutions Thanks
Great video. Thinking this is our issue but not 100% sure. Newly seeded lawn is only 8 weeks old this Friday. Some parts I’ve already had to lightly mow cause it’s growing so fast it’s starting to block our underground sprinklers. Other parts aren’t coming up as much and are starting to turn yellow and the ground is still wet. We were still watering daily before getting hammered with lots of rain the last couple of weeks.
We always hear that deep, infrequent watering is best, and daily shallow watering causes shallow roots... but (from what I’ve heard) golf courses water daily, and their grass is beautiful! Do they have shallow roots? Do I care if I have shallow roots if my lawn looks like a golf course? Thanks for all your help!!
So i liked your video, but how often would you suggest watering for a hot climate like Saint George Utah? Every other day for 15 min ? Any info would be great.
Great question. The answer isn't how many minutes it's how many inches. see myallgreen.com/watering . you'll need 1.75" to 2" per week of water. follow the video exercise at the bottom of the page to figure out your water output.
Thanks to is for all the awesome advise. I have trouble with my lawns and still can't get it right. Someway I can send you some pics and give some advice?
Interesting, a lot of other channels recommend fungicide to try to tackle this, but I'm more convinced by your suggestion of growing it out then taking the top off. Thanks.
I live in the south Alabama I’ve got Centipede I have dead spots was told that I have a fungus problem it don’t rain a lot but this past week two weeks it’s been kind a heavy off and on with the heat getting in 105s so I’m on my grass you could see the dirt up under it it’s dead What is the best thing I can do
Can you do online diagnosis for people and charge? I feel I’ve tried to do so much to help my lawn and it gets worse every year. I’ve purchased aerator. De thatcher, I fertilize shoot I swear I even talk to my grass and it still struggles.
Great education. I heard you say you are in Utah. I'm seeking a knowledgeable Pro like you but in the Fredericksburg, VA. I don't know if I have bugs, fungus, ...
tug on the grass, if it comes out then most likely a bug. Many fungal issues have a tendency to come back year after year. I would check to make sure you're doing proper watering first, bugs second then check for fungal issues and patterns after that.
Pest and Lawn Ginja, Thank you. My Lawn is Zoysia grass. We put down that Sod 3yrs ago August. Looked awesome that year and spring of the next year but started having brownish spots and then whole sections of lawn looked distressed. Now its spreading further. Would you know a Pest and Lawn Pro in this Fredericksburg, VA? I've treated for Grub twice, fungus 3 treatments. Ive read some and worry about a Nematode bug?
Unfortunately I have never handled Zoysia grass. I have read up on it and have heard some rumors about problems and what not the truth is I haven't handled it. I wish I had a good referral for you but I don't. Nematode come in two varieties, beneficial and non beneficial. If I were in your place I would start with the basics. Understanding proper watering for the type of grass you have, macro and micro nutrients, biostimulants and mycorrhiza (beneficial fungus) supplementation.
I'm up a bit further north (in Corinne, west of Brigham City). I'm fairly certain I've been over watering. How do you water in this heat then with cool season grass? I water every other day to keep it green. Same amount of water, just fewer days? Also, with my soil being alkaline (fairly certain) I've been looking at putting down elemental sulfur. My grass is very light green in patches, and trees have iron chlorosis. Is that a good long term fix rather than infrequent doses of chelated iron? This was a great video. Answered questions I have had. Pretty certain I've got a bit of fungus also from my watering.
Hi Ian. thanks for the comment. In my experience centeral to northern utah soil is between a 7.0 and an 8.0. It is high. I've never tried the elemental sulfur approach. Not to say it wouldn't work. IMO from the people that I've talked with its been a short gain a year or two of applications. The ag department recommends up to 4lbs of nitrogen per year to help balance out the PH for Kentucky Bluegrass, Rye Grass, and Fescue type lawns. I'm all about limited the nitrogen content and my fingers are crossed you can get some long term results with the elemental sulfur. my opinion on the tree is that it is exhibiting lack of iron. The elemental sulfur may help chelate the iron that is already available in the soil so you're on the right track. When I do tree diagnosing and see trees with lack of iron symptoms I first look at the feeder roots to make sure they're not damaged. The lack of iron is generally a symptom of stress or nutrient deficiency. The stress is generally caused by one of three things 1. the tree wasn't planted correctly, commonly too deep. 2. a feeder root(s) were damaged at some point 3. not enough available sources of nutrients for the size of the tree. This is commonly an issue with trees larger than 10" in caliper diameter.
What options do you have for Mother Nature over watering? I live in NJ and it seems that it’s raining 5 days out of 7 and it’s raining inches a week. I do have mushrooms and I question possibly fungus to. Suggestions?
The only creative thinking I've come up with is a high powered leaf blower and regularly blowing the excess moisture off. It would be a lot of hassle but the top layers will dry off a bit faster
You really know your stuff and explain nicely the steps to diagnose. I wish my lawn care guy was that communicative and able to let me know he knows what he is doing..
Nice diagnoses. Very similar grasses to NJ. I'm really thinking of just doing fert turf and tree care with minimal or no labor in 2019. I am passionate about this end of the industry which one needs to put time into. Also, that's a Colorado Blue Spruce not a Pine....😀😀😀😀
Thanks. Appreciate the feedback. Jumping in the turf game is great. Just keep in mind it's hard to convince people to water. Other than that it's gravy.
I got the same issue! I just finished refurbishing (de thatcher and over seeding) and have Over Watered my lawn in areas. You are awesome! BTW, my Lanzie was delivered and the peat moss - seed trick in another sect of my lawn was awesome, thanks to you!
I think my lawn is experiencing this. It has some discoloration that could be fungus and there have been more mushrooms popping up this year than before. Thatch and bugs seem to be under control. The problem is I have not watered the lawn at all this year. Locally here in central Ohio 2018 had the most precipitation on record and so far 2019 has been even wetter. I have been mowing lower than normal and occasionally collecting the clippings. The lawn is primarily bluegrass with some fescue. Any thoughts on how to help it cope with the excessive rainfall we continue to receive? We had 3 inches here the day before yesterday. And contrary to popular belief July is historically our wettest month of the year.
Thanks this was very helpful. My lawn had been looking great, then we got rain almost everyday for a week, lots of rain and started to see brown tips in lower spots of the lawn where the water settles. did the soil prob and it's soaked. will let the lawn grown out a then mow to see if that takes care of it as wel as cutting the watering out for a while.
That was informative , I just subbed to your channel .I live in Ga. We have had high temps and humidity , and a lot of rain and storms , at times 6 to 7 days in a row . I reseeded parts of my lawn where I had septic tank and line repairs , my soil is very much red clay , I spread some top soil when I seeded in the end of October 2017 , fertilized with triple 10 every 6 weeks as the instructions , the grass was beautiful until about 6 weeks ago then the brown out started , now its almost gone , the ground looks black , its in a shady area and not much sun , I guess I will do it again in October , my yards large and no irrigation , in the past with fescue turfs it takes about 5 years to get somewhat of a healthy lawn here .
Thanks for telling me this. The areas that are dying almost sound like pythium blight that's traveling through the lawn. This happens due to humidity and too much water. It spreads very fast and completes its life cycle within 30 days. For the red clay humates are going to be your friend. I would put down a humic granular every other month during the growing season. As for rebuilding the shady areas I would consult a local nursery or seed distribution company and find a perennial rye grass or rhizomatous tall fescue.
Wish you were in my neighbourhood. I actually ran out and turned the water off after watching your video. I picked up two mushrooms this morning. My 2 month old sod is looking much the same with yellowing through most of it. I called my turf supplier yesterday and he recommended daily watering. I had dropped down to three days a week. I use a wand hose and hand water. I did fertilize a week ago as I thought that might help. Do you think adding the product you recommended would be prudent at this stage. I will let it grow longer before mowing. I have been keeping it around 3 inches.
this product is great for speeding up recovery. its a great choice for summer heat stress as well. in your case it will eventually kick out but i do recommend it.
excellent video sir, looks like i was over watering in the back yard. Mushrooms, my thatch in the wet spots is turning orange and seems overly abundant.
If the grass pulls up easily should I continue to pull up all the easily removed grass until it becomes firm or treat for bugs and hope the roots reestablish?
Great question hoosier1195. Here's my thoughts. If the grass roots are still attached stop pulling an apply a fertilizer that contains a good amount of phosphorus and potassium and combine it with a curative insecticide. Many times the grass will grow through the stress and you won't lose all of it. This is assuming you don't have grubs or a turf insect that eats all the roots.
11+ inches of rain in New England just in July. we are we are WET and SOGGY. Put down some fungicide and will do another one when this week ends (expect rain all week!) and we have some mushrooms everywhere!
In Tennessee during the Summer, it's in the high 90's and drought. You don't know how to the grass (2 times a day, 1 time, every other day and for how long at each station). I read 1/2 of water every 2 to 3 days. I have tall Zoysia Fescue and it seems to like a lot of water. I think I am over watering now based on your video with the light brown blades of grass. Do you agree with the every other day idea with 1/2" watering?
Great question. It all depends on your evaporation and transpiration rates of the soil and plant. Ideally you want to maintain 6" to 8" and only replace what's actively evaporating. I would probe the soil and watch it carefully. In my region I focus on 1.5" to 2" of water per week as it gets hot.
Red thread could also mean a lack of nitrogen. I would find out when the last time aerated. I usually recommend 3 times a week watering with 2-3 inches total per week and it usually helps a lot. Good video. Gj using a soil prob don't many using them these days.
Thanks for the tips Jason. This home owner was more than likely watering 7" to 8" per week without realizing it. Pretty sure they were using the sprinkler times to compensate for lack of sprinkler coverage in others. Aeration is always a good idea. Oddly enough this lawn has received an adequate amount of nitrogen. The nitrogen was most likely washed out with the overwatering. Nitrogen will play a key role in helping the red thread. Thanks for the comment.
Yes . I see that happen a lot. I don't have a video but I may have a way to make one in the future. I've come across a few lawns. If you watch my grub control video he has shallow roots and it pulls up but it also had grubs too.
proper watering will account for 90% of your success. do a water output cup test and prove your water coverage is on point. then do a probe test to verify you have adequate water in the soil
Pest and Lawn Ginja .. Good deal, brotha!! This video was VERY helpful to a situation I'm in the middle of right now. Going to cut back on the H20 and see if some of the issues clear up. Took the info from another one of your videos and used a screwdriver to probe . Looks like I'm over watering. Anyway, I truly appreciate your efforts and time! ✌️
This is exactly what is going on with my lawn. Great video. I have a KBG and Rye mix - what type of ammonium nitrate would you recommend. I assume that type of fert is not slow release. I have never purchased that type of fert. Thanks Ginja!
Very informative video!! Recently I bought a house and I'm very new to lawn care. I haven't gotten a soil test yet. Brown/grey area gradually went out of control on both front and back of my house :( the soil on the lawn is compacted especially on the backyard since I walk around on it a lot to water flower garden and pots. Some areas are just so dried up and grasses are dead. I thought this was only from walking on the grass and heat stress..so I watered 2-3 times a week this month. Recently I applied low amount of organic granular fertilizer and humic/fulvic acid. I feel like I'm messing this up so much. it just look like poop :-S so much thatches/debris stuck in there. I looked at some grass blades and I did see yellow patches on them (melting?). I found a few mushrooms growing in the backyard. From your video, it looks like I also have fungi problem (X_x).. I watched your video ("Can you Dethatch or Power Rake when it's hot outside?") you posted 2 days ago. today is finally cloudy outside, so I'm going to try to dethatch with a rake (I don't have a machine). lots to learn :) !! thank you for your great videos!
Need help figuring out my lawn!! I live in south Texas but you seem very knowledgeable and maybe a video could help me? Respond back if you can please! Yhanks
Very good lawn investigation Ginja, that was very helpful and entertaining. I think l have the same problem in my lawn, I'm going to do the same investigation to see the problem could be. Thanks for sharing your knowledge bro. 👍
I just got some Bermuda SOD planted on March 16 and it was looking great and fully green. Now we are in the end of April and I got a lot of brown spots all over my lawn......Please help!! I live in West Texas....I have water restrictions and can only water 3 times a week. I do my best to water and I water in the mornings....Still no success. Please let me know what else I can do. This coming saturday will be my 6 weeks into my lawn and will need to fertilize the lawn. What do you suggest for me to get? I was thinking of going 10-10-10 but not quite sure. Thank you.
@@pestandlawnginja im wasnt saying its not cost effective, i was saying its easy to have a beautiful yard when its a postage stamp. I live on large property and im often jealous when i go in town and see beautiful lawns, then i realize the kids cant even kick a ball without going 2 yards over lol, so its a wash. I will keep my bog yard and bare spots lol. I can hit a full piching wedge cross my back yard lol and not go off property so its very difficult to be big and beautiful without a shit load of money. Believe me i know. I spent 3 grand on my yard for years and it was like a magizine cover. Now, i just let nature be nature and my yard is a lot better for it without all the fake poisons constantly on it. Birds everywhere now, squirrels, deer, they all are hanging out and it still looks fine
@@pestandlawnginja for sure. Im now catching 1200 gals of rain off the barn and have 3 main lines that covers whole yard. Its not enough but it helps. Adding more drums soon to reach 2000 gals. Which will let me water each line at least 1 hr each. I have 2 wells as well that i water the rest of yard up front with. The rain barrels on barn get 3/4 of the place, the wells water the rest.
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Literally have never seen a “ lawn pro” in my area even come close to your thorough investigation and diagnosis. Your clients should be proud to have a lawn professional like yourself! Keep up the great work!🍻
Thank you! I appreciate the support and feedback!
@@pestandlawnginja he’s absolutely right! Whenever I talk to lawn guys in my area I feel like I have more knowledge about the maintenance of grass than they do and I don’t know jack 🤣🤣. Anyway like he said your clients are very lucky to have you my friend. Keep up the great work and content!
@@pestandlawnginja 100% Agree, can we get you to come out to N.Y. ?
Could really use your help and expertise.
Appreciate all the support guys. Sometimes I travel and I do segments. I usually post the opportunities in social media before I fly out
I did lawn care (as an employee) for almost 10 years. I wish I knew this much when I was doing it, because those lawns could have looked fantastic with just a little advice to the homeowner.
These videos are so freakin helpful you don’t even know! Sucks to realize I’m making a lot of mistakes but that’s how you learn!
right on! Glad you're finding value
A sharpening of the mower blade will help because the end of blades are hurting it looks like, tuff to tell in video but this can help aid in fungus but same with poor watering habits. Water once a week and put down .5 to 1 inch of water newbies
Pretty new to lawn care myself but that was something that jumped out at me too. I wonder if it’s accurate?
@@robertjohnston25 yes its accurate. I have a degree in turf management and have 15 years on course experience and counting. Improper cutting can hurt your lawn from growth to disease. Some grasses are more prone to this but its best to sharpen once a month during mowing seasons, twice a month for zoysia. We sharpen waalk behind greensmowers twice a week, we have 12 greensmaster flex mowers we swiitch them out so we never have to worry about mowers not being ready every morning.
great feedback. the biggest issue is evaporation rates. .5" to 1" of water may work for many areas. mine however is not one. with temps getting to 105 degrees and evaporation rates being greater than 1" per week its not a sustainable model for the long term during the summer months.
Your knowledge is incredible to watch here. I didn’t even know over watering could lead to issues beyond mushrooms. Time to cut back
Thank you 🙏 super kind
Nice job on this video brother. Ur step by step walk through is what draws me to ur vids. Ur very thorough & ur explanations on problems & solutions make sense to me as a do it urself home owner. Thanks for the vids. Ur doing an awesome job.
You're welcome! Glad it's helping. I started this process because I was finding people were guessing more often than putting logical flow behind the diagnosing. Thanks for the comment.
Ginja; man you are the best! I’ve been fighting what I thought was grass dying when I was over watering. You truly know your business. Peace out Brother.
You're welcome John! Thanks for the support
This man knows his stuff. I have a one year old lawn that’s coming along as I learn the do’s and don’ts.
Thanks so much for the pat on the back. Feels nice knowing people are benefiting from my videos.
This was an outstanding video. As a doctor, I love the way you problem solve and think. You have to get at the root cause of things and there are things that are primary and secondary. Keep up the good work and your approach to problem solving. 👊🏾
Thanks for the feedback!
Your system of diagnosing problems in turf is extremely impressive. I manage 4 lawn crews and am often tasked with identifying and treating disease for customers. Your approach is thorough and precise. I will definitely be incorporating your methods with how I approach things in the future.
Glad to help! Just trying to put a method to the madness!
These step by step diagnosis videos are amazing! Very well thought out and presented. Amazing job at the content you are out putting I know it benefits a lot of people!
Thanks for the feedback scott. Those are my exact intentions. I do 20 lawn assessments a week during the hot months and more often than not it could have been prevented by proper watering.
My lawn is about a year old and it did great last summer. This year as soon as it started getting warm the browning started. I've been so confused but you've set me straight. Who knew grass could get diabetes too. Lol. Thanks for this video and very much looking forward to catching up with the rest. Subscribed
hahaha, diabetes love it. ggate01 you're welcome. Thanks for joining.
After about 25 videos, you just diagnosed my problem. Thank you.
Rad!!! Glad you found value
Wish I had someone as knowledgeable and thorough as you here in Maine.
I'm sure there's one there. It can be frustrating to find them for sure!
My lawn was really green and now I am noticing brown grass underneath. From too much watering because I noticed mushrooms in the lawn. Great tips and advice
when you start seeing mushrooms, time to cutback on that watering :) Been there....
@@NNJPRGreg I always thought the more water the greener the grass.. I have not watered in three days. I'm going to wait and see what happens. Hopefully it's not too late to turn it around.
Thank you again for the tips
More minutes less days is my moto. I'm at 2" of water per week in this heat wave.
@@pestandlawnginja I'm going to try two days a week and see how it does.
@@pestandlawnginja sir how many minutes of watering is 2"?
I’m in Australia and I think your videos are great. Every one so far has a white picket fence, and I am just starting to think that maybe they are different houses. First one I’ve seen that has any patchiness in it. It’s nice to see someone who can actually present a lawn that is clearly imperfect to be honest on CZcams most of them seem to be showing off a great lawn and then complaining about something that can’t be seen in the video. Great camera work too.
Troy! Thanks for the shout out! great to hear you're finding value in my videos. Really appreciate the feedback. My entire goal is to show people how to master lawn problems so I like this series too.
You have the best videos much better than any others I've seen, you have your head on straight and you live in Utah, my back yard my neighbors next to me and across the street had great yard's until two weeks ago now their turning brown so if you happen to be around 1900 south in Clearfield feel free to stop by and say hello
Ken
Clearfield is a great place to live! I don't get enough chances to enjoy that area. If the lawns are turning brown I'd check the water first. Thanks for the hospitality.
Ginja, you tell us to put our questions in the comments.
In the last few days I put several questions but so far I had no answer.
I love your videos I earn a lot.
thank you.
I reply to every comment. Not sure where the disfunction has occured
Well, I never receive answer to my questions.
Maybe I should try again
You are a freaking lawn genius!! Seriously is there anything you don’t know?!
Lots of things I don't know ;) . You're too kind. Thanks for the comment.
Keep up this format, Master Ginja! The diagnosis steps are great. Thanks for all your videos.
10-4 chadder1nh! More to come.
Im in South Weber UT, I have the same issue thankyou for the tips
You're welcome!
I learned a lot from this. Yes I noticed the pine tree earlier in the video. The shrooms---ohh ok, I thought there was rotting wood below. I am in humid Kansas City and we have fungus problems. I rebuilt my lawn to it would drain better. I agree on the no mowing as a solution. I noticed this worked for me here.
Way cool!! I love hearing when other people have tried cultural control measures and they worked
Awesome video
My lawn is all slope but it hasbeen raining a lot lately and it lookslike i have a fungus issue here...
your video is a huge help in understanging the problem now i need to look for solutions
Thanks
Miti! I'm so glad you were able to diagnose the fungal issues. That is the point of all my videos. I hope you resolve the problem soon!
Great video. Thinking this is our issue but not 100% sure. Newly seeded lawn is only 8 weeks old this Friday. Some parts I’ve already had to lightly mow cause it’s growing so fast it’s starting to block our underground sprinklers. Other parts aren’t coming up as much and are starting to turn yellow and the ground is still wet. We were still watering daily before getting hammered with lots of rain the last couple of weeks.
seeding can be tough! Don't get too frustrated!
You sirr are a lawncologist 👌 learned a good deal in this video. Thank you for sharing 🙏
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching Ruben! Go slay that lawn!
earthwerms in my lawn are carrying towels and snorkels. is dat to much water?
#heresyoursign hahaha
Never knew Mushrooms growing is a sign of over watering. Thanks so much for your awesome videos. You are doing a fantastic job.
My pleasure!
Looks like a well maintain lawn, the house on the left you should address that one.
Agree
@@pestandlawnginja truly, poor grass 👀
Capital “P” in Pro.
Absolutely excellent explanation.
Much appreciated!
Love this channel. I learned a lot of this from a week class at msu turfgrass school...but this is a nice video of hands on and what to look.for.!!
turfgrass school, that's awesome. Thanks for watching stegs.
We always hear that deep, infrequent watering is best, and daily shallow watering causes shallow roots... but (from what I’ve heard) golf courses water daily, and their grass is beautiful! Do they have shallow roots? Do I care if I have shallow roots if my lawn looks like a golf course? Thanks for all your help!!
You're welcome
Where did you go to school or are you self taught? Very informative and helpful videos. I have learned so much.
School of hard knocks 😂😂😂 trial and error and a ton of reports for several accredited universities to backup my beliefs
Just started watching you videos and I have learned so much in a short time. Thanks for all the info,and keep them coming.
Thanks mad mowing! Glad I could help. Thanks for the comment.
I see in your steps to let it grow than cut the top off...should it be bagged or can we mulch it? Great video!
you'll want to bag simply because this is what is causing the spreading of the fungus
Here is another question: after Bagging, do you also need to disinfect the mower? Or can a good wash of the under deck help stop The spreading??
Very helpful. This video convinces me that I’ve been watering too much.
Glad it was helpful!
If my lawn looked anywhere close to that lawn, I would call it good. Haha
Love it! Thanks for watching
@Primary Ignition same here. I’m in New England and the humidity here creates lots of problems for lawns
Very thorough analysis. Too many think more water is better for the lawn. Nope...sorry.
Happens a lot in my area
Finally! A video I was searching all over for. Great job and Thank You!
You're welcome! Glad you figured it out!
So i liked your video, but how often would you suggest watering for a hot climate like Saint George Utah? Every other day for 15 min ? Any info would be great.
Great question. The answer isn't how many minutes it's how many inches. see myallgreen.com/watering . you'll need 1.75" to 2" per week of water. follow the video exercise at the bottom of the page to figure out your water output.
every video you put on is so helpful. you are definitely lawn expert. wish you can fix my lawn. haha
Thanks! Keep watching. More to come
Thanks to is for all the awesome advise. I have trouble with my lawns and still can't get it right. Someway I can send you some pics and give some advice?
checkout my facebook page at facebook.com/pestandlawnginja
Interesting, a lot of other channels recommend fungicide to try to tackle this, but I'm more convinced by your suggestion of growing it out then taking the top off. Thanks.
It works well. The only fungicide I’ve found to control it is azoxystrobin. But you’ll have to apply every 3-5 weeks once it sets in
I live in the south Alabama I’ve got Centipede I have dead spots was told that I have a fungus problem it don’t rain a lot but this past week two weeks it’s been kind a heavy off and on with the heat getting in 105s so I’m on my grass you could see the dirt up under it it’s dead What is the best thing I can do
Do my steps first then we can talk about the results
The dog urine spots are something I struggle with yearly. A video dedicated to that alone would be super helpful!
I have one. might have to search it out. its an old one.
I will hire you on the spot if you worked in NC. YOU"RE awesome!
Thanks Gary!
Can you do online diagnosis for people and charge? I feel I’ve tried to do so much to help my lawn and it gets worse every year. I’ve purchased aerator. De thatcher, I fertilize shoot I swear I even talk to my grass and it still struggles.
Great education. I heard you say you are in Utah. I'm seeking a knowledgeable Pro like you but in the Fredericksburg, VA.
I don't know if I have bugs, fungus, ...
tug on the grass, if it comes out then most likely a bug. Many fungal issues have a tendency to come back year after year. I would check to make sure you're doing proper watering first, bugs second then check for fungal issues and patterns after that.
Pest and Lawn Ginja, Thank you. My Lawn is Zoysia grass. We put down that Sod 3yrs ago August. Looked awesome that year and spring of the next year but started having brownish spots and then whole sections of lawn looked distressed. Now its spreading further.
Would you know a Pest and Lawn Pro in this Fredericksburg, VA?
I've treated for Grub twice, fungus 3 treatments. Ive read some and worry about a Nematode bug?
Unfortunately I have never handled Zoysia grass. I have read up on it and have heard some rumors about problems and what not the truth is I haven't handled it. I wish I had a good referral for you but I don't. Nematode come in two varieties, beneficial and non beneficial. If I were in your place I would start with the basics. Understanding proper watering for the type of grass you have, macro and micro nutrients, biostimulants and mycorrhiza (beneficial fungus) supplementation.
You pretty much solved my current issue! Thank you! You've just earned a new subscriber!
Thanks for watching. Glad I could help
Thank you.
I will do that.
I raked the dead grass up so it can breathe.
Awesome 👏
Thank you much Lawn Ginja! This video has been very helpful to me. Shout out from Cedar City!!
Glad it was helpful!
Wow, this is a great video. I never seen “what is lawn fungus”, and diagnostic steps.
I learned a lot, thank you
You're welcome! Thanks for watching and commenting mitch!
A Real Pro at work. Thanks for your great video.
You’re welcome !!!
I wish you were in my area. I’d hire you in a second.
Wish I was too!!! Thanks for the compliment.
I'm up a bit further north (in Corinne, west of Brigham City). I'm fairly certain I've been over watering. How do you water in this heat then with cool season grass? I water every other day to keep it green. Same amount of water, just fewer days? Also, with my soil being alkaline (fairly certain) I've been looking at putting down elemental sulfur. My grass is very light green in patches, and trees have iron chlorosis. Is that a good long term fix rather than infrequent doses of chelated iron?
This was a great video. Answered questions I have had. Pretty certain I've got a bit of fungus also from my watering.
Hi Ian. thanks for the comment. In my experience centeral to northern utah soil is between a 7.0 and an 8.0. It is high. I've never tried the elemental sulfur approach. Not to say it wouldn't work. IMO from the people that I've talked with its been a short gain a year or two of applications. The ag department recommends up to 4lbs of nitrogen per year to help balance out the PH for Kentucky Bluegrass, Rye Grass, and Fescue type lawns. I'm all about limited the nitrogen content and my fingers are crossed you can get some long term results with the elemental sulfur.
my opinion on the tree is that it is exhibiting lack of iron. The elemental sulfur may help chelate the iron that is already available in the soil so you're on the right track. When I do tree diagnosing and see trees with lack of iron symptoms I first look at the feeder roots to make sure they're not damaged. The lack of iron is generally a symptom of stress or nutrient deficiency. The stress is generally caused by one of three things 1. the tree wasn't planted correctly, commonly too deep. 2. a feeder root(s) were damaged at some point 3. not enough available sources of nutrients for the size of the tree. This is commonly an issue with trees larger than 10" in caliper diameter.
What options do you have for Mother Nature over watering? I live in NJ and it seems that it’s raining 5 days out of 7 and it’s raining inches a week. I do have mushrooms and I question possibly fungus to. Suggestions?
The only creative thinking I've come up with is a high powered leaf blower and regularly blowing the excess moisture off. It would be a lot of hassle but the top layers will dry off a bit faster
You really know your stuff and explain nicely the steps to diagnose. I wish my lawn care guy was that communicative and able to let me know he knows what he is doing..
Thank you! hopefully more lawn guys will start watching my videos ;)
Nice diagnoses. Very similar grasses to NJ. I'm really thinking of just doing fert turf and tree care with minimal or no labor in 2019. I am passionate about this end of the industry which one needs to put time into. Also, that's a Colorado Blue Spruce not a Pine....😀😀😀😀
Thanks. Appreciate the feedback. Jumping in the turf game is great. Just keep in mind it's hard to convince people to water. Other than that it's gravy.
I got the same issue! I just finished refurbishing (de thatcher and over seeding) and have Over Watered my lawn in areas. You are awesome! BTW, my Lanzie was delivered and the peat moss - seed trick in another sect of my lawn was awesome, thanks to you!
Perfect! Love the feedback
Good video. Just one question, if we don’t have the tool to see if I’m over watering bad under watering, what can I use to check?
I use a large screw driver. works great. just no visual representation of what the dirt looks like.
Excellent video! I couldnt figure out why I got some browning happening but you made the bulb go off. its been so wet here in CT. 7" last month alone.
it happens to the best of us. inspecting lawn blades is a great step to figuring out what the lawn is telling us
Here in NE Ohio also. Way too much rain!
@@davidszakacs6888 ugh, hopefully it stops soon!
@@davidszakacs6888 Funny this video comes up in my feed again. 10.98" of rain last month. Lots of browning and fungus
AWSOME videos and info 😎👍👍
Thanks Tim!!!
I think my lawn is experiencing this. It has some discoloration that could be fungus and there have been more mushrooms popping up this year than before. Thatch and bugs seem to be under control. The problem is I have not watered the lawn at all this year. Locally here in central Ohio 2018 had the most precipitation on record and so far 2019 has been even wetter. I have been mowing lower than normal and occasionally collecting the clippings. The lawn is primarily bluegrass with some fescue. Any thoughts on how to help it cope with the excessive rainfall we continue to receive? We had 3 inches here the day before yesterday. And contrary to popular belief July is historically our wettest month of the year.
I'm in the same boat. right now I'm slightly drying the grass out to get rid of the fungus. nothing better than cultural control with this situation.
I know I’m late to the party. Just subscribed. Apparently I’ve been overwatering. Like identical to what you saw with this lawn. Sprinklers are off!!
glad you figured it out!
Man, more knowledge from you.... Over-watering = mushrooms. I'm Bermuda down here in GA. But, I'm still picking up tips from you.
Good stuff! appreciate the feedback
Thanks this was very helpful. My lawn had been looking great, then we got rain almost everyday for a week, lots of rain and started to see brown tips in lower spots of the lawn where the water settles. did the soil prob and it's soaked. will let the lawn grown out a then mow to see if that takes care of it as wel as cutting the watering out for a while.
Glad it helped!
That was informative , I just subbed to your channel .I live in Ga. We have had high temps and humidity , and a lot of rain and storms , at times 6 to 7 days in a row . I reseeded parts of my lawn where I had septic tank and line repairs , my soil is very much red clay , I spread some top soil when I seeded in the end of October 2017 , fertilized with triple 10 every 6 weeks as the instructions , the grass was beautiful until about 6 weeks ago then the brown out started , now its almost gone , the ground looks black , its in a shady area and not much sun , I guess I will do it again in October , my yards large and no irrigation , in the past with fescue turfs it takes about 5 years to get somewhat of a healthy lawn here .
Thanks for telling me this. The areas that are dying almost sound like pythium blight that's traveling through the lawn. This happens due to humidity and too much water. It spreads very fast and completes its life cycle within 30 days.
For the red clay humates are going to be your friend. I would put down a humic granular every other month during the growing season.
As for rebuilding the shady areas I would consult a local nursery or seed distribution company and find a perennial rye grass or rhizomatous tall fescue.
it can also be tree roots zapping water from the ground where grass is.
good point. I've seen that.
Thanks so much, We put down new sod about a a month ago it was BEAUTIFUL.... I think I watered it too much, my husband is mad at me.......
Oh no! It's ok. in the end its just grass. It'll bounce back!
Wow, that's a beautiful yard.
they do have a great setup.
Wish you were in my neighbourhood. I actually ran out and turned the water off after watching your video. I picked up two mushrooms this morning. My 2 month old sod is looking much the same with yellowing through most of it. I called my turf supplier yesterday and he recommended daily watering. I had dropped down to three days a week. I use a wand hose and hand water. I did fertilize a week ago as I thought that might help. Do you think adding the product you recommended would be prudent at this stage. I will let it grow longer before mowing. I have been keeping it around 3 inches.
this product is great for speeding up recovery. its a great choice for summer heat stress as well. in your case it will eventually kick out but i do recommend it.
excellent video sir, looks like i was over watering in the back yard. Mushrooms, my thatch in the wet spots is turning orange and seems overly abundant.
Awesome that you recognize that! That's half the battle!
You are a lawn genius!
Thanks for your expertise, it really helps.
Glad to help
If the grass pulls up easily should I continue to pull up all the easily removed grass until it becomes firm or treat for bugs and hope the roots reestablish?
Great question hoosier1195. Here's my thoughts. If the grass roots are still attached stop pulling an apply a fertilizer that contains a good amount of phosphorus and potassium and combine it with a curative insecticide. Many times the grass will grow through the stress and you won't lose all of it. This is assuming you don't have grubs or a turf insect that eats all the roots.
So happy I stumbled across your channel. I am having some of these issues and this was exactly the video I've even looking for
Awesome, glad you found value
Thanks for the great process you outline. Very helpful.
You are so welcome!
11+ inches of rain in New England just in July. we are we are WET and SOGGY. Put down some fungicide and will do another one when this week ends (expect rain all week!) and we have some mushrooms everywhere!
crazy! that's a lot of rain
Thanks
Thank you!
I just learnt sooooo much from you and you are easy on the eyes! I know exactly what to do for my lawn now. I am a new subbie and fan!
Thank you for the compliments! Glad you're finding value! Go slay that lawn
In Tennessee during the Summer, it's in the high 90's and drought. You don't know how to the grass (2 times a day, 1 time, every other day and for how long at each station). I read 1/2 of water every 2 to 3 days. I have tall Zoysia Fescue and it seems to like a lot of water. I think I am over watering now based on your video with the light brown blades of grass. Do you agree with the every other day idea with 1/2" watering?
Great question. It all depends on your evaporation and transpiration rates of the soil and plant. Ideally you want to maintain 6" to 8" and only replace what's actively evaporating. I would probe the soil and watch it carefully. In my region I focus on 1.5" to 2" of water per week as it gets hot.
Red thread could also mean a lack of nitrogen. I would find out when the last time aerated. I usually recommend 3 times a week watering with 2-3 inches total per week and it usually helps a lot. Good video. Gj using a soil prob don't many using them these days.
Thanks for the tips Jason. This home owner was more than likely watering 7" to 8" per week without realizing it. Pretty sure they were using the sprinkler times to compensate for lack of sprinkler coverage in others. Aeration is always a good idea. Oddly enough this lawn has received an adequate amount of nitrogen. The nitrogen was most likely washed out with the overwatering. Nitrogen will play a key role in helping the red thread. Thanks for the comment.
“El Ginger” is one of the best there are along with Allyn. Thank you, worth watching and learning
Wow, thank you!
Thanks you for this vidoe
you're welcome
Will grass with shallow roots pull out with the paw test? If I do have shallow roots do you have a video explaining that please
Yes . I see that happen a lot. I don't have a video but I may have a way to make one in the future. I've come across a few lawns. If you watch my grub control video he has shallow roots and it pulls up but it also had grubs too.
I appreciate how thorough you are!
I appreciate that!
You know your stuff man, love these videos.
Thanks Ty! Appreciate the compliment.
Excellent tutorial on those lawn issues. I Learned a lot. There is so much to be aware of and you hit some real good points. Great video. Thank you.
You're welcome!
Great videos man! Helps a lot.
Appreciate you watching and commenting.
I like your videos, straight to the point no bs. Thanks I know this video is a year old but I just found your channel with a search. Subbed.
Rad! Love the feedback! Thank you
Newly laid sod (7 months ago) 2 larger spots turning grayish, but the rest looks healthy. Watering 5 minutes 3 days a week, temps in the 90's
proper watering will account for 90% of your success. do a water output cup test and prove your water coverage is on point. then do a probe test to verify you have adequate water in the soil
Really appreciate the information in your videos! 👍. Thank you
You're welcome!!! More to come.
Pest and Lawn Ginja .. Good deal, brotha!! This video was VERY helpful to a situation I'm in the middle of right now. Going to cut back on the H20 and see if some of the issues clear up. Took the info from another one of your videos and used a screwdriver to probe . Looks like I'm over watering. Anyway, I truly appreciate your efforts and time! ✌️
One of the best videos I've ever seen on the subject. Keep up the good work and keep on pushing :)
Glad you liked it!
This is exactly what is going on with my lawn. Great video. I have a KBG and Rye mix - what type of ammonium nitrate would you recommend. I assume that type of fert is not slow release. I have never purchased that type of fert. Thanks Ginja!
depends on when you last put fertilizer down. if you're more than 4 weeks out you can afford 5lbs per 1000 sq ft of a 21 to 25 based solution.
Love the video. I do like your trouble shooting steps and will adapt them for my lawn care service. Thanks
you're welcome
Thanks LG
You're welcome!
Very informative video!! Recently I bought a house and I'm very new to lawn care. I haven't gotten a soil test yet. Brown/grey area gradually went out of control on both front and back of my house :( the soil on the lawn is compacted especially on the backyard since I walk around on it a lot to water flower garden and pots. Some areas are just so dried up and grasses are dead. I thought this was only from walking on the grass and heat stress..so I watered 2-3 times a week this month. Recently I applied low amount of organic granular fertilizer and humic/fulvic acid. I feel like I'm messing this up so much. it just look like poop :-S so much thatches/debris stuck in there. I looked at some grass blades and I did see yellow patches on them (melting?). I found a few mushrooms growing in the backyard. From your video, it looks like I also have fungi problem (X_x).. I watched your video ("Can you Dethatch or Power Rake when it's hot outside?") you posted 2 days ago. today is finally cloudy outside, so I'm going to try to dethatch with a rake (I don't have a machine). lots to learn :) !! thank you for your great videos!
Awesome. Just remember a healthy lawns starts with sprinkler coverage. Get that dialed in. Do a water output cup test
@@pestandlawnginja Thank you Ginja 😊
Need help figuring out my lawn!! I live in south Texas but you seem very knowledgeable and maybe a video could help me? Respond back if you can please! Yhanks
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Thank u
You're welcome Ahmed. Hope you have a great day
Very good lawn investigation Ginja, that was very helpful and entertaining.
I think l have the same problem in my lawn, I'm going to do the same investigation to see the problem could be. Thanks for sharing your knowledge bro. 👍
Love the feedback! Thank you for watching!
I just got some Bermuda SOD planted on March 16 and it was looking great and fully green. Now we are in the end of April and I got a lot of brown spots all over my lawn......Please help!! I live in West Texas....I have water restrictions and can only water 3 times a week. I do my best to water and I water in the mornings....Still no success. Please let me know what else I can do. This coming saturday will be my 6 weeks into my lawn and will need to fertilize the lawn. What do you suggest for me to get? I was thinking of going 10-10-10 but not quite sure. Thank you.
Pretty easy to be beautiful when its a postage stamp lol. The people that have 10 acres of beautiful are on a whole different level of commitment /$
Funny you should say that. My methods very cost effective.
@@pestandlawnginja im wasnt saying its not cost effective, i was saying its easy to have a beautiful yard when its a postage stamp. I live on large property and im often jealous when i go in town and see beautiful lawns, then i realize the kids cant even kick a ball without going 2 yards over lol, so its a wash. I will keep my bog yard and bare spots lol. I can hit a full piching wedge cross my back yard lol and not go off property so its very difficult to be big and beautiful without a shit load of money. Believe me i know. I spent 3 grand on my yard for years and it was like a magizine cover. Now, i just let nature be nature and my yard is a lot better for it without all the fake poisons constantly on it. Birds everywhere now, squirrels, deer, they all are hanging out and it still looks fine
I see what you're saying. It all comes down to water and if it's not well water or free that would get expensive.
@@pestandlawnginja for sure. Im now catching 1200 gals of rain off the barn and have 3 main lines that covers whole yard. Its not enough but it helps. Adding more drums soon to reach 2000 gals. Which will let me water each line at least 1 hr each. I have 2 wells as well that i water the rest of yard up front with. The rain barrels on barn get 3/4 of the place, the wells water the rest.
That's what's up!