I must say I appreciate your sound. (i do some freelance audio engineering - so many podcasts and videos with awful sound including some gov't press conferences)
You are "Sowing the seed of knowledge" Thank you, it is not easy doing a lawn when you are red/green color blind (not a joke) but listening to you gives me hope.
I'm also a lawn care professional, currently residing in Los Angeles. When I attend a Dodger game I always take my binoculars and study the details given to the field because I recondition sportsfields. I have read an article in a turf management magazine about issues Dodger stadium has keeping turf in pristine condition. Home plate area is in shade most of the day and turf needs to be replaced periodically. If you look close you will notice the seams . Even professionals have issues.
How do you get rid of wild garlic in yard there’s nothing that kills these things other than digging them up and that will only control it for a while they will always come back?
Good job. In the early 2000's I renovated the lawn of a house I rented in central Mass. I raked out 6 wheelbarrows full of trash, seeded, fertilized, and bought a cheap Murray mower from Walmart. After successfully turning an eyesore into a point of pride my landlord asked me why I was doing it. I told him "I live here and it reflects on me". A week later he scalped the lawn while I was at work...after that I was done, I moved.
@@michaelprice7005, I hope you were able to get into a home of your own. Landlords are as bad as the nazzi neighborhood associations. Would have been funny if you would have sued him though since your landlord most likely didn't have a landscaping clause in the contract. If not then he was trespassing.
I tried to leaf munching the last couple of years, and really kept up with it. I gave up a bagged it this spring just because there was so much left on top, and I seeded there. I think next year I will bag it in mid fall, maybe early to mid November, and then mulch through December. I am still seeing leaves blowing around even now nearing the end of April...there are just too many old trees and too many neighbors who do nothing, to just return it all to the lawn.
Mulching is indeed great but it really depends on the mower you're using and how often you mow. If you're using a decent mower with mulching blades and mow regularly then you're set as those particles are smaller and can be processed by your lawn. If you use a cheap mower though with standard blades and try to mow tall grass, you're just going to leave huge clumps everywhere that will choke out your lawn and cause unhealthy thatch.
I think a cool thing this season would be to gather up some more of the popular push reel mowers, including some of the less and more expensive models and compare them all at the end of the season and see which one you prefer most!
Thanks for clarifying some great info here. You all but gave me another option, I am faced with aeration at the very least and maybe even tilling my yard to actually get some decent growth. The major problem is the shade. There is moss everywhere, I have dethatched, relentlessly watered and mowed carefully all summer. At least now I am only left with grass. I was able to get rid of all the clover, weeds, and crabgrass. Here is the foil in my plans you mentioned, all the trees blocking sun are in neighbors yards. So, until those enormous things are gone, I am pretty much swimming up stream it seems. Either way, I took much inspiration from many of your videos and will continue to do so, hopefully at my next place, thanks!
I’m glad I discovered your channel. For so many years I’ve worked my lawn the way I thought it should be worked and seemed to always be fighting it. However thanks to you, I’ve discovered I’ve been doing everything thing backwards!!!! This year I learned why I shouldn’t have thatched and planted seed in late March😂 it looks like a disaster now.... I should have just left it alone. So I’m taking my lumps this season and have been listening to what your saying and greatly appreciate it all.
I've watched this multiple times. I'm a beginner and you're videos have really helped my lawn is turned around. Question do your neighbors ask you to help them, want to hire you or do you do their lawns? Just curious what they think...
Hi Ryan, just picked up your book. I'm in the Pacific Northwest and you are spot on with the moss issues. It seems to be a yearly issue for a lot of folks in this area, with the limited direct sunlight during the fall and winter months. At any rate, I enjoy your content and just learning more about lawn care. Keep up the good work.
People think that they can just fix their lawn right away, that is not true, bought my house 3 years ago, and finally after watching all your videos my neighbors are impressed. Now because of covid-19 and being unemployed for almost two months i am on top of it, and it looks amazing. Thanks for all of your tips, i don’t comment very often, but i never miss any of your videos, great job, glad to see your channel growing
I am old ..and many decades of lawns on my property and I still learning and "creating mistakes". I strongly advise that we should cut as often as possible seed pods but just and only the correct height to remove those pods. Some seed pods are very lower then the correct lawn height which means, bad luck, not possible to cut the pods. As an example, Buffalo grass and Clover it's fine because usually Clover's pods are over. Nevertheless, don't forget that clover it's a side effect of excessive water but it doesn't mean present day. Probably the excessive was from the past and laziness. As soon as we can see clover "popping out" or spreading we must attack ASAPossible. Clover spands via root system or seeds.
Preach it on the shade info! I've been battling a 3ft sliver of lawn next to my fence that just never gets sun. I want to landscape it, but I'm renting and it's not worth the cost, so I'll just keep trying and hoping the grass grows in just enough to not be muddy. 😫 Great content, Ryan!!
people always fight me on the time to water. I say in the mornings, like you do Ryan, but so many people just keep yelling @ me that the night/evening is best..... I explain that the water can evaporate over night on hot nights, & the lawn will absorb that water before the sun come up most times. Watering in the morning will allow the lawn to use the water for photosynthasis dureing the heat of the day when it really needs it. I also wish you would have talked about beat time to do a core arraetion too.
D_Dizzie _Druck You are correct morning is the best time. If you water in the evening it keeps the grass "above the roots" wet for a longer period of time. This allows more time for fungus to grow! Watering in the morning allows the soil "roots" to get the water, but sun will burn off moisture on blades helping reduce chance on fungus. Made money every year from homeowners who want to water in evening, then get a disease/fungus in lawn and have to pay us to apply a fungicide
Thank you!! For educating us. Wish our schools would teach us real stuff like this but no, they wanted to teach us pi formula and Cos2(theta) stuff that i never understood 🤷🏻♂️ how to apply in real life
Great video. I have never considered a soil test up until today. I have a tall fescue lawn and I’m starting to notice I’m making the mistake of dumping milorganite when it might need other nutrients. Thanks for the info, Ryan !
Mole windmill worked for my mo in law. She was having a company go around trapping the moles but said eventually she put up a couple mole wind mills out and they left her yard. They hate the ground vibrations from what I understand.
Ryan, love your videos! I'm a new homeowner in Virginia & my grass type is [more than likely] tall fescue. Could you do a video on the transition zone? It's a weird in between area & I think lawn care is confusing to a lot of us in this region. Keep up the great work!
It is definitely confusing. I live closer to the warm season "border" so I just go with warm season tips. Not sure if I should though to be honest, still confused.
Every person starting out in lawn care should listen to this because this touches on pretty much everything I have heard people ask about or assume they know. Good stuff!
I'n my area Northeast USA I've seen people have artificial putting greens put into their lawn. You just have to cut around it then and blow off the green. You can have them put a few holes in the green because unlike real grass greens you can't cut a new hole in artificial turf. Good review. Thanks Ryan.
Personally I have tried different ways to deter moles away.. different stinky balls/chemicals and even few traps. So far I have had 2 affective results with two things: 1) "mole netting". Moles did cause some issues in areas where I initially didn't sunk the net deep enough but eventually turf with it's roots made the top ~5cm of soil tied together and moles haven't ever since been able to penetrate trough it. Moles started to look around the net area but there those areas generally had either ground source heat pipes or were out of my yard. 2) Mole trap. I did end up using one, which has been working quite effectively, to catch few stubborn ones in either my yard or mostly from neighbours yard (to where they initially did not go at all). Mole trap, that has been working the best for me is Talpirid moletrap.
Love it.... But I'm from the south and am trying to get Bermuda to grow... just had soul samples done and still learning... Thank you for all this information!!!
Another point of PH I thought might help to bring up...my city water supply is from a limestone aquifer. It's PH is listed as 7.7. As I will water my lawn using that higher PH water, the more I water it, the more I raise the PH. So, I suggest everyone check their local water sources to see what PH it is listed as having and, adjust accordingly.
Great information! Thank you for sharing! I think a supplement to this video would be talking about when it's appropriate to bag vs mulch and the pros/cons of each. I know in my area, the PNW, because of the excess moisture in spring and warmer temps, fungus and weeds are a consistent problem. Because of this, i bag my lawn in the spring to keep from spreading it everywhere in the mulch. I move to mulching in the summer when those issues are no longer present. It's more or less a situational switch, but i'd prefer to mulch all the time.
I would also love to hear more on mulching and returning those weed clippings back into the lawn. Is their any concern with that spreading the weeds to healthy areas of the lawn?
@@bnixy7 It has been for me, but that's purely anecdotal. When mulching low and going through weeds of any kind, it becomes really important to wash the deck afterward so i'm not carrying it around to other parts of the property.
I am in Sydney Australia. We have just put down a new lawn. It is called ZOYSIA SIR GRANGE. It is drought, shade and traffic tolerant. I have noticed that the grass is very good in shade. The grass is emerald green. This grass can be mown bowling green height, using a reel mower of cause. The grass is slow growing and uses much less fertiliser. Earth worms are good for your lawn. Natural fertiliser and natural aeration.
I fertilize and overseed my lawn usually beginning of april, after the first 1-2 mows of the year. I also aerate then and add compost and sand. Temps are above 9C (max. 20C) and the sun begins shining on my lawn. That time it often rains a lot, so I don't have to water my lawn. About 4 weeks later my lawn is perfect. :-) Seeding in the summer is a lot of work, in the fall it's too late.
Ryan, that was a very helpful video! I live in iowa also and have struggled with moles. I always use grub control but still have them. Have had no success with those traps! Thanks. Roger
Ryan, how often do you aerate your lawn? And how often would you recommend a normal lawn be done? Is there a way to tell that you need to aerate? Great video, very informative.
I seed just before before snow... dormant seeding in mid November about 4 weeks after winter fertilization & let the weight of the snow push the seed down...in spring the snow melt helps with watering then i do my spring fertilization in late April.
I view your channel more than any other lawn channel. Other guys do too much. They try to make it rocket science and it isnt. Keep it simple and get to the point. That's why I watch your channel
Rule of thumb for me is to never cut off more than a third,and my step dad uses starter fertilizer in the fall and spring and that's the only time he uses fertilizer,his lawn is KGB and it must work because his lawn is gorgeous
I used to have a little terrier mix. We got him and just had a lawn that looked like it was constantly tiled over but it was just dozens of moles. Well he aged up and he was just an absolute beast at eradicating those moles. I didn't mind the moles, just seemed natural to me but if you do have issue, nevermind the traps if you adopt a terrier mix you will not have an issue 😅
2:32 - Who has two thumbs and thought this exact thing on my new lawn in my new house, and spent several hours today searching for the type of weed I had, only to come up empty, then searched for my grass seedhead type after watching this and found a picture of my "weeds" just now? *THIS GUY!* XD THANK YOU!
I live in WI and have taken your great tips to create a awesome looking lawn. Probably one of the best in the neighborhood according to my great mail carrier. So I’ve applied Crabgrass preventer and fertilizer several weeks ago. What would you recommend next using your products.
Great video, especially for those of us up north, the best thing I've found for moles is my cat, lol he's on duty 24/7 apparently and he's even taken care of my neighbors moles
Ryan your grass looks so great and I appreciate all the helpful information. This may be way off the subject but I have alot of bamboo in my back yard, first of all we are thinking of just covering it up with top soil and planting grass and just keep it mowed. Do you think this is a good thing? thank you for any help.
Very informative especially for me just starting this year to care for my lawn after 15 years of living here and not caring for it. Question? Do lawn care brands matter?? I made my first purchase and got Scott’s brand
Great video! I thought about the comment returning/leaving the clippings after you cut your lawn. Here in europ, uk, sweden (where I live) and so on many product you use on your lawns in us have been banned for many years. Leaving the clippings is a way for us to returning all good things in your lawn and many people have found we don’t have to use so much products any more. Just thought it would be an interesting comment on that subject. Thanks again for great videos
So i replaced my sprinkler controller that was set up when I moved into my house with a Rachio and one of the things that surprised me was that it was setting everything to water for so long. I have 8 zones and it put it to water for 4 hours total which may be excessive but the thing is it's not running very much and even when it does it isn't necessarily watering each zone every time. It also prevents runoff by calculating how much water a specific type of soil can absorb and dividing the total time into sections where it goes to another zone before finishing the previous. There's a ton of settings for each zone like types of heads, square footage, type of soil, type of plant, level of sun, slope along with some really advanced stuff like setting how many nozzle inches per hour. I feel like a video talking about how the setup of yours is would be interesting.
TyGamer125 yeah Rachio is going to flood my yard if I let it calibrate itself, the dumbest thing is the intelligent skip, it’s supposed to delay not skip an event entirely
When I see your videos pop up I act like a little kid getting an ice cream. Your videos are awesome. Edit: P.S thanks for the recommendation for the weed killer a few weeks back. Finally found a good product
I live backed up to a park so no neighbors. For grins and giggles I let a 20x20 patch grow for the season and picked the seeds at various times. I tried to grow the grass in flower pots. I had very low success best success were the seeds I harvested in august an still had little success. I live in NY
Reusing the HyVee ice cream buckets is so Iowa. I found your channel recently and I’m learning a lot. I’m over in Iowa city so it’s nice to see a fellow Iowan on CZcams.
Question: What if you want to overseed but you have a big maple tree in the front yard and you have to walk all over it to rake in the fall. Could that damage the new grass when you step all over it while raking? Would it be beneficial to overseed in the spring to avoid that potential damage? I'm from central Illinois. Thanks.
Hi, great video. How long do I need to wait before overseeing a lawn that has been treated for crabgrass? My landscaper says at least a few months. Seems like a long time. Thanks!
This guy in Japan has a putting green as his yard. Vids are only 30 seconds. Pretty cool to run through them and see some of the tools. czcams.com/video/S-8wMXlvoZI/video.html
I have large oaks, pecans, walnuts and hickory trees in my yard. Tons of grey squirrels/ birds/ geese/deer/ groundhogs/ beavers etc. What effect do these animals have on grass?
I need a warm season version of Ryan Knorr. I’ve noticed most of these guys are in the cool season zone. I’ve found one guy in NC that is good but he’s big on Fescue and here in Alabama we have Bermuda mostly.
“You don’t have to grow grass every single place in your landscape”. Blasphemy!... All joking aside this was a very interesting concept for a video and found it to be very informative
My PRG lawn in the PNW seems to dry out quickly in the summer heat. Perhaps it's my sandy soil. Thinking I should increase my watering to every other day. The question is, how much water per watering since it drains through the soil so fast? Don't want to waste $$$ if the lawn isn't using it all. Those deep infrequent waterings don't work for me.
Another great, comprehensive video. I like your channel more than the others because you seem to have a cultural approach to maintaining lawns, as compared to certain few CZcamsrs who tend to throw tons and tons of chemicals on their lawns.
Great content, quick question on overseeding after dethatching, do you need to cover the seeds with more top soils? or will it germinate just seating on top of the existing soil? many thanks
What are your thoughts on fertilizing when expecting 1-2 inches of rain. Are you concerned that your fertilizer will be washed away and not do your lawn any good?
I notice that most videos and photos I see of these great-looking lawns have no canopy of trees above them. I know there are grasses that reportedly grow in shade, but I never had much luck with those. Note how open these pristine looking yards are....your first step just might be to cut down your trees.
Here in Surrey BC, we have a big problem with Grubs. Rat Coons dig up the lawns, at 4 in the morning. There's not to much we can do do to prevent this. Do you have any idea's??? Does grass seed grow when you put in on top of a bald patch, on do you need to mix it in with soil???
Hi. Great Videos! Love from Wisconsin 🧀🇺🇲 Also, can you pls 🙏 do a detailed video on your storage shed and irrigation system. And on the machinery that you uses regularly and recommend 👍💕 since most people are struggling financially and want to purchase smartly!
I'm in Wisconsin and can't identify my grass. Most likely a mix so when I overseed in the fall, can I use a KBG mixture with smaller amounts of fescue and rye built in?
I built a bentgrass putting green in my backyard. It's 800 square feet. It costs thousands of dollars a year to maintain and it's a daily project. I mow at .150" six days a week with a Toro GreensMaster 1000 and roll twice a week. I spray a combination of fungicides every two weeks. Topdress with sand every two weeks. Spoon feed nitrogen every week. Plus a dozen other things. It's a HUGE amount of work and money and there is always something going on. If you make a mistake, get ready to pay for it.
So what are your thoughts on "smart" sprinkler controllers? My Rachio is set to water as needed, and whenever I look at the schedule, it is set to water at least a couple times a week even at this time of year, and I have conservative settings entered because water is expensive (the city doubled our rates just a few years ago). I get a lot of wind skips so my system is not watering as often as it thinks it should, but most of my yard is doing good regardless. Also, I've read from multiple sources that watering needs to continue until grass enters the dormant stage (which has me watering into early November typically). I'm still not sure what to think about this as some of my neighbors shut their water off around the beginning of October. I am still mowing until Thanksgiving most years!
For more cool season info, check out my lawn guide - ryanknorrlawncare.com/product/the-ultimate-guide-to-cool-season-lawns/
What is the best grass for Minnesota to cut short for dogs?
Is it better to have short for easy 💩 pickup? Or keep long and let fertilize?
Ryan knorr lawn care. Live in central wi. Why do i have lime green spots in lawn. There round and in all parts of yard. Thanx
I must say I appreciate your sound. (i do some freelance audio engineering - so many podcasts and videos with awful sound including some gov't press conferences)
@@mountains889 my degree is in audio so i appreciate you noticing 😀👍
You are "Sowing the seed of knowledge" Thank you, it is not easy doing a lawn when you are red/green color blind (not a joke) but listening to you gives me hope.
I'm also a lawn care professional, currently residing in Los Angeles. When I attend a Dodger game I always take my binoculars and study the details given to the field because I recondition sportsfields. I have read an article in a turf management magazine about issues Dodger stadium has keeping turf in pristine condition. Home plate area is in shade most of the day and turf needs to be replaced periodically. If you look close you will notice the seams . Even professionals have issues.
How do you get rid of wild garlic in yard there’s nothing that kills these things other than digging them up and that will only control it for a while they will always come back?
Do you maintain all sizes of properties? I can’t imagine what the pricing must be like in LA.
Good job. In the early 2000's I renovated the lawn of a house I rented in central Mass. I raked out 6 wheelbarrows full of trash, seeded, fertilized, and bought a cheap Murray mower from Walmart. After successfully turning an eyesore into a point of pride my landlord asked me why I was doing it. I told him "I live here and it reflects on me". A week later he scalped the lawn while I was at work...after that I was done, I moved.
I’m in Hudson!
I would have been livid. Good on you. I'm glad you moved on. What a jerk.
My neighbor was a landscaper and she couldn't believe the transformation. Before and after I did all the work the landlord would mow twice a summer.
@@michaelprice7005, I hope you were able to get into a home of your own. Landlords are as bad as the nazzi neighborhood associations. Would have been funny if you would have sued him though since your landlord most likely didn't have a landscaping clause in the contract. If not then he was trespassing.
I'm in Rutland, the real center of MA.
I tried to leaf munching the last couple of years, and really kept up with it. I gave up a bagged it this spring just because there was so much left on top, and I seeded there. I think next year I will bag it in mid fall, maybe early to mid November, and then mulch through December. I am still seeing leaves blowing around even now nearing the end of April...there are just too many old trees and too many neighbors who do nothing, to just return it all to the lawn.
Slowly opening up to the idea of mulching. Grew up in a house where we bagged every time we mowed, and bagged leaves too. Thanks for the info!
Mulching is indeed great but it really depends on the mower you're using and how often you mow. If you're using a decent mower with mulching blades and mow regularly then you're set as those particles are smaller and can be processed by your lawn. If you use a cheap mower though with standard blades and try to mow tall grass, you're just going to leave huge clumps everywhere that will choke out your lawn and cause unhealthy thatch.
I think a cool thing this season would be to gather up some more of the popular push reel mowers, including some of the less and more expensive models and compare them all at the end of the season and see which one you prefer most!
Thanks for clarifying some great info here. You all but gave me another option, I am faced with aeration at the very least and maybe even tilling my yard to actually get some decent growth. The major problem is the shade. There is moss everywhere, I have dethatched, relentlessly watered and mowed carefully all summer. At least now I am only left with grass. I was able to get rid of all the clover, weeds, and crabgrass. Here is the foil in my plans you mentioned, all the trees blocking sun are in neighbors yards. So, until those enormous things are gone, I am pretty much swimming up stream it seems. Either way, I took much inspiration from many of your videos and will continue to do so, hopefully at my next place, thanks!
I’m glad I discovered your channel. For so many years I’ve worked my lawn the way I thought it should be worked and seemed to always be fighting it. However thanks to you, I’ve discovered I’ve been doing everything thing backwards!!!! This year I learned why I shouldn’t have thatched and planted seed in late March😂 it looks like a disaster now.... I should have just left it alone. So I’m taking my lumps this season and have been listening to what your saying and greatly appreciate it all.
Thanks for this video Ryan. As I have a lawn half nut I use a lawn service service my yard. I live in southern Michigan so we are in the same zone.
I've watched this multiple times. I'm a beginner and you're videos have really helped my lawn is turned around.
Question do your neighbors ask you to help them, want to hire you or do you do their lawns? Just curious what they think...
This was a great video for people starting out, covered some great basics.
Hi Ryan, just picked up your book. I'm in the Pacific Northwest and you are spot on with the moss issues. It seems to be a yearly issue for a lot of folks in this area, with the limited direct sunlight during the fall and winter months. At any rate, I enjoy your content and just learning more about lawn care. Keep up the good work.
How are you dealing with the moss. I have some that grows around my big tree. I try to rake it up and replace with seed but the moss comes back.
People think that they can just fix their lawn right away, that is not true, bought my house 3 years ago, and finally after watching all your videos my neighbors are impressed. Now because of covid-19 and being unemployed for almost two months i am on top of it, and it looks amazing. Thanks for all of your tips, i don’t comment very often, but i never miss any of your videos, great job, glad to see your channel growing
Patience with lawn care is something you will have to find fast...I still struggle with it
Great information, thank you. We need to tell people that spring is the best time to buy fertilizer because it's on sale but wait a bit to use it
The thatch information was great! I missed that other video and I was always a believer in bagging to prevent thatch buildup. That's changed now!
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Without a doubt. Easy to listen to and not trying to be some obnoxious YT personality. Keep it up man.
I am old ..and many decades of lawns on my property and I still learning and "creating mistakes".
I strongly advise that we should cut as often as possible seed pods but just and only the correct height to remove those pods. Some seed pods are very lower then the correct lawn height which means, bad luck, not possible to cut the pods.
As an example, Buffalo grass and Clover it's fine because usually Clover's pods are over. Nevertheless, don't forget that clover it's a side effect of excessive water but it doesn't mean present day. Probably the excessive was from the past and laziness. As soon as we can see clover "popping out" or spreading we must attack ASAPossible.
Clover spands via root system or seeds.
Connor Ward is.
Great job Ryan, covered a few of my lawn issues and very interesting, thank you for the video!
Preach it on the shade info! I've been battling a 3ft sliver of lawn next to my fence that just never gets sun. I want to landscape it, but I'm renting and it's not worth the cost, so I'll just keep trying and hoping the grass grows in just enough to not be muddy. 😫 Great content, Ryan!!
plop some seed down and water, the crabgrass will take over the rest
@@jaydenlee6907 crabgrass doesn’t grow under the shade
people always fight me on the time to water. I say in the mornings, like you do Ryan, but so many people just keep yelling @ me that the night/evening is best..... I explain that the water can evaporate over night on hot nights, & the lawn will absorb that water before the sun come up most times.
Watering in the morning will allow the lawn to use the water for photosynthasis dureing the heat of the day when it really needs it.
I also wish you would have talked about beat time to do a core arraetion too.
D_Dizzie _Druck You are correct morning is the best time. If you water in the evening it keeps the grass "above the roots" wet for a longer period of time. This allows more time for fungus to grow! Watering in the morning allows the soil "roots" to get the water, but sun will burn off moisture on blades helping reduce chance on fungus. Made money every year from homeowners who want to water in evening, then get a disease/fungus in lawn and have to pay us to apply a fungicide
Your boy loves the ShedCast! Great explanations on some common myths. I knew this stuff anyway and still found it compelling!
Thank you!! For educating us. Wish our schools would teach us real stuff like this but no, they wanted to teach us pi formula and Cos2(theta) stuff that i never understood 🤷🏻♂️ how to apply in real life
Great video. I have never considered a soil test up until today. I have a tall fescue lawn and I’m starting to notice I’m making the mistake of dumping milorganite when it might need other nutrients. Thanks for the info, Ryan !
Mole windmill worked for my mo in law. She was having a company go around trapping the moles but said eventually she put up a couple mole wind mills out and they left her yard. They hate the ground vibrations from what I understand.
Ryan, love your videos! I'm a new homeowner in Virginia & my grass type is [more than likely] tall fescue. Could you do a video on the transition zone? It's a weird in between area & I think lawn care is confusing to a lot of us in this region. Keep up the great work!
It is definitely confusing. I live closer to the warm season "border" so I just go with warm season tips. Not sure if I should though to be honest, still confused.
Every person starting out in lawn care should listen to this because this touches on pretty much everything I have heard people ask about or assume they know. Good stuff!
I'n my area Northeast USA I've seen people have artificial putting greens put into their lawn. You just have to cut around it then and blow off the green. You can have them put a few holes in the green because unlike real grass greens you can't cut a new hole in artificial turf. Good review. Thanks Ryan.
Personally I have tried different ways to deter moles away.. different stinky balls/chemicals and even few traps.
So far I have had 2 affective results with two things:
1) "mole netting". Moles did cause some issues in areas where I initially didn't sunk the net deep enough but eventually turf with it's roots made the top ~5cm of soil tied together and moles haven't ever since been able to penetrate trough it. Moles started to look around the net area but there those areas generally had either ground source heat pipes or were out of my yard.
2) Mole trap. I did end up using one, which has been working quite effectively, to catch few stubborn ones in either my yard or mostly from neighbours yard (to where they initially did not go at all). Mole trap, that has been working the best for me is Talpirid moletrap.
Love it.... But I'm from the south and am trying to get Bermuda to grow... just had soul samples done and still learning... Thank you for all this information!!!
Another point of PH I thought might help to bring up...my city water supply is from a limestone aquifer. It's PH is listed as 7.7. As I will water my lawn using that higher PH water, the more I water it, the more I raise the PH. So, I suggest everyone check their local water sources to see what PH it is listed as having and, adjust accordingly.
Great information! Thank you for sharing! I think a supplement to this video would be talking about when it's appropriate to bag vs mulch and the pros/cons of each. I know in my area, the PNW, because of the excess moisture in spring and warmer temps, fungus and weeds are a consistent problem. Because of this, i bag my lawn in the spring to keep from spreading it everywhere in the mulch. I move to mulching in the summer when those issues are no longer present. It's more or less a situational switch, but i'd prefer to mulch all the time.
I would also love to hear more on mulching and returning those weed clippings back into the lawn. Is their any concern with that spreading the weeds to healthy areas of the lawn?
@@bnixy7 It has been for me, but that's purely anecdotal. When mulching low and going through weeds of any kind, it becomes really important to wash the deck afterward so i'm not carrying it around to other parts of the property.
3scape4rtist thank you!! I bag currently but didn’t think about washing the deck.
Great explanation of common myths. Too many people go off of what someone told them without doing any research of their own
I am in Sydney Australia. We have just put down a new lawn. It is called ZOYSIA SIR GRANGE. It is drought, shade and traffic tolerant. I have noticed that the grass is very good in shade. The grass is emerald green. This grass can be mown bowling green height, using a reel mower of cause. The grass is slow growing and uses much less fertiliser. Earth worms are good for your lawn. Natural fertiliser and natural aeration.
Hey, Ryan... thank you for sharing your story!
I fertilize and overseed my lawn usually beginning of april, after the first 1-2 mows of the year. I also aerate then and add compost and sand. Temps are above 9C (max. 20C) and the sun begins shining on my lawn. That time it often rains a lot, so I don't have to water my lawn. About 4 weeks later my lawn is perfect. :-) Seeding in the summer is a lot of work, in the fall it's too late.
Ryan, that was a very helpful video! I live in iowa also and have struggled with moles. I always use grub control but still have them. Have had no success with those traps! Thanks. Roger
They are a huge nuisance
I've had some success with the solar mole spikes that vibrate the ground and chase them away.
Ryan, how often do you aerate your lawn? And how often would you recommend a normal lawn be done? Is there a way to tell that you need to aerate? Great video, very informative.
RK, thank you for sharing your knowledge. I most definitely appreciate it
Sidenote - The quality of your videos from the beginning of the channel to know is impressive, keep it up!
I seed just before before snow... dormant seeding in mid November about 4 weeks after winter fertilization & let the weight of the snow push the seed down...in spring the snow melt helps with watering then i do my spring fertilization in late April.
I view your channel more than any other lawn channel. Other guys do too much. They try to make it rocket science and it isnt. Keep it simple and get to the point. That's why I watch your channel
I appreciate you watching
Rule of thumb for me is to never cut off more than a third,and my step dad uses starter fertilizer in the fall and spring and that's the only time he uses fertilizer,his lawn is KGB and it must work because his lawn is gorgeous
I used to have a little terrier mix. We got him and just had a lawn that looked like it was constantly tiled over but it was just dozens of moles. Well he aged up and he was just an absolute beast at eradicating those moles. I didn't mind the moles, just seemed natural to me but if you do have issue, nevermind the traps if you adopt a terrier mix you will not have an issue 😅
Also for leaves I would use a bag on a mower but then pile them into compost and add that back when ready.
We've had 7 terriers....they're spoiled and don't hunt a thing haha
Another great video Thanks David and Sheri for all you have helped me and other Bee keeper 😊
Good info, I'm in the mid Atlantic transition zone, 24 years golf maint, toughest in the nation
2:32 - Who has two thumbs and thought this exact thing on my new lawn in my new house, and spent several hours today searching for the type of weed I had, only to come up empty, then searched for my grass seedhead type after watching this and found a picture of my "weeds" just now?
*THIS GUY!* XD
THANK YOU!
Being in the Transitions Zone I always feel I'm being pulled in two different directions. LOL
I live in WI and have taken your great tips to create a awesome looking lawn. Probably one of the best in the neighborhood according to my great mail carrier. So I’ve applied Crabgrass preventer and fertilizer several weeks ago. What would you recommend next using your products.
Great video touching on alot of myths i run into when speaking with customers.
Thanks brother. Appreciate your professionalism; says the old man all the way down from Birmingham, Al
Great video, especially for those of us up north, the best thing I've found for moles is my cat, lol he's on duty 24/7 apparently and he's even taken care of my neighbors moles
Great video.....I'm going to utilize this vid in my next training session!
Ryan your grass looks so great and I appreciate all the helpful information. This may be way off the subject but I have alot of bamboo in my back yard, first of all we are thinking of just covering it up with top soil and planting grass and just keep it mowed. Do you think this is a good thing? thank you for any help.
Very informative especially for me just starting this year to care for my lawn after 15 years of living here and not caring for it. Question? Do lawn care brands matter?? I made my first purchase and got Scott’s brand
Scotts is fine...you'll learn over time what ingredients you need and can source those if you would like
Ryan Knorr Lawn Care thanks!
Creeping red fescue works well in shaded areas in cool season, if you must have turf under your trees
Great video! I thought about the comment returning/leaving the clippings after you cut your lawn. Here in europ, uk, sweden (where I live) and so on many product you use on your lawns in us have been banned for many years. Leaving the clippings is a way for us to returning all good things in your lawn and many people have found we don’t have to use so much products any more. Just thought it would be an interesting comment on that subject. Thanks again for great videos
So i replaced my sprinkler controller that was set up when I moved into my house with a Rachio and one of the things that surprised me was that it was setting everything to water for so long. I have 8 zones and it put it to water for 4 hours total which may be excessive but the thing is it's not running very much and even when it does it isn't necessarily watering each zone every time. It also prevents runoff by calculating how much water a specific type of soil can absorb and dividing the total time into sections where it goes to another zone before finishing the previous. There's a ton of settings for each zone like types of heads, square footage, type of soil, type of plant, level of sun, slope along with some really advanced stuff like setting how many nozzle inches per hour. I feel like a video talking about how the setup of yours is would be interesting.
TyGamer125 yeah Rachio is going to flood my yard if I let it calibrate itself, the dumbest thing is the intelligent skip, it’s supposed to delay not skip an event entirely
Thanks for sharing the article. What are your thoughts on underground irrigation for grass?
When I see your videos pop up I act like a little kid getting an ice cream. Your videos are awesome. Edit: P.S thanks for the recommendation for the weed killer a few weeks back. Finally found a good product
I live backed up to a park so no neighbors. For grins and giggles I let a 20x20 patch grow for the season and picked the seeds at various times. I tried to grow the grass in flower pots. I had very low success best success were the seeds I harvested in august an still had little success. I live in NY
Reusing the HyVee ice cream buckets is so Iowa. I found your channel recently and I’m learning a lot. I’m over in Iowa city so it’s nice to see a fellow Iowan on CZcams.
PERFECT first-thing Saturday morning M O T I V A T I O N (like we need it haha) we love your videos Ryan. Thanks! Stay safe ❤️
Good ole Arkansas gets left out again 😢 I used to live in Iowa when I worked for John Deere. Surprisingly decent lawns for how cold it is.
That mole eliminator trap I saw you set worked well for me last fall.
Late summer early fall seeding for cool season grasses
I give this guy an A on his lawn knowledge. Coming from a scotts lawn guy. I know a few tricks too.
Question: What if you want to overseed but you have a big maple tree in the front yard and you have to walk all over it to rake in the fall. Could that damage the new grass when you step all over it while raking? Would it be beneficial to overseed in the spring to avoid that potential damage? I'm from central Illinois. Thanks.
Hi, great video. How long do I need to wait before overseeing a lawn that has been treated for crabgrass? My landscaper says at least a few months. Seems like a long time. Thanks!
I’m building a golf course at my house! I have 10 acres! Perennial rye tee boxes and haven’t started the greens yet!!!!
That's my plan. Been looking for land for a long time
This guy in Japan has a putting green as his yard. Vids are only 30 seconds. Pretty cool to run through them and see some of the tools.
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Great video Ryan! I stuck around for the whole vid. Really good for the newbies. Give your Westies extra loving for me. Take care!
Thanks! Will do!
I have large oaks, pecans, walnuts and hickory trees in my yard. Tons of grey squirrels/ birds/ geese/deer/ groundhogs/ beavers etc. What effect do these animals have on grass?
I need a warm season version of Ryan Knorr. I’ve noticed most of these guys are in the cool season zone. I’ve found one guy in NC that is good but he’s big on Fescue and here in Alabama we have Bermuda mostly.
“You don’t have to grow grass every single place in your landscape”. Blasphemy!... All joking aside this was a very interesting concept for a video and found it to be very informative
I almost didn't watch it. I'm so glad I did because it saved my untold hours of "weeding" and frustration going forward (2:32).
Thanks for the video ryan! I thought I had poa everywhere in my lawn!!! Good to know it's just grass seed. Big weight lifted off me.
Damn, you are a grass GOD. I could listen to you talk about lawns for hours! Thanks. Very informative.
Thanks for explaining these myths. You have great quality videos.
Doc is doing a putting green in his back yard.. 😁😁 looks awesome but I’ll admire from this end. I don’t want that maintenance. Lol
Ryan, how often do you aerate your lawn? And how often would you recommend a normal lawn be done? Is there a way to tell that you need to aerate?
My PRG lawn in the PNW seems to dry out quickly in the summer heat. Perhaps it's my sandy soil. Thinking I should increase my watering to every other day. The question is, how much water per watering since it drains through the soil so fast? Don't want to waste $$$ if the lawn isn't using it all. Those deep infrequent waterings don't work for me.
You need to figure out where the main mass of your root system is at and get water to that consistently
Another great, comprehensive video. I like your channel more than the others because you seem to have a cultural approach to maintaining lawns, as compared to certain few CZcamsrs who tend to throw tons and tons of chemicals on their lawns.
Great video - contains a lot of useful information.
Great content, quick question on overseeding after dethatching, do you need to cover the seeds with more top soils? or will it germinate just seating on top of the existing soil? many thanks
south of the alps, Mediterranean, ...transition area, Italy 🇮🇹. Bel video. Grazie
Cheers from Southern, MN! 🤘
What are your thoughts on fertilizing when expecting 1-2 inches of rain. Are you concerned that your fertilizer will be washed away and not do your lawn any good?
Thank you! Lots of information and insight
THANKS FOR THE INFO
Thanks Ryan interesting and informative and well presented.
I notice that most videos and photos I see of these great-looking lawns have no canopy of trees above them. I know there are grasses that reportedly grow in shade, but I never had much luck with those. Note how open these pristine looking yards are....your first step just might be to cut down your trees.
I've never had a problem seeding in the Spring. You just have to maintain it until it's fully established. Watering is most important.
Very informative. Thanks!
Absolutely Awesome video as usually thanks Ryan
Here in Surrey BC, we have a big problem with Grubs. Rat Coons dig up the lawns, at 4 in the morning. There's not to much we can do do to prevent this. Do you have any idea's??? Does grass seed grow when you put in on top of a bald patch, on do you need to mix it in with soil???
Awesome video Ryan! Very informative.
Hi. Great Videos! Love from Wisconsin 🧀🇺🇲
Also, can you pls 🙏 do a detailed video on your storage shed and irrigation system. And on the machinery that you uses regularly and recommend 👍💕 since most people are struggling financially and want to purchase smartly!
I have a video on my shed and irrigation as well...just search the channel and you'll find them there :)
I'm in Wisconsin and can't identify my grass. Most likely a mix so when I overseed in the fall, can I use a KBG mixture with smaller amounts of fescue and rye built in?
I built a bentgrass putting green in my backyard. It's 800 square feet. It costs thousands of dollars a year to maintain and it's a daily project. I mow at .150" six days a week with a Toro GreensMaster 1000 and roll twice a week. I spray a combination of fungicides every two weeks. Topdress with sand every two weeks. Spoon feed nitrogen every week. Plus a dozen other things. It's a HUGE amount of work and money and there is always something going on. If you make a mistake, get ready to pay for it.
I have bermuda in the sun and tall fescue in the shade... not a fan of the tall fescue, but the lawn is at least covered.
Loved your video enough to subscribe. Thank you. Question, can you tell me where to go to text my soil... Or can I buy a tester?
Can you use lime or gypson to break up hard clay soil pH reading not a problem as I'm just getting ready the bed before cording and seeding
So what are your thoughts on "smart" sprinkler controllers? My Rachio is set to water as needed, and whenever I look at the schedule, it is set to water at least a couple times a week even at this time of year, and I have conservative settings entered because water is expensive (the city doubled our rates just a few years ago). I get a lot of wind skips so my system is not watering as often as it thinks it should, but most of my yard is doing good regardless.
Also, I've read from multiple sources that watering needs to continue until grass enters the dormant stage (which has me watering into early November typically). I'm still not sure what to think about this as some of my neighbors shut their water off around the beginning of October. I am still mowing until Thanksgiving most years!