THINNING My Lawn on Purpose...Why?? // Dethatch and Overseed Your Lawn
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
- There comes a time in the life of Kentucky Bluegrass lawn when thinning it out can actually be a benefit. This process today is what you would do if you want to dethatch and overseed your lawn. We remove the old brown material from the lawn with the Swardman Electra and and the scarifier cartridge and it does a fantastic job! The lawn is then thinned out enough to add some new elite kentucky bluegrass cultivars and begin watering to keep the seed from drying out. The lawn will begin to regenerate in a few weeks time!
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When I'm done with my renovation of leveling and re seeding project im picking one up for the next season. Will your promo still be available in the off season? Thanks!
I am not exactly sure how long it will be going for at this point
@@ryanknorrlawncare thank you for getting back in touch with me I appreciate it. I won't be ready until next season but wanted to pick it up in the off season to tinker with it and learn the machine. By then I will have the money saved. Last question, (3 part) do you prefer the gas or electric? I was thinking electric because I do the lawn early in the morning but don't want to sacrifice power and how many blades do you have and would recommend. Thanks again!
You talked me into it. I have a green works dethatcher on the way! 👍 Dang you Ryan! 😂👍
dang i wish this code still worked
Dethatching is the furminator of lawns. It's so satisfying seeing that dead brown stuff up!
I can't believe that much came out. holy cow
Nate Bolton thats what she said.
I understand that lol
This is essentially what I did with my lawn last Fall. It turned out great. My lawn has never looked better than it did this year.
Nice Ryan! I now like your channel more than the LCN's. You give good and simple advices, you show the work which is satisfying and esential to do, to make the lawn look its best. You're not trying to sell me anything, you don't show how to do tons of long mathematical calculation, you don't dump gallons of chemicals on your lawn... Just simple, manual work that always gives great results. Keep it up man!
lcn is, was and always a salesman- now a full time u tube salesman. hes still good advice .not a mechanic but lots of w/ merch
Really loved seeing the aerial views of your home town with the music was surreal.
I had to get under 2" before my lawn started thinning out. I pounded the lawn w/D-Thatch in June, so there wasn't much there for that.
I scaled the lawn to 1 1/4" and overseeding w/bluegrass today.
Lawn looks great, brother. Thanks for the great videos!
Im doing a similar project at my house this weekend. Are you putting down milo or starter fert after you spread seed?
@@Jeff-ik3hn I put down Carbon-X two weeks ago to get some slow release into the lawn (working against myself w/the fast release though). I'm going to use 9-0-1 GreeneStart today, then come back with Carbon-X in about 3-4 weeks. Total will be just over 1 lb. nitrogen plus plenty of micronutrients.
I love when engineers do videos. The reason why I like it is he went right to the meet of the matter which he is clear, logical, and ex to understand.
*meat
I used a thatch rake and spent about 150 hours this winter doing my lawn. I am on furlough and wanted to see what a dethatched lawn looks like with nothing but grit, sweat and a wheel barrow. I am amazed how much matting and dead grass and weeds and pine needles and other Detrirus is in the grass itself. I went over the grass in 5x5 foot areas, first north to south and second rake, east to west. After the entire lawn was done, i skimmed the entire law with the rake to catch any misses. Cant wait to spring to see if my hard work will pay off. RHD DSD KING DIO
7:23 instead of "dump it" you should have said "dump that" so you could enter Connor's giveaway!
Your back yard looks so much better now. A shorter lawn just seems to look neater. There is something so satisfying when dethatching and seeing all that junk come out. It's going to look so good in a few weeks 👍
That sunset stuff at the end was so calming 👍🏼
Something so satisfying when you see that dead grass material shoot out on top of the lawn.
Side note, I bought the Sun Joe and it works a little better than the Greenworks.
Been liking the "vibe" you have been giving these with the into, outro etc.
I aerated and dethatched my lawn using brinly brand that hooks up to the back of my ride on mower. The aerator worked pretty well with weight on it. Plan to begin overseeding and fertilizing. Hoping to bring the lawn back to life for the fall
Great renovation. I always look forward to new videos from this channel!
That's more satisfying than watching pressure washer vids. Definitely renting one of these.
Man, that swardman is a beaut! I just picked up a manual reel mower this week from FB marketplace for $20, going to try to keep it reel low for the rest of the year and into next year and see how she does. This new kbg I seeded with supposedly does fine down to an inch.
Wow Ryan, I feel like you can see my lawn. Mines does the very same thing, beautiful in the spring and looks kinda crappy in the summer. It lays down in areas and is thick and dense in others. I get fungus because of this ,I think, I dethatch and thin the yard but stupidly I think I over seed too much and this makes the grass bunch up. I'll try your way this fall.
Great video, keep'em coming
same lawn , issues . here is what i have been working on and my plan:
1. dethatch , remove lawn debris
2. aerate
3. over seed
4. cut grass shorter to eliminate folding over , excessive wet condition
5. next year use preventive pro fungicide .
Dethatching and aerating and overseeing my lawn for the first ever tomorrow hopefully I helps bring in beautiful grass this summer or next year grass looks terrible
Small tip. Push up on your mower to keep your wheels a bit smoother :). Love the videos Ryan!
That Electra is sweet! I might comment that every time you show it.
The ending part was so peaceful!
Your lawn is looking great! Cutting shorter made a huge difference.
The vegetable garden is going to love that extra organic matter :)
It's official, Ryans videos have passed up LCN, Conner, etc...He"s on a different level. The video quality, the information. Awesome!!!
Thanks!
Agree. GREAT content. Great video quality. GREAT editing.
Those spring tine cassettes rock you should core aerate then use the spring tine collects the lot. seed then use that grooming brush to brush the seed in fert then water
Im not jealous of your house,i mean it looks nice, but I'm definitely jealous OF THAT YARD🤣🤣🤣
All I know is man I wish I could afford the swardman. That thing is sweet.
If you're gonna overseed, consider putting down a max dose of PGR on the existing grass to give the seedlings even more of a head start.
So fun to watch the stuff get tossed out in front of your machine!
Yeah it's kind of like being hypnotized
A tough day for sure, i spent 7 hours doing the same on the ~8000sqft closest to the house last weekend. Mainly rye/fescue so over seeded but no rain this week. I can irrigate some but not all of it.
Great video! I’ve read that spraying T-Nex about 5 days before your low mow, dethatch/aerate, and overseed with KBG works well to keep the existing grass at bay while your seed germinates.
Yes that can help as well
Thanks for all the info! My new back yard is in terrible condition. I'll be using a lot of your tips in my renovation this fall.
I'm impressed with the Swardam Electra!
Good show
Good job
Inspired me to try to dethatch my Zeon Zyosia since it look like yours as to the brown color inside the thick grass. Was toying with the idea of watering more but after checking the clay soil and finding it still moist, I was thinking it might be fungus due to the clippings building up. This is about the two year mark after I did a total redo on my lawn. Too bad I didn't find all these channels dedicated to grass. Would've have saved time and grief. Since it was a rough go with the grass plugs method, might try seeding with a different grass after watching you and your buddy Connor having great results!
Thank you for sharing Ryan. I have a 100% KBG yard and think that if I power rake and possibly overseed that will be just what my turf needs. 🤦♂️
Ryan, I have been very impressed with your knowledge of lawn work! I'm a lawn guy. I live in the Kansas City area where we have brutally hot humid summers and extremely cold winters. My yard is about half KY bluegrass and half fescue. I have always mowed extremely tall (3.5" to 4" ) in the heat of summer to help the grass shade the roots from the extreme sun. The bluegrass will just fry in the sun otherwise. A couple questions: 1. You mow extremely short... is there a reason? 2. How do you keep it from burning up? Yes, I have an irrigation system and I water about 1/2" three to four times a week. THANKS! Bill
Yikes!!!, as well as being outta stock, pricing out a gas powered swardman wit the blade and dethatch blade was looking at around $3000.
Ryan, Loved the ending, your cinematographic skills are showing themselves. Keep it Up!!!!!
That electra is AWESOME! Your video making skills rock!
10-14 days? I hear from other CZcamsrs that we have to wait 4 weeks? i'm afraid with 10-14 days i'll pull the new roots out? what do you think? I just overseeded my existing lawn. great video Ryan! keep it up!
This video was awesome. Thanks so much for sharing. That Electra is so sweet 😍
nice lawn. looks like their are plenty of plants per square meter, i wouldn't overseed and add more plants to the sward.
Great video, that detacher is an awesome machine. Thanks Ryan
Nice machine, it’s insane how much crap came out of your lawn
We are doing the same thing this year :) doing a dethatch and aeration to overseed :)
Iowa summer sunset
That swardman is awesome! Loved the ending. My favorite part of this video.
Hi Ryan,
I was wondering if you’ve found any difference in performance between the gas powered Swardman and the Swardman Electra. My lawn is half an acre so range anxiety isn’t a problem for me, just performance and the idea of less noise, no emissions and less maintenance is preferable to me.
No performance difference...cuts the same just kind of depends on your preference to battery or not.
That swardman is really interesting. Never seen that kind of dethatcher before.. was considering buying one to pull behind the riding mower but don't think it would work as well as the swardman appears to..
Being able to use the machine for multiple uses is a fantastic feature
@@ryanknorrlawncare I checked out the site but I can't see paying 4k+ for a mower.. we all have our own ideas on what value is of course but for me its overkill for a yard..
THAT ENDING THOUGH
..... that Electra even stripes when it's dethatching!! wow
What do you do with the grass clippings that you detach? Do you just put it in the trash? Or do you burn it?👵
The swordsman makes life eazy? Looking good my man!
Thought to myself: Oh I’m getting that Swardman. Visited website: it’s best to let some dreams stay dreams.
I gotta have one of those Swardmans...I spoke to the guy at ReelRollers...that thing looks amazing....
I get similar weather as you about 1 week later (in PA) but I'm holding off until mid September to do my dethatch and overseeding. Going with Seedsuperstore SS5000 mix of Bluegrass, Rye, and Fescue. How often/how long do you water for after overseeding?
All depends on how much sun it gets etc but every few hours 5 minutes at or so...always enough to keep it from drying out but not too much where you're drowning the seed
@@ryanknorrlawncare Thanks Ryan that's good to know, I would have most likely over watered.
I see you are using both swardman mowers. which one do you think is better? you could make a movie by comparing ... you have heads for verticizing how it works in this mower
Is the final shot an homage to Field Of Dreams final scene?
What a nice house and garden! Hello from Germany !
I thought you had sprinklers installed in the back yard?, or was it just the front/ sides?
That unit works freakin awesome!!
Put the grass catcher on and avoid the mess :) . Scarifiy, dethatch and verticut.
Stopping every 10 feet to empty it is not exactly fun
@@ryanknorrlawncare I agree. You should be using the scarifier once a month during the growing season so it doesn't get as bad.
You may or may not agree but the majority of the stuff you've remove is mulch/side discharge grass. This year i've bag pretty much all my clipping and it was way better.
Pretty sure Ginja would agree... WHERE ARE YOU GINJA ???
Great video what’s the songs name that you have in the background with the guitar? love it.
First person other than Ryan.
Did the same last weekend. Can't wait to see how my lawn bounces back because it's looking like dog crap now lol
It will look bad..and it will get better.
I’m new at lawn care. I was told I have Southern Bermuda. I’m in central Alabama. My grass is much thicker than most of my neighbors. I wonder if it needs dethatching? It does seem to have that dead spongey layer.
Also is that an expensive service if you know?
Sir , could bayer advanced complete insect killer for soil and turf hurt new grass?? I over seeded on 8.11.19. It’s meant for all grass. I just don’t know if it’ll hurt the newer grass.
How long does the batter last on that thing?
I honestly don't know. I did the front yard multiple times and the backyard multiple times and never died.
15k Swardman feet in beast mode, regular mowing which uses less power is much more.
1 to 2lb per 1000k sq ft is what setting on a scotts spreader?
The ending reminds me of Field of Dreams.
Awesome vid bro! Looks awesome!
Maaaan that cartridge mower ... i want one.
I spent 2 days prepping an 800 square foot section of lawn for seed I have been killing the front yard for a month now. Yes a MONTH dam common Bermuda. Once the Bermuda stopped growing the KBG that comes in first thing in spring was able to grow again I applied starter fertilizer and will be seeding that area tomorrow. Would you spoon feed it Milorganite too or something else?
Hey Ryan, is there such a thing as over detaching your lawn during the course of a year, where it will damage the turf?
i suspect the backyard was fairly long in the spring , summer and you did not use a fungicide ?
How can I get rid of crabgrass? It took over my front yard and it kills me to see it!
Looks great! How are your project lawns coming along? Can we get an update soon?
Wow not quite first and only posted 6 minutes ago! Lol.
I just over seeded my lawn. In what order and how long should I space out the milorganite and a last of the year winter fertilizer?
I've ben binge watching and I've just released that mower is electric thing is awsome I wonder if my wife will let me get one lol
Another great video, thanks!
Nice video, Ryan! Suggestion to try next year, use the N-ext D-thatch product on half your lawn as a test?
I wonder if "lawn care guys" ever look out the window and say Yeah, I'm happy with that?
TheSoloAsylum 😉
brother, I like the channel. I just want to suggest keeping some section longer because I know most people can't cut it as short as you can :-)
Everything I do at 2 inches will work exactly the same at 3 or 3.5
Are you going to aerate this fall?
Thought we might see the return of the repaired rack?.....
Hi Ryan,Thanks for all the info ,I really enjoy the videos.I live in western Washington.I had a soil test done and current pH is 5.24.i am going to dethatch ,aerate,top dress,pre emergent and lime the lawnin fall.Is it a good idea to re seed at the same time with pre emergent?I would appreciate your comments.
Thanks
Awesome video! Im assuming you bagged all that up? Never seen you empty the bag though so was curious. Also what kind of sprinkler was that? That thing was throwing the water a good ways.
Question
I just dethatched my lawn and applied seed after. My sprinkler system won’t let me choose 3x daily, only 2x, 4x, or 6x daily. My sprinklers put down 1/4inch per hour over 1500 sq ft. Currently I have it set to 4x daily for 15 minutes. It keeps things moist but it’s odd to be watering in the middle of the night. Thoughts or suggestions?
Is there a scarifier tool for the Greenworks dethatching machine
The Sunjoe is the one that has the scarifier
I'd rather have highs in the 70's than Dorian paying our region a visit on Labor Day weekend :/
Stay safe
I'll take a Dorian over any wintry place any day. Hurricanes only last a few days, don't always happen at all, and they can miss their original targets (it missed me completely) - but a snowy winter is a months-long, yearly event that can only be avoided by moving out of state!
70s isn't snow yet, but anywhere that can have 70s in Aug/Sept is likely to have snow later. To heck with that noise.
Don’t you have an irrigation system? Or do you still have to tie it into your water supply in your basement, sort of confused up here in MN. Love your videos bro!
Did anyone try on Bermuda?
Do you think it would be okay to use an impulse type sprinkler on a newly overseeded lawn? Are they too aggressive? I don't have many bare spots so the seed should be decently protected. Was trying to decide if I need to get a more chill oscillating type sprinkler after I overseed.
Should be ok
These videos are incredibly helpful!! New sub here and new home owner.
I'm also curious in microclover lawn too do you have any videos of this lawn type?
If i wanted to kill off my existing grass before seeding could I just scalp it a couple times?
That won't be enough to kill it
Hi Ryan, I am in Upstate NY, Overseeded with Scotts Turf Builder a month ago, Germination has been slow but coming along, I noticed a lot of Bent Grass in my lawn, I can easily pull it out with my hands... will dethatching help reduce bent grass? Thanks! Bob
I am not sure on that one. I don't have much experience with bent mixed into an existing turf
Hi Ryan, I like the Electra... would you recommend a gas model? would it perform nearly the same as electric model? I think it's a bit cheaper... curious if they offer a discount or sale during the year... I need to check if they offer it in my area... thank you
That’s what my Labor Day plans are for my lawn.. at what height do you recommend cutting fescue before de-thatching? Right now I’m cutting at 2.75”-3” twice a week...
As close to 2 as you can be
Ryan Knorr Lawn Care thanks for the reply! even if it browns out the good grass?