2020 Spring Lawn Tips: WARM SEASON // Bermuda and Zoysia Grass : Alpha Grass Mayhem

Spring lawn care steps to a great lawn in 2020. Bermuda grass early spring and into late spring and summer lawn care, and also zoysia grass early spring lawn steps - all in this very detailed video that will help you get your lawn of right in 2020.
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When to start mowing zoysia?
When to start mowing Bermuda?
Scalping Bermuda?
Scalping Zoysia?
When to start fertilizing zoysia and bermuda?
When to start with pre-emergent.
All of this and much much more plus groovy music .
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[@Thelawncarenut]

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[@theomac9307]

Great information, thanks! I just bought a home this January here in North Texas and I believe the lawn hasn't been treated for weeds with anything during the winter. These homes are a little over a year and a half old, with nothing but fields here before. My question is how/what would I use for the pockets of weeds and clovers that seem to be all over the yard already? Any information would be greatly appreciated.

[@Ely-]

Thank you for all your lawn care videos and being so informative. Talking to all my friends about lawn care that I learned from you they think I'm a lawn care genius but I refer them to you and your videos. I have a issue I'm facing. I live in Burlington, NC. A transition zone. We have mainly a tall rescue yard here but my neighbors planted Bermuda grass heavy and it's steadily moving into our yard. How can I combat that and choke out the Bermuda grass? I bought some midnight Kentucky bluegrass seed hoping since it has rhizomes that and over seeding regularly could choke it out and dominate. What's your input on this situation?

[@bobwilson3435]

Hi LCN this is Bob Wilson from Charlotte NC I’m new lawn guy I don’t have reel lawnmower, what’s height cutting for people who have rotary push lawn mower for Bermuda?

[@TexasConnor]

Dude dropping Eddie Bravo analogies... Now my favorite lawn care channel,

[@jerrylopez3249]

It’s almost that time again!! Thanks for the tips Allen.. my Bermuda can use all the help it can get.

[@lizzyl5112]

Thank you so much for your great videos. I am watching them all and learning. I hope by next year to have a much more healthier lawn.

[@lrieke8300]

THANK YOU for the Bermuda coverage.

[@Thelawncarenut]

you're welcome!

[@LuisRRodas]

Thanks for another quality video.

[@tctulloch]

Thanks for this. Having zoysia in New York makes it interesting with the climate, especially since my front yard is sloped. I bought mine down to 1.25in a couple of days ago. Then I will run the sun joe dethatcher over it 2x and scarify 1x, fert and pre-emergent.

[@webeducation]

Couple guys on one of the lawn care forums were talking about systemic kill on Bermuda. Meaning they pull up a length of Bermuda rhizome/stolon (without detatching it) and then keeping the pulled up portion dipped in a closed jar of glyphosate for a few days. The glyphosate would travel through all it's connections killing the Bermuda only and not the st. Aug. One guy says he used to do it all the time. The other guy tried it, but no one's heard back from him. Not sure if that's a bad sign or not, lol.

[@PaulsPrimeCuts]

Great comparison! And fantastic info

[@reallybadaim118]

Excellent video!!!!!! Bravo. Thank you.

[@imowlow8919]

You made my day!! ......and thanks for the knowledge. appreciate you, Cheers dude.

[@Thelawncarenut]

Glad you saw that!!! 👊 It's a cool hat! Thank you.

[@ryenelder4363]

Published on my bday! Thanks for the excellent info on Bermuda. Just the video I needed to see today. Will be doing post/pre this weekend. South Bham.

[@Thelawncarenut]

Happy Birthday!

[@Troy-Echo]

Great video LCN. I put down Zenith Zoysia just a touch south of Richmond, VA last year and this was one of the best videos I've seen geared towards Zoysia. I'd like to have seen more included on how much of what fertilizer you use and how frequently you apply. My soil test is going to be different, but I figure you are spoon feeding and that is good and I'm up for the work for a nice lawn. Oddly enough, the info from those two sites gave me almost the exact same day as yours for 12.5 hours of sunlight and soil temps. Although this year, I think my grass started greening up about two weeks ahead of that date.

[@reallybadaim118]

Ahhhhh yessssss. Alpha grass.

[@johnnyeg62]

Great video! Thank you!

[@AlvesterGarnett]

Thank you for the excellent info!

[@timh6837]

I have been waiting for zoysia content since you planted that sod. 👍🏻

[@Thelawncarenut]

I've put out quite a bit over the last year but most recently this one . Enjoy! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hnScmoJ3bMeYl9U

[@dex5998]

Just bought a house here in savannah GA.. there's absolutely no grass in the back and I'm trying to get it going. Hoping this channel will help me with this journey

[@user-fw8rd5ud4q]

Thanks for this

[@jwayne817]

Love it

[@thomasridicoloso5101]

Allyn really looking forward to your wild Bermuda project lawn. I live down the road from you in Palmetto and I have Wild Bermuda in my whole yard and have been fertilizing and cutting it short to get it to grow. Thanks for all your tips.

[@Thelawncarenut]

awesome! I am starting in about 2 weeks so stay tuned!

[@BrewingOnine]

Love the videos. I’ve learned a lot. You always do such a great job with your video and audio quality. What equipment do you like to use for video and audio?

[@jman937]

GRASS analogous to UFC fighters... lol, almost literary award winning stuff. Definite thumbs up👍

[@matthewm5218]

I cut my zoysia today for the first time here in Nj. Warm day today, cut it at 3inchs. Temperature will drop back down. I cut my grass in the summer once a week at a setting of 5 because it gets hot and dry here in July and august. I don’t have much of thatch problem. In The spring I keep it at 3. It grows way too fast and dense for me to keep it at 2

[@joshcaudill1291]

EDGY BRAH IS A NO-GI GUY - FYI. I love the analogy though! Also thanks for the info. Subscribed

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

Thank you even though it didn't quite workout for me.

[@hpgdawnpatrol9456]

BJJ black belt here! Loved your reference with Eddie Bravo. He def does not ever use the gi. He ONLY does no gi jiujitsu. However Eddies jiujitsu is very creative and like Zoysia its beautiful to look at! Also Eddie bravo like to smoke that herb!

[@Thelawncarenut]

Yes you are so right, my bad on the gi. When I think of Eddie. I always think of this match here kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZmGbaXWKYqmZm6s

[@npb3010]

Thanks for the great info! So I’m still learning and new to this whole science behind the madness stuff pertaining to lawn care, with that being said I’m in north AL.. we did have a couple of cold fronts through March and April but now consistently seeing 80’s and 90’s.. would now be the time to put down a slow release nitrogen heavy product? Thanks again for your help and content @thelawncarenut

[@KappaTiger]

Good info! I have a diseased lawn. Actually, my lawn needs a LOT. In what order would you recommend for the following: Herbicide, address mold/disease, dethatching, aerating, fertilizing. Keep up the good work sir.

[@KaizenOz]

Just installed 100m2 of Empire Zoysia SOD on the Gold Coast, Australia. Wish me luck! - my first lawn.. I'll need it - installer says wait 5 weeks for first mow

[@calebbed24]

Great video! Incredibly helpful info and I love these longer, highly informational videos. One question: I'm right near Marietta, GA and I've noticed with the heat & spring rains coming in I have inherited a %&$#-ton of bamboo from my pesky neighbors yards. What's my play here? Should I roll on with prodiamine in the back yard and dig up on the bamboo while trying to keep going on my turf plan or do I need to excavate the whole backyard and plan to reseed?

[@alexd9660]

Great video! What if you overseed with winter rye? Is there a need to scalp and stop watering for a few weeks to help Bermuda transition? Thanks in advance.

[@marcomoon6062]

I planted zoysia seed in my backyard because of your videos and finished on memorial day. Its finally looking like a lawn. I have a few thin spots left and want to keep it healthy. I only learned enough to plant it. I learned I have nutsedge, bermuda trying to creep in, and few other weeds. What do I do now?

[@TheSoloAsylum]

So I did step one after about a year of struggle, a soil test...PH of 8+ Turns out my soil is made of fire and hatred. I'm going to go lick my wounds for a few days now and regroup.

[@ItsMeSteveyP]

FL resident. I have a lawn in desperate need of revival. Mashup of waning St. Augustine and some Ryegrass (I think) coming through. Can I follow this guide from pre-emergent (vid 1) and move to planting new seed (hopefully Zoysia) then keeping with the process moving forward?

[@garylepond7070]

I have a mix of zoysia and like a North East mix of grass. Should I follow the zoysia plan?

[@burnhagw]

Ordered some CarbonX from you yesterday! This winter is wild in NC, I'm seeing green grass in my Bermuda already. Time to get that prodiamine down!

[@Thelawncarenut]

hoorah! thrower down!

[@npb3010]

How did carbon X work on your Bermuda? I’m in north AL and have Bermuda and have never really laid down anything in the early to mid summer months but would like to if now is the time... would carbon x be that product or too late?

[@Woelfe]

Haha, love the UFC comparisons. Now I get it. :-)

[@Thelawncarenut]

Boom!

[@kove]

Allyn, you on Joe Rogan would be a dream come true!

[@Thelawncarenut]

Ha ha thanks bro but I don't think I have the intellectual horsepower to keep him interested. 😄

[@vytec1234]

Good evening, first time caller.... :) I'm taking over my lawn care since I was tired of paying $4000/yr to the lawn maint company. I have Zoysia and you mention the low cutting. The guys we had servicing the lawn have let it grow very long, they were bagging the clippings each week, but it is very thick in some places and not in others. If I try to lower the mower, it scalps it. Should I lower and scalp it to get it right and maybe do a de-thatch on it? I have the Ego mower and is currently set to 3 in order to not scalp, but 2 works for most of the area without scalping. Thanks in advance for any advice.

[@tomaxxamot2016]

Bermuda#1

[@Iso_Jay01]

When did you change from st.augustine to Zoysia grass?I been trying to get better with my lawn and now ? I will have to see your old vids then 😢.

[@tonyw2770]

Allyn you talked about using the sunniland weed & feed for the zoysia first an extra dose of pre-emergent. Could the Sunniland weed & feed for Bahia be used on a Bermuda lawn as an extra dose? It’s labeled for use on Bermuda.

[@1ststringpodcast]

Thank you for what you do in helping with lawns. I have a question...I live in North Texas, when my home was built 3 years ago. The builder put down a Bermuda lawn. Can I add Zoysia to my lawn or will I have to start over. Thanks in advance.

[@Furbabies320]

Adam, do you have an opinion on a robotic mower? We have a lake bank with approx 30 degree slope that we soded with zoyja last fall. It is too steep to safely mow with the zero turn that we mow the rest of the yard.

[@dpdphoto536]

What up zoysia nation

[@davidbaker4879]

Do you are awesome bringing the ufc as example love it

[@213Omen]

Can I use Malargonite and the same time as patch master? I have some bare spots I want to treat. I have Bermuda in Las Vegas.

[@ernestolupercio3168]

I have perennial ryegrass, I’m assuming it’s going dormant in the summer gets about 90+ where I’m at, can I overseed with zoysia

[@hardingmr1986]

I put down el toro zoysia last fall, but it turns out the sod had some bermuda mixed in. What do you recommend for suppressing the bermuda? I have heard to spray Fusilade II + Triclopyr (from UGA extension), but they warm it could also injury the zoysia. Would you recommend spraying or not? fertilizing or not? And what height should I mow it? Thanks for any help you can provide :)

[@KennellNate]

Hey Allen, looking for some advice….I’m looking to get a new lawn and I’m just trying to figure out what my best option would be. I live in SWFL and I’m wanting to get a lawn that mimics northern grasses. Something that’s soft on the feet and comfortable to walk on like Bermuda or zoysia. Issue is, I have quite a lot of shade. I was thinking Geo Zoysia would probably be my best bet but the availability of it seems to be something of an issue and I’ve heard it can get pretty thatchy awfully quick. Any advice on what I should get? Is there any way I can get something that checks all the boxes? Lol

[@joer481]

I have an entire half acre lawn of wild Bermuda 🤣

[@cycloneyou]

Like the channel starting to learn to do me lawn myself had a company doing it put money is tight. I have zoysia grass live in Atlanta Ga I need to know is it safe to put down a pre emergent or did I miss my time. My zoysia is green in parts and brown in other I thatch it with a rake had a lot come up. And mowed it. What is best for me

[@johnfetter3252]

Allyn. If you had a refrigerator in your garage, you could put most of those stickers on the fridge, and some tasty ales and lagers IN the fridge!🍺🍻

[@Thelawncarenut]

If I had a fridge in the garage I would never go back inside the house 😂

[@zacd7094]

I have a lot of shad thinking of spreading zoysia but I hate to mix it with my bermuda

[@Shino2600]

Ok... so I am in south Florida but I have a bug oak tree putting a lot of shade on my lawn... if I redo it (currently St Augustine which is patchy ) should I go Bermuda grass or Palmetto Grass?

[@bryonhess3085]

If your lawn has zoysia and Bermuda. Which one will overtake the other.

[@dr.charlenecrump9651]

Hi Alan do you have info on centipede grass. I have acres and have enticed and Bermuda infar back area. I want to oversees with Scott’s grass seed

[@FranksGarageOfficial]

Wish you could make a vid on getting rid of moles. My yard was perfect and the ruined it

[@JM-yx1lm]

Traps,. 22lr, tannerite?

[@knowledge1372]

luv my floratam

[@Thelawncarenut]

me too!

[@derek0606]

Alan's Hayne, he's the main, bringing the payne, to the main weed corwn, reducing the brown patch, rid of thatch, by the batch, he's your match... Drop the mic. Time stamp 4:25 lol

[@Thelawncarenut]

🤘👊

[@tennesseeturfpros528]

Great videos, I’m in a transition zone in North Tennessee and I have several customers Who have three and four different kinds of grasses on our property along with weeds what height do you recommend cutting then? Default to the highest turf? Usually I see Bermuda, Zoysia and fescue.

[@Thelawncarenut]

If you start going low (2") to encourage the bermuda and zoysia, they will choke out the fescue over time. Fescue may come in harder in spring and fall but over time it will fade.

[@phillipingram4909]

Can I use Tenacity on my Zoysia for crabgrass and clover without harming the grass?

[@frankceasar317]

I have Bermuda lawn next to Zeon Zoysia lawn, they both established and each lawn about 2500 sq feet, my question is which one will take over the other? I am worried about my Zoysia Zeon because I spent 5000$ on it when I established it. Should I leave the 2 grasses next to each other? or should I get rid of bermuda grass incase it take over the slow growing Zoysia? thanks in advance

[@hunterlaird6628]

hey do you have any knowledge of Palisades Zoysia? suppose to be super shade tolerant

[@vin-man1965]

Hey there Allyn...is it okay to power rake St. Augustine

[@SoFNuTT]

Waiting on that Bahia video🥴

[@Chuyperez59]

Eddie Bravo is actually No-Gi.

[@natew1494]

Anyone with any tips for those of us in the San Antonio area? My yard got burned out from the brutal summer.

[@davidsaenz2449]

I'm kind of in the same boat here in SA. I am a first time homeowner since March and I'm a little late to the lawn care game. Also this crabgrass growth is no joke

[@jmyler]

Is there some sort of sorcery going on that you know I live in Marietta ga?! :) Great info. Thanks boo... i mean...bro

[@Thelawncarenut]

ha ha! 👊😎

[@davidmedina7192]

Good stuff. Nice flag.

[@MarkR973]

Love the videos.. thanks.. shorter and more concise would be helpful for me given my lack of attention span.. haha

[@mikezamojski4418]

It hurts my soul when you pluck baby Zoysia!

[@wildmanwg]

I live in ft.worth,TX. I have a mix of st.Augustine and Bermuda grass when should i start my pr-emergent and what should i use for fertilizer since most fertilizers cant be used on both.

[@Thelawncarenut]

Fertilizer is just nutrients and can be used in both. Prodiamine pre emergent can also be used on both, no problem and should be applied now.

[@weslindert7680]

You didn’t comment on Poa Trivialis. I have tons of that junk and will need to get rid of it early to seed in fall.

[@randyman8984]

Thats because POA tri is mainly a problem up north which is 95% cool season turf. This was a warm season turf video.

[@mynameisneb]

When I build my house it will be zoysia. 2nd?

[@Sam-hj8hy]

I second. It is nice to go out in the back yard and bare foot it on my zoysia while drinking a cold one.

[@tkskagen]

PNW Cold Season Grasses please!... Take care, 🤓 -Thomas Western Washington State

[@Thelawncarenut]

Here you go kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2WUoHSEltSentU

[@michelegibbens2917]

@thelawncarenut why do you suggest Pennant Magnum as an extra pre-emergent instead of Dithiopyr?

[@Thelawncarenut]

For warm season turf, Pennant will prevent sedges and also doveweed along with crabgrass, poa annua and a bunch of other stuff. Dithiopyr is primarily carbgrass and poa.

[@KyleSchwanz]

I’ve got a bad Poa Annua infestation that I have been fighting for several years. I spray Prodiamine in fall and spring but think my timing may be off. What can I spray to kill it? Usually I wait for the Texas heat to fry it, but last year it stuf around for a while and made my tif419 look terrible till it was 100% gone. I’d like to go ahead and spray it and kill it off before my Bermuda starts to come back.

[@coreytucker6395]

Kyle Schwanz I would hit it with 2,4-D right now. Willow Park, TX

[@michaelwilson2977]

So I’m a new home owner( TX) that according to the builder I have Bermuda grass.. Keep in mind I have no idea what I’m doing when it comes to lawn care other than childhood mowing.. nevertheless I bought Scott’s weed and feed( yellow bag) and was going to lay that down in March bc I have weeds everywhere but it still seems like the grass is dormant.. should keep with that plan or go back and get something that strictly a pre

[@joshharris2274]

Should wait to feed until grass is out of dormancy. So maybe a post emergent spray would do the trick on your later winter weeds.

[@michaelwilson2977]

Josh Harris thanks bro

[@bostic3024]

Mr Lawn Care Nut...I gotta question...I have/had a 1000sq lawn full of crabgrass...finally killed the whole lawn..I live in Jacksonville btw...I bought 10lbs of Bermuda, this is my 3rd time trying new seeding. I put down weed stop granules last week, but now I have the shi$#%est lawn/sandbox on the street...Can I thrower down???

[@robertjoyner7654]

Good analogy but Eddie bravo is not a mma fighter and his system is no-gi. He got a lot of resistance from the traditional gi schools. Eddie Bravo wanted to teach BJJ with a more mma focus which is no gi. The twister is actually a wrestling move

[@claydavis8998]

Hey LCN with January and February temps in GA rising to 60s for a few days is it worth throwing down PRE-EMERG that soon? I applied dimension in early November and then I decided to throw down again at the end of **January**. I applied the recommended SQFT according label on the bag for my yard. Already seeing some POA ANNUA germinate is a few spots. With temps going back down this month, should I have waited to apply my dimension later in Feb?

[@Thelawncarenut]

Hey Clay - we are only in the middle of FEB now - are you saying you applied at the end of January? If so, you should be good for a while, There is always some breakthrough of poa even with a good app and you guys have had a LOT of rain too.

[@claydavis8998]

@@Thelawncarenut Yes. I applied on Jan 26th. It was a knee jerk reaction due to the recent warmer temps and some POA Annua. Temps in Feb have been a roller coaster so far.

[@christopherjones4545]

Do you have a video about bare spots in the middle of my st Augustine. It’s not a turn around spot and the ground is pretty level.

[@Thelawncarenut]

Put some plugs in the spot. You can get them at most HD or Lowe's stores.

[@ggpack8190]

Lawn care and that I live in a new subdivision in Tampa Saint Augustine grass is down roughly 30 days how should I proceed coming this spring

[@gtabraham3454]

Prodiamine is generally good for all warm season grasses including bahiagrass, common Bermuda, Zoysia of any type, centipede grass, or st. Augustine grass. Hope this helps. I'm a lawn technician in Central Alabama who deals with warm season grasses on the regular.

[@blankman6626]

This is the year to start reel mowing that Zoysia down sub inch!

[@Thelawncarenut]

I don't know about that, seems like a lot of extra work 😎 Plus, I'm not one to follow all the cool kids around.

[@randyman8984]

I could see you going with a 1950's push reel and getting your big toe caught while wearing flip flops rofl

[@SamDaManX]

I live in TN with Bermuda lawn. Does it make sense to scalp first then put down prodiamine immediately after? Maybe first week or two in March. I assume scalping after might interfere with the preemergent barrier created

[@Steelerfan0610]

Also in TN w/ a Bermuda lawn, I'd think it would depend on how much thatch you have underneath. If you have a thatch problem, I'd scalp and dethatch before putting down pre-emergent for better soil contact.

[@SamDaManX]

Tommy Harville thanks mate. I don’t think I have a bad thatch problem. Probably a healthy amount. But I don’t think the lawn has ever been scalped (moved in last fall). It’s overgrown and the first couple inches were dry and dead. So I want to scalp and keep mowed low. I too thought scalping before preemergent app is best to reach the soil better 👍

[@randyman8984]

Remember scalping also helps bermuda green up faster. Getting the grass to quit shadowing the sun from your ground will make soil temperature go up faster

[@jr1001jr]

I came here to hear him say 🗣📢"THROW ER' DOWN!!"🤣🤣 On a serious note... I paid attention to you saying don't push [heavy nitro] too early, a brief cold-snap could cause problems. The problem is, I found this video literally after I just did a HEAVY nitro push [today] & the forecast is calling for a low of 37° 4days from now 🤦‍♂️ That's what I get for THROWING ER' DOWN & not asking Mother Nature for permission. 🤷‍♂️

[@BigFish-eo7uj]

What would you suggest for a good sod plugger?

[@randyman8984]

The pro plugger, Last I checked it was $40

[@nestorlugo.]

I like the effort. But... Eddie Bravo has never worn a gee.

[@davycornell8715]

Eddie bravo didn't create the twister... and he also does No Gi jujitsu.

[@davycornell8715]

This is a bit too advanced for me on afraid.. I'm a new home owner at 25 years old and the house I bought has beautiful zoysia grass and I want to keep it beautiful every year. I want to be "that guy" on the block. I need the beginner video first lol...

[@CesarMartinez-tp4bx]

Should I stick with a XSoil or Bio-stimulant pack program monthly application ? Danbury Ct thanks ..

[@Thelawncarenut]

Bio stim pack for monthly. XSoil is an amendment for spring. I'll do content on it very soon.

[@CesarMartinez-tp4bx]

The Lawn Care Nut thanks 2 part question lol do You recommend Jhonatan greens blk beauty ultra up here in Danbury ct for over seeding ? And is lesco 0-0-7 acelepryn a good grub fert?

[@Thelawncarenut]

@@CesarMartinez-tp4bx I like Pete from GCI turf's seed the best, hands down, best value and quality you can get. I have not used acelepryn is the same active ingredient as Scotts GrubEx so get whatever one is cheaper. If you have to buy the Lesco at a Site One store, I recommend against giving them your money. They do not care about DIYers.

[@CesarMartinez-tp4bx]

The Lawn Care Nut which one would you recommend/use? I didn’t want to go into my local box store HDepot or Lowe’s, figured site one is considered commercial grade. I looked at merit but it can’t be shipped to me. 😔

[@michaelnufrio1100]

Is there any way to kill Bermuda in a Zoysia lawn without harming the Zoysia?

[@learriewhite3425]

have you ever heard of using sugar molasses on ur grass?

[@joeynunez915]

Hello, can I still go through process if I’m going to throw new Bermuda seed? Will it kill my new seed?

[@Thelawncarenut]

prodiamine will kill new seed, yes. I will be doing a bermuda seed project in a couple weeks that should help you.

[@johndodi]

I got a headache 🤕 I’m calling Tru Green

[@earlrangel231]

Edgy brah

[@Scfng08]

Bermuda lost that fight 3-2

[@Anthony-bg2pe]

Are you saying Zoysia is a flat earther? haha