5 MOWING TIPS for a THICK GREEN LAWN

[@PrincessCutLawnCare]

Your a roll looks real nice by the lake, golden hour with the ring light

[@MatsDawson]

That scene looks awesome....epic level awesome. Heading to amazon now lol.

[@lakehouselawncare1755]

Thank you, brother!!

[@lakehouselawncare1755]

@Princess Cut Lawn Care I love that you always pay attention to filming details. You're the man, George!

[@Ghost-pk4ns]

I just started working with my grandmas husband he’s a handyman and I have to cut grass tomorrow at a couple of properties it’s my first time thanks for the tips 💯 subbed ✅

[@lakehouselawncare1755]

Thanks for the comment and good luck with your future work!

[@ShiftedPerspective]

Awesome. You helped me last year when I bought my first house. Second year going strong!

[@lakehouselawncare1755]

Thanks so much!! We moved into our house 8 years ago and I had no idea how to tend to a yard. It has been a fun journey and I enjoy trying to simplify things for others. I appreciate you watching.

[@graceortiz9494]

Great tips. Husband sharpened my blades and changed the oil on my timemaster I'm ready to mow on Saturday.

[@lakehouselawncare1755]

Thank you, Grace!! I appreciate you watching. I hope you have a great spring in the lawn and enjoy the mow on Saturday!

[@YeNoClue]

I’m mowing for the first time today this video really helped

[@lakehouselawncare1755]

Awesome!! I'm glad it helped.

[@chrisaustin23]

I actually had to rewind a bit because I was mesmerized by how handsome you look in the light of this video. Looks like you got a bump in subscriber count in the last couple weeks. This is your time to shine. My young grass (seeded Fall 2019) is starting to come back this week after taking some damage last Fall with dethatching/aerating. Patience is not my strong suit.

[@lakehouselawncare1755]

🤣 thank you for watching and for making me laugh with your comment. It has been a good few weeks on the subscriber count for sure. I’m glad to hear your grass is coming back to life!

[@bitsaga]

This was so valuable to me. I was intuitively doing some of this, but hearing it from an expert was validating

[@Striperman]

Great tips and advice. You have the best of both worlds. Tall grass and short grass and they both look amazing with Striperman worthy stripes lol. :)

[@lakehouselawncare1755]

Striperman, I appreciate that, buddy! Thanks for watching, my friend.

[@TN-cx4qi]

If you live in a cool season grass zone now as high as your mower will go. Typically this is around 4”. It will make it so you don’t have to mow as much and can still do the 1/3 cutting rule, it creates more shade for the soil during hot times of the year and doesn’t allow as much light to reach the soil so weeds don’t have as much chance at germinating.

[@thelawnbeast1644]

Awesome video! That’s great having the kids out in the yard following you!! Have you ever thought of doing a putting green?

[@lakehouselawncare1755]

Thank you, The Lawn Beast! I thought about possibly making a putting green in the backyard but I'm going to keep it all fairway length instead. Thanks for watching!

[@aprilgeneric8027]

great way for kids to lose an eye or get a $4,000 doctor bill. mowers catch rocks and sticks and match box cars, hose connector ends become great golaith killing slung projectiles. read the operators manual, keep all pets and children and other people away while in operation. multiple times his son was extremely too close i would have emergency killed the machine.

[@jamestyrer6067]

THANKS FOR THIS INFORMATION

[@Troy-Echo]

First day I found your channel, but I like it. I have a Zoysia lawn that I want to start striping. I'm in my 2nd season since I planted and just hitting the early peak growth period. There is another type of end cap you can get as well that locks onto the end of the PVC, but your idea works well too, and costs less. I think I'll make my trip to the big box store tomorrow and get the pieces and see how it goes. Thanks for the videos. I'll be looking for some designs for striping next. I'm OCD...single stripes or diagonal are not going to be enough. my OCD will want patterns beyond normal stripes. At least until I get exhausted, then I may rethink it all LOL.

[@lakehouselawncare1755]

Well, thanks for checking out my channel! I appreciate it. Your Zoysia should stripe nicely.

[@Troy-Echo]

@@lakehouselawncare1755 My first attempt didn't go well. I made about 5 passes before rain started so I took off the attachment the following morning because I was just in a huge hurry at that point. The Zoysia seemed to be so dense that it didn't want to lay over, and that was with me using a 4" PVC pipe full of gravel (instead of the 3", since Zoysia is so dense), so I am sure I had enough weight. I'll try again in a few days and cross my fingers. I have an amazing looking front lawn, but I'd love to have some fairly decent stripes too. My neighbor has Fescue and his lawn stripes well. My warm season grass probably won't stripe as well as his Fescue, but I still prefer my Zoysia. It's so much softer on the feet now that it is filling in well. :0)

[@Troy-Echo]

I did try striping a few more times but Zenith Zoysia is a medium wide blade type of Zoysia, and because Zoysia has a bit stiffer blade than cool season grasses, it is like carpet to walk on, but it doesn't push over and stay over well enough to hold a stripe very long. If I was mowing my Zoysia every 2-4 days it may stripe better, but currently I'm not able to mow that often.

[@aprilgeneric8027]

crop circles are a way to start with patterns. major eye attraction obstacles like flower beds design your pattern around their borders leading peoples eyes to them or focus locking patterns around them such as boxed shape or triangle or a shape of wave and box ends that accentuates the objects like a fountain statue or a gazebo patio, deck patio etc.

[@Troy-Echo]

@@aprilgeneric8027 Great ideas for sure. I really like that triangle one. It's pretty unique, even if you're not highlighting anything in the lawn. My Zoysia is so dense that I cannot mow it lower than 2 inches with my 8 lb-ft Honda twin blade mower, and that's with the mower riding on top of the dense grass. So, I have no idea what the height is from the ground. But with the height of the grass and the density, it just doesn't stripe as well as I'd like. I just end up mowing the exact same path every time and that gives me a faint stripe, but the push mower wheel tracks fake it a little too. I did have crop circle designs in my lawn last year, well, if you count the large patch fungal issue LOL. My Zoysia is currently dormant and should be greening up in the next few weeks, so I'll see if I got that under control last fall, or if it will return. I'm trying to decide if I should bite the bullet and get some Revolver herbicide. It's purpose is to kill cool season grasses in warm season lawns. I have a thick Zoysia lawn, but my OCD with the few tiny spots of green in my dormant Zoysia lawn calls me for action.

[@andyslawncareandoutdooradv]

I love the tips, and what did I do? Violated rule 1.. I mowed today because I couldn't help it😂 but dang my lawn is looking sharp after the mow

[@lakehouselawncare1755]

Thank you, Andy!! Sometimes you just have to get a mow in! 😂

[@andyslawncareandoutdooradv]

The neighbors gave me the looks but when I was done I had 2 nieghbors admire the sweet stripes on my lawn (still about 20 percent dormant)😂😂 most of theirs are half dormant and I know darn well their jealous

[@maali-media]

beautiful content, we all love lawns , thats what we spend most our day here in Calgary- mowing lawns 16 hours every day.

[@tractorgt]

I was gonna say that when using a zero turn, make sure you full throttle it mowing and just before the end of your stripe, pull back so it brakes quickly making an awesome skid, then throw the handles opposite directions to quickly pivot turn creating that perfect 2x2 tear mark at the end of each line. 😛

[@lakehouselawncare1755]

😂😂😂

[@tcap7917]

Clean the blade first then check balance before sharpening. This will give you an idea of what you can take off of each side while grinding/filing. Clean under the deck for good flow.

[@lakehouselawncare1755]

You’re right! A gunked up blade won’t be an accurate balance.

[@pokeynewsome2804]

😂 been cutting my yard by the 3/4 rule for decades and it looks beautiful!

[@allenmick5062]

This guy's a stud , I own a small landscape company in Texas and was wondering if I striped my yards if customers would pay more.

[@lakehouselawncare1755]

You are too kind, Allen! I’d bet your customers would pay more for some stripes. I know I would. Thanks for watching.

[@TheLawngineer]

Dude! The video quality here looks fantastic!! Did you get a new camera?

[@lakehouselawncare1755]

Thank you, brother! It's the same camera I always use. I think the lighting was just right and it gave a different look. I appreciate the kind words.

[@PacificNorthwestLawns]

Great information and tips dude! 👍💚

[@lakehouselawncare1755]

Thank you, my friend!!

[@jamzach4]

Great tips brother ! Appreciate it.

[@lakehouselawncare1755]

Scott, my man!! Thanks for watching, buddy!

[@flyohio87]

so as a lawn care company how do you mow if it rains all week? Do you just skip all the yards? If so are you charging them for a double cut the next week?

[@mplslawnguy3389]

Great tips, also if you mulch clippings, make sure your mower is actually mulching them properly. If your mower sucks at mulching and leaves clumps, better off just bagging.

[@lakehouselawncare1755]

Thank you! Good points.

[@W.Vanderbilt]

I am experiencing difficulties in maintaining the verdure of my lateral lawn due to its constant exposure to the sun's intense heat throughout the day. As a result, I typically employ the highest deck setting on my Hustler Fast Track 36-inch mower when cutting the grass. I would like to know if this is the recommended approach.

[@lakehouselawncare1755]

Yes! Keeping your grass longer will help shade the crown of the grass plant and help it through the intense heat and drought of summer.

[@TheNeighborDominator]

Is that the new Samsung or IPhone you filmed this on. 🤔 it looks amazing. Great tips too. I have to get a balancer thingy! But I probably wont🤣

[@lakehouselawncare1755]

Thank you, my friend! I shot this video with my canon m50 and kit lens. Nothing special, but the lighting seemed to be better than usual. 😂 I said I was going to get a balancer for years and finally got one.

[@mikemason4792]

I see this was made last year. Hope you will answer my question. What are you pulling behind your mower? Love the stripes. Do you mow in a different direction each time you mow?

[@lakehouselawncare1755]

Thanks, Mike! That is my DIY lawn striper. It lays the grass down after it’s cut and makes the nice stripes. If you go to my channel, there’s a video on how to make it.

[@mikemason4792]

@@lakehouselawncare1755 Thank you. I'm retired and enjoy mowing my lawn. I will look up all your videos.

[@lakehouselawncare1755]

@@mikemason4792 congratulations on you’re retirement. Enjoy! Thanks for checking out my channel.

[@cuw_ave1220]

Do you cut with a bag every time?

[@shadeclan2]

Kyle thank you for your help describing how to build a lawn stripper , I built one for my lawn and the neighbour’s think I am crazy every time I cut which is 3 times a week I have a different cut direction and now I have the neighbours trying to guess my next cut . Is it safe to use the lawn stripper to cut the grass every time I cut the grass? Your lawn looks amazing it is early July here in Edmonton can I apply straight nitrogen to green up the grass ?

[@mathewsayre8244]

Do you recommend to over seed your lawn and then wait a couple of weeks to fertilize?

[@lakehouselawncare1755]

Using a starter fertilizer at the same time you seed will help your grass take hold.

[@billyrock8305]

Is it ok to mow at night? I’m on shift work. My neighbours get mad, yell and throw things at me.

[@lakehouselawncare1755]

😂😂

[@FerociousPancake888]

Is fine don’t worry about them

[@joelanaple7509]

If your neighbors are deaf, you should be ok.🤣

[@billyrock8305]

@@joelanaple7509 They throw things, so it’s clear they are not deaf.

[@dlvh007]

Good tips here, Kyle. Now I just have to get rid of the Mole or whatever is tunneling in my yard. Do you know how to get rid of them?

[@lakehouselawncare1755]

Thank you! I’ve never dealt with any rodent problems but it looks like either poison, traps, or smoke bombs are the options you have.

[@richr108]

C4 should do the trick

[@sotexlawn]

New subscriber, I’ve seen a few of your older vids. Great work man. Noticed the Hydretain bottle on the shelf in the background, what’s your thoughts on it? I used a small bottle last summer without much noticeable results. Anyways, keep up the good work. 👍🏻

[@lakehouselawncare1755]

Thank you for watching and commenting. I was skeptical about hydretain but I’ve had nothing but good results with it. I really like it for my plants when we go on vacation and they don’t get watered for a week. It really holds the moisture in the soil.

[@Star_Dust___]

Thank you Sir !

[@nikaukottaiya9785]

Awesome this helped alot 👍

[@lakehouselawncare1755]

Thank you, Nikau! I appreciate you watching and commenting!

[@Mr99conrad]

Great vid!

[@lakehouselawncare1755]

Thank you!

[@christian-helsting4195]

When your in a landscape company, you know on the rainy days that you need to clean your decks out. If you are paying attention, you can tell when your mower starts mulching the grads

[@oleolson9770]

when making a lawn striper do i want to have the roller the same width as the cut ?

[@lakehouselawncare1755]

Yes, you want the striper as wide as the tires.

[@nysurdatu5012]

Do you ever use ironite and if so is it used alone or with a fertilizer?

[@lakehouselawncare1755]

I haven’t used it. You could definitely use it with an organic fertilizer like milorganite.

[@Casper-jx1zd]

Awesome video 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@lakehouselawncare1755]

Thank you, Casper!

[@haydest]

Great tips! Should you let your kids out on the lawn while you're mowing? I would never have done that...

[@lakehouselawncare1755]

Thanks, steve. The kids love to come help when I’m working in the lawn. I always make sure they are out of harms way.

[@indoorreefer7332]

We mow at the soccer stadium in soaking rain. But reel mower

[@lakehouselawncare1755]

Right, the reel mower works fine on wet grass. I’d bet that is a nice field. Thanks for watching!

[@coachman1532]

What a nice son to help you mow the lawn 😂

[@irnbrubhoy]

Oh yeah. YEAH!!!!!

[@lakehouselawncare1755]

Oh YEAH!!!!!

[@irnbrubhoy]

@@lakehouselawncare1755 YEAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!! MOW THAT LAAAAWWNNNNN!!!!!!!!

[@lakehouselawncare1755]

😂

[@DieselDan09]

That might be the best back drop in lawn on utube... Use it koee often

[@lakehouselawncare1755]

Thank you, DieselDan!

[@Head2ToeTheatrical]

Thanks

[@lakehouselawncare1755]

Thanks for the comment!

[@theeapco]

Great video and great info! But the real show looks to be in the comments section! Lol 😂

[@lakehouselawncare1755]

Thank you, buddy!! 😂 these comments have had me laughing for sure. Thanks for watching!

[@haukenhung]

I can’t cut the lawn 3x per week! Once a week long or short

[@lakehouselawncare1755]

You're right, most people don't have time for that.

[@carey4490]

You mention one third a time, and slowly get the grass down to the measurement you like. How long should you wait before you cut another one third off it please? Thank you

[@lakehouselawncare1755]

Wait at least 2 days

[@carsandhometransformation]

Why do you have that plastic pvc pipe

[@lakehouselawncare1755]

That is my diy lawn striping kit.

[@carsandhometransformation]

@@lakehouselawncare1755 is there any video on it please let me know cheers

[@carsandhometransformation]

@@lakehouselawncare1755 found it 😂. Awesome 👏

[@rgarri6396]

Get you an all American sharpener and it will shock you. Works like you can’t believe.

[@lakehouselawncare1755]

Awesome! Thanks.

[@MattCampbelification]

dOES THIS GUY USE THAT JAW TRAINING DEVICE????

[@lakehouselawncare1755]

😂

[@matthewhughes4092]

Bro ur camera is insane I counted the hairs on ur chin lol!!

[@lakehouselawncare1755]

😂 thank you! Something about the lighting that day was just right.

[@SuperTA329]

Wow, that camera makes you look like your popping out on my TV.

[@lakehouselawncare1755]

Haha thank you, brother!

[@estaldamasnl88]

How about not cutting grass during the hottest time of the day?

[@lakehouselawncare1755]

Yes, that’s another good tip!

[@tlf3382]

Take a few steps back when wearing your logo so it's fully visible.

[@lakehouselawncare1755]

Good idea. Thanks!

[@leonardgenovese7726]

Wrong. Measure to the blade, not the deck

[@oldcountryman2795]

That doesn’t look good. It looks like $1 a square foot Astro-turf.

[@lakehouselawncare1755]

😂👍🏼

[@lakehouselawncare1755]

I only paid $0.25 a square foot for that AstroTurf, so thank you for the compliment.