Dethatch your lawn DIY

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The Lawn Whisperer

The Lawn Whisperer

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@christopherzimmer
@christopherzimmer 3 жыл бұрын
Phenomenal video: clear, concise, brief, informative! It’s really nice to see your commitment and passion for what you do- you’re going to be very successful!
@TheNeighborDominator
@TheNeighborDominator 3 жыл бұрын
The sunjoe is king! Best lawn toy for the buck hands down.
@scooterpoynter
@scooterpoynter 3 жыл бұрын
I think I could watch dethatching videos all day. In fact, I think I’ll just commit to spending the rest of the night doing this. Thank you
@TheLawnWhisperer
@TheLawnWhisperer 3 жыл бұрын
Haha yes so satisfying
@jamzach4
@jamzach4 3 жыл бұрын
Love the SunJoe !! It’s amazing how good of a job that chincy little machine can do.
@jconsentino
@jconsentino 3 жыл бұрын
I can vouch for the SunJoe. Amazing little machine. You get your money's worth after only a few uses. I personally use the scarifier attachment. I have a very old lawn that has been overseeded a few times now. What I pulled out last season was incredible. Can't wait to see how much comes up this time around!
@rogerandjoan4329
@rogerandjoan4329 2 жыл бұрын
Do you still like it? How’d the new grass come in a year later?
@jconsentino
@jconsentino 2 жыл бұрын
@@rogerandjoan4329 Still use it yes! New grass came in great. Just finished this season's renovation work and waiting on the seed to germinate. SunJoe was hard at work!
@rogerandjoan4329
@rogerandjoan4329 2 жыл бұрын
@@jconsentino Thanks. Did you order it or can your find retailers with it in stock?
@jconsentino
@jconsentino 2 жыл бұрын
@@rogerandjoan4329 I believe I ordered at Lowes online and picked it up. At his point SunJoe has a newer version that is slightly wider and has a bit more power. Not sure where exactly to find it. Most likely online though.
@rogerandjoan4329
@rogerandjoan4329 2 жыл бұрын
@@jconsentino It looks like they’re always in such demand that my lowes can’t keep up. I’m going to try to order it soon, can’t be that big a demand going into winter. Thanks for your help. I was worried that maybe you had buyer’s remorse and wished you bought another brand like green works.
@PacificNorthwestLawns
@PacificNorthwestLawns 3 жыл бұрын
It's amazing how quickly the debris accumulates. I need to do mine but the tines on my SunJoe are so wore out that it's not doing much. Gonna have to replace them. Great video Justin 👍🏻
@thebeans804
@thebeans804 3 жыл бұрын
I love my Sun Joe. The scarifier is my favorite.
@TheLawnWhisperer
@TheLawnWhisperer 3 жыл бұрын
Good stuff!!!
@K-Zone
@K-Zone 3 жыл бұрын
I have one of those dethatching blades you attach to your mower. It's $10 and more affordable than $130. I got the Maxpower. It's slightly more destructive (to the grass as you would expect, a lawnmower motor is faster), but was great for my renovation, and the regular section lawn recovered in like a week. Just a thought. I know a lot of people seem to dislike them, but you gotta have the right setting on your lawnmower too. Also not really made for electric mowers.
@AndrewDobek04
@AndrewDobek04 3 жыл бұрын
That SunJoe is an amazing machine!
@BenNawrath
@BenNawrath 3 жыл бұрын
I’m about to start on this myself. Love my sun joe!
@markchase8128
@markchase8128 3 жыл бұрын
I am planning this for next weekend, once this last heat wave comes thru and I get the HOC back down to ~2". I got 19 bags last year using an Earthwise dethatcher.
@stash7714
@stash7714 3 жыл бұрын
I could have used a hay baler on my lawn the first time I used that thing. I don’t get much out anymore but I’ve used it 5 times in the last year.
@trevormuggeridge4560
@trevormuggeridge4560 3 жыл бұрын
First Aussie 😁. Justin, a great little machine, a great result. 😎👍👍
@ColeSpolaric
@ColeSpolaric 3 жыл бұрын
I have the battery one. It doesn't last long on a charge, but it would be perfect for that size of yard. The other thing with it is the batteries get really hot, so it's best to use it when it's cool outside.
@TheLawnWhisperer
@TheLawnWhisperer 3 жыл бұрын
Are they sunjoe batteries it takes and does it only come with one?
@ColeSpolaric
@ColeSpolaric 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheLawnWhisperer it takes 2 of the 24v sun Joe batteries (included).
@TallDad610
@TallDad610 3 жыл бұрын
My Sunjoe just got delivered yesterday. I can’t wait to fire it but. But in the Indy area it’s supposed to be in the 90s all week so I think I may need to wait a week or so before hitting my yard with it
@TheLawnWhisperer
@TheLawnWhisperer 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah it’s getting hot now!!!
@Keith-ym3lm
@Keith-ym3lm 3 жыл бұрын
looking good. still not used to you with the short lawn in the front though.
@Mplatt317
@Mplatt317 3 жыл бұрын
First of all thank you for your content, you have helped me to have one of, if not the best yard in my neighborhood. Second, I thought it was still to hot outside to power rake, and would stress out my lawn pretty bad. I live in Johnson county Indiana.
@TheLawnWhisperer
@TheLawnWhisperer 3 жыл бұрын
I would wait. I usually do things ahead of time so I can get these videos out when people are searching and figuring out how to do something 👍
@blackglama1
@blackglama1 3 жыл бұрын
I just bought the same machine , thank you my lawn is in horrible shape lots of weeds . Can you do a video on when to add fertilizer and weed control.Taking over my husband lousy job .HELP ME!!!
@WooderBoyProductions
@WooderBoyProductions 3 жыл бұрын
Sun Joe dethatcher is the best. Works just as good as the gas powered ones that weight a ton and need to have an SUV or truck to get.
@mteske1
@mteske1 3 жыл бұрын
Doubtful
@WooderBoyProductions
@WooderBoyProductions 3 жыл бұрын
@@mteske1 why?
@TheLawnWhisperer
@TheLawnWhisperer 3 жыл бұрын
@@mteske1 having used both, I can vouch that this sunjoe does just as good of a job as a gas powered walk behind unit
@unluckyknight
@unluckyknight 3 жыл бұрын
I wish I could use that, I have a gopher/ mole mesh under my yard so I have to rely on liquid dethatch and a manual thatch rake(which I've never used) mainly cuz where I live they are NEVER IN STOCK lol
@MattCalamia
@MattCalamia 3 жыл бұрын
Bought a Sunjoe on your recommendation. Can’t wait to use it. Recommend doing it once in fall and then again in Spring?
@TheLawnWhisperer
@TheLawnWhisperer 3 жыл бұрын
I like to do that yeah!!
@nategage3312
@nategage3312 3 жыл бұрын
Just did my 2400 sq. ft. KBG back yard and got 6 39 gallon bags full of dead stuff. Sodded it a year ago. Crazy!
@SilentKiller-fx1qj
@SilentKiller-fx1qj 3 жыл бұрын
Glad to see you back snacking stuff and how aggravating is that chord?
@TheLawnWhisperer
@TheLawnWhisperer 3 жыл бұрын
If you do it right it’s not at all. Start closest to the outlet and work away from it and it never gets in the way
@Tundra_Guy
@Tundra_Guy 3 жыл бұрын
I have one of these. It is not a dethatcher. All that does is hard rake dead grass above the thatch layer. Also the scarifier attachment barely even goes into that layer if you actually have thatch.
@brandonhyden9454
@brandonhyden9454 3 жыл бұрын
I got 6 1/2 paper lawn bags out of my front 2k with groundskeeper 2. Holy macaroni.
@jkbaker01
@jkbaker01 3 жыл бұрын
Should I wait to do this because it's still nearly 90 here in Michigan? I'm planning to aerate level and overseed in a few weeks but I'd I can get a head start on this step would be good.
@jdmgsr05
@jdmgsr05 3 жыл бұрын
Do a video with the other attachment sharpened
@joshuajackson8112
@joshuajackson8112 2 жыл бұрын
Is it necessary to re seed right after dethacthing or will the grass naturally try to fill in the area?
@TheLawnWhisperer
@TheLawnWhisperer 2 жыл бұрын
Depends on the grass you have. Tall fescue and rye won’t fill in. Kentucky bluegrass, Bermuda, st Augustine will
@jayham7345
@jayham7345 3 жыл бұрын
Allll right lawn carers. My whole neighborhood has a mole infestation. To the point where the murder would be endless. Soo Im trying the caster oil/soap mix. Would it be alright to add 1/3 cup of oil/soap mix in with my whisper pack? Or should I do them separate? About to thatch and seed, and don’t want the fruits of labor ruined.
@the.starship
@the.starship 3 жыл бұрын
Thoughts on bentgrass in the yard? Benefits? Do you target it with any products to get rid of it or just keep mowing it? Love the channel!
@TheLawnWhisperer
@TheLawnWhisperer 3 жыл бұрын
Mesotrione will knock it
@JaeHPark-so7dy
@JaeHPark-so7dy 3 жыл бұрын
Hey great video! All your videos have been very informative, I’m pretty new to the lawn game. Would you recommend for newly laid sod? Would you recommend mechanical aeration? Put down around end of April 2021.
@popeyeyankee5477
@popeyeyankee5477 3 жыл бұрын
The sod needs to have established a mature root system. I'd wait for a full growing season before dethatching.
@TheLawnWhisperer
@TheLawnWhisperer 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah I would also wait until next year for either of those things personally 👍
@JaeHPark-so7dy
@JaeHPark-so7dy 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheLawnWhisperer Thanks for the advice!
@JaeHPark-so7dy
@JaeHPark-so7dy 3 жыл бұрын
@@popeyeyankee5477 Thanks for the advice!
@georgefarrell2144
@georgefarrell2144 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome content bro. Very informative. What kind of camera do you use to film ?
@brianluby8143
@brianluby8143 3 жыл бұрын
I gotta do this soon to my lawn. Had some spots die off again like before. I'm thinking those are partially a sign I need to use more biostimulants like humic to improve the soil more?
@TheLawnWhisperer
@TheLawnWhisperer 3 жыл бұрын
Hard to say. Could be bad soil, could be something under the soil
@brianluby8143
@brianluby8143 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheLawnWhisperer yea those were my 2 thoughts. Wish I could do another overseed this year
@jeromet2160
@jeromet2160 2 жыл бұрын
Can I dethatch in the spring?
@joshuahayden1884
@joshuahayden1884 3 жыл бұрын
Do you use the other attachment that's comes with the sun joe? Just curious if that would be good for seeding or if I should just dethatch my lawn
@RetiredMiltry.5370
@RetiredMiltry.5370 3 жыл бұрын
What type of lawn do you have?
@Adrian-yu6ti
@Adrian-yu6ti 3 жыл бұрын
I just did mine and damnnn...the lawn looks a bit stressed lol
@dlandes14
@dlandes14 3 жыл бұрын
Just did mine today. Probably going to aerate this weekend. I just picked up a landzie compost spreader. Was going to topdress with a quality compost and overseed. Knowing how much that landzie thing puts out, do you think I could overseed then put the compost down as a covering and rake it in, or does the landzie put it down too thick?
@TheLawnWhisperer
@TheLawnWhisperer 3 жыл бұрын
I think it puts down about the perfect amount for a top dressing 👍
@103eaglecrest
@103eaglecrest 3 жыл бұрын
Where did you get the Landzie? I couldn’t find one about 6 months ago. Thanks.
@dlandes14
@dlandes14 3 жыл бұрын
@@103eaglecrest off the actual landzie site. $250. Came in less than a week
@103eaglecrest
@103eaglecrest 3 жыл бұрын
@@dlandes14 ty
@TheLawnWhisperer
@TheLawnWhisperer 3 жыл бұрын
@@103eaglecrest thelawnwhisperer.net/products/landzie-compost-peat-moss-spreader
@Legendary_UA
@Legendary_UA 3 жыл бұрын
What do you think about using the scarifier blade only to overseed?
@jokrazy2002
@jokrazy2002 3 жыл бұрын
Can you do that to St Augustine
@TheLawnWhisperer
@TheLawnWhisperer 3 жыл бұрын
I probably wouldn’t!!
@beteeho
@beteeho Жыл бұрын
00:31 I like it that way 😉
@TheLawngestYard
@TheLawngestYard 3 жыл бұрын
Just did this last night in my yard. Have you ever pulled it backwards through your lawn? Instead of going forward. Lot more aggressive.
@phukyew14
@phukyew14 3 жыл бұрын
You're not supposed to go backwards with it. The manual says so. It rips into the dirt pulling out healthy grass.
@TheLawngestYard
@TheLawngestYard 3 жыл бұрын
@@phukyew14 sounds right. Like I said, lot more aggressive
@cbjr7560able
@cbjr7560able 3 жыл бұрын
Hello what settings did you set up the sunjoe?? Thank you.
@roba168
@roba168 3 жыл бұрын
Heck I don’t know what happened it was rained for 3 days straight and I go outside half the lawn is dead just brown don’t know if it was fungus or disease
@dantrevorrow6312
@dantrevorrow6312 3 жыл бұрын
I bought the Sunjoe in the spring. Is there a max temp you would run it? I am concerned about stressing a Lawn that is already under heat stress.
@TheLawnWhisperer
@TheLawnWhisperer 3 жыл бұрын
Maybe above 85 stay away? I think it would be fine but probably wait until temps are under 85 consistently
@dantrevorrow6312
@dantrevorrow6312 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheLawnWhisperer thanks Justin. Appreciate everything you do. Glad to have you back. Hope you got some good baby bonding time while you were away!
@natashafahey3010
@natashafahey3010 3 жыл бұрын
Maybe I missed it, but what setting do you like to use on the SunJoe?
@TheLawnWhisperer
@TheLawnWhisperer 3 жыл бұрын
Alllllll the way to the ground. It can sometimes be too aggressive though so if you think it’s pulling up good grass then raise it up a notch 👍
@esthermarin326
@esthermarin326 3 жыл бұрын
Do you have to stop water days before
@TheLawnWhisperer
@TheLawnWhisperer 3 жыл бұрын
Don’t have to but probably don’t want to do it to a saturated lawn
@esthermarin326
@esthermarin326 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheLawnWhisperer Thank you for answering
@103eaglecrest
@103eaglecrest 3 жыл бұрын
On the lowest setting, do you truly believe that you are creating a good soil seed bed? My lawn is probably 45 years old and has a potpourri of different types of grass in it and would like to try and reseed after dethatching and over-seed with KBG throughout the lawn. Is that the type of grass you just dethatched? Thanks
@TheLawnWhisperer
@TheLawnWhisperer 3 жыл бұрын
Yes I do. And yes this was kbg 👍
@MurTEL
@MurTEL 3 жыл бұрын
How often should you get in deep and do this? Also, my attachment on my Swardman pulls a lot of green up with all of the debris. Is that normal? My lawn still seems fine afterwards and really thick though.
@victorgavina2580
@victorgavina2580 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah Yeah that’s yuyyyyyuuhuh can wbe be ready ready ready
@josej-h1471
@josej-h1471 3 жыл бұрын
How often should detach the lawn? I detach it back in April . I’m In Arlington Texas, with 90-100 degrees .
@TheLawnWhisperer
@TheLawnWhisperer 3 жыл бұрын
I’ve been doing spring and fall
@josej-h1471
@josej-h1471 3 жыл бұрын
Ok thanks! Will definitely do it in the fall , late October?
@phukyew14
@phukyew14 3 жыл бұрын
Off topic question: How do I figure out what type of grass I have? I think it's tall fescue but can't quite tell. I live in Southeast Virginia
@naturegirl7777
@naturegirl7777 3 жыл бұрын
I have some really thick turf because I mow high (the highest setting on the mower). Will this work on high grass (be effective)? I read where you should mow short before you use one. If I do that, then it will look like I already USED the detacher with all the "hay" I'll create. My lawn won't know what hit it! 😵👩‍🌾💚🌱 =^..^= 🇺🇲
@TheLawnWhisperer
@TheLawnWhisperer 3 жыл бұрын
You could do it on tall grass there just may be more of a chance of it ripping out good grass too. If you could get it down to 3” or a little less that would be ideal
@SwivetShaves
@SwivetShaves 3 жыл бұрын
Great vid. Do you use the scarifying attachment?
@TheLawnWhisperer
@TheLawnWhisperer 3 жыл бұрын
I don’t no but I could see the use for it.
@b286guy
@b286guy 3 жыл бұрын
Surprising amount of thatch in that young lawn indeed. You cut the grass in that section short as beep though. Maybe that’s why? 🧐
@TheLawnWhisperer
@TheLawnWhisperer 3 жыл бұрын
Hmm not sure. I wouldn’t think so. Just part of grasses natural life cycle, you just have some die off in summer time especially
@bobzilla6618
@bobzilla6618 3 жыл бұрын
Cab you do this on bermuda? Or is it not effective? 🤔
@TheLawnWhisperer
@TheLawnWhisperer 3 жыл бұрын
People dethatch Bermuda 👍
@bobzilla6618
@bobzilla6618 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the response! I've been wondering about this for years 🤔.
@BUDS228
@BUDS228 3 жыл бұрын
How do you feel about doing that on tall fescue?
@TheLawnWhisperer
@TheLawnWhisperer 3 жыл бұрын
I did mine last year and doing again this year 👍
@esthermarin326
@esthermarin326 3 жыл бұрын
Do you have to cut grass very short
@TheLawnWhisperer
@TheLawnWhisperer 3 жыл бұрын
Don’t have to no 👍
@DaddingAllDay
@DaddingAllDay 3 жыл бұрын
I call it popping lawn pimples! You never know how much is there.
@joemarchand8313
@joemarchand8313 3 жыл бұрын
The dead lawn debris will absolutely cloud your nice green lawn color, unless you remove it. I do my yard at least twice a year.
@jamesb.8201
@jamesb.8201 3 жыл бұрын
Soooo if you caught/bagged your grass, would it not have been this bad?
@TheLawnWhisperer
@TheLawnWhisperer 3 жыл бұрын
I bag my clippings every single mow. Have since day 1 on this section
@jamesb.8201
@jamesb.8201 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheLawnWhisperer dang, and still had all that debris! That’s crazy
@DK85
@DK85 3 жыл бұрын
How low did you mow before doing that?
@TheLawnWhisperer
@TheLawnWhisperer 3 жыл бұрын
3/4”
@RankUpGamingChannel
@RankUpGamingChannel 3 жыл бұрын
Why not leave it, apply a liquid dethatcher to return the nutrients back into the soil. The goal is to improve the soil not take away from it right? Just curious if you’re against this, and if so, why?
@TheLawnWhisperer
@TheLawnWhisperer 3 жыл бұрын
Overseeding purposes is a big one. This creates a better seed bed for grass seed.
@RankUpGamingChannel
@RankUpGamingChannel 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheLawnWhisperer but that turf already looks thick… why overseed it? Just let it be lol
@mteske1
@mteske1 3 жыл бұрын
Liquid dethatcher ain’t taking out the debri same day or same month or same year.
@jonahware5396
@jonahware5396 3 жыл бұрын
My house was made in 2001 and I know for a fact my yard has never been detached.. I'm in for it
@TheLawnWhisperer
@TheLawnWhisperer 3 жыл бұрын
Get to it!!!
@shannonstaples955
@shannonstaples955 3 жыл бұрын
Isn’t that the highest setting. Lowest is the t handle thing to the bottom
@TheLawnWhisperer
@TheLawnWhisperer 3 жыл бұрын
I put it on the setting that made the machine go all the way to the ground
@jeremywrobel
@jeremywrobel 3 жыл бұрын
Where's the love for your TTTF? Haven't seen much action on that section :(
@TheLawnWhisperer
@TheLawnWhisperer 3 жыл бұрын
It’s literally all I’ve shown all year 😂 I’ve hardly shown this section at all. I’m just doing a series of videos of what I’m doing over here because I’m not really doing anything to the fescue the rest of the year 👍
@TheLawnWhisperer
@TheLawnWhisperer 3 жыл бұрын
@@colnathanrjessup687 no my front yard is GCI tttf. Back yard is GCI blue heat. Side yard that I reel mow is 365ss KBG on the small section and a mix of legend KBG, mazama kbg, blue bank kbg, evenings shade perennial rye
@SONICBOOM98
@SONICBOOM98 3 жыл бұрын
I did it last fall & took out tons of junk. Didn't really get that great results this spring tbh as far as overseeing.
@TheLawnWhisperer
@TheLawnWhisperer 3 жыл бұрын
I’m not a big spring overseeding fan unless you absolutely have to
@A-Kings-Cut
@A-Kings-Cut 3 жыл бұрын
👍👍
@UrbanDadLife2024
@UrbanDadLife2024 3 жыл бұрын
Watching again to count how many mentions of "junk"..lol....
@TheLawnWhisperer
@TheLawnWhisperer 3 жыл бұрын
Love grabbing my junk
@UrbanDadLife2024
@UrbanDadLife2024 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheLawnWhisperer 8 mentions of your 'junk'.... I need to get out more lol
@JimmyLewisMows
@JimmyLewisMows 3 жыл бұрын
Yup.
@TheLawnWhisperer
@TheLawnWhisperer 3 жыл бұрын
Yes uh huh
@siggi5395
@siggi5395 3 жыл бұрын
Good Devise, a have wish akku is better
@TheLawnWhisperer
@TheLawnWhisperer 3 жыл бұрын
Nice!
@edwardjoyce864
@edwardjoyce864 3 жыл бұрын
@The Lawn Whisperer, Hey Justin I love your content! I’m finally building my first home. I currently own a townhouse in an HOA and haven’t needed to worry about lawn care myself, so I have to buy all my own tools, which I’m looking forward to. I’m looking at using a lot of your recommendations from your videos, especially as I’m going to be planting my own lawn from scratch. The one tool I’m having trouble remembering what you recommend was the back pack sprayer. I’m looking at going with your recommended brand of LawnStar for my fert’s. But what kind of sprayer do you use?
@TheLawnWhisperer
@TheLawnWhisperer 3 жыл бұрын
Hey Edward, I no longer use lawn star products. I use a my 4 sons back pack sprayer and love it. Good luck with building your home, exciting!
@limakilo1331
@limakilo1331 2 жыл бұрын
Cute toy, but it’s no power rake.
@markhammett5072
@markhammett5072 3 жыл бұрын
FIRST
@terrywatts1060
@terrywatts1060 3 жыл бұрын
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