DIY'er Chris Got GREAT Lawn Renovation Results!

[@macylandscapingretired]

Pete I can feel the excitement from your voice knowing your teaching and your products helped a DIY guy! This was a awesome video!

[@Joefloridaman]

Perfect way to start my Saturday - a cup of coffee and a video from Pete... Hope y’all had a good Thanksgiving

[@PacificNorthwestLawns]

Man what a difference! Chris did an awesome job! 👍 Can't wait to see an update in the spring.

[@tomguertin7713]

Great to see you guys excited and talking Grass ..

[@Mityob67]

Way to go Chris! I see you man. Pete i love everything you do brother - really appreciate your work and your testimony.

[@GCITurf]

Love you bro!

[@graceortiz9494]

Great job Chris!

[@lynnanderic2670]

Wow chris did a beautiful job on that lawn....we love you pete May God bless you and your family!! This year...

[@BermudaBrian]

What a difference!! Nice! Good, quality products make all the difference

[@NanaNana-zk4ky]

Good job bro

[@ronaldbryant7710]

Pete, The proof is in your grass seed, and following your instructions.. A picture is worth a thousand words. Great job guys........

[@newbeginingshomestead3422]

I wish you were closer so i could have you come throw eyes on my yard. I love your ideas on fixing up a yard.

[@perrihoward4673]

man thats awesome the blue grass just pops i need that in my life

[@Justin-uf9lc]

Being from the north east, I can confirm southern folks are just flat out friendlier

[@shanew7361]

Yep, I live in Michigan and people here aren't friendly like they are in the south, hands down.

[@chrislong7083]

Its only right to say “thank you” for this comment. lol

[@shanew7361]

@@chrislong7083 lol to funny

[@STEVEIAM1]

You do good work

[@92sawdust]

Great job Chris!! Great friend you got there!!

[@allproearthworks8550]

Beautiful lawn healthy green lawns look the best in the fall .

[@shainmitchell3677]

His yard looks great, hard work pays off, also having a great mentor helps , thanks Pete!! Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving!!

[@blueprint20]

:) that grass has some good color to it, it came in real nice without and in ground irrigation system

[@grass-patch]

Nice results especially how well the slops turned out. A lot of work now paying off. Maybe we'll see another visit next Spring and/or Summer with another update.

[@rafa106900]

I Hadn’t touch my lawn for over 5 yrs, but followed Pete this year, and got great results. I picked a good year with the weather like Pete said, the rain in Virginia had lots to do with it, and all of his advise. I am going to need help in the early spring for what to put down for pre-emergents for tall Fescue. I am looking forward to Feb-March. Thanks for sharing and this lawn looks fabulous! Excellent job.

[@deeprootslawnscapes3035]

Great job 👏

[@jeffpoplin558]

Fantastic work, Chris! And two thumbs up on the Sun-Drop surprise!

[@jamiefeyen7316]

I see it now , instead of Ask this old house it will be Ask this old lawn with Pete!!! Keep it up Pete.. Keep teaching and the preaching!!

[@base1b2626]

His yard is looking awesome. He's doing something right.

[@justins8768]

Man this whole story was awesome 👌

[@edhopkins6589]

gorgeous lawn now, thanks for showing the improvement against previous film/photos.

[@davidcranford7382]

The yard is remarkably better!! Good grass seed make a lot of difference. Oh, snap, a Sun- drop!!! That should be on a T- shirt!!!

[@1960Murf]

Great job Chris! Thanks for showing us his results, Pete.

[@holylandfan3275]

Wow! He's been a busy guy! It looks amazing...night and day. And, speaking of bellies, I think the exercise reduced his a lot. :) A lawn hobby is an all around good thing. Especially, a great time to talk to God. :)

[@travismorgan9273]

Good job man! DIY all the way! I love non-irrigation fescue content. Like how you put in the before shots to show the difference and and a few during pictures Pete! Also loved the discussion about the issues of the yard.

[@demarsa]

Simply awesome!!!

[@kevinsmith6647]

Beautiful! Pete’s instructions are great.

[@vinnypinatelli221]

Man that yard looks sweet that guy is awesome love the video

[@joshbell271]

Man I had perma-grin 😊 the entire video, great video Pete!

[@MJorgy5]

This lawn is on point. No irrigation and young turf be damned. Most excellent. I hope you guys stay friends. Y'all seem to get along well!

[@danieltillman3858]

Wow did he ever put in the work! Looks awesome! Can't wait for the spring re-visit. Props in the Sun-Drop, that's very thoughtful.

[@kylestanley4512]

Wow that's is amazing total night and day difference. Can't wait to see how it looks on the spring and next fall looks like he has been super busy and put in alot of hard work.

[@Will-I-am84]

Chris your results are amazing. That’s a complete turnaround in three months. Pete, by far these have to be the best pair of videos.

[@andylong6589]

not sure how I missed this vid. awesome results. hopefully I can achieve similar with cool blue

[@johnc8112]

That's a great job keep up the awesome work. Plus the Before and After shots.

[@erinpackard9768]

Chris CONGRATS!! Looks awesome!! I could not imagine hand watering that entire lawn for 3 straight weeks. I know how hard that is with a 12,000 sq ft lawn.

[@chrislong7083]

Some days it was a pain, but most days I enjoyed it. I knew if i kept at it the results would be worth it

[@jamessullivan8300]

Yard is looking great Chris! I can appreciate the hard work that went into your yard as I too did a renovation starting in Aug. Our house is about 10 miles south of Charlotte so, I was dealing with those hurricanes too. I was a bit frustrated with the grass seed getting washed out. Kept reseeding and now the lawn looks great. Good luck with the back yard, I'm sure it will be looking great too!

[@ReppinCTandATL]

Great job! Nice lot size too!

[@jets1722]

great job guys! really impressive improvements!

[@part-timelawns4392]

That lawn is going to look AMAZING in April. I can't wait to see it!!

[@truthhunter5195]

Didn't even recognize this property what an improvement I recognized the guy but I didn't realize it was the same property until y'all went to the spot where he removed the tree and started doing the before and afters amazing

[@bfilz]

Awesome! Good job Chris! 👍🏽

[@goodgugamuga]

Great lawn, love SunDrop!!

[@davidcrowson4745]

Mercy what a transformation 👍

[@mscocoabrown3]

Looks good..great job!

[@bobzilla6618]

Wow! That looks amazing compared to what it used to look like! Chris did a great job!

[@matthewimi]

Oh my goodness! The same exact thing happened to me as with this guy. I have irrigation, but didn't run it this year, so I had to do the entire front and side yard of my place by hand for literally like 3 to 4 weeks to get the seed established. Then, the backyard and other hard to reach areas I had to do secondary. The exact same experience. What a pain it was.

[@chrislong7083]

But hopefully it was worth it like it was for me!

[@matthewimi]

@@chrislong7083 hey Chris. I didn't have the same incredible results, because I didn't use as many chemicals, but I would say it definitely looks better than it has in a long time. My problem in the backyard is that I didn't use enough grass seed. Areas were very thin and I put down for an overseed amount instead of a heavier amount. I'll try again in the spring. Your lawn looks great

[@Oklahoman-in6ph]

PETE!! Thats FABULOUS!!

[@jeffreysmothers6231]

Looks very very good he did an awesome job🇺🇸🔥🙏

[@Visceral.]

Loving that lawn! Can’t wait to see the end result when you have it all thickened up and lush green. Pete, before I found your channel, I used turf fescue seeds from LESCO for a small portion of my yard, but plan to use GCI for the rest including, the untouched deer infested Motel 6 space on my property.

[@rotoclip3427]

rewards of a couple of hard working guys.great follow up vid.northern wis

[@edmora7662]

I remember the video of Pete walking this property with Chris. I remember thinking to myself man this guy Chris has big plans. I did not think he was up for the task. Amazing results in such a relatively short time. Great job.

[@chrislong7083]

😎

[@edmora7662]

@@chrislong7083 Great job Chris.

[@justinbost2042]

@@chrislong7083 hey did you use any topdressing/peat moss for this?

[@chrislong7083]

@@justinbost2042 no sir i didnt. Too much of an area to cover without some fancy topdressing equipment. The main thing for me was ensuring I got the ground as exposed as possible and then water water watered by hand most everyday

[@jonboysprowash7845]

We did a renovation this fall with your seed and Green County products. I have a lot of videos documenting it all. I have never had a yard so nice. 👍 Great advice on the push mower I mowed mine the first 2 times with a push mower because I didnt want to put my big mower on it 😂

[@hometurfco]

Thanks for the wild violet tip. Been having some problems with it in my side yard and can't find anything that will touch it. Will have to get some triclopyr.

[@eddiegonzalez904]

Looks great 👍..

[@dylan8285]

First Wow! Big difference. Then I agree with removing that one lone tree in the yard especially if its not and oak, there about the only trees that play nice with grass. Then for that wet spot on the left side yard sounds like a look in the woods the next it rains with a shovel should fix that

[@seansmidwestlawn8991]

Great transformation! Getting those trees out was a huge help!

[@streetpunk99]

I just bought a new house. The lawn is whatever wild grass grows here in western Pennsylvania. Would i be better off stripping the lawn to the dirt and starting entirely over or can I gradually over seed with bluegrass and will eventually over time have the blue grass over take the wild grass?

[@chrislong7083]

Depends on how consistent you want your lawn to look. For now I am ok with my mix of old and new varieties. Its not perfect but it still looks good enough for me

[@Noobnation-e6k]

Awesome job!!! Been waiting on this vid and can’t wait to see it in the spring!!!!!

[@MrBdogg317]

Hey Pete, I’m here in Indianapolis and we had frost this morning on the grass. It was a crisp deep green. I went to the store came back and the sun had burned it off and MAN I have to tell you that COOL BLUE. it look soooooo good with that sun hitting it and glistening from the dew. I can’t wait to do my backyard next fall. Folks if your going to over seed get the GCI COOL BLUE TURF.

[@rodneytwilley1733]

Yard looks amazing Guys... Chris , you did your thing. Quick question how did you deal with birds eating the seed?

[@chrislong7083]

To be honest, I very rarely notice bird eating seed in the yard. Perhaps its because they have their own feeder in the back :)

[@b1gdave514]

I was just gonna comment on last video, and ask about this yard..

[@supertruckerpike1314]

Up here in Michigan love ur content. Happy holidays

[@chevyvega6622]

how tall does your lawn tractor cut? ive tried using one on tall fescue, but it becomes a plugged up mess from the deck to the dual bag in back. You ever get the bagger system plugged up?? Looking real nice!!

[@chrislong7083]

Unfortunately it only goes to 4”. Yup, the bagger is a life saver with all my leaves, but if I overseed late then all I can do is leaf blow for 2 hours every three days lol

[@kddavis8661]

That's a big transformation. Good job 👌

[@Alexandro345]

I want my front yard to look like that. Except my front yard is 45k sq ft. Idk even know about the back which is 60k+ sq ft.

[@DavidC1]

i put cheap rye grass on the really steep sections where my mower tares up the yard...and it has really helped..i did this to keep grass there which will help keep it dryer .

[@mocobb4791]

Having a 1.5 acre lot, this was an inspiring video. I've used the TTTF in the past but I will switch over to the cool blue for my overseeding come next fall.

[@chrislong7083]

Im at about 1.25 but part of that is wooded. The true test will be this summer with no irrigation! Until them i will do my best to pump the roots up! Good luck to you!

[@mocobb4791]

I'm the same as you, no irrigation. I did my front yard one season and did the back yard the following year. My back yard was easier to manage since it was only about 18000-20000 sq ft. I had 40 tons of good top soil brought in, graded then seeded with GCI TTTF. My front yard is twice as big and more difficult to deal with. Eventually I will bring in dirt and grade it also and reseed with Cool blue. The TTTF struggles during the summer months here in Randallstown MD when we can get temps in the 90's for weeks with no rain. The only thing green during that time period is the Bermuda grass infestation I have going on but hopefully the Pylex I purchased from GCI will neutralize that. Good luck.

[@pdab4372]

Great video Pete! GO HEELS!

[@shane6002]

Great video can't wait to get back in the yard here in Michigan( done for the season) hoping for a gift card of sorts this holiday so I can get my bio-stims and grass seed

[@tyuhles]

Can you use triclopyr for the wild violet on new turf or does it have to be before?

[@littlefinkle7757]

Looks as good as a cold Sun Drop on a hot summer day! 😛👍👊

[@tima9531]

Looks great 👍 👌 😀

[@JM-yx1lm]

A tip on that agrifab plugged, on hard to moderate compaction dirt, you will need to take off at least 2-3 of those tines and use weight. It just takes too much to push 6-8 tines down into the dirt.

[@chrislong7083]

I got a good core after a 3 inch rain we had a few weeks ago! Actually had to take some weight off because it was bogging down too deep lol

[@MrBdogg317]

Pete. Do you have the triclopeer he used to get rid off the wild violet. I have creeping Charlie in my back yard. I need to get rid of it in the spring so I can seed in the fall. Also glad to see your doing well. Been praying for you and the fam. We are going through it now with my father in law. He’s in icu. And my wife whose a nurse is quarantined and waiting on her test results because she is the one who took him to the hospital

[@sabriath]

I feel the yard could use a water diversion on that left side area with that divot.....maybe just a small underground tube with holes to lead the water down to the road faster so it doesn't wash, or even a drain at the top? Just an idea

[@chrislong7083]

I definitely need to get into those woods and do som leveling/tilling/cleaning up and I think that will help the area to dry out more

[@samuelasamoah6906]

What's the tip with the tree drip line and the tree ring? I heard there's some underlying correlation?

[@DarkFidelity]

What's he using to stripe his lawn? It looks great. I see he has the same mower as me, but I don't find striping kits for it.

[@chrislong7083]

Cub Cadet XT2 LX46. No striping kit... yet... 😎

[@Austin-ry2gs]

We need a update video

[@209Control]

Looks GREAT! my lawn reno was looking really good.. mowed 2x then Clover started coming up BAD. Then I made worse mistake, I applied tenacity and completely burned my grass🤦‍♂️

[@chrislong7083]

Noooo! Sorry friend! Thats why im waiting on the weeds till mid feb! Ive heard if you have a lot of clover, you might also have a nitrogen deficiency. Not sure if thats true but maybe wait 6 weeks after your last app and test your soil. Good luck!

[@209Control]

@@chrislong7083 I will, thank you

[@209Control]

@@chrislong7083 did Pete tell you to add more seed now to help with your thin spots??

[@chrislong7083]

@@209Control yes sir

[@209Control]

@@chrislong7083 I guess I'll add seed now too😂.ps your lawn looks amazing.. I'm out here in the central valley California and I'm amazed how well your lawn looks with no irrigation. Hopefully I can replicate yours when they hit us with water restrictions next year.

[@mr.f8420]

What seed? Sorry I’m sure I missed it.

[@chrislong7083]

GCI Cool Blue in the side yard and GCI TTTF in the front!

[@chrislong7083]

@@harryharry3193 darker and greener in year two for sure!

[@eric3434]

2 Gallon water 3 Tablespoons of Triclopyr Ester 3 Tablespoons Methylated Seed Oil 10 teaspoons Royal Blue dye Apply second round in 15 days. Smoked wild violet in 3 days. Cleared an acre of heavy infestation over the last 3 weeks.

[@skyesiddall7506]

Hey Pete or anybody here, what are your thoughts on centipede grass

[@chrislong7083]

I dont think it can get as green as fescue or bluegrass. Personally i am not a fan of warm season grasses that check out in the winter here in NC. Depends on where you are located at.

[@briangallant5973]

19th!

[@adriangrubb8853]

First Englishman

[@chevyvega6622]

is the property surrounded by ash trees?

[@chrislong7083]

No, not unless you are referencing my burn piles lol. Mainly poplar, oak, and even a sycamore or two.

[@chevyvega6622]

@@chrislong7083 I have a woodshop and use alot of ash wood. Very pretty white wood grain

[@chrislong7083]

@@chevyvega6622 maybe there are a few. Im not much of a tree expert so not sure I can tell

[@chevyvega6622]

@@chrislong7083 all looks good though!!!

[@chevyvega6622]

is there a game plan in place when the moles arrive? well done lawn, lets hope the rodents bypass and stay out in the forest area!!

[@chrislong7083]

Funny you mention that! I found my first ever mole trail just about 2 weeks ago! He was coming towards that spot where the maple tree used to be! Im thinking a grub ex app might be in order

[@chevyvega6622]

@@chrislong7083 had to ask as i deal with them constantly. having a bucket of traps ready is all that you can do, esp living in wooded areas. I see alot of guys level grounds and mow short with lines like a golf course, but is such a waste when the moles will destroy your years work in minutes. Really enjoyed seeing the before and after very nice!!

[@chevyvega6622]

the taller grass helps alot in hiding the mole damage

[@bencarey8988]

Blue is a better color for your Brother

[@bencarey8988]

T shirt

[@chrislong7083]

Lol thanks