My man! I need a weekly video from you 😆. - Not only are you saying what is unsaid but you explain it with ease… I can tell this has been on your chest and I’m grateful you got it off. Keep them coming bro. Thank you for sharing yo
@ElevatedLawnscapes10 ай бұрын
You are spot on, this one has been on my chest for a while! I've had many conversations with people that try to explain that buying high quality seed is not worth it and its all the same. So, I just let the numbers do the talking. Thanks for watching 🙏🏾!
@ThisIsTurfgrassАй бұрын
You are speaking our language! Very good information.
@ElevatedLawnscapesАй бұрын
Thanks 👍🏾!
@douglassmith351010 ай бұрын
Mountain View Top Choice fescue blends are the way to go, the come in very dark and grow thicker than anything else I've grown. I want to thank you personally for making your videos that led me to it. Newsom seed has been great to deal with, my only complaint is you never get the same blends each time you visit, although I doubt most could tell the difference once it matures. Pete was right to upgrade to the Mountain View blends. His seed was really good, but they were mostly older blends, and didn't hold up as well under the summer stress here on the Eastern shore. Anyway, thanks for doing what you do, I refer people to your videos all the times to help educate DYI folks.
@ElevatedLawnscapes10 ай бұрын
I appreciate your feedback and your support to the channel 🙏🏾! I agree with everything you said about MVS those are the same experiences that I have had also. I think its good that Newsom gets some different cultivars each year. Typically the Titanium is the foundation and the other 2 cultivars may change to one of the new MVS cultivars. I think Pete made the right move too and I have used his original seed also. Again, thank you 🙏🏾!
@hansfranz99149 ай бұрын
@elevatedlawnscapes I purchased GCI Turf Blend last year Aug 2022. I used it to overseed last year and this year. Great seed but I find the blade to be finer than I would like. Do you know if the Mountain View variety that GCI is selling has a thicker blade? I am not looking for a thick blade but wanted something slightly thicker maybe 2 mm thick. Thanks
@ElevatedLawnscapes9 ай бұрын
@@hansfranz9914 Mountain View Seed varieties are not going to be thicker than the previous GCI varieties. The turf type fescue varieties are bred to have a thinner blade, thats more preferred in the market.
@hansfranz99149 ай бұрын
@@ElevatedLawnscapes Thanks for the reply.
@CL_Smooth62710 ай бұрын
Great content info Cam! Thanks
@ElevatedLawnscapes10 ай бұрын
Thanks 👍🏾!
@mbranche423410 ай бұрын
Yassss! Hey Cam! My lawn was full of clover and other weeds from the grass seed bought from the big box store. Thank you for sharing your expertise!
@ElevatedLawnscapes10 ай бұрын
No problem! Just passing on the info to help the next person. Thanks for watching 🙏🏾!
@majorpayne52899 ай бұрын
👍Yes sir! I’ve learned my lesson on Big Box stores too. Expensive lesson indeed. I now only buy the (GCI) Blue Tag Premium seed. Like anything else, You get what ya pay for. Thx for the info. 👍🇺🇸
@ElevatedLawnscapes9 ай бұрын
I agree with you.
@majorpayne52899 ай бұрын
@@ElevatedLawnscapes 👍SUBd🇺🇸
@stevenocita150210 ай бұрын
Thank you Cam spot on. I can get Mountain View Seed locally and I just picked up 25 pounds.This will be my second season using this tall fescue blend it's fantastic. I have referred my sons, neighbors, and friends to your channel, nobody explains it better than you Cam about the whole process.Thank you
@ElevatedLawnscapes10 ай бұрын
Good stuff! I'm glad that you have had such great success with it. Thank you for supporting and sharing the channel 🙏🏾!
@NOMARGINSLAWNCAREАй бұрын
Before I started paying attention to lawn care. I was just going to buy seeds and dirt. Having it delivered leveling it out and go on about my business now. I pay a little more attention for somebody to not be right. This one landscaping store was selling seeds in a paper bag. With the name Lescos on it that they printed. No other information on it. It had stuff like shade mix. How many ounces? How many pounds to cover a certain square feet? And that was it no real detail.
@ElevatedLawnscapesАй бұрын
Seed choice matters! With the knowledge I know now, I would never buy seed without knowing the cultivars and the other tag information.
@Santonia10010 ай бұрын
Only a few guys I actually take lawn advice from on KZbin. Great job . Gotta find a way to support this guy.
@ElevatedLawnscapes10 ай бұрын
I appreciate that 🙏🏾! I strive to provide useful and helpful information for the people.
@jordanvp7 ай бұрын
Dude, I had no clue about this! Great video, this needs to be shared EVERYWHERE.
@ElevatedLawnscapes7 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful! Yeah, this is a topic that a lot of people are not aware of.
@lynettetucker54410 ай бұрын
Thanks for the great info on the heartache crass seed💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾 all the time.
@ElevatedLawnscapes10 ай бұрын
No problem! Thanks for always watching!
@jfarm_131110 ай бұрын
Good info as usual. Thanks Cam!
@ElevatedLawnscapes10 ай бұрын
Thanks man 👍🏾!
@TheRealLawnFather10 ай бұрын
I’ve been preaching for people to stay away from box store seed for years! Great job showing the actual breakdown!
@ElevatedLawnscapes10 ай бұрын
Thanks man 🙏🏾! I have been saying it too. I decided to show the breakdown in hopes to make it click for people.
@ericmoney333110 ай бұрын
Thanks for the true and great information 👍
@ElevatedLawnscapes10 ай бұрын
No problem. Thanks for watching 👍🏾!
@TheLawndryman10 ай бұрын
Thanks for recommending Newsom Seed! I picked up a 50lb bag of Newsom Tall Fescue Blend for $115 at the Gaithersburg location.
@ElevatedLawnscapes10 ай бұрын
Nice!!!
@Youtubeuser1aa10 ай бұрын
Me too. I thought they price was wrong because it was so Much less than Jonathan Green stuff.
@Youtubeuser1aa10 ай бұрын
My MV Top Choice is germinating after 6 days already… watching them every day 😊
@ElevatedLawnscapes10 ай бұрын
Good stuff!
@TurfTherapy10 ай бұрын
Coming in Hot with the Data that you can’t argue with! We always Workin 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
@ElevatedLawnscapes10 ай бұрын
Data Driven Decisions! You know how we do. We Workin 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾🌱
@danalmeida538010 ай бұрын
Wow! That's crazy!!! I bought my seed from gci turf, 100 % seed last year, thanks for the informative videos!!!!
@ElevatedLawnscapes10 ай бұрын
That is awesome! Pete just recently changed his seed blend to the Mountain View Seed cultivars.
@richardharwell10 ай бұрын
If you have to use a big box store seed , I would use JB's Instant lawn seed. Check out the analysis on it.
@ElevatedLawnscapes10 ай бұрын
That may be a regional option. I haven't seen it the big box in my area.
@mrhandson107010 ай бұрын
Great advice bro. Thanks for clearing that up for us lawn 🌿 junkies lol 😂. I was this day old when I learned this lol. I just saw that Homedepot sale Mountain View seeds through their website to be delivered to the store or to your home look at God work.
@ElevatedLawnscapes10 ай бұрын
Good stuff! I still like to find a local distributor to that I can work with!
@allensadicario519610 ай бұрын
I stop using big box store grass to always great info thanks again brother
@ElevatedLawnscapes10 ай бұрын
Have you had better results since you switched? If nothing else, you are at least getting a better deal on the seed. Thanks for watching!
@westernmassturf885610 ай бұрын
Well said.
@ElevatedLawnscapes10 ай бұрын
Thanks man!
@dalewiley920810 ай бұрын
Man, this is an excellent video. First class all the way.
@ElevatedLawnscapes10 ай бұрын
Much appreciated! Thanks for watching 🙏🏾!
@2DaShowRomo4 ай бұрын
I live in Northern Virginia and drive to Newsome Seed in Gaithersburg, MD. I call them up and they have (2) 50lb bags waiting for me to purchase. Just trying to get my lawn to look like Cam's, gotta a ways to go. This seed is the truth. Cam is the Man!!!
@ElevatedLawnscapes4 ай бұрын
I appreciate that man! I'm glad that you are getting the results that you desire. Keep working and being consistent and the lawn will continue to get better year over year.
@thedadbodlawn10 ай бұрын
Good stuff Cam!
@ElevatedLawnscapes10 ай бұрын
Thanks man 👍🏾!
@rubenharris924110 ай бұрын
Poor quality seed products causes a waste of money and resources. Great content!
@ElevatedLawnscapes10 ай бұрын
I completely agree! Thanks for watching 🙏🏾!
@19lhj10 ай бұрын
Very imformative video,thanks alot...Do you have any suggestions for Moles...thanks for your time
@ElevatedLawnscapes10 ай бұрын
My suggestion is traps. Thanks for watching 🙏🏾!
@garrettb6910 ай бұрын
I just seen 3 lb MVS coated seed in Lowe's. Didn't know they sold there. It was mostly shade and homeowner mixes. They did have some top scoring fescue cultivars though in those mixes. Surprised me
@ElevatedLawnscapes10 ай бұрын
They are moving into the big box stores in some areas of PA and Ohio I believe.
@garrettb6910 ай бұрын
@@ElevatedLawnscapes yeah I'm in Ohio
@johnnelwhite10 ай бұрын
It definitely feels good to use quality seed. Another thing i noticed above big box stores is they dont care what the date on the bag meaning the bag you purchase may be a couple of years old
@ElevatedLawnscapes10 ай бұрын
Good point!
@Sir_Mack10 ай бұрын
And it's never stored in ideal conditions either.
@marcobrown8310 ай бұрын
Great video
@ElevatedLawnscapes10 ай бұрын
Thanks man 🙏🏾!
@Justsomedude649 ай бұрын
I’m in the DMV too, I’ve been using Mountain View Winner’s Circle for about 6 years (it’s a blend just like Top Choice), I usually have to drive to Fredericksburg to a place called Aquarius Supply to get it. It’s good that Pete is using it now, I asked him about it a couple years ago. Now I can have it delivered from him when I don’t feel like driving, lol. (Side note: Like many others MV had increased their prices like everyone else during the pandemic/supply chain mess, I was getting a 50lb bag for $99 in 2019, it was up to $196 by 2022. This year it was down to $122 ($106 for Aquarius account holders) for a 50lb bag…I noticed Pete is selling his at $174 for a 45lb bag. I wonder why he still has pandemic prices…maybe you can ask him? Lol)
@ElevatedLawnscapes9 ай бұрын
I have seen Winners Circle at Newsom Seed also for another local option if they are closer to you. I remember buying Top Choice for $85 for a 50 lb bag. Pete's price has the shipping cost included. Thats also the reason for the 45 lb bag instead of the 50 lb bag. Many companies have switched to 45 bags of even fertilizer because of the shipping issues of 50 lbs vs 45 lbs. The convenience of getting things shipped to your door comes at a cost, its the way it is.
@2DaShowRomo4 ай бұрын
Yep, I purchased (2) 50lb bags last year and it cost me $400.00 and some change.
@graceortiz949410 ай бұрын
Went out looking for a dense shade only seed the other day. I walked out with nothing. The bag said use date 3/23. Went to another store still could not see buying the seed that had .09 other weed crop. Ended ordering the seed from super seed store blue tag. Thanks for assuring me that I did the right thing. I was thinking maybe I was being picky.
@ElevatedLawnscapes10 ай бұрын
You definitely did the right thing Grace! Thanks for watching 🙏🏾!
@kobiegrant167110 ай бұрын
Keeping it 💯!
@ElevatedLawnscapes10 ай бұрын
🙏🏾 Thats what we do on this channel!
@gabrielbobowski77679 ай бұрын
I was also gonna say in Maryland you can usually pick up Johnathan Green Black Beauty Seed from local shops or Ace Hardware. They have a Delmarva Fescue blend Blend which is great ✊🏾 Btw, do you have experience using RTF Fescue?
@ElevatedLawnscapes9 ай бұрын
Shop local when you can for different options and opportunities.
@47lawncarellc2710 ай бұрын
On point!
@ElevatedLawnscapes10 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@ralphcoleman93207 ай бұрын
Can turf type tall fescue grow in warmer climates. Your lawn is 🔥
@ElevatedLawnscapes7 ай бұрын
Thanks man! Yes, it can grow in warmer climates. The newer cultivars of turf type tall fescues that I talk about from Mountain View Seed are a lot more drought and heat tolerant. During the really hot periods it may need a more care (mainly water and possible fungicides for disease) than a warm season grass type to keep it lush. You have the option of just letting it go dormant during those periods and let it come back when the rain and cooler temps return. Hope this helps and thanks for watching!
@brianallen809110 ай бұрын
Trash is really all those big boxes sell-everything. They have cheapened everything, including all the stuff you grew up believing was quality. Man, I had a John Deere dealer explain the difference between the real ones & the “Lowes/ Depot JD’s”. Plumbers told me the same with certain reputable fixtures. The big box ones were plastic on the insides rather than brass like at a plumbing supply house. Sacrete/ Quikcrete? Trash nowadays. It’s total deception of the paying public on damn near everything in that joint!
@ElevatedLawnscapes10 ай бұрын
I agree with you there! Its a lot of the manufactured products in general.
@stevenocita150210 ай бұрын
Cam, This is off the subject but I have a ton of knats especially when I cut and now it seems like there flying all over any suggestions on how to get ride of them quickly.
@ElevatedLawnscapes10 ай бұрын
Please review the label for your target insect but maybe use Bifenthren or a product with that ingredient.
@kcbooff10 ай бұрын
Ugh. I just subscribed this week, but I bought a bag from Ryan Knorr Lawn Care for around the same price. It was a 25lb bag of bluegrass; I would have preferred a larger size. Will have to try out some of these seeds someday. Not sure if fescue is a good mix with bluegrass?
@ElevatedLawnscapes10 ай бұрын
Thanks for subscribing! The new cultivars of fescue do great with KBG. I typically mix 85/15 or 90/10 Fescue to KBG in all my seeding.
@veronicaslowe815710 ай бұрын
I live in Georgia with some trees on my lawn I've been using scotts dense shade mix. After viewing your video what fescue grass seed can you recommend.
@ElevatedLawnscapes10 ай бұрын
The one that I recommended in the video.
@big5029er10 ай бұрын
what's your recommended height of cut on that mvs for the first cut and the regular cuts afterwards
@ElevatedLawnscapes10 ай бұрын
It depends on what HOC you want to maintain your lawn. I recommend to maintain it at 3" so I would start cutting it soon after it gets to about 3.25-3.5".
@TheDj8X3 ай бұрын
I purchased Mountain View Midwest mix and it was no different than big box brands. It had great cultivars but too much inert matter and seed coatings.
@ElevatedLawnscapes3 ай бұрын
As I have stated before I recommend finding the seed locally or ordering from one of the numerous online distributors. I have not recommended the version you bought for that reason. Gotta read the labels and know what you are buying.
@grayfox991110 ай бұрын
Very good Cam! Maybe this will open some people's eyes... ")
@ElevatedLawnscapes10 ай бұрын
I hope so, thats the goal! Thanks for watching 🙏🏾!
@Prince3b210 ай бұрын
“Good people”, Cam didn’t ask for it but please 🙏 smash a backflip on that like button for my man… I’ve watch this video like 4 times… finishing my 5th 😅. Thanks again Cam.
@ElevatedLawnscapes10 ай бұрын
Legend! I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾!
@nomargins8 ай бұрын
Mannn I went to a landscaping store and the had some Lesco seed in a paper bag.
@ElevatedLawnscapes8 ай бұрын
What did the tag say on the seed bag? I don't care what the packaging of the product looks like if it has a quality product inside the packaging. Im not expecting results from the packaging. Lesco bags in my area typically have a decent seed mixture/blend in them. I wouldn't call it elite seed but it's a good blend.
@NickBen1110 ай бұрын
Quick question - I just saw that my Lowe’s carries Mountain View Seed TTTF - i picked some up and am giving it a try. It has 0% weed which was good…the only thing I didn’t realize was that it is a coated seed but we will see. Have you heard anything about this?
@ElevatedLawnscapes10 ай бұрын
I have and its their way of bringing better cultivars to the big box stores. I don't exactly like that it is a coated seed but it is MVS cultivars. They are only in stores in PA and Ohio right now I believe.
@NickBen1110 ай бұрын
@@ElevatedLawnscapes thanks - yep I’m in PA. We will see how it goes…I threw it down at the beginning of last week and am hoping for some germination any day now.
@Youtubeuser1aa9 ай бұрын
Fighting bald spots in my Reno :(
@ElevatedLawnscapes9 ай бұрын
Dang, I hate to hear that.
@calvinmcintyre547410 ай бұрын
What your take on Johnathan green black beauty ultra? Thx
@ElevatedLawnscapes10 ай бұрын
I have never seen it in person or grown it but in my opinion it is over priced. Many people love it and have had great results from it.
@markabrams93010 ай бұрын
Thanks Bro are you located in Maryland?
@ElevatedLawnscapes10 ай бұрын
Yes I am.
@therealbrian73210 ай бұрын
have you ever tried Jonathan green seed? what have you heard if not
@ElevatedLawnscapes10 ай бұрын
I have never seen it in person or grown it but in my opinion it is over priced. Many people love it and have had great results from it.
@E.ElderGilbert10 ай бұрын
Finally, someone told the truth!!!
@ElevatedLawnscapes10 ай бұрын
It needed to be said! I do not think most consumers know what they are really getting in the bag. Thanks for watching 🙏🏾!
@E.ElderGilbert10 ай бұрын
@@ElevatedLawnscapes no problem. Always!
@stephenwilliams634910 ай бұрын
FACTS
@flaubear37610 ай бұрын
Would that seed work in Florida
@ElevatedLawnscapes10 ай бұрын
It could but I do not think that it is the best option for the Florida climate. I would recommend a warm season grass type which would make the maintenance more manageable for a homeowner.
@Aerialphotovito10 ай бұрын
agreed - how do these companies sleep at night cheating the public right
@ElevatedLawnscapes10 ай бұрын
I don't know how they do it Vito, I couldn't do it.
@mantooth-cw2rv10 ай бұрын
You know
@ElevatedLawnscapes10 ай бұрын
I'm just passing along info to the good people that work hard for their money.