GCI Cool Blue; Should You Buy It???

[@howardjohnson1053]

Good information, I was contemplating the purchase of cool blue but your review sealed the deal for me

[@AAtta-3286]

Perfect timing Mr Ferguson! I'm purchasing my products now for my September thatching and reseeding project. Have been using Jonathan Greens Black Beauty Ultra for the last few years and wanted to try a tall type fescue this go around. You convinced me to try Pete's GCI tall type fescue mix and just placed the order. So glad he's offering a 10lb bag size. Keep up the great work with your video's. Nice to hear from one of us on what he's tried and get an honest review! All the best! Anthony

[@MrFergusonLawn]

I appreciate the kind words Anthony. I try to do just that, give my absolute honest opinion on products I've personally used. I felt this video was a great one myself. Good luck this upcoming year and hope the seed pleases you! God bless!

[@hemiedup5501]

Go with the johnathan green black beauty original. You wont be disappointed

[@AAtta-3286]

@@hemiedup5501 Been using Jonathan Green Black Beauty Ultra for a number of years and never regretted it. My front has sun an shade and does well with it. My backyard however is full sun all day and my reason to try GCI turfs tall type fescue. More drought tolerant for that blazing sun in the backyard. Appreciate your suggestion. I'm sold on Jonathan Green for the rest of my yard

[@jeremymcclanahan2389]

One thing to note about Pete's seed also, there is 0% other crop. Certain type of undesirable grasses fall under this category, such as some types of POA...if it is under a certain percentage, then it can be deemed other crop.

[@njphil1279]

Reseeding this year with 150lbs Cool Blue and adding in 100lbs of Midnight KBG

[@bettybaker669]

Excellent review. I live in Louisville, have Pennington Rebels Tall Fescue. Dealt with Brown Patch past 10 years. Followed Allyn's suggestions this year, mowed at 4", put down Milorganite monthly, put down Scott's Disease EX monthly starting in mid May. No fungus first time in 10 years. Lawn looks great. Also used RGS three times. Watering once or twice weekly. I thought about purchasing Hydretain. Thought ii would draw too much moisture into grass, setting it up for disease. Those were my thoughts, did not purchase. Then I saw your video making the same comment.

[@MrFergusonLawn]

Awesome Betty. Thanks so much for the comment, and glad to hear your lawn game is improving! That's all any of us want to do, improve and make it look better each season. Thanks so much for commenting!

[@danielmuratore3490]

Love the grass but I agree with the down fault part ,disease...I experienced the same. Thanks

[@JD-uj3fy]

Maybe consider grass seed with a less% of bluegrass to help with watering issues? Southern seeds inc (located in NC) offers TTTF with 5% ky bluegrass compared to the 15% bluegrass in the cool blue mix.

[@MrFergusonLawn]

Oh yea, I'm not completely done with kbg. Besides, I have the remaining amount in my lawn from Cool Blue planted last year. Just want people to be aware it's not just talk, it's true. More watering will be necessary. Thanks JD!

[@johnnelwhite]

That's what I'm going with this fall. The triple threat plus I driving to Florida from Virginia next month and on the way back I'm making a stop for a 50 lb bag.

[@GeographyNerd48]

I am seeding some in las vegas. I expect the bluegrass to checkout 3 months a year, but hope it returns for 9 months and spreads to repair itself. Even the k31 and probably a dozen varieties of straight fescue will checkout in a few days in 115 without a ton of water.

[@scottterry4590]

Wow, great content. Thanks, I planed to use the TTTF before and went back and forth between the Blue as well until your post. The plan is to use less water in the summer months🙏. My plan is to amend my soil to have the susults in July and August here in Louisville. So really everything comes down to two months. So sad to see Pete getting rid of his TTTF in his side yard. Wish I could just cut out about 5K sqft of that and put in my lawn. 😜🤪

[@MrFergusonLawn]

Thanks Scott, as always my friend!

[@MrKevinH]

A great review. Like you, I'm only using TTTF this fall, but seeing how beautiful your lawn is definitely made me think about it.

[@MrFergusonLawn]

Awww, shucks. Thanks my friend! We'll both shine gloriously this fall and season to come.

[@monkeyslawncareandgardenin473]

Great content

[@jaredgmetz]

I live in the Philly area & my back yard is 75% KBG / 25% Perrenial Ryegrass/Fine Fescues and I have to water 3-4 times a week during summer to keep it looking good (but never great in summer). My front yard is a 50/50 mix of KBG and the other half is a mix of TTTF & Kentucky 31 (from before I moved in) and this yard is looking great this summer. I only have to water this lawn 1-2 times per week and it's doing really well. Come fall and spring, imo nothing looks better than my KBG back yard but it's definitely much higher maintenance. Still, I recommend at least having a % of KBG in a Tall Fescue lawn in my area so that it can spread and also recover from damage. It's also not as prone to fungus as Tall Fescue is so always good to have some sort of mix in a cool season lawn.

[@eddiegonzalez904]

It looks great 👍 👌..

[@dailyDIYdude]

Awesome video bud…sorry I forgot to get back with you on the editing stuff. It’s been a wild summer.

[@MrFergusonLawn]

No worries man. It's all good, don't sweat it. I can't even remember what I was messaging you for so can't have been that important lol. God bless.

[@monkeyslawncareandgardenin473]

Three new Cool Blue now uses Midnight Kentucky Blue Grass instead of Blue Coat Bluegrase

[@raymond8929]

Great review 👏My Friend & I'm in North Carolina too, I almost went with the Cool Blue during the Sale!! God is Good! New subscriber..

[@MrFergusonLawn]

Awesome man. Makes me glad I made this video, even if it’s only for you my man. Hope your choice is a good one and by all means, go Cool Blue if you like, just know what is gonna be required and all. Thanks for the sub man! God bless!

[@SilentKiller-fx1qj]

Ty for the review I’m going with gci this fall the tttf

[@bettybaker669]

So my plan for Fall is to overseed backyard with GCI TTTFescue in a few spots where I still have wild Bermuda grass. If I were Pete, I would not kill off that beautiful TTTFescue for BG. It requires too much watering.

[@norseguy89]

Argh... I'm still probably gonna get some Irrigation and try the blue heat when I renovate. I'm 30 mins from Louisville. Gonna need plenty o water lol. I want that dark blue, and Pete claims it's pretty disease resistant compared to fescue I do believe. Missed the mark this year so I'm just gonna keep Tenacity down and keep weeds out of my heinz 57 new property. Next fall is so far hope Pete gets more blue heat back. I blended my own scotts kbg and tall fescue from lowes to fill in bare spots for now. I'm gonna dethatch and aerate in the next few weeks as well as throw some biocharken down

[@mikemorris8497]

COOL BLUE is awesome. The watering is tough and expensive. We have over seeded with it for 2 seasons now. Because of the KBG in it I don’t have to over seed this fall. So now I can go after POA w/pre-emergent instead. At least that’s the plan. Just gotta get thru August.

[@MrFergusonLawn]

Amen! I agree it’s awesome too. I love that dark green man. Good luck this season sir! Thanks for commenting.

[@matthewhuck223]

Great review! I currently have a very thin lawn. I can see bare dirt between bunches of fescue, feels very bumpy. I have partial shade in my yard, but I'm still going to throw down Cool Blue. I need to get some fresh seed down that's better than my current grass. And I also need the ability for self repair to fill in those bare spots.

[@MrFergusonLawn]

This time of year, a LOT of lawns are thin just due to the Summer. I feel you though. So ready to re seed and get some fresh looking grass going!

[@TeslaBoy123]

Cold blue look more dark green 👍

[@LawnNOrder]

Good review. I have all GCI TTTF in my front main yard, and All KBG from GCI Blue Heat on my side strip. I water them the same amount, the only saving grace is that the KBG does get a good amount of shade. I would definitely have to water a lot more if it was all KBG. I added 3# of blue heat the TTTF last fall. As for this fall I haven’t decided on a seed yet. Be safe

[@MrFergusonLawn]

Thanks for commenting! KBG does look awesome, but good luck choosing for this year!

[@saribmahmood]

gci also has elite spreader which is tttf with spreading capability. might be a better option than just tttf.

[@MrFergusonLawn]

Have that in my back lawn already lol. Planted some in September of 2021.

[@saribmahmood]

@@MrFergusonLawn nice. so is that better than the regular tttf?

[@RedRoyce]

Well I'm putting down CGI TTTF in my front yard this yer. Going to kill off all the weeds because I have no grass in this place I just bought. LOL Pet said next year he is looking into a TTTF that spreads like BG and will get it for the back yard witch is next year and the over seeding i will be doing in the front. That's the plan as of now. Thanks for the video. I'll be putting down things to try and keep the disease down before the fact. Wish me luck!

[@MrFergusonLawn]

Good luck for sure! I need it as well!

[@pelle8632]

Did a full Reno in my backyard with GCI tttf. Looks amazing but does seem to get disease or fungus easily, going to try black beauty this year in front yard and compare.

[@MrFergusonLawn]

Awesome man. I think next season I'll likely use something different as well, only because I have this channel and I want to experiment. Totally get your decision and anxious to hear your thoughts in a few months!

[@mariusz128]

I used Black Beauty last fall and unfortunately did notice patches of Poa triv come up. So my plan is to try GCI seed this coming fall.

[@whosonfirst81]

TTTF needs around 6 direct hours per day of direct sun. If your shaded areas have less sun than 6 hours…all TTTF will have the same issue in those low sun areas.

[@MrFergusonLawn]

Makes sense, and exactly why I’m throwing down shade seed this season.

[@UNBOUNDED-zq9ul]

WHAT PRODUCT will you buy for the SHADDY AREAS ?

[@MrFergusonLawn]

I used JG Dense Shade mix last season. Did a review on it as well.

[@musselmanmedia5236]

this video is insanely good my man

[@MrFergusonLawn]

I hope so! Thanks for the positivity.

[@oldstocks]

Do you think disease resistance issues come from more watering?

[@MrFergusonLawn]

Disease itself comes from water yes, but from just seasons and temperatures changing. Not so much watering, but natural rain as well. It’s still a great product though.

[@vegetarianfoodie9091]

I would love to know the best herbicide for this blend to treat summer grass ie Poa Annua?

[@MrFergusonLawn]

Well poa annua isn't something you can spray a chemical to deal with. It's a cool season weed that comes up all around the nation, and the only herbicide I know about for cool season lawns that suppresses it, is Tenacity. Again, it only suppresses it. A thick healthy lawn is the best thing to keep poa out, as well as applying pre emergent in place of overseeding. However, that's a choice each homeowner has to make on their own; seed or pre emergent to stop poa.

[@chrisgroover4449]

Gci Turf Cool Blue ok to use in the Midwest? Central Illinois?

[@MrFergusonLawn]

Anywhere you wanna try it! Lol. If it can survive in NC I’d imagine you’d be ok.

[@chrisgroover4449]

Thanks! Damn it’s sold out lol

[@aquienpuedainteresar4188]

Great rivew. KBG does indeed require more water and need more care in general. K31 it's pretty much nuclear blast proof but thats about it, I dislike it.

[@MrFergusonLawn]

Haha I totally get that my friend. My dad loves it and think that's one reason I don't. It's all he's used for year after year. I even asked him recently if I could buy him Black Beauty to try, and he said "nope". Lol. I don't get it, but oh well. Thanks man!

[@mariusz128]

In your experience would you say they the GCI seed was truly weed free?

[@MrFergusonLawn]

Yes I would. Doesn’t mean weeds won’t be in your lawn, but I honestly didn’t see any new growth of weeds after planting.

[@ac7384]

I have kbg and rye lawn. Will the turf type fescue blend in well ?

[@MrFergusonLawn]

To be honest, I’m not really qualified to answer being I’ve never had a rye lawn. However I do believe you’d be fine with the KBG blending.

[@davidg.1973]

What seed did you use for your heavy shaded areas?

[@MrFergusonLawn]

None yet. Going with Jonathan Green dense shade this fall. We will see if it makes a difference or not

[@davidg.1973]

@@MrFergusonLawn just ordered a bag myself. Thanks

[@andrewpeters5907]

I put Jonathan Green Deep Shade under some trees in my yard last year. Came in great but slowly withered into nothing by summer. Could be my lack of watering in the NC heat, but it’s all bare dirt now.

[@donnarizzo3510]

I cannot seem to find cool blue available. Do you know where I can find some?

[@MrFergusonLawn]

Unfortunately no. I was actually looking on the GCI site the other day and noticed he’s out of all the seed it looks like. As an alternative, I’d look at Black Beauty on Yard Mastery. Either the Ultra or Original is great seed. Another option is Seed Superstore website.

[@donnarizzo3510]

@@MrFergusonLawn thank you I did purchase Black Beauty since I couldn’t find Cool Blue. Now it seems like I have a fungus or disease. Do I have to treat that against first before the seeding? I believe you used a product before your overseeing also. Can you name that product?

[@MrFergusonLawn]

@@donnarizzo3510 If you are referring to a fungicide, it had to have been Propiconazole.

[@donnarizzo3510]

@@MrFergusonLawn I thought it started with a T and it was granular product

[@MrFergusonLawn]

@@donnarizzo3510 hmmm…only T word product that comes to mind is Tenacity. If that’s it, tomorrows vid is actually on just that. Triplet was a herbicide, so don’t think that’s it.

[@davidgonzales-ec8bo]

Lol

[@jeffreydillner1897]

Hard stop at KY31, bye

[@MrFergusonLawn]

Lol, the 31 that’s there was way prior to me learning about lawn care. This was back in my military days just doing what I saw my dad do growing up. I’ve never killed it off completely because it’s deep rooted. Maybe one day, but not yet.

[@TheOhsh13]

Lesson is K31 sucks

[@MrFergusonLawn]

Yea I don’t like it lol