DIY - How To Mow A Lawn - How to stripe the grass - GCI Turf Academy

[@andrewp.619]

My gosh your turf stands out in that drone footage. There’s no question in your neighborhood whose yard reigns supreme! That looks amazing. Great job, Pete!

[@dennishensley1150]

Nice to listen to a fella that knows a good and proper sense of his love and beauty!! Most all that you speak is what my dad and grandad told me of many years. Thanks.

[@Semposefitness]

You, my friend, are a barber. Every cut ... every line ... every detail ... is purposeful.

[@DK-pr9ny]

Love the drone footage of you enjoying the mow. Your lawn is at a whole different level of dark green!

[@PreciseAssemblies]

My ears perked up when you mentioned mowing twice in the same direction before rotating. I mowed 4 directions last year, but only once per turn. Looking forward to trying out the 2-times per turn to get a better stripe on that 2nd mow!

[@2008MrsKim]

Oh man, my Hubby took too long for the first cut and we had 74 bags of just straight clippings. Two acres of flat gorgeous land with a riding mower and catch baskets(3) hanging off the back. That was a lot of work I tell ya. I'm the weed eating girl so I hit them edges around the fences. Weed eating, I love it. Now, I'm gonna do the yard mowing because I want the fancy stripes and the yard is growing about three inches a week right now...I'm just all giddy ready to do this. !!!! Thx Man, great video

[@jcompton001]

Pete, Thank you for teaching us such great tips! Keep up the good work. My husband loves your work. He has been inspired!!

[@GCITurf]

Awesome!!!

[@mikehill33]

Pete always like all your videos, hope you are safe and sane.

[@ericstinnett9182]

Great video, stripes still looks sharp. Thanks

[@typedbyben]

genius move staying one pass off the beds. just tried it myself. thanks for sharing that tidbit

[@jefchaplin6205]

Pete, your videography and editing are really getting top notch. That lawn is dominating as far as the eye can see, thanks for sharing.

[@GCITurf]

Thx bud. I feel i am getting better with the editing :) WHEW! just takes a lot of time!

[@ericstinnett9182]

Great video, I bet those stripes will shine even in the moon light lol. Thanks

[@fabianbartalos]

Excellent video. Today l just recomended my neighbours to checkout the bio-stimulant pack and your advice on lawn care since I've followed you and my grass get complements now and neighbour's cancelled their TrueGreen service and going to help them get same results. Thanks for the knowledge

[@DNR5586]

Yard looks great! How do you mow such straight lines? When I get done with mine it looks like a drunk mowed my lawn!

[@transfigurationyah4193]

I hope your neighbors r watching your VLOGS, they need too.

[@bowmadman9562]

Sweet aerial shots Pete... Your yard looks fantastic!

[@lukethierfelder4087]

Looks great, for the first cut of the season.

[@TheLawnCareNut]

I always loved my fescue. I wish residential mowers would cut to 5" but I've never found one that goes over 4.25.

[@dailyDIYdude]

The Lawn Care Nut Hey it’s the stripe MASTER!!!! LCN

[@GCITurf]

The Lawn Care Nut The massport contractor is the only 21” mower I know of that will get very close to the 5” mark. We have them. Great mower.

[@thedonvon4507]

the fuck are you talking about my turf tiger cut 5

[@marksanford6534]

Put taller wheels on it.

[@james-jl2ej]

Mark Sanford GOOD POINT!!

[@tontoace7]

I learn more with every video you put out there. Keep em coming!

[@alwaysopen7970]

I have half century year old zoysia and if you don't alter the mowing pattern week to week thatch builds up and I may as well have a baler. My entire neighborhood is zoysia and lots of people mess it up.

[@kenmaclaughlin8021]

i have a buddy that does the same thing, make his patteren first then his border and it does look freaking amazing

[@donwat91]

I do the opposite, I cut mine and then cut what I call the clean up. That's way I was taught even in the golf course . The greens are cut every morning and in a different direction each time its cut.

[@michaelpaese6128]

Thanks Pete got the grass seed i ordered service was very good and fast special hello to Jaxx, your yard looks great!!!!!!

[@GCITurf]

Michael Paese sweet!

[@AFIFI112109]

Nice job man! Thanks for your information! Great video!

[@JeffSmith-eq3kc]

March 5th and FINALLY it's mow time. I know that's early for a lot of the northern brethren but for me I'm starting to lose my mind by now. Got out the Toro Flex 21 and cut the putting green, got the Swardman (which I'm replacing, don't like it one bit) out to do the fringes and the fairway, and even got the fescue done. The Swardman, in my humble opinion, is not a great mower. I really bought it for the cartridge system and yes I do like the simplicity of it. Unfortunately, the cut at .400" is just not that good. At .500" or above, it's better but below that half inch height the quality goes down.

[@cardo1111]

Nice neighborhood with big lots and phenomenal lawn, gorgeous evergreen color looks like it's on PEDs.

[@jamesludan557]

this was actually better than the lawncare nut, enjoyed this will check out the other videos.thanks love to mow grass

[@GCITurf]

I love to mow my yard as well. Thanks friend!

[@adambryant6593]

Do you have a video of doing a J hook on a stand on mower?

[@seanehook]

Great video! Why discharge vs mulching?

[@CharlesHam1906]

Great video, motivated me to "wake up" my fescue here in Raleigh.

[@chuckccfd9]

You are right it’s all about the mow program

[@joeyhacker6663]

First time watching your show. This was very helpful. I'm now a new subscriber and looking forward to more.

[@cflorence511]

love your yard...Nicest yard in the neighborhood.

[@GCITurf]

cflorence511 thank tou

[@brmici7065]

Just found out you were in NC (I'm in Charlotte). Now you're my favorite youtube lawn guy. Just have to follow your channel and timeline throughout the year and I should have prettier grass soon enough.

[@GCITurf]

Thank you for watching neighbor!

[@luislopez-om2ci]

In littlesville town they have short fescue

[@jamesmiller3388]

Great video Pete, currently residing in Huntsville Al. Bought five acres of land in West End NC, love your videos

[@OldNorthStateJunkRemovalLLC]

Yard looks great, nice color and stripes. I've added a walk behind to my setup for this year for the yards with step inclines. What's your mower of choice, walk behind, stand on, zero turn?

[@GCITurf]

our larger commercial properties we use Exmark riders. We have always used Exmark walk behind on residential for a very long time. This year we are making the switch to the Wright ZK and their large frame walk behind for residential.

[@milanjurich1526]

Great looking yard Pete

[@1345mack]

Wow that looked great, thank you for sharing

[@angelf9800]

My tall fescue is brown in spring will it turn green again

[@londoncook3490]

Best videos on KZbin haha! Yard looks amazing Pete!

[@whome4ux]

You are a BEAST! Thanks for the education.

[@alwaysopen7970]

How much do those gregarious but energy efficient McMansions go for? I don't see any masonry on any.

[@robertswift6101]

i have tall fescue here and it lays down when its 4in or more for some reason,i also cut in different directions also for each cut,i normally keep it at 3.5 seems to work best

[@louiscapasso4448]

What type of Blade produces the best Stripes? I have a 42' Toro homeowner z-turn, dragging a heavy roller. Thank you. Lou

[@terrysmith7454]

can that work with st . augustine grass i need help

[@jimmyrichard4662]

like gci turf hat really cool got any extra hats they look really good proud keep up the good work

[@davidboorman6128]

Nice drone work, which Phantom?

[@leedsmanc]

Excellent aerial footage, great stuff :)

[@leedsmanc]

"Detailing" an excellent loan word from polishing cars, talking about OCD hobbies :)

[@throughthestorm3852]

Great lawnmower music

[@Todd-cf8nl]

Just found you and subscribed. You alright man!

[@MrWhitelightning73]

Great information....man, I wish I had a neighbor like you😉

[@mickeycook569]

Pete I wish you were here in Greenville SC.....this is Mickey...nice job!!!

[@Anthonymahon]

Where can we get a GCI hat. ?

[@antoniobridgeforth2362]

That lawn loos like green suede

[@judystovall1325]

Love this video!

[@GrassNectar]

Excited for futer videos man!!! Thanks for putting out this content

[@revd6239]

He's a bad man!!!! Great video!!!

[@tintedferrari5150]

Gotta be a member to get one of those hats?

[@ianschulze1461]

I've learned a lot from you, nice video sir!

[@worshamslawnservice3052]

I love your videos they are so informative

[@TS-zo3uj]

Good video. Had no idea I needed to go over 4 inches! Hey Pete what you got cooking in the test plot? Is that the control for NO rgs?

[@GCITurf]

Tatersalad NC sprayer test plot the other day after the video. It’s green already.

[@mauricejackson3173]

Looks good!!! question should I put down Ironite to get my fescue greener. any recommendations. Trying to get yard of the month lol.

[@GCITurf]

Maurice Jackson I don’t do ironite. Cost too much. Get on a solid lawn care program and you’ll win!

[@GCITurf]

Maurice Jackson I don’t do ironite. Cost too much. Get on a solid lawn care program and you’ll win!

[@jimmyrichard4662]

hey jimmy arizona love way put the lines in grass looks good like that hat got on sharpe where pick up grass hat keep up the good work jimmy

[@hearcamir7810]

Love your vids ! 🌱🌿🍃🍀

[@macylandscapingretired]

Crazy how you can see your footprints as you walk on the grass. That's some tall fescue. Old ex mark does the job.

[@ronniekotler9265]

Great video, thank you

[@normanmendonca2834]

Very nice job. It looks tight already. Its only going to get better. Good drone filming.

[@emme8255]

i can tell you hate what your doing good job bud enjoy & and thanks

[@denisejenkins4752]

I love my stripes, and I cut in the 3 direction. My yard is not as smooth and level as yours. I have trouble getting my. Stripes Straight! Any suggestions? A Lady that loves to mow💓

[@kevinbrewster6834]

Hey Pete where can I get stripping kit for my SC-30 Scagg?? Looking good as always 👌

[@GCITurf]

Right here - gciturfacademy.com/collections/lawn-care-equipment/products/big-league-lawns-striping-kit

[@marcuspendleton6102]

I need a GCI hat!!!!!!

[@GCITurf]

Marcus Pendleton here ya go friend gciturfacademy.com/gci-swag/

[@normelton]

You, like me, have no curbs. Do you have a recipe for fixing enormous muddy ruts left after a truck cuts the corner during a rain/snow storm?

[@LawnDad]

Looks good. 👍🏼 That damn poa is the yard devil!

[@donwat91]

Just found you on KZbin, thank you for knowledge. This is the second or third video to night that I've watched and I'll watch a bunch more tonight. Question , I'm in the upstate of South Carolina , Greenville. I'm suppose to have a centipede lawn but it's got everything else with it. I watched a video tonight to Identify 21 weeds. Of those 21 weeds , I had them all. I started working on this lawn last year.its gotten better but what I would love to do is go to Turf type tall Fescue. How can I do this without scraping my lawn or using a box blade. Can it be over seeded With fescue? Sorry this is long . Thanks again for your time and videos. , Don

[@donwat91]

@Gary Barlow Gary , take it easy man. It's not the end. Some people say Toemato some people say tomato. Some like there lawns striped and some don't. You would have loved the way our yards were maintained as I was growing up. There was no grass. If you saw a piece of grass coming up someone would have yanked it up. They ranked there yard or used a broom to sweep it.Then the lawn mower came out for the normal working people.Which today is a Billion dollar business. The more grass grows the less weed you have. I like the stripes.my mother is more like you , she wants to see the dirt. She wants her monies worth when she pays someone to cut it. Then I explained to her the weeds and now she's happy about having stripes in her yard. Hello, don't blow a gasket , enjoy the stripes in your lawn , your wife may like it to. Happy wife , happy life.

[@gregnajar]

I cut fescue once a week at 5

[@garyscandle]

I take care of a baseball complex and I'm the same way every fourth cut I change directions and patterns check my video see if you can tell me what kind of grass I have thanks for sharing 👍 👍

[@frailpel]

Dude ur a beast!!!! Keep it up man! I appreciate the knowledge

[@johnpierce6964]

u need some pinestraw around your trees and bushes

[@sslawncarellc3993]

Wow...Thank for the helpful information 🤙

[@tameckaadell]

I'm in Atlanta, and have Bermuda. I'm new to maintaining my own yard after a few bad experiences w/ local landscape companies. Would I also have to consider height & frequency when caring for bermuda grass? I love seeing the lines in a lawn, would I be able to see the stripes in the yard if the grass is bermuda?

[@GCITurf]

Tamecka Craig height is as important with Bermuda grass since it’s a tougher plant. Yes. Bermuda can be striped as well

[@davidrivera6439]

Never seen a tall fescue in person, but looks beautiful im sure your tlc has alot to do with 👍🏽

[@jimmyrichard4662]

love gci hat good looking hat

[@davidboston4574]

I am new to this channel, love this stripping but got my scratching my head when you cut and throwing clippings back in what you already cut, help me understand??

[@GCITurf]

I cut often enough to where the clippings do not make a mess or pile up so it doesn't affect the overall look. See some of my more recent videos

[@davidboston4574]

@@GCITurf okay gotcha! Love the videos keep them coming thank you so much

[@Erix7810]

Good call, it don’t matter what you spend on fertilizer. If you don’t manage the lawn well, it’s all a waste!

[@zhamp82]

My inspiration!

[@A_Trade10X]

Like a new penny😉

[@gpd387]

Great video, I just found you on here. How do I know what grass I should use for my area? I am in the Northern Panhandle of WV and would love to have a beautiful turf like you presented here.

[@GCITurf]

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[@WhiteFox011]

All in all a very good video, and granted a bright sun would have shown it off better. I enjoyed the video, and learned a few things in the process. I have this much mowing simply to maintain a green belt around my buildings, because I live out in the county and I am surrounded by farm fields. It is my first line of defense against a raging field fire. I mow about 2 acres total that is broken up into several areas that are essentially hay fields with mixed grasses and timothy, and I have no choice but to change the pattern all the time, sometimes chris crossing the yard, sometimes mowing in circles, and then back and froth, a different pattern every time. and then cleaning the deck, and attending to the blades. Even in the heat of summer, there is enough moisture in the clippings to make them stick to the deck. Worse of course when it is wet.

[@GCITurf]

Very nice my friend. Thanks for the comment

[@erinlee9053]

Pete, What criteria should I be using to decide when to do the first cut of season? We are in Northern Virginia. Also, what are your top 2 or 3 residential mower picks for $450 or less?- around 5K lawn size. thanks

[@GCITurf]

Erin Lee if you cut at 4” let it get 5” tall then start cutting. I’m not sure. Toro Probably make something in that price range

[@alwaysopen7970]

NOVA? How big is your yard? How many of your neighbors use a service?

[@bnieves100]

Nobody has nicer Turf then Pete at GCI and you know what his secret is ..... He got the power of the Holy Spirit in his Heart and that my Friends is Bullitt proof.

[@armandolanda5082]

We use a lot of double dwarf tall fescue mix around here mostly 90/10 with kbg...how high should I mow that? I'm in central valley Cali. I also venture into the tri valley area and santa clara valley where I'm from originally... 3 very different climates with the first being the hottest.

[@GCITurf]

armando landa friend I know little to nothing about those types of turf. Sorry

[@jimm638]

maybe Im just being picky, but the stripes would be better without the other random tire tracks in your yard...

[@verticalbitewing]

Jim M lots of mistakes here

[@mspaulovich]

Your Green thumb info gets a 👍

[@ColonelK0rn1]

Wow, Pete, I'd put the color of your yard right up there with Ryan Knorr's yard. That last drone shot was amazing. What's your stance on PGR? I think you should do a test with it out in the test plot when you go spray it with the NExt product.

[@akoimo5273]

Hi what type of grass do you have? I live in Chicago, do you have any recommendation what type of grass?

[@GCITurf]

I prefer tall fescue. I would think it would do fine in your area

[@enochpetfly8520]

ako imo , Go to a nursery, buy the grass (99%) weed free.

[@JsCrazyCutzLLC]

You are dominating your street! I wish that grass could grow in Louisiana. I just subed up too!

[@GCITurf]

J's Crazy Cutz, LLC with a good irrigation system and a solid disease control plan I don’t see why you couldn’t

[@camowing7029]

Staying with exmark? Or moving to Wright?

[@GCITurf]

CA Mowing switching to Wright after 15 years

[@camowing7029]

GCI Turf Services oh snap! Future video! keep us updated on that.

[@cedctown]

How much for the old mower?

[@GCITurf]

Ha ha not for sale. I will keep that jewel!

[@expert244]

Dayuuuuum! Noice!

[@jimmyrichard4662]

how can can hats you like pick up hat from you like logo really good

[@GCITurf]

Jimmy Richard huh???