How Does Milorganite Handle Heat Stress?

[@vovkam]

You do great work Pete, I appreciate you. You remind me of the proverb “ do you see a man skilled in his work? He will stand before Kings”

[@tchall8153]

Great update Pete. Hearing the tap tap tap of that big gun brought back some good memories of carrying 4" aluminum pipe all over the sandy tobacco fields of Sampson county as a kid. We had to drag 4 wet sacks of dirt to each position to keep the pressure from knocking it over.

[@GCITurf]

Lawd!!!! I remember those days!!!

[@cez81]

Just recieved my biostimulant package today! Looking forward to using them! A 2gal battery powered sprayer would certainly help ensure a perfect even coverage 😉 Keep up the excellent content! It's awesome info and perfect to follow as a fellow NC resident.

[@Brian1.]

Yea Pete it is hot these days. Thanks for all your hard work and putting out this good content. Thanks brother!

[@GCITurf]

and thank you for a realistic comment....boy, I am getting beat up over a stupid yard test LOL

[@vw1972bug]

I picked up that rotor style sprinkler and it's actually really good. I like it a lot and it's built well.

[@Swatsrong30]

16:05-16:28 was the best part of your great and informative video. Such a blessing man, you're such a blessing. God bless

[@BSxxxBS]

Great video! The world needs more good men like you sir. I am learning a lot, keep up the great work!

[@toddentingh4449]

One day I'll hope to get one of those back pack sprayer that you advertise. And got to love how my neighbor and my lawn looks compare to the other lawns.. healthy green with no watering systerm and mowing at 4"

[@ericvangorp608]

Keep doing what you do! Awesome teaching with a true message! Hope to get a sprayer either this fall or spring at the latest!

[@REALBADMANSAMBO]

Hey Pete, let's rig this drawing! I need one of those sprayer 😉😉😉

[@GCITurf]

LOL

[@willbanjara3407]

FANTASTIC.

[@claytonpegram6035]

Thanks Pete stay cool because I know it hot in Greensboro

[@architecturehappy]

Love the reason 🙌🏻

[@bobfredericks6545]

Another informative video. Thanks Pete. Any suggestions on a sprinkler for a smaller yard? Sled?

[@GCITurf]

yep the sled does great in small yards

[@denisbrisebois7658]

Now that’s the way to water your lawn...Way to go Pete and thanks for the video !!!

[@groussac]

Maybe you’ve already talked about it in another video, but I’d like to know: What chemicals were used in the Academy plot? What chemicals were used in the Milorganite plot? How much it cost to treat each plot.

[@GCITurf]

I put down 2 pre emergent apps on the entire test plot and I have applied 2 fungicide applications to the entire test plot....other than that no other chemicals applied

[@groussac]

Thanks for answering, GCI. What's the cost comparison between the Milorganite plot vs the Academy plot? The reason I ask is that if we're going into a higher cost version of lawn care, we'll probably need to do a sales pitch at home to justify the cost.

[@Jclose285]

Already at 21k

[@timberhills1778]

Yea Boy

[@TheGrassFactor]

That is *the* coolest sprinkler missile launcher I've ever seen 🤣🤣🤣

[@GCITurf]

yes sir It's a pretty cool setup I appreciate you Matt!

[@allistonrental5073]

I get abnormally excited to see your next videos... I drive my wife nuts reciting "HEY it's Pete GCI Tutf" in that accent! Love the videos dude keep them coming! Is there anyway to make your products available in Canada without choosing a million$ in shipping?

[@nygrasshole]

Alliston Rental I recite it too!! Haha it’s great

[@sylc6688]

Yeah that intro is a classic !

[@GCITurf]

I wish I could ship them to Canada but can not as of now

[@TJ-xx7zs]

I am lucky enough to live in Greensboro NC and found Pete via KZbin. He not only does an amazing job taking care of my grass, he is always super responsive to questions. Keep up the great work Pete.

[@jordankimery1347]

What variety or blend of fescue are your plots, .... or what do you like best? Also do you ever fiddle with wetting agents to help in summer?

[@GCITurf]

yes i have tried wetting agents... there is five different brands of fescue in my test plot

[@jason-ge5nr]

Hey! We finally got a break in the heat in northern illinois. 3 days of overcast and rain.

[@wayneessar7489]

"I don't have all day!" said Pete and his sprinkler!

[@YoMamaBoyfriend007]

It's better to give than to receive. Best lesson I took from this video. Thumbs up P.

[@besetfree5752]

Love your Jesus bracelet! 💕

[@jcr3891]

Great video! Where in nc are you? I’m in Winston-Salem, I work for Natures Select premium turf services “going on 5 years now” which has an organic program that does excellent but been dealing with “heat stress” really bad right now even with irrigated lawns! I don’t know what to tell these customers other than wait till it cools down!

[@GCITurf]

Very familiar with you guys.... heat stressed yards need more water bro. Most folks with a water bill will not run the water as much as needed. I would love to meet you some day I am in Greensboro

[@robertapreston4200]

Pete. I went to bigspinkler and can't find the yard sleds that match your 10%coupon code. Can i I pm you?

[@robertapreston4200]

Btw. A wonderful father's day to you😊

[@mcaquatics3143]

Maaan, now THAT'S a sprinkler! Can't wait to see what you have in store for the 4th, great video Pete!

[@ColonelK0rn1]

Wow, I wasn't expecting that impact sprinkler to be that large. Instagram made it look smaller than it actually is. That thing is no joke.

[@GCITurf]

yes sir it is a bad boy

[@cascadinglocks]

Thankyou so much for such informative videos. I've been sick for learned so much from you. I work in my gardens 6-8hours. A day. God bless you.

[@markbatzel]

The SIME heads are awesome! Surprised he didn' leave the K1 SIME head on with a 12 or 14mm noozle. I run the high pressure NorthStar pump, 2" line and the K1 with 12mm and cover 180ft diameter with ease. I giggle every time she is running full tilt and dumping water on the pastures.

[@Jclose285]

I’d like to try a battery sprayer

[@matthewhuck223]

"Lord have mercy, you don't want this thing."

[@grassman8684]

is the academy available yet?

[@GCITurf]

www.gciturfacademy.com/product/gci-turf-academy-cool-season-lawn-care-program-membership/

[@hdmoviesource]

The big question is... What would make the Academy side have better drought stress tolerance? Better NPK? More minerals? More Micros?

[@michelledelaney4271]

HD MOVIE SOURCE I would question the validity of his claim as he is not an independent source. Not saying which one is better. Fact is there is a national shortage of Milorganite right now because it works so well, they can’t keep up production fast enough to keep up with demand.

[@TS-zo3uj]

I’m in the Academy and I can tell you his fertilizer freaking crazy good. I used mostly Milo and typical syn fert last year and my lawn has never been this thick or healthy/strong

[@GCITurf]

I will go over this in one of the last vids i do about this test......in short.....It has the nutrients needed to help the turf hold up under stress better.....all of them

[@GCITurf]

You sure are tough on me LOL I love you either way!

[@kellyjensen9425]

This whole Malorganite thing. I never heard of the stuff until this year and suddenly demand is off the charts. Have you all known of Milo or did you learn of it just this year? I think the brand went on a massive ad campaign and now we all just talk Milo. The thing is it's just a biosolid. It's human waste, "sludge". Sure, it's controlled and formulated to provide everything listed on the bag. My question is though is it really so damn good it's that much better than all the biosolids you can pay for, cheaply around town. Here in SLC you can get biosolids cheap. It's used in agriculture and you know it's human poop. It's not peat moss, it's renewable fertilizer from your bum. Anyway, I'm really just curious if Milo is new to ya'll as it is to me.

[@dgoode2846]

Good info Pete, thank you. Looking forward to the results and how the price points differ between the 2 ferts.

[@Doober80]

When you come to Oklahoma, bring the water wagon and that sprinkler! HAHA! Have a great weekend bro!

[@GCITurf]

ha ha I am not sure my honda mini van will pull 1000 gallons LOL Have a great weekend bro!

[@tyreeballard]

Yeah, def. come to Oklahoma - my tall fescue is struggling in select areas... I’m watering every other day around 5am, mowing high about every three weeks and plan to apply Milorganite today. It’s averaging mid 90’s to high on the daily. Sheesh! Thanks for the video - God bless you brotha!

[@jkemp8539]

Awe man...a whole lot of goodness in this video Pete. My lawn is going thru heat stress as I type and it happens to be on a Milorganite regimen, so I’m glad you’re testing it out and sharing with us. I’ll keep my lawn watered good and keep my eye open for an update video notification. BTW, that impact sprinkler is all kind of awesome. Thanks for everything Pete. Bless

[@philyyakasmith1336]

Thank you sir for your words and the word....greatly appreciated....need that gci fertilizer application I guess....tall fescue and marathon mix....in East Texas..I know....I know...stone headedness

[@kove]

Can verify about cut height, my mower only goes to 3 inches. No matter how much I've babied my front lawn, it has heat stress. That said, My Kentucky Blue is doing much better than fescue and Rye. Also, I can verify, wear gloves! You're on my big screen Pete! imgur.com/adkY9xG

[@GCITurf]

I have a little surprise planned as far as KBG goes

[@MixingGBP]

Not trying to hijack this video, but I am wondering what do you all think of Ringer fertilizer? I use it with very good results. It doesn't have iron like milo, so it doesn't get your lawn blue-green. It works in 4 days, does not burn your lawn or stain your concrete. It also smells good, and not like poop. You can't over apply it.

[@isenbergj]

Wow....Sure need and would love win the sprayer. Your video's are very educational. My yard is Zoysia and this extreme heat is really kick in It's but. Keep making those video's

[@rbljackson]

Pete, can you do a detailed breakdown video of your truck layout in this video. Dual tank set up from what I can see, but curious to know more about how to set one up and how you use it. Can you run glyphosate in one tank for concrete and gravel weeds and run turf products in the other for spaying grass areas? My concern would be cross contamination and not getting the hose assembly clean enough to do that. Just curious how I can do it. Im guessing two completely different tanks and hoses would be in order to do that.

[@GCITurf]

Oh year we use 2 different tanks for sure. I do not put round up in tanks that spray lawns

[@FrankSchwarzfree]

I wish I had a 1k gallon water tank.

[@jimlovelace1014]

Larry the Cable Guy teaching how to water a lawn. I love this channel! Just so nobody gets confused, this is a complement.

[@robbiegolding1831]

Which fertilzer on your website is the Academy one you mentioned in the video? Trying to purchase, thank you!

[@1982MCI]

Hey Pete, I need one of those sprinkler setups buddy, that set up would be perfect for what I’m trying to do. I’ve got almost 10 acres of produce planted in 3 separate fields and I’ve gotta get water on them somehow but I can not use the well for the entire plot. Can you give me any specific info on where and what to get? I also need to pick your brain on other things that I think you could be of great help with and I know your a busy man but wonder if you could make a service call to the farm and look at the deficiencies I’m having and come up with a plan to correct. I’m just south of Burlington so I’m not real far from ya. Take care Pete, your a good man and I appreciate everything you do for us buddy!

[@GCITurf]

email me [e-mail]

[@nygrasshole]

Hey Pete can I purchase the Academy

[@GCITurf]

www.gciturfacademy.com/product/gci-turf-academy-cool-season-lawn-care-program-membership/

[@nygrasshole]

GCI Turf Services thanks Pete. But hey, I don’t have FB. But I can manage I’m sure. Love the work the academy is putting in.

[@truckin00man]

Eric Benigno, if you join the Academy, I highly recommend making a Facebook account just for that purpose. You learn so much just from reading others questions and seeing Pete’s responses. As well, he will share additional knowledge on that page. You get much more than just a schedule/product guide/book for the membership fee.

[@nygrasshole]

C House totally agree with you but I don’t like the FB nonsense that goes on outside us lawn guys lol

[@paulw7738]

1 gal = 231 cubic inches. 1 sq ft = 144 sq inches. 1,000 gallons = 231,000 cubic inches. To provide 1" of water to the soil, 1,000 gallons of water is enough to irrigate 1" deep on 1,600 sq ft. Sorry, I deleted my first comment and had to recalculate.

[@GCITurf]

great math here!

[@andi9134]

Do you sell your Academy fert?

[@GCITurf]

www.gciturfacademy.com/product/gci-turf-academy-cool-season-lawn-care-program-membership/

[@Rcassell28]

Love your videos. My grass looks better than ever and it’s definitely due to your advice. Thanks for what you do!

[@GCITurf]

thanks

[@fraserlandscape6193]

Great Video !! I wear the Venom gloves, i cant wear the heavy spray gloves they bother me too much

[@henrypaulson5692]

Venom gloves are awesome!

[@luckyb3859]

The water alone without any fertilizer would correct much of the stress. I'm in USDA zone 6a and the tall fescue is the last cool season turf to go heat stress dormant in hot dry weather. 2 inches of rain will fix the problem. I hate tall fescue up here, but in the transition zone it would be fine.

[@GCITurf]

agreed

[@r.soleprop329]

Is that a high capacity tactical AR sprinkler?

[@GCITurf]

it is LOL

[@ronaldfiorito4530]

Pete, your sniffing to much fertilizer take a break,clear your head .

[@maximaniac7231]

I live in Colorado. EVERY season is rough for lawns! We just went through almost a month of days in the lower 90's with humidity levels in the single digits all day. The lowest reading my weather station picked up was 1% one morning! Couple that with the wind and things dry out very fast. My water bill for this last month was $140, and I only have a total of 1,000 SF of grass!

[@stevewilley1614]

Pete...I believe I have left you quite a few compliments. When one has to truck in water to keep their turf from burning up a problem might exist. Thick turf at 4.5 inches is ridiculous. Then pushing it down for the striping effect is like putting an army blanket over the roots. You'll never listen to anyone which is ok so I will quit putting my 2 cents in ...

[@Drewg351]

So typical. "we want cool season grass in warm weather states". I'm in Northern Minnesota and would love to have a beautiful St. Augustine lawn. Human nature. We think "the grass is always greener on the other side" (lol). Sorry. Couldn't resist. We want what we can't have.

[@CTUgangsta]

I noticed this year by using the academy program I am not watering nearly as much. Actually I have only watered my front twice and my backyard zero times. I am impressed!

[@jrrn96]

CTUgangsta that is impressive, what besides humic acid do you think is the cause? How do you get thick dark green turf that doesnt need watering. Like to know what the other ingredients are just to understand it more.

[@CTUgangsta]

J Ratliff I literally follow Pete's program to a T. I use the humic and his recommended fungicides. My lawn has never held its own like it has this year.

[@GCITurf]

This made my night!!

[@bigleaguepatriot2867]

GCI Turf Services I also follow Pete’s program to a T. Had a guy stop by my house yesterday just to find out what kind of fert I’m using. He said he’s been using milo but he’s not getting the results I’m getting. I told him just what Pete says in the video... milo is good stuff. But the academy fert is better

[@CTUgangsta]

GCI Turf Services thanks for everything Pete. You have really helped me make my yard much better. Words cannot describe how thankful I am for you taking the time to do these videos and help others!

[@gioarteaga3984]

That's right amen better to give than receive

[@MixingGBP]

Hey, I use black latex gloves too. Mostly when watering the lawn. I get mine from Harbor Freight for $12 for 50 pair of 9 mil thick gloves. I get many uses out of one pair so a box lasts me about 3 years.

[@jedidiahwilliamson6147]

For half the video I'm reading and wondering what sprinkler everyone is talking about and all of a sudden Scarface jumps out "say hello to my little friend." Could use that thing to water my yard, my inlaws yard, and my parents yard all at the same time. My parents don't even live in the same city.

[@Velvethamma]

That’s one serious sprinkler

[@CCCC-tq8yo]

Pete's got the shades on again

[@mrzed2349]

I'm a NYC boy what do I know but that grass looks fine to me

[@mojo6385]

my whole lawn died from flooding. This is the LAST thing i need right now, but very cool to watch!

[@nickromano8851]

Hi Pete Do you have any affiliates in the Raleigh/Wake forest area? Do you sell bags of the academy fertilizer

[@WEALRO]

Go Pete go - 50k subs coming soon

[@x-man4702]

Most of the turfgrass grown in North Carolina is cool season, Fescue and Bluegrass are the most dominant. Fine Fescue is also used.

[@mtufts1000]

You do lie You do care in your heart . no matter what that grass does you want it green lol ! You can’t say that it doesn’t hurt you a little lol

[@GCITurf]

mark tufts ha ha. Yeah. You’re right! I does. But that’s why I pumped that water to it and brought it back to life. It’s looking good now!

[@brad9257]

Man, that sprinkler pumps!! I don't think my well could pump fast enough for it. Awesome stuff

[@NextLevelLawnCare]

love watching the old content!

[@TheLawnStripes]

Would love to get a sprayer to try doing liquid fert sprays. 2 gallon chapin sprayers just dont cut it for this much yard (15k)

[@stevenbrown6782]

Pete my man enjoy your free education BZ

[@rbljackson]

Pete, need some help. Customer is taking vacation for over a week here in west texas with temps in the 100-107 temp range. Has a Bermuda and St Aug yard. Asked us to water while she is gone because she has no irrigation. She is on a well, but I don't have a High Pressure gas pump, or a large storage tank. How can I most effectively water her yard for a week under normal pressure and what sprinkler would you recommend. One half of her yard is a spare lot with only a few small trees and no fences, etc. Total sq footage of that area is 12k feet. Im thinking the 1000f might be a good option because of the interchangeable nozzles. I don't know the pressure or GPM of her water. What are your thoughts on this. I called and left a message with the customer service reps at that web site. Thanks for the info.....timing was perfect.

[@GCITurf]

rbljackson that 1000f should work fine. She would have to have terrible water pressure for it not to work. I’m pretty sure the lowest nozzle is like 1.5GPM. Surely she gets at least that from her well???

[@mocobb4791]

Always good info. My issue with milorganite is the bags size is not good for large yards. My back yard is about 17000sq ft and my front yard is about 30000sq ft, I can get about 3-4 bags of Scott's 15000sq ft and cover my whole yard. I would need about 8 bags of milorganite for my back yard and 12 for the front. I did it once and as much as milorganite is praised the potency per bag of fertilizer doesn't work for me compared to synthetic fertilizers like Scott's or Lesco. Pete, I don't see your fertilizer on the academy website. Do you still sell it?

[@GCITurf]

right now it's still inside the membership we may end up changing that

[@Sam-pw8zh]

I love your channel. My kids would go crazy with that sprinkler!! I need one of those

[@robrob7011]

Grass sooooooooo long. Looks great, but very long.

[@Iabeerbrewer]

Great job as always.Love your shirt👍🇺🇸.Where can I get one.

[@hughclarke8504]

What's more pleasing than these educational videos is your faith. Continue the great work.

[@woodnyardjunkie]

We're getting a lot of rain here in Indiana but was hot for about 2 weeks. The heat is coming back in about a week.

[@robwright3064]

Wood-n-Yard Junkie indiana here as well. Where abouts? I'm west of ft Wayne.

[@woodnyardjunkie]

Rob Wright I'm by Lafayette.

[@jrrn96]

Southern Indiana here

[@infiniteadam7352]

All you really need now is hydratain...

[@joshuacampbell5673]

Good gawd! It's like you called the fire brigade out to spray your yard and they broke out the heavy artillery. Do you think the humic acid plays a large role in the soil's ability to hold water and reduce heat stress? I gotta say watching that video where you stuck that soil probe way deep down into your yard was quite impressive and sparked my interest into researching humic products.

[@GCITurf]

I feel it does...it's the main reason my lawn soil is not compacted

[@mikepurkey6070]

People crack me up, not supose to water at night but yet rain at night is ok. Keep up the great content.

[@johnoates9871]

The information you give is so good. Timely for us that watch your channel daily. Thanks

[@ryanmillsap8645]

Enjoyed watching this!

[@benharrison1069]

Pete, it's a good thing that you don't have to pay your water bill for the well water that you use on your lawn. That could become quite expensive in the harsh summer heat and little or no rain. Question - By putting sooo much water on your test plot to try to revive it and letting your sprinklers even run overnight, aren't you doing some damage to the test plot and possibly creating a fungus-friendly area with so much moisture plus the heat and humidity? By the way, I agree with other comments here that that was one helluva big boy sprinkler you were using there! :-)

[@GCITurf]

no damage at all Ben I can easily apply a fungicide if needed

[@DrCbass123]

Keep the videos coming! My wife just walked by and asked if I was watching 'my guy' again. 😂 Apparently I have a new obsession.

[@marijaynerogers788]

I love this test plot skit your doing, I’ve been a Milo guy myself for a while. I get pretty good results from the Milo app but as this video shows HEAT is a son of a gun. I’m really interested in your GCI fert and all the others you have and will hopefully get some soon. I’ve been saving up to get your regimen so hopefully soon I’ll be able to your product. Thank you for your advice and congrats on 21k+👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@GCITurf]

Thank you for the kind comment. I am liking the MILO more and more as I use it and see how it works

[@evanwhale6127]

You need to try the new Hunter I-50 head

[@mikewilson5058]

Pete, I got started late this year in the academy but hey, all the crab grass, clover, and every other broadleaf weeds known to hickory NC are dead already and my fescue is looking great. Can’t wait for aeration and seeding time to fill in the dead spots from the week kill. Getting my dirt right and I’ll be ready this fall brother. Thank for sharing the knowledge. God bless.

[@GCITurf]

And THANK YOU for the encouraging comment! Man..... people on youtube will beat you up over the dumbest things LOL

[@carriesmith5998]

Do u ship milorganite to Ireland?

[@emiller0408]

That’s the 50 cal of sprinkler heads. Damn!

[@carsonantholz2352]

Thanks for all of your help full information Pete my small company has benefitted from those sprayers look really nice God bless you and your family and business watched your video when you were on your anniversary and I felt truly inspired and I'm not kiddin when I say my phone rang the next day with couple of new clients which was so needed for us here in southeast Nebraska I thank you and your wife because you are correct having an exceptional wife makes all the difference would love to meet you in person sometime thank you

[@GCITurf]

Thank you friend

[@alanhough7651]

Sign me up for the sprayer giveaway! Please and thanks

[@km4fsi827]

Pete...i have put down fungicide about 30 days ago. I still have brown spots and you can tell its fungus related even moves around. it seems to like the young new grass better (fescue grass). how often should i put down the fungicide? (scotts brand) thanks man! was just wondering. also this video did remind me of the days of tobacco!!!! i live right in the middle of Tennessee, so back in the day i sure worked in fields of tobacco! and yes we did use water heads a lot like that. but putting it in the barn was the adventure! LOL

[@GCITurf]

Honestly I have know nothing about scott fungicide bro

[@simonbleed2029]

Good lord that thing puts out some water, and the distance. Its like some kinda fire hose cannon.

[@johncorcoran6629]

Was that the 3000R?!? LoL Love your videos brother!! We've been in the mid 90s to the low 100s here in inland SoCal... I can't remember the last time it rained. Probably sometime back in early January! I just got back from Cabo San Lucas and we got hit with 5½" in one day! 😂🤣😂

[@GCITurf]

since january?!?!?!? NO rain????

[@johncorcoran6629]

GCI Turf Services yeah I just looked it up. We've had only 4.8" since July 2017...

[@Cenlalowell]

That's a huge sprinkler. I'm guessing that's for farmers and the like

[@GCITurf]

yes you need a gas powered pump to make it work

[@imaginenonn37]

can you send some buckets of that clear stuff to california

[@GCITurf]

man i wish I could friend. I see on the news where you guys are a different level of dry

[@jimschwartz7165]

I would be blessed getting a battery sprayer. It’s on my Christmas list. Thanks Pete!! Keep spreading the word!!