HOW TO AERATE THE LAWN. GOLF COURSE LAWN

[@LAWNLIFE]

Damn blisters will get ya every time... Already getting ready for the snowy season I see!

[@richardharwell]

It sure is nice how much support you get from your family on the core clean up !

[@shmiggz]

Snow shovel idea is genius

[@edh7492]

Good to see your lad helping you guys with the yard, stuff like that’s important, I loved helping in the garden when I was a boy and here I am now

[@timborski1210]

I love how you poke fun at all yard channels while still giving us the HOW TO information we desire!! I just need to buy your guide, i have so much money to toss your way!!! :D Keep it up Mullet Man!!

[@nobiossi]

I core aerated my 600m2 (6500sqf) lawn manually in last spring. Two cores at a time... Took me 3 nights to finish it but definitely made my lawn healthy and green. I left the cores on the lawn but next time I'm gonna collect them because it took like 3-4 weeks for them to decompose completely!

[@zo6rwhp]

Conor is the only man who spends hours on his grass I can do maybe 1 hour an I’m cooked

[@seanmclaughlin7415]

Love the reciprocating aerators. Rental companies need to carry more of this style.

[@chandlerhall3600]

You should try a lawn sweeper for cleaning up the cores. Might work and would be super easy.

[@hosoiarchives4858]

Link?

[@FylerTarlow]

Why not just use a leaf blower?

[@chandlerhall3600]

There make pull behind ones to. They are awesome at picking up leaves and grass clippings

[@chandlerhall3600]

Leaf blower doesn’t pick them up for you.

[@FylerTarlow]

@Tyler Anthony I know my man CW has a backpack blower

[@willsohrnberger2441]

When I worked at the golf course we'd use that toro plugger on the greens. Fun machine to use. We'd do 9 holes one day 9 holes the next. We didnt have a way to really haul the machine so you pretty much walked the whole course and then every green. I liked it though. You know what you gotta do and gotta get done and i like working outside.

[@tiffanywhite2121]

I love that wrap around garden.

[@chasecarter1170]

Bro!!!! The hair!!!!!! I e been gone for 6+months and this is unbelievable bro!!!!! Lol helllllll yeaaaaaaa brooottthhherrrrrr

[@mikewilliams1198]

Drove past your place today. Looking good for having just top dressed. It will be great when you can mow again.

[@lawnrebel]

A few more days

[@nathandunn626]

The lawn looks great. The permed mullet ain't too shabby either.

[@RootedLawnCo]

That thumbnail 😍 lawn looks so good.

[@SwimCoach8]

The last time I aerated I didn't check the underside of the rental. The user before me must have had terrible crab grass. I inoculated an entire section of lawn with crab grass seed. I top dressed with a ten to one sand/peat moss mix. Wow did that ever energize the crab grass. Took a good while to over come that mess! Thanks for the great content Grass Master Ward! Did I hear you mention earlier you have video of the new top dresser in action?

[@gloriousrt1322]

I would have liked to see the snow blowers or that power shovel in action on the cores. Would have been sweet.

[@tlijklema]

Best morning ritual ☕ 'n connor

[@BM-tk1cn]

Leaf blow em. Yard sweeper. Or a bagging mower set high would prob pick up most of those plugs. I think this winter youll find a core aerator.

[@kove]

Always impressive how fast things goes when my wife helps out, even for an hour it seems to 4x efficiency.

[@lawnrebel]

HA HA.. isnt that the truth

[@runninonmt8259]

I annually use a pitch fork manuel aerator on my lawn (2500Sqft). Then I top dress with peat. I have excellent results (Golf Course Like) & never have to bother with all the messy cores..!!👍

[@randyman8984]

Connor, I live on a hill and I mow my grass wearing nike steel cleats and it really helps a lot. I bet they would be very helpful for your lawn especially when you're doing aeration? You don't see many people talk about this. I bet it's actually helping the lawn too. By punching holes everywhere you walk. I wear them for the traction but I'm thinking I'm getting other benefits?

[@sciphan.]

A pull behind lawn rake would probably save you a ton of time to pick up the cores! Great video. Have always just aerated and over seeded here in indiana (did mine a few weeks ago on a new construction lawn). Trying to get the gumption to top dress, as well. Maybe start with compost here?

[@SilentKiller-fx1qj]

Yard looking amazing

[@xsdexbutze333]

blow those cores with a backpackblower into lanes and then do the piles!!!!

[@lawn2learn]

Get blisters using tools like this Pal.... Wifey and kid no gloves. Conor Gloves 🤣🧤

[@mbhart]

So glad you’re not my neighbor otherwise I’d spend all of my time trying to keep up with your lawn awesomeness.

[@lawnrebel]

Why would that be a bad thing?

[@hometurfco]

Ever think about a pull type lawn sweeper for the cores? It has worked well for me in the past few years.

[@danb3080]

Good vid mr rebel, appreciate all the lawn tips. Hoping to aerate this weekend!

[@markkearns6231]

I couldn't imagine doing a renovation on a lawn that size! Mine is probably 1/10th your size and I work my arse off. Well done to you and the family on getting it done. So true about sand on clay NOT making concrete. I've been top dressing my clay based soil for years, no concrete.

[@titosrevenger]

Good loam has equal parts sand and silt, and half as much clay. If you want your clay to be loam then you need to add sand (and silt).

[@vervi1jw1]

I can't either because mine is 1.3 acres. It sucks.

[@Vimes1979]

Glorious mullet :)

[@kaileyirwin4013]

Just got my lawn aerated in Northern Utah last night, raked up the cores and trying to get some sand delivered in the next few days. Overseeding my KBG with PRG (thanks for the seed recommendation), and hoping for a golf course style lawn next year. Gotta get me a reel mower......

[@hometurfco]

Damn that looks nice with those trees gone!!!

[@JEK]

Lawn is looking great. Toro needs to sponsor you with a golf course grade aerator and sweeper.

[@lawnrebel]

Needs to yes. Is..... Not

[@willrothfuss1130]

Man you need that procore. Maybe your toro buddies can help you out. If you ever get one, you can go solid or hollow ninja tines

[@TLF-ABC123]

Time to let the rebel truly show and bust out the Certainty app and control that poa ;) Bet hes not this brave haha.

[@markcaldwell3978]

OHHHHHH! Sister Ward is going to be mad! You put her on the KZbin's again!

[@dallon507]

Question? If you cover your lawn in sand, don’t you end up having to water more frequently? The fertilizer would also drain quicker too?

[@robertp1903]

Get a tow behind aerator and a tow behind lawn sweeper- Use your 4 wheeler to tow-Much faster. You could do 2,3,4 times a year and it would only help it!

[@NextLevelLawnCare]

Lawns lookin real good Pal!

[@andrewg923]

Mr. Ward you’re my hero. Did you get done with a ten mile run before you started recording. Sound a little winded. Hopefully not the big C

[@samsammsammm1547]

I want to reset my lawn. Should I aerate before Scarify or scarify and then aerate. Is the ideal process: aerate, scarify, level, rake, overseed, top dressing, rolling, wetting?

[@TheDuffman396]

Been trying so hard to get my hands on one of these. At this point u would buy or rent. I'm in Utah if you have any suggestions on where to track one down that would be awesome 🙏

[@mburke1211]

The Stihl Kombi system has a brush attachment and a flapper sweep attachment that might help collect the plugs. A grasshopper aeravator would accomplish the same thing without the plugs, no?

[@jfarm_1311]

I didn’t realize they only had 3 tines. Lots of work there!

[@CHOPPER030279]

Your lawn looks better than a golf course in my opinion. This is the lawn and guy who started this reel mower craze. I remember when your channel started everyone was cutting 4" high.

[@xxBLKSNXxx]

Actually I don’t think most of these KZbin lawns look at that great.

[@mazzerattimike8695]

@@xxBLKSNXxx I'd have to disagree

[@Terry11111]

It's a labor of love ❤

[@Max-vp6rq]

I got earthworms, birds and squirrel aerating all year around. They all take turns. Nowadays it's squirrel putting reserves down in the ground for winter....😤 . Soo much for soil biodiversity....

[@byoung5520]

That mullet is hilarious, you should grow a ZZ Top beard next

[@MrStuart123456]

Check out Camon LA20 aerator, has 16” working width!

[@ThatTexan2002]

I’m planning on doing it for my first time this year

[@timothydooley1550]

Good video!!! Use a blower for the cores. It’s way easier and faster.

[@lukes3033]

You could try one of those drum type aerators where the operator stands on the back. They don't look too bad to use. I like the reciprocating aerators but my lawn is only 3,000 sq ft.

[@krusej23]

That's a lot of work!

[@lawnrebel]

it really is.

[@TripleAstyle1]

no turbo jet blower pack to blow the cores into piles?

[@shane6002]

Hey Conner great video didn't think of paint for the sprinkler heads l used flags thanks for the tip also l bought a billy goat aerator mine is a PL 1800 never used never demoed got it for half price cause they couldn't sell Best of luck finding one what about a lawn sweeper to pick up the cores wonder if it would work

[@fescueme1081]

I had to hire out to aerate, due to a nagging shoulder injury. They told me to mark my sprinkler heads and downspouts with flags. I’m going crazy, two flag minimum.

[@shane6002]

@@fescueme1081 two the ones I bought are fluorescent orange you can see him quite easily best of luck with everything

[@hosoiarchives4858]

Honestly I don’t hire anything out but i will make an exception for this

[@dennis82468]

The front yard looks so much better without the cottonwood trees

[@lawnrebel]

true

[@TripleAstyle1]

@@lawnrebel but whats the patio/paver area for? Looks like parking but never see a car there. Lookie Lou row? Should at least get a sign so they know where to park.

[@devondelaney24]

I’m in northern Washington state. Did I miss my core aeration window?

[@mib20000]

BillyGoat 2501 Pluger reciprocating aerator has 6 tines on a cam $6329 new

[@DveevD]

does the sand you put in the lawn have to be washed? I have heard that if it isn't the sanddust will damage the lawn, making it not able to breath

[@JD-qw4bo]

Why not use a ride on style aerator? Super fast and does not beat you up at all! Toro, Exmark or Stinger

[@lawnrebel]

I would love to try one of those. I do not have any access to one.

[@JD-qw4bo]

@@lawnrebel i would think one of them companies would give you one or let you at least demo one as big as your channel is in the lawn care community! -All the best

[@omghiimdeja]

Hey CW, why don't you get one of those lawn vacuums? I'm just curious since you're always out in the yard what your thoughts are on it. It'd simplify your cleanup of aeration considerably, wouldn't it?

[@snitch216]

Looks awesome as usual. How close to level does it need to be to add sand?

[@chaseapple85]

Connor how do you go with the sprayer boom since you walk behind it after spraying... Do you leave footprints or have any issues with that? Last time I sprayed fungicide I ended up leaving footprints.

[@SledsandGear]

Connor, did you overseed PRG this year? If so, when? Before the aeration?

[@Briangnc96]

If l have compacted soil should l still use sand in my top dressing or stick with compost/manuremix?

[@lawnrebel]

Aerate first then your choice of medium

[@xaviersanchez5908]

Another great video, I also have a question, my soil test shows my phosphorus levels are very high so you think I need a starter fert in my over seed this weekend?

[@lawnrebel]

Likely no on that front

[@derkyderk1900]

Will we get to see the drag level offered on your site for the sand spreading vid?

[@lawnrebel]

It's possible.

[@DaddingAllDay]

Doing mine this weekend. My 2000 square feet doesn’t seem so bad.

[@fescueme1081]

Mine is getting done tomorrow. Just the backyard.

[@StylizaH]

Redexim Verti-Drain with hollow tines.

[@NEVERLIFT06]

Can you post a seasonal schedule of all you do?

[@lawnrebel]

I guess that I could. I really do not do anything per a schedule other than the top dressing. I need to start using a daily calendar as to when and what I do so I could post that. I do not keep any records.

[@dselfridge_adventures]

Have you ever done liquid aeration?

[@steffen707-]

Let's say you have a 1"HOC and start sand capping and eventually you have 1" of sand capping. Does the crown of the grass stay at 1.25" under the sand, and the blades are now 2.25" long, or does the crown of the plant migrate up to near sand level?

[@lawnrebel]

Crown migrates up

[@BuckChucklestick]

The real flex is that you can use a snow shovel on your front yard because of how flat it is.

[@lawnrebel]

This is true

[@ColeSpolaric]

Golf courses don't use straight sand, but you do you!

[@mikewilliams1198]

We always used straight sand when doing greens

[@ColeSpolaric]

@@mikewilliams1198 you're correct. I was going to say except for greens, but Connor's lawn isn't a putting green.

[@lawnrebel]

No Bueno Cole..... Straight sand it is

[@max28xl83]

Question. Why do you not have a lawn sweeper in you arsenal? After watching you thatch and plug your lawn, I always wonder when we will see a lawn sweeper. Love the lawn and you vids.👍👍

[@lawnrebel]

I'm not sure why. I need to try one. There is so many times that I could use one

[@teammadcow]

Nice holes

[@stcc692]

You need to somehow find a way to get your hands on a Toro Procore 648. I know you have a relationship with Toro to some extent maybe they can demo you one...

[@lawnrebel]

I'm looking into an older one for less coin

[@joemama8379]

Nice hint to Toro. 😆

[@demarsa]

Just want the Yanks to make the playoffs. Lawn plugged next week, over seed, probably last time for a few years. She's thick!!!

[@lawnrebel]

They better make the playoffs. Wild card is too risky. Still have to win the wild card game

[@fescueme1081]

I’m going to collect the cores and save them to top dress or fill in the holes that my squirrel friends leave.

[@FerrisBueller-lj9zj]

Nice lawn. Damn😳

[@lawnrebel]

Thanks. I work hard for it

[@fairway9055]

I love hollow coring. But my god the cleaning up afterwards is a horrible task :D

[@lawnrebel]

You are not lying on that one

[@ceakoth]

Mullet music ❤️

[@siggi5395]

Is a nice work.😁

[@Hollingsworths1]

Connor I live in Hyrum and not to far away from you. If you would like to test out my Billy Goat I just purchased let me know!

[@lawnrebel]

Does it reciprocate or roll

[@Hollingsworths1]

@@lawnrebel guessing it rolls

[@Hollingsworths1]

@@lawnrebel it’s the billy goat AE401H

[@lawnrebel]

@@Hollingsworths1 yes it rolls. Would love to see it

[@Hollingsworths1]

@@lawnrebel I can stop by on Tuesday if you are around and available?

[@ALSNewsNow]

#2: Why not just bag the cores with a push mower?

[@kellyf618]

Love you and you're channel! You always crack me up too! 🤣 So I did my overseed and the watering is killing me (13,000 sq ft) after the 2 weeks of labor of prep work!! I thought that was the hard part lol.. and hey whats up with your boy Ryan he never responds to me (busy busy man)...does he hate me or something after the Ryan juices comment..you know I meant the cool lawn care stuff right!? Maybe I embarrassed him 😁😬

[@chrisH-uv5wx]

Awesome shirt

[@lawnrebel]

yes it is

[@mikem3442]

Perfect 👍🏻

[@noelcahill6707]

John deere do core pluggers like toro

[@MrBigal123123]

let em dry and drag them back into the ground?

[@sotexlawn]

I appreciate all the work you put into your lawn, but I also envy you family support (ie shoveling cores). Don’t have that at my house lol. Keep up the good work👍🏻 #mulletdowntoyourlowback

[@watsonrk1]

Put a blade on the wheel'r, then push them into piles.

[@lawnrebel]

I thought about that

[@watsonrk1]

Hell yeah!

[@4G63Tpower]

Are rollers bad to use to level the lawn?

[@lawnrebel]

I'm saying no on that. It will cause compaction but that can be fixed later

[@randyman8984]

@@lawnrebel there's a guy in a Facebook group that rents a roolerr every year, asphalt roolerr, it's a very small one. He's got an amazing yard. He stipes his lawn like thie flag. He's always recommending me to do mine but I think I got too much of a hill

[@carpentrylover145]

If you want a golf course looking lawn you need golf course equipment 😝

[@YardGuy]

So it just looks like a golf course? How does it play?

[@lawnrebel]

I don't care how it plays. I'm vain and only care about the looks

[@YardGuy]

@@lawnrebel but what if I care how it plays? 😉 I want to drive a ball to the lake 🤣

[@ryanmcculloch4361]

What headphones do you use my friend

[@lawnrebel]

Bose quiet comfort 3

[@ryanmcculloch4361]

@@lawnrebel Thanks sir. If you sold them in your store I would buy from you ammirite

[@ALSNewsNow]

#3: nice