How to THICKEN UP your THIN LAWN RIGHT NOW. DIY STEP BY STEP LAWN

[@shereetamaxeyvanvleet8088]

Thank you!!!! I've owned my home for a couple of years and this is my first year taking care of the lawn myself and it is in dire need of life support LOL...I'm stoked to get started

[@ayy1n]

Good morning lawn care fam 🙏😎✌️💪

[@DaddingAllDay]

Well done! I like the addition of cartoon John!

[@Lawncology]

Thanks buddy 😁

[@UrbanDadLife2024]

I think we all need to create avatars..

[@Lawncology]

@@UrbanDadLife2024 lol

[@pareshwagh3012]

How about liquid Aeration? Can it be used in place of de thatcher?

[@jeffstahman2088]

Thanks for mentioning our TurfMend product , truly appreciate your support in helping to grow our business 🇺🇸

[@johnbiggins2105]

Why dont you guys work with gciturf anymore Jeff?

[@jeffstahman3687]

Pete simply decided to go in a different direction.

[@ldware9]

Some starter fertilizers have a weed pre emergent in it. I usually use that in the early spring

[@brandonhyden9454]

Good video. Lawn care season is right around the corner.

[@Lawncology]

It’s coming fast

[@jkplyter]

I never see anyone talk about a cool season lawn that is too thick. I don't mean thatch layer. Info on my lawn: grass is 20+ years old in oregon, mow every 4-5 days, feed and water well with very few weeds. It gets so thick its like walking on a sponge. I run the sunjoe to thin it out each year or 2. It pulls runners out 1 to 2 feet long. (maybe a bermuda or creeping fescue?) It would be great to hear from you or Pete, Alan or Ryan on this. I would rather not do a total burn and reno so going to overseed with some GCI Turf Type OG and GCI Cool Blue OG Grass Seed after the sunjoe each year.

[@TheLawnShark]

I will be doing this this weekend. Fun times!

[@Lawncology]

How’s that knee!?

[@TheSharkShed]

@@Lawncology getting better every day. Should be on a board next winter. 👊

[@montana2222]

I just laid seed I live in Central California i believe its a transition zone. The home is new therfore there was no prior landscaping. I went with tall fescue and used compost to cover the seed to help it germinate. Its been a two weeks now and the grass has sprouted well with a few patches. I wanted to add the Andersons Starter Fertilizer would it be ok to do that along with the Andersons Humic DG?

[@josephrottina1901]

First one in big John great video brother.👍🇺🇸

[@BobSmith-rh5gv]

Thanks

[@richardharwell]

I'm South of Seattle, Mother nature does my watering for me here. In fact she gives me a little too much. I will try this at the end of March, We don't really get any real heat up here until after 4th of July, And rye grass doesn't take long to germinate. Great video!!

[@ActiveWren]

If you’re ever near Sumner, bring a couple buckets to their water treatment plant. They turn their biosolids into a Milorganite type dry granular that’s FREE and 4.9-1.3-0.1. It’s a great way to spread pre-germinated seed.

[@Ghostpeppers1]

How in the hell do you only have 22.5k subscribers?? Your knowledge is priceless! Thanks again for an amazing video. "swirly gig" is a close second to that's a cat butt 😂 Is there a certain cool season grass seed manufacturer you favor? I basically have a blend of kbg and fescue. Thanks again!

[@Lawncology]

I honestly don’t have a major preference. If you dig, you’ll find that most seed comes from the same place. Barenbrug is great and they supply a good majority of the seed you see under different labels.

[@LawnNOrder]

I’ll be doing some seed patching work from the new puppy come this spring. Great and valuable info as always. Looking forward to the update on the green. 👊😎🌴

[@thurstonr9929]

Great video! This is exactly what I planned on doing come spring. I did a complete over-seed last fall and with TTTF/KBG and I need to do a light over-seed to fill in some bare areas. I also dethatched the lawn. Do you recommended dethatching again come spring before seeding and any suggestions for a granular starter fert with weed/crabgrass control? Thank you for great content.

[@jonduppong1527]

Another killer video with great info! Thank you!!!

[@Lawncology]

Thank you!

[@kmcclanahan2063]

Good Morning John.......I am overseeding this spring. You pre-mix product reminded of another video (Can't remember whose it was) of mixing my seed and peat moss into a wheel barrel. I then shovel the mixture into my peat moss spreader and spread the seed/peat moss over the yard. My soil test indicated that I have plenty of nitrate in my soil, but I am still thinking of giving it a little shot of GreenPop I got this year. Is this overkill? Once again....Thanks for all you do!! I will send before and after pics if I can remember.

[@Lawncology]

That’s not overkill. A little juice will help increase your success rate.

[@wcbscout]

Keep in mind this guy sells what you are asking about, so it is more likely than not that he will encourage you to use more of what he sells. Don’t blame him and I don’t think he is ill intended. How much can your soil or plant absorb? If adding to probably should micro dose, or “spoon feed” if you already have buildup stores in your soil as your test indicates.

[@Lawncology]

@@wcbscout I agree with you. I light dose of fert at seeding will be beneficial and most definitely not full rates. Just get the root into the soil.

[@wcbscout]

@@Lawncology seems logical for seeding to use smaller doses regardless of existing nitrogen levels, I wonder if microdosing or spoon feeding isn't more beneficial in most scenarios, less runoff, more frequency, kinda stable feeding whilst the growing period is stable, perhaps the concentration of nitrogen feeding doses should be adjusted to sort of follow the growing season "bell curves" we see in spring and fall. Your thoughts @Lawncology ?

[@Lawncology]

@@wcbscout personally, I love spoon feeding. For personal lawns and not trying to scale a business like a professional lawn spraying service, I would take spoon feeding over any other form of fertilization available. If it’s your own space and you are dedicating the time and money to make it beautiful, there’s something to be said about examining it and being on it more often with beneficial materials. It’s the ability to see problems early, and like you said, contribute to an overall healthier environment

[@Thisandthatdude]

If I over seeded my existing lawn last fall. Am I ok de-thatch this spring?

[@johnbiggins2105]

Scott's triple builder works well with new seed, fertilizer and pre emergent

[@arthurbrumagem3844]

Have to get some of that as I like Scotts but don’t always have success with it as to grass seed

[@rngrover23]

I have a few bare spots and I was wondering when I sees should I use top soil and peat moss to cover or just one or the other ??

[@Lawncology]

Either is fine, just light cover it

[@marklennen6550]

Is it ok to put out some clean sand a couple weeks before over seeding to start leveling my lawn or should I wait till fall to level? I'm in Oregon

[@Lawncology]

You can do it anytime

[@emmyhusfloen]

I love Meso 4sc, It helps so much with noxious weeds in my lawn and hasn't stunted the growth of my seeds. ¿Have you ever follow with Prodiamine 65 wdg after your seed comes up? Wondering what the time frame should be for application or just follow up with Meso again as label says? Thanks in advance..

[@Lawncology]

I haven’t done the follow up app myself. I believe there are recommendation for post seeding on the label. I would likely go to dimension rather than prodiamine for a later app. This way can at least clean up and crab grass that did emerge.

[@unpavedexplorer338]

Hello, in spring of 2021 I detached my front yard very quickly with a garden rake and scattered some new seed. The yard looked great until we had a dry spell. The dry spell killed off a significant amount of new growth. This year (2022) I did a late winter overseeding knowing that the seed will stay dormant until the conditions are right for germination. I am in Cleveland Ohio in which we do get snow fall sometimes in early spring. Do you think doing a late winter overseeding will work? I look forward to your response. Thanks in advance.

[@Lawncology]

I think you’ll be fine. Frost and heat spells are outside of control. There will always be some risk and while you may not get 100% germination, your lawn will benefit from the seed applied

[@unpavedexplorer338]

@@Lawncology thanks for your prompt response. Much appreciated.

[@ZMAN71]

Perfect timing just bought a house with neglected lawn. Do you recommend scarifying? I have a sun joe.

[@Lawncology]

What kind of turf do you have? Cool season lawn can handle that early no problem.

[@ZMAN71]

@@Lawncology yea it’s cool season and I would rather scarify if I’m going to seed. Thanks 👍🏻

[@Mikebike68]

Thank you

[@BenjaminT.Minkler]

happy Fat Tuesday! for me the hardest steps to get right(either spring or fall seeding) are the moisture levels and temps, as it is very difficult to compete with Mother Nature's whims and quick random swings ... last spring it seemed I just didn't have the luck to get a good consistent temperatures for a stretch long enough for KBG seed to be successful, and the watering went from where I couldn't do it enough to everything washing out from heavy abrupt rains - then the fall stayed hot and dry too late before it snapped cold(and still dry) so I didn't even try then(and *not* even for a KBG attempt again); but I have all that from then ready to go now, altho currently looking at muddy puddles until the soil can thaw deeper ...so keeping fingers crossed for luck, as that seed is still going out this season come hell or high water

[@Lawncology]

If the seed can stay where it’s put, it’s likely to germinate later when conditions improve. Can’t force a seed to pop, the sun to shine, or politicians to do what’s right 🤪

[@BenjaminT.Minkler]

@@Lawncology last spring I tried 'Midnight' KBG over somewhat thin cheap KBG from the big box store that at least worked a few years ago, wanting 'better bluegrass' .....and yeah, they say Midnight is hard to start in the spring, and that you can't/don't need to overseed KBG - but still I never saw any results at all from the Midnight seed; very sad, as expensive and a lot of effort

[@teamturner3933]

Is when you apply the Meso when I should apply the Tenacity?

[@Lawncology]

That’s the same thing

[@jordannarlock5767]

How did the bent grass fair with snow mold over the winter?

[@Lawncology]

Don’t know yet. I have a feeling that it’s not going to be great. It’s pretty protected and there’s still at least 6” of packed snow on it

[@Bob46374]

What’s some top KBG varieties? I’m doing a full reno and looking for something awesome?

[@Lawncology]

I’ve always run midnight

[@ejseljan]

So put on the tenacity after you put down the grass seed and fertilizer? I always thought you had to put it down first and wait like 3 to 4 weeks?

[@Lawncology]

Fine fescue is the only turf the recommended waiting on.

[@ejseljan]

@@Lawncology ok cool, I recently reseeded with turf type tall fescue in Indiana. Thanks!

[@bryanfelver6125]

John what are your thoughts on pre socking Kentucky bluegrass seed for spring over seeding. I know guys do this in the fall. Not sure how the spring temperatures can effect this.

[@Lawncology]

I think it can work. I have never had trouble with kbg spring coverage in the past. I put it through thin areas and while it took every bit of 3 weeks to see the seedlings, it came in strong.

[@erickharo428]

Any recommendations on weed control when seeding shady areas? Can tenacity be applied when seeding dense shade seed with fine fescue? Thanks for the great info!

[@Lawncology]

not to be applied with fine fescue

[@jeremykrentz9634]

If you are just worried about crabgrass, you can skip the pre-emergent in the dense shade areas. Crab doesn’t like dense shade. I have a few areas that I need to re-seed each spring to keep thick (dense shade under two adjacent trees) and I just skip that spot when spreading the pre-emergent. I have had zero issues with this method. Hopefully that helps.

[@jnconsulting8783]

Nice video! Hi John, what are your thoughts/experience on pre-germinating seed? Also, if I were to pre-germinate could I use mesotrione right after putting the germinated seed down or would that risk killing the seed? Any thoughts are appreciated!

[@Lawncology]

I haven’t done the pregerm technique before. I would say that the same rules apply for the Meso. Should be on the label for post plant.

[@EuroYardService]

Proper watering is the biggest challenge especially in full sun exposed yards with kids playing all day.

[@Lawncology]

It is more difficult for sure. Timely watering or deeper longer watering a are best

[@appiconll]

I was told not to cut tall fescue too low. What do y'all think?

[@Lawncology]

Yeah don’t do that. 2.25 is aboutnit

[@appiconll]

@@Lawncology This is for leveling the lawn. Thanks

[@dennispage5333]

Thumbs up.

[@wise9022]

👍🏼

[@ColeSpolaric]

Or, you could just throw it down while it's still cold, and let mother nature just do it's thing and hope for the best 😉

[@Lawncology]

It kind of always ends up that way anyway

[@arthurbrumagem3844]

I do that when the snow is melting and it does work - sometimes

[@tycox8704]

Seed is too expensive to treat so casually.

[@ColeSpolaric]

@@tycox8704 everything is too expensive anymore 🤣

[@ihos515]

Clearly not a professional applicator.

[@Lawncology]

Not anymore. I do still train techs and do CEUs

[@ihos515]

@@Lawncology Same. However, I do not encourage Spring seeding for too many reasons to list here. Most Universities would agree. Great video content for your channel, not so much for the average DIY. If they have enough existing turf, the recommendation should be to build a solid and clean base for a successful late August/early September over-seed. My 2 cents.

[@Lawncology]

@@ihos515 I don’t disagree that fall is best. This video was geared to those that need to fix, patch, repair or add to a thin lawn. Spring time can have its own environmental challenge like late frosts just as (for my climate) fall can. I planted in august last year with me bent grass and wish I would have started in July. The days got short and the nights got cold. I’ll be doing some more topdressing and over seeding on the green this spring after snow melts.

[@Hawkeye23456]

@@ihos515 fall is the best time to seed and that is pretty well known. However, you can seed in the spring and still have great success.

[@tycox8704]

I made the decision to skip a Fall over-seeding last year because army worms and fungus were present. Both would have feasted on the sprouts.