INSTALLING THE EZFLO INTO MY LAWN IRRIGATION TO SAVE TIME USING PLANT DOCTOR SOIL AMENDMENTS

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Today I install my ezflo unit to operate through my popup irrigation system

[@theaussielawn]

The rates for the 1" PVC mainline connector are as follows: Slow setting is 15.000:1 Setting one is 8.000:1 Setting two is 2.000:1 fast setting is 400:1

[@haydnmills7515]

How much of each plant doctor products do you put in your larger EZ-Flow system

[@JD-yv9it]

Hey mate, love the channel and how you go about it! The Ez-Flow is definitely a great product and design. Just wondering if you have a discount code to use with them. Such an expensive product and such a large price increase to go from the 3.2L to the 5.7L. Don't know how they justify that (design and R&D I guess as the product appears to be quite affordable to produce). Would love for you to do a video on Tahoma 31 vs TifTuf vs Standard Wintergreen (Controversial topic I am sure - the Tahoma that is).

[@theaussielawn]

@@JD-yv9it I thinkif you get one through the plant doctor you can use my code Bren10 at checkout for 10% off ( I THINK ) let me know if you do end up getting one if that works

[@JD-yv9it]

@@theaussielawn Will do mate, thank you for the tip. Edit: Yep your code worked, thank you.

[@JD-yv9it]

@@theaussielawndo you uninstall your EzFlow during winter at all? I noticed it said to empty it and store it away in winter (specifically below 7 degrees Celsius). I’m in South east QLD, and hoping to be able to use it throughout winter.

[@jusomebody3069]

I started mowing lawns for a living not long ago and your videos have helped me learn the finer details, thankyou Brenton. ps your lawns are amazing.

[@theaussielawn]

Cheers mate appreciate the kind words of support 🤙 enjoy the rest of the weekend

[@paulthomas3782]

The Ezflo systems sure are great. You Lawn recovery is amazing.

[@theaussielawn]

Yeah it’s so good hey

[@fortune214]

Such a good idea to put your soil amendments through the fertigation. Means you can spend more time with things that need more precise application. Will definitely install one of these when I get my own place.

[@theaussielawn]

Yeah I think its a great idea myself defs hoping it works the way i want it too. You are right it just allows me more time to focus on whats important

[@jffro]

Love it,…nice set up mate 👍

[@stonesauer5781]

Mate...thoroughly enjoyed the fast forward time lapse of the work,..No boring slow bits & if I want further details I can slow the video down.

[@theaussielawn]

Thanks mate yeah im sorta trying more that sorta style so far so good

[@steverobinson82]

Thanks Brenton for the plant Doctor code. I just saved a bit of $$$ for myself. Thanks legend

[@theaussielawn]

Ahh you are most welcome mate it’s always great to get that kind of feed back. I hope you love the products as much as I do mate.

[@johnoconnell6537]

Great content again, love the plant doctor products

[@theaussielawn]

Cheers John

[@calebevans8437]

Great video mate I was thinking all that time leveling the lawn then you go dig it back up but makes sense to do it before it grows back 👍

[@theaussielawn]

They call me billy not silly (well i hope thats what they call me haha)

[@gb6997]

Great video Brenton. I have been using EZFLO for about 2 years and the results are astonishing. Likewise, I use the Plant Doctor and it’s hard to beat. Look forward to your video down the track showing the results.

[@theaussielawn]

Cheers mate I really just want to get some time back and still have nice lawns

[@lukecoombe6977]

Interesting to see the soil profile as you dug it all out

[@theaussielawn]

That profile is not a great example its a lot of fill from the house slab along there and the gravel base from the concrete haha the better stuff starts a little bit further towards the green itself

[@wilkothewiz]

Such a great idea for the EzFlo in the ground, Got my eye on one of these to feed the lawn with the Plant Doctor supplies. I’m trying to design an irrigation setup our block, Hopefully get that done in the next few weekends before summer really kicks in.

[@theaussielawn]

My larger unit should arrive any day now which will last even longer between fills . It works so well with the plant dr stuff

[@jasongarbutt4242]

Quality workmanship on the irrigation modification. Smart operator at work. Looking forward to see how well those liquid products work. Also interested to see how well that system works long term. I had 2000l fertigation systems installed at both Liverpool and Fox Hills Golf Clubs. They were professional grade systems are were fantastic. Used them regularly. Love to see how that small scale system works, and lasts long term. Great video mate.

[@theaussielawn]

Thanks Jase Yeah def hoping to just buy a little time back with these sorts of tools. Im hoping for many years of trouble free service from it

[@tims728]

Nice work, love the idea of fertigation, used it in vineyards and always thought it could be excellent for lawns. A tip: switch to the pink thread tape, less wraps and chance of leaking. I've been using it for years and don't bother with the white thin stuff anymore. Also a bit of coarse gravel in the base box keeps the inside base clean and easy to work in. Great video as always, love the educational aspect.

[@theaussielawn]

I normally use the pink stuff but couldn't get it of late at the local irrigation store. Good tip re the gravel Ill do that for sure thanks Tim 😎😎😎

[@TheScotty212121]

Awesome video mate. 🤞Santa might be bringing me one of these for xmas.

[@theaussielawn]

They really are a good thing !

[@philrichmond5919]

I can believe how fast your green is recovering from the renovation, this wet spring is ideal growing conditions. 35mm in 4 days sounds great, I’ve had 110mm this week and now it’s too soft to mow and too windy to put down PGR ☹️ Looking forward to an update on the zoysia, I was expecting it to be slow to establish. TifEagle looks good 👍

[@theaussielawn]

As of 9am today we have had 130mm so similar amounts. Same story here to wet to cut but its sorta spindly so not too concerned it will bounce back as you know. The Zoysia is starting to stretch its legs and send out runners yeah its def slow but theres a stubborn side of me that still wants to make my green entirety zoysia haha so will see how that plays out for me long term. Eagle is flying along nicely

[@philrichmond5919]

@@theaussielawn zoysia is sneaky, it spreads from rhizomes as much if not more than stolons. Don’t be surprised if it appears away from the plugs. Growing conditions atm seem to suit it, my Empire zoysia took a massive hit during the drought and was slow for a year but in the last 6 months has powered on. I had couch invade but the zoysia is spreading better than the couch now 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@bencarey8988]

All ways amazing how dirt you can dig out and not go back in 😁👍

[@theaussielawn]

So true haha

[@Player16]

I use that same combination of liquids when i'm helping my soil. I spray it on with an old weed 'n' feed bottle. 300sq in Tassie. TTTF

[@theaussielawn]

Its good stuff hey 😎

[@frostn0va]

I did the same setup a few months back. I got the 5.7Litre EZFlo unit. I have mine setup for my lawn and garden beds(My Irrigation system does everything) and use the Plant Doctor products. It's a great options to save heaps of time. I have around 550 Square Metres of lawn to deal with.

[@theaussielawn]

Im happy ive got one installed this way too, good to hear the feedback mate.

[@brendanhalliday8471]

Hey mate, does the plant doctor stuff go through your garden beds as well? no issues?

[@theaussielawn]

@@brendanhalliday8471 Absolutely mate one of the main reasons I ordered a second one was so I could run this one through my micro irrigation system, I just turn up the dilution rates for faster results and then move it to the next zone. All the plant dr products work really really well on gardens

[@brendanhalliday8471]

@@theaussielawn cheers mate, appreciate it!

[@frostn0va]

@@brendanhalliday8471 I use the Seaweed Secrets, Stimulizer, Quantum H, Activ8 Mate & Soil Wetter on mine, so the same as Brandon uses just + 1 more item. I don't put any Liquid Iron as the overspray will just mark everything as the Liquid Iron stains. My new plants that have been getting this feed are now double the size which I planted in Winter just before spring. They were all around 30cm and most are sitting around the 60-70CM mark now.

[@thegreenandgoldlife1464]

Wow wee 4 day diff 🥰🥰🥰. Gotta be Cheering about that mate?

[@theaussielawn]

Was hoping to get a cut on it today but the weather wont allow 😩

[@thegreenandgoldlife1464]

@@theaussielawn same here. Wet as bro

[@haydenhawkins4729]

Fantastic vid! I may have to look at installing one for my tiftuf lawn as well. How long do you think it will take to use up all of that product on the slow setting?

[@theaussielawn]

It depends Hayden. It depends on your watering frequency and length for me it might last 8weeks atm

[@beme6971]

Great bit of kit! I have one already and just purchased a 2nd unit yesterday. What was the quantities that you put in for each of the plant doctor product?

[@theaussielawn]

I really shoulda listed it. it was 1ltr of each and 200ml of stimulzer

[@samgardiner86]

Hey mate, love the video. I have just built and I stalled a diy fertigation system for my irrigation and am curious if you think that your sprinklers are even enough to distribute Nitrogen without leaving greener patches? Are these systems better for soil amendments? I have rotator sprinkler nozzles so a little different to you.

[@theaussielawn]

That will be more dependent on how well your irrigation system is set up and if you have correct sprinkler placement . As the EZ flo Is designed to constantly feed small amounts the concerns about even applications are not such a big deal

[@Gamer_Marcy_God]

Great vid mate. I bought 2x ezflo for my place. Purely to give myself more time back in the day. How come you don't add any Activ8 m8 in there also?

[@theaussielawn]

You can absolutely run activ8 mate in it, as I'm currently running a "prescription" style fert atm I dont need any further fertilisers on the lawn however down the track ill chuck some in for sure.

[@dbzgameplay9034]

Hi Brenton, just curious how you came up the measurements for each product, or was it ‘close enough’ style of mixing. I just ordered an Ez Flo and the Plant Doctor products so looking at putting a ‘cocktail’ together for tall fescue

[@theaussielawn]

I went 1 litre of each and 200ml of the stimulizer , all the products I'm currently running are more amendment style products and not actual fertilisers. But you could obviously use just one or two products in. On the slow setting its just a spoon feed per irrigation cycle.

[@walter8008]

Wow that green has come along and nice colour. Is there a setting on that eziflo to run straight water after an application? Just curious as after many years of using aqueduct wetter, which would not burn if not watered in straight away, we've had to switch to one that apparently needs watering in immediately or it can burn/yellow. Devastated the aqueduct is no longer here in Australia.

[@theaussielawn]

Hi mate, Thanks it sure recovered quickly. If you wish to bypass the unit just turn off both the little inline valves in the mini lines 🤟

[@walter8008]

Thanks Brenton, that's great

[@my_obscure_epoch9346]

The slow setting puts 3.2L of product into 3200L of water which is 32mm of irrigation over 100sqm. There are some variables here of course but generally, if you're using the EZ flow at every irrigation with an undiluted Plant Doctor mixture as shown that would be quite a lot of product applied. Is that correct? Maybe my maths is wrong.

[@theaussielawn]

Hi mate the rates for the 1" PVC mainline connector are as follows: Slow setting is 15.000:1 Setting one is 8.000:1 Setting two is 2.000:1 fast setting is 400:1 Its a whole different ratios again when you use the brass garden tap connector etc

[@philrichmond5919]

Depends which model Brenton is using as there’s the commercial version of the 3.2L (flo1) which is 48,000L on slow. That’s the model I would choose.

[@my_obscure_epoch9346]

Great info, thank you both. I was looking at the residential system.

[@peterw596]

How would these go with sub surface drip line irrigation under a lawn area?

[@theaussielawn]

I’ve trialed it using the brown dripper line stuff here at home in my hedges and no worries

[@kyleczarnecki2391]

Looking prime already after Reno mate. Just wondering, with he ezy flow I’ve been thinking of this with my irrigation setup up soon, do the products seperate in the container at all? As in it needs a shake every now and then, or do they stay mixed?

[@theaussielawn]

no mate no need to shake, no seperation occurs nor does the product dilute in the tank over time.

[@booobface]

Don’t forget to do a jar test first, folks!

[@theaussielawn]

Absolutely mate if in doubt do the jar test

[@mickdemi6]

How long before re filling the ezy flow? I guess the time it takes to spoon feed that it's fine to have all that mixed sitting in there?

[@theaussielawn]

its a variable answer Michael but this should last bout 4-6 weeks with my watering schedule, no dramas with the long term compatibility of that mix, ill revisit it on the channel when it comes time to refill too

[@MrAndykm]

Will this system leave marks on concrete if you get overspray?

[@theaussielawn]

I would avoid liquid iron products but the others I’ve used here will be fine especially at the spoon feeding rates I’m applying at.

[@anthonypirrotta3006]

Hey mate Where did you get your ezflo system and the inline connectors etc

[@theaussielawn]

Direct from ez flo or you can get them through plant dr too

[@richardportelli1983]

Could you add some PGR into the mix also?

[@philrichmond5919]

You could but because of how PGR works on lawns it’s simpler to apply it and then work out the growing degree days for reapplication. Growth regulators via fertigation is more an agricultural practice to increase fruiting and improve crop yields.

[@theaussielawn]

Im with Phil, I wouldnt personally as id like more control at application tbh.

[@aarjunchadha4899]

Having it plumbed into the main line permanently, can you still use your irrigation system for normal watering with the connector installed? Or do u need to remove the connector and replace with standard poly each time? Thanks mate.

[@theaussielawn]

Absolutely mate all you have to do is close off the 2 little taps in the feed line (clear and black tubes) then no products will come through your irrigation

[@trevormuggeridge4560]

First Aussie 😁

[@theaussielawn]

up early mate? LOL

[@TPRElectrical]

What’s the ratios going in? Please. Cheers Tom

[@theaussielawn]

Hi Tom, 1liter of each and 200ml of stimulizer

[@TPRElectrical]

@The Aussie Lawn appreciated

[@dylan8285]

So how much will it use of the mix through one water cycle on slow?

[@theaussielawn]

Ill list it in the comments section it was an oversight in the edit 🤦‍♂️ hahaha

[@v8soarer1991]

0.07ml, 0.13ml, 0.50ml and 2.50ml per litre of water for the 1" inline connection. Tap connection is at a lower rate. My Tap is 14ltr min. Most seasol and other branded premixed containers are around the 20:1

[@theaussielawn]

@@v8soarer1991 thanks mate 😎

[@MichaelMickoHeyward]

Totally off topic… what ground covers are you running on that hedged fence line? Feel like posting me up some tif eagle plugs?? 😬😬😬

[@theaussielawn]

Hi mate the ground covers are Convolvulus and a few different versions such as blue moon, twin moons new blue moon etc haha the old tif eagle os hard to get hey

[@noodles040]

Are you still using the ezy flow

[@theaussielawn]

Absolutely mate I have 2 of them

[@takingcareofbusiness256]

Hey Brenton - love your channel, have been watching from the early days. Your content, photography, passion and dead set awesome lawns make watching your segments time well spent - for a lawn nerd like me hungry for more information and inspiration. A bit of feedback for you to help move your subs up to 20K- see if you can rein in the ‘ums and ‘aaahhs when you are speaking. You are obviously a professional and know your stuff - but your language fillers tend to make you come across as nervous and unsure. Some other words to watch for are overusing “AND” and “SO” and one in particular that you use a lot is “NOW”. A couple of ways to help - put a rubber band over your wrist, and every time you hear yourself say um, snap the rubber band. This will help bring the habit back into your conscious mind - and you will become aware of yourself doing it. Another trick is to have competitions with your family over the dinner table - everyone in turn has to speak for 1 minute on an impromptu topic, and cannot say um. Most ums has to wash up the dishes. For your viewers you will come across as more assured and professional. Keep up the awesome work, I look forward to the continued success of your channel. Cheers.

[@theaussielawn]

Hi mate, Thanks for the feedback I will definitely try to minimise the above mentioned umm, now etc, Glad to have you onboard mate 😎