Lawn Rejuvenation Part 2of4 - OverSeed, Top Dress, & Level

This is part two of my lawn rejuvenation series.
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[@okami3186]

Great videos! You're diligent with your lawn which motivates me too. Thank u for sharing ur process. I get to admire ur work by watching. Its nice, simple & great music. Good luck with the grass!

[@ShortCutLawn]

Thanks Okami 🙏🏼

[@kisha-maries9016]

I just wanted to say thank you so much not only for this fantastic video, but your replies in these comments. Building the leveler and getting my lawn right has helped me immensely during this quarantine. Thank again!

[@jessejames7596]

i've been spreading lawns for many years and i love those hand spreaders so much more when i can use them.

[@CaptainRamius]

One of the best videos on any subject on You Tube. To the point, great music, good information. Thank you for not wasting our time. Just the right length too.

[@ShortCutLawn]

Thanks 🙏🏼

[@masherida]

Like your DIY-levelling tool!

[@bluef1sh926]

I would sell my soul for a lawn which looks as good as this one before the treatment xD

[@rodgerq]

Good idea on the DIY levelling jig, those lawn leveling rakes are eyewateringly expensive.

[@lodmanizded4eva]

Amazing lawn! You're an inspiration 🙂

[@Pondandgardensanctuary]

Great videos! You're diligent with your lawn which motivates me too.

[@ShortCutLawn]

Thanks and you’re pretty good at what you do as well 👍🏼

[@justinfielding]

@@ShortCutLawn glitch in the matrix?

[@richlymann6451]

Your yard is super nice very neat Excellent Tips

[@eddylee587]

Just got done watching all 4 segments. Very well done! Just finishing up stage 1, sunjoe also. Stage 2 of your video helped me decide on my lawn leveling strategy! I'm also switching to KBG. Going for the lower cut lawn look now. Plus, KBG has great repair qualities that TTTF doesn't!! Tenacity is something I use as a post/pre emergent anyway. A very good product. Again, great job and good tips!

[@ShortCutLawn]

Thanks Eddy! KBG is a heck of a grass especially at lower height of cut, best of luck with your project 👍🏼

[@maxjnb4816]

This 4 part lawn repair video is the best on KZbin by far.

[@ShortCutLawn]

Thanks 🙏🏼

[@summongody]

Thumb up for DIY tool! Great video

[@markg7963]

Watching you mix that sand and dirt. I had to use 45 yards of compost/sand/soil mixture to level my yard. I was lucky the supplier could mix that up at their yard before delivery. I paid some guys a “day” rate for their services. Took a few days but they got it all out there and pretty level. I mainly did mine to provide better nutrient base for my zoysia grass. Lawn topping is under rated for a great looking yard.

[@user-pb2rb6tg3e]

Здорово придумал!!!!!!!!! Спасибо за идею!!!!!!!!!

[@popsxbox]

If you live near DENTON, Texas the municipality here sells pre mixed compost. This makes for easy application. Good video.

[@SLYDIT]

That water pressure! 😯

[@thomasnavejas500]

I really like your drag idea! I was gonna have a cinder block or my dumbells on a 2×4 on a cardboard!

[@yahgoshen5815]

Thanks for good job. Your grass it look nice

[@gurbhalla]

Great video neat and clean process,

[@ShortCutLawn]

Thank you 👍🏼

[@devon_rjh_photography9349]

1 MILLION VIEWS!!! 👌👌👌👌🥇🥇🥇🥇 that's mad lol congratulations my friend 👍

[@ShortCutLawn]

Thanks Rob! This is my one-hit wonder video 🥇 😁

[@devon_rjh_photography9349]

@@ShortCutLawn well wish I could get a 1 hit wonder lol

[@alcamerc9970]

This is good stuff. Great tip. Done something similar but not to this extreme. You got it dude!

[@ayo30s]

Blackbelt Work Brother, Thank You So Much, 👍🏾👊🏾✌🏾🇳🇬🇺🇸

[@ShortCutLawn]

👊🏼😎

[@jsumpf]

Clever Tools applied

[@joeb1906]

Good work ethic on your yard man keep it going

[@Inturl618]

You have a nice yard , good job 👍

[@troy5292]

A push broom would have been great for getting the soil & sand into the bottom layers of the lawn and exposing more grass blades. Nice work though. A nice lawn is definitely a labor of love. I recently seeded a Zenith Zoysia lawn and used a drag mat to level my lawn before seeding, but I still have some top dressing to do next year in a few spots.

[@mattm00ey]

Great video. I'm going to do exactly what you did. Thank you

[@Raimoti]

Wow Amazing Hard work

[@housemachine509]

Great video

[@SnowCamo45]

Mine next? Lol. Thanks for posting this vid. Ive been needing to do the same.👍

[@kove]

This is going to look even better this year! Loving it 💚

[@ShortCutLawn]

I hope so 🙏🏼🙂

[@drewmania6034]

I dig the drag

[@imowlow8919]

dang you make it look so easy. I just put down sand over 2500 and Im beat.

[@2482jamie]

GREAT VIDEO!~

[@ptroy72blue]

wow dude awesome!!!

[@Officialshayne]

Dad Level: Expert Achievement✅

[@ShortCutLawn]

👍🏼

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

Nice! I'm trying to make a decision on what bluegrass I'm going to pick for a little reno this fall.

[@ShortCutLawn]

Hey Ryan,.. yeah you may wanna check out this Bluebank from seedsuperstore, it’s 4 stars across the board with the exception of shade tolerance. It’s considered “Super Elite” so I don’t think we can go wrong with that 🙂⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@ShortCutLawn]

Correction: Bluebank is actually 4stars in shade tolerance but 1 on spring green up and 3 in leaf texture. I got mixed up with Regenerate Tall Fescue which I might use on our small front lawn.

[@markpease6565]

Just FYI, most material yards will mix materials for you with their loader if you ask. Save your back. Nice video 👍🏻

[@ShortCutLawn]

That’s good info Mark 👌🏼 thanks.

[@tonyloeffel4739]

great lawn before, I'd like to see a photo now 9 months on. But I think a mechanical dirt spreader would have made a more even job.

[@stefanospasaro7668]

Good Stuff 🙏👌

[@utahnick]

Sweet I think I need to do this to level newly seeded lawn

[@keith-kalfas]

Awesome bro haha 👍

[@keith6400]

4.12 I think the technical name for the mini-drag is a "Lute" go down your local hire centre and ask for the weekend rate on a Lute for your lawn and watch bewilderment. I asked for a "Tariff" once and the guy said "What does it do?" I responded with "It tells you fee for each tool hire per day etc."

[@ShortCutLawn]

👍🏼

[@alperavci]

Thanks man. Good shut.

[@tinker123541]

Awesome someone with as much maybe more energy then me 👍🏻.and also a perfectionist. I wish I had that flat bed to bring the compost mixture 🤔😆

[@ShortCutLawn]

Alright 😁👍🏼

[@Dstromb232]

Use a chain link fence 6' x 6' works great.

[@ShortCutLawn]

I just looked it up, i think i like it 👌🏼

[@RaulSachsCarrillo]

Nice!!!

[@tigerblood6823]

Your KGB Turf looks Amazing!

[@prudencezappa8598]

I would be worried that I would suffocate the seeds top dressing over w soil. I will be leveling then applying seed. Making good soil contact with you great idea of the board.

[@goingruby]

Nice editing

[@jodyk4949]

Excellent! I'm excited tio do the same 😃

[@devon_rjh_photography9349]

Coming up to 950,000 views, hats off to you shortcut 👍👍🥂🥂🥂

[@ShortCutLawn]

Just hit 951K, that’s crazy 😳 thanks Rob 🙂👍🏼

[@devon_rjh_photography9349]

@@ShortCutLawn something tells me someones shared this video on some gardening site somewhere in the world as it's certainly gone viral!! 👍👍 all credit to you my friend

[@ShortCutLawn]

I’ve never thought about that but that’s a possibility, started with one share and it snowballed from there. This video single handedly brings traffic to my channel.

[@devon_rjh_photography9349]

@@ShortCutLawn is funny how one video can totally change a channel 👍👍 anyways Merry Christmas to you and your family, hope you have a great and safe Holiday period 🎄🎄

[@ShortCutLawn]

Merry Christmas and happy holidays to you and your family as well 🎄

[@69mjar]

Enjoy watching other people who care about their lawn as much as I do.

[@bmc5180]

I feel the same way. My wife thinks I'm crazy, but I could watch yard work videos all morning, then go out and do yard work all afternoon.

[@oscarsantos2608]

Nicely done! 👌

[@TheGreenerLawn]

What a project!!

[@jollyp1605]

That’s a lot of work but then again this is the way to do it.

[@INTERNA9]

Awesome!

[@hamsack981]

I need me a wheelbarrow like that one.

[@rxlo1062]

Great job👍

[@adamschaafsma5839]

I like seeing the drag in action I was wondering if something like that would work but I wasn't sure

[@samson58]

Excellent idea on the flattening tool. Built one for free and it did an I me iste job. Thanks.

[@Lawnvolution]

Wow! Awesome video!😎👊☕️

[@ShortCutLawn]

Thanks George!....This one finally made it to your recommended videos? 😁👍🏼

[@Lawnvolution]

ShortCut Lawn yup! I watched it last month and watched again after it was recommended!😎👊

[@Lawnvolution]

ShortCut Lawn last year. I meant to write. 😎👊

[@ShortCutLawn]

Hmm,..so people are getting “re-runs” I guess it’s time to make some new ones! 😂

[@Lawnvolution]

ShortCut Lawn hahahaha! Always good to have recommendations. 😎👊 You out out some good content. Keep it going man!🍺

[@cheeseymccheese7249]

Looks good, here's where i go different. Instead of shoveling dirt onto the lawn try throwing it at a good angle, it spreads itself evenly believe it or not.. Might sound like a lot of work but its actually quicker and you get near perfect coverage. You avoid raking afterward which you dont want to do if you just spread an even amount of grass seed. With the hand throwing method just stand with the wheel barrel beside you and dont move till your done the whole area 360 degrees around you, then move the wheel barrel ahead 10 or 15 feet and do it again. finish, turn on sprinklers and your done. You dont want to rake afterwards cause you just move way to much seed around and you dont have to use you drag behind thing cause ...well...its spread perfect. Master the throw and you'll change your ways i promise. Ill make a video one day. Nice lawn btw

[@ShortCutLawn]

You sound passionate and knows what you’re doing, but i have a feeling you didn’t quite get what i was doing. I can’t blame you, that’s the down side of not narrating verbally, time lapse didn’t help either. One example was the raking, I wasn’t raking it to spread the material, it was to break up the wet crust that was forming on top of the turf. The drags main purpose was to level and spread the material. KBG seeds are so tiny that it’s almost microscopic 🙂 so when you put it down on a turf it goes straight down and gets locked in between the grass plant. Believe me, dragging the material which happens on top doesn’t disturb the tiny grass seeds that are in bottom. If it’s newly seeded bare dirt and you drag, that’s when you have a problem. You seem knowledgeable and thats cool, my video format mislead you a little bit.

[@seabassmastermatt80]

What border edging do you use / have? Looks neat and sturdy good bends on it. Great vid dude and your mini drag is bang on. 👍🏼

[@ShortCutLawn]

Thanks Matthew, it’s called Bend-a-board got it from HomeDepot www.homedepot.com/p/1-in-x-4-in-x-20-ft-Teak-Brown-Bend-A-Board-100059386/203875472

[@DIYDad1]

I thoroughly enjoyed watching this, nice work! I'm doing something similar this fall just debating if I should top dress or not (might try peat moss I dont know yet).

[@ShortCutLawn]

yeah you can’t go wrong with either one, but for me I mainly use peat moss for new seeding. Thanks for checkin’ out the video 👍🏼

[@arbengashi454]

Great job👌

[@carlosparedes1104]

Great video! I have only one question. It's a bag of compost for seven bags of sand, right?

[@ravshana]

Great technique. Awesome job.. would you tell me what kind of sprinklers you using for watering?

[@ShortCutLawn]

Thanks Arturo 👍🏼 I’m using Rain Bird 4” pop up sprinkler heads.

[@adcarthick]

Thanks for the video. Very precise and detailed. What does the plaster sand do? Is it a must for good results?

[@ShortCutLawn]

Thanks,...sand is for leveling only, it has no effect on the overall health of the grass.

[@mml1224]

any reason, you didn't use a large push broom and push the piles in esp there wasnt much grass? so how many times do you have to do that to build up the organic matter in the foundation of the turf, and what seasons? thanks!

[@manuspike]

Great video .... just made my own lawn level from your design. Cheers.

[@ShortCutLawn]

Are you gonna upload a video using it? 😁

[@matthewashton7636]

nice vid and surprised to listen to Bertysolo : )

[@M_Duhamel17]

If I've never top dressed and leveled my (bumpy and patchy) yard before does it make more sense to do the overseeding as the last step after top dressing rather than first like you did? Just walking over my yard barefoot I can't imagine I would be able to keep the layer of top dress under .5 inch like you advised and still fill in the low areas.

[@ShortCutLawn]

With your situation you have the right idea, go ahead and level it and overseed afterwards it’s perfectly fine. Just make sure you have good seed-to-soil contact, seeds needs to covered and moist for it to germinate.

[@mml1224]

VERY GOOD VID, liked it. concise and clear. how much for the 5lb of super store seed? thanks cheaper than getting seed at lowes i guess?

[@ShortCutLawn]

Thanks J 👍🏼 price is a bit more than Lowes and HD, but you’re getting top notch quality.

[@zhr47]

Why not use a rotory spreader for the top dressing? Would it not give a more even later?

[@benmoussayoucef4699]

very nice work, I admire your videos, by the way the music was very nice; if you don't minde tell me the title song...and sorry for my bad english.

[@stshag]

WOW! How much water pressure do you have at your house? I enjoy your videos.

[@ShortCutLawn]

Thanks. about 75-80psi

[@YardGuy]

Very cool! Can't wait to see the results!

[@seychhin]

Awesome video. Thank you. What was the cost of this project?

[@mirzaharisbaig7083]

your lawn was already pretty much leveled.

[@s.d.2596]

I like your patio...

[@pecoswild]

I’m in need of lawn rejuvenating. Great vid. My question for you is why did you not mix the seed with your compost/sand mixture? And I saw briefly you thatched the lawn. What other prep or fertilizing did you do if any? Thanks for sharing!

[@ShortCutLawn]

Control and consistency. If you spread the seeds separately you get to put it where you want it, in my case I spread it evenly on the entire lawn. If you mix the seeds with your top dressing you most likely to end up with clumps. In my opinion Mixing only works well when you’re fixing small patches. On this project I didn’t add or use any additional fertilization, just water. - Thanks for checking out my video 👍🏼

[@cheek1m0nkey]

ShortCut Lawn thanks for the answer, was also wondering why.

[@ElectricMahatama]

Yes I bought turf.

[@azeemushan844]

Graet vedio! Keep up the work👍👏

[@ukfreedivingbuddies]

Greetings from England. You've done a super job and a great video of it. What timber is the mini drag made from please? Is it 4 by 2.

[@ShortCutLawn]

Thanks. Yes it is 4x2

[@ukfreedivingbuddies]

@@ShortCutLawn thank you

[@tranthiduyen615]

Vườn nhà anh đẹp tuyệt vời

[@ShortCutLawn]

cảm ơn

[@tranthiduyen615]

@@ShortCutLawn ❤️

[@BermudaBrian]

Nice backyard space! Do you have a video on how you made that drag?

[@ShortCutLawn]

Thanks Brian! No, I literally built that the same day in under 15mns :) I will be making another next week and hopefully make a video about it. Btw,.. Sub#153 on your channel 😎👍🏼

[@BermudaBrian]

Good deal! Thanks for the Sub!!

[@conaaguilar1982]

That’s what we call in Georgia top dressing right

[@danielarroyo1527]

Impresionante eres muy inteligente 👍👍👍👍

[@emmettbrown6418]

To be honest, if my lawn looked as good as the "before" I'd be happy.

[@williamwade7059]

Real slick lawn leveler, but Kentucky Blue is a whole lot of pain for not much gain. There are just easier grass types to work with, but good luck with it anyhow. Great video.

[@themoistgreenorganic]

What do you mean? What grass type is better?

[@williamwade7059]

@@themoistgreenorganic I used a Scott's product called Thicker Lawn on one section and a Premium Kentucky blue grass in another. The Scott's product has completely filled in a bare spot caused by snow mold in about 4 weeks. The Kentucky blue grass will take about 8 weeks. Who wants to look at a whole in your lawn that long. The pest and lawn ginja had the same results with his blue grass.

[@themoistgreenorganic]

Yeah as more of a amateur, I did a Scott’s PRG overseed in my front lawn with good results. This fall I want to go to the next level with a SSS BG seed and see how it goes. I might fail, I don’t have in ground irrigation, a battery sprayer or reel mower, but maybe with my greenworks dethatcher and watering I can have some success.

[@ericyager3579]

Im just here for the music

[@Roses_and_bananas]

Where did you go to get the sand and compost? And how much did that cost?

[@ericgenrogues7292]

Wet sand compost mix? What's that. In Connecticut we just use top soil compost mix or even just top soil if we are just top dressing

[@ShortCutLawn]

Eric, it was just literally a wet material that I was working with, if I had waited a day or two for the mix to dry off before spreading it would’ve been a lot easier to drag and spread. My initial plan was to add a light layer of sand for leveling, but I went ahead and add compost for added nutrients, we know that plain sand doesn’t hold any nutritional values. I hope that clears it a little bit.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Do you know they make clay bricks from plastering sand as it compacts so well? Just think what it will do in your soil profile. Good video apart from that though :)

[@ShortCutLawn]

Hi there thanks for checking out my video, by it self I can see it compacting just like any other material. Since this is a thin layer mixed with compost and it is in between the grass plant and some thatch I don’t see it being a problem. I went with plaster sand as it coarser than plain sand and will provide better drainage IMO. up close you can see this thing is really working well for me. I might go with plain sand on my next leveling project though, we’ll see.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

@@ShortCutLawn if you were to look at it under a microscope, all the little bits of sand are angular in nature and this is why they compact The sports sand that you see used on golf greens and other sports pitches is round and this is why the sand is used as it doesn't compact :) Not all sand is equal. Though it also depends on how picky you want to be. I really don't want to take away from your video as I enjoyed it

[@justingrant4860]

Only one complaint and its not your work or dedication it's your truck I cant believe they produced such a thing ....great work though !👍🏾

[@pepinierefathi]

Bravo magnifique

[@TheLawnGuardian]

Since Connor says Dirty. I'm just gonna say Clean from now on. Nice work Btw! 👌

[@ShortCutLawn]

lol,..thanks Ben 👍🏼

[@splinebacker24]

your neighbor has a dump trailer.... js a few bucks and you can walk at the end of the day!