Lawn Renovation SCALP Dead as a HAMMER!!!

Lawn Renovation SCALP Dead as a HAMMER!!!
She's dead as a hammer now! I am well on my way to converting this over to KBG in my lawn renovation. I am pumped about this!!
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[@froggiewes]

Pete i would have called the local Fire Dept and struck a match to that grass....the Fire Departments love to use situations like that for training and if you've ever seen a wheat field burned off after harvest it would have burnt it down to the dirt.

[@GCITurf]

I wish I would have. I actually called them today. They coming out here tomorrow. We might just BURN the rest of it 😂

[@froggiewes]

@@GCITurf do it Pete! Good content for the channel.

[@hoosierhillslawncare]

Doesn’t that also benefit the soil?

[@bubblehead5394]

@@hoosierhillslawncare good question

[@dylan8285]

@@GCITurf Yeah burning it would have saved you alot of time, cause I mean maybe 20mins to prep and burn it.

[@Terry11111]

I can barely put stripes in my lawn now...and Pete's got stripes in his dead grass.

[@1911nutJMB]

I thought the same thing.

[@davidcranford7382]

I know, right!! The first time I’ve ever seen a perfectly stripped dead lawn!!

[@markschmaus5580]

Only Pete can stripe a dead lawn !

[@williamjordan5414]

For the first time ever, my TTTF looks better than Pete's test plot! Not for long though I'm sure. Excited to follow along on this.

[@njphil1279]

Good Luck Pete. Got my 150lbs of Cool Blue and 50lbs of Midnight all blended and ready to go. Just waiting for some cooler temps before renting the Slice Seeder.

[@martincobb6937]

I am right on time. Smoked off my TTTF and will be scalping today. Thanks Pete!

[@michaelbotto4382]

Man I am going to miss that turf type tall fescue back there

[@GCITurf]

Same here

[@bihmthethird]

I scalped my grass last week, it worked out just fine 🙂

[@FrankC656]

Genius! Never thought of using a blower to help with moving the dead grass. Killed my yard off a couple weeks ago. Did a bag and cut. Sprayed again and now time to scalp coming up.

[@mdjamesd]

Hope you had a great vacation Pete!

[@GCITurf]

We did. Thank you for asking

[@tylerhartsough9040]

Pete’s over here making his dead crispy grass look better than my entire lawn right now…. And I’m not mad about! Goodness gracious!

[@Ptcountyfarmer]

There is just something satisfying about everything being green and then all that brown!! Tis the season for renovation! Great video Mr. Pete, god bless.

[@shainmitchell3677]

No going back now Pete!! lets have a moment of silence for that smoked fescue. This reno will be epic .

[@bradhorn8079]

Pete…Brother, I’m chomping at the bit for every update!! This renovation is crazy exciting. I like some of the comments about burning it off…I’ve considered doing that on my reno next year. Would love to see it done first by a pro! #KeepYourFireHot 🔥🔥🔥 May God Richly Bless You and Your Family!!!

[@zpakk4499]

I AM SO PUMPED FOR THIS SERIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@kylestanley4512]

Pete I wanted to cry when I seen the thumbnail. If I would have had a way to bring in a sod machine I would have happily bought every inch of that as sod for my yard. I know it's going to be awesome with it in blue grass but I don't I would have had it in me to smoke that off as good as it looked. Can't wait to see it green again. Take care brother

[@kccustom1]

Renovation videos are my favorite!

[@lilerb1313]

Oh boy!!! Been waiting for this!! 🍿KBG#1

[@whitneywoolard3018]

I am not surprised at all that you are going to blue heat! I did it last year and my primary yard looks amazing. I planted a new 5000 Sq. Ft. Yard this summer and we had record heat... 114 degrees during the germination period and the kbg blue heat not only survived but is kicking ass!! I want to say that blue heat is the best seed bar none!

[@ShaneYiT]

DAMMNNNNN. I honestly got sad when I saw the pic for this video. My fescue/rye is in very bad heat stress right now and I always come back to watch these. Love the videos man!

[@grayfox9911]

Thanks Pete! I'm looking forward to seeing the project thru...

[@robertbaker4940]

Dude, best of luck with the renovation! I thought you were going to go with a Bermuda or warm season turf. KBG? Bold move brother! I can't wait to see the and follow the results

[@moram21]

Came here to see some scalping action and stayed for the party

[@davidcranford7382]

Pete, I Love that 1776 T-shirt you were wearing!!! YEAH!!!

[@PacificNorthwestLawns]

Pete, the editing on this one must have been a pain in the tail. Really well done man. 🔥🔥

[@NextLevelLawnCare]

always amazes me how quickly the grass can pile up. Thats a HEAP!

[@njphil1279]

Stripes looked pretty good in brown. I would have gone with that till next year

[@Matt-rj2vj]

I understand why. I get it. I do. Still ... gotta say it's a little tough to see that beautiful expanse of dark green stripy perfection get smoked out like that. Looking forward to the renovation!

[@Barod52]

Gonna be a fun set of videos. Been excited since you mentioned you were doing this last Fall.

[@trevormuggeridge4560]

First Aussie 😁. The process begins . 😎👍👍

[@jamielahugh8316]

Awesome! Been waiting on this series for a few years!

[@chuckz28]

Man Pete you could've gotten a sod cutter and sold off that beautiful turf

[@NathanSchwartz01]

Hey Pete! Can't wait to see you put seed down and water. I'd love to see how you water an area that big.

[@liveyourbestlawn]

Pete's doing so well even his dead grass has stripes.

[@myriadcorp]

Praying your KBG renovation goes better than Connor Wards.

[@matthewimi]

The neighbors must have thought you had gone absolutely crazy. That's definitely a paper sack brown if I don't say so myself.

[@nygrasshole]

They must! I smoked my friends yard to prepare for renovation and he gets looks daily hahah

[@Ekulx]

Fun edit Pete!

[@twiz7019]

Been watching for a long time never commented on anything but your editing has approved over your KZbin career I’ve been watching since 30k subs in love every video keep up the good work

[@hendogg02]

Shoutout to Pete for wearing that Hodge Twins shirt!

[@bigtmk5015]

Pete is the only guy who could fry his lawn, and still have incredible stripes in it 😂

[@Keyboardletters]

Love the editing there Pete!!!

[@shmiggz]

Great video Pete! Love the shirt too!

[@mysteriouse5891]

Holy Crap!!!!!

[@bretttrowbridge2662]

Cooked off...excited to see the process

[@KnuckleChin]

Love the videos edits 💪😤

[@the_propel]

Loved the b-roll montage with the music! High quality Mr Pete!

[@brandonhyden9454]

Can’t wait to see the blue heat.

[@grantlou1]

Was there a video about spraying this out? If so, I can’t find it. Help please.

[@thepursuitofgrowth964]

A bit off topic but I see the truck in the background and I’m curious what tank your runnin? Looks like a 200 gallon space saver, maybe a GNC or Gregson Clark? I ask because I’m in the market for one myself. Great video as always Pete!

[@dienerzachary]

I’ve been looking forward to this video for a minute! I know it had to be hard to pull the trigger on killing it off. You’ll do great with the new project 👍

[@darrtoo5767]

Hey from Australia Pete, have you thought about getting a skid steer in to shave the remaining grass surface/thatch etc from the soil? We use this principle here so we remove everything to soil level, rotary hoe to relieve compaction then add new soil to produce your new levels. Anyway, just my 10c worth after 40yrs in the greenkeeping industry. Cheers mate 😎🍻🇦🇺🏝👍🏻

[@bozman1990]

Smoked mine yesterday...half of the property anyway. Hoping to rid my yard of Bermuda...it's been pretty this year even with the Bermuda but really excited for the fall and getting my fescue full coverage. .Bowling green ky.

[@firmbiz94]

Hey Pete. Just bought a few 45lb TTTF seed for my renovation.. I was thinking seeding mid September was a good time to plant it. That sound about right to you? Hurt my heart seeing that beautiful grass get torched

[@markselmic9614]

Petes the man! Never knew he was blasting techno in his headphones though. 🔥🔥

[@AW-yv9sq]

Going to be a cool ball field 👍 second base and center field better be careful or they might get a face full of shed chasing a fly ball 😁

[@timvandermey4792]

Hodge Twins! Yes 🙌

[@zpakk4499]

Simpleminded question: Why not mow is short with the bagger, then scalp it first, then spray the round up? Would that not have been less roundup and less cleanup? Trying to learn...

[@martymiller9788]

Glyphosate is absorbed through foliage (the grass blade) so you want an unstressed blade there to suck up the roundup.

[@landofthefree2023]

@@martymiller9788 perhaps you have never sprayed glyphosate on mowed turf and had it die off. Good logic but the original logic of the question is more sensible. And at 10:30 Pete is talking about spraying again after all that thatch is cleaned up to kill some of the green growth underneath. Sort of cancels out the idea of needing long foliage for sufficient results. Cut the lawn then spray it.

[@frankieb8974]

Sad to see that fescue gone :( good thing that I have that Cool Blue in my yard. Wonder how the drone shots would look with your fescue home lawn and KBG. Great work!

[@rudydunn5865]

New the channel. So excited to see the process of the new lawn!

[@GCITurf]

Glad to have you friend

[@brandonedwards1408]

Hey Pete wouldn't a sod cutter have been easier vs all the scalping and extra work?

[@dlvh007]

This is hard to watch, but I'm sure it will look even better with time. God Bless you Pete!

[@oooooooo-bi5ih]

How long does glyphosate stay in the soil after foliar uptake?

[@Heritage2012]

Can’t wait for this video series Pete! I’m dying to renovate my yard. You going to put irrigation over there?

[@mtb7018]

Boy am I jacked about this series 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@djnikzamora]

Pete, I got an emergency. I have a large lawn about 2+ acres non irrigated that I renovated last fall with $1k worth of your TTTF and its got the brown carpet (not patch anymore) and dollar spot. I live in MO and have been treating it with propiconazole with hardly any effect. Any thing you recommend to save my new lawn? Something economical for a large yard.

[@76jlito]

Will cutting the lawn as short as possible before roundup a good idea?

[@perrybuydens4265]

If you are planting KBG, and cutting it short, will that not be too much stress for any fescue that is leftover, and the KGB will thicken up enough to keep the fescue from being an issue?

[@wesleyhamer152]

😢😥🙂 can't wait to see it.

[@eddiegadsey5867]

Pete - I have been watching you for years and I am excited about this Renovation. Where can you buy the seed?

[@jasonostrus9994]

Looking for tall fescue seems to be a lot harder to get in out kneck of the woods

[@edwardcleary2396]

Pete I need to level a slight slope in the rear of my yard. Concerned as to wether I do it or hire someone. I only have about 1500 sq feet. OR can I do a section each year at a time. I’m 72 yrs young. Redds

[@lanehuseby1658]

Pete - you should really do a full renovation on a lawn in a northern state to compare how the KBG reacts in different zones. I've got a perfect yard for the test in ND. A great way to expand your audience. :-)

[@oneawesomemofo]

Did my second application of glyphosate about a week ago. Scalping this week and hydroseeding this weekend. Going with a 90/10 TTTF/KBG using the GCI TTTF and GCI Blue Heat KBG. So stoked to have a hard reset on the turf. Tried the selective rehab route, but I'm assuming the cheap contractor mix that was thrown out 15 years ago was garbage. Had the broad-leaved weeds under control but the colors/texture were a hot mess.

[@MrStew1985]

Looking forward to the renovation! Is there any reason you couldn't have burned off the dead grass (with fire) ?

[@GCITurf]

Didn’t think about it lol

[@MrStew1985]

@@GCITurf neighbors might not have liked the giant plume of smoke either lol although it wouldn't last long as dry as that grass was

[@kenmeyer1582]

New to channel here Bob and watching a lot of videos and I was wondering and maybe someone had mentioned this is why didn't you get a sod cutter and cut and sell

[@muxxor9492]

Great content! Are you going to have to raise that light post or just fill in around it?

[@michaelperry4398]

How soon can you seed after spraying round up?

[@JasonCarmichael]

Ever try a sod cutter?

[@angelalvarez1714]

Excited to see this new project, my best wishes and it will be a success! There's no doubt. One question, what do you think of the herbicide Dimension 2EW? would you recommend it? to deal with in the Dallisgrass! Thanks.

[@Dumbgeek74]

Pete, how well does the Kentucky Blue heat do in shady areas?

[@njneer7511]

Wouldn't the easiest way be to till it under with a commercial tilling machine? It would rip through all that grass and bring the soil up to the top. Plus you end up amending the soil in the process.

[@styleonthem]

Any idea on the restock for 25lb bag of Cool Blue?

[@BigDawgTheGreat]

Man I would love to do this with my lawn... moved into a 2 acre house but have maybe 3/4 acre of grass. Have no clue what he planted if blend or what... some spots do fine in warmer weather (fescue?) and other sections struggle. Not to mention I have a very bumpy yard and clay soil (bare spots are a pain to get seed to fill). I would love to nuke it, grade it, fix some sprinkler coverage issues, hydroseed and start over... one problem is I live in a prairie area, live on a community well, and I am the only of 10 homes with irrigation... not sure they'd appreciate my hogging all the water to start a lawn over.

[@MrMadeinthe80s]

Now that is a ton of work. Hopefully the fire department lets you light it up and be done with it. Only thing that would require more work would be putting down sand for leveling lol.

[@robertjohnston25]

Your yard burnt looks better than mine on a good day, 😅

[@firstpond]

Can’t wait to watch the resurrection!

[@christopherbrock8913]

This man is stripping dead grass - now that is when you know that you are the Master of Strips

[@Quickstepz-OG]

If only I could give to Africa, with just what you put into you lawn!

[@atlawncare8907]

Listening to you....and how much you know....i feel like im listening to myself.....or THE LAWN CARE NUT OR RYAN KNORR OR CONNOR WARD lol..i love your videos!!! Keep it up Pete

[@CarterHewins]

This video would be good in your lawn renovation guide. I think it would be good for people who don’t mind reading but to actually see the process in a video would be nice to have.

[@GCITurf]

I plan to put a shirt version together and add it to the guide

[@CarterHewins]

@@GCITurf that would be cool because reading isn’t my favorite. Lol

[@MrAWeezy86]

Pete great job with this video. The editing is Grade “A” for sure.

[@edkaempf906]

Plus, it provides for a great new series of KZbin videos that Pete can make and post. In the entertainment industry, that's what's known as "content".

[@jonstephens4498]

Pete will you plant 100% kbg or something like 90/10 prg mix? I'm getting ready to renovate a small area using kbg, before I change my large lawn, like you say it's 23 years old and has gotten really bumpy and a little junk in it! Transition zone 6b Virginia

[@kyle2996]

Pete, how do you like the accelerator bagger? Im needing to get one for my gravely and havent pulled the trigger on one yet. thanks brother!

[@daviddowns16]

What about the sod cutter on the ventrac?

[@jeffkramer6034]

Wonder how many times Pete had to explain to his neighbors what was going on with the brown burnt yard.

[@Javii96]

Love the content! I'm ready to renovate too. Question i've always wondered. After using roundup, when you're blowing the dead grass over your other turf patches, is there a concern about it contaminating and harming the other turf? Also, why doesn't the roundup harm the new grass when you're seeding? Is there a half-life or something i don't know about?

[@gregmatson1470]

Once dry and absorbed into the plant, it won't come off onto other plants. Glyphostate has no soil activity or root uptake. It only enters the plant through foliage.

[@Javii96]

@@gregmatson1470 thank you very much. I'm going to spray my back lawn and I have been worrying that it may wash down my french drain and kill the front yard. Now I can sleep easy.

[@gregmatson1470]

@@Javii96 You still want to check the weather forecast prior to spraying. Try to do it when there is no rain in the forecast for a few days. And don't walk through the spray then walk through part of your lawn you want to keep. You'll end up with footprint shaped dead grass!

[@Javii96]

@@gregmatson1470 great, will do!

[@cecilleflowerfarm]

I want to do it but didn’t want any round up of my property!

[@GCITurf]

Use this. It’s organic gciturfacademy.com/product/mg-pro-organic-weed-killer-concentrate/

[@cecilleflowerfarm]

@@GCITurf thank you!

[@novaploca2080]

Why not sell as sod?

[@ColonelK0rn1]

Really surprised you weren't wearing a dust mask or a buff when you were scalping. When I do that to my alpha grass, I have gnarly boogers for days 🤣

[@TylerHunt556]

do you have to worry about the roundup getting in the soil and messing with future grass?