STOP OVERSEEDING! There's a Cheaper Way!!

[@winisayican8129]

I followed your advice last year and did the Fall Nitrogen Blitz using Scott’s Turf Builder Winterguard Fall lawn food. And OMG...my lawn filled in and was still beautiful even in December! I had to cut my lawn before setting up my Christmas lawn decor. By April, my lawn was already greener than all of my neighbors! Thank you for sharing your lawn care tips!

[@Michel.Alvarado]

When you say fill in, were the spots that filled in pretty bare? Trying to figure out if this will work for me.

[@Saywhatohno]

But he didnt say to buy Scotts Turf Builder, he said to buy Urea?

[@HagenReynolds]

Scott’s is basic and way over priced

[@toddsdeer]

I was planning on doing the same thing this fall using Scotts. Can you tell me how long you waited between applications and how many applications?

[@yesindeed222]

​@@SaywhatohnoThe nitrogen used in Scott's, is Urea.

[@wollins2]

I think that was the most clear and comprehensive "how to" fertilizer vids I've seen in a looong time. Thumbs up!

[@Helix5370]

I did this nitrogen blitz last fall and my lawn greened up faster than everyone on my block this spring. I will be doing this yearly as part of my lawn care routine now.

[@winstonian88]

It worked!! It completely changed my lawn. 5 lb bag of urea was $35, put it down over about 5 weeks. I also added it and then seeded using shade grass under the trampoline and it’s never been thicker.

[@Bferg85]

You have to like your grass to be ok with this concept. I feel most people overseed every year cause they have numerous varieties of grass and try to overseed with better cultivars to eventually establish a better lawn overall. I like the idea of this for someone who has a great lawn already and is happy with the current grass types in there lawn.

[@sundog1973]

Yes, and if you have weeds like creeping charlie, they will come back much worse in the spring. Great information, but you need a perfect lawn first.

[@martinlynn3699]

@@sundog1973 thanks for this insight. My yard is just short mown pasture. Sounds like if I tried this I'd get taller of everything I don't want.

[@ryans815]

Except this will never work. There's a reason that other grass is growing there already. Either you don't take care of your yard or the variety is just so strong is takes over on its own. Having a nice yard doesn't come from doing one step here or there, you have to do everything, all the time

[@Bferg85]

@adog3336 I do know that we also overseed to replace lost grass and you also validate my point, that most people don’t do a “fall nitrogen blitz” because we choose to overseed instead because we have reasons why we need to incorporate newer better varieties of grass or to replace lost grass aswell.

[@wally7856]

You will never overseed better cultivars in your lawn. The existing grass will crowd it out and it will die. The only way to change out your cultivars is to nuke your lawn and start over.

[@andrewg923]

New to the channel… my wife and I just bought our first house and I’m most excited to get back to mowing and keeping up the lawn.. great channel and great grass!

[@theadventuresofbreeze4177]

I’m a year in our first house and there no cooler feeling

[@tractioncontroloff9796]

I followed your advice and this Spring my lawn woke up way before my neighbors and looked amazing! Yes, I was mowing every 3 days but totally worth it 😂. My neighbor said his lawn wouldn’t look that good till mid June! Thanks

[@steffen707-]

Possibly the best nitrogen math I've seen anywhere, great graphics. Nice job.

[@LAWNLIFE]

Thanks Steffen. A lot of hours went into this one. Thanks for noticing all of the hard work!

[@jeffkovner2017]

I live on Long Island, NY. Just did the NST on my lawn instead of overseeding. I put down Scotts winter fertilizer (32% nitrogen) at rate of 1/2 pound per 1000 square feet every two weeks for 5 weeks. Last application was December 10. It is now the beginning of January and my lawn has never looked better. It is still lush and green. Neighbors lawns have already lost their color. Hopefully it continue through the spring and summer 2023. I last cut my lawn at 3 inches late November. After late November while still dark green there was no additional growth. Much, much faster, easier and cheaper than reseeding and with instant results. (I have a John Deere lawn tractor and cutting my grass is my "therapy".)

[@3rdyellow]

Half a pound of fertilizer or half pound of nitrogen?

[@tonyfarr480]

I really want to thank you for this amazing advice. I followed this strategy from September 2023 through the end of October 2023 and the results were absolutely amazing. I was going to try reseeding again this year, as I have for the past 2 years but decided to try this instead. So Glad I Did!!! Best Results Ever! Many Thanks Again

[@CustomExcelVideo]

I did it this fall(2023). I only did 3 applications and already my lawn has never been greener or thicker (Nov 16th)and I’ve lived here 30 years. Can’t wait to see what it looks like in the spring. I used a combination of ammonium sulfate and Scott’s turf builder. I could only find one 50lb ammonium sulfate in the south hills of Pittsburgh

[@CustomExcelVideo]

I can verify, this works great. It’s spring of 2024. My backyard that was a total mess is so much thicker and looks great. My front yard that was pretty good is now so thick my electric mower has trouble cutting if I wait too long to cut.

[@3rdyellow]

How much did you put down? At what rate?

[@CustomExcelVideo]

@@3rdyellow I followed the rate explained in the video

[@zacharymilos392]

Why not both? Cool season lawns, you can over seed Sept1 and apply some starter feet a few days later. After 2 weeks or so, if you did things right, you should be able to start mowing. At that point you could start the blitz, even go .25lb per 1k each week. This is what I did last year and it worked out great.

[@slyguyd]

This is what I do every year, perfect results.

[@Methodical2]

I use 46-0-0 (my crack fertilizer) throughout the fall. I did the last application around November 15, 2021 and did not fertilize at all in 2022 and the lawn stayed green (a test to see how long it would last). During the winter months my lawn is still green. It's time to start again. Use slow release during hotter months (Sunniland 24-0-11).

[@wally7856]

Having a green lawn during winter is not magic, just make sure there is lots of perennial ryegrass in your seed mix. It's a genetic thing, has nothing to do with fertilizer.

[@3rdyellow]

How did you use it in the fall? What twas the application rate?

[@larryseibold4287]

Great video. I need to point out one missing item. Water. In addition to a big bump up in mowing, I think you need to up your watering. This could be a big deal now with the expanding drought and water restrictions. I think that throwing down a bunch of N and starving the grass for water will hurt rather than aid the grass. Our Bay area rainy season doesn't start until November, which is too late. Thoughts? This problem also applies to over-seeding.

[@delt19]

Fixing a lawn isn't an overnight process in my opinion. Water is critical, especially if you're going to be putting down a lot of nitrogen like this guy suggests. My advice would be to keep an eye on the weather and try to time your applications around rainy days. If that means that you only put down 1 or 2 lbs of N in the next two months then so be it. There's always next season - and patience is the name of the game in lawn care.

[@aprilgeneric8027]

november is not to late. california only has 1 season permanent summer. it's the equivalent of saying tropical forrests experience snow for 3-5 months of every year. nitrogen load even during drought keeps the grass growing and green despite lack of moisture. it's applying the right amount so it doesn't burn that is the problem. water determines how much will spread out, sink in how deep and how fast, that's all. not saying water isn't huge, just that plants pull water out of the air when needed. probably won't work in places like arizona and nevada but coastal states, tropicals and land of lake country or rivers galore, it's a non issue.

[@gregjones3660]

If you all are worried about drought then can you kill the lawn and plant clovers? Because then when you don’t expect to deal with drought you can kill the clovers and plant grass. I’ve just been fertilizing and watering the front and side lawns which probably total the back yard sq ft. (I don’t live in California) the back yard I grow dallis grass and whatever was there originally so weeds essentially I kill dandelions with a propane torch. But I don’t want to spray spectricide or whatever to kill the weeds so the pet isn’t exhibit “a” for ill effects. I personally didn’t want to p*ss the neighbors off with clovers. Is that your thought process as well?

[@alexquiton7279]

This is the best Chanel and I'm new to fertilizing my own grass . I currently have a company that doing it for me this season but it is never made me happy been with them for many years. . Thanks for making this video. you make everything easy for me to understand . I ordered 10 gallon fertilizer sprayer and will attach it to my zero turn mower. I'm excited I can't wait to start and see the result.also already bought a 50lbs of urea 46 0 0....

[@LAWNLIFE]

If you're spraying urea be careful how much you put down at one time. This video is for putting down granular applications in the fall

[@kylemoore3834]

I did the blitz with urea thanks to your advise last fall. I have KBG, mono-stand of midnight. It worked great. Applied at your suggested rate weekly from September thru October. Will be doing it again this fall. Thanks for this tip 👍

[@BritishBeachcomber]

In England, we just let the grass do what it does best... Rest when it's hot/dry. Grow when conditions are right. After a record heatwave, lawn & pasture brown, I just waited for September rain. It's looking better than ever. That's the beauty of grass. After a stressful summer, it comes back better and stronger than ever. If you water and feed the grass, all you do is grow weeds.

[@brianallen502]

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 🌱 Lawn Maintenance Introduction - Introduction to the concept of fall nitrogen blitz. - Explanation of the common practice of overseeding lawns in fall. - Preview of the benefits of the fall nitrogen blitz over overseeding. 00:41 💡 What is the Fall Nitrogen Blitz? - Definition and origin of the fall nitrogen blitz. - Purpose: To rejuvenate lawns after summer stress. - Timing: When grass temperatures drop below 80 degrees for cool-season lawns. 01:53 💪 Implementation of Fall Nitrogen Blitz - Specifics of the fall nitrogen blitz plan: 0.5 pounds of fast-release nitrogen per 1000 square feet every two weeks. - Objective: Thickening the lawn, aiding root recovery, and storing carbs for winter. - Anticipated outcomes: Faster spring green-up and a healthier lawn post-winter. 02:38 💰 Cost and Effort Comparison - Cost-effectiveness and reduced effort of fall nitrogen blitz compared to overseeding. - Time and financial savings by avoiding annual overseeding. - Consideration of making spouses happier by not overseeding every year. 03:23 🌱 Choosing the Right Fertilizer - Criteria for selecting a fertilizer: Fast-release for immediate impact. - Recommendations: Urea (46-0-0) or Ammonium Sulfate (21-0-0). - Understanding slow-release fertilizers and their limitations. 04:46 🛒 Pricing and Sourcing - Practical tips for sourcing urea and ammonium sulfate locally. - Local feed stores and landscape supply stores as primary sources. - Considerations for shipping costs and availability. 06:33 ⚖️ Price Disparities - Illustration of price variations for urea and ammonium sulfate from different stores. - Experiences with obtaining quotes from various suppliers. - The range of prices for a 50-pound bag of fertilizers. 07:58 🌐 Application Methods - Challenges of spreading concentrated nitrogen in prill form. - Practical solutions: Hand spreader for urea, granular spreader for ammonium sulfate. - The importance of even coverage for effective results. 09:21 📏 Calculating Fertilizer Amount - Calculation for determining the actual pounds of product needed based on nitrogen content. - Step-by-step example using ammonium sulfate (21-0-0). - Customization based on lawn size and nitrogen goals. 10:04 🛑 Ending the Fall Nitrogen Blitz - Ceasing the fall nitrogen blitz once grass growth stops. - Assurance of providing everything needed for a strong spring comeback. - Bonus tip for achieving a darker green grass even with the nitrogen blitz. Made with HARPA AI

[@michaelmock4894]

There is a drawback to this. Late doses of N before winter make the Grass cell boundaries softer (as opposed to Potassium) which increases the risk of snow mould during winter

[@-What-are-your-thoughts]

Could you elaborate on this? I have read something similar and a high dose of potassium before winter dormancy and a fungicide help. Also doesn’t length of snow cover contribute to the outcome?

[@michaelmock4894]

@@-What-are-your-thoughts sure lengh of snow/high moisture are a Faktor, but depending on the plant available potassium levels a potassium rich fertilization with rather low N levels (e.g. 9-5-20) once soll temperatures are decreasing below 12°C will make a Grass with harder cell boudaries that will be very robust against freezing temps and snow mould. High N makes it green, but soft

[@harryharry3193]

@@michaelmock4894 depends on where you live....im sure I blitz the crap out of mine, never had snow mold. south jersey. we get snow.

[@LAWNLIFE]

I've never had a serious snow mold issue while doing this. Snow mold seems to be hit and miss depending on the winter around me. Some years people getting nailed in my neighborhood, some years there's nothing. I haven't noticed a correlation

[@globalthreat7084]

@@LAWNLIFE You DO NOT want to do this a few days before frost. It WILL cause snow mold. And another thing, is you can only do this with KBG because it will spread. TTT of PRG won't. Those grasses won't spread. You need to overseeed them. Sorry, but this video is horrible info.

[@TheAMVDJ]

Even though I live in the south I did a total lawn renovation and planted SPF30 hybrid bluegrass. This stuff is absolutely beautiful and it survives the heat given that it gets adequate water during the summer. Anyway, 99.9% of the lawns around here are bermuda, so my bluegrass lawns sticks out BIG TIME, haha. Literally every time I'm working in the lawn and someone walks by they stop to tell me how beautiful my lawn is. I've been doing this fall nitrogen blitz for a couple years now and the results are truly remarkable. I highly recommend doing it!

[@LAWNLIFE]

Sounds like total neighborhood domination. Good work! 😂

[@GTeton73]

I've been researching hybrid bluegrass as well (transition zone 6a). Do you mind saying what brand of SPF30 you went with? Where did you get it? Thanks!!

[@TheAMVDJ]

@@GTeton73 Outsidepride is where I got mine, and as far as I know that is the only place to get SPF30 (I could be wrong). It is definitely worth the effort to renovate for this grass type. Just be sure to beat down whatever was there prior (bermuda) to the dirt, and have a bermuda suppression plan (pylex or what I use triclopyr) bc bermuda is impossible to kill and will attempt a comeback next summer.

[@shatherley68]

Thank you for this information. I’m a relatively new lawn care enthusiast, and I have been struggling with low N constantly. Did a renovation late 2020, and it’s doing ok. But this is really helping. Put down my second application today! IT’s responded well!

[@prudencezappa7851]

Nitrogen is the first to be washed out

[@pheyn0m961]

This channel is a handheld walkthrough on how to be the boss on the block. Well done! Subscribed.

[@davidgonzales-ec8bo]

This fall nitrogen blitz is really working for me. Ty Jessy.

[@NicolasMoore838]

Jesse, thanks for this! It’s June 1st 2023, and I’m using this to kick my lawn, trying to get it to bounce back from Memorial Day. My lawn did not enjoy 48 hours of 20 people and games. Thanks for this tip

[@Megatron_83]

My boy Jesse is on point like always. Already did one app about 2 weeks ago at .75 lbs per 1000 to help my lawn recover a bit faster from the heat stress. Perfectly timed it with rain forecasted. Already rebounded lovely. Next app this Friday at the .5 lbs per 1000 like you suggested and then I’ll probably skip an app because I mulch my clippings and the existing nitrogen in the lawn will just break that down as another app basically. Plus it’ll be easier to keep up with the mowing haha. Love that you featured my last comment from last year’s video too. Thanks again brother!

[@frankbrancato3997]

I did it last year. My lawn is amazing! Thank you!!! I also started early this spring. Any spring summer tips?

[@keithp115]

This was, by far, the best and easiest explained tutorial about fertilizer. Well done sir!

[@LAWNLIFE]

Wow, thank you for this compliment!! I really appreciate the kind words! A lot of work went into this one.

[@keithp115]

@@LAWNLIFE You're very welcome and you deserve the praise. Because of your post, I have the nicest lawn in my 26 home subdivision. Thanks again from Southeast Michigan!

[@LAWNLIFE]

@@keithp115 that's awesome! I'm glad everything is working. Keep up the good work!

[@PacificNorthwestLawns]

Absolutely fantastic video Jesse! Great tips and the editing is MONEY 👍🏻

[@globalthreat7084]

This only works for grass that spreads, like KBG for cool season lawns. It's the only grass in that type that spreads. This will not work for PRG or TTT, as they do not have rhizomes.

[@DenomenatorXIV]

@@globalthreat7084 there are new types of real fescue that have rhizomes. Barenbrug rtf

[@why-be-normal7014]

I use the def fluid for Diesel trucks and I usually mix 2 ounces per gallon in my liquid sprayer I’ve been doing it for three years every month

[@3rdyellow]

That seems like a low rate only putting down once a month. Do you make other applications with other materials?

[@SwivetShaves]

Fall nitrogen blitz has changed the way my lawn looks - tried it last year after your video and it works so well

[@LAWNLIFE]

Awesome man! I'm glad it worked out. Let some of these people that think I'm crazy in the comments know that lol

[@garage-guy207]

Great info Jesse. Typically I just throw down 2 feedings of a typical big box offering with a composition of similar parts nitrogen and potassium, say 12-0-18. Lawn is then able to stay green into late fall, manufacture adequate food reserves for winter while enhancing/protecting grass structure for the impending spring. I agree that snow mold appears to be a hit or miss phenomenon likely dependent on consistency of winter temps ie. consistently cold vs. freeze/thaw cycles. Snow mold, overall, is not really a problem - other than visual - and disappears with spring’s first lawn maintenance

[@LAWNLIFE]

Thanks for watching man. I agree with everything you mentioned. I like to go a little heavier with the N than you do but to each their own!

[@aprilgeneric8027]

last number is blossom bloom, this will only make your lawn grass blossom more flowers which last longer and extend the period of flowering which is extremely hard on the roots to provide vigor for so long instead of store it. you want a 20-30 first number and a low 3-8 mid number potassium is only a ph balancer way more effective than calcium and sulpher. nitrogen is for mostly leaf growth and some root growth sulpher and iron are for deep dark color which helps in the high heat drier part of summer to keep the grass from sun burning.

[@haroldgill-paysagesecologi6406]

I'm thinking you know a lot more than this talking head. @@aprilgeneric8027

[@aprilgeneric8027]

9:45 buy a bag for each acre and every application use 1/4 of the bag per acre this is just high enough dose to keep on the edge of burn but make everything lush green and at super grow 1"-2" per week , not turbo grow 3"-6" growth. only do this in the rainy seasons spring rains of may into the first 2 weeks of june, mid september rains into end of october. Midwest Landscapes Otsego Mn Commercial Whole Saler, A, E, F, K, L Minnesota dept of agriculture licensed

[@3rdyellow]

How often do you put it down? Weekly?

[@HomeRunLawns]

This obviously works for people above the transition zone. Perennially rye @ 10lbs per 1000sq ft in my bermuda lawn october-April….then spraying to rid it. Sucks for us southerners! Love the channel

[@dubbz317]

My lawns is less than a year old and i still have some bare spots, but I plan on following the advice in this video for next season. Great video, Jesse!

[@LAWNLIFE]

Thanks for watching!

[@guitars415]

If you have bare spots then you need more seed to fill in those spots. KBG will spread to bare spots if you have KBG. If not, then seed. All this video is showing is when to add fertilizer. Adding fertilizer should not be compared to over-seeding. Completely different things and different situations. More of a click bait video to be honest. Everyone knows to fertilize their yard in the fall. It helps through the winter months and helps for a quick green up.

[@aprilgeneric8027]

give it a few years. roots will spread out in 3-5 years so long as they aren't over trafficked and the ground isn't compacted or starving for water.

[@xugefu]

Thanks!

[@LAWNLIFE]

Idk how I'm just seeing this. Sorry for the late reply. Thank you sooo much!

[@waizeerhussain3720]

I usually dose with 46-0-0 and pgr....works great

[@DaddingAllDay]

Fantastic video! Really well done! I'm not sure this works for tall fescue. For spreading grasses like KBG, this will work wonderfully! For fescue, especially those that had a rough summer, this plan will help with growth and tillering, but it will have a splotchy appearance. After a few years of thickening up the turf through overseeding, this technique could end up working well.

[@LAWNLIFE]

This is true, but 90% of the people watching this will have KBG in their cool season grass. Not many ppl have a 100% fescue/rye lawn. Thanks for watching Chuck!

[@DaddingAllDay]

@@LAWNLIFE True, true... except me... 100% Tall Fescue baby!!

[@LAWNLIFE]

@@DaddingAllDay welcome to the 10% 😂

[@larrybird6696]

Larry Bird is in the 10% too

[@LAWNLIFE]

@@larrybird6696 the hick from French Lick has 100% fescue huh? Who would've thought..

[@arkrainflood]

i am topdressing with orgro, and then overseeding with RTF (Rhizomatous Tall Fescue), which is a SPREADING fescue that will self repair bare spots on the lawn! currently, the fescue on the lawn is the typical clumping type. i am hoping the RTF overseeding will be the last i ever have to do.

[@PawleyWalnuts]

Great video. One add….I prefer urea for the reasons you mention but it can break down quickly and the usability diminishes if it’s not watered in quickly. It breaks down fast. For that reason and if not dissolved in water and applied with a tank sprayer AS maybe easier to use if available. Applying straight urea will burn the lawn easily unless you have a really good spreader. I always recommend people dissolved it and spray it then water in.

[@davidjonburke2729]

great video! ive been using 50% liquid urea and liquid fish all year round with a hose end sprayer..been doin it for years works great and cheep!

[@a.trujillo3359]

This worked great last fall! Thank you! Can I also apply this to grass seed?

[@cachevalleyshedsinhydepark7102]

hmm! I have never tried that before. I would love to see a comparison of both types on lawns and see which ones looks better over time.

[@davidgonzales-ec8bo]

Jessy, I have a good suggestion. Many people struggle in math. Because of this, could you make a video saying they should use .42 lbs of n of ams per thousand feet. That would be 2 lbs per 1000. That would be so much easier for the math challenged. You could also do 1 lb/1000 ou urea for .46. .46 or .42 is close enough to .5 lb. I think it's a goog idea.

[@Farmerknowsbest]

So I guess the farmer in me doesn't get the multiple 20#/ac applications. AMS the better choice for your goals btw, the N in AMS is in the nitrate form and is safe from volatilization and is immediately plant available. Urea needs heat to be plant available and requires quite a bit more rain to get into the plant. If I were you I'd do a 50#/ac app of a urea AMS blend and add some potash as K availability in drought and heat goes way down. Early spring another shot of AMS and mangansese sulphate will keep you green through drought and heat. Manganese and sulfur are way underrated in grasses in drought.

[@henryjonesphotography4934]

You are providing some great information.

[@winstonian88]

I’m gonna try this. Hope you’re right. Thanks!

[@otiswilson2696]

exactly why my go to nitrogen fert is Andersons DGL. small particles that equal more even coverage on the lawn.

[@TheAMVDJ]

I've found the best way to spoon feed Urea is with a hose end sprayer. I have the Ortho hose end sprayer. At first I use a larger container (a tea pitcher) that I fill with warm to hot water. Then I measure out my urea and dump it in. The Ortho hose end sprayer doesn't hold enough so this is why I do it this way. I set my Ortho to setting "3" then try to cover 1,000 square feet. Then I refill a time or two and then I'm all done. The urea dissolves very quickly in the warm-hot water so all of this doesn't take hardly any time at all, maybe 15 minutes. This is by far my easiest, least amount of work required method of putting any sort of contents on my lawn.

[@user-jl1sz7su4p]

how do you keep it from getting places other than the lawn, just real careful? nitrogen stains sidewalks.

[@LAWNLIFE]

Nitrogen doesn't stain sidewalks, iron does.

[@LAWNLIFE]

Thanks for sharing this with the community. Glad it works for you! Thanks for watching man.

[@TheAMVDJ]

@@user-jl1sz7su4p I've never stained anything with nitrogen, it's iron you have to watch out for. It's as simple as spraying a garden hose, you just put it where you want it

[@wally7856]

Even easier - next time you fill up with gas pick up a gallon of DEF (diesel exhaust fluid). 35.5% urea, 64.5% demineralized water. Works out to 15-0-0 is cheap and already premixed for you. Fill up the ortho and use setting 1.5oz/gallon and spray your lawn evenly. That'll give you about 0.3 lbs/1000 sqft of nitrogen per application.

[@americantroy77]

It may be cheaper but my God does the effort level go up 100% I’d much rather overseed once fertilize once turn on sprinklers and be done with it versus now needing to fertilize every 7 to 14 days for the rest of the season.

[@antbatt1313]

On top of the additional mowing. But I'll be doing both.

[@Smllc22318]

THAT IS WHY YOU WILL NEVER BE GREAT

[@LAWNLIFE]

Idk man... Dethatching, thatch cleanup, seeding, fertilizing, putting down peat moss, staying on top of watering... I'd rather go out there a fertilize once a week and mow. Different strokes for different folks I guess.

[@antbatt1313]

@@LAWNLIFE I dethatched this weekend. 18 bags. Brutal. But, it needed to be done.

[@LAWNLIFE]

@@antbatt1313 good work man! Dethatching is so satisfying. Clean up sucks ass lol. It will be worth it though. Start hitting in with nitrogen and it's going to look amazing in a month or two

[@srtswpak47]

Greetings from Fargo. The previous fall blitz video was a gem, but this one is going to go into the history books! I closed on a home last winter and my lawn was the worst in the neighbor in spring. It wasn't until the second week of June that it was awake. In late July I began blitzing 0.5 lbs of N per week with Urea and I've had good enough uniformity using the Echo RB60 spreader on setting 4.5. A week ago I've switched to a starter fertilizer that's AMS based because my phosphorus test came back very low. My understanding is phosphorus is less available with higher pHs that are typical in our region and the cold soil temperatures in spring also reduce phosphorus uptake. There probably aren't too many folks with low P, but I'm curious if there is a significant difference in spring green up between lower-end sufficient levels of P and upper-end optimal levels with our particular climate in mind. Likewise, blitzing nitrogen means one will need to keep up with K. Perhaps those could be some good topics for future videos. Anyway, thanks for the great content and education Jesse!

[@LAWNLIFE]

How are you Potassium levels? I'd be cautious throwing down too much starter if you have high K levels. I've never heard of low P levels causing a slow spring green up. Hit your lawn with the blitz this year and see how well it comes in this spring and re-evaluate then. It's hard to know how nutrient deprived it was from the previous owners.

[@srtswpak47]

@@LAWNLIFE I did the soil test at NDSU before blitzing and the K was very high, 380ppm. I haven't applied any K until I began the 10-18-6. Regarding P, I saw purpling blades in spring and have read that P deficiency can cause stunted growth similar to N deficiency which also tested low. P tested very low at 5ppm so my plan was to raise P to the upper end of 50ppm. K will be raised 1.2 lbs per 1K for me to do so with the starter fert. I couldn't source any DAP or MAP. So while my K is already very high and I'm applying more, I'm also putting down a large amount of N for the year at 6+ lbs per 1K. I've read N to K should be either 3:2 or 4:2. I think I should still be dropping a considerable amount of K (wild guess 150ppm) especially because I've been bagging the whole time. I'm operating on a lot of theory here and little actual experience.

[@aprilgeneric8027]

@@srtswpak47 up your N to 20, add sulpher and iron up to 3-7. throw in a dose of calcium almost mid may. bird droppings as slow release will help the most. also use your used coffee grounds first round in april N should be 23-32 to wake your lawn up and spur it to go-go-green-grow with atleast a 7-10 on the end to force it to blossom bloom vigor kaboom. you also need some gypsum and a bit of lime. don't go too decent on the lime, but most importantly your lawn needs compost. the microbes are struggling to survive. manure-rotten wood pulp-leaves-grass clippings-rotting aquatic vegetation mix. 1/4" to 1/2" in this compost mixper year for the next 3 years either in two 1/4" spreadings per year (early spring early fall right before the rains) or one 1/2" spreading in early spring, right after the snow comes off. you must not be too far from the badlands

[@thomaswilcome4008]

Loved it here in Michigan. I did an extra hit of nitro in early fall and it did so well. Great info here!

[@charleywalker2982]

Thanks for sharing your videos and keep them coming please.

[@xvrickhchips]

This only applies to lawns that have rhizomatic-styles of growth such as KBG or bermuda or zero die off during the summer, yes? If you get bare sports from summer heat, they aren't going to fill in if you have rye or TTTF. The fall fert isn't going to hurt, but it isn't going to fix a lawn with patches.

[@heavymechanic2]

People questioned me when I was throwing down garden fertilizer in the fall knowing it would be broken down before spring. Been overseeding a sketchy lawn far below the bag rate (20-lb per 15K of lawn) to achieve a uniform grass type, it looks a little better every year. Soil PH and fertility is definitely the objective, and bringing in new grass cultivars has also made an impact considering all the random grass types and bare patches overtaken by weeds.

[@3rdyellow]

How often did you put it down?

[@dathyr1]

Thanks for this information. Nice to know there is an alternative. take care

[@greybeard150]

I just had my lawn oversewed today....oh well! great vid!

[@LAWNLIFE]

Thanks man!

[@weeeves]

If you're one of the lucky few to have a Rural King nearby, they sell 51lbs of Ammonium Sulfate for $17.99 (was $13.99 last year). You can spray Ammonium Sulfate safely without irrigation if you double the carrier/water. The max rate I spray AMS without irrigation is 0.21lbs nitrogen (1lb AMS) per 1000 sq/ft using a minimum of 2 gallons of water.

[@kellyf618]

Definitely going to try this.. my lawn is really struggling this year. Thanks for the great video! 💚

[@LAWNLIFE]

Thanks for watching Kelly! I forgot to answer your comment from a previous video. Let me go back and see if I can find it and answer it for you! My bad!

[@kellyf618]

Haha no worries! It was about ripping up an area of my yard but I ended up dethatching the area and going to throw some seed down that I already had to see if the area will fill in.

[@LAWNLIFE]

@@kellyf618 I responded to you a little bit ago. You made the right decision it sounds like!

[@marksullivan3424]

I’m gonna this a try! Never heard of this method. Not sure if it’s a Canadian thing, our laws are backwards up here when it comes to fertilizers and lawn chemicals, but my Scott’s Green max 27-0-2 doesn’t say on the back of bag the percentage of fast vs slow release. But I’m fairly certain this stuff is mostly fast release.

[@pczapp827]

Scott's Green Max ---8.1% Ammonium Sulfate 10.4% Urea 6.8% Slow Release 10% Sulfur That is the U.S. Bag on the back may be different in Canada.

[@polarisxltsp]

One thing to add if you do this and have a short cut lawn you should have your fungicide game ready. The one year I pounded N in the fall without applying the snow mold cocktail I had very bad snow mold in the spring. Connor has shown this in a few of his videos over the years as evidence as well.

[@LAWNLIFE]

I haven't gotten any bad snow mold over the last 5 years I've been doing this... 🤷‍♂️

[@chuckbenzing134]

@@LAWNLIFE for your health and safety you must have an RO system for drinking water if on a well

[@klutch14u]

Wish you would have touched on types of grass and/or if there are different rules that might apply and what area of the country you're in and if this might make a difference with both the application rate and time and also getting ahold of the product.

[@tbday3322]

Holy cow just unloaded a truck load of AMS wish could get the prices for it. The Ag usage is a lot diffrent in Kansas

[@lostinmyspace4910]

I have 4 acres of lawn, and I did the math. I nned 11 bags of fertilizer foreach weekly spplicatiom. Thst'd $330 weekly for say 5 weeks. Yeah, right. Why not just overseed the entire lawn once to get more grass seed rather than blitz out my entire checkbook?

[@3rdyellow]

How are you overseeding that much lawn? Do you water the seeds in at all? Or just throw it down and let mother nature do the work?

[@FrostyTheSnowman12321]

@@3rdyellow 4 Acres. . . Mother Nature! DuH!

[@petemianowski495]

Been looking at Diesel Esaust Fluid at 35.5% urea in a hose end sprayer. Very cheap and there is a video on it. Haven't tried it yet but seriously considering it.

[@rodn9338]

Great video sir. Never thought about buying urea.

[@LAWNLIFE]

Thanks Rod! Good luck with it!

[@cooperjack1987]

If you’re in Minnesota, check to see if there is a Federated Co-op near by. #50 AMS for $25

[@LAWNLIFE]

Thanks for looking out!

[@forrestamos6355]

Thank you so much for this video. Great advice! If the lawn has been over-seeded already, and new growth is appearing, would it be too much for the young grass to have the nitrogen put on it? Thanks again!

[@akg_table]

2:15 god dont I know it. I did a full Fall reno and had a beautiful lawn May 1st. I now have multiple big bare spots and lost 70% of the density I had just a few months prior. It simply wasn't old enough to handle the heat without babying(which I didn't know I needed to do)

[@JasonLestage]

Wow, great job with the editing on this video. I did this nitrogen blitz last year and ended up with the worst snow mold I’ve ever seen in the spring. I decided to overseed this fall and I was considering using high Potassium fertilizer in the fall going forward just to help with the winter stress but you’ve definitely made me want to give this blitz another try next year. Your lawn always looks soooo good!

[@LAWNLIFE]

Thanks man! I've never had a serious snow mold issue while doing this. Snow mold seems to be hit and miss depending on the winter around me. Some years people get nailed in my neighborhood, some years there's nothing. I haven't noticed a correlation between fall nitrogen and snow mold

[@JasonLestage]

@@LAWNLIFE I felt like my grass was so healthy and green and moist when the snow came that it contributed to the mold. All that moisture was trapped under there. I wondered if I had let it properly go dormant, if I would have been better off.

[@morganpress3415]

what state are you in?

[@cheetoteeto]

I went heavy on nitrogen in fall 2 yrs ago and had bad snow mold as well. My whole lawn looked like cheetah print. That same year as the mold I had horrible lawn rust as well. This year the rust just arrived but I made it till September so annoying to have it but I'll try to feed it well to maybe grow it out and have fungicide as a backup option

[@mynameisparadox]

Another amazing video jesse!!! Love to see it brother

[@LAWNLIFE]

Thanks bro! Appreciate you tuning in!

[@rontiffany7366]

Jesse, another great video. I am overseeding because I have some patching to do. I’ve been using urea for 2 years and it works great. I spray it before a rain event.

[@LAWNLIFE]

That's the way to do it Ron! Thanks for always watching!

[@tomg3460]

Great video Jesse. Been a fan of your work. Some of the more honest info out on the tubes. Please don't change!

[@LAWNLIFE]

Thanks for kind words Tom. I try to be as honest as possible without everything! Appreciate you taking the time to watch!

[@LWRC]

@4:14 What you stated regarding fast release Nitrogen content is absolutely INCORRECT!!! If 9% is slow release, then the remaining 91% is fast release and 91% of 32% is 29%!!! 29% of that entire bag is fast release Nitrogen!!!

[@AlexS0h]

I have a decent lawn. I was going to over-seed my cool season lawn, with the hopes year over year of crowding out weeds. I do have a crabgrass issue. So would this nitrogen be helping the weeds to grow also? Would you pull weeds and then start applying fertilizer?

[@SuperStarReview]

Hello, I have new sod that was laid in June. With ample watering it looks stellar now. I live in Toronto, Canada. If I do use this method of using .5 every two weeks, won't I risk the chance of burning the grass? The temps have not come down as yet.

[@andrewgreif1504]

Really helpful video! One question I had is if I was going to be selectively leveling and over seeding those areas that I'm leveling with a 50/50 soil/sand mix, is there anything to watch out for with those newly seeded areas when doing this process?

[@thurstonr9929]

New Subscriber here Diggin’ your channel and some really helpful tips. Wished I caught this sooner. I did a light overseed ( tttf/kbg) last week. Dethatched some dead areas in my backyard which pulled up some of my very thick and healthy turf so wished I did not use the SunJoe dethatcher and fertilized with 16-4-8. Moving forward, can I still blitz? Also, my turf is growing like crazy. I’m one week out of seeding and not sure if I can go another week without mowing.

[@IsmaelByrd]

dude, that McGuire reference was lol and cold-blooded, excellent

[@almostsouthernhomestead7775]

Interestingly we run our chickens over the front yard during the winter in tractors. I’m thinking they are doing similar things, because the lawn our second season there was the greenest/thickest I’ve ever seen.

[@TofuInc]

Most urea can be dissolved in water and sprayed on the lawn for more even coverage. Another advantage is you can add a few oz of iron and get a 2 in 1 application. Using a surfactant or just some dish soap can help the absorption into the leaves. I usually apply it in the evening and then run the sprinklers in the early morning to was the excess into the soil.

[@LAWNLIFE]

Yes it can, but you can't put down more than 0.2-0.25 lbs of N without the risk of burn. I use this method all year long, than go to granular in the fall

[@Chris-29]

Definitely gonna give this a try

[@ryanfassett6816]

Definitely going to try it with some aeration this year and see what happens and I may just spot seed certain spots since I don’t have a spreading grass but I’m curious to if the tillering and thickening in response to a crazy amount of N would be enough to at least shade over some small bare spots. What do you think?

[@jimkirkolis4461]

Great advice Jesse. I have applied urea three times to my lawn one week apart and have not seen any change to the grass. We have had a stressful summer(Illinois) with very dry and hot. My yard has a lot of dead spots. Do you think i need to add anything along with the urea like iron or something else? Thanks. Keep up your great informative videos

[@captainSly69]

same here - in illinois. may want to try amending some humic acid and/or liquid compost to increase nutrient uptake. if you don't mind me asking - how much urea did you use per 1000 sq ft? i'm about to do 1 lb per 1000 sq ft but i have about 55000 sq ft of lawn! my lawn is currently "so so" but i've been using liquid kelp, humic acid, and liquid compost to boost up the soil health first.

[@jimkirkolis4461]

I put it down at .5 pounds per 1000. My third application I did go to 1 pound per 1000

[@jimkirkolis4461]

Thanks captain. I will try humic acid if I can find it

[@mattb9664]

I did this in the fall on 7 wk old KBG leading to Halloween...it looked sooooo good (like glass grass) and was going into December, and was the last to fade to a dull green. Also applied some Biochar (and I didn't activate it or anything) shortly after. Now its taking it's sweet time to wake back up compared to my neighbor's more basic, under maintained lawns. Hope I didn't damage or shock anything. My scientific guess is that the yard still isn't getting the ground temps AND direct sunlight requirements yet...it's just getting one of the two for now.

[@LAWNLIFE]

I had this same problem last year on my renovation. I didn't blitz the new grass but, I was the last person to start mowing in my neighborhood because the grass was dormant for so long. What I figured was one, bluegrass greens up very slow in the spring compared to other grasses and two, I was thinking the young grass had something to do with it. I'm sure you didn't fry your grass or anything like that. I'm curious to how my lawn greens up this year now that it has been established for 1.5 years. What cultivars of kbg did you put down?

[@mattb9664]

That's reassuring, hopefully yours ends up kicking off well for the season! The seed is Stovers- Bewitched, Bedazzled, Blueberry, Blue Note, and Manhattan PRG @20% each...it's good stuff. We're still getting 20ish degree weather at night that goes up to mid 50s by the late afternoon and back- and with the partial shading in the morning, I think the ground temp just isn't able to raise high enough yet through the day.

[@amafishing866]

New sub here and so glad I found this channel! Great video going to try this out this fall

[@fargnbastage]

Can you do this if you did overseed? Like 3 to 4 weeks and the seedlings have grown, is it ok to do this....or should I just wait until next Fall?

[@silverfeathered1]

Or you can fill up your sprayer with urea at the gas station for a few bucks. Most stations with diesel around here have a DEF pump. If that's too intimidating, you can buy a box of BlueDef from most hardware stores.

[@mratran]

Thanks for the tip! Should I dethach before fertilizing?

[@25Pastordan]

Our grass overall is 70% there.. we have lots of sand and live in Wisconsin. We get lots of ant hills.. What would recommend? Put better black dirt on top with an overseed?

[@petedetraglia4776]

I use N-EXT organic liquid fertizer/bio-stimulants and never use more than 1.5 pounds of Nitrogen for the year...Dark green healthy grass all year long. Using Humic, RGS, Air-8, micro nutrient, and Sea Kelp. Mow twice a week and I make sure I get atleast 1.5 inches of water on my lawn per week. Nitrogen drive the bus but a good PH, CECs, and optimal soil test readings are why I can use less Nitrogen...I have very deep roots also and I dig up a spot every year and check them...Healthy soil is more important to me than big feedings...

[@3rdyellow]

How often do you apply materials to the lawn?

[@michaeljohnston8218]

I halfa$$ed it because I got to this video late. I was able to do 3 weeks of Scotts Turfbuilder in fall of '22. I was using up the rest of turfbuilder I had. Going to use Urea this year. But a huge difference. My lawn was dark green 3 weeks before anyone else's and it is super thick. Wonder if I could use a lower dose of Urea in Summer and water in or apply before rain.

[@3rdyellow]

At what rate did you put it down?

[@michaeljohnston8218]

@@3rdyellow In the fall I used a hand spreader at 3 with Scotts. I would and will use Urea going forward. Picked up 10 lbs on Amazon for 20.00. I put Urea down on the "2 setting" and did it every week after I cut. Its a huge difference. Just be patient because it took about a month or so for the bare spots to fill in.

[@3rdyellow]

How many pounds of urea per 1000sqft?

[@31mjw]

Jesse, I live in Southern Minnesota and want to do this with Scott's fertilizer and a Scott's broadcast spreader, What setting on my spreader should I use? Have a 3500sqf lawn. Thanks for your help.

[@JDNasty]

Great video! I literally have had quotes from lawncare companies because I'm almost at my breaking point. I'm going to try this and see what happens. Once I put this Nitrogen down and stop when the grass stops growing should I continue to put down the Scott's Winter guard for the final fert of the year?

[@JoelSternke]

@LAWNLIFE, I'm just finding this video and I'm putting down my first application. I live in Minnesota and we're supposed to have our first frost this upcoming week. Does grass keep growing after the first frost? I'm wondering if I can keep blitzing my lawn a few more times.

[@LatinDanceTeam]

Great info. Unfortunately, I just overseeded with a starter fertilizer. Can I still do a blitz?

[@chrisl5953]

Do you recommend aerating as well?

[@jennifernjoroge6334]

I have a couple questions. First, will putting this down help to slowly get rid of the weeds in my grass? My lawn was basically started from weeds long before I got here and we’ve slowly been adding grasses seed yearly, but have lots of crab grass, clover, creeping Charlie mixed in. My second question is regarding these products and their safety for kids and dogs. Thank you

[@funstuffonthenet5573]

Suggestion. Share a spreadsheet to make these calculations

[@eddiebeltoe]

Started the fnb today. Can't wait to see the results thank you for this video good to see different methods besides the typical overseed 👍🏼

[@bradmeintz7684]

GREAT VIDEO.......wondering if I could get your advice......I am planning on dethatching 6 weeks out from the 1st frost, then overfeeding and fertilizing after that. Would it be a good idea to also throw in this fall nitrogen blitz as well. I have a fescue yard & planned on overfeeding with a tall fescue / Kentucky blues grass blend. Thanks for you advice and keep up the great work. I am located in the midwest, outside of St. Louis, MO

[@jimbennett7248]

Great information, thank you. Will you clarify the optimal temperature range for applying urea? I've been told to apply urea only when temperatures are around 70 degrees or lower because higher temperatures cause urea to change to a gas and will dissipate into the air. Apparently, if applying urea shortly before it rains temperature doesn't affect the fertilizer. What's your take on all this? Also, "coated" urea is temperature stable I've been told. My local agricultural fertilizer supply company sells me urea in bulk, in my 5 gallon buckets, but it is not coated. Your's is the best video and information I've seen, thanks.