Laying Sod and it's CRAZY DARK GREEN TURF

[@raymond8929]

GM Mr. Pete, I know this is off topic, but I must say that I saw 👀 your Awesome family on the News this morning & Your story is a testament to what God can & Will do!!! (PEACE)!!! , Had me sniffing onions 🧅. Blessings My Brother.

[@GCITurf]

@@raymond8929 amen sir! God is so good… here’s the link if anyone else want to watch it - kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpOWapKGeKilpKMsi=7AGytbkR2O4VgJ3-

[@B_Rad4Real]

God is great. If you haven’t given him a try I suggest you give him a try. You want be sorry at all he changes lives for the better. He has changed mine 100%.

[@aaronburford5701]

Thanks for sharing that video! My God, that had me crying with joy of how God is still provides!

[@aaronburford5701]

Pete, you are on my prayer list my brother! For your business and your family! I have seen the video about your son and family, and you are right, He does give us a peace that passes our understanding! God has will continue to grant you FAVOR in your business and with your family! I want to thank you for sharing your story and your talents with the world!

[@harryharry3193]

@@GCITurf it makes Dads like me feel better- many of Us have things in our family that we battle daily.....we also pray to God for help. I respect your emotions Pete.

[@davet8602]

I love the texture of that new grass, very fine and soft looking. Looking forward to seeing it pop up and fill in.

[@voodoohex72]

That tool to lift the sod is amazing. Wish I had that when I did some Bermuda repair recently.

[@aetiffany]

Bluemuda! Yes! This is what I'm rooting for.

[@brad9662]

Here in Arkansas, had a retaining wall put in my backyard and threw down your alpha elite Bermuda seed. I can't wait to see the green start popping up ☺️ my contactor was going to put super cheap sod down and I said nope I want GCI turf seed!

[@brad9662]

Just to follow up on this today is day 4 and little baby Bermuda is sprouting up everywhere

[@revd6239]

Definitely darker....wow!!!!

[@iankm1]

Summers are only getting hotter.

[@GCITurf]

@@iankm1 yup

[@turbocobra]

so it seemed like tiftuf struggled with recovering from rye oversead... I had the same thing happen, new 8,000 sqft of tiftuf last sept, got agressive, over seeded with perinial rye, and didnt spray it out, that combined with a very wet spring, the tif tuff looked like a war zone by may. I am about to replace it all with Celebration... I have a small area of celebration mixed in with the tiftif, and the celebration quickly recovered, looks much darker blue/green, and has almost no weeds in it, where the tiftuff that did recover is full of weeds.

[@True5diy]

“ Tiff tuff looks alright I guess” lol if you only saw my yard. The only thing that’s green is the grassy weeds.😂

[@TaylorMadePM]

Great video! I’ve always been afraid of sod. I stick to what I know. You make it seem that it’s nothing to it! Look great can’t wait to see results!

[@29Turf]

With the fine texture of the sod, it looks a lot like bent grass (but much darker in color) Can't wait to see how that project pan's out.

[@CalculatedTrades]

Man Pete, I could’ve used that in my backyard 😆. Looking forward to the BlueMuda for sure.

[@DirtygardenCA]

Need an update on this, you could make a tee box of this at your house. Maybe put a ball washer next to it!

[@jasonmenken8910]

You roll your sod like I fold a fitted sheet LOL!

[@GCITurf]

😂

[@tonynichols2872]

Man this is exciting! I can't wait to see how this goes!!

[@JL-qo7cs]

First I've seen your workers. Fun

[@GCITurf]

@@JL-qo7cs that’s about 1/2 of them in this video. I have exceptional employees. I love them dearly

[@sbway9308]

Toughest, most durable, thickest plush Turf out there, an Absolute Monster is Palisade Zoysia!!! Hands Down!!! I’ve been working with Palisade Zoysia for 3 seasons now and it’s an absolute Beast!!! I have a pitch and putt out back. I reel mow the palisade greens at 1/4”… Looks so good. Greens maintenance is fairly easy. Spike aeration once a week and I use liquid products once a week, also a fungicide schedule just like most greens I would highly recommend Palisades Zoysia 100% it’s unphuck upable. It’s so plush and beautiful

[@sbway9308]

One other thing about Palisades Zoysia, it grows much faster than the other Zoysia species. If my lawn come out of dormancy with a bald spot I just liquid fertilize that area once a week and boom, grows back quick!! I know other Zoysias are slow growers, like Empire

[@dpsebera]

For a warm season turf, I like zoysia!

[@MrKevinH]

Every video is inching me closer to a turf cutover next year. If that is "alright" for turf, I consider it phenomenal based on how mine looks now.

[@instantsiv]

My front yard is on a slope, the bottoms half is Bermuda and the top half is pinestraw. I started seeing the Bermuda grow up thru the pinestraw on the edge. I sprayed glyphosate 2-3 times and then I figured out that the pinestraw had slowly creeped down the slope. It creeped down about 4-5” over the bermuda. Oops. I had a 4-5” strip of dead bermuda across my entire front yard. Happy to report that about a month later the bermuda has grown back in 😂

[@PrincernPrince]

Thank You Jesus! My prayers have been answered. You said the fescue around the house is staying "It ain't goin nowhere" that's what I was hoping for thank you Pete!

[@voodoohex72]

My tiff tuff was that green when I first installed it and now its a little lighter then the 419 it was patching up. I think the sod companies green it up hard before they give you those pallets. Here in Raleigh NC super sod is our go to.

[@GCITurf]

@@voodoohex72 apply nitrogen to green it

[@voodoohex72]

@@GCITurf yep thanks brother. :)

[@joshuabellinger267]

I don't understand why people care so much about the change. Especially don't understand getting upset about it. I'm excited about the possibility of you changing to bermuda personally.

[@ahastar1141]

I think people care based on what grass they have. If you got blue grass, you probably follow Pete and see what he does to maximize his results. So seeing him dump the blue is probably a bummer to some. Shouldn’t really matter, but I know a lot of people follow who they follow based on the grass types and Pete is definitely one of the bigger blue grass channels even though he’s probably known for his tall fescue. I agree some people shouldn’t care as much as they do, but I do understand why people do care.

[@joshuabellinger267]

@@ahastar1141 yea. Well said, and I agree with the point you’re making. I was mainly speaking to the nasty or semi aggressive comments from people as if Pete’s choice in turf type offended them personally hahaha

[@ahastar1141]

@@joshuabellinger267 absolutely fair. I actually think it would be cool to see the process of him bringing back his KBG this fall, since so many people have struggling KBG lawns in the summer. Would be a cool thing to see since a lot of people can relate. I also think a blue-mueda mix would be interesting. Personally I watch a ton of lawn KZbin, and whether they have warm or cool season grass is generally irrelevant to me since the concepts are the same, just the application timing and some of the herbicides that’s different.

[@lifeislucci]

If you overseed with Perennial Ryegrass or Bluegrass, how do you go about hiding the dormant Bermuda in the winter?

[@GCITurf]

@@lifeislucci the PRG and KBG hide the brown

[@thekingeightclub]

Tahoma 31 is where's it at. Stays greener longer and greens up earlier

[@DirtygardenCA]

its what the Kansas City Chiefs play on, it's friggin gorgeous

[@dustinstelly6518]

I really thought Celebration is the best Bermuda you can buy.

[@peterjebeles4563]

The sod you installed is called iron cutter Bermuda?

[@johnblevins2248]

You need to check out bimmi bermuda

[@billyraines3178]

It's your yard Pete, you don't need others permission to do what you want to do at your house!!!

[@USMC-Sniper-0137]

That's a unique flag pole.......

[@stevec1751]

SPRIG TAHOMA 31! I'd love to see you do that video!!

[@jasonmenken8910]

Question... if you have TiffTuff or Iron Cutter Bermuda, are you able to identify common Bermuda in the yard? If so, how do you treat it?

[@GCITurf]

Yep. Early to identify. Have no clue how to treat that other than round up. If you find out let me know

[@kensurratt3045]

@@GCITurf i would caution the use of roundup, unit full dormancy, performance turf stays green longer and can hide in the canopy you have to spread it apart and search for green same holds true in the spring.

[@GCITurf]

@@kensurratt3045 what chemical would you use to remove common Bermuda from a hybrid Bermuda?

[@brycecarver991]

Pete, I want to see a video from you October 1st (about the time all summer grass is shut down and cool season is SHINING). If you can tell us and yourself you still want the Bermuda over Rye/KBG then I will believe you 😂

[@HabilisMan]

Pete, who in NC has IronCutter?

[@HabilisMan]

@gciturf who has IronCutter in NC?

[@wilsonline90]

Zoysia is much slower to spread, recover and needs more water. But Stadium and Primo zoysia are insanely dark. I would say they hold a dark color better than my T31. Those 2 are very superior in color to all the other zoysia I've seen. Like not even close. Lazer is amazing but only if well fertilized. Doesn't really hpld that dark.color like the 2 other mentioned. But its much softer and it shines. I have samples of celebration, TifGrand, and obviously T31. They all have great color. Hard to say bc they're not in the same conditions. TifGrand is goorgeous! But so slow to spread/recover. I'm looking for samples of Latitude 36 as I heard it also looks great.

[@GCITurf]

@@wilsonline90 great info here! Thanks!

[@AndrewK209]

Bermuda grass - you caint hardly kill it 😂

[@GCITurf]

@@AndrewK209 true statement lol

[@MrChaz0409]

What can’t the ventrac do 😮

[@dylan8285]

Maybe sprig some Bermuda into the bluegrass as an experiment lol. Also ain’t you worried about the 2 Bermudas mixing

[@shaungamble1932]

Hey Pete have you tried RPR ryegrass

[@B_Rad4Real]

I need some of that Bermuda seed you offer on your site. I’m just not sure if it would look good down in Texas. I currently have common Bermuda just not aure if I need to scalp and thrown it down or aerate, scalp, sand, then seed or what. I would love to try it and no I am not asking for the seed for free. I will pay the price you are asking. I just want it to come up and not die. I seeded my yard and it all died on me.

[@SJARFan]

Tahoma 31!

[@jimmymiller5465]

Would you consider going back to fescue instead of Bermuda?

[@GCITurf]

@@jimmymiller5465 doubt it. I grow hundreds of acres of fescue so I have all the fescue I need 😂.

[@JT-mj5ud]

​@@GCITurfhere in North Texas I'm literally removing all Bermuda & St Augustine Lawns to Zorro Zoysia or Palisades Zoysia... Most of our Golf Greens are switching to Zoysia from Tiff Bermuda.. just Greener longer ,more drought tolerant, shade tolerant and rabbits don't like it like they like Bermuda

[@jimmymiller5465]

@@GCITurf will you use a selective herbicide to keep the Bermuda from creeping into your fescue if you switch? I use it to keep my neighbors out of my lawn.

[@chriskemp6636]

@@JT-mj5udZorro Zoysia is beautiful man I had it in my old house.

[@chriskemp6636]

Pete check out Zorro Zoysia. It is like walking on carpet and it is dark green.

[@williamgates2466]

Here’s why I say you should switch over. #1. With all the athletic field work you have is a big responsibility. #2. Having Bermuda grass at home is a lot easier to maintain at home and you can spend more time with your family. 3. Bermuda will survive even through a drought so less watering. 4. Bermuda will stay short and you don’t have to cut it as much.

[@GCITurf]

@@williamgates2466 1 - agreed 2 - agreed 3 - agreed 4 - growth regulator 😂

[@christopherbriggs9526]

It's your yard, what business is it of ours?

[@davidcrowson4745]

Don't be so hard on Buster.

[@GCITurf]

***Blister LOL

[@rainman12345ful]

First!!!!