My Desperate Attempt to Transform His Broken Lawn

[@Flavum]

*Please* show us a follow-up visit sometime, with a green, thick, healthy lawn. Pretty please?

[@LawnRight]

I promise 😊😊😊😊

[@adamkelly3924]

Good vid pal 37:41 your roller says hello i swear 😂😂

[@seanjackson8175]

Another great informative video shaun . Followed your tips for a few years now and my lawns look amazing every summer . Also love the fact that you take the time to answer any questions us ammatuers have . Many thanks and keep up the good work

[@LawnRight]

Thanks 👍😁😁

[@stevielynes6456]

I’m so glad to have found your channel! Have watched so many of your uploaded videos. Moved into a new build house and the lawn is Clay soil and have Leather-jackets. Have manually aerated lawn, never again I’ll rent a machine next time…lol. Have also bought a Scarifying machine but woukd you suggest I wait until early September now? To undertake aeration and scarification and adding NEMATODES to kill grubs?

[@LawnRight]

Hi 👋.. Yes I'd wait till starts to cool down now for scarifying.. I'd look to apply nematodes for leatherjackets about 2 weeks or so after you see the daddy long legs flying around.. Approx September 😊

[@floatybisquit]

That aerators a beeeeaaaassstttttt 😮

[@LawnRight]

🦁🦁🦁🦁 Oooh yeah!

[@bobblack4048]

I've been trying to ask about weed grass. I have some in my turf lawn that I laid in September. Your video has just answered that question. Thank you Shaun.

[@LawnRight]

Thanks

[@HighDesertLawns]

Looking forward to seeing updates on some of these renovations you've done.

[@LawnRight]

Hi ill def get footage when I'm next back there

[@weepz]

33:33 thanks for talking about compost comparison as I've looked at Field Compost but I'm too far south for delivery (Essex based) but like everywhere we have a Home Bargains close by & I have a spreader too 🙃

[@LawnRight]

Good choice.. It's the one I liked the most before I used field compost

[@Tisbigs]

Thanks Shaun great video as always. You're step-by-step instructions are so easy to follow.

[@LawnRight]

Glad to help

[@wolfmarine961]

I have found cutting at 3 inches really helped my heavy clay lawns. I have never thought about aerating my soil and adding gibson granules 🤔 thank you for the advice 👌

[@LawnRight]

How has the 3 inch height cut helped? Deeper roots?

[@wolfmarine961]

​@@LawnRightI'll mow at 2 inch during the summer. But 3 the rest of the year keeps it greener for us. Fights off the moss abit better for us in the shade too. We use the moss from dethatching to line plant pot

[@LawnRight]

@@wolfmarine961 thanks

[@ProZombieVeteran]

Watching these videos makes me want to get my overground lawn renovated but I'm too ill to do it myself right now. I guess maybe I'll get to it eventually like the other 100 things I'm planning to do but never getting to it.

[@LawnRight]

Ahh sorry to hear that.. Where are you based

[@ProZombieVeteran]

@@LawnRight Milton Keynes

[@WayneJones-dk1ez]

Love to see a good lawn renovation from LawnRight and Shaun!! Always full of Top Tips! Just have to say though..God i hate Leatherjackets!!

[@LawnRight]

Thanks for your support 😊

[@adamkelly3924]

Good vid pal 37:41 the roller says hello 😂😂

[@LawnRight]

IT DOES!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@flyborgify]

Brilliant step by step guide - just the motivation I need. Thank you. 👍

[@LawnRight]

Great to hear! 😁😁😁

[@wolfmarine961]

Jacks magic compost is my favourite... With peet it was alot better though

[@daveraatz1328]

In depth video, well done. Definately a follow up in 6 to 8 weeks is in order. Thanks from the NW USA.

[@LawnRight]

Thanks 😊👋👍

[@MrStevie4]

Brilliant video and for free. I'm actually doing a renovation on my lawn, just waiting for the delivery of topsoil. I have all the gear so im hopeful for this summer.

[@LawnRight]

Thanks.. All the best

[@PaulWhitfield-g2w]

Hi mate great video aways a joy to watch and very informative, from a fellow tradesmen. You are doing us proud keep it up..

[@LawnRight]

Thanks 👍. Stay strong mate cheers

[@thedave7029]

Blooming amazing video! thank you so much my have a great weekend. enjoyed thar. Dave - Liverpool

[@LawnRight]

Thanks Dave 😁😁! You too

[@ctc3041]

Thank you for sharing. Can I use this method on a lawn that are fully cover with weeds. 😊

[@LawnRight]

Yes you can but the weeds will persist and you won't be able to apply weedkiller for a good 2 months. Either just weedspray for now and renovate in autumn.. Or weedspray now with roundup just on the weeds and renovate in 3 weeks BUT you'd need to hugely increase watering as much as 4 to 6 times a day for up to a month then twice a week without fail through summer.. Or renovate next spring but be sure to get your weedkiller on much earlier in the year like march

[@ctc3041]

@LawnRight Thank you for your advice. Now I know what to do. I will crack on with it while the weather is nice. 😊

[@ctc3041]

Would you be able to guide me through as I've just finished scalping my lawn yesterday, and next will be scarifying and laying 70/30 top dressing. I couldn't get the pre fertiliser. Is it ok to use the feed, weed, and moss killer granules after scarifying, then seeds, and then cover with 70/30 top dressing as I am levelling the lawn. Is it going to be raining every day next week so I am trying to get this done today if possible. 😂 Thank you.

[@LawnRight]

@@ctc3041 sorry you can't apply anything with weedkiller in it if laying any seeds down so you'll have to skip that bit

[@ctc3041]

@LawnRight Thank you. I will just continue without it. Getting my hand on it now. ❤️

[@josephcoagrove580]

Fair play to you for taking out the weeds

[@LawnRight]

Thanks 😊😊

[@gary19704]

Great video im learning a lot from these and tackling my 1st lawn renovation next week thanks to your videos thank you .

[@LawnRight]

Great to hear! Good luck

[@keiththemagiccat8543]

Top video, thankyou for sharing.

[@LawnRight]

Thanks😊😊😊

[@MatthewDunne93]

Very enjoyable and informative video, I found your channel probably about a week ago now and have done a fair bit of binge watching since ☺️ new to gardening but its something i really am interested in now, have a lot of work to get my lawn in good shape, unfortunately the grass put down years ago was regular agri seed so it grows wild and has rushes etc. Soil also very damp and lots of standing water. But with your great information I will hopefully get onto the right path to turning it all around. Thanks from a new subscriber.

[@LawnRight]

Hi welcome on board 😊. Be sure to sprinkle gypsum on the lawn from time to time

[@roberthamilton2334]

Good idea about bungie rope at tale of scarifier (useful tip)😊

[@Harrybo-ez7me]

Great video 👍

[@LawnRight]

Thanks 😊

[@TonyTurbo78]

Another great vid, thanks for the upload. Great job again. Little update on my overseeing I did 9 days ago, still no germination :(. Giving a light watering 3 times a day, ground temp is like 14c most days and PH6.9 but nothing is happening yet, just gotta be patient I guess haha.

[@LawnRight]

Absolutely.. The bloomin weathers up and down so give it a while yet 👌👌🙄🙄

[@spudhauler]

Followed your steps 3 weeks ago to do the overseed renovation👍plenty of rain but lacking the warmth and now finally getting a lot of new grasses appearing. My Question is, would you leave it longer than 4 weeks before mowing or just try and cut the longer grass in patches? I got the partial shade seed which you used on your own lawn.

[@LawnRight]

@@spudhauler hi. The longer you can leave it the better, but naturally cut it when it's ready just go very careful when turning around.. Congrats on the new seedlings 😊😊

[@Cryptotrader1126]

What a cool guy 😎👍🏻

[@LawnRight]

Thanks 😇

[@SuperChalkster]

hi mate, im doing my lawn again this weekend, i dont have a roller to bed the seed down would just walking them in ok.

[@LawnRight]

Hi yes walking in is fine as long a sits not wet or it'll stick to your feet 😊😊.. I've done renovations without rolling that come through if that's any help

[@mikeclemson6711]

Nice 1 very enjoyable 2 watch

[@LawnRight]

Thanks for watching😁

[@Ratzeberger1887]

With moist soil and lots of moss, it would probably be better to fill the holes with sand after aerating and not compost soil, as that will not solve the problem. Nice greetings from Germany

[@thegeordiefellwalker8878]

a wee bit sun would be good.its going to look great shaun 👌👍

[@LawnRight]

Thanks mate. Not sure if we will get any this year 🤔🤔🤔

[@spudhauler]

Followed your steps for a full renovation and overseed 3 weeks ago with the partial shade seed what you've used on your own lawn. It's had plenty of rain but lacking the warmth and now starting to get a lot of new grasses appearing.👍my question is would you leave it longer than 4 weeks before mowing or would it be ok to just cut the patches were it's longer?

[@LawnRight]

Hi just cut when it's ready but go careful when turning the mower.. Leave it as long a syou can tho but you'll know when its ready

[@spudhauler]

​@@LawnRight 👍thanks

[@davidplanet3919]

Good job. If you put the fertiliser down before the seeds it can be washed deep into the soil before the roots have developed. The seeds contain all the nutrients they need to germinate. There are also some slow release nutrients in the compost. it’s better to wait until the new grass seedlings are ready for the first cut (so you can walk on it) before applying the fertiliser. This would mean a second visit, which is OK for DIY, but needs a second visit for a professional job.

[@LawnRight]

Hi it's a preseed Fertiliser

[@davidplanet3919]

Yes, I know. But it is not taken up by the seed/plant until the first root (the radicle) develops. Personally I never bother with pre-seed fertiliser and just use autumn/winter fertiliser once the plants are growing. But everyone is different and that’s OK.

[@richardsheppard5881]

Hi where do you get your grass fleece to protect seed from birds ? I need to buy a large fleece but I see gsm next to it don’t know what that means. Any ideas thanks

[@LawnRight]

Hi mine was amazon.. The GSM is the weight or thickness.. I just went for a low GSM to allow plenty of light through

[@danrobinson8714]

Out of interest, using the compost spreader, what sort of square meterage does 1 bag cover?

[@LawnRight]

Hi with the compost I use lawnright.co.uk/compost I can get 7 to 10 sq metres, but other brands with twigs in will go further, albeit a thinner covering

[@cornwallkid100]

At beginning you said that you didn't have any top soil to fix holes ...did you do video in 2 parts

[@LawnRight]

Hi.. I didn't have any topsoil on hand. The final stage of the video was using compost to cover the seeds.. Hope that helps

[@cornwallkid100]

@LawnRight yeah definitely was just wondering mate ...do you cover Hartlepool

[@ChrisConnell-ht2vr]

Hi what make of compost do you use thanks

[@LawnRight]

Hi all details can be found here lawnright.co.uk/compost thanks

[@adamhewitt6336]

Good afternoon, Daneil Hibbart reconmended you for a question. could you please help me how do you price a job up like this i'm going to start my own business but learning now then ill set it up just wondering how you would price it up THANKS

[@LawnRight]

Hi Adam while we don't disclose our own pricing I'll be happy to give a few ideas. You need to know what you need to earn each day to cover bills, and an amount to cover any unseen issues like machine breakdowns etc. Jobs like this are usually half a day or less so you can factor that in.. It's alos good to make some profit too to help keep the business stable. A days income for me is different to a sole trader as I have 2 wages to cover. Hope that helps

[@adamhewitt6336]

Great thank you very much that’s understandable

[@jaybee70]

My lawn has nothing going for it. Its on a slope, surrounded by large mature trees, free draining and always appears bone dry, mostly in shade in the summer, full of moss, weeds and nuts/husks from the trees… Its a nightmare... I have hand scarified it to within an inch of its life and is more soil than grass now.

[@LawnRight]

😔. I feel your frustration

[@richardportelli1983]

Why not use just Tall fescue seed with all that shade.

[@LawnRight]

Hi it'll help for sure but without 3hours of sunlight it'll still sadly thin.. Hopefully less so.. I'll get some in for the next one

[@robertwillis9988]

Dont u ever do follow results.!!!

[@LawnRight]

Hi.. I do but I should do more.. Here's one kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpullKmDZa58qK8si=8fUL_M_XpeWyXnvy

[@cbcdesign001]

No such thing as a nice lawn with weeds in it in my opinion.