Ultimate lawn fix - 3 easy steps dethatcher, scarify and fertilize

[@pestandlawnginja]

Thanks for watching today's video. Check out the description to see the products I used today. If you're looking for the best treatments for your lawn, check out my favorite products: Fertilizer 🛒 Propeat Fertilizer (Home Depot): tinyurl.com/vfmrs480 Yard Equipment 🛒 Sun Joe Scarifier and dethatcher (REQUIRES 12Gaugae Extension Cord) Amazon (PAID LINK): amzn.to/2MPTHQG 🛒 12gauge 100ft extension cord Amazon (PAID LINK): amzn.to/2MQ7hn3 🛒 Thatch Rake Amazon (PAID LINK): tinyurl.com/rimz6luc 🛒 Spyker hand held spreader Amazon (PAID LINK): amzn.to/3jAMP6V 🛒 Levelawn Amazon (PAID LINK): amzn.to/31Ry6e9 🛒 Rain Gauge 10 pack Amazon (PAID LINK): amzn.to/3dWEoQU 🛒 Thermometer (Taylor digital thermometer) Amazon (PAID LINK): amzn.to/30fvZ7v 🛒 FlowZone Typhoon 2V Amazon (PAID LINK): amzn.to/3rH6ncR DoMyOwn (PAID LINK): tinyurl.com/423najqv 🛒 FlowZone Storm Backpack Sprayer Amazon (PAID LINK): amzn.to/3aTOeSt DoMyOwn (PAID LINK): tinyurl.com/53g8qmog 🛒 Solo Handheld Sprayer 2 Gallon w/ fan nozzle Amazon (PAID LINK): amzn.to/2O2ApHy Herbicides for Cool Season Grass 🛒 Speedzone (For hard to kill weeds) Amazon (PAID LINK): amzn.to/2UkBVpC Domyown (PAID LINK): tinyurl.com/y3emhy5a 🛒 T-Zone Herbicide (For hard to do weeds) Amazon (PAID LINK): amzn.to/2ZWLy3L Domyown (PAID LINK): tinyurl.com/y4tqhy3o 🛒 Tenacity (Crabgrass and annual grass control) Amazon (PAID LINK): amzn.to/2L9xzP0 Domyown (PAID LINK): tinyurl.com/y2go983a 🛒 Non-ionic Surfactant (to be purchased with Tenacity) Amazon (PAID LINK): amzn.to/2LduNIk Domyown (PAID LINK): tinyurl.com/y653upkf 🛒 Methylated Seed Oil Duo Stick (Purchase with quinclorac products like drive xlr8) Domyown (PAID LINK): tinyurl.com/yxt5q2zo 🛒 Drive XLR8 Quinclorac (annual grass killer / crabgrass killer) Domyown (PAID LINK): tinyurl.com/48b8jssy Amazon (PAID LINK): amzn.to/2ZWZI4N 🛒 Quinclorac 1.5L (annual grass killer / crabgrass killer) Amazon (PAID LINK): amzn.to/31ywx53 Domyown (PAID LINK): tinyurl.com/m48nud7m Herbicides Warm Season grass types (READ LABEL FOR GRASS TYPE / WEED TARGET) 🛒 Weed Free Zone (general weed killer) Amazon (PAID LINK): amzn.to/3aPRdeB Domyown (PAID LINK): tinyurl.com/4tlraqeq 🛒 Dismiss NXT (annual grass killer) Amazon (PAID LINK): amzn.to/3qbtBaB Domyown (PAID LINK): tinyurl.com/10xoaovn 🛒 Certainty (annual grass killer/crabgrass killer) Amazon (PAID LINK): amzn.to/3d0Lt4c Domyown (PAID LINK): tinyurl.com/14o52u3i Bug Sprays 🛒 Demand CS (Great to control most pests inside and out) Amazon (PAID LINK): amzn.to/2muP9Ue Domyown (PAID LINK): tinyurl.com/v133017a 🛒 Transport mikron (Great for ant control and general pest) Amazon (PAID LINK): amzn.to/2ntfDW8 Domyown (PAID LINK): tinyurl.com/2de4vs6f As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Links marked as “PAID LINK” are affiliated.

[@peterreed7445]

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[@brodiegianni235]

@Peter Reed Instablaster :)

[@peterreed7445]

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[@peterreed7445]

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[@brodiegianni235]

@Peter Reed you are welcome =)

[@d27mcccarty]

Big fan of lawn dethatchers. I bought one 4 yrs ago and do it every fall, sometimes spring. Makes a huge difference. I compost the material for use later in my lawn and gardens.

[@pestandlawnginja]

I'm going to go gang busters on the sun joe dethatcher on my lawn this season. I'm going to use in monthly at a minimum. they do this in europe with amazing results.

[@Jaysinner619]

Finally found someone that puts out the right info on where I live! Thanks bud keep up the hard work from bountiful!

[@pestandlawnginja]

Glad I could help!

[@oliverorange550]

Thanks....Have watched all your videos....got my sunjoe two days ago....have my lawn half done....but two neighbors have their lawns completely done....they love my sunjoe.....next the two kids yards will bee done......i will back to mine in a few days.....thanks for all the tips....stay safe

[@pestandlawnginja]

Thanks Oliver! You too!

[@minoutv7347]

Ninja! Good to see you outside again!! Adding SunJoe to my garden wish list for this season. Thanks for the how-to.

[@pestandlawnginja]

You're welcome! Glad you liked it

[@douglassharafanowich8605]

Just used the SUNJOE in Dethatch mode. Thank you for the review, recommendation and Dethatching hints. While it is not what I would call "Commercial Grade" equipment, it gets the job done and makes for a fun walk. :-) Cord management is KEY! Start close to the outlet at the house and work away from it. This is will keep your cord on one side and prevent you from having problems with the cord.

[@pestandlawnginja]

Still one of my all time favorite residential machines.

[@jowga]

From Brown to Crown......love this

[@pestandlawnginja]

Awesome! Thanks for watching

[@spoonfishing]

No matter what it is, preparation makes all the difference. You don't seem to be a guy who cuts corners. Great tutorial.

[@pestandlawnginja]

Thanks for the feedback!

[@lazylearner967]

Great video Ginja!

[@leeclark8557]

Thank you for explaining about the dethatch and scarifying process. I have seen several other Sun Joe videos but no one ever states which to do first and when to do the other. Thanks for clearing that up for me. I bought a Sun Joe last week. Can't wait for it to be delivered to start using it. By the way your dog is awesome.

[@pestandlawnginja]

Thanks for the feedback Lee! Appreciate it. Glad you found value in the video

[@aquienpuedainteresar4188]

My lawn is looking do much better thanks to your advice. Hands down the best thing I've done on my yard was to dethatch it. Looking forward for more dethatching videos, I actually enjoy them more than mowing videos

[@pestandlawnginja]

You the man Juan! Easy to get out there and slay that lawn!

[@joelfernandez5374]

Just ordered my sunjoe after watching this! Thanks again brother!

[@pestandlawnginja]

You'll love it! Such a great little machine. Be sure you have the right gauge extension cord or you'll burn up the motor. 12 gauge 100 foot or 14 gauge 50 foot

[@joelfernandez5374]

@@pestandlawnginja will do thanks gjnja!

[@pestandlawnginja]

You're welcome!

[@bostondonmtb]

I am going to order one now. Thanks for the heads up on the extension cord gauge. I found your videos recently and the dethatcher videos have been awesome. My parents lawn looks so bad, and I have been saying that it needed to be dethatched. I hope this helps us make some changes.

[@FrenchieFrench1555]

I bought a SunJoe , it works great and it is incredible to see what it pulls out of the lawn. I dethatched my lawn 4 times in a row and the SunJoe kept pulling more stuff out.

[@Lawnvolution]

How did you know I was on the couch?🤣🤣Great explanation on the nitrogen for spring temps😎👊

[@pestandlawnginja]

😂😂😂😂

[@ryang2940]

Glad your back with regular videos again!!

[@pestandlawnginja]

Thanks Ryan! Glad to be back. Feeling the love

[@JimmyLewisMows]

Spread that greens grade on my lawn yesterday. Those small prills flow through the spreader like a dream.

[@pestandlawnginja]

right!!!! That's what I'm talking about!

[@erickessler6094]

Awesome video Ginja! With your encouragement & advice, I worked the heck out of this yard last fall with cleaning & seeding, plus through this warm winter with more cleaning & super low cutting. This Zoysia lawn is cleaned, pre-emerged, SunJoe raked, SpeedZoned, & now fertilized!

[@pestandlawnginja]

That's awesome! Slaying that lawn!

[@erickessler6094]

@@pestandlawnginja Happy Easter Brother Ginja! Quick Update: My Zoysia is starting to wake up here in Virginia & I'm beginning to see results. I'm having some success Slaying my weeds... including those Super Nasty low growing vine-like cloves (maybe Lespedeza clover or Spurge). Ha-Ha... BUT ... Maybe you recall me sharing that I read on the web elsewhere that when Zoysia grass is dormant, it was ok to use Round-Up ... well I seriously wanted to kill those weed while they were super visible in my dormant Zoysia ... You guessed it... it did helped kill weed BUT it also killed Zoysia in those spot treated areas. Ha-ha of course! Anyway I'll have a few spots in my lawn now but am confident the Zoysia will fill in throughout the year. At least the weeds are on the run! lol. :-) Ginja, any advice on how to help the Zoysia spread along in those area? Maybe peat moss or topsoil after raking it a little??? Since I did a pre-emergent treatment (Andersons 0.48% Barricade) in March before soil temp reached 50° 3" down, I think I must wait 4-5 months before seeding? Either way I'm taking a WIN against weeds!

[@billpapakostas5382]

Electrifying content dude! Loved it love the dog back and forth scaryfying top notch stuff love ya mate!

[@pestandlawnginja]

Thanks Bill! Rolls Royce is a funny little guy

[@davidbradford8542]

It would have been even more electrifying especially for the dog if that extension lead was plugged in.

[@reservoirinc7750]

First there was Bill Nye the Science Guy. Then there was Alton Brown with Good Eats. Now there's Pest and Lawn Ginja. Awesome stuff!

[@pestandlawnginja]

LOL love it!

[@markhammett5072]

Another great Vid.......i like it your using lawn tools the average home owner would use on the lawn

[@pestandlawnginja]

Absolutely! Thanks for watching and commenting

[@stephenwilliamson6118]

A great video, you give great advice and certainly know your stuff. Take care fella from the UK 👍🏻

[@pestandlawnginja]

Thank you!

[@mjb12141963]

I have a Sunjoe also. It gets a little annoying dragging the cord around but what it does for your lawn is well worth the effort and the relative pocket change I paid for mine a couple years ago.

[@pestandlawnginja]

totally agree!

[@lazylearner967]

Thanks Ginja! I picked up the 13-5-8 ProPeat today. My hope is to put down less N this year. No more crazy top growth for this guy! I am thinking 2 pounds of N for the entire season. I'm at .25 right now. Will evaluate and make adjustments from there...

[@pestandlawnginja]

Awesome! You'll love iy

[@tcufish]

Hey Ginja. In the late spring (end of April beginning of May) I dethached and did a Tenacity with Speedzone treatment which appeared to have done a decent job of killing undesirable grass and weed growth. After 2 weeks I hit the lawn again with Tenacity only. My goal was to eventually overseed. I didn't get to overseed right away due to weather issues and other things. About the first week of June I finally got to the point where I scarified and spread Propeat 13-5-8. A few days later I overseeded. I watered for 10 minutes 3 times a day up until the middle of July. At the end of June and the beginning of July the new grass filled in very well in most places. And by then I was mowing on a weekly basis. Then all of a sudden, in the last 2-3 weeks I've had some broadleaf weeks as well as crabgrass, Johnson grass, and other undesirables inundate places in my lawn where the grass was looking great. My plan was to do the Tenacity treatments and overseed again in the fall. But right now in the hot days of August what would you recommend? I am kind of at a loss for where to go from here. Thank you in advance for your professional guidance and comic relief.

[@pestandlawnginja]

herbicides work slower in hot weather but still do a fantastic job. spray in the early morning or late evening as the temps get or are below 90 degrees.

[@deannwalker4400]

I watched the first time to learn from the Ginja. I'm watching again just for the puppy entertainment.

[@pestandlawnginja]

😂😂😂 hes a funny little dude

[@mags219_81]

Good stuff. Thanks for the info. That dog is awesome. Loving the Merle coat and looks very playful.

[@pestandlawnginja]

Thanks Matt and you're welcome! Rolls Royce is fitting in perfectly, he's a funny little dude.

[@melanie010203]

Royce is a cutie ❤️ That said, I’m a recent follower of your channel in the process of rehabbing a 2 acre disaster on high alkaline compacted clay. Lots of issues, but I’m hoping soil amendments and hard work will do the trick over time. Bought the sun joe after watching your video on it a few weeks ago and I was surprised how much I like it. I think I will be using it often to help the compaction.

[@pestandlawnginja]

That's great news Melanie! Sounds like you have a fun project. It's super rewarding! Keep going and slay that lawn!

[@yanetg6156]

Great explanation about Ni and so cute dog! Thanks a lot Ginja.😎

[@pestandlawnginja]

Thank you Yanet!

[@southjerseylawnguy2705]

Ginja dropping straight knowledge on us! Last year I bought the Sun Joe after watching your comparison video and I couldn’t be happier with it. Thanks for all the solid advice brother. I can’t wait to get my ProPeat and slay my back yard with it this year. Now I need to get that tenacity down and kill the weeds.

[@pestandlawnginja]

Thanks! You'll love the propeat! It's fantastic

[@southjerseylawnguy2705]

Pest and Lawn Ginja I have not doubt. I trust anything you put your stamp of approval on and I’ve been patiently waiting to find this stuff available to the diy community. Just ordered my first bag from your link now.

[@pestandlawnginja]

awesome! You'll love it

[@elainearchibald9020]

Happy to see you again!! Was wondering how you were doing!! TFS It's that time again!! Stay safe from the virus!! :)

[@pestandlawnginja]

Took a little long vacation over the winter! Thanks for noticing Elaine! appreciate you.

[@elainearchibald9020]

@@pestandlawnginja You're welcome! I was looking for you! lol

[@pestandlawnginja]

Thanks Elaine! You're awesome

[@smudge6831]

Your dog is pretty keen on the SunJoe! Enjoying your channel all the way from NZ

[@pestandlawnginja]

Thank you very much! I'm hoping to travel to NZ sometime in the next year or so. dying to get on the lawns there.

[@DIYDad1]

That puppers sure loves the Sunjoe! 😁

[@pestandlawnginja]

Right!? Hahaha so funny

[@davidbradford8542]

Excellent informative video and shows if you put in the effort you will be rewarded, although it appears the little boy put in all the effort and you was rewarded with a lovely lawn lol.

[@pestandlawnginja]

Good point! hahaha

[@glitterglistenglossfloss2530]

I had to rewind like 8 times at 2:50 because I couldn’t stop watching that adorable pup gnawing in the extension cord. 😂😍😂

[@pestandlawnginja]

LOL he is pretty awesome

[@georgevalente4223]

Ya...My sun joe is scheduled for delivery tomorrow. No more renting that big heavy dethatcher! I followed this process last year and over seeded with a premium seed called Midnight Kentucky Bluegrass. Also used the Tenacity. WOW This spring my lawn is incredible! The new grass seeds are needed. The Midnight Kentucky Bluegrass is a deep dark green even without nitrogen. The Lawn Ginja is a Grass Master...

[@pestandlawnginja]

That's awesome! congrats on the reward from all your hard work!

[@jamzach4]

Awesome !! Nicely done Ginja !! Time for me to go out and keep up with the Jones’

[@pestandlawnginja]

No keeping up with the joneses Scott! BE THE JONESES

[@jamzach4]

Yaaaaaa Buddy !!! I’m in

[@pestandlawnginja]

perfect!

[@kevinskowronek586]

Little confused on how much propeat I should be using on the lawn. What is a safe amount, what is too much? I am looking for a bit of guidance here. Thank you for your time and effort and I bought the SunJoe yesterday. I can't wait for it to come.

[@RobinHedstrom]

Great to have you back in the lawn! I have started my own channel now. Thank you for the inspiration. /Robin

[@pestandlawnginja]

That's great news robin!

[@jeffwaite3793]

Great tips followed them all, I bought a SunJoe last year based on your recommendation and love it. Tried out the de-thatcher attachment for the first time and was amazed at how much dead grass it pulled out. Lawn looks greener already, ordered the ProPeat and arrived in one day (I live in SLC) so nice, can't wait to see the results.

[@pestandlawnginja]

Rad! I love hearing this. Glad to hear you're slaying that lawn!

[@theconfederalist665]

I use a harrow to dethatche and scarify. I freakin love your property. Beautiful mountains in background

[@pestandlawnginja]

That's awesome! sounds like it works great. never one way to skin a cat

[@LifeIsOhana]

You're a freaking lawn genius! I tell everyone I know to watch your channel cause you know your stuff!!

[@pestandlawnginja]

Thank you! Love you guys. You're channel is great!

[@jericochavez209]

So far it’s Good !!

[@pestandlawnginja]

Perfect!

[@kalkhoven89]

Another great video. Keep them coming!!

[@pestandlawnginja]

Thank you! This was a fun one to make

[@matthewdillon1210]

I’m a true believer in the Lawn Ginja. Already was using the SunJoe to dethatch, but scarified this year and used that ProPeat. What a huge difference. My lawn has never looked this thick and healthy. ProPeat question for you. What ProPeat would I use around end of June beginning of July for bugs? The last few years, I have had some sort of small insect do some damage to my lawn. Typically has happened during the summer drought, where I think it is just dormant. The landscaper I hired a few years back diagnosed the bugs so I use the Scotts, but would gladly switch to the ProPeat equivalent of the Step 3. Thanks for the channel. Great tips. I have the lawn everyone in the neighborhood wants now. #lawngoals

[@pestandlawnginja]

Unfortunately propeat to my knowledge doesn't carry a preventive insecticide. Check out the description of my grub videos. I have links to the products I recommend for both curative and preventive grub control. Hope that helps

[@matthewdillon1210]

@@pestandlawnginja Good to know. It’s not grubs. I do put grub protection down in beginning of June. This ProPeat is just awesome though.

[@pestandlawnginja]

@@matthewdillon1210 the homogenous granular is hard to beat

[@patbraden4342]

Love your dog

[@pestandlawnginja]

Thank you!

[@tctulloch]

Good work. I'm on Long Island, NY and I'm working on my mostly zoysia front lawn this year after getting some good results with my cool season back yard with the Sun Joe. With my front lawn, it is sloped and I just scalped it at 1.25in yesterday. After scalping it, I could see and felt the surface "dirt" feeling quite spongy. The game plan is to pass it twice with the Sun Joe dethatcher. I'm wondering if I should should do a pass with the scarify attachment afterwards and before hitting it with the fertilizer.

[@pestandlawnginja]

The dethatcher should suffice for zoysia but if you want to force new growth hit it up with the scarifier

[@tctulloch]

@@pestandlawnginja Will Do! I'll do a single pass after dethatching. If I pull up a ton of material, I'll do a second pass. I don't think the soil here was ever maintained, so I definitely want to open it up especially considering it sits in the sun most of the day.

[@pestandlawnginja]

Perfect

[@georgeaguirre9426]

Beautiful lawn ginja. I love to see the continued progress. Spring is here... Time to work wonders in the yard👍

[@pestandlawnginja]

Thanks! It's so much fun!

[@oalvar73]

The Mountain View from your house!!! Wow!!!

[@pestandlawnginja]

It is pretty amazing!

[@JonPreece]

I love your videos. You give good, actionable, practical advice. Thank you!

[@pestandlawnginja]

You're welcome Jon! Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@arrecismario]

Great explaning video! Thanks. I see you set to 0 the level in the Sunjoe for Dethathing, but how deep do you set your Sunjoe for Scarification? Thank you again!

[@pestandlawnginja]

I do the lowest setting on the scarifier

[@howardfessel2911]

I purchased a 40 pound bag of the ProPEAT 17-0-4 Carbon 90 Plus from Yard Mastery. The bag does not have suggested spreader settings. Can you tell what setting I should use for a SCOTTS ELIETE Broadcast Spreader?

[@ryansabia8393]

Rented a dethatcher today!!! Honestly feel like the yard looks better after!!! I have bermuda 419 and rye in the winter... Question: bermuda 419 doesn’t have a seed, should I just water and add fertilizer to hope the grass fills in dirt spots or should I buy a few pieces of sod?

[@pestandlawnginja]

The bermuda creeps really well. it will depend on the area you're trying to fill in and how big of an area it really is. eventually it will grow laterally.

[@Ivan0001]

Great video, First time on your Channel, loving it. You got new subscriber.

[@pestandlawnginja]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@Nathan-ho7vr]

Ginja, you talk about a thatch rake being great for overseeding in your other videos, but I never see you use it in any of your lawn improvement videos. I'm cheap with a lot of free time, please teach me! Can I use the rake to like scarify? After seeding do I use the rake to help push the seed in?

[@pestandlawnginja]

I don't over seed my lawn often. when I do i use the scarifier attachment and then use a roller afterward to help push the seed to soil contact.

[@lialuo8006]

Really professional👍

[@pestandlawnginja]

Thanks you!

[@joshua7999]

Those mountain ranges in the back are breath taking. Do you ever go up there? Here in Ohio we just have corn for miles.

[@pestandlawnginja]

we do! we go up there twice a month over the summer. helps get out of the heat.

[@lostinmyspace4910]

Hello Lawn Ginja: I live on 4 acres of grass in the country and have never power raked/dethached the lawn. Sometimes I'd mow after three weeks of growth, so a lot of dead grass would accumulate on the top. We are at the point now where not too much green lawn comes through because it's so heavy in dead cuttings just laying there. I MUST DETHATCH. I will probably get a Bluebird machine and do all 4 acres, but man that's a lot of hand raking. And I always felt I would have to do it twice. Nobody has any power machine that would accumulate all those trimmings, and it will be a huge amount, and to hand rake it is almost unthinkable. I have a Ford 8N tractor with a 6 ft Land Pride mowing deck. Was hoping another attachment could make for quick cleanup. Do you know of any machine that I could rent ? What's the best method to save my elbows from wearing out? Thanks for responding back, Ginja! THUMBS UP!

[@pestandlawnginja]

Hey there! Amazon sells a tine based dethatcher that can attach to the front or rear of a ride on mower. I would invest in that. works great! You could jerry rig it to fit on the tractor

[@lostinmyspace4910]

@@pestandlawnginja Hey Ginja...I called my rental shop and they suggested just like you did! They only have a 22 inch machine, but also Brinley brand has a 40 inch pull behind attachment, and there is a built in top tray where you can place two cinder blocks on top to create more weight to keepthe unit from bouncing around, and you might be able to tie four blocks down to really bite in. A note about Amazon currently (April 2020), they are only shipping necessities out to customers. I wanted to order Prodiamine after your Great KZbin videos on the subject, but Amazon rejected the order, so I had to go locally, and I got my Chapin 4 gallon 24 volt back pack as you suggested. No more neglecting my lawn as the Pest and Lawn Ginja would be so disappointed in me. THANKS FOR ALL YOUR ENCOURAGEMENT AND EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS. PLEASE KEEP EM' COMING!! THUMBS UP!

[@pestandlawnginja]

Thanks for the update. I would checkout domyown.com they're still shipping. I have some links in my videos.

[@robbsmind2209]

Ginja! I power raked this morning. Thanks for reminding me.

[@pestandlawnginja]

YES! Go slay that lawn!

[@markturner6040]

Great video. I watched this and another one of yours on diagnosing problem lawns. I believe you said somewhere that you were in Utah. That advice is nice as I live in the Denver front range area. Too many of these videos are in warmer, wetter climates. I have multiple questions relating to lawns in the Rocky Mountain West but I will limit this comment to one issue I am struggling with. The issue I have is to do the de-thatching, aerating then over seeding, I see the normal recommendation is cut the lawn to a 2". My normal cutting height is 3" and BTW I have a bluegrass lawn. I did that that by cutting it to 2-1/2" then 2" is stages a couple of days apart. The 2" height really seemed to cut too low as it seems to expose the bottom of the grass. I then had a commercial dethatcher come in to do the thatch removal and then aerate. Not happy with what this guy left, think I will buy the Sun Joe dethatcher you use and do it myself from now on. Anyway, what are your comments for this part of the country for spring prepping the lawn as far as cutting height in preparation for dethatching?

[@pestandlawnginja]

I prefer to cut 2" or less on the cutting height in preparation. the lower the better. it exposes all the lawn issues.

[@markturner6040]

Thanks for the reply. What height do you normally cut your lawn? Also, I noticed in your video there was a few bare spots (or tan colored spots), one by the driveway, one about 10-15 feet in from the driveway. What will you do to repair these spots in your lawn? I have a number of these in a normally very green, very healthy lawn. I ordered the Sun Joe dethatcher and plan to give these spots more focus along with properly detaching the whole lawn. Would it be good to clean the brown spots up, add a compost/peat layer and then reseed with a bluegrass mixture or just let the neighboring grass send rhizomes into it?

[@funkyfinnegan]

Just received my Sun Joe. Will have to set aside a few hrs to get the 10,000 sq feet done! Love the videos and check that extension cord for teeth marks :)

[@pestandlawnginja]

Have fun!

[@LRBennettInc]

I noticed you didn’t worry about the grass thatch until you were done. I take it you didn’t worry about emptying the bag? Just use the blower is a great time saver. Thanks

[@pestandlawnginja]

It is a fantastic time saver to use a blower! It was a suggestion I tried out a year ago and I'll never go back. I didn't worry about the dead debris only because it was so nominal. if it was bad I would do a cleanup after each pass.

[@AliAli-zc5vq]

Hi Ginja, Always a bunch of good info on you videos. On time for the Spring. My 1000 sqft

[@pestandlawnginja]

awesome! Thanks for coming by and saying hello

[@bradleyrounds9148]

Another great and useful vid. Up here kamas, just got aerated, notice little almost translucent white worms at the bottom of,the plug...friend or foe? Missing the Ned, good friend man. Looks like the weed eater got a ittle close to beard and love the Ut tan. Oh, I use ammonia sulphate for those pesky voles. Thanks Stay safe man.

[@pestandlawnginja]

Great question Bradley. I wouldn't worry about much this time of the year in regards to bugs. The soil temps are cold and grubs here are from the billbug family and don't overwinter in the grub stage.

[@danielcouturier6037]

Love the FREE SHIPPING on the fert on the yard mastery website.... basically its included in the pricing. Did not expect that at all! ProPeat for sure!

[@pestandlawnginja]

yes!!!! we worked hard putting that deal together! glad you noticed

[@LawnNOrder]

The Ginja is back and his newest sidekick, Rolls Royce. Welcome back my friend.

[@pestandlawnginja]

Couldn't be happier!

[@ShortCutLawn]

He’s back! it’s been a long wait 👍🏼

[@pestandlawnginja]

100%

[@ericalexander594]

Once again, very good info. Keep it going!

[@pestandlawnginja]

Thanks Eric! This was a fun one!

[@ericalexander594]

@@pestandlawnginja I did my power rake today with the Worx machine. 2 passes (opposite directions) and oh my did it pull alot out. Before I mowed and power raked I had the nicest lawn on the block.

[@ericalexander594]

I'd like some help with a diagnosis. How do I send you some pics?

[@pestandlawnginja]

facebook is best

[@-What-are-your-thoughts]

Great video for the spring up. If you could only pick one, between a verticutter and a scarifier which would it be. Thanks.

[@pestandlawnginja]

warm season grass verticutter, cool season grass scarifier

[@greenuplawnworks2407]

I need a SunJoe in my life.

[@pestandlawnginja]

yes! ........ yes you do

[@dannypinto5767]

Hey, you sure know your stuff! Hopefully an easy question for you. If I had $100 to spend on a lawn in average to above average condition. How much should I spend on overseeding and how much should I spend on fertilizing. Thanks

[@OmarGarcia1]

Rolls Royce is my Spirit animal here on earth, but Ned is my spirtual animal in Doggy heaven! Best of luck to your back yard this year with Rolls Royce using it as its bathroom!

[@pestandlawnginja]

love it! Little Rolls Royce is a funny dude! Hes a bit like Ned in the sense that he don't care

[@solomonsporch1248]

I have a new construction tall fescue sod lawn, year old. I scarified, detached, and seeded in the fall with RTF, can I skip the dethatch, scarify this spring.....I'm a newbie and learned what little I know from your channel last year:) hoping it can be a skip, my son has flown the coop and this mama don't wanna do all that work if I can skip it.....

[@pestandlawnginja]

Personally I wouldnt. However you'll find since you did it last year this wont be such a huge task and you can suck the lawn debris up with the mower. Trust the Ginja! You'll slay that lawn

[@lawncaremonster1024]

Great video bro!!

[@pestandlawnginja]

Thanks for watching and commenting

[@lindagirompini807]

Thanks for the great info. I’m heading outside.

[@pestandlawnginja]

Have fun!

[@briangallant5973]

Looks great!

[@pestandlawnginja]

Thanks! super excited to see how it comes out!

[@Vedder10VS]

I see you used the dethatch attachment on setting 0.. what setting do you use for the scarify attachment?

[@Jrod4121]

Nice house bro, nice and clean!

[@pestandlawnginja]

Thank you! 😃

[@briangallant5973]

Great video! Thanks!

[@pestandlawnginja]

You're welcome!

[@thefilthelement]

I always recommend aerating early spring as well

[@pestandlawnginja]

It works!

[@ohmydeerelawn5511]

Great video! Keep up the awesome information for us diyers

[@pestandlawnginja]

Thanks for the feedback! Doing my best to listen and apply

[@ohmydeerelawn5511]

Your great I can take many lessons from your lawn tips as well as just watching your video editing as my channel takes off. Keep up the awesome work!

[@pestandlawnginja]

well that's nice of you to say! I feel like i'm behind on the video editing! onward and upward

[@chiragbatra1980]

So should we never mulch while mowing? Will that avoid the need of detaching in the fall?

[@pestandlawnginja]

there will always be a certain amount of debris in the lawn weather you mulch or not. if you mulch correctly its highly beneficial to the lawn.

[@TheHilt92]

New subscriber. Awesome video very detailed 👍🏼

[@pestandlawnginja]

Thanks for the sub! Glad you're finding value!

[@woofy1238]

Alright...You got me to buy a SunJoe. Think Ill get it on the yard this weekend....And go get your sponsor money!!!

[@pestandlawnginja]

You'll love it! Hands down best single tool for a homeowner to use. Be sure to use the correct power cord so you dont burn the motor up

[@FrenchieFrench1555]

Good morning. Last fall following your advice I bought a sunjoe detacher/scarifier and I reseeded my lawn with a blue grass mix. Some came up good and some did not. Now I want to reseed the bare spots again Most of my lawn is full sun in salt lake city, it gets really hot. Should I use a different mix of grass and when to seed it? Thank you. Have blessed day. I much prefer your shorter beard.

[@pestandlawnginja]

Love it! Thanks. Bluegrass does well here in utah. If you have Shady spots you could introduce a perennial rye grass throughout. I prefer the barenbrug turf blue pro

[@FrenchieFrench1555]

@@pestandlawnginja Thank you for your answer

[@FrenchieFrench1555]

@@pestandlawnginja where to buy , in small quantity, Turf Blue® Pro in SLC? I cannot find it.

[@pestandlawnginja]

j&J nursery in layton

[@FrenchieFrench1555]

Thank you.

[@lvirella83]

Hi Ginja. Should I pick up the first run of thatch before i dethatch the second time (opposite direction)? Thank you for any direction.

[@pestandlawnginja]

I prefer to do it that way.

[@jerrycanjesse]

I normally keep my lawn at about 2.5 - 3 inches tall. Should I mow it lower before dethatching? Same question for when I apply things like fertilizer? Cheers!

[@BuckMcAntlerson]

Damn fine video, Sir. I just got the SunJoe yesterday. It's freakin impressive! Possibly the best purchase I've made thus far. Thanks for the recommendation!

[@pestandlawnginja]

You're welcome! Glad you're slaying that lawn!

[@LifeIsOhana]

Good to see you again buddy!! How the fetch is your lawn so green. Our grass is a bid sad right now. Your lawn almost looks fake. It's gorgeous.

[@pestandlawnginja]

Lets make your lawn great again!

[@BradTheurer]

I too am in northern Utah. Seeded a new lawn last year and it came in great. Thinking about overseeing this spring to fill in, as it's still a little patchy. Would you recommend scarify, seed, fertilize in the next couple weeks for my lawn?

[@pestandlawnginja]

I like your plan of action. the scarifier will help the seed to soil contact.

[@haroldgarner7140]

3:16 those mountains are gorgeous. I am proper jelly. Lawns pretty good too.

[@pestandlawnginja]

Thanks Harold! Its a beautiful place we have here.

[@hoach716]

Are there any concerns with dethatching this early with young grass? I overseeded heavily in the early Fall last season after removing tons of dead grass/lawn debris, so I'm hoping that helps thicken things up this Spring. It still seems like I have lots of dead/brown grass mixed into the turf, so I was thinking another run with the SunJoe could help pull some more of that out, but don't want to risk damaging any of the relatively-new grass from the Fall. I was going to get some fert & pre-emergent down soon either way, but wondering if I should do a dethatch pass first. Solid pup & name choice - I have a English Bulldog with the same name. He's allergic to just about everything, but still loves laying in the lawn!

[@pestandlawnginja]

WHAT!!!! same name!!! Crazy! here i was thinking i had the unicorn name LOL That's awesome. give him a big hug from me. I wouldn't suggest power raking young grass until it's established. great question.

[@LifeIsOhana]

Looks like good excercise!

[@pestandlawnginja]

It's fantastic exercise! Love your videos

[@williamfoster0722]

Any idea on spreader settings for Propeat fertilizer?

[@pestandlawnginja]

man, call them. they have some base setting for a few different spreaders. I personally go old school and measure it out on a scale and then spread over 1000 sq ft to figure it out.

[@rafiqbatada2116]

Hi thanks for good video with easy understanding for lawn beginners like me . I already pre merge with prodiamine wanted to know is is ok to put fertilizer

[@pestandlawnginja]

totally fine!

[@rafiqbatada2116]

any recommendation We live in Gergia

[@williamhiller9378]

Can’t wait for the ground to dry a little more so I can get the Sun Joe out. Is the Pro Peat 17-0-4 counterproductive to a lawn with excessive calcium and high ph prior to adding 5lbs/1000 sqft of sulfur? Also, does your Sun Joe rip out a lot of good grass when scarifying? Thanks in advance.

[@pestandlawnginja]

It will rip some good grass out. the lawn recovers quickly. I will do scarifying every spring and fall and randomly in areas where the thatch is too dense throughout the season

[@LifeIsOhana]

Cute puppy.

[@pestandlawnginja]

Thank! Rolls Royce is a boss!

[@lance8280]

Thank you for the video about the Sun Joe, I have had the dethatcher for about three years and it works great but that model did not come with a scarify so I bought another Sun Joe which has a Scarify and it should be delivered next week and appears to be the one missing piece with my lawn. I use to use an aerator but last year I was not happy with my lawn so I killed the grass and started it all over with Kentucky Bluegrass now my grass looks fantastic in the front and just trying to get my back together. I watched Ryan Knorr and Grass Daddy videos on how to kill grass and started all over again. The question I have for you from your video, what is the sand/topsoil ratio when you level your lawn ? I did not understand why people were using sand to level lawn, but now I think I understand now.

[@pestandlawnginja]

I used a 70 /30. Its personal pref. I preferred more sand for the leveling properties and drainage issues I'm having

[@lance8280]

Pest and Lawn Ginja Thank you, I think I need to wait until my grass fully establish itself in my backyard before I start using sand

[@pestandlawnginja]

Good plan

[@Yogi-xu2iq]

I went out and bought the Sun Joe after watching your other video. How often can you run the "dethatcher"? How can you scarify a lawn? Should it be down in Spring and Fall only?

[@pestandlawnginja]

I like to do the big one first and then I do it every month to every other month using the dethatcher. it's non invasive. I use the scarifier every spring and fall.

[@carakellmeyer5037]

During all this process, when do you put down a pre-emergent weed killer?

[@pestandlawnginja]

spring and late summer

[@dannymcneal]

So I’m torn between either mulching when I mow or using the bag. I understand that mulching adds nutrients back into the soil from the mulched grass blades, but it also results in more dead debris? If I’m already fertilizing regularly, is mulching that important? Adding to the equation, I recently sold all my Husqvarna lawn equipment to my brother, and I bought EGO’s LM2156 battery mower (8.3 ft lb torque) with 10 Ah battery. It came with three blades-mulching blade was attached. The mulching blade doesn’t seem to have the same updraft as the Husky, but EGO provided the bagging blade with better updraft (haven’t used it yet). My thought is that if I replace the mulching blade with the bagging blade, I’ll have better updraft (= better cut) and less dead debris. Does that sound reasonable? Thanks again for your help!!

[@pestandlawnginja]

it all comes down to your mowing habits. If you can commit to mowing 2 or more times per week mulching is a fantastic way to feed your lawn

[@Icebreacker9]

Let me first start by saying that I'm totally new to lawn care. I did my first over seed late September here in Utah. It's now March16th and after walking my lawn today I've noticed there are still small little grass plants coming in. I've also just noted that I can get Propeat Fertilizer at my local Home Depot. So my question is this: which of the Propeat Fertilizer products should I use so that will do the best for and not harm those new little grass plants?

[@pestandlawnginja]

Hi Emron! Most of our area is mid to low range in nitrogen, mid to high in phosphorus and low in potassium. Propeat is nice because its a timed release due to the peat moss. since you have little sprouts coming up we don't want to over due it. I would put down the 10 0 10 or the 13 5 8 at 5lbs per 1000 sq ft every 4 weeks

[@Icebreacker9]

@@pestandlawnginja Hey Ginja, Thank you so much for your quick response. My brother just bought a core aerator and wanted to know if I needed his services. As I mentioned, I "dethatched", core aerated and over seeded for the first time in Sept, would another core aeration be OK or would that harm my new seedlings? Just coming out of winter i'm assuming the soil is nice, moist, and soft so I'm not sure it would be necessary but he, my bro., suggest that because our soil is clay, that it would be a good idea to aerate spring and fall. What are your thoughts? Thanks for your awesome videos, just love them. I binged watch a couple of hours of your vids last weekend. Keep up the good fight brotha.

[@pestandlawnginja]

@@Icebreacker9 I commonly don't aerate unless I'm going to replace the plugs with sand or dirt. Or at the least apply a soil conditioner. you can pickup a soil conditioner from great basin turf in west jordan. I put it down at 25lbs per 1000 sq ft on the first app then transition to 10 lbs per 1000 sqft every other month afterwards.

[@Icebreacker9]

@@pestandlawnginja That was wicked fast. You rock. Thanks bro.

[@pestandlawnginja]

@@Icebreacker9 its early season