Planting Grass Seed at The WRONG Time

Planting Grass Seed at The Wrong Time
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[@treylanf0rd]

Pete, my man! Congrats on 60k! Also, I swear I heard a TON of non-visible background noise - did you accidentally record yourself (and clanging dishes and such) while rewatching and editing the video!? LOL 😂

[@GCITurf]

Trey Lanford my iMovie on the laptop is jacked up so I screen recorded the final edit instead of the typical iMovie download. That’s probably your wife and kids in the background you hear. 🤪

[@treylanf0rd]

GCI Turf Services wouldn’t be surprised.. or maybe I just forgot to take my medicine 😎🤪

[@jamesedwards6589]

I planted my grass seed in the summer and its just fine 😊

[@treylanf0rd]

James Edwards impressive! What type? Cool or warm?

[@jamesedwards6589]

@@treylanf0rd its a mix of Fescues and Ryegrass

[@seanh4103]

There is no doubt in my mind that if this was aired on HGTV there would be an instant audience. I am totally hooked.

[@chriszavala1470]

“It’s actually harder to pull out” very true couldn’t agree with u more!

[@GCITurf]

Chris Zavala blah ha ha ha ha

[@TheLawnGuardian]

Congratulations on 60k, Pete! Well deserved! We're all fortunate to have you to learn from in this community.

[@reclaimer1178]

I've found roughing up the bare spot a little, throwing down seed and then patting down top soil over works this time of year.

[@patricktkeegan]

Your subscribers keep growing because you and your videos are more than deserving. Much love Pete!

[@DevotedtoTruth]

"At the end of the day; it's just grass." Well said Pete! 😂 I'm going to have to join you in prayer for their strength to endure a couple of brown spots

[@adamcamacho5675]

Been with you since 576 subscribers. Literally. So proud of your success. I've learned so much from you. Alot of love from Massachusetts brother.

[@CaptPicard81]

Just found this channel and I'm loving it. Just bought a new construction house in western MD and am trying to bring the sod to life but it's such a bear. Can't wait to apply what I learn from these vids!

[@DIYDad1]

I seeded a few spots in July last year, and it worked. Water is key of course. Lots of consistent watering! Also congrats on hitting 60k that's quite an achievement!

[@outerspaceslandscapellc]

Thank you for consistently putting out content that helps me learn more about the green industry.

[@J91934]

60K, woohoo, go Pete! You're videos are very good. Praying they continue to increase for you.

[@timbarton5316]

I just ordered a bag of your seed and and a few other products,and I did the over-seeding here in Minnesota, I am super happy for the fast shipping and service, AWSOME info and great videos

[@GCITurf]

tim barton I am super happy that you are super happy 😎

[@littlefinkle7757]

Can't wait Pete! Have a blessed Sunday!! God is great!!!🇺🇸

[@l9ikjam]

It's over 90 degrees right now and my grass has no problem growing. I overseeding tall fescue and put pete moss over the seeds. It's been 7 days and coming out nice

[@CarlosTorres-oq6ph]

Great video Pete..!! I plan on doing my back yard and I live in the heart of Texas.. I really believe it will be just fine...you are going to baby it like nobody’s business.. can’t wait to see the results!

[@LawnPusher]

Congrats on 60K, Keep pushing this content!!!!!

[@tylers1153]

Thank you so much for all of the great info you give us and the way you deliver it with no nonsense. I've learned more in 10 mins with you than hours elsewhere 👍🏼

[@justordinaryeverydaylife7977]

That is great information Pete. Keep doing what you are doing brother! Thank you for the great help always, I just seeded a section early this June where I cut a tree down last year. I had tons of Glyphosate there because suckers in the bed. Patients helped for the season, grass is growing. My obstacle is dragging my hose out that far to water it daily. I have cool season Kentucky Blue and some Rye mixed. It does okay but the temps are hitting the 90°’s. I will reseed again mid September and next season it should blend right in... Well I hope😁

[@gardenmoose4648]

Pete! Watching this summer seed carefully. Starting a renovation because it's the only time I have. It will be a struggle but optimistic. Seed going down mid August.

[@paulscott6998]

Pete this video has me psyched for my renovation project! I’ll start the ball rolling in August with glysophate and hopefully I can use your string trimmer trick to get to bare dirt after scalping it a couple times! I really like that cardboard expanding mix you sell! I’m all over that for approximately 6,000 sq. feet!

[@GCITurf]

Scott Godwin cool beans. 6 bags you would need sir. I think you’ll love it!

[@Velvethamma]

We use the Pennmulch seed accelerator or Encap lawn starter mulch too. Beats having crazy weeds and straw blowing everywhere. Have to try some of that seed aide and check it out!

[@coollasice4175]

Dude, forget the grass. Get back to posting bodywork videos asap!

[@dlandes14]

I did a lawn renovation last fall and it took very well. I plan on aerating, but I was just wondering if you'd recommend dethatching on a yearly basis? I feel like it really helped get good seed to soil contact when I overseeded. Love the channel! Congrats on 60k!

[@tlg065]

That dirt looks like Gold great job Pete👍🏿

[@jhickam6777]

Keep up the good work Pete! Your vids have a great blue collar feel. Weed wacker/blower trick is pretty innovative. I used that one last Year to take care of some spots in my lawn. But water and good seed is the real key. Got the water down, but will be looking for some better see this fall. I will go with GCI. Any word on a smaller bag?

[@claytonpegram6035]

Man I have an addiction and my only fix is Pete.This will tie me over for a few days but I still want more.Thanks Pete

[@GCITurf]

Clayton Pegram I appreciate you friend

[@barrycavanaugh2937]

Congrats on 60K! Go for 100K!

[@brookehudson]

Love the information and the videos. We watch as soon as they come out.

[@bobzilla6618]

Hey Pete! Cool tricks with the blower and weed eater! Never would have thought of that! God bless.

[@benh580]

Cant wait to renovate my yard with your grass seed in the coming fall.

[@bucky5063]

One handed compaction test... LIKE A BOSS!!!

[@muddrunner81]

Love the hand cultivating tool. i have one myself and it works great!

[@vodkaboy19]

“Harder to pull out than put in” totally agree 😉

[@buz116]

Congrats on your continued growth Pete! God bless!

[@CHOPPER030279]

Another great video and congratulations on 60k .

[@bigmaclooiee2]

Fantastic video, sir. Thank you kindly! Best of luck!

[@daryldettmer9160]

I like using Scotts Patchmaster it has like paper mulch along with seed and fertilizer and it always has come up

[@vaanes]

Daryl Dettmer the stuff is practically goof-proof. It’s worked every time I’ve used it, but I’ve only used the tall fescue mix.

[@Young_Star]

I would use it if they didnt put seed in it. I want my own choice of seed.

[@GCITurf]

Nick Young this seed aide doesn’t have seed in it

[@Young_Star]

@@GCITurf Yes. Which is exactly what I was looking for. I will be doing some repair work after the summer. Between work and family stuff, having simething that can help retain moisture incase life gets in the way of watering on schedule is a big help.

[@team_1j_jont-179]

Hey pete ditch them daguum seed aide pellets. I run bales of straw thru a chopper then load it into garbage barrels and spray tacifier over the top of the chopped straw. The results are dramatically better than the blue nuggets.

[@aaront936]

straw adds weed seeds to the yard though

[@brenthill5596]

Spray the dead spots with some emerald green semi gloss spray paint. Temporary cosmetic fix for the 4th. You can cut it out with the whip and seed it later.

[@MagnumVideos]

Hey Pete. Love your no-nonsense direct approach to your presentation. We have a new home with rock hard compact clay (from construction) in a lot of spots. I'm thinking of getting something like Air8 or something that might come in a smaller volume to help break some of that up. Do you think Humic acid would be a better option? Also, I'm thinking of overseeing this KBG sod with an elite TTTF this fall. Any ideas on that? Thanks for all your videos. Keep 'em coming.

[@markstuck4925]

One of my grass customers, a older Korean man,just planted tall fescue and fertilized and it actually started coming up. It's been 9000 degrees and he has 0 irrigation.

[@russellchirillo1380]

I’m seeding right now too. I seeded a big bare spot a month ago and prolly had a 75% growth from the seed. Unfortunately it can’t ever be perfect and I’m at it again now trying to grow in 92 degree weather

[@blakejohnson3234]

I tried this once. I had a lot of crabgrass and warm season weeds before I had a chance for my your cool season grass to establish. Plus a dry spell hit which did not help. I prefer to plant in mid September.

[@SuperWave420]

DONT DO IT PETE! I did a lawn renovation last season and planted scotts heat tolerant blue mix; which is a tall fescue and blue grass mix. It looks great in the spring and early summer but now that we're getting all this heat the blue grass is checking out and I water 3x a week for an hour and it doesn't help and the lawns appearance isn't as good. I think your better off trying to find a rhizomius tall fescue to put into your seed mix. I plan to over seed the blue grass out over time and will be buying my first bag of GCI turf grass seed this fall.

[@rooster3019]

For a quicker response in summer; mix the amount of seed you need in very moist sterile potting soil . and let it rest in a warm and dark location for three days. Spread that into your prepared seed bed. Care for just like you always do.

[@krehbein]

Interesting idea, I guess you’re giving it a jump start on germination that way.

[@captainhiltz73]

Pete, if you had chose to, could you have transplanted healthy turf from the outer areas of you property to the kill areas with good results? I would have liked to see a comparison of that vs. seeding.

[@GCITurf]

Captain Hiltz I could have but that would have left dead areas other spots

[@ccarroll3129]

I could listen to your voice all day long.

[@feroz3854]

What is the best way to plant new grass seeds? Kill everything in the lawn first or should i just apply the new seeds over the lawn. I live in Maryland so im thinking of putting in new gci turf tall fescue. I have a lot of weeds, dandelions, crabgrass, all over the place. Is there a playlist i can watch? Thanks may god bless you.

[@slickwillie3376]

Your videos are just great to watch! 😃

[@chucktaylor7980]

How often do you water your lawn? And for how long? Great video btw God Bless

[@GCITurf]

ChuckTaylor right now 2 days a week. 2 runtimes each day. 30 minutes each runtime. It takes me 1 hour to get .5” of water. Then I syringe for 7 minutes on days over 90.

[@chucktaylor7980]

GCI Turf Services Thanks for that info I live in NC myself and this is my first season with my new lawn and it’s been real dry the past couple weeks so this helps me out. Thank you

[@jpaterson507]

Pete! You talking about instant gratification... I was expecting to see those brown spots full of grass by the end of the video lol. Great video thanks Pete.

[@GCITurf]

Joe P. LOL

[@giggitygiggity8845]

Hi Pete. I was wondering if you can test something for me. I heard of these quick snap sprinklers. You dig a small hole and place the sprinkler into the ground and then just snap a hose to it. I appreciate and trust your reviews. Oh also did you make an update to the doc’s super juice liquid fertilizer? God bless. Have a wonderful day.

[@jjwhitedog]

Love this channel. Didn't hear what actually killed the spot but wondering why you don't opt to churn things up deeper. I just did 1000 sq ' reno in Moncton NB. Seed down 08 Jun, heavy on the peat moss. Russian homeowner diligent on the watering. First cut 26 Jun. Does that blue stuff have starter type fertilizer?

[@SymptomaticVids]

Between around 10:45 to 11:50, seems like you recorded someone moving plates, walking around and pouring drinks

[@choctaw111]

He's watching the already recorded video and adding narration with someone doing something in the background

[@GetUmJ13]

I need to plant some new seed as well but think I'm going to wait until the fall so I don't waste my seed if it doesn't germinate. I like your covering of the seed I was thinking peat moss.

[@waynehogue2499]

Pete, I. can’t find your follow up video on your summer seeding results. Thks

[@raymondmccaskill3728]

Hey Mr. Pete. The grass will germinate and come up. I did that process the end June 2016.....👀

[@raymondmccaskill3728]

ARCHDALE NC

[@treylanf0rd]

Interesting!!

[@SerranoPE]

Oh man, I live in CT and I just had to patch a piece of dead grass a little bigger than the patch in the video. I'm going to be vigilant with my water and see what happens...I think I'll be OK. 2 Questions sir - can I put dow RGS or Air 8 with new seed to help it get a boost? I didn't put anything but a small layer of top soil and H2O. 2nd question was about the humic - how often do you put some on your lawn? Thank you sir and as always, great job. Have a great week!!!

[@arsenic0]

I like to run the weasel over the area again after ive spread seed to get some of it downn in there.

[@nygrasshole]

I assume you didn’t hit these areas with pre emergents?? And.... I was trying to sneak a peak at your striping in the background but I couldn’t make it up! Just saw some curve! Haha

[@Heritage2012]

Would this same tactic work to get rid of clumps of fescue in a KBG yard?

[@RLWSNOOK410]

Pete, what if you blended some of the kbg blue grasses with your turf type tall fescue blend? That’s what I’d really like for my yard.

[@familyownedlawncareservices]

straw destroyed my lawn so many weed and quacker grass and its a nightmare love you read any help with quacker grass since there nothing two kill it but kill all

[@BermudaBrian]

Hey Pete. I'm in NWGA. Going to try BlueMuda in an overseed mid September. I've had a problem w POA Annua in backyard. What can I put out that won't effect germination of seed?

[@stevedemeter5629]

Appreciate you wearing the NJ State Police shirt.

[@bigdrumnc378]

It’s July 23. Lol 10 days of brutal heat here in nc! How is the re seeded spot holding up? I am getting ready to do the same thing!

[@colbyseverson9638]

What happens to the cover grow after a couple weeks when the seed starts to germinate and pop through? Do you have to take it up afterwords?

[@carlosbrown9768]

Pete I personally like the stripes ...no I LOVE the stripes. God bless you man... keep on striping

[@astrokiddd11]

He only starts talking about seeding around 8:00 I spaced out from the rambling in the beginning

[@myk1200s]

Hi Pete, Great video..... 👍....... Just curious about your Beds behind you do you use mulch or something else? AND how do you keep them weed free?

[@GCITurf]

R Ryan pine needles. Weekly round up spray and hand pulling

[@chrisnasser7337]

Hey Pete, great video as always. I have quite a few poa spots in my yards and will do the same next year. Also I live in New Jersey and noticed your shirt, thanks! I have bought a few bags of your fescue grass seed but was wondering what your take is on mixed blends. Typically they sell a mixed blend here of tall fescue, Kentucky blue and rye. Would you ever recommend/make a talk fescue/ Kentucky blue mix?

[@BenjaminT.Minkler]

wait, what caused those dead spots of grass in the first place? and how do you know its just not going to happen again to kill the new grass ...I've got a few different areas where my grass has a hard time living(for different reasons; shade, heat, bad dirt, traffic, dog pee, too much water run off, not enough water, or always gets over fertilized) that I seem to fight every year to get grass to grow - if I don't fix those issues, it doesn't really matter how many times I seed them

[@auyguy1]

When I play it there is double audio in it you can hear coughing and sniffing behind the episode lol , great clip and content as always .

[@GCITurf]

jet kel hopefully it’s just that one spot. I had to screen record the iMovie before I could load it. For whatever reason my iMovie app is jacked up right now and will not load correctly?!?!? 🙄👈🏻

[@auyguy1]

Mate still watched it all the way thru , great content ! None the less , I think I have grass envy even here in Australia !

[@GeekMom50]

Hey Pete, what kind of hose are u using in the photo?

[@GCITurf]

GeekMom50 zero g. 3/4”

[@krusej23]

It happens throughout the whole video. Just some spots have more noticeable sounds than others.

[@kenzaleski5198]

Hey Pete, how do you get that hose to last. I bought one, and within two days it was leaking like a sive at the bib connector. Turns out all the reviews I read (after I bought it) said the same thing. Seems the inner tube tears away at the crimp. Lowes was good and gave me a full refund. Just really disappointed, my front yard is 12,000 on it's own and the hose was light and easy to use, but it just didnt last. I thought about trying to repair it, but if it didnt work then I'd own it and been out 75 bucks as well. Love the channel, your a great man of God! God bless and happy 4th to you and yours!! ..Ken

[@orlandomendez8187]

Love your stuff! Great Video! Do you happen to have any recommendation on this process but with sandy soil?

[@Blubaugh5]

Thanks Pete!!

[@frankrice6575]

What would be the best time to over seed centipede in the south Zone 8?

[@dextermorgan5799]

What caused the problem?

[@GardenerShane]

So why did you wait till June to seed? Just an experiment? and also, did you not do pine needles in your beds this year?

[@jamesmohr2886]

The Middle He explains everything in the video.

[@GardenerShane]

@@jamesmohr2886 He didnt say anything about pine needles

[@EuroYardService]

Hey Pete, is your seed aide available in Canada?

[@josephquick9664]

Hey Pete in order to level a lawn do you have to kill off everything? Or can I just level in places that’s needed and then over seed the rest?

[@tjames2778]

Joseph Quick why would you have to kill everything off to level an area?

[@frankkearse6519]

I"ve had good results with using peat moss as a cover for the newly seeds, especially of the dog pee spots. Any better thoughts Pete?

[@GCITurf]

Frank Kearse nope. Peat moss works great

[@kevinscott6372]

What happened to all those bare spots? I never caught what happened.

[@Mohrnstein]

hello from Raleigh Love your channel!

[@mitch1078]

Hey Pete for larger areas like this in the video, would replacement sod be cheaper?

[@craiggilpin6661]

Glad I found your videos Pete! My property is in dire need for help!

[@JoNathanB1976]

I'm not entirely sure, Pete, but I think you had a microphone on while you editing this whole video. I think that microphone overlayed into these video. Can hear someone walking around in slippers and doing dishes and such. Oops.

[@jkmarshek]

Congrats on 61k + subs Pete. I am doing a similar mini renovation here in CO at the end of June with temps around 90. Got rid of approx 100 sq ft of old wood chips I got tired of looking at and put down my Rye/KBG blend. Never done this in summer either but I took time to prep the ground and make my dirt right. It's cool to see a Pro trying the same thing and I really "dug" the video. Key is going to be water, water, water. Should have mine coming up by next weekend.

[@richjones9962]

Who won the checkmate stripe kit?

[@GCITurf]

Rich Jones jarred did. I pinned the comment in that video

[@billsimmons9320]

Does your seed cover have starter fertilizer mixed into it?

[@GCITurf]

Bill Simmons no sir

[@bgood424]

I needed this video! I just had a new septic tank and leach field put in and my yard is a mess. I’m in East Tennessee and it’s about the same condition as you in NC. Thanks for the great content, God bless!

[@philthelawnman]

50 pounds per thousand? I will stick with my compost roller lol. But I will never use un boiled straw. I prefer my compost roller with good top soil and peat moss in it. Soil must be moist 24/ 7 ate the last words I say to each customer . And it seems like 1 out of 5 will call the next day and say this grass is not growing. Or tell me they unhooked the temporary water trimmer because it was coming on every time the looked out side.

[@1968dodger2419]

I wish you were close to Michigan, my yard needs help

[@emperorchuckd]

Sounds like you did a real time export of the video with the mic on your computer open.

[@timothyd7478]

CONGRATS on 61k. Well deserved. Love all the knowledge u pass on. Looking forward to the 4th of July video 🎆

[@snapperkc9317]

Looking forward to watching the progress of the seed. We are told just spring and fall where we live to seed as the roots can’t get deep enough for long term survival. Have a great July 4th

[@rontech34]

Does anyone know about Scotts southern gold mix grass seeds and how is it?

[@markschmaus5580]

Looks cool....

[@Lawnvolution]

Good morning youtubers👊😎

[@blakekeeton4487]

Your channel is exploding like my Bermuda!