This homemade grass seed mixture will speed up germination, prevent birds from getting your seeds and give the grass a jump Start. Works best in smaller patchy areas.
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@newtonbrook3 жыл бұрын
I am in lawncare for over 35 years. This video is a excellent sound method for seeding. .
@RickysWorld66998 күн бұрын
Awesome thanks for feedback!!
@hayzee44293 жыл бұрын
Superb big guy. Great getting the wee ones involved in helping you. 👍
@rickbageard11473 жыл бұрын
Indeed🙂
@michaelgossett14153 жыл бұрын
I had to comeback and report my success to you!!!! I had allowed the seed to sit a little longer then instructed. I spread the mixture and I am more than pleased!!! Thank you and your assistants.
@rickbageard11473 жыл бұрын
So glad to hear!!😊
@TheRealAndyB.3 жыл бұрын
This is an amazing video. Makes sooooo much sense and easy to do it. Great job and thank you for sharing. All best. Andy
@fineartproductions36813 жыл бұрын
Teaching your children to work. Great job.
@RonaldJMacDonald3 жыл бұрын
Great idea, makes a lot of sense, I'm going to give it a try in August.
@DavidRodriguez-fr9vv3 жыл бұрын
AWSOME...will give this a try. Thanks for sharing.👍
@zuikoglass4091 Жыл бұрын
Great kids which means a great father. Thanks for the video.
@bluenoser15673 жыл бұрын
Great video! I find mixing your seed in a good compost will really boost the growth but also add longer term nutrients ... Cheers
@irinasharomova22673 жыл бұрын
Very good idea! Thank you! I thought about it but wasn’t sure. 😁👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@chines683 жыл бұрын
Love seeing the littles helping!
@RickysWorld66998 күн бұрын
Yes indeed thank you!!
@irinasharomova22673 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for great tips.👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@scrubs99983 жыл бұрын
Great family video
@herbieberieherb Жыл бұрын
kids are cute no internet garbage ... productive educative activity with family so nice to see.good job kids !
@jac0007 Жыл бұрын
Come across this video…makes sense. Before, I cover my lawn with tarp during daylight to trap moisture and remove them at night. This is much easier! Thanks!!
@alankeeney7398Ай бұрын
Thanks I’m going to try this
@mlokh773 жыл бұрын
Awesome video.
@mauriciom85522 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
@jaycullen99013 жыл бұрын
Great tips! You have good helpers too!
@RickysWorld66998 күн бұрын
Glad I can help thanks!
@RickysWorld66998 күн бұрын
Glad I can help thanks!
@herbieberieherb Жыл бұрын
I started my lawn today from pure sand dirt...my 5 year old and I moved off the grid to the Mojave Desert 2 years ago to hide from Covid 19 in my Greyhound Bus I converted to a RV..... I sectioned off a 40' x 20' square to grow the grass for my 5 year to play outside....I found an old tree that was dying there was a ton of rich compost under it I got my Truck and scooped a bunch inside the bed and brought it to my campsite, I mixed fertilizer (old school cow manure) and the clay sand dirt thats already here with the compost from the tree......put it down watered the heck out of it... the next day I drove 40 miles to hardware store and rented a hefty Gas powered very heavy industrial Rototiller ( the dirt here is clay and very hard when dry... very soft when wet its so strange ) bought some top soil called Topper...I then rototilled it into the rest of the stuff already put down and wow !!! this desert clay looks so dark and Rich now! it looks like you could grow ANYTHING in this soil now...seeded it with a Bunch of seeds I mixed ( hope I didn't mess up) and added top soil over it with the Compost spreader I got for $20 at the hardware store... I see on line those spreaders are $300 to $400 dollars, I have to go thank them for selling it to me so cheap..(no body has grass around here ! thats probably why ) we have crows here they are very smart in fact the second most smartest creatures on earth....so I got some helium balloons and cut into pieces and tied on sticks, its reflective , an old timer told me that would keep the crows from grubbing on the seeds...its been 105 F everyday for a month so I hope the grass grows I noticed the compost keep the soil very moist under the surface ! ... I'm so excited to see what happens ...I'ma stay in my chair with the water hose in my hand and a ice cold drink next to me three times a day, .... hopefully the baby will be playing and ill be practicing my putting on the green lol ......pray for me ill keep you posted.
@gravestoner2488 Жыл бұрын
I stopped reading on line 4
@rockk9733 жыл бұрын
I just did this and my seed started sprouting in 3 days. Thanks
@rickbageard11473 жыл бұрын
Your welcome
@mistergarrett81753 жыл бұрын
nice pit!
@Bigrhythm42 жыл бұрын
great video thank you!!
@terrygulliford5308 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. I followed your lead and mixed Jonathan Green Ultra with peat moss on mid day on a Friday and by mid day on Tuesday I found sprouts as long as a half inch. I should have checked it a little closer. Time will tell if it works for me.
@woohunter12 жыл бұрын
Hmmm, I may have to try this method, looks pretty efficient.
@MikeHaddadLawnAddictions3 жыл бұрын
Might have to try this. Great video. New subscriber here
@zhanaberridgekhodakivska1060 Жыл бұрын
Thanks 👌
@markbrown16092 жыл бұрын
good tip, I'm gearing up to landscape front of my dental office. I'm old school, do my own yard work.
@herbieberieherb Жыл бұрын
amen me too !
@hulkflattt78543 жыл бұрын
I did this and it works really good!!! I let it be in the wheelbarrow for 7 days i think it was a little to long the grass root was 3 inches long but it all grew in perfect in the end!!! CHEERS!!!!
@hulkflattt78543 жыл бұрын
I was using Kentucky bluegrass :)
@herbieberieherb Жыл бұрын
how long did it take to start growing?
@hulkflattt7854 Жыл бұрын
@@herbieberieherb 3 days
@TheRealAndyB.3 жыл бұрын
Also you gain a new subscriber
@pkizzle653 жыл бұрын
Pretty good idea of changing up the old school way of thinking on how to germinate the seed. Not really crazy about the Scotts Lawnsoil. I've used it once and it was too mulch wood chunks in it. Instead of the Scotts stuff, I tend to give a mixture of potting soil and sand.
@koltoncrane30992 жыл бұрын
Wood chunks are probably good for long term as they decompose. We have a flower garden it works great but never tried on lawn. What’ve been looking into is making charcoal. You got to soak it and mix it with like chicken manure or something strong because new charcoal will suck nutrients out of your ground if you don’t innoculate it. And then you can add microbes or fungi or whatever and spread it on your lawn. Definitely would help people in drought areas that’d benefit from charcoal absorbing water and slowly releasing it. Vermiculite maybe good to but I read charcoal is better also for soil life.
@angelaprater26792 жыл бұрын
Are you using potted soil are compose
@davidgonzales-ec8bo2 жыл бұрын
Nice content
@alfredo84313 ай бұрын
How do you mix in the topsoil after the 5 days?
@amcclaur800123 жыл бұрын
Love the cheap labor.
@andrewmckinney28512 жыл бұрын
Hey How much square footage can you spread with one wheelbarrow
@dcmat84553 жыл бұрын
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@wwaynemcg3 жыл бұрын
Couple tips: next time try a clear plastic sheet, instead of dark. Sit it in the sun and it will certainly bake, but don't lose your moisture. In about two days you'll see germination. Other tip: bare spots are bare for a reason. Consider loosening up the soil if it's hard packed like a path, or next to driveway. If not loosened, the grass root won't go any deeper than the mixture you're putting on the ground. Good Luck!
@granturismo3152 жыл бұрын
Do u have to let it sit in that wheel barrel for days before spreading or can I just start spreading right after mixing ?
@wwaynemcg2 жыл бұрын
@@granturismo315 I think that was intended for the original poster. For my part, it's easier to get it out and on the ground quickly. It can compost on the ground just as easily. Don't drown it, but keep it evenly moist until it germinates, then slowly reduce the moisture over a couple weeks.
@joemalcom70292 жыл бұрын
Did your dogs open the bag of moss?
@alexpulsifer90912 жыл бұрын
Mix in about a half a bag of sand in as well
@henrytaylor693 жыл бұрын
When do you add the top soil i see it there but didn't see it being mixed in.
@rickbageard11473 жыл бұрын
After germination which is about 5 to 6 days. Right before you put it on the ground mixing some topsoil. Are usually will take half the wheelbarrow next one whole bag of topsoil. So I get to separate make sure is out of one wheel barrel of germinate seeds. Hope that makes sense
@donnieyoung2904 Жыл бұрын
how long does it take that kid to empty a bag of peat moss?
@mharing3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video! Couple questions: 1. Is that grass you use a variety of St. Augustine? Is it running with stolons to make a mat or are the stalks rooting down. I’m working with an Augustine type. 2. Aren’t you losing a fair amount of viable seeds because of the depth in the mix? The seed size is so small, and I have been advised to keep the soil mix level pretty shallow to get viable seedlings. Maybe this issue gets resolved when you apply it from the barrow to the lawn? Thanks again for sharing your lawn project! 🤙🏽
@wwaynemcg3 жыл бұрын
Seed can indeed sprout in the dark. But, the grass stems above ground won't grow higher without abundant sunshine.
@RickysWorld669910 ай бұрын
That’s very true if you make it too deep you can definitely lose some seeds. It’s kind of something you had to play with. But that’s another reason why you don’t want to germinate too long because the seeds on the bottom well not do as well. Want to bet on the lawn they will thrive. The variety that I’m using here is a variety of rye and bahaia.
@nmtidefan47353 жыл бұрын
How do you go about spreading correctly. I just heard spread it with a shovel and rake? Is a top cover needed? Or extra prep?
@rickbageard11473 жыл бұрын
I usually mix in 5050 germinated seeds to whatever topsoil you’re using. And a garden rake as best do you wanna spread a layer of about 2 inches once you mix your germinated seeds with some topsoil about 50-50.
@popscyclep80843 жыл бұрын
Awesome..... get that nephew a new shirt for his birthday!
@MM-sq5pf2 жыл бұрын
Great idea, wear a new shirt for yard work!
@Lumpygrits763 жыл бұрын
This seems to be a much simpler way to pre germinate than soaking expensive seed in buckets and potentially ending up with a lot of waterlogged or rotting seeds. Plus like some doing the soaking in buckets, they’re saying to change out the water several times during the pre germination time.
@popscyclep80843 жыл бұрын
Yeah no buckets!
@herbieberieherb Жыл бұрын
anyone have good results ?
@smallnuts22 жыл бұрын
So for the 5-6 days no water ? Then once on lawn its watered every day?
@RickysWorld66992 жыл бұрын
Hello. Yes once you water the seeds inside of your wheelbarrow or a bucket let sit for 4 to 5 days. Once seeds are sprouting then its time to mix with top soil or a soil mixture and spread onto your lawn and water everyday for at least a month. But do not overwater as if you overwater you can drowned out your new grass.
@michaelfisher78353 жыл бұрын
Isnt the mixture clumpy after letting it sit for a week? And if the seed is sprouting, wont you hurt the young sprouts when you start spreading them on the ground?
@saidtheblueknight3 жыл бұрын
You should be spreading the mixture right before it sprouts as to avoid what you just described. This is intended to prime the seed, not germinate/sprout it. Some early risers may come up, but you should time this so that you spread it on the turf a day or two before the type of seed you chose is supposed to sprout.
@michaelfisher78353 жыл бұрын
@@saidtheblueknight I see. Thanks.
@kimwayman43 жыл бұрын
Thanks for explanation... I was wondering
@bensdemosongs3 жыл бұрын
@@saidtheblueknight you seem to know a lot about grass. Would you turn the mixture while you’re waiting? Or just let it sit in the wheelbarrow as is?
@fiercenet3 жыл бұрын
do you need to add more water to your mix during the week?
@wwaynemcg3 жыл бұрын
If covered tightly...no.
@RickysWorld66992 жыл бұрын
Hello Jeff. You shouldnt if u add enough water.
@voidisyinyangvoidisyinyang8853 жыл бұрын
mist setting. thanks
@christopherlee96584 жыл бұрын
Haircut client checking in
@koltoncrane30992 жыл бұрын
That’s awesome there’s something more productive then Fortnite. Haha that’s good. I remember in high school during lunch and after school kids would play that in the physics room cause the physics teacher sons were big into that.
@robertboykin1828 Жыл бұрын
I throw the whole buisness into my cement mixer.
@troubledseed2 жыл бұрын
My stomach was so achy after eating a family size bag of Ms Vickeys regular chips and a whole jar of onion dip. The long drawn out farts are starting to hurt and they could split atoms. Not to mention the smells is just awful, like that Reek kind of stench that lingers and has mass to it. Its not good.
@mml12243 жыл бұрын
im confused, what did you do? all i saw was a barrel holding moss/seed 4 sixdays. didn't see anything else....did you spread it on 2the grass on 7th day? y wld u do that.....very incomplete vid man! thanks
@wwaynemcg3 жыл бұрын
Spread it after it germinates. Might be three days where you live, depends on the temp/moisture/etc.
@mml12243 жыл бұрын
@@wwaynemcg thanks,i've seen the sack version, but can you put them freely in water bucket or they have to be in see thru sack and leav them in water? i dont like this method, hard to get the compost/soil to seed ratio mix right?
@MD-cd7em3 жыл бұрын
GOOD VIDEO...BUT HARD TO HEAR
@RickysWorld66992 жыл бұрын
Ok thanks for feed back!
@gmog78573 жыл бұрын
Dude, why did you allow the kids to put their hands in the chemical seeds?
@wwaynemcg3 жыл бұрын
That would be GRASS seed...I don't see any "chemicals".
@edmundblackaddercoc85222 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid I used to touch a lot worse lol
@lowkeyelena2212 жыл бұрын
@@edmundblackaddercoc8522 Were you an alter boy?!
@MaryJF492 жыл бұрын
The elevator music is annoying and makes it hard to understand. We aren’t watching this to be entertained, we just want the information.
@cancernurmouth Жыл бұрын
I stopped watching after he turned the same spot foe 2 minutes hahahahah