Sand Leveling Alpha Elite Bermudagrass Huge Lawn

[@KevinConlon]

Hello Pete. Golf Professional from Maryland. Sand before solid-tine aerification, for two reasons. It gives the sand more time "under the Sun", allowing excess moisture to evaporate, making the spreading process less time consuming. Also, as you mentioned, it reduces machine traffic closing the aerification holes "too soon". Long time viewer. Appreciate all of your hard work!

[@cadenverrett]

Recently graduated out of the Texas A&M Turf program, we were told that it doesn’t matter all that much. However at the course I worked at we always punched holes first then top dressed. In my not so professional opinion people overthink little stuff like that too much and it’s more important to just keep up with the cultural practices. It definitely seems like personal preference and just something else to bicker about

[@GCITurf]

Between me and you this is the best comment yet. I agree with you 100%

[@dave3952]

Beautiful property, have a blessed weekend Pete!

[@tonynichols2872]

Gifted hands! Watching you work really inspires me! God Bless you sir!!

[@sciphan.]

Your friend has a beautiful property and a great friend to help him. That ventrac reel mower sounds perfect for a lawn that size. I swear you have every piece of equipment known to man, lol

[@reddingtrent8043]

Dream property. Fantastic job love the tips and knowledge you give!

[@aaronburford5701]

Love this sand leveler process! It's amazing what sand con do for a lawn.... I just never knew!

[@DieselDan09]

Mannnnn those are some toys!!!!

[@Grinch83]

yes indeed. I got cool season grass but it's always ALWAYS great content from GCI Turf

[@walterbenvin297]

Pete, you're a hard working man and I respect your work ethic and attention to quality work, just like my dad. A few months back you talked about some diet and health things you changed and how much better you feel. Can you give an update on how its going, things you're doing, changes you see in yourself/progress you made, etc. I know success doesn't always come in a straight line.

[@GCITurf]

Appreciate you sir. Yeah I’ll update that for sure real soon.

[@jamesthacker7240]

Hey Pete, the sand level was great!! My yard looks great only 2 weeks , and it is great. Thanks bro

[@cooperbrazee6952]

That was a beautiful yard. One day I will own a 10g Spray Buddy from you!

[@styner83]

Glad I made a Dunkin run today. Lots of good lawn care content uploaded this morning!

[@VaporheadATC]

You must live in Mass? Dunkin is, was? the Mass favorite. lol

[@jaymeyers950]

Dunkin is 100% better then Starbucks crap

[@styner83]

@@VaporheadATClol I'm actually in Southeast VA

[@styner83]

@@jaymeyers950 Indeed...I can't stand the taste of Starbucks at all.

[@VaporheadATC]

@@jaymeyers950 Dunkin hasn't been any better in decades. They used to actually make their donuts, now it's all frozen.

[@audireddevil]

amazing work and beautiful property.

[@Alex-ss4bk]

I always aerate then sand for what you said about clay soil. Would be interesting to read why others level first then aerate

[@bryanswift10]

This is the video I needed! Thank you Pete!

[@kylekill4954]

Beautiful lot

[@tony8354586]

Would have liked the see the leveler on the Ventrac working….who makes the leveler? Regards

[@tbros0331liffy]

How long did that take you, Pete? 2 days, or was that completed in 1 day? That yard looks awesome. Hopefully, you will do a follow-up video to show results. Which grass seed would you recommend for a more shady yard? 65/35 shade/sun

[@lbm323]

Aerate then sand is the practice we use in the golf course i work at. The difference is we use a hollow tine core areator and we collect the plugs. Then we fill the holes with sand. We use solid tines for more open areas that are not as high detail. We use it more in our park areas when they get heavy traffic after events and we have to bring it back without too much work. Light poke up then water and fert. Sanding is what we do to the greens

[@Loglakeliving]

Nice video Pete! Job well done 👍

[@rustyfan89]

That new machine is awesome

[@Forbes123]

I wish there was a service in Oklahoma City that did this. Looks great my man.

[@stevencollins9894]

I'm a golf course worker as of Monday we are going to be punching cores in are greens

[@bbtank3000]

Sorry if I missed it, but did this guy have any irrigation heads that had to be marked off?

[@GCITurf]

Yes we flagged the heads

[@rbljackson]

Hey Pete. My front yard is half Bermuda, but under my large oak tree, I have to improvise and overseed every spring and fall with perennial rye to keep that area green. If I sand level my Bermuda, can I just do the whole yard and include the perennial rye, or would it die? I mow at about 3/4 inch every 5 days.

[@GCITurf]

@@rbljackson where do you live and what’s your weather like now?

[@rbljackson]

@@GCITurf Im in West Texas. Its been over 100 regulary and super dry. My question is more geared towards next year actually. If I do it....May or early June would me my target date.

[@GCITurf]

@@rbljackson next year is fine but no way I’d sand level PRG right now.

[@annahollis407]

If you have any contacts in central florida. I have a high school softball field in need of assistance. The grass is not doing well.

[@timborski1210]

I may have to grab that seed, renovating the back yard soon

[@MJF40]

I need to level mine

[@brandoncasner3221]

Pete I have question why is it so hard to find a solid tive aervator around ilinois indiana area

[@GCITurf]

That’s a good question sir that I don’t have the answer to. Sorry sir.

[@berkoskilandscaping4247]

At our golf course we always aerate first if we’re going for drainage or soil amendment with the sand. If we’re just leveling we don’t aerate at all.

[@porterhodges727]

This is where I’d like to see the hydrostatic tractors be able to run Deere precision equipment. You could set headland and autotrac lines for near perfect aeration coverage with 0 overlap. Would be very useful on golf courses.

[@krisflurry2404]

We defendant need an update on this in a few weeks.

[@willfowler244]

Mr Pete, ask if your friend to take pictures and send to you every couple days, and add them as shorts or just as photos, so folks can see just how quick that Alpha, running rampant, pissed off Bermuda ACTUALLY overcomes sand leveling.

[@Primetime_Fescue]

For years and years everyone always aerated and then sand but through the years a lot of folks are switching to top dressing first then doing aerification! Your doing aerification to relieve compaction and open holes up so water nutrients oxygen gas exchange and sand can get down trough the holes! Why do aerification then run a heavy top top dresser over it that’s gonna add compaction back and potentially close up the holes!

[@GCITurf]

My thoughts exactly bro

[@dylan8285]

You ain’t got the Ben Simms (lawn tips) shovel flick down,Pete?

[@Timbo4413]

Could you do this lawn leveling with sand if you have GCI TTTF?

[@GCITurf]

No. Not with fescue

[@carlj3515]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@scoobydoo5447]

I don’t mean to criticize, but that yard could use some flowers and trees.

[@chrispatterson8210]

Those leaf blades look like hybrid bermuda. You don't usually see that with bermuda grown from seed.

[@GCITurf]

I think that’s why so many folks like this seed…