SIMPLE drainage FIX* CHEAP way to cure bad drainage*

[@oddbob8905]

Just a suggestion, couldnt you use a big funnel into the hole and help fill in and minimise spillage .

[@whitevoodooman7276]

Just do as Dan says works everytime

[@ss_whole]

..or you could use a funnel and get it done much faster and easier

[@patriciahodge7208]

What I was going to say, use a funnel

[@stevematthews2987]

@@whitevoodooman7276 Totally agree .Dan is putting the polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), benzothiazoles, isoprene, and heavy metals like zinc and lead into the water table fast enough with a jug and a couple of dinner forks. He has enough going on,being a lawn expert, without having to go through funnel training . give the guy a break .

[@steveburton2806]

What’s wrong with good old grit

[@algernonwolfwhistle6351]

I've always done this job with grit and a little top-dressing over the top. Not sure about the idea of putting rubber into a lawn from an environmental perspective. Is it biodegradable?

[@DanielHibbertLawnExpert]

is grit sand bio degradable?

[@algernonwolfwhistle6351]

@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert Yes it is and it naturally occurs in soil types.

[@mickeyhughes7244]

@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert 😂

[@antbans5137]

There’s always one isn’t there 🤔🙈😂

[@DanielHibbertLawnExpert]

@@algernonwolfwhistle6351 sand is from rocks that have broken down over millions of years, sand is not bio degradable, things that are bio degradable generally break down in months not millions of years,

[@TheHatandBeardShow]

Cheers, my guy from America! Every spring, I tune into your channel and love getting all the solutions I need!

[@DanielHibbertLawnExpert]

Howdy

[@richardharwell]

This was a very nice idea Daniel I was surprised how far that bar went into the ground. I do have some soggy ground problems in my backyard where I did my renovation. When I renovated I brought in a mixture of compost and sand to help level and seed. The problem with my yard is that if you dig down 12 to 16" it is like concrete Gray clay glacial silt. Winter rains if they are strong and heavy will raise the water table sometimes I have an inch of water on that grass And walking on the grass is a no go because you will sink in. I put about an inch to an inch and a 1/2 of sand and compost and leveled and and I could walk on it without sinking in and the grass did not drown. I think I need some proper drainage maybe some step catch basins But the water seemed to drain off the top layers. I guess I will see if this backfires when it gets warmer but for now everything looks good did my 1st mow and put some diamonds down.

[@eddyvideostar]

Dear Richard: Then, do your drainage system the conventional way.

[@whitevoodooman7276]

Dan's full of good ideas

[@italianjob-vx6hp]

This is great stuff , I studied which areas of the lawn had standing water when we had the worst downpours and I treated those areas just like this. Job done!

[@LTFC1964]

That my friend is an ingenious idea. I’m already ordering the rubber crumb!!!

[@DanielHibbertLawnExpert]

Works too

[@LTFC1964]

@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert Hi Daniel, where did you get it from, I can’t see the link.

[@DanielHibbertLawnExpert]

@@LTFC1964 collier turf ebay

[@DanielHibbertLawnExpert]

@@LTFC1964 links in the description but the code doesnt work but its cheaper on ebay without the code than it is on the collier turf website with the code

[@LTFC1964]

@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert cheers Daniel

[@manleynelson9419]

My goodness we always use a digging iron to dig. Oftentimes will have two digging irons between one or two people even one person so it's interesting that you have to justify the cost by thinking about future tile work or something. The soil must be a lot different where you're at thanks for the video man

[@bobbyladd]

Should a scarifier or power rake avoid areas with those sort of rubber plugs as I'm guessing they'd feel quite solid?

[@FreeSpeechXtremist]

No you will be fine scarifying or power taking compared to compacted soil it's soft.

[@ashikalanser9033]

You are fun! Thanks for the nice video

[@shaziachaudhry6240]

Probably best to stick with sand, from an environmental perspective and leave rubber for surface play areas or paths

[@tempestsroar]

Crumbled rubber is now being removed from children’s play areas due to its carcinogenic properties. We all need to educate ourselves about the dangers of how we “recycle” dangerous substances such as car tyres. I agree with your comment about sand or maybe grit for drainage. Environmental / sustainable options are never easy to source for gardeners who are seen as advocates for working with the natural environments by many. Solutions within a circular system where products are not brought in from outside the system are often best and teach us to work with what we have, without having to tap into or rely on resources outside the eco system of the gardens we manage as professional gardeners.

[@wayneessar7489]

@@tempestsroar How would folks access the buried crumb rubber? I am unclear on the way they would become exposed to it. Please help me out here as it seems obvious to you.

[@wobblybobengland]

@@wayneessar7489 It gets into the water courses, what happens if the next owner wants to grow carrots there? N-1,3-dimethylbutyl-N′-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine and coriander please. The stuff to use is biochar. Car tyres are an absolute nightmare, every mile you drive you are chucking phthalates, sulfenamides, guanidines, thiazoles, thiuams, dithiocarbamates, sulfur donors, phenolics, phenylenediamines and heavy metals in to the water table.

[@wayneessar7489]

@@wobblybobengland Nothing would happen if the next owner wished to grow carrots there because the very small area of the punctures and the high quality of the crumb rubber.

[@wobblybobengland]

@@wayneessar7489 no, it gets in the water, which ultimately affects a bigger area, soil microbes can do lots of things but can't do anything with inorganic compounds.

[@teaformulamaths]

Why did you not go for something more natural like sand?

[@darrenchandler8799]

Thought we are supposed to be taking plastic out of the environment not putting it into the soil. Is this not classed as contamination?

[@DanielHibbertLawnExpert]

Whats rubber got to do with plastic?

[@darrenchandler8799]

Thought it was similar to plastics and ends up damaging the environment and animals?

[@darrenchandler8799]

Only ask because I’ve seen warning not to do so. It is abundantly clear from the scientific literature that rubber should not be used as a landscape amendment or mulch. There is no question that toxic substances leach from rubber as it degrades, contaminating the soil, landscape plants, and associated aquatic systems.

[@DanielHibbertLawnExpert]

@@darrenchandler8799 but yet its ok to spread on children’s parks as safety matting and spread on 3/4g astro turf? All sounds a bit wishy washy, and what about when they send tyres to land fill if they are not recycled ? eu tyres do not contain the dangerous chemicals usa tyres do and its been ratified as safe hence the reason its not banned

[@DanielHibbertLawnExpert]

@@darrenchandler8799 shooting cows in between the eyes damages cows so we can eat them but No one says thats a bad idea so when did the world suddenly start caring for animals?

[@Greenskiii]

could you do this with wood chippings?

[@DanielHibbertLawnExpert]

Noway

[@RahimMastafaPhotography]

Good idea. Would probably use small stones to fill the holes with a bit of top soil on top. That tire stuff isn't a good idea me thinks.

[@goleylla]

Stones often rise to the surface of soil due to effects of freezing in winter.

[@MrTeeglesworth]

I was thinking the same thing....

[@sparty328]

During the summer my lawn looks ‘fine’ but during the winter and after rain showers it gets very spongy ( there’s no moss). I bought an auger bit and began the process to try and fix the constant drainage problem of my small (30m squared) lawn, it wasn’t long before I was hitting something solid which turned out to be an old paving slab, I then unearthed a further 9. There appears to be a layer of dolomite throughout with a few inches of poor top soil which is of a clayish texture and full of stones. In some areas the dolomite is sitting on top of a layer of polythene covering the clay soil beneath. Additionally after a few hours the holes I’ve dug become waterlogged. Should I just bite the bullet and get all the dolomite removed, get a French drain installed and a few tons of quality top soil or can the dolomite be left and just remove the top soil replacing it with better?

[@Raid_init]

I had a similar situation and bit the bullet and removed all the slabs, rocks, and glass the builders used to build up by back lawn. Hard work pays off eventually.

[@seanfinn107]

pure entertainment, ty.

[@AliKhan-ft1uu]

Would sand work as well?

[@DanielHibbertLawnExpert]

Gritty sand

[@noeltorpey5660]

A nice large funnel might be less messy ! Just a thought regards Noel

[@DanielHibbertLawnExpert]

@@noeltorpey5660 gets clogged

[@rickysingh616]

How's this differ from the one you used the machine to drill large holes?

[@DanielHibbertLawnExpert]

This is just for slight drainage issues the other is for more serious

[@rickysingh616]

@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert thanks, my grass is no more as it's become a soaked water muddy pit. my garden is situated at a lower elevation then my property and sewage line. I have 2 issues. First one being I have a large concrete base where by I want to put some aco drains in so when I wash any dog muck it doesn't just fall off the edge, it has somewhere to go. I'd love for the aco drains to be connected to the main sewage line but being as it's at a much higher elevation I think I'd need a pump of sorts. Now the other solution I was thinking was perhaps bore a large hole in to the ground to act like a soakaway. Not sure on the long impact or dispersion rate would be for that. 2. Issue is the muddy pit. Now this used to drain very well until over the years of impact of large tree debris possibly compacted the ground but I still managed to have some decent grass. It mainly got churned up by my dog from running in wet grass. So now when it rains it's just muddy mush. I did see the other video where you used the large drilling machine. Would you say that would possibly be the solution to solving the issue? I'm also contemplating artificial grass for the future but from what others have told me with their experience when it rains it doesn't drain away quick enough so that can become flooded. Thanks for reading and sorry for the long comment

[@mickeyhughes7244]

And guaranteed to be a Goodyear 🚗

[@Tholius]

Can you do this with sand (I have paving sand lying around), or small scoria?

[@DanielHibbertLawnExpert]

Paving sand no use

[@Tholius]

@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert Can you elaborate on why not? And what about small scoria?

[@DanielHibbertLawnExpert]

@@Tholius i dont know what scoria is

[@Tholius]

@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert 1. Why is paving sand no good? 2. Have a look at google images of scoria- they are small 0.25-1cm diameter pyroclastic, highly vesicular, dark-colored volcanic rock

[@realskata16]

I have 5 acres of flatland (everything is flat where I live in AR) but about 1.5 of the acres hold almost all winter and spring. The spot has to be dry for at least 5-7 days before you can even think about mowing it. It’s a total pain in the ass. It’s to the point where I wanna kill all the grass in that area to avoid having to mow it. It’s usually over a foot tall before you can mow it. If I had several thousands to spare, I’d hire someone to come handle it but I don’t even know what to do about it. Some people have suggested French drains

[@wrayez-hz2kq]

How does that help drainage issue?

[@DanielHibbertLawnExpert]

Let me say this the video is there and the reason is apparant

[@losttheplot26]

I'm not putting scrap tyres in any lawn. Spike aeration

[@johnstonlee]

Spike compaction

[@AM-wt8qi]

Or hollow core

[@sandysanderson8588]

Gosh what a great idea, Well done Daniel. Recycle a car tyre everyone wins.

[@DanielHibbertLawnExpert]

Thanks shame others don’t agree

[@sandysanderson8588]

@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert Well its good. it wont break down great for drain age.

[@dmcgee4646]

​@@sandysanderson8588yanno what does t decompose AND doesn't leech disgusting amounts of petrochemicals into our soil-- rocks!!! Same as sand. The lack of critical thinking is disgusting and infuriating. Y'all are just one part of what's wrong with people.

[@dmcgee4646]

It's so cool too! They found out how to make crushed rock that mimics poison rubber!! It's just crushed larger rocks?!!! Such an amazing invention. Hopefully this innovation will help you install better drains in the future! You must be so excited for this groundbreaking discovery.

[@sandysanderson8588]

Oh dear. You need to get out more.

[@Dasan1111]

Anybody tried this? Is this working? This is so simple!!

[@DanielHibbertLawnExpert]

Does the fact that i did it not count?

[@75afms]

Im definitely going to try this! Thank you!

[@bidders77]

Other than because of the mossyness have you done it in that specific area because it connects to the drain?

[@DanielHibbertLawnExpert]

No was just chosen randomly

[@jamiewright4750]

Grat video really helpful

[@trevorpringle1480]

Looks like tiring job, did you tread it in?

[@DanielHibbertLawnExpert]

i avoided puns

[@willo300]

You should get a grip and keep a low profile and then you'll have a goodyear 😁

[@siggi5395]

Is a hard work 😁

[@ghggp1]

Why not try a funnel to be more accurate to fill the holes? Yes, I agree to use sand. Great idea to help drainage.👍🏻

[@kenmay1572]

I have a squirrel that does the same thing

[@1791Hernandez]

"Where am I?" 😂😂

[@mstar011]

Cant we just use a garden fork and make the holes bigger by moving it around in the soil?

[@DanielHibbertLawnExpert]

you can do whatever you please

[@johnstonlee]

That compacts it down and makes drainage Even worse need hollow core and remove the corse

[@crunchstudio9475]

Great advice and videos Daniel. Not sure about this one though as the environmental damage of putting rubber into lawns doesn’t sit right. Will take 1000 years or so to degrade and will cause damage to the bio chemistry of lawn and bacteria. Surely there are natural products that will be just effective? First thumbs down mate in a few years. However keep the great videos coming.

[@DanielHibbertLawnExpert]

Its personal choice, eu tyres dont have the same harmful chemicals that usa tyres have to its safe to use, we spray weedkillers fungicides and whole host of other nasty things on grass, which are far worse than rubber crumb which by the way is used by the boat load on 3-4g pitches which our children play on,

[@crunchstudio9475]

@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert Fair enough but the herbicides and weed killers are all now designed to break down in a matter of weeks or days.Not trolling as you are brilliant and I look forward to your videos and Shaun at lawnrite. Thank you for these.

[@tempestsroar]

@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert I don't spray weedkillers, fungicides and a whole lot of other nasty things on grass (or any other part of my gardens). As responsible gardeners we all need to learn to work with trying to understand how plants interact with the soil biology and do what we can to assist and adjust the balance needed for the results we require. I know, this is much more difficult and a long term project (no quick-fix's I'm afraid) but I believe its the least culpable approach. I know we all have different approaches. Your instructional videos are great and down to earth, but on this topic I feel you may have done the gardening world (and in a small way, the environment) a dis-service. Customer pressures from your clients, I know, must be a top consideration, but as we all move forward in a rapidly changing world you and all gardeners are in an enviable position to educate and change peoples maintenance practices to fall in line with protecting their small precious patches. Good luck with moving this topic forward. I look forward to viewing your future videos.

[@Andrew-ds9ms]

It would be easier using a funnel to fill the holes 👍🏻

[@DanielHibbertLawnExpert]

the funnel clogs up as they get thinner as the spout gets longer

[@Andrew-ds9ms]

@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert 👍🏻

[@MrWouzke]

Uhm, micro plastics??

[@jamieyork156]

Great idea yet seemingly getting grilled for it..

[@DanielHibbertLawnExpert]

Yeah too many doo gooders in the world lol driving cars on the road in the exact same rubber which goes on the tarmac and gets washed into the drains

[@DanielHibbertLawnExpert]

And ends up in the ground

[@jamieyork156]

I was thinking the same thing. They jump all over everything. Keep doing what your doing mate. Helping so many with their lawns daily, there's always 1 as they say or in this case a few ha ha. . Ill be ordering some of your products soon, its been so wet of late I've not touched the lawn. Will be scarifying when it dries up, Top dressing with field no.4 and overseeding and then applying the first spring treatment. What would you recommend ?

[@DanielHibbertLawnExpert]

@@jamieyork156 will be equilibrium by then

[@jamieyork156]

@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert ok ill get some ordered

[@edmundblackaddercoc8522]

This is aeration disguised as drainage🤣

[@vanhes6343]

Yes, Ive seen greenskeepers put holes like this on the entire green when I was playing golf during the fall. They told me they were aerating the greens.

[@eddyvideostar]

7:07.

[@jc23jc65]

is this good for the environment?

[@DanielHibbertLawnExpert]

The environment is the whole world , brushing this in your lawn is not even a drop in the ocean? Type tyre graveyard in kuwait into google and see the amount of tyres in there, if thats not bad for the environment then this vid certainly isnt

[@jc23jc65]

@@DanielHibbertLawnExpert yeah i still dont think is a good idea, is perhaps help s the case of drainage, but is not a good idea to mix rubber with soil, i know now we have synthetic lawn, synthetic fields, race tracks made of rubber, but i dont think following that path is the right way.

[@AM-wt8qi]

@@jc23jc65could use sand instead of

[@nickhayley]

Yeahhhh... adding inorganic petroleum based products to a living lawn and soil is definitely not the best way forward.

[@manleynelson9419]

Putting a petroleum product in your surface water or drainage water or groundwater might be against federal law in America I haven't checked and have no reason to say that but any petroleum product in the ground is going to be frowned upon by the environmental agencies for sure I would think I'm just guessing does anybody know about that?

[@SheilaSpencer1]

There was no explanation on how this helps drainage. I watched the entire video hoping you would tell me what this actually does to help yard drainage but nothing; not even a hint of how this works. 🤷🏼‍♀

[@DanielHibbertLawnExpert]

Lets water through

[@terrorbear7]

Oh... he was serious

[@VanderlyndenJengold]

Micro rubber in your lawn - are you mad? Hardly an environmentally sound solution! Use sharp sand.

[@michaelvalone907]

Why not use something organic, rejuvenate the soil.

[@ermboy1924]

Hopefully people see this. DONT DO THIS! Lol wow. One he’s compacting the soil with the bar not pulling and dirt out. Long drill bit or aerate is what you would want to do. And do sand. Idk why you would put rubber in the ground.

[@shaunkiely5340]

Exactly. Plus if you ever do a heavy scarification on this area, you'll have rubber chips everywhere.

[@ocsplc]

Idk about some of the comments. Rubber is a petroleum product. Petroleum is largely crude oil which is produced by the Earth itself. I don’t think it’s serious to say that an organic product like oil is somehow dangerous to place back into the Earth

[@katethegardener]

Tire rubber? Won't it stink? I don't think this is a good idea.....use pea gravel....non toxic and natural.

[@MrDominic152]

don't worry about your face, I was more concerned about your toes!!

[@DanielHibbertLawnExpert]

Steel toe caps!!

[@frankneidhardt]

First 🙂

[@stephenmagill1294]

Jesus christ lol

[@chinov9445]

🤦🏽‍♂️😂🤣😂

[@UNDERGROUNDCALLING0161]

please dont do this

[@paulhopkins686]

Is DH starting to aerate the lawns?

[@DanielHibbertLawnExpert]

nope i made that clear in the video

[@edmundblackaddercoc8522]

He is we know!😁

[@JoanneStep]

You are fun! Thanks for the nice video