Subsurface Drainage Install on My Backyard Golf Green (USGA Green Build)

I've completed the subsurface drainage on my USGA Green Build in my Backyard!! Can't wait to be playing golf on this golf green. Nice to have it start to really come together!
The drainage has been one of the most time-consuming parts but well worth it.
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[@parkmatonark]

Didn't know what to do with myself Saturday morning. Ended up being a present father 😢

[@LawnTips]

Not a bad thing bro 😂

[@emmasims5907]

😂😂

[@GR19611]

It will pay off .

[@travishenley9584]

Looking great, man it would be awesome to have a trench look like that over here in the west… Just gutless sand to work with here 😂

[@andyhall288]

So good Ben, wish I lived closer so I could come offer some help. Pains me to watch you have to keep getting in and out of the different machines to move them around like that. So satisfying though and I know that's what would keep you going. 👍

[@Patrick-oi9np]

Im not even the one doing it and when I watch this project I feel overwhelmed with how much goes into it, Keep up the hard work!

[@chevron916]

What a difference having the right tools for the job makes. Well done Beno. Imagine how stuffed your back would have been without the toys from Hutcheon and Pearce.

[@the_split_log]

Bit of a wait for this one. Keen for it 🤌🏻

[@tippo5341]

Might not be Saturday...but always worth the wait...great work...n coming along nicely!!! Looking forward as always to the next installment 😁😁😁😁

[@christoespach1744]

So cool to look back at where it started and where you are now. Well done bro.

[@paulf3833]

You should ask your viewers to help shovel, there would be a few around that would love to help for a day.

[@Bobbyblack6]

Love these videos! Keep em coming

[@simonbagley5851]

Glad you got some clear weather so you can get stuck into it! Enjoying watching it come together 👍🏼

[@jffro]

Coming together nicely mate 👍

[@GR19611]

Fun times and Snitty running around , Loving himself Sick.

[@trevormuggeridge4560]

Last Aussie 😁. Ben, coming along nicely. 🤠

[@TheCropduster1986]

Stoked for you Ben! It's all coming together.

[@neilwhite7380]

Coming on really well, and you can never have too much drainage. The only thing I thought you might consider was installing flush points at the high point of the main drain run on both sections. Looking forward to the next update.

[@psallanward]

Well done Ben, a let of work for you.

[@jacobabraham4864]

Thanks mate. Good information. Been looking for something like this for some time for the diy landscaping.

[@MUY-BN]

Looking good, nice job.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Big project to do on your own Ben, it's a big lump of a green too :)

[@81coxie]

I agree with the drainage sock not being used. I work up at port douglas where we get alot of rain and every green we built with the cloth or sock is clogged with silt

[@LawnTips]

I’ve heard a few guys have the same issue actually. Thanks for confirming for me as well mate with your experience

[@craigpykitt2473]

Hi Ben I’m a new subscriber from England been watching you for a while and vids always keep me entertained and intrigued into what the final project will look like I’m a gardener and appreciate the finish and effort you put into the jobs you do keep up the great work Craig😅

[@LawnTips]

Thanks mate!!

[@sdyeg73]

Please keep up the great work!

[@SOMEONE-wq3qb]

nice job on the golf green

[@reverendjones5123]

Youre just my favorite mate!

[@techtheman]

Amazing Job!!

[@brettbyrnes577]

Love the MONTAGE!

[@BigLeafDropper86]

Best montage music! - cut out all the talking we just want montages with that music 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@BigLeafDropper86]

Montage - kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHSXk5iaqdSqaKs

[@craigmonty]

Thanks for addressing the sock or no sock debate on the ag pipe. I've been planning some ag drainage in my backyard and keep going back and forth on whether it should be wrapped in landscape fabric or not - you're not wrong, the opinions on it online are very polarizing. Still have no clue if its needed or not. =p

[@Striperman]

Great work bro. Baseball outfields use the same concept for drainage here in the states. Will work great even with heavy rainfalls. 👍💚🦸

[@markhansen4301]

Hey Ben, thanks for your brilliant videos! Can I please ask for the slightly ignorant of us to please explain the ag line. Does the ag line have holes in the line itself that allows the water to seep through the gravel and then into the line and then drain away?

[@calebevans8437]

Yo mate what up welcome to another lawn tip vid👍

[@andrewwood6554]

Lol. Where you been. I I was ready Saturday morning.

[@LawnTips]

Was digging in the dirt 😂

[@andrewwood6554]

@@LawnTips Ruined my week end..had to watch re runs of Connor Ward building a shed.

[@musc258]

Let's go, video is up!

[@danielslawncare]

Geez this is gonna look insane once its all complete! How good

[@thomo74]

Loving the K-tel synth interlude !😂

[@tommy752701]

Hey man, great job so far! Looking forward to seeing the finished product! Newbie question... Surely only a very small amount of water will find its way into the end of the tubes at the end of each trench which are at the high points? Most of the water will just drain through the gravel trench so why bother with the drainage tubes at all? Could you explain how these work?

[@paterson247]

The 'tubes' are ag pipe, which are full of holes, you just can't see it on the video. Water seeps in all the way along them, not just the end 👍

[@LawnTips]

You’ll be surprised how much water it will move in a heavy storm. It’s a direct line to a drain point and will help move water quicker than if you only had gravel in the ground 👌🏽

[@kevinhamling1963]

Starting to really look the business.

[@aaronkirby5890]

Liverpool!

[@byrny111]

Whatuppp in my xp you should cover pipe with more gravel and wrap with landscaping fabric. In about 5 years those pipes will not work 😥

[@chrislewis3322]

If someone wanted a putting green in their backyard is there a site you can go to to work out the drainage needed?

[@maxxy2312]

Complete newbie but love all your vids mate. Quick probably dumb question, how do the drain pipes collect water? Is it from the top of the green or does the water somehow seep through 😂

[@rossy2998]

exactly what i want to know

[@chevron916]

Google agricultural pipe. Or aggi pipe. The pipe is perforated so to permit water to seep into it and drain away.

[@LawnTips]

As chevron has mentioned. It’s perforated pipe so it has little holes in it to let water in. If you get a heavy downpour it’s great as a quick way to move water to a desired location

[@smlfrd]

I have TifTuf in my front lawn and I want it to be quite short, dense and flat. If I cut it any lower than 40mm it goes yellow immediately. I water twice a week for 30 minutes at 4am and apply slow release granular fertiliser every 10 weeks. The soil pH is about 7.0 and I have a sandy loam top layer. Am I missing something? Do I need to apply some PGR perhaps to slow its vertical growth to let the sun hit the couch closer to the soil level to green it up and become more dense?

[@adamma4303]

You probs just need to reset the crown height. Pick the height you want to cut the grass at (15mm?) and cut it back to 10mm a couple of times before bringing it up to 15mm (or whatever hight you want). It'll green up a treat. The first couple of cuts at 10mm will look like you've killed it all, but it'll bounce right back. Aim to do this in the growing months spring/summer etc. Don't worry about PGR until the mowing gets out of control! 👍

[@danroot84]

Definitely would have wrapped all that rock in geo-textile fabric with holes in it (you can order it with the specs you want) and then burrito wrapped it at the top. The corrugated should go inside the rock. Go watch The French Drain Man videos on KZbin. The guy has plenty of examples of why not using a fabric to protect the rock / pipe is basically worthless after a little time.

[@cameronwaugh7136]

The thing with non-Geofabric guys is they are basically flat earthers. Doesn’t matter how much evidence you give, they all know someone from somewhere who said socks clog and take it as bible.

[@danroot84]

@@cameronwaugh7136 Yea, I’m shocked by it. Especially given how much work goes into these projects. You would think people want to get them right the first time.

[@LawnTips]

I’m just going from my own experience boys not what people have said. I’ve made my decision and if I suffer consequences so be it

[@cameronwaugh7136]

Sock on pipe is here nor there, you’re more so protecting the rock. I’ve put them under kerb and channel with the sock on but really does fuck all unless the stone is wrapped. End of the day each to their own

[@chrisrosie0584]

On a scale of 1 to 10, how screwed would you have been without the heavy gear.. hehe.

[@jameswillett118]

Did you learn all this when you were working on the golf course mate?

[@LawnTips]

A lot of it I did. Some of it is just from research and asking questions

[@FourthInADynasty]

This might be a dumb question, but how is this drain piping working? Is there holes poked in the corrugated piping to allow water to pass through?

[@LawnTips]

Yeah it has tiny little slots all over it. Enough to let water in but not gravel 👌🏽

[@sabingratz]

Ben, can you tell us the name of your dog? You likely already have and I missed it, but every time you say his name, its really fast and I can't quite make it out. Anyway, he is an awesome addition to your videos. Even my wife, who doesn't care at all about lawn care, watches your channel to see the little guy running around you while your working. Keep up the great work and thanks for all the great content!

[@andyhall288]

His little mate is called Snitzel, I am pretty sure. Calls him Snitty for short

[@sabingratz]

@@andyhall288 Ah, yes, I have heard him say Snitty but wasn't sure if that was really his name. Great little pooch for sure. Thanks for clearing that up Andy :).

[@LawnTips]

Yeah his name is Schnitty. Such a fun little guy

[@sabingratz]

@@LawnTips Thanks Ben, look forward to seeing more of him.

[@TiffCat]

this man owns a trench digger but digs trenches with a bucket at a quarter the pace lmao

[@LawnTips]

Amateur move for sure

[@patricksquires77]

Would it be to simple to run multiple straightish runs of the drain pipe accros each coming out to the pond. If gets plugged years down then run blast hose down each run.

[@AsylumPatients]

What gravel are you using? Ive been recommended scoria, but doesnt look like thats what you have used, but its hard to tell.

[@LawnTips]

I’m using 4-7mm gravel from Bathurst. That’s what is recommended for a USGA green build to help create a perched water table

[@tims728]

You will find with scoria it will crush down and silt up. The worst aggregate to use, plumbers etc use it but stay away from it. Go for a crushed gravel. Just discussing this very topic with turf managers yesterday,they still find it being specified but will change material to hard stone.

[@frankradcliffe3607]

What size gravel did you use?

[@sirath35]

What drone do you use for your overhead shots?

[@LawnTips]

I use a DJI Mavic Pro II

[@nifmus]

LIVERPOOL! Nuff said.. #YNWA

[@Cricky2411]

How deep is the dam?

[@FTKSoky]

Digging by hand looks so easy when it’s sped up.. and it ain’t you doing it. Hectic

[@LawnTips]

I slept very well all last week. Earned that sleep 😂

[@FTKSoky]

@@LawnTips Big time bruv. I've done too much digging in my life haha.

[@cassidyfitzpatrick5651]

First

[@cameronwaugh7136]

The pipe doesn’t really but that trench should be lined with non-woven geo and wrapped on top. Don’t listen to the flat earthers people. Wrap your drain!

[@xspeedxodysseyx]

Good lord, he's a kopite.

[@_maze_4733]

No need to work and make money, just go out backyard and play.