The Moment We've All Been Waiting For!! Swardman Reel Mowing + Edging + Kentucky Bluegrass Issue

[@BUDS-172]

Connor is inspirational. You’re the intellectual. LCN is the smooth talker. Grass Daddy is the average Joe. Pete gives us Faith. Ginja is the detective, and Jake is the future. Together, you give our lawns hope.

[@rickrogers2649]

WELL SAID!!!

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

That's very well said! I love it.

[@7yrsbadluck]

Don't forget The Pest & Lawn Ginja. I like how approach to troubleshooting problem areas.

[@BUDS-172]

Absolutley@@7yrsbadluck , I just updated the list. Lawn Avengers Assemble!

[@kchall5]

The Lawn Justice League of America! Do you guys, like, have a secret HQ where you cross trimmers and give each other super powers?

[@lawnrebel]

Looks amazing. Good work. Happy for you. Thanks for the shout out.

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

Thank you sir. I truly appreciate the inspiration and help along the way.

[@Lawnvolution]

Wooooooooooooo! Woooooooooooo!

[@TheLawnCareNut]

Reminds me of a lawn you could play tennis on! Beautiful job bro.

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

It does have that grass court look. I love it!

[@shawnamison2485]

That smile on your face makes all that hard work worth it in the end. Something you can be proud of. Looks fantastic!

[@Mityob67]

One of KZbin's lawn bosses for sure. Good work Mr Ryan and thanks for showing the whole yard and not just the gorgeous but also the challenged areas. Shows you're a real dude.

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

Thanks for checking out the vid!

[@ladydrone2345]

l never thought l'd be envious of someone's lawn mower. That reel-cut is awesome!

[@LawnTips]

Looking tidy as bro! Love those diamond stripes 👌🏽

[@brianschmitz6188]

The side renovation looks amazing! So happy for you that all that hard work you did paid off, and glad to see you so happy about the results. Great job!

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

Thanks!

[@nmartens16]

Looks amazing Ryan! All that hard work is paying off now!

[@denisbrisebois7658]

Your smile 😃 says it all. High Five 🙌 Ryan. You can be very proud of yourself !!!

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

I'm thrilled with how it turned out so far. :)

[@keithowu]

Looks incredible! All that hard work paid off in a huge way. Congrats.

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

Thanks!

[@josiahclark9108]

Thanks for the mowing video! Currently about a half inch of growth away from mowing my renovation. Watching this video helped scratch that mowing itch a bit!

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

The mowing is the best part. Hopefully you'll get there soon.

[@jamzach4]

Looks amazing Ryan. Very inspiring. Great job on the reno and the editing. Your videos have a great flow.

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

Thanks!

[@76MUTiger]

Ryan, your obsession is our inspiration and education. Love what you're doing. Am using Super Seed on my lawn. Gonna have to kill it, level, and reseed next spring. Wanna get what you've got on that side lawn. Thanks for helping me see that it's possible. For more curb appeal, I say get a kit and paint your house number on the curb. Looks sharp if done well.

[@andrewp.619]

I just scalped my Bermuda, and overseeded with perennial rye, yesterday. I’m excited! I can’t believe how much of a transformation can take place in 5 weeks. Looking great!

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

I am jealous of that winter lawn you get! The results here are why I believe that high quality seed makes a huge difference.

[@andrewp.619]

Ryan Knorr Lawn Care, and and the large amount of prep work work you did. You’ll be looking great come Spring. I too am jealous, of your winter lawn. I wish we had snow. Ever! It’s only about an hr. away, but still. It’d be nice.

[@trevormuggeridge4560]

Good to see it put a smile on your dial, hard work pays off even with a few setbacks. Good video as always Ryan.😁👍👍

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

All of the work was completely worth it and I'd do it again....well I probably will next year. Haha

[@jmf421]

Your neighbor has renewed my appreciation for my HOA. Great work on your lawn!

[@billmarty8526]

Season is almost here

[@robertjames7869]

Nice job, Ryan. The plan and effort that you have put into this project were well worth it.

[@bermudaphil121]

Bro! Talking about inspirational!!!! That new start to your lawn is one beautiful piece of art!!!!!! Can't wait for more updates!!!! 👍👌👍👌 keep up the good work!

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

Thanks! I'm extremely happy with how it has turned out so far.

[@sikalicious7]

Neighbor with the cars in the grass in an eye sore to your gorgeous lawn. Also wonder what your neighbors think of your grass projects. Do they envy you or ever ask you for tips?? Grass looks awesome!!!

[@GAP-68]

Ryan, it looks great! Congrats on all your hard work! I believe the grass you are describing is creeping bentgrass. I have the same issue and that is what I believe it to be. If you find out for sure can you please let us all know. Keep up the great videos!

[@andyrussell8510]

I’m smiling with ya dude. It looks awesome. Congrats on the hard work and great results

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

Thank you!

[@chadfleming8234]

Wow 5 Weeks. Excellent Results on your Reno!! Thanks for the Update!

[@drumermp]

Lord have MERCY - looks incredible. Congrats Ryan! 👏🏻

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

Thanks!

[@TheSodFather09]

Great work Ryan ! Great to see that smile ! Hard work pays off and you showed that today

[@fynride1]

Wow, Ryan, absolutely amazing progress! That reel mower is amazing! Great job!

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

Yes that mower is a work of art. Thanks!

[@georgekonstantinosbouzalis5514]

Great vid Ryan.i'm from Europe (Greece) and i decide after your videos to make my lawn new.I choose the sparring mix seed (festuca 60%-lollium perrene40%) and the result so far is amazing. I used your methods about 70% because we have climate differences ,soil etc.Keep the good work and have a good winter.Thank u for all the advices : )

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

Great! Glad to help. :)

[@wadehustad9447]

Man can't wait for the striping contest! Getting creative with new patterns is probably the highlight of my MN mowing season.

[@Heritage2012]

Like, just have a nicely mowed green lawn is one thing. But the golf course/reel mowed is next level! I love it!

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

Glad you like the look. I love it

[@kevindowe]

Great look👍! Good to see you in better spirits brotha!

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

The love of mowing and sunshine is enough for me. :)

[@dextermorgan5799]

My mind is blown. Well done, sir!

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

Thank you!

[@justins6875]

Looks fantastic, great job! Looks like your neighbor is in need of a storage unit.

[@TheLawnGuardian]

Great work, Ryan! You are truly a master at your craft. Your lawn is looking really good!

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

I appreciate that!

[@d.r49]

Awesome lawnmower very beautiful lawn and nice cut!!!!!!!

[@adrianwalton6715]

I can help you with those grass clumps because I had the exact same thing about 4 years ago. It is a type of creeping fescue. In hot summers it tends to show some brown shades. The good news it that I found it quite easy to "seed out" in a single season with the blend of Dwarf Impact Kentucky Bluegrass and Champion Perennial Ryegrass I chose for renovating my lawn. I recall I overseeded the area about 4 times that year... by the time winter came around it was mostly gone and the following spring it didn't seem to come back at all. The company I buy my seed from told me these types of fescue are often part of a standard lawn seed blend and were probably part of the the sod used for the original lawn. Hope this helps. By the way, glad you see the difference edging the lawn makes to the overall appearance.

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

Interesting. My lawn is so thick it's hard to really have any great results from overseeding so I'll have to see what I can do there. Thanks for the comment!

[@spencerJtye]

Does it go dormant more quickly in winter or is it more susceptible to insect/fungal damage? I've just started noticing mats of a low growing fine bladed grass in my lawn. It's dying and/or a lighter shade of green where it's still alive and pulls up in mats.

[@adrianwalton6715]

@@spencerJtye I don't think mine went dormant any earlier, but it definitely seemed to dislike dry and heat of July through mid-September. What I had (supposedly a type of creeping fescue) pulled up quite easily, but like Ryan pointed out in his video, it was almost as if the roots were above the soil. What bothered me was that it spread a little more each year... literally crowding out the other grasses. The good news is that it was easy to "push out" in a single season with top dressing and seeding the area about 4 times.

[@SkyroofNova72]

Mercy, those stripes! Payday for all the effort! Just over seeded rye yesterday. A nice 12 hours of fun. I'm already looking at it today thinking "sprout, cmon sprout lets go!"

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

And that's the great thing about rye, it will not be long! :)

[@SkyroofNova72]

No doubt... may be adding to my impatience lol. I'm trying a new blend this year stepping up my game. Always bought box store stuff. This time I got a deal on Ewing eagle blend. Put a lot of prep into leveling and aeration. Was blessed with some showers at 2am Sunday. What's a lawn nut to do but stay up and watch... I think I'm certifiable 😉

[@Fencearmor]

Wow, fantastic job! Really nice work. It is amazing to see how far it has come. Those stripes were fantastic.

[@jamespope2407]

Rock N Roll man.... Looks good. I have seen that side growth before my old boss told it from when you overseed and cut the lawn grass clumps with seed in it sitting on top of the lawn or from a heavy rain and wash out occurred.

[@Mikebike68]

Ironic that I’ve been watching all the rain videos when it’s been dry as a bone here in KCMO and I’ve been out enjoying the mow but now it’s soggy and rainy here. I’m standing outside under my porch while it rains watching this video. I hope you finally edge!

[@Mikebike68]

I mean MAN. I’VE been waiting for this video for SO LONG. I’m sharing the satisfaction haha 👏🏼👏🏼

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

Still 3-4 inches of rain expected in the next few days. It's soggy city right now.

[@Rippingthewall]

Lol Ryan there is a part in this video around 9:35 where you do the “I’m not happy I had to switch to the rotary mower right now and now my reel mower that I can’t use is in my way” bump. I know this al too well lol. it’s the little things.

[@_JamesBrown]

Hey Ryan, I have a few areas where the grass root system is growing above the ground. Mowing that area shorter seems to be resolving the issue, but like you, will have to fully fix it in the spring. Don't worry, you're not doing anything wrong!

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

It's pretty ugly at the moment so hopefully I can train it down next year

[@imlon2]

I'm just now at 5 weeks with my TTTF. I mowed 3 3/4" and striped last weekend and by the next day you couldn't even tell I had stripes. I mowed again yesterday and this morning you could still see the stripes. I'm guessing because over the week everything has started to thickening up. It looks so good, hard to believe I did this.. Best Looking Yard on the street.. Now I'm shooting for best yard in the subdivision.

[@nightmaredip]

Connor will be proud! Looks amazing

[@notta3d]

Beautiful!! That truck in your neighbors driveway is a nice addition :)

[@norcaltrav]

So happy for you, all the hard work was worth it!!! Congrats

[@JohnLeibfried]

Looks awesome man. That ear to ear grin lol 👍🏻

[@gahomegarden]

Looks good, Connor would be proud.

[@larryh5144]

That side yard looks spectacular Ryan.

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

Thank you!

[@chase9367]

Great job Ryan!! Man that’s cool to see your yard

[@Valve-sb7ne]

3:50 now that looks like a golf course, that lawn is loooking awesome with those stripes👍👍👍

[@therealcommodoremccrary]

New Subscriber- inspired to fix my lawn. My neighbors are defiantly going to envy 😁

[@franky7]

Wow your grass is awesome great job. Nice to see you smiling again.lol

[@ReelLowDad]

Just under 1 inch. Exactly what I needed to know. The parts to allow me to go that high will arrive Wednesday. I think I am ready.

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

I may go slightly lower yet but we'll see. This is a good height as well.

[@wareseeker4434]

Hi Ryan! just happened to know that you are living Fulda, MN that I used to work there at Maple Lawn facility. I used to live in Worthington and worked in the surrounding areas from Worthington, Slayton, Fulda, Windom, ST James, Jackson, Herron Lake. Very enjoy your video and thanks for sharing.

[@wareseeker4434]

Still remember that always go to the Grandma Kitchen to have lunch

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

Good ole Fulda...I don't make it back too much but cool you know where it is! That's more than most people...haha

[@chiragshelat]

I enjoy your videos and will work on my lawn from them. Thanks. In the beginning of this video, @1:00, 1) What kind of Lawn Mower is it? and 2) How tall is the grass after you cut it?

[@thelaC100]

Very very nice . Grass is back on point.

[@1ronhall]

Super video, Ryan!!

[@johncronin1082]

Was thinking of taking the front wheels off my lawnmower and replacing them with a roller..one on the front and one on the back..that's a great cut 😀☘☘👍

[@songlenghak5856]

WOW you are going for the 1-2 inch look. You got your hands full next year!. Full time job on your lawn after your 8 hours of work lol

[@SeanT1017]

Dude, looks sick! Great work as always!

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

Thank you!

[@adhithyasodhi3203]

An innocent search for reel mowers has led me into the sacred order of lawn nerds :)

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

Be prepared for addiction!

[@adhithyasodhi3203]

@@ryanknorrlawncare That's what I'm afraid of :)

[@seminole715]

Great job Ryan, looks awesome! Thanks for the video.

[@_maze_4733]

You did that from seed, that's impressive. Good work.

[@Heritage2012]

Man....That’s epic! I seriously want to do this so bad!

[@streetstylz]

5 short weeks, wow incredible !!

[@Gixer750pilot]

Awesome lawn mate . That weird grass is why I did a renovation . I tried to power rake it , it produces loads of thatch , I overseed it but it came back . The only way is to kill it off in patches and start again .

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

Interesting. I'll have to see what happens going forward and next season.

[@m0stlyoblivious]

@@ryanknorrlawncare I'm taking a total wild guess, but could that be grass spreading by stolon? Maybe during the higher mowing the stolon got on top of the lawn before putting down its new roots?

[@reallybadaim118]

Looks fantastic Ryan.

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

Thanks!

[@HassMak86]

Hey Ryan, I have a question on reseeding. At 4:18 in this video you showed you were reseeding a large section that was all dirt. Can you tell me how that was done? Did you have to put any dirt after laying down the seeds? Also, what type of grass seed is that and did you do more than one run when spraying the seeds? Thank you!

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

Renovation playlist is on my channel

[@SecondFoundation]

A lot of grass in those sidewalk cracks! Your lawn looks fantastic though. Really impressed with how it came out - and I know after the amount of work you've put in this is been a long time coming.

[@CoachKepler]

That mower is sick

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

Yeah it is an amazing machine.

[@dandennis8465]

I just priced out a Swardman, mowing tall with my Honda and homemade stripe kit will have to do for now. I do want to level out my yard some so our family croquet games will be better. Honey, it's for the family.

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

Exactly!

[@johnrosado9245]

Perfect music!! Conquering the Lawn!!! 👍🏻👍🏻

[@adanarceo4636]

Good job Ryan, your lawn is so nice man.👍👍👍

[@danielsraga3104]

Well done Ryan. What a great job!!! 👌💪

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

Love that mower!

[@MarkAJ311]

1st off- Front yard looks incredible!!! 2nd- perhaps it may bentgrass in the back. Tenacity would take care of it for you but you have to be very specific with applying it. Bentgrass is very hard to get rid of, I've been trying for years!

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

Yeah it looks just like the surrounding bluegrass but I'll see if I can do some testing. It might have to be more next year if it gets too cold soon.

[@michieldegelder2422]

love the look - also love the typical american look of houses at the end (17:34) - all the same driveway - same front lawn etc. Except some are better maintained of course!

[@devinmanning257]

That grass is like our bentgrass here in the Northeast. Its what they use on putting greens and cut it at .25"

[@jayfirebaugh]

That was one sweet mow in first 7 minutes. Congrats on such a big payoff for all your hard work!

[@Ibelonged2Takeo]

What is the height setting for swordman ? Ryan

[@sprinklersystems1]

Nice, beautiful lawn and a beautiful garden, good work !

[@erickramirez3403]

What happens when half of the machine is mowing and the other half is over the concrete. Will this rub the roller blade on the concrete and loose sharpening?

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

with the rollers it just floats on there and no damage

[@inthelawnwithzach3235]

The yard looks fantastic!

[@blzt3206]

For your super wet areas, could you throw down some peat moss, allow it to absorb 20 times its weight in water, and then remove it with a rotary or rake?

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

Maybe but it becomes really stuck together when it gets wet so I'm not sure how well it would work.

[@blzt3206]

Good point. Have you ever heard of a soak-away? It’s basically a deep augered hole that’s backfilled with gravel and relandscaped on top to force water deep down into the subsoil. Helps a lot with depressional areas and with clay-rich soils. Source: Degree in Land Reclamation

[@jamesedwards6589]

What grassy do you have again

[@Lawnvolution]

I had to watch again! Awesome😀😀

[@kevin4165178]

Beautiful lawn! What kind of lawn mower is that if you don't mind me asking?

[@JoeEinMinne]

When I worked the golf course we had that happen (the lateral grass) on areas where we had dense soils and use the core aerator and then overseeded. The plants that pulled up in the cores were tenacious at growing (strong when pulled up) and found roots back into the soil but stayed "horizontal" in the core... until the core's soil dissolved away, then the root ball/crown and thatch were left behind and the plants still thrived due to the ample irrigation and nutrients available and the overall density of grass crowns due to dense overseeding. Almost like you rolled a piece of sod over some existing grass... or at least some small chunks of sod. I can't really tell if that's what's going on for your lawn, but it could be?

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

I don't think I aerated heavily enough for that to happen as it seems like it has been established this way for a while. However that is interesting what you found on the golf course. Thanks for the comment!

[@JoeEinMinne]

The more I think about it - granted it was 20+ years ago, the grass we were seeing ball up like that was bentgrass and probably poa annua.

[@Hygghw]

what kind of lawn mower is this . I want to surprise my husband with one. Thanks you are doing a wonderful job.

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

ryanknorrlawncare.com/swardman/

[@ryanhizon9546]

hi ryan, just wondering how did you cure that fungus? is that pythium?

[@piotrkol91]

Looks absolutely stunning!

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

Thanks!

[@yoly507]

Ok so this might sound stupid but I’m a new homeowner and I’m so into having a beautiful lawn. Can you use a reel mower if your lawn isn’t flat? I have a sloped front yard

[@benjithompson1390]

Look like a fairway Ryan! Nice work!

[@DaveAtUofL]

Are you sure it’s not bentgrass in the back? If it’s a lime color compared to your normal grass it might be invasive bentgrass. You can spot spray the area with tenacity to confirm.

[@davdrums]

DaveAtUofL I agree. I’ve had Bent grass come into my lawn and it behaves just like that.

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

It's the same color as the surrounding bluegrass areas but I can try a test spot.

[@Alpha-zulu-009]

I have that same shallow root problem in spots in my lawn. I could pull up areas like a blanket! The Pest and Lawn Ginja has a couple videos on it. Amazing results in such a short period of time!

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

Have any links?

[@brianschmitz6188]

Ryan: I have learned so much from you and I have learned a bunch from the Lawn Ginja as well. He has some great vids. This is a reno on his lawn. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYnWhKmkfsmfmNE

[@asmcdon1]

Congrats man. Well done!!!!!

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

Thanks!

[@TheBigDirtyPodcast]

Wow looks great Ryan nice work

[@edgriffith1428]

Ryan I think you should double pass in the same direction along the edges of the lawn between the curb and sidewalk. The strippers will look a little cleaner.

[@canalboating]

Fantastic job well done, you can't beat a reel mower, just need the flamingo's now to finish it off :)

[@subcompactjakesubcompactja3708]

I had some similar spots like that that showed up after doing a fairly aggressive dethatch process

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

It's interesting for sure.

[@triumphovertragedy7860]

At least ya know how to cut with the rotary mower.. keep that front tire over that last pass so you get the full length of the pass. JS. AND the other myth and legend Connor ward sent me here. Good job. Pro tip From the looks of it when you throw down seed with straw, it is not the seed popping it’s the straw seed popping