I love Pete, I love his tips. I use tall rescue and he's always on point. I didn't follow his steps this year and my lawn looks terrible. I'm a Pete disciple and will always follow his lead.
@morganshelby58046 ай бұрын
Google Earth to me is the easiest way to measure square footage. Allows for tracing out the actual turf and nothing else. I double checked it with a square area of my yard and was spot on. I have a total square footage but also have the yard broken out into sections if needed. I tend to use the section option in spring when gathering my soil samples.
@armandbrun94156 ай бұрын
I agree 100%
@patrickbellefleur55084 ай бұрын
Use qpublic/GIS.
@Sleazyy36 ай бұрын
I love this channel. Your character and integrity comes through. Great knowledge for us newbie lawn guys. Thanks Pete!
@danielgrandon27016 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing! Knowing your square footage is a big deal when putting products down.
@jvfishingfever6 ай бұрын
Pete, thank you for the video! You are a true professional!
@aarongoeppner4136 ай бұрын
That place looks beautiful man!!!!!! You’re a hard hard worker!!!
@danielgomes47546 ай бұрын
When I started doing my own lawn care many years back (may be 25 years), I first measured the lawn size by drawing the house plan and breaking down the lawn into smaller squares, rectangles, triangles and then doing the math and coming up with the total lawn size. Very true, you must know the lawn size and Pete is right, many homeowners may not know it.
@peupeuguy3106 ай бұрын
absolute Legend
@unclebobo43496 ай бұрын
Thank You Sir Pete. I have 1,200 sq ft of turf, I’ve always known that. But I do round down to 1,000 sq ft to make it easier for me. So my spraying and granular application rates are much easier to handle. Thank You for your Very Helpful Videos. You have helped me immensely on getting my turf into its current shape over the years. I have Beranbrug RPR and RTF turf and its HOC is 5/8” and very tall. Reel mowed with a John Deere 220A greens mower, I’m just north of Boston.
@LegendaryLawnCare896 ай бұрын
Wow, your property is really beautiful! Your lawn looks amazing. I completely agree with you about the importance of square footage and sprayer calibration. I spray over a dozen lawns a day, and products aren't cheap. I always try to use the minimum amount of carrier and be as efficient as possible with most applications. This has saved me a lot of money over the years.
@romeodavis6 ай бұрын
Hey Pete... can you explain the difference between using Pine needles versus using mulch? Advantages Disadvantages
@ShaneLovesGardening6 ай бұрын
YES PETE! BACK TO BASICS! I've got 8 years of lawn care experience and some times its just good to go back to the foundation of our understanding.
@TopTierLawnCareServices6 ай бұрын
I measured mine guessing with google, Google Earth I found to be accurate but I can't see a lot of my yard because of trees so I just estimated the distances of where the bedded areas are. I'm gonna have to play with my measuring wheel now to compare and get more accurate measurements. Knowing the right square footage is also helpful to checking your calibration because you already know how much product to put down. I like checking how accurate my application was based on my lawn size but have some areas in question because I couldn't see it on Google Earth and I think is making some of my applications off so I'm going to go manually measure it now!
@cliffholmes50446 ай бұрын
Thank you for this video and the importance of getting square footage. Like you, I like the old school way as well.
@RuFiOxOG6 ай бұрын
Half of my front yard is 6k sqft, the other half is 4k sqft. My backyard is 17k sqft. Pete, you taught me to know those numbers years ago!
@LawnRight6 ай бұрын
Top tips as ever.. Lawns are truly looking incredible Pete
@DirtygardenCA6 ай бұрын
I agree, like LCN says, know your land.
@tonynichols28726 ай бұрын
Right on time video. Was not happy with the color of my yard. My nitrogen application rates were off due to my yard measurements being off. Got it fixed now. When you make it official for the GCI perennial rye, I'm coming down there to get my bag personally and shake your hand sir! 💪
@sbway93086 ай бұрын
Jeeez brother! Your lawn is Incredible!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥
@matthewbilskie15246 ай бұрын
Beautiful! I’m excited to see how the kbg does this summer. I’m wondering how it would do in Athens, GA?
@timborski12106 ай бұрын
I use the google earth way of measuring my lawn. Its pretty spot on, within 100 feet or so. Ive walked it off with a measuring tool just to dbl check.
@FrawwfMedina6 ай бұрын
Nice work,
@brandoncasner32216 ай бұрын
Your lawn is on fire man nice!!
@richardsamski60506 ай бұрын
The "BASICS," and THAT is the first Basic we all need to know. Simple, Basic, not rocket science. Thank you again PETE.
@chrisglenn20966 ай бұрын
Love the video, Pete. New video editor is doing great as well
@jdunker63016 ай бұрын
You know The Lawn Care Nut recommends breaking the yard up in areas. I see advantages on both ways. For example I know I have approximately 10,000 square feet of lawn. 3300 in the front and 6700 in the back. 2 areas. I spray different days due to my heart condition.
@SingleStacked6 ай бұрын
I break it up also. At my age hauling 2 gallons on the back is all I can do
@jasonvortherms11676 ай бұрын
Thankyou pet for that video that help out so much for me
@bmwebdesign6 ай бұрын
Pete I love your videos. We use Moasure to measure all of our lawns. Give it a try . It might make your life a whole lot easier and your measurements much more accurate.
@sidneywhitaker99726 ай бұрын
I have been wanting to speak with someone that is actually using it to measure lawns with. Considering buying one, just wanted to hear it from someone that is actually using it for lawns only. So you recommend it?
@cmyskill52725 ай бұрын
Quick question, on your lawnmower are the blades even/level or are they slightly angled front to back, and if so what is the difference? I am currently level but sometimes get round circles in the cut.
@GCITurf5 ай бұрын
@@cmyskill5272 they even I reckon. However they come from the factory. I don’t mess with any of that stuff
@Grinch836 ай бұрын
great video as usual
@smokey_the_mainecoon76296 ай бұрын
Great & informative video. Love it.
@bigbearbear54586 ай бұрын
Pete, if a customer comes into your store and doesn't know the sq footage of his yard, it should be pretty easy to use an online tool (those that uses satellite photos) to give the customer a rough estimate of his lawn size. It wouldn't be perfect but you can tell the customer this and that he should go measure it for a more accurate size but it'll be better than telling him you can't help him. 🙂
@GCITurf6 ай бұрын
you are totally missing the point. 1 - I never have and never will tell a customer i cant help them... never. i was trying to drive home a point. 2 - i know, realize, and use software to measure area. I do it every day all day long. nut learn how to do it old school so you know how to do it old school. 3 - the point of the video is to get people to measure their own yard and not depend on me to do it for them. Lawncare basics, if a person cant do that then they probably wont be able to have nice turf
@AF-O66 ай бұрын
Tartan weavers in Scotland wish they had color and contrast like your turf.
@ggpack81906 ай бұрын
Nice work your right it matters , plus can u do a video you watering all this 14000 🤙
@HighDesertLawns6 ай бұрын
I had to chuckle when you said you had to text yourself numbers to remember them. I have to do that all the time. Keep on keepin' on brother.
@GCITurf6 ай бұрын
LOL
@Theo_19846 ай бұрын
You probably had 15,000 sqft at one point and then the beds kept getting bigger as the trees grew. :)
@Dstromb2326 ай бұрын
Another nice video!
@monkeyslawncareandgardenin4736 ай бұрын
Shew Pete! The fescue looks darker than the KBG!
@gregwilson45356 ай бұрын
it's taller. my yard is the same way. but when i leave my kbg get to 4" like my tttf its noticeably darker
@logansimpson59806 ай бұрын
Great video the Kentucky blue grass and the fescue is on fire
@brycecarver9916 ай бұрын
I’m kinda curious how you’re actual measurements compare to google earth
@sheenstyle336 ай бұрын
Hi Pete 👋 I purchased your blue heat seed I did a full Reno last year beginning of Sept I gave all the right fert and watering I'm in long Island NY it has only grown to about an inch I haven't been able to mow it yet is that normal ? It is very green though I had about 90% germination
@GCITurf6 ай бұрын
From 2023 September last year to current time May 2024 it’s only grown 1”??? Is that what you’re saying?
@sheenstyle336 ай бұрын
@@GCITurf hi yes barely an inch we did have an unusual cold spring maybe that's why ? Does it need some warmer temps to help kick it off ? I also gave humic and rgs few times also
@GCITurf6 ай бұрын
@@sheenstyle33 warmer temps help but is June almost. Warmer temps are here. How much nitrogen have you given it?
@sheenstyle336 ай бұрын
@@GCITurf this past week we just started getting temps in the 70's I noticed a little diff with growth I gave it nitrogen April 1st then I sprayed green start and rgs and humic may 10
@GCITurf6 ай бұрын
@@sheenstyle33 can you email me a couple pictures of the area so I can better help. contact@gciturfacademy.com
@Rhodesian_FAL6 ай бұрын
I wish I were close to your shop to buy in person. My yard is 100,000 square feet, so you probably wouldn’t hate selling me product. 😂
@matthewcumpston27166 ай бұрын
Can you please make a video on how to get square feet for the yard
@GCITurf6 ай бұрын
i show you how to do that in this video. What are you talkking about???
@matthewcumpston27166 ай бұрын
@@GCITurf I didn't finish the video I had to go help the in laws
@CITYBORNDESERTBRED6 ай бұрын
Algorithm know exactly what what I was looking for, and I’m not talkin KZbin. Appreciate you Pete 🫡
@spankyslawncarellc78226 ай бұрын
You are hilarious, STOP!!! great video this morning!!! Dial in your measurements...
@delrayharris65836 ай бұрын
Yo can continue to strip well into the summer
@billyraines31786 ай бұрын
You are the Super man of yards Pete!!!😅😅
@delrayharris65836 ай бұрын
Don’t ever come into my office you were right the first time
@fargnbastage6 ай бұрын
Anyone in the comments know of any good landscape companies who are professional and do a good job installing irrigation systems?
@ChrisJones-nf4hf6 ай бұрын
Yard mastery app
@mikeadler4346 ай бұрын
👍👍
@GodBlessGodBless12276 ай бұрын
1st 🎉
@Piccolo_Re6 ай бұрын
The problem I see with having a nice yard is it is a bank drainer. You get no return on your money for having a nice yard unless you’re a KZbinr like Pete, Ryan Knorr, etc. All the fertilizer, water, seed constantly needed costs so much.
@ColeSpolaric6 ай бұрын
I know my square feet. My problem is not wanting to spend the money watering the lawn.
@joaquinsolis70716 ай бұрын
I have 2350 just for the record lol
@rondavis27916 ай бұрын
Google earth
@tgordon1166 ай бұрын
I have 53k Sq Ft. trying to get it all bermuda
@A-Squared-yw1si6 ай бұрын
Hey Pete….. you just “PLUMB BOBBED” your measuring wheel! Take that thing to the golf course!! 🤣🤣 Great video!