TOP SUMMER LAWN CARE AND IRRIGATION TIPS

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

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[@bionictulip]

Posted 21 hours ago, and Lowes is out of stock of the Teknor hose. Ryan, you have ruined Lowes. Congratulations.

[@stash7714]

I’m old enough to remember when actually rained once in awhile

[@saiiiiiii1]

Same here in Germany, no real rain for almost 4 weeks now. Water's on vacation 😢

[@nitebird500]

Huh?

[@Ove896]

@@nitebird500 lol

[@bruceshort8854]

My ex wife moved from Ames, Ia to here in Nebraska 15 years ago and she was amazed that we had to water our lawns. They get much more rain than we do here.

[@tradingsystemsgroup5312]

Opposite situation here, I’ve only had to run my irrigation system 3 times this year since we have so much rain.

[@DBCooperIsMe]

Your DIY irrigation video is how I found your channel a few years ago. It was the best DIY option I found, and I've been using it to water my lawn ever since. I've even evolved it to be 6 zones all set to hose timers and the result has been a lawn that looks just as good as my neighbors who have in-ground systems. So what I'm saying is "thank you!" for putting that video out there and for all the great videos since!

[@baxt1412]

What was your total cost?

[@DBCooperIsMe]

@@baxt1412 It's a little hard to say what my total cost has been because I tweak the system a little bit each year. But if I had to make an educated guess, it's probably around $650-$700 in total for all the hoses, heads, nozzles, timers, etc. This year I upgraded some of the hose sections to PVC that will just stay in place over the winter. That added some to the total cost, but now requires less effort to manage. And the total cost is still considerably less than a fully installed in ground system.

[@jfarm_1311]

Sprinkler coverage is something that’s often overlooked, but is vital in the summer for cool season

[@theCastleberry]

Weather here has been strange. Very cool temps and great rainfall. Night and day from last year when everything was depressing.

[@dapoz3834]

Ryan, it hasn't rained a lot in my area, and I see the clover trying to take over does that weed like the dry climate thanks and keep up with the good work. I live in Rockford Illinois. thanks again.

[@JEK]

Plots are looking awesome RK. Enjoyed your last podcast with RD, you guys are a great team, two pods a month would be sweet 🤞🏻

[@sunnydays1238]

How many inches should you be watering for cool season?

[@arcticpicks]

What sprinkler are you using I’m using the old ones you did but I like the one in this video when doing the small plot.

[@DmonkeyProductions]

In California where it’s sandy loam, a lot of us have 2 times a week watering restrictions. Fescue seems to do the best dealing with it being 110 and watering 2x a week.

[@bruceshort8854]

Your watering restrictions have to be really hard to deal with. It gets to 100 here in Nebraska too and sometimes I have to water twice a day. I feel for you!!

[@DmonkeyProductions]

@@bruceshort8854 Thanks man, Root health is critical and any diseases and fungi will cause pretty drastic setbacks. Mowing high kind of works but if its 4" height of cut, the sprinklers also have 4" height so that creates problems too. It's definitely doable with the deep soak method but I envy areas that get some rain lol

[@8cupsCoffee]

I'm in northern Illinois and I just decided to give up on watering my lawn. I tried for a month and I'm done. The drought is going to last a bit and it's going to be 95 this week, so I'm going to let it go dormant, hopefully weeds won't take over.

[@robertjames3538]

I run MP rotators on hose around the yard, it takes 2 hours to out down half an inch. Measuring is very important!!

[@guitar911rock]

I have some mushrooms coming out of cold season, do you have a vdieo about thata

[@JerkaBackbeat]

Love the DIY above ground system. Works like a charm. Do you ever have any problems with poa annua? Seems like I can't get rid of it. Especially if I water the lawn the poa pops up immediately.

[@jonhancock7695]

Ryan, what products for lawn care would you recommend for yards that chickens run around in and eat in that's safe for them and people for consuming chickens later.

[@Overpar73]

Everything is looking really, really nice Ryan!!

[@brycecarver991]

My yard looks so much better this year now that I’m fertilizing during the summer lightly every 2 weeks! Thanks for the tips over the years Ryan!

[@JG-og1wy]

What is considered to be “a lot of water pressure?” I’m wondering what it takes to run two impact sprinklers like he does.

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

I need to test it at that spigot but it's probably close to 100

[@JG-og1wy]

@@ryanknorrlawncare thank you. I only get 40-50 psi at my place so I probably can’t chain two then.

[@kentb.1456]

I renovated my neighbor's lawn in the fall with perennial rye. We're in East Texas so I'm expecting to do a transition to something else when it gets hot. For the time being it is pumping. Do you think growth regulator, humic acid, and carbon applications could remotely be able to extend the growing season of PRG in the heat of Texas?

[@harperexplores9349]

I can’t wait to see your golf green. I would love to come help. I am an assistant superintendent at a private golf course and know everything about how to build a golf green and would love to just be a part of your project.

[@johnholm8175]

I used to hook my well up to several impact sprinklers. They got so much calcium build up I would have to soak the in CLR so they would work again. It is that they wouldn’t oscillate and more

[@johnds6621]

my old man use to bend a rebar into a heart shape and weld a street ell to the middle of the heart shape. one side of the elbow would have the hose fitting adapter and the other end pointing up would hold the sprinkler head. This way if your soil was dry hand hard you didn't have to try to push in a spike into the ground plus you can keep the water on and pull the sprinkler around.

[@FreedomRock44]

Impacts are the sound of summer!!!!!!

[@FerociousPancake888]

Are you on a well? If so, how do you get such high pressure? Do you have a pressure tank that runs higher than 40/60?

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

I am on a well but no pressure tank. Just straight from the pump to the outlet

[@tonybowman32]

Since I listen to that podcast I’ve been checking Dew points everyday.

[@garywilliams7819]

Excellent tips. Thanks Ryan!

[@delrayharris6583]

my lawn is badass thanks ryan your the best on youtube........

[@jasonfoss9492]

How do you keep birds from eating all your grass seed?

[@CarlosMendoza-sb6ey]

Shotgun

[@CrazyManwich]

Put down some Hydretain and will take out the nitrogen and replace it with sea kelp in my spoon feeding program in hopes to reduce watering needs of the lawn.

[@scottterry4590]

Thanks for your time and content.

[@colmortimer1066]

Can we get a link to the Jar Test video?

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

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[@kylestaker9279]

Southeastern Wisconsin we are in a drought already. Have not fertilized other than my pre emergent back in April ugh!

[@zachblair463]

After the rain we got this week mine bounced right back here in Madison

[@MrAwesome3O5]

Hey Ryan…you still doin your zoysia test plot. Coming from miami fl, it’ll be cool to see

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

I'll be doing some bermuda but not zoysia at this point

[@dash9658]

Any pointers for watering with poor water pressure?

[@will-smith-nh]

Excellent video Ryan. Thank you.

[@sharkdizogg]

Glad to see you cover this topic with some greater depth. I noticed you put sprays on your plots. Kind of surprised you didn’t choose MP Rotators like you had at your old house. What was the strategy there?

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

Water goes down faster since I have way more zones to cover

[@mattyc1221]

Ryan, I have well water just like you but my water pressure is not as good as yours. Do you know what your PSI is and how you achieve this good pressure? What well pump or pressure tank do you have?

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

Not exactly sure on psi but I'd say 100 judging from how far I can make the sprinklers go and using a hose with a lot of pressure as well. It's just a 3/4hp pump and no pressure tank

[@frankjameslaflare7928]

I had that problem. I went down 6 more feet and pressure is crazy now

[@Todd.T]

Cool season grass here. I water the edges every night because I get heat from the driveway and on the street people's dogs urinate there and they walk on the grass. Seventy five percent of the lawn is in shade all day, so I don't water as vigorously there. I use wetting agents. Hydretain, and shampoo. The last time it rained for 3 days last week, I got a few mushrooms. Lat night I laid down some humic and fulvic acid, mixed with shampoo and phytoplankton. Mowing every two to three days and watching the lawn creep into areas with less grass. No weed control this year. Grass density is very high and it's choking them out. Mowing one level up. Almost all other homes are burnt along the curb and infested with clover, creeping Charlie, dandelions, and little fern looking weeds. All of our lawns were cut by telecom to bring lines to the house. All neighbors have a yellow strip to their house. Mine bounced back right away and you can't see the burial path. The lawn is very easy to take care of once you get a routine. It is less work and a pleasure to work on. Have a sharp blade for the best looking cut. Thanks for all the tips Ryan.

[@WeatherNut27]

My neighbor never watered during a summer drought last year. Grass never came back. Its a yard of weeds now. Lol.

[@chrisbooras5235]

What app or apps do you use to keep an eye on things like humidity, dew point, evapotranspiration and growing degree days. Having a tough time on those last two ofcorse…

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

I use my weather station for the general stuff and ET I look at some local reports since I'm in farm country. I believe the greens keeper app will help with GDD but I'm not using any pgr at this point so I haven't needed that this season

[@chrisbooras5235]

Awsome thanks soo much for the reply!!

[@ChrisVrecko]

Live in southern Alberta, Canada. Falls are hit and miss w moisture. Summer is definatley dry and hot. Trying too figure out the watering is a hàrd thing to figure.Any suggestions how long one should water weekly.

[@jeremyeickhoff42]

Always great! Thank you!

[@robcossin4690]

How much water per week do you recommend for KBG? Water every other day?

[@JEK]

there are many factors at play, hard to give a good answer other than, depends.

[@czykrepublic4323]

What do you think of the Hunter MP Rotator nozels?

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

Works well overall. I had them fail a few times on my old system where they would stop spinning but overall it was good

[@jfuston33]

Would you recommend those hoses more than the fabric ones you mentioned in your DIY sprinkler video?

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

Yeah over time I've found the fabric ones still seem to kink

[@scottrobertmedia]

@ryanknorrlawncare what weather app are you using that shows current and trending dew points?

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

My weather station but most weather apps will have it

[@scottrobertmedia]

@@ryanknorrlawncare thank you sir. I was looking for it on my local and couldn’t find it so I was just browsing around and actually found it on the weather channel app for my area.

[@westernmassturf8856]

Well said! 👍

[@woof3598]

it was suppose to rain last Saturday, put down some Nitrogen, and then nadda on the rain, had to get the sprinklers out, OUCH !!!

[@dalewiley9208]

Love your channel.

[@trevormuggeridge4560]

First Aussie 😁. Ryan , great information from the Lawn Ranch 🤠

[@allensadicario5196]

Thanks again brother

[@archael18]

As far as hoses go, I would never trade my 3/4" Uberflex 100' hoses for anything else. It's the only hose I ever used that is enjoyable to use. Never any frustration at all.

[@user-fp5px4hm1q]

Square spacing is extremely uneven. Areas will have 2x, 3x and 4x overlap. Triangle spacing has only 2x and 3x overlap. Using 3 heads on a rectangle is more efficient than 6. You have more difficulty in wind with 3 but the coverage with spray heads is better. VAN heads are also better than fixed nozzles. Rainbird plastic impacts with the coloured nozzle pack are also the most uniform at full distance. Clean jet with a tight arm angle side spray. Almost zero head flooding at the base.

[@user-fp5px4hm1q]

Also, rainbird plastic impacts can be adjusted for low pressure by using the 2nd spring clip that can be changed with fine needle nose pliers.

[@grayfox1100]

thanks bud!

[@terrywatts1060]

Where is the rain Iowa

[@marcaustin]

Great information

[@dandennis8465]

Have you driven by your old house yet? Does it still dominate the neighborhood?

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

Nope haven't been back and don't plan on it :)

[@dailyDIYdude]

Nice 💪🏼

[@bigbearbear5458]

In addition to good watering practices, I recommend applying Hydretain during summer months. It helps the lawn retain more moisture by capturing water vapors that isn't available to your lawn, that are formed when your ground water evaporates and condensing them into water droplets which your lawn can use. The chemistry is similar to how to desiccant silica works. Note that you will still need to water your lawn, Hydratain will not magically create moisture, it does make your watering more effective by capturing some of the water vapor from your ground water that would otherwise be wasted.

[@1990RHall]

Me over here crying because while I have amazing pressure. Our GPM is awful at the taps so its one sprinkler at a time 😥

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

My gpm from our rural water to the outdoor faucets is not great so I definitely understand

[@paulwakefield1015]

So a little off topic but I’m curious what level of lawn addictions everyone has on here. Hi my name is Paul . I’m a lawn addict. Got hooked this season. Send help

[@losangelesrams8141]

Have you gone and checked on the lawn at your old house? I am curious what it looks like now.

[@FatherDragonKal]

“Cool season grass” my thermometer would beg to differ

[@thetommantom]

I feel like I would time it to scalp it and core aerate just before dormancy and then put down seed heavy in those holes when it goes dormant and level it like an inch or two with more seeds and water to build good soil

[@rooster7996]

I swear I can get a hose snagged on a driveway.

[@A-Kings-Cut]

🌱👍

[@emanemanresuresu]

Hey Ryan. I really miss your old videos a bit. Its way too much tips and products and stuff. Sometimes ist just nice to see the lawn getting mowed or dthatched. For me its getting way too professional. I much prefer Connor wards style, even if he isnt putting out stuff much anymore. He just does his stuff and has his little failures, which i can connect way better to. This sometimes feels like watching tose tv stations that try to sell you stuff.

[@Craig-ib7gk]

"nothing more frustrating than getting a hose stuck on something" - God Almighty could not have invented a more effective apparatus to wedge and move-lock your hose than under than a car tire on a driveway. The person that invents a solution to that will retire to a villa with servants.

[@benshuh2455]

First

[@alexhitsdrums]

had to unfollow your podcast, your cohost is really really not funny and somewhat insulting and I get he's an expert in lawn care but he doesn't let you talk and he says a lot and doesn't say anything to a point. Hope you could maybe have different cohosts every once in a while with other lawn care guys (LCN, pharmdad, etc....) just giving my honest opinion.