When Is The Right Time To Overseed? // My Final Prep Work Complete

[@Thelawncarenut]

Thanks for sharing my guide brother!

[@MrFergusonLawn]

Thanks for sharing the info sir!

[@justinwilliams3604]

My soil temperature is 74 right now here in Kansas. Last week it was at 72 so I through some seed down in some bare spots in my lawn. Next week regardless of what the temperatures is I plan on doing my entire yard with overseeding.

[@nealwhite1474]

Great advice in this video. I've had a few "hit or miss" years with over seeding. One big lesson I've learned is that if you have a lot of trees around it's best NOT to wait until mid to late October. The sweet spot in my lawn is around the second to third week in September.

[@MrKevinH]

You covered all the important points. Thanks!

[@MrFergusonLawn]

Thanks Captain K

[@Thecotecorner]

The peat moss roller is the bomb. Love mine

[@HighlifeSAP]

I've been following you for a couple of weeks now and have begun the process in my front and back yards. I live in the central valley in California and have noticed there are not too many folks posting instruction for here. I lived in Fayetteville, N.C. and the weather is close with a minor time shift as you mentioned. Great vids. Keep up the good work, Thanks. PS Please tell me that dead evergreen at the edge is not yours. LOL

[@MrFergusonLawn]

@@HighlifeSAP it is sadly lol. We bought several and seem that they didn’t like their spots. We need to return them soon.

[@HighlifeSAP]

@@MrFergusonLawn sorry to hear that. I'm eagerly following your church renovation. our time lines are about the same. Carry on.

[@johnszczepanski1747]

Heck yeah WV. Tudors and pepperoni rolls

[@MrFergusonLawn]

Precisely haha

[@johnszczepanski1747]

For those in nc that doesn't know: Tudors>>>>Biscuitville

[@fargnbastage]

I'll definitely be waiting another couple of weeks myself. Warming back up into the 90s and dropping down to mid-80s, but ZERO rain in the 10 day forecast. Deciding whether I'm going to aerate/dethatch myself or hire someone. A bit short on time these days with all these little kids running around.

[@MrFergusonLawn]

Totally get it. I may do it early just to see...is there a difference when it's warmer?

[@stevesower387]

I have the Vevor spreader, and it works great.

[@JungleRy-guy79]

Hey Mr Ferg, salutations from SE WISCONSIN. I have the exact compost spreader and have used it to topdress my midnight KBG. I spread a mix of compost/mason sand, and it does an awesome job . My yard goes bonkers when using it. A very nice even layer

[@MrFergusonLawn]

Great to hear this!

[@turbochargeit]

Good luck dude! I have similar issues with the back end of my back yard. I'm trying the Jonathan Green to see what happens! Fingers crossed since it's at the bottom of a hill.

[@RedRoyce]

I right with you here in SE KS. I got all the dead grass up with detaching (SunJoe) Works fine just have to keep the cooling air vent blown out after a few passes or the motor will over heat or burn up. I lowered my mower and bagged as much as I could then got my back pack blower out and cleaned the rest of it out. It looks like we are going to get up to 97 or so for the next few days! It's crazy! I knew my yard was bad but didn't really know how bad it was. I didn't do any over seeding last year so I didn't clean it out. We have been in a few years of drought he and this summer was the same but I have to over seed or just let the weeds take over. No to weeds they are of the devil! LOL Well really they are of the curse but Gal 3:13 thank you Jesus

[@springfieldparkproperties2725]

Looks like you had the baler customized with your name. Back yard looks great.

[@MrFergusonLawn]

[@HighDesertLawns]

The spreaders are a great investment. My only wish is that I bought maybe a 36" wide one. I do 15k+ of lawn and a bigger one would really cut down on time.

[@IronCity74]

I was on the fence about getting a peat moss spreader, but your last video helped me talk myself into it, lol .. I looked all around Wake Forest last year trying to rent one but couldn't find anyone who does. Im actually going to try topdressing with compost this year. Less mess, cheaper, and it helps condition the soil from many accounts. It's the way I did it for years when i lived in Pittsburgh, and it worked great! Depends on where you get it, I guess. I've seen it priced at $25/yard at Capital Mulch in Raleigh, and it's "certified" which hopefully means the weeds are cooked out. Have you bought any good compost anywhere in the area previously? Mulch Masters on Durant rd is like $45/yard. Sorry about the ramble. Love your videos, thanks for doing them!

[@jonnyrozzo9168]

Your lawn recovered nicely! I think on the landzie website I saw some info on spreader coverage, something like 1 cubic foot covers 96 sqft. I'm in WI, current soil temp is 65.

[@MrFergusonLawn]

Wow, that's cold, big difference too

[@SeahawkAz]

Another thing to consider with overseeding is you want to do it 4-6 weeks before the first frost in your area which can be a guessing game

[@MrFergusonLawn]

Yep, great point! That's really the cut off time.

[@Felicia-ge7sp]

I bought the Vevor brand peat moss spreader and it works well. It was under $100.

[@MrFergusonLawn]

That's great to hear.

[@robturner7853]

Im waiting prob til week 3 or 4 of Sept. BTW the Ryobi dethatcher with the scarifyer cartridge is Awesome!! "no cords!!"

[@MrFergusonLawn]

Wonderful to hear! Best of luck this season.

[@robturner7853]

@@MrFergusonLawn U too with both projects

[@stacenrob1977]

Thanks

[@glenstacy9177]

I’ve had my peat moss spreader for four years works great only problem I have is the latch will unlatch and the peat moss will empty. Use two small bungee cords to hold it shut they may have fixed that problem

[@davidcrowson4745]

When you mowed low did you bag?? Well I bought some of that Black Cow only 6 bucks a bag Lowe's nocked off 25%for busted bags...and put it down in my bare spots already getting germination. May still rent arriator for some bad areas. Have a great weekend.

[@MrFergusonLawn]

No, but I plan to mow a hair lower and bag that one. Maybe Saturday, might wait...haven't decided.

[@jeffquimby3994]

Have you ever looked at the Gravity PGS product? The ever popular Atrimus is coated with it. Available in quarts. Supposed to speed up germination significantly?

[@peupeuguy310]

juat getting into the 90s out here in so cal 😓

[@TheMarialm66]

Good video! But I was wondering what about POA? I am going to spray prodiamine. I don’t overseed in fall I do it in the spring so I can hopefully stop the POA from germinating. I might of missed a video explaining why you are overseeding in the fall and not spring. Anyway, I was just wondering. Have a good weekend

[@MrFergusonLawn]

@@TheMarialm66 Fall is the absolute prime time for fescue. It gives the grass roots way more time to dig deep. Spring seeding has much less time, and many lose their seed from planting in spring. Roots just dont have time before summer comes.

[@I3arbarian]

Got a Vevor compost spreader last year. I saw absolutely zero reason to spend more money on one than I had to. I'll probably overseed some thin/bare areas in mid September. In my area doing it this early is a high chance for failure.

[@voytekl2407]

I'm new to this. How do I calculate the amount of Protene Performance Starter Fertilizer for 1,400 sqf of lawn? Any help would be appreciated

[@johnnelwhite]

I would round the footage to 1500. So What ever your app rate is do it times 1.5.

[@voytekl2407]

Thanks 👍

[@tavarisjones551]

consider wearing a face mask when using that for peat moss. the peat moss will turn into a cloud as you are walking with the spreader.

[@dj-dg2wx]

You look just about ready- Question: last year was first year using a dethatcher/scarifier. I had it cut low. Any tips on how low I set tines for dethatch? I felt like too high and it would just grab existing grass. I had a lot of dead to pull up but it seemed like I definitely pulled up more green than the dramatic videos where they pull a pile of just brown out of the lawn. It probably doesn’t matter in the end - it all helps, but thought I’d see if you had a tip.

[@MrFergusonLawn]

I just eye ball it. Like you said, if you don't go low enough, you won't hit the ground, so you want to mow down pretty low but not "kill the fescue" low. I choose to just hit it with a rake in areas that are isolated, but yea, just do your best to remove it one way or another.

[@09jlivers]

Last time I seen damage like that it was army worms. Not sure if you've looked into Bifen IT or are you sure that damage is from heat stress?

[@MrFergusonLawn]

@@09jlivers Positive lol. I have Bifen and use it, but this was absolutely heat and lack of water. The same areas are affected each year I dont water enough. This year I just pushed too much without water in our test, but it’s fine.

[@AjaxTx_]

50 degrees?? We're still hitting 105 highs here in Northern Texas

[@MrFergusonLawn]

It's been in the upper 50's in the morning, but no, we aren't hitting that cold here in NC lol...not yet.

[@tonyknight696]

What model is your Honda? Which roller do you use with it?

[@MrFergusonLawn]

@@tonyknight696 HR117 I think? I use the big league lawns roller, when I have it attached in Fall and Spring.

[@nedg3740]

Don't put the cap back in the handle...use the handle as a soil probe. 💪💪💪

[@MrFergusonLawn]

lololol

[@jeremydejonge9935]

Tenacity before spreading seed or after? Or does it matter?

[@sandylara3667]

before

[@jasonfournier]

After is best. Then water in everything. But really it doesn't matter.

[@MrFergusonLawn]

I don't know that it matters, but I do after I seed and I've had no issues.

[@Mexi99]

how much tenacity should i put down when over seeding?

[@jasonfournier]

Read the label

[@MrFergusonLawn]

Yep, the label will tell you this, but if you do buy the Tenacity brand, they send you a injector tube that helps you load the proper amount, so honestly off top of my head, I don't know.

[@TheCreamRisesToTheTop]

This weather is ridiculous 😂 chilly now but mid 90s forecasted and not a drop of rain in sight 🥵 Looks like it’ll be at least a few weeks before I seed

[@MrFergusonLawn]

Yea, humidity and heat returning for a bit, but looks like not more than a week.