Which Grass Seed Cover Produces The BEST RESULTS For Uniformity

[@Mityob67]

Pete seeing you with a batt-opp blower makes me laugh. I know you use it for detailing vehicles and other light duty stuff, just seems like a toy for a burly bro like you. Love you man.

[@GCITurf]

😂😂😂 it is a toy HA HA. This area is only a 10x10 area. It was just easier to grab the toy vs grabbing a full blown backpack. It was burly enough for this job 😂 love you as well friend!

[@timderks5960]

I mean, battery or gas operated doesn't say much about power. My Makita 2x18V battery blower has WAY more power than my cheap backpack blower has. Battery blowers are plenty powerful, the main issue often is run time.

[@ElevatedLawnscapes]

Great video Pete! I have made a couple videos on this also and I have been telling people this for years. Glad you were able to give people the visual. You dont need a covering for grass seed to grow, its extra. Get your water right and it will be fine, thats where most people go wrong. We Workin' 💪🏾🌱

[@johngrinnell]

Do you have a link for your video? I’m curious to see everyone’s thoughts and results

[@ElevatedLawnscapes]

@@johngrinnell kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6KbY2ydbsuhaMk

[@GCITurf]

Agree 100% bro!

[@kobiegrant1671]

I agree. I used the garden weasel as recommended and no birds whatsoever

[@jfarm_1311]

Even a light raking over a bare seeding helps. And it’s free

[@GCITurf]

Agreed 100%

[@Gunzandroses212]

That plant cover seems pretty good & very clean after germination. This September will be my first time seeding my lawn. I’m doing just about 5000 sqft for this fall. I’ve been studying grass/lawn care for about 2 years now & you truly been very helpful in making decisions. I purchased spreader elite 45lb & 5lb blue heat. Can’t wait to send my work to your photo collage lol much respect from northeastern PA Bushkill. Thank you Pete. By the way this was my 5th time watching this specific video lol

[@richardsamski6050]

So the results are out. GREAT video....GREAT TEST. Often thought and wondered this myself. Now we know, thanks Pete.

[@Erectmygreenhouse]

Ash seems to work well! I've been topping the lawn with ash from the log-burner so hopefully it will help come Spring. Take care man!

[@720drew]

Interesting, I’m digging up a lot of ash in my property and it seems to be harmful to the grass and preventing strong roots, it seems to be a mixture of ash and coals idk what the previous owner had done.

[@majorpayne5289]

👍Good stuff. My newly seeded postage stamp size yard is coming along. Sir Pete has seen my updated new lawn pics as after buying the GCI Tall turf fescue & my late season sewing I was worried. (My dollars are few & far between) He & Jeff replied to my email & wanted updates. I’m happy w/ my purchase & w/ Pete & his folks. KY has been really blessed by our Lord w/ rain along w/ good warm temps. While I do have some spots needing attention it’ll be taken care of come Spring ‘24. *If you guys are still on the fence about Sir Pete’s products do yourself a favor and pull the trigger. You won’t be sorry. Great product but keep watering as grass seed is thirsty! Thanks Pete & Jeff for your emails. Makes me feel so much better w/ their support!! God bless. 🙏 👍🇺🇸

[@sykesturfmanagement]

Looks good, great test Pete.

[@DonaldRash-u8s]

Good video! I will also say some prayers for you about your water well! 😊

[@shoottrue5115]

Thank you for all of your help. Im in NC as well and I've had more success with germination when ive used peat moss. Even if I had good seed-to-soil contact. This fall overseeding is pretty successful. And I think ill use the rest of the bag in the spring. Thank you again for your help

[@davidcrowson4745]

Prayers for your well situation 🙏

[@monkeyslawncareandgardenin473]

Thank you very much, this is great information!

[@AudiS4orce1]

In terms of watering, WHAT did you do exactly? How often and at what frequency? Thanks

[@josephrottina1901]

Good luck on the well brother.👍🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@stevenforrester4242]

Thanks again Pete. Happy Thanksgiving to you, your family and business.

[@ralphsully5659]

Pete your seed (cool blue) has been amazing and transformed my yard . Any thoughts on pre germination for this particular seed ? Thinking about trying it in the fall but was wondering what if any were your thoughts …anyways thank you for all that you all do god bless and as a repeat customer much appreciated the effort and dedication to your craft

[@stevealdershof6744]

Awesome tutorial Pete

[@twosawyers]

The deer did a good aeration job.

[@Justsomedude64]

Interestingly enough, I had an area that was covered by leaves and it grew quicker and thicker than most other areas. I was shocked when I finally got over to that area to blow the leaves off. I had been watering regularly for about a week and a half before heavy leaves started to fall, this was an area down by the edge of the road that I got lazy with & didn’t remove the leaves for about another 10 days. The growth under the leaves seemed to be accelerated.

[@GCITurf]

More than likely because the leaves held moisture well

[@ScoutFX]

You guys are right. I've had amazing results with shredded leaves as seed cover and the leaves break down to become great soil conditioner. Best of all it's free! I'd rather spend the money on the best seed. @@GCITurf

[@dllanzy]

Great video Pete, answers a lot. But how are you going to weasel an entire yard? In spot seeding for sure. It would take forever for a whole yard.

[@GCITurf]

Equipment. That’s the only northern option I’m aware of

[@johnsmith-uy9jq]

If I am wanting to mix and grow micro clover with my fescue mix then which of your weed control mixtures can I use to not kill the clover ?

[@GCITurf]

Nope. A herbicide that takes out “normal” clover will also take out micro clover. I actually have a pail of one of the best micro clovers on the market that I may play around with.

[@monkeyslawncareandgardenin473]

Hey Pete! Just looking back at some of your old videos. I always get my seed from you. I am ambitious to see how the grass is doing now no water and all the heat you’re having in NC. Have you sold the property yet?

[@GCITurf]

@@monkeyslawncareandgardenin473 haven’t sold it yet. Still trying to

[@Supanova70]

Wow very interesting. Hey you should make that last test plot in your video the GCI logo.. Cool shape

[@heathgarner9645]

You mentioned doing a video a while back about some major changes coming up. Have I missed the video, or have you not done it yet? Thanks Pete!

[@GCITurf]

You haven’t missed that. I plan to film that this week

[@logansimpson5980]

Great video

[@bryceferg5519]

I would love to see hydro seed vs the aeravator seeding. I just got my first hydro seeder, small jet unit. And one day I dream of a aeravator

[@seannoh672]

Surprised you didn't try straw in this experiment. What has been your experience with it? I think it helps with holding seed in place, but unsure if it helps with uniformity.

[@GCITurf]

@@seannoh672 too much weed seed in straw

[@jeremyFNP]

I thought that ash did a great job! Going to do my backyard next year that’s half bare dirt and it might use that ash to help with it.

[@GCITurf]

I think it will help for sure. People everywhere will be burning wood and spreading it over the yard 😂😂😂

[@thomasc6127]

Should’ve done a test with the tenacity

[@plc5846]

What have been the day and night temps throughout the experiment? Blue grass takes 21 days for germination on average and needs full sun--looks a little shady. Nice video!

[@GCITurf]

Before the time changed this spot got full sun all day until about 7pm. Time change now it only gets about 1/2 day sun

[@desmorider747]

How long has that seed been on the ground?

[@GCITurf]

Best I can remember maybe 5-6 weeks ago

[@charlestaylor6079]

Looks like cover type matters more based on the length of time the seed needs to be covered to germinate. IE: Cover type for KBG matters more than other faster germinating grass

[@GCITurf]

Yup

[@charlestaylor6079]

@@GCITurf I AM STAR STRUCK! Pete replied to my comment!!!!

[@GCITurf]

@@charlestaylor6079😂😂😂 that’s funny bro. I’m just a normal dude like you bro!

[@spankyslawncarellc7822]

First

[@ChuckinOhio]

Deer will always wind up in the places you don’t want them in.

[@GCITurf]

338 Lapua…

[@notreallyme425]

I e gotten good results from normal petemoss.

[@Keyboardletters]

Welp.... I'm that prodiamine guy!!! Ahhhhhhhh crap

[@bullofthewoods9374]

dang hope you didnt lose a lot of seed

[@Keyboardletters]

@@bullofthewoods9374 we shall see.... I seeded across almost 3 1/2... (3) 50 lb bags of seed and like (7) 40 lb bags of fert. I got some green areas but I've had much better results by now this time of the year with the same product.

[@holylandfan3275]

An excellent test! I’ll still always be a fescue fan, no matter what. Sadly, I have demon Bermuda that began creeping from neighbors and wind, so mine is a sad sight right now. I will have to wait though, because our forecasts have been up and down with low freezes at night. Plus, one side of my house is absolute junk because my neighbor’s evergreen (that they never keep up and is out of control) drops a ton of junk and the roots have gotten out of control. Sooooo frustrating, but it is what it is. 🥲

[@harryharry3193]

weasel. winner. i think People LOVE these vids Pete. your good at it. such nice turf