Why I Love Fescue The Most // Sprinkler Advice Needed

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[@aaroncogginslawn]

I have 7 of the quick snap sprinklers they work great! They have them on Amazon. They work just like irrigation pop up and go down were you can mow right over them.

[@milesgoodwin3618]

The flowerbed irrigation sprinklers

[@ahastar1141]

From a sprinkler perspective I have bought inground sprinklers and put them on ground spikes. Durability and reparability is great, and I like being able to swap out different nozzles depending on what I need. For my side areas I am using a side strip nozzle right now and I find that to do a great job between the houses without spraying mine or my neighbors house

[@PNWlawnguy1973]

I had an area in my cool season grass that dried up when temp got to 80+ degrees. I finally pulled back the grass and dug down. Turns out I had small rocks, some the size of golf balls or larger. I spent the time to replace the soil 6" down in that area and have had zero problems since. After 6 years of aerating and Hydrotain, my nightmare has ended!

[@MrFergusonLawn]

That’s the way to go!

[@ahastar1141]

I have had issues with liquid hydrotain, since its difficult to insure the ground is wet enough and you have enough water getting it into the soil unless you apply it during a rain storm. I have moved over to a granular moisture manager, and have had way more success and longevity. Its much more forgiving on watering it in

[@dbproductreviews6319]

I haven't tried hydretain yet, but I had had a ton of success with some of my bio stims with N-Ext products.

[@ahastar1141]

@@dbproductreviews6319 well worth it to me. Lawn looks great and I haven’t had any hot spots so far this summer

[@NorthCackalacky24]

I use the orbit H2O sprinklers on a spike with a 4 port bhyve timer and run a garden hose on the side of my driveway, edge of the road, and flowerbed. With the H2O sprinklers, they can connect and I have 2 sprinklers on one port, 8 in total. Not a permanent solution by any means, but serves the purpose and cheaper than traditional irrigation.

[@johnnelwhite]

You need a diy setup nothing crazy. A few rain bird 32sa on spikes will be perfect for your yard

[@hopalongjohnny9797]

I got a couple of the orbit ones like you have, works good. Just keep them moving. I got a couple of the standard ones also. Everything on a timer system, and water hoses are mostly in flower beds.

[@qsbroom]

I use a system utilizing inground sprinklers but use above ground.I have 3-4 Hunter mp rotators on spikes connected by 25'hoses and utilize a fully programmable lawn timer..works great ! I saw this system on utube

[@johnnelwhite]

Same hear I have 5 zones using 6 times that I can control from my phone. Nothing like getting a notification at 5 am saying that your timer is about to start a 30 min cycle.

[@kr5289]

Like other viewers have mentioned use underground sprinklers above ground I just started my lawn journey last fall (thanks to your channel) and those sprinklers are the way to go they are fairly reasonable and they are lot more efficient. Menards has the best selection.

[@mimi20506]

Try Melnor Minimax 4000-sq ft Oscillating Spike Lawn Sprinkler

[@Aerialphotovito]

Fescue Rules !!

[@jasonmollman6384]

For your problem areas, like the side of the house near the driveway, you might consider the DIY Orbit sprinkler system. I think Home Depot has a 2-zone for like $190. You could use that faucet by your propane tank, bury the line straight across to the tree bed and put a few sprinkler heads in your tree bed spraying back toward the house. Put it on an Orbit b-hyve timer to control your water usage. The road strip would be a lot more work, but could do the same thing out there.

[@MrFergusonLawn]

Not a bad idea at all. I appreciate the advise. There are behind the scenes reasoning I won't do this, but it's a great idea for sure. I'll explain why maybe soon, but thanks man.

[@Dexterlivesinusall]

Love this idea. I have a similar orbit above ground setup all over my yard and once they’re calibrated for the area, they’ve worked great.

[@MarkTrades__]

We finally got rain here in northern Tampa area and all the work I've been doing to keep my grass alive during last 2.5 months of drought mode down here just CATAPULTED my turf. A single big rain & everything is thickening up & shooting tons of growth.

[@Messy636]

I will be purchasing Orbit 2 Zone All-In-One Sprinkler Kit and installing that when I reno my yard.

[@CaptainQueue]

Sounds like a great choice. Wish I had that option 5 years ago instead of an expensive traditional sprinkler system that has been nothing but a headache.

[@graceortiz9494]

I use the Gilmour circular sprinkler for the side of the house. You can adjust the distance of the spray. On the short side, you can get it to decrease the flow and the long side you can have go long. Its call pattern master. I love it.

[@the_lawn_don]

I agree with @johnnelwhite but with regular spray heads on spikes. Ryan knorr did a nice diy sprinkler vid. Enjoy the day, sir!! Keep up the good work, lookin great!!

[@CaptainQueue]

Have you ever considered the above-ground traveling sprinkler device for your larger sections? Wish I had done that instead of spending thousands on an irrigation system.

[@dbproductreviews6319]

Seems like a great idea, for sure!

[@robturner7853]

About to water mine now , ugh...need some Jesus Juice!!

[@MrFergusonLawn]

Yeeep!

[@Grinch83]

Melnor XT

[@mikemalone007]

Local contractor is installing my Hunter MP Rotator irrigation system this week. I'm paying $800 per zone with a Rachio Smart Sprinkler Controller. Buy once, cry once!

[@MrFergusonLawn]

Lucky man! Let us know how it turns out. Hope to be able to enjoy that one of these days.

[@davidcrowson4745]

Your lawn is looking great....i tried the Bio advanced hose end sprayer (garden hose) fungicide just the other day. I've never got more than a year or 2 out of any sprinkler. press on sir.

[@MrFergusonLawn]

Thanks David. Same. Two years tops on sprinklers it seems.

[@gregtaylor5568]

Build some sleds with inground sprinklers and PVC

[@nealwhite1474]

Great vid. I will say that not all warm season grasses go dormant for six months. My Zeon Zoysia wasn't all brown until late December of last year and came out of dormancy in early March. The old tifway 419 Bermuda grass will go dormant as soon as it gets cooler (my neighbors have it and they are wanting to kill it to install something else). Fescue is a nice grass, but I'm telling you my Zoysia is MUCH more fun to maintain than my Fescue. Just my opinion of course.

[@MrFergusonLawn]

Now I could live with that! For the high temps we maintain here, that should be the case I would think. Thanks for the comment Neal!

[@farquadshmoogle9120]

@MrFerguson. A friend has Zoysia up here in NNJ, & it pretty stays green all year, & we get down to below freezing, so?

[@MrFergusonLawn]

Awesome 👏🏻

[@b.hunter3560]

I have a big sprinkler brand with a rain bird head that I bought from a link from GCI turf and I love it, have been using it since I started my lawn care journey

[@buster7618]

I wish I had the water pressure

[@robturner7853]

Looks def like a dry spell for us the next 7 - 10 days....I noticed a few dark , kinda black spots.....soon as a lil water gets down , its all happy the next day lol....T/C Bud!! Oh that ext cord did not look like fun while mowing🤣

[@MrFergusonLawn]

Appreciate you Rob! Have a great one sir

[@robturner7853]

@@MrFergusonLawn You as well Stephen🤝🙏

[@buster7618]

I think it may just be that spot. Dont you always get heat sress there?

[@MrFergusonLawn]

Oh yea, it's that spot. There is rock or something in that area, as it and the bank always stress first. When the other parts stress, you know it's bad!

[@nomargins]

Yeah, just put the sprinkler in the shed. I see you have a quick disconnect on it.

[@jasonfournier]

Just get a proper irrigation system.

[@MrFergusonLawn]

No problem...just use that super thanks and make it a large donation, and you got it buddy haha

[@milesgoodwin3618]

Eden 98063... 53.00 amazon

[@robbobtheplucker3082]

Plastic Chinese parts. I'm tired of them!!!! Jury is still out on the Hydretain....Heats a comin'......

[@MrFergusonLawn]

Yep, it really is.

[@farquadshmoogle9120]

@MrFerguson. Didn't you say your winter lows are like 45 degrees? Most warm season grasses go dormant when soil temp goes below 50 degrees. TTTF looks great, but if your summer is all 90s throughout, tough to stay green. I got TTTF in my backyard, Ryan Knorr's. It went dormant bc I didn't water, but once it rained, it came back. I'm gonna try Bioadvanced Root Moisturizer to see if it helps more. @LawnAmateur used it & helped him. Suppose to get all 90s here in NNJ starting next week.

[@MrFergusonLawn]

Yea, I need to suck it up and let mine go semi dormant but I love the GREEN haha.

[@farquadshmoogle9120]

@@MrFergusonLawn you should just make above ground irrigation system. Timer, hoses, & like 5 sprinkler heads. I have a smaller yard, so I use just 1 in front, 1 in back. I got the Orbit precision arc for my front this year, so I don't put overlap into my driveway & street. As for you Meynor, there is a thinner one you stick in ground but can do up to like 3000 sq ft. I sometimes put that in backyard to water, but mainly use for when my boy runs around on hot day.