Repair dead patches in grass FAST!
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Bald spots in the lawn that need repair? Follow my 5 easy steps to repairing your lawn. You'll be glad you did.
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Fixing dead patches in the lawn isn't so hard when you understand the basics. Today we go over my 5 easy steps to repair bare spots in the lawn.
1. adjust your sprinklers properly
2. remove the debris off the soil surface
3. choose a grass seed / sod piece that matches the grass you have
4. purchase a seed patch kit or make one.
5. Water the area and keep damp for 3 to 5 weeks. Never letting the soil dry out.
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Mountain is beautiful in the background
@PestandLawnGinja
2 ай бұрын
Indeed!
Always enjoy watching your videos 😊
@PestandLawnGinja
Жыл бұрын
I appreciate that!
Love the shirt and the video truly helpful and I can't wait to slay that lawn this year my friend!
@PestandLawnGinja
Жыл бұрын
You and me both! Thanks for commenting.
@vinnypinatelli221
Жыл бұрын
No problem, my friend, keep up the great work!
Yo, keep up the good work, love your videos
@PestandLawnGinja
Жыл бұрын
Appreciate it!
Thank for your advice👍
@PestandLawnGinja
9 ай бұрын
No problem 👍
Turf mend is a great product I have used it for spot seeding areas
@PestandLawnGinja
Жыл бұрын
Love the feedback! Thanks for sharing
I washed out an empty Preen container (that has the top with the pull out applicator) and sprinkled grass seed with it. Works great.
@PestandLawnGinja
11 ай бұрын
Great idea. I tried it with bluegrass 😃
Ótimo vídeo
@PestandLawnGinja
Жыл бұрын
🏆 obrigado!
all good as ever! anything thst makes life easier is god in my eyes.. like that little amazon seed shaker thing
@PestandLawnGinja
Жыл бұрын
It’s a handy little unit. Works great for seeding, ice melt etc….
Another Great video....is it too late to overseed Kentucky blue grass?
@PestandLawnGinja
Жыл бұрын
Depends on if the weather stays cool for the next 3 weeks or if it’s going to go straight to upper 80’s
I think you should try more shade tolerant grass species in your back yard. KBG has a lot of troubles in the shaded areas, especially if you give it enough traffic. I had the same case with shaded areas and I found the best solution Supina Bluegrass (Poa Supina). Extremely shade tolerant grass, and I don’t have to overseed anymore because it spreads really fast through stolons
@PestandLawnGinja
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the idea. I have planted mazama in the back and it’s the only species that’s lasted. I get less than 4 hours back there. Even the shade species struggle
@StanislavYatsenko
Жыл бұрын
@@PestandLawnGinja yeah, mazama is amazing. But it’s kbg, shade tolerant kbg species is the marketing. Poa Supina and True Putt aren’t kbg, that’s another types of grass, they are relative to poa annua, but they are perennial grasses and have all poa advantages - extremely shade tolerant even with high traffic, wear tolerance and high high aggressive habits. Many golf greenkeepers use it
@PestandLawnGinja
Жыл бұрын
@@StanislavYatsenko interesting. I’ll have to buy some and check it out. Sounds fun. Thanks for sharing. Have a great day
sup ginga! how your concrete borders holding up? NGL i like those
@PestandLawnGinja
Жыл бұрын
My Man!!!! So far only one or two have hairline cracks. Love your content brother. Have a great day.
@PrincessCutLawnCare
Жыл бұрын
@@PestandLawnGinja likewise my friend! cheers to a new season!
No one can accuse you of being a lawn slacker, you lawn slayer you 😂😂😂😂👍
@PestandLawnGinja
Жыл бұрын
hahaha, thanks!
Love to have someone in my own state doing videos. How do you care for pee from your dog. I have tried reseeding and I am still having problems. I am also having trouble in my front yard, with reseeding both fall and spring, and I can not get the seed to grow. HELP! I live in Sandy. Thanks for the very informative videos. 🎉
@PestandLawnGinja
Жыл бұрын
Interesting. The dog urine is a high ammonium issues. Revive at Home Depot sells a spray that works well to neutralize the salt. As for seed not taking. It’s not easy with Sandy soil. The seed must stay wet for 3 weeks non stop. Cannot dry out
So my grass was brand new in 2018 and I deployed and came back to weeds and long grass and I took a long time removing each weed by hand and the grass was good but fast forward to now I have bald spots everywhere and I don’t have sprinklers but I’m thinking that since my grass sucks it’s the best time to get sprinklers since they will be digging it up.
@PestandLawnGinja
6 ай бұрын
Sprinklers are the way to go. Good luck
Does it matter the season of the year? I live at Mew England so you can imagine how the winter is here
@PestandLawnGinja
8 ай бұрын
has to be when soil temps are above 50 degrees.
Hey man, fellow Utahn here in Saratoga Springs, I have a bunch of dead patches in the back im going to fix but i have a question about seeding: is it ok to seed and put a pre emergent at the same time or should i just seed and worry about weeds next season? Thanks for the tips man, you have been helping me alot with my lawn care! Cheers!
@PestandLawnGinja
Жыл бұрын
The only pre emergent active ingredient that would allow you to seed with pre emergent is mesotrione, they do sell it in a granular. but i haven't seen it available in utah. couldn't be wrong. Have a great day.
@thurstonr9929
Жыл бұрын
Hey man, I live in Malta few exits down. I got hit really bad with snow mold. Wasn’t planning on seeding this spring as I had seeded in the fall. Never had snow mold this bad. Went out yesterday to try and rake some of the areas ( lawn still wet and frozen) and noticed some grass areas pulling up. But seed and pre-emergent do not go together so as much as I hate to skip a pre emergent I plan to seed and fertilize. My lawn took a really nasty hit this year. Another unexpected cost.
@DEEPerthantheCUT
Жыл бұрын
@@PestandLawnGinja correct me if I'm wrong please. I thought you could seed if you used tenacity
@PestandLawnGinja
Жыл бұрын
@@DEEPerthantheCUT yes you are correct. The active ingredient in tenacity is mesotrione
@PestandLawnGinja
Жыл бұрын
@@thurstonr9929 yah it’s thought. You can use tenacity and seed at the same time
I hate your shoes man, but I love your lawn
@PestandLawnGinja
Жыл бұрын
😆👍👍
Does turfmend Bermuda blend in well with established hybrid sod Bermuda?
@PestandLawnGinja
10 ай бұрын
great question. I'm not 100% on this. hopefully someone else can chime in. Here's my 2c. if you overseed the entire area you'll be happy.
Was this done in the fall or are you already have trees green in UT? I'm in MO and we are still getting some cold spells and trees are just now flowering..
@PestandLawnGinja
Жыл бұрын
Last fall 👊🏻
Which of these did you use Green Sand Mix or Compost Mix? I want to order the right one. Thank you LG 👍
@PestandLawnGinja
Жыл бұрын
Compost is what I used with the bluegrass. The sand works well too but the compost holds more water which I need in my region
@physiques
Жыл бұрын
@@PestandLawnGinja @Pest and Lawn Ginja Thank you brother, I'm from long island NY and have Kentucky Blue grass if I'm not mistaken. Looks like either will work, now I have to find a place that's close enough and has it in stock 🙏
So can I buy Turfmend Mulch & Seed in the SLC area? I can’t find a local retail store that sells this product.
@PestandLawnGinja
10 ай бұрын
Online only as far as I’m aware
Hello, I need an advice🙏… I put the treatment that you recommended from another video for crabgrass… then after that I’m planning to do this for next step clean and put soil with seeds but I’m in North Carolina but right now the weather here is 90-99 F. Do you think it’s okay to continue with my plans now in summer or I have to wait until march?☹️😣. Thanks!
@PestandLawnGinja
11 ай бұрын
I would wait to seed until the 15th to 25th of august. Keep on the weed control in the meantime
@albamendoza4542
10 ай бұрын
@@PestandLawnGinja Amazing! Thank you soo much for your help.
Do you run the system for the entire yard for patches? I was worried about doing this and putting stress on the established lawn for a few patches
@PestandLawnGinja
8 ай бұрын
I do. the only issue is the ground temps need to be above 50 degrees for seed germination with cool season grass types and above 65 degrees for warm season grasses. when it gets hot outside kentucky bluegrass is very very very slow to germinate where rye and fescue are still fast. Hope that helps.
@PestandLawnGinja
8 ай бұрын
if you're concerned about crowding the established lawn with seed its not a big deal. the main concern is filling in the dead patches so you don't end up with a ton of weeds.
Those spots are not dead. Snow mold affects leaf tissue, but leaves most of the crowns and roots untouched. In the case of KBG, it will fully recover in few weeks. Raking is a good start. Throwing some Ammonium Sulfate will further nourish at low temps.
@PestandLawnGinja
Жыл бұрын
..... this video was shot late fall.
@milenstoimenov9532
Жыл бұрын
@@PestandLawnGinja Wrong video. Placed where it belongs.
I have a massive lawn. I want to redo the entire lawn; however, I noticed there is green netting in the ground from the previous owner laying down sod. The ground is extremely uneven in most part. How do you remove that netting underneath from the sod? It seems like if I were to use a rototiller to dig up the ground it would get tangled in the rotor blades. Can you help a brother out?
@PestandLawnGinja
3 ай бұрын
It's a pain. There really isn't an easy solution with those nets. I'd be tempted to sand/ soil level over the top then seed
Thanks for the great video. I tried going thru the comments to find an answer to this question... I noticed you have a dog, and also noticed that you don't have and urine spots on your lawn. Whats the secret?
@PestandLawnGinja
Жыл бұрын
great observation! I have a few videos on this subject. ultimately I use 10lbs of calcium per 1000sqft and 10lbs of humic per 1000 sq ft as the lawn comes out of dormancy then I use a half rate every other month. overtime it takes the urine spots and cuts them down by 80% the first year. every year after it gets better. it doesn't stop the winter damage but its great for maintaining.
First Aussie 😁. Bare spot exterminator pro.🤠
@PestandLawnGinja
Жыл бұрын
👊🏻
I stretched from scratch and I put seed down in mid April with peat moss grass is about 2.5 inches long but grass is still pretty bare in between each piece of grass and some bare spots can I put more seed and peat moss down now?
@andrewcueva416
Жыл бұрын
Started from*
@PestandLawnGinja
Жыл бұрын
you can. just understand the hotter it gets the seed has a lesser chance of germination compared to cooler times. its best to always keep the areas damp, never allowing them to dry out for about 3 to 5 weeks. I would also recommend using a fungicide to help combat overwatering fungus like melting out and leaf spot.
@andrewcueva416
Жыл бұрын
@@PestandLawnGinja so putting down peat moss won’t kill the new grass that’s already started to grow?
@PestandLawnGinja
Жыл бұрын
@@andrewcueva416 it shouldn't no. just becareful with the amount that you put down. peat moss can get acidic and if you put it down too much it will effect the germination of the seed. If you're concerned i would use a screened garden top soil.
@andrewcueva416
Жыл бұрын
@@PestandLawnGinja how much screened top soil do you reccomend?
Living in Utah 5 miles below Alta, so we're still getting lots of snow. What is the best grass seed to buy? I want to order the Branenbrug Yellowjacket blend, but I keep hearing Kentucky Bluegrass isn't the best for Utah climates. Which grass seed would you suggest for the crazy climate here? Thank you for your videos, they're entertaining and helpful. :D
@PestandLawnGinja
Жыл бұрын
Your choices are kbg, tall fescue, or rye grass. Bluegrass is the most drought tolerant of the three. If you have ground water 15” or less the rtf tall fescue is a fantastic choice for those that don’t mind wider style grass blades. Bluegrass does fantastic in our region and often gets a bad name because people don’t know how to care for grass.
The darn birds want to eat all the seeds I put out. Do you have any suggestions to keep the birds from eating the seeds?
@PestandLawnGinja
Жыл бұрын
its a tough one. laying peat moss or straw helps a bit.
Why did you put Rye grass in the front and KYBG in the back?
@PestandLawnGinja
Жыл бұрын
I decided to test out the barenbrug rpr so i nuked my kbg. so far i love the rpr. its not as dense as the blue. I have a video on it.
@jackj5591
Жыл бұрын
My front yard gets more shade and have overseeded with fescues. Thanks for your reply and all you do. Want to keep my options open for shade tolerant strands
@PestandLawnGinja
Жыл бұрын
@@jackj5591 anytime! Thanks for the support. Fine fescue I’m my opinion is the best option. I just prefer kbg shade species. But I’ve really enjoyed mazama kbg for shade tolerance
I used turfmend and was very disappointed in it. I bought a big bag of the correct grass for my area. None of it germinated. Kept it moist, etc. Bought same type of grass seed from my local hardware store and top soil, did the same thing with keeping it moist and it worked great. Point is don’t waste your money on Turfmend, for me it didn’t work at all.
@PestandLawnGinja
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing. I’d consider giving them a call. Appreciate the feedback
It's 115 in Vegas. It's illegal to water between 11am and 7pm. Any suggestions?
@PestandLawnGinja
11 ай бұрын
Water at night
@WinningTrades4U
3 күн бұрын
Vote red 2024
Boss man, I think you need several hydrangeas in this beautiful yard 😊
@PestandLawnGinja
Жыл бұрын
Yes I do! I planted two last spring, pink and light blue!. went out of town and we got a hot spell and they died. I'll be back on it this year. Love the look. Thanks for commenting.
Do you not cover the patches with anything to stop birds feeding?
@PestandLawnGinja
2 ай бұрын
Light layer of dirt on top is all
Thanks for the video you should rename it The Long Story About My Lawn. Never showed how to plant seed and repair the lawn. You titled it repair dead patches of grass fast.
@PestandLawnGinja
Жыл бұрын
Interesting perception. There is an entire section that shows how I do it.
Sua esposa é minha professora
@PestandLawnGinja
Жыл бұрын
Legal 👍😁
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@PestandLawnGinja
11 ай бұрын
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@PestandLawnGinja
Жыл бұрын
🙌🏻😁
My lawn is creeping ginger fescue
@PestandLawnGinja
Жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣 it’s creepy but it’s good!!! Love me some rtf
Well, I have 12inches of snow on my lawn right now, so not worried about repairing anything in the lawn quite yet so I will circle back in about 6 weeks. #Jealous
@PestandLawnGinja
Жыл бұрын
this year has been crazy for snow in some areas! Been Great!
First Striperman
@PestandLawnGinja
Жыл бұрын
100% . Things legends are made of
@Striperman
Жыл бұрын
@@PestandLawnGinja Gotta love Utah. Last week snow and blower reviews and this week T-shirts and repairing dead spots. Now that is something 😂😂
@PestandLawnGinja
Жыл бұрын
@@Striperman in all fairness I filmed it last fall 😅😅🤣🤣🤣
@Striperman
Жыл бұрын
@@PestandLawnGinja haha yes sir 👊
@stevenbastian3882
Жыл бұрын
@@Striperman The dead leaves on the lawn indicate this was not a spring project.
I don't see any dead patches of grass. Maybe you had them in the past. I can send you photos of my lawn if you want to show dead patches in grass.
@PestandLawnGinja
9 ай бұрын
social media is best
Came here thinking this was @stonemountain64 's new home improvement channel 🤣
@PestandLawnGinja
Жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣 I’ll take it