Don’t comment on KZread videos very often but just to say absolutely love your videos. Watched a whole bunch over the last few days and love the style and level of complexity. As you say a lot of other lawn channels are run by ‘pros’ and things get complicated with expensive machinery very fast. I think you’ve got an absolutely perfect niche here. Also - don’t justify yourself. This is your channel do whatever the hell you want. There’s always haters online, just the nature of it.

@NoviceGardener

Ай бұрын

Nice one, cheers for that 👍🏻

I can see you doing KZread full time within a year.. maybe doing some gardening jobs on the side👌🏻

I think you’re doing great. Your channel is called Novice Gardener so you’re just sharing your journey and learnings. I agree with some things you do and disagree with others - but that’s life! Most important is you enjoy what you’re doing 🎉🎉🎉

@NoviceGardener

Ай бұрын

Nice one, I appreciate that 👍🏻

I’ve been watching your videos over the past couple weeks. Also someone who has moved into a new build and trying to slowly chip away at it. Also a complete beginner myself, so I like how you make these videos and explain yourself. Regarding the rambling, carry on lad, better than something that’s edited to the max and no character behind it. Keep at it!

@NoviceGardener

Ай бұрын

Nice once, cheers for that 👍🏻

Another great video. I stumbled across your page months ago because I was looking for help as a novice myself. My lawn is now looking much better because of your tips & tricks 👍🏻

@NoviceGardener

Ай бұрын

Cheers, appreciate that 👍🏻 I always think, if I can do it with no experience, anyone can!

You know what? I am a regular viewer of your KZread Channel. I have seen all your videos and your content qualities are very good. I learned lots of things from you. Your channel has great quality contents but still it is not delivering its right audiences due to SEO problems. You should focus on your SEO so that You can get a big fanbase. Thanks.

Novice gardener, title says it all. No expert being claimed by you.That being said , your journey has been great and I for one have enjoyed it and learned a lot too. Like others have said people will be negative, but that's on them not you. Keep up the great work big man

@NoviceGardener

Ай бұрын

Cheers 👍🏻

I think you are doing a great job and you will learn from your mistakes. All gardeners have some failures.

@NoviceGardener

Ай бұрын

Cheers 👍🏻

My top tip - regularly sharpen your mower blade. Takes 10 mins and it makes a massive difference, especially if you’re using battery mowers

@weepz

Ай бұрын

How do you go about sharpening them?

@RB-xg2vz

Ай бұрын

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@RB-xg2vz

Ай бұрын

@@weepz for a rotary mower…a few gentle strokes with a metal file. Mine always gets little nicks in it. This video is good.

@weepz

Ай бұрын

@@RB-xg2vz cheers mate, I've got a few files but are quite old, I'll look into a newer one and give it a go.

Buddy love your journey, I’m going more fescue this year after 2.5 years of Rye and after this dreadful winter and my lawn making me want to cry. I think it’s the way forward, obviously more thatch (no biggy) just less feeding and over-seeding, and a lawn the will look after itself a bit… looking forward to how your lawns fair this season 👍

@NoviceGardener

Ай бұрын

Cheers 👍🏻 That's a big reason why I'm going with the bent/fescue in the back. If it goes well, it may end up being what I do to them all! I really like the idea of the lawn being able to thicken itself up!

I really like your video’s and I like your rambling…keep going and ignore the negative comments 😊

@NoviceGardener

Ай бұрын

Nice one! 👍🏻 Sometimes I'm accused of being an expert in disguise. You only have to watch my first lawn fertilisation video to know that I couldn't be further than that! 😅

That lawn 'across the road' would look lovely with wild flowers and colours ?

@NoviceGardener

Ай бұрын

I've thought about this a few times! It's what we almost did last year before we renovated it as a lawn. The housing developers did something similar around the corner and it looked great through the summer.

Great vid, eagerly anticipating your bent fescue lawn, bring on the warmer temps 🌞 Also will be good to see your seed trays as I am still torn myself in what to seed with, but whatever I do, nobody's gonna die😅

@NoviceGardener

Ай бұрын

Nice one! 👍🏻 It's all fun and games until the grass gets someone! 🤣 I'm going to be out there all week looking for any signs of germination - the neighbours'll think I'm mad starting at the soil!

I' put fescue seed,down in many of my clients lawns,it is slow coming due to the temp at the moment. Next week its going to warm up with rain,its there waiting,putting its roots down. Put some Lavender in your raise beds. Enjoy the garden,like you say,its not live or death.

@NoviceGardener

Ай бұрын

That's what I'm hoping with the warmer weather this week 🤞🏻 Funnily enough, I was considering lavender. We had it in the flower bed at the side before we replaced it with the raised bed. Seemed to grow really well 👍🏻

@jonathanglanville5265

Ай бұрын

@@NoviceGardener Lavender,needs no looking after,get a small one put it rhe middle of your raised beds,they can get big. They seem to like confided spaces

Enjoyed the latest instalment. I’ve joined the Lawn Association recently. On the back of you mentioning them. Now working my way through the online course. So much info. And really enjoying it. I’m like you learning as i go. Thanks and all the best. 👍

@NoviceGardener

Ай бұрын

Cheers 👍🏻 I wish I'd have done it before I started my channel, but don't know whether it existed then! But I guess better late than never. It's sometimes hard to get a solid perspective on lawn care on KZread with there being so many channels with lots of different info and perspectives. Good to have it all in one place without jargon. (it probably sounds like I'm trying to promote it for personal gain, but I'm not - I just think it's sound!)

@ChrisJackson-tv2rj

Ай бұрын

@@NoviceGardener I like how down to earth it is. In the way the information is presented and how they set expectations of what is sensibly achievable. At least now I can also confirm my thinking on the mistakes I’ve already made! 😂. Keep up the great work. 👍

Nice video and general update. Really like the way you provide honest and simple advice based on your own experiences. I think the planting around the back lawn is looking like a real success. The hedge in your front lawn has had a haircut! Interested in your feedback on the lawn association course which I may do later this year. I’m on day14 of my fescue/bent overseed and no germination yet. As you said, it’s been colder than expected but fingers crossed for next week. I’m still keeping the area damp/wet but wonder if you know how long they will stay dormant or if the seeds will die after a certain time.

@NoviceGardener

Ай бұрын

Nice one 👍🏻 I hacked the hedge at the front within an inch of it's life a couple of weeks ago. It was slowly taking over the lawn (and the road 😅). I'm not sure how long it takes to rot, but fingers crossed it's still just sitting dormant. I recon you'll know by this time next week as temperatures seem to be on the rise. I did a few test pots in the house the other week just to get an idea of how long the bent/fescue would take to germinate in perfect conditions. The rye germinated in less than 48 hours, but it took almost a week for the bent/fescue to show anything. Seems like it's more of a slow burner unfortunately! Course wise, I found it really useful. I keep going back to it before the weekend to make sure that what I'm doing is right 😅. For regular home owners, I can see why some would see it as expensive. But to be honest, the info gets right to the point (no fluff).

You can spend an endless amount of money on a garden replacing this and that. You must have spent a few bob on the whole project. Looks great though and very satisfying when tou think of the way it was before. Keep up the good work

@NoviceGardener

Ай бұрын

Cheers Over the past 3 years, we’ve probably spent more than we originally planned, but much less than getting someone in. The initial quotes we had from landscapers were quite expensive. But it was well worth doing ourselves 👍🏻

Hey keep up the good work watching your videos made me want to kill my lawns and level the ground and then re-seed and thankyou because it was so rewarding once it had grown and if it was for your videos I wouldn’t of thought of doing it

@NoviceGardener

Ай бұрын

Nice one 👍🏻

What kind of fertiliser would you recommend for a newly seeded lawn as they started to break through or would leave it for a while?

@NoviceGardener

Ай бұрын

Personally, I'd wait a while if it's only just poking through. But any spring fertiliser should do the trick 👍🏻

Been growing my daylia seed in April for last 10 years I can confirm it's a struggle on my second lot od seed it's really to 🥶

@NoviceGardener

Ай бұрын

The past couple of days have been freezing! You wouldn't think it's May next Week!

hi last year i bought a bag of grass seed from A1 lawns after watching youre videos so i scarified my lawn then sowed the A1 lawn seed and then covered seeds with a light covering of top soil The seeds didnt come to much but i put it down too lack of water as it was dry last year So this year repeated the process but not one seed has grown i even planted a tub just too see if the seeds germinated but not one seed germinated Ive worked on farms for 30 years so i know what im doing But i think the seed A1 lawns sent me was 2 years old and they germinated a bit but this year nothing so very very dissapointed with A1 seedsand wouldnt advise people to use them

@NoviceGardener

Ай бұрын

Might have got a bad batch

for the lawn with loads of weeds try that 4 in 1 fertilizer with weedkiller etc in, I give my front lawn a dose every spring to kill off any weeds and kick the grass into life

@NoviceGardener

Ай бұрын

Not a bad shout. Might do the trick!

@andyupton5851

Ай бұрын

I did this for the 1st year of my lawn renovation. It killed off all the weeds and the grass was greener. Its an easy way to ger rid of the weeds. From then on I used separate fertiser etc and then weedol the odd weed that pop up.

@cinnamonchallenge1030

Ай бұрын

Using the 4-1 before you do a re seed to kill the moss and weeds is perfect.

@Spongebob_2083

Ай бұрын

I was thinking this, surely a weed and feed mix would work.

grass verge looking nice , id give that ,your front lasn and neigbours lawn a treatment of weedol 'kills weeds not lawn '

@NoviceGardener

Ай бұрын

I used this last year on the small front lawn and it worked wonders. May have to pick some more up in the next few weeks 👍🏻

@SilverTrill

Ай бұрын

@@NoviceGardener no way has your bottle finished , u must of used it wrong I have a big lawn and I use it every year for past 4 years and still have more than half left , yeah it's amazing stuff saves you using fiskas tool which doesn't guarantee it pulled the whole thing out , 1-2 treatment kills it to the root and next year you get less and less

@NoviceGardener

Ай бұрын

@SilverTrill I bet it’s in the garage somewhere (needs a good tidy!)

Think i would have turned the new stone area into a sectioned off dog run with kennel.

@NoviceGardener

Ай бұрын

Someone suggested this to me recently - his own holiday home in the garden!

@andyupton5851

Ай бұрын

Plus no dog pee stains on the lawn or hedge.