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I used to think it was stupid to care so much about your garden and grass, but now I’m a homeowner and a dad, and now sometimes I just stand in the back and stare at it. Great videos man.
@@andrewcorrie8936 just built my first (working to my standards) lawn striper. Test looks amazing and can’t wait to see how it looks on the whole lawn.
@@nointro, Lucky to own a corner home. Cutting lawn diagonally has become a tradition catching people's eye enough to begin experimenting on their own. Best of all It still has yet to catch on with common local landscapers. Now blowing unbagged grass clippings and debris into street, that's more their speed rather than paying to go dump it. And it has become all too obvious If hired groundskeepers knew the least bit things about trees, they would be called arborists. In fact It's about time customers start charging landscapers after weed whacking & scarring chunks of tree bark rather than breaking out Grandpa's handheld grass clippers giving lawn a more manicured look around base of stately young tree trunks.
Always mulch my lawn never pick up clippings unless there are lots of tree leaves. I stopped picking up clippings three years ago. Now my lawn is finally lush.
Exactly how most people are clueless about grass. Mowing style and regime is the most important thing. Only knowledge and experience can help with this. It takes many many years of practise.. Again the same time with treatments. People think they can read a book or buy a product, and hey presto they are a lawn expert! I've been mowing over 20years and treating over 10 years. I'm still learning every month.. Then there is the weather 😊🌱🌱🌱. I'm not a mechanic, plasterer, electrician or computer technician. I wish people would not diy lawns as they totally ruin them more often than not. - there are professionals and handymen! Happy lawn creating guys. Have a peaceful and prosperous 2022. Know your worth. 🌴
Great tips Robbie. Mowing properly is the key to a nice lawn. Frequent mowing during the growing season and always maintaining the 1/3 rule even in the slow growth times of the year makes a huge difference on the performance of the turf.
Brilliant explanations there Robbie 💯 Sometimes trying to explain the 1/3 rule to people goes in one ear and straight out the other, I still have customers insisting for their grass to be cut on the lowest setting and wondering why it always looks patchy 🤷🏾♂️
I couldn't agree more Robbie, the amount of times that i'm travelling between jobs and pass lawns that have been scalped just upsets me. People who do that are oblivious to how much stress they are putting their lawns under.
I've been following your tips for a year now and last week gave the lawn a cut. I've never seen it look so good this time of year. There are still a few issues but hopefully these can be corrected in the spring with some overseeding and top dressing.
Great common sense explanations no BS, no drama. I loved this video. Am trying to recover my newish 2 1/2 year old lawn. It has some crabgrass, and some creeping stuff. I usually mow twice a week in season at 5cm. The ground is clay so I fertilize regularly - 3 - 4 times a year. I just gave a starter fertilizer, next action is cut/verticut/overseed/topdress when weather permits. All the best, Rob in Switzerland
@@Premier_lawns_officialHere in the plain north of the Alps (in Switzerland's northwest just 2km south of the Rhine and Germany) It can be as late as April - but this March we just had 2 1/2 weeks of pure sunshine and temperatures up to 20°C so it varies a bit. I remember one March maybe 15 years ago when we had 3 feet of snow but it melted inside 3-4 days. May can often be really hot and sunny. All the best, Rob
To get some of that cross cut differential look, I took a piece of 4” steel pipe, mounted eye hooks and clips to the back of mower under bag. You will need to loop a ropw through it to pick it up in reverse.
I think the one thing that stops people from getting a great lawn is forgetting to enjoy mowing. Most people think of it as a chore. I have learned to love it. I do it everyday.
If you want to mow the grass when it is wet but it is no rain in the forecast for the day then you can "squeegee" the lawn with the yard brush in the morning. This will remove most of the dew from grass blades and then you can mow it in the late afternoon mostly without issues.
We levelled our lawn about two seasons ago and reseeded it and been watching your channel for a while now and do find it helpful . and when i over seeded my lawn unedited and long tho keep up the good work #Diy lawn care😀
A couple of pro tips from the States: Certainly agree with the narrator, 1/3 rule is a certain benefit. Be able to identify the best species of grass for your geographical area. In the US Mid-Atlantic turf type tall fescue hybrids work best. For tall fescues maintain your cutting height at a three inch minimum. This helps choke out weeds and reduces evaporation. Different species thrive with different cutting heights. (ie Bermuda grass can be maintained quite low.) Very important to sharpen the blades. This will help reduce weeds and insects, and keep down lawn treatments. Also sharp blades improve the look of your finished cut. Absolutely discharge clippings back into the lawn. This will provide needed nitrogen for the soil, and reduce the need for watering. If clippings clump up (unlikely with 1/3 rule) follow up with a rake or leaf blower to disperse the cuttings. These tips were passed to me from some very competent agronomists. After 35 years in the landscape trade I wanted to stress; enjoy your time outdoors. However do not get lost in a lawn planted in grass. Please include wildflowers to attract native pollinators, native trees and shrubs to support your local wildlife, and avoid pesticides when you can. Happy trails, Kirk
Great video mate, I always enjoy them, full of great advice and useful information that saves folks from disasters, and disappointments. I call the lawn "the carpet of the sun".
Your very generous with your knowledge and I enjoy your videos very much. I actually look after a large ground maintenance contract and have learned so much from you. Thanks 🙏 🙏🙏
Yes Robbie, we say the say with the 1/3 rule. Main reason being the extra strain it puts on the mower. But customers still like to think 5 inches of grass down to 1 inch won’t break their mower haha.
Thanks Robbie, my lawn is a rich green colour but uneven in length, for the last 6 weeks or so it has rained at sometime every day as a result the ground is wet not soggy but because the frequency of the rain it does not have enough time to start to dry out. I would like to to give it a trim but I am concerned about damage I could cause by running my Hayter rotary mower with a roller over the lawn. The plus point is that there is no sign of moss, the lawn is either green or the brown of the soil shows through. I have been applying Daniel Hibberts products which seems to have prevented the moss appearing.
1/3 rule is a good one. However, as a parent i don’t always have time to cut my lawn. I primarily cut it (when i have time) to keep the weeds in check. Maybe when the kids are older i can maintain better. Do you have any tips for people in my position?
Life is for living, enjoy it 🙏😁 Try and follow the one third rule when you can and your lawn will get better without doing anything else If you have to break it, don't sweat it. It's only grass 🌱💚
Man there’s something about a beautiful English Lawn that just looks incredible. I’m trying to get there boys, from the other side of the pond 🇨🇦. Really need to invest in a cylinder mower to get to the next level. Love the channel! Cheers 🍻 🇨🇦🏴
Great video! Perhaps you should also mention the importance of a sharp blade (or reel). I've noticed a huge difference once I started maintaining blade sharpness. Thanks for taking the time to make this great video.
id like to add that if you let your grass overgrow, first mow will be high due to the thickness of the grass. I recommend a double could to get to true cut height
Never been a lawn on this property. All crab grass and impossible to get rid of. I would be thrilled to have a proper lawn!! It's like the council built on a field but never got rid of the content!
Ok so most of us aren’t out mowing our lawn every weekend. If applied the 1/3 rule, the grass is likely still too long. So in that instance, how much time is required between doing a second cut to get the grass lower? Thanks
Great information! I still don’t understand exactly because my lawn isn’t level at all, its on a slope and it’s very uneven but i just cut it with my mower but it’s not very green like the lawns in your video
US home owner here… I’ve found the easiest way to keep lawn perfect…. Have time stop between Sept and end of October…. Or move to Ireland Scotland or England where the weather is cool and the rain is constant….
@@Premier_lawns_official yeah I know live in Galway between 1989-1994…. It only rained for 5.8 of the 6 years I was there😂😂friend in Newry.. beautiful lawn 😂😂😂
Hi Robbie, I'm currently starting a full lawn renovation in my property. I have watched loads of your videos to give me a good starting point, I've cored, scarified, topdressed and seeded. Now with the typical British springtime weather and a little help from sprinklers I should start to see seeds germinate within the next 10 days. My plan is to use a foliar feed of ammonia sulphate for nitrogen as well as to lower soil pH as the POA weed grasses are unbelievable and there's way too many to dig out, I missed out the pre emergent but I will be applying it in the fall to try to stop them next year. So my plan is iron sulphate every 6 weeks or so until October as well as ammonia sulphate for nitrogen. Could you please give me and ideas on a good general all purpose lawn feed that I can use in-between these foliar feeds to put down the other very much needed micro and macro nutrients as these 2 chemicals only add iron and nitrogen. Thanks for your help Robbie. Keep up the good content 👍
Really enjoying your videos - thank you! Is the 1/3 rule still one to follow if I'm going to add lawn sand, followed by a short cut and scarifying? I've just moved into a new house with a proper garden and I'm working my way through all your videos, keep up the good work!
yup, i mow 3-4 times a week during the growing season. I tell friends and neighbors and they just call me crazy but then wonder how i get such a great looking lawn lol
Hi! So, if i do the 1/3 rule, but my lawn is a bit overgrown is areas (need to start a good routine!), then so i only cut 1/3 and leave it, and cut the next day 1/3 more? How can i even out / get my lawn to the desired height followingg the 1/3 rule. What schedule should i mowe it? IMPORTANT: i mowe usingn a hand roto-trimmer. Just so you have all the relavant info! :) Thanks! Live the vid, hoping to make my gardens lawn look as beautiful as yours!!
If my grass has become too long, how long after the first 1/3 cut, can I cut a further 1/3 of the remaining grass length to get back to the proper length ? I guess the question is also if you cut 1/3 how long does it take the grass to recover from the shock before you can cut again ?
@@Premier_lawns_official Thanks Robbie, I know you can't often answer questions from people who are not your customers, so thanks for taking the time to answer this.
Hey Rob, what do you think of robotic mowers? Surely they dont stripe anywhere near as good as a cylinder mower, but from my experience it helps me when I am not able to maintain my mowing schedule. Another thing to mention when mowing is surely to not trust the height adjustment printed on the mowers - my mower goes down to 25mm on the 35mm setting - so rather double check by just mowing a small patch first than risking scalping everything. :)
Robo mowers are the future unless you want stripes. The best way to measure the height of cut is to use a ruler or tape measure and drop it into the lawn
having my wife mow mid weed while im out of town for work will be one hell of a task lol but i am definitely going to do this 1/3 rule and see what happens. thanks for the info buddy!
Hi I recently, last Easter, re turfed my existing lawn which is only 14 metre square. I dug up at least 30 rubble bags of sand stone that was hindering the area. New 1 tonne of top soil. Dug over old soil also. Dug in a standard off the shelf DIY soil fertiliser. At first the lawn looked great. Fed it monthly with Miraclegrow lawn feed. I aerated the lawn with a fork, ( felt some compacted areas) in Autum and gave it a feed of Iron sulphate. However since Autum the lawn has become incredibly thin. Almost like hair thinning. It's lost any thickness. Soil is very visible throughout. The colour seems fine. I've tested the pH and on average its seems to be 6 on average, using a probe. But I'm waiting on a paper strip test. Any ideas? Thanks in anticipation.
If you are feeding it every month, you will encourage shallow roots and this is weaken the lawn and encourage weed grass into it. You may have leather jackets, they tend to attack new lawns premierlawns.co.uk/how-to-stop-leatherjackets-damaging-your-lawn/
@@Premier_lawns_official Hi After looking at those leather jackets, I'm sure they are the horid little things swimming around in my water feature?? Could be wrong.
@@Premier_lawns_official Hi Me again, I tried the water and cover test last night with an rubber door mat-held down with a sandbag? Nothing to report. Is it too cold at the moment? Thanks.
I’m in North Carolina USA and I am really enjoying your videos and applying your advice. I don’t know if you are aware but here in the US we love our riding lawn mowers even for small lawns. Any advice for the use of these mowers? Thank you
Need your advice concerning top dressing leveling a lawn. I have always used Loam. Thinking of using a 50/50 mix of sand and loam vs 100% Loam. Please advise on what I should do. Want to get this done this weekend. Much appreciated
@@Premier_lawns_official Is it a good thing to have a sand and loam mixture? Or just continue using loam. Just trying to do the best thing for my established lawn which overall is in good shape. Just need to fill in many spots to get my lawn level plus those areas do need to be seeded. Thanks
The not letting it grow too much and 1/3rd rule. The problem I have is I think it's due to be cut, but then it rains heavy and I have to wait a few days for it to dry out, by which point it's too long now.
The trouble with grass the roots don't go far down, hence in dry weather grass will go yellow fast because the grass can't send its roots down to find water. Also corse grass don't like getting cut short say less than one inch before they get stressed. Fine grass like bent can be cut short like a bowling green. Meadow grass seeds it's self very quickly and needs cut ofter and cut short.
Tried overseeding in September, not a single seed germinated because it went cold. Now the lawn is going yellow and getting very thin. Can't mow it because it hasn't been dry since about October... last cut was mid-October :( Nightmare
It can be satisfying when you mow your lawn to see a ton of clippings in the bag: "yeah, I've done a great job there". But look instead for a fairly small amount of clippings - then you know you've only taken off a wee bit.
Hi Robbie, great vid again. The one third rule is a good one. My question is, if the grass is quite long, how long do you leave it between each cut to get it down to the height you want?
Hi Patrick, good question. Leaving it 2 or 3 days should be good. However, we all live in the real world and it's not always possible... Just don't make a habit of breaking the one third rule and you will be grand
That will depend on the type of grass and what you are cutting it with and how often Go onto any local council site, parks even by the road. How much thatch is on that grass? I bet they aren't lifting the grass.
I've taken on mowing a lawn that has a base that's pretty much flattened building land. It dries hard and has very little goodness in it. The lawn is poor quality generally quite yellow, tends to harbour unwanted growth and has a number of ant nests on it. I've tried to make some improvement on a part of it (sprayed off, tilled, levelled and re-seeded) which has helped on that part a little, but what should be my main step. I was intending to recommend heavy aeration (hollw tine aerator) followed by top dressing with seed included at say 50/50 sand and topsoil. But it's expensive and I'd love to know its the correct step before charging for aerator hire. Re ant Hills, I've started using a post auger to pull out the nest then fix around the hole for level with the same mix. Hoping once the base gets better, ants will be discouraged. Any thoughts?
To get the length of lawn down from long to short, and following the one third cut rule, how soon after the first trim can I cut the next third off and so on until I get to the lawn height I'm after? thanks
Chris, the shorter it is cut the more often it needs cut. Take a golf green, it's cut every day at a height of 3-5mm A lawn that has been fertilised, you might be cutting it every 5 - 10 days, an average lawn might only get cut every 14 days. Cutting heights for something like this might be 25-50mm A lawn that never gets any attention that might be even more. 80mm It depends on what you are cutting it with and the height of cut.
Hi Robbie love your videos and making slow progress on getting my lawn looking good . Having a major problem with dandelions been digging them out but they are getting out of control. Any advice on a good product to control them have about an acre and a bit thank you
I used to work with a professional gardener and she said to cut the lawn in different directions each cut, as in up and down the lawn one week and then across the lawn the week after. Is this true?
@@Premier_lawns_official to long my whole life now pretty well 42 years. I do come home every few years, it’s been a little stretch now with going through those lockdowns. But I am also thinking of moving back home so we shall see. How long have you been in the lawn business?
@@TheBrit07 I started greenkeeping at the tender age of 16 at a local club, over the next 20 years. I worked at 6 different clubs around the area over that time. I have been working for myself for the last 10 years now.
Hi there, I’m all new in lawns. I have the seeds and soil . And lawn food. I added the lawn food and the seed and the soil. Some parts are lovely greeny and others totally deserted. What can I do?
David if time allows a couple of days, every now and again say you go on holidays and the lawn is like a hay field and you need to reduce it down you can break the one-third rule the odd time. We all live in the real world
Okay now I got it!... *_To produce a bountiful crop of and distribute weed seeds throughout the lawn, make sure to cut less often._* Mower can be turned into a great weed seed spreader by operating with the shoot bag fully detached. Also after rain, heavier the operator and more total scale weight wheeled equipment measures. The more shrinkage of soils potential moisture porosity will be caused under wheel ruts and footsteps. And a well compacted soil is the key forcing tripping tree roots to grow on top of ground level. As a result of deprived oxygen levels below grade. This way the most difficult weed management level is easily obtained by allowing taproot a winding path butting right up against shallow thickening tree roots. Further anchoring a trusty dandelion or weed tree sprout faithfully guaranteed to return postage due...Enjoy!
If the highest setting on my mower, results it more than a third being removed, what is your advice, besides not letting it get that long in the future?
Sir, currently my lawn grows with pace 2cm per week. In order to get from 8cm to the 4-6cm it means 3 cuts per week with the 1/3 rule. This is ok I guess?
Another great video, Robbie. Curious as to the reason why you're not a fan of the automowers - wouldn't they be perfect for the "little and often" way of cutting grass? With a traditional mower, I might only get out to cut the lawn once a week (thereby having to take a bigger cut) whereas with an automower, it could be programmed to cut every day and in doing so, only take a very small cut? Thanks for your advice.
Hi Robbie, on a rotary mower as the engine /blade rpm is adjustable what speed should it be running at? Should it be reduced with the drive speed. Any guidance would be appreciated.
Does fertilizer spread to areas that Wasnt treated? Reason im asking is because i did my side lawn and its growing great but i also noticed the other side of my lawn is better then last year
Robbie thank you again for your wise words of wisdom. I have to say I am really looking forward to this year as my lawn is looking great thanks to your advice. Oh yes the force of the mower is strong with you my obi one. We all would have Succumbed to buying artificial grass, but no the force of the mower is strong!!!
Thanks for another great video. What would your suggestion be for treating a lawn with alot of weeds. I plan to use a selective weed killer like Dicophar, scarify and top-dress/ reseed as required. Would you agree with this order? Could you do a video on this topic.
hello buddy. using the 1/3 rule how long would you leave it between cuts to get long grass down to the length you want it. and would you reduce it each cut.
Thanks for your videos. I have commented before in the past when I was starting out.. I dont have the best lawn, but thanks to you I have a lawn which people always comment on when they come over, they always ask me how I did it. It will be next year I hope it will really pop. I plan to level it out at the end of the summer with a soil and sand mix. then hopefully that will take away some of the patches i get where some ground is higher or deeper than others. Thanks again
Madge as a dog lover myself, I feel your pain. I have a blog on it that you should find very helpful premierlawns.co.uk/lawns-for-dogs-how-to-stop-your-pet-damaging-your-lawn/
Great video. I’ve just moved into a new build home and the garden soil has a lot of clay in and when it rains I’m getting pools of water. The drainage at the moment is not good. I’ve gone over it with a roller to flatten the lumps and bumps and I’ve gone over and aerated it, but it is still looking a bit worse for wear. Do you have any advice for a lawn like this? Many thanks.
Once you went over it with a roller you compacted it, this makes the drainage worse Aerate it This may not fix the problem though. Past that regular topdressing with compost to help break down the clay. Or drains to get the water away
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What brand and model lawnmower is that u used with a roller as back wheels 6:17 thanks
I used to think it was stupid to care so much about your garden and grass, but now I’m a homeowner and a dad, and now sometimes I just stand in the back and stare at it. Great videos man.
I’m with you my friend!
Making something beautiful: that's something really important to think about at every level!
@@andrewcorrie8936 just built my first (working to my standards) lawn striper. Test looks amazing and can’t wait to see how it looks on the whole lawn.
@@andrewcorrie8936 so I agree, it’s all about creation and that creation leading to beauty and … well, control.
@@nointro, Lucky to own a corner home. Cutting lawn diagonally has become a tradition catching people's eye enough to begin experimenting on their own. Best of all It still has yet to catch on with common local landscapers. Now blowing unbagged grass clippings and debris into street, that's more their speed rather than paying to go dump it.
And it has become all too obvious If hired groundskeepers knew the least bit things about trees, they would be called arborists. In fact It's about time customers start charging landscapers after weed whacking & scarring chunks of tree bark rather than breaking out Grandpa's handheld grass clippers giving lawn a more manicured look around base of stately young tree trunks.
I love my lawn and struggled for years , but following Rob has transformed my lawn he is a legend in lawn care in my opinion 👍🏻
Dirk you are to kind 😁
How do you make those stripes on the grass?
@@danvozza3799 There is a roller on the lawn mower and once you go over the grass it bends it down
One of my favourite RUclips channels. Brilliant tips and advice.
Always mulch my lawn never pick up clippings unless there are lots of tree leaves. I stopped picking up clippings three years ago. Now my lawn is finally lush.
Good stuff Biff
I’ve been mulching for 40 years,..to me it was common sense
Me to people don't understand, you don't need to bag the shit
Exactly how most people are clueless about grass. Mowing style and regime is the most important thing. Only knowledge and experience can help with this. It takes many many years of practise.. Again the same time with treatments. People think they can read a book or buy a product, and hey presto they are a lawn expert! I've been mowing over 20years and treating over 10 years. I'm still learning every month.. Then there is the weather 😊🌱🌱🌱. I'm not a mechanic, plasterer, electrician or computer technician. I wish people would not diy lawns as they totally ruin them more often than not. - there are professionals and handymen! Happy lawn creating guys. Have a peaceful and prosperous 2022. Know your worth. 🌴
Thanks Robin 👍
Great tips Robbie. Mowing properly is the key to a nice lawn. Frequent mowing during the growing season and always maintaining the 1/3 rule even in the slow growth times of the year makes a huge difference on the performance of the turf.
Thanks Striperman, it's easy to do and has the biggest impact on your lawn and best of all its free
Brilliant explanations there Robbie 💯
Sometimes trying to explain the 1/3 rule to people goes in one ear and straight out the other, I still have customers insisting for their grass to be cut on the lowest setting and wondering why it always looks patchy 🤷🏾♂️
Sometimes you just have to let them crack on. 😜
I couldn't agree more Robbie, the amount of times that i'm travelling between jobs and pass lawns that have been scalped just upsets me. People who do that are oblivious to how much stress they are putting their lawns under.
Bernie lots of people do it as it 'stops the daisies or takes the head off them, all it does is encourage them as they are happy being close mown!
I've been following your tips for a year now and last week gave the lawn a cut. I've never seen it look so good this time of year. There are still a few issues but hopefully these can be corrected in the spring with some overseeding and top dressing.
It's been so mild the last few months, that helps a lot
Great common sense explanations no BS, no drama. I loved this video. Am trying to recover my newish 2 1/2 year old lawn. It has some crabgrass, and some creeping stuff. I usually mow twice a week in season at 5cm. The ground is clay so I fertilize regularly - 3 - 4 times a year. I just gave a starter fertilizer, next action is cut/verticut/overseed/topdress when weather permits. All the best, Rob in Switzerland
Thanks Rob, I try and keep it all simple on this channel 👍😁
@@Premier_lawns_official Mission accomplished!
@@RobWhittlestone what time of year do you guys start to thaw out at?
@@Premier_lawns_officialHere in the plain north of the Alps (in Switzerland's northwest just 2km south of the Rhine and Germany) It can be as late as April - but this March we just had 2 1/2 weeks of pure sunshine and temperatures up to 20°C so it varies a bit. I remember one March maybe 15 years ago when we had 3 feet of snow but it melted inside 3-4 days. May can often be really hot and sunny. All the best, Rob
@@RobWhittlestone Rob that is amazing. I had imagined it would be late April for you
Every day is a school day 👍 😊
To get some of that cross cut differential look, I took a piece of 4” steel pipe, mounted eye hooks and clips to the back of mower under bag. You will need to loop a ropw through it to pick it up in reverse.
Great idea 💡
I think the one thing that stops people from getting a great lawn is forgetting to enjoy mowing. Most people think of it as a chore. I have learned to love it. I do it everyday.
Yes mowing is a great way to get some fresh air 😁
I made rotary mower Into a roller mower all for £20 and it does just as good as a already made roller mower
If you want to mow the grass when it is wet but it is no rain in the forecast for the day then you can "squeegee" the lawn with the yard brush in the morning. This will remove most of the dew from grass blades and then you can mow it in the late afternoon mostly without issues.
Blower is good too, for a big space a rope work well too
We levelled our lawn about two seasons ago and reseeded it and been watching your channel for a while now and do find it helpful . and when i over seeded my lawn unedited and long tho keep up the good work #Diy lawn care😀
Glad to help 😊
Nothing greater than hearing seeing and feeling lawn care in off season. It really makes me longing for season's beginning. Thanks a lot Robbie!
Hi Andreas, where are you from and what is the weather like now?
I'm from Germany. We have around 2°C during the day and frost at night with -6 the upcoming week. Everything's dormant.
A couple of pro tips from the States:
Certainly agree with the narrator, 1/3 rule is a certain benefit.
Be able to identify the best species of grass for your geographical area. In the US Mid-Atlantic turf type tall fescue hybrids work best.
For tall fescues maintain your cutting height at a three inch minimum. This helps choke out weeds and reduces evaporation. Different species thrive with different cutting heights. (ie Bermuda grass can be maintained quite low.)
Very important to sharpen the blades. This will help reduce weeds and insects, and keep down lawn treatments. Also sharp blades improve the look of your finished cut.
Absolutely discharge clippings back into the lawn. This will provide needed nitrogen for the soil, and reduce the need for watering. If clippings clump up (unlikely with 1/3 rule) follow up with a rake or leaf blower to disperse the cuttings.
These tips were passed to me from some very competent agronomists.
After 35 years in the landscape trade I wanted to stress; enjoy your time outdoors. However do not get lost in a lawn planted in grass. Please include wildflowers to attract native pollinators, native trees and shrubs to support your local wildlife, and avoid pesticides when you can.
Happy trails,
Kirk
Great post, welcome to the channel
I heard not to discharge cut grass back into the lawn as it dries out and blocks water from getting into the soil. what the Pro recommendation?
@@rodrigodelagarza3621 decomposition quickly returns grass cliipings into the soil. Certainly not a problem if you are following 1/3 Rule.
Great video mate, I always enjoy them, full of great advice and useful information that saves folks from disasters, and disappointments. I call the lawn "the carpet of the sun".
I haven't heard that one before 👌
A band called Renniasance had a song named it a long time ago.
Your very generous with your knowledge and I enjoy your videos very much. I actually look after a large ground maintenance contract and have learned so much from you. Thanks 🙏 🙏🙏
Thank you ❤️😊
Yes Robbie, we say the say with the 1/3 rule. Main reason being the extra strain it puts on the mower. But customers still like to think 5 inches of grass down to 1 inch won’t break their mower haha.
Yes I can see that being a problem, client wheels it in and says it's your fault 🤣🙈
Thanks Robbie, my lawn is a rich green colour but uneven in length, for the last 6 weeks or so it has rained at sometime every day as a result the ground is wet not soggy but because the frequency of the rain it does not have enough time to start to dry out. I would like to to give it a trim but I am concerned about damage I could cause by running my Hayter rotary mower with a roller over the lawn. The plus point is that there is no sign of moss, the lawn is either green or the brown of the soil shows through. I have been applying Daniel Hibberts products which seems to have prevented the moss appearing.
That's good 👍
Use Scott's
Really enjoyed your rational for the 1/3 rule and thanks for addressing if I can cut in the winter or wet conditions. Very helpful 👏
Thanks for the comments 😊 👊
1/3 rule is a good one. However, as a parent i don’t always have time to cut my lawn. I primarily cut it (when i have time) to keep the weeds in check. Maybe when the kids are older i can maintain better.
Do you have any tips for people in my position?
Life is for living, enjoy it 🙏😁
Try and follow the one third rule when you can and your lawn will get better without doing anything else
If you have to break it, don't sweat it. It's only grass 🌱💚
Man there’s something about a beautiful English Lawn that just looks incredible. I’m trying to get there boys, from the other side of the pond 🇨🇦. Really need to invest in a cylinder mower to get to the next level.
Love the channel! Cheers 🍻 🇨🇦🏴
One thing, it's an Irish lawn 😂 I'm in northern Ireland 😁❤️😛
Hi
I have a question
Is it important to collect the grass you cutting off? We don’t have the grass collect the box attached on my dad‘s lawn mover
Thanks Robbie. Following your tips definitely improved my lawn a lot last year. Looking forward to more this year.
Thanks James 😁
Great video! Perhaps you should also mention the importance of a sharp blade (or reel). I've noticed a huge difference once I started maintaining blade sharpness. Thanks for taking the time to make this great video.
Great tip, i will try and add it somewhere else
id like to add that if you let your grass overgrow, first mow will be high due to the thickness of the grass. I recommend a double could to get to true cut height
Never been a lawn on this property. All crab grass and impossible to get rid of. I would be thrilled to have a proper lawn!! It's like the council built on a field but never got rid of the content!
Start again ruclips.net/video/qWsO9p7Qr-c/видео.html
Ok so most of us aren’t out mowing our lawn every weekend. If applied the 1/3 rule, the grass is likely still too long. So in that instance, how much time is required between doing a second cut to get the grass lower? Thanks
Fantastic Robbie, some great footage there too! 😄🌱
Thanks, I keep most of the stuff I record. Though it's turning into a bit of a job as it's around 3Tbs!
@@Premier_lawns_official I know what you mean ! All of mine is on my phone, although you have to re download if I ever need to get to it 🤦🏻♂️
Thank you,
For a fully informative video, you answered a lot of questions.
Especially the "Rule of a third", when cutting any length..👍
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Great Winter tips Robbie - happy new year mate! I smashed that like button like a pro!
Good lad 👍👍👍
Now you got to buy another one stop smashing things
Great video . Simply explained and makes so much sense. Many thanks
😁🙏
Great information! I still don’t understand exactly because my lawn isn’t level at all, its on a slope and it’s very uneven but i just cut it with my mower but it’s not very green like the lawns in your video
Thanks for the comments
US home owner here… I’ve found the easiest way to keep lawn perfect…. Have time stop between Sept and end of October…. Or move to Ireland Scotland or England where the weather is cool and the rain is constant….
Here in Belfast (northern Ireland) it's dry between the showers
We get a lot of rain
@@Premier_lawns_official yeah I know live in Galway between 1989-1994…. It only rained for 5.8 of the 6 years I was there😂😂friend in Newry.. beautiful lawn 😂😂😂
Hi Robbie, I'm currently starting a full lawn renovation in my property. I have watched loads of your videos to give me a good starting point, I've cored, scarified, topdressed and seeded. Now with the typical British springtime weather and a little help from sprinklers I should start to see seeds germinate within the next 10 days. My plan is to use a foliar feed of ammonia sulphate for nitrogen as well as to lower soil pH as the POA weed grasses are unbelievable and there's way too many to dig out, I missed out the pre emergent but I will be applying it in the fall to try to stop them next year. So my plan is iron sulphate every 6 weeks or so until October as well as ammonia sulphate for nitrogen. Could you please give me and ideas on a good general all purpose lawn feed that I can use in-between these foliar feeds to put down the other very much needed micro and macro nutrients as these 2 chemicals only add iron and nitrogen. Thanks for your help Robbie. Keep up the good content 👍
Are you in the UK, of so there aren't any pre emergence you can use. Get your seeds off to a good start and mix in some seaweed once a week too
That’s great information! I think I’m guilty of cutting too much off sometimes!
Really enjoying your videos - thank you! Is the 1/3 rule still one to follow if I'm going to add lawn sand, followed by a short cut and scarifying? I've just moved into a new house with a proper garden and I'm working my way through all your videos, keep up the good work!
Think of the one third rule as good practice to follow, if you miss it every now and then the world isn't going to stop
Great tips Robbie. One of the best channels for genuine lawn care advice out there. 👍
Thanks Scott, I thought I would start the year with something easy haha. Hope you are well
@@Premier_lawns_official good thanks Robbie. Hope you are too.
yup, i mow 3-4 times a week during the growing season. I tell friends and neighbors and they just call me crazy but then wonder how i get such a great looking lawn lol
If you have the time and energy it's a great way to keep a good lawn 😁
Yup I agrees
Hi!
So, if i do the 1/3 rule, but my lawn is a bit overgrown is areas (need to start a good routine!), then so i only cut 1/3 and leave it, and cut the next day 1/3 more?
How can i even out / get my lawn to the desired height followingg the 1/3 rule. What schedule should i mowe it?
IMPORTANT: i mowe usingn a hand roto-trimmer. Just so you have all the relavant info! :)
Thanks! Live the vid, hoping to make my gardens lawn look as beautiful as yours!!
If my grass has become too long, how long after the first 1/3 cut, can I cut a further 1/3 of the remaining grass length to get back to the proper length ? I guess the question is also if you cut 1/3 how long does it take the grass to recover from the shock before you can cut again ?
Most lawns 2-4 days is grand
@@Premier_lawns_official Thanks Robbie, I know you can't often answer questions from people who are not your customers, so thanks for taking the time to answer this.
Hey Rob, what do you think of robotic mowers? Surely they dont stripe anywhere near as good as a cylinder mower, but from my experience it helps me when I am not able to maintain my mowing schedule. Another thing to mention when mowing is surely to not trust the height adjustment printed on the mowers - my mower goes down to 25mm on the 35mm setting - so rather double check by just mowing a small patch first than risking scalping everything. :)
Robo mowers are the future unless you want stripes. The best way to measure the height of cut is to use a ruler or tape measure and drop it into the lawn
Lawns are the crowning glory of the garden.
A good lawn makes a garden ❤️
@@Premier_lawns_official
If we only had grass like that in India, I'd always remember to only take the top third!
I did first cut the other day thaught of this but my grass was so long mower didn’t go high enough so half had to do 😁👍
Good stuff
having my wife mow mid weed while im out of town for work will be one hell of a task lol but i am definitely going to do this 1/3 rule and see what happens. thanks for the info buddy!
Haha you can thank me after you get her to cut it 🙈
That's weak dude, while your out of town cheating, your wife cuts the grass lmao
@@brandonbell6171 cheating? woh lol absolutely not
@@joelarson6658 all good
Hi
I recently, last Easter, re turfed my existing lawn which is only 14 metre square. I dug up at least 30 rubble bags of sand stone that was hindering the area. New 1 tonne of top soil. Dug over old soil also. Dug in a standard off the shelf DIY soil fertiliser. At first the lawn looked great. Fed it monthly with Miraclegrow lawn feed. I aerated the lawn with a fork, ( felt some compacted areas) in Autum and gave it a feed of Iron sulphate. However since Autum the lawn has become incredibly thin. Almost like hair thinning. It's lost any thickness. Soil is very visible throughout. The colour seems fine. I've tested the pH and on average its seems to be 6 on average, using a probe. But I'm waiting on a paper strip test.
Any ideas?
Thanks in anticipation.
If you are feeding it every month, you will encourage shallow roots and this is weaken the lawn and encourage weed grass into it.
You may have leather jackets, they tend to attack new lawns
premierlawns.co.uk/how-to-stop-leatherjackets-damaging-your-lawn/
Thankyou, will investigate as directed. X
@@Premier_lawns_official Hi
After looking at those leather jackets, I'm sure they are the horid little things swimming around in my water feature??
Could be wrong.
@@Premier_lawns_official Hi
Me again, I tried the water and cover test last night with an rubber door mat-held down with a sandbag? Nothing to report. Is it too cold at the moment? Thanks.
@@36summers they won't have grown yet, and will still be very small, think of the life cycle
I’m in North Carolina USA and I am really enjoying your videos and applying your advice. I don’t know if you are aware but here in the US we love our riding lawn mowers even for small lawns. Any advice for the use of these mowers?
Thank you
What sort of advice do you need?
Need your advice concerning top dressing leveling a lawn. I have always used Loam. Thinking of using a 50/50 mix of sand and loam vs 100% Loam. Please advise on what I should do. Want to get this done this weekend.
Much appreciated
Why do you want to add sand?
@@Premier_lawns_official Is it a good thing to have a sand and loam mixture? Or just continue using loam. Just trying to do the best thing for my established lawn which overall is in good shape. Just need to fill in many spots to get my lawn level plus those areas do need to be seeded. Thanks
The not letting it grow too much and 1/3rd rule. The problem I have is I think it's due to be cut, but then it rains heavy and I have to wait a few days for it to dry out, by which point it's too long now.
Yep, spring awaits us for that
Hire a landscaper it works
Hi Robbie , my lawn is patchy due to poor maintenance, is now a good time to re-seed (April 30th) also should I feed existing lawn first ?
Hi Gary, this video should tell you everything you need ruclips.net/video/u5SpSR3yyEk/видео.html
The trouble with grass the roots don't go far down, hence in dry weather grass will go yellow fast because the grass can't send its roots down to find water. Also corse grass don't like getting cut short say less than one inch before they get stressed. Fine grass like bent can be cut short like a bowling green. Meadow grass seeds it's self very quickly and needs cut ofter and cut short.
Hi Ron, I know you were in the trade... What I always bang on about aerate aerate aerate, get those roots down there
@@Premier_lawns_official correct or slitting which cuts the roots and makes the grass produce more roots
What a good lean seed mix I want a fine lawn but have kids so need something tough any suggestions
Hey, great video! If your grass is long and you follow the 1/3 rule, how long must you leave it before you cut another 1/3? Thank you 🙏🏼
Occasionally not following the one third rule won't harm your lawn if for example you go on holiday and come back to a really long lawn
That grass looks awesome. Can you make video on how to care for a clay soil lawn? Ours is soggy and muddy !
Work some compost into it
What a lovely accent...Greetings from "down south"
Great information
Gerry that's refreshing, most folks complain they can't understand me 😂
@@Premier_lawns_official sure what would they know!! 😆
@@ENGABU1 you are welcome here any time!!!
I wish my garden looked like that...... Love your vids Robbie!
Thank you 😊
Glad this videos has closed captions, else I would not have understood what he was saying.
That is why we add them 😁 Not everyone can understand me, I am from Northern Ireland. Where are you from?
Tried overseeding in September, not a single seed germinated because it went cold. Now the lawn is going yellow and getting very thin. Can't mow it because it hasn't been dry since about October... last cut was mid-October :( Nightmare
September and October were mild, I take it you are not in the UK
Another great video Robbie! I wish more of my customers would stick to the 1/3rd rule, the lawns I treat would look much better for it!!
Sometimes it's hard to explain to folks 😂
It can be satisfying when you mow your lawn to see a ton of clippings in the bag: "yeah, I've done a great job there". But look instead for a fairly small amount of clippings - then you know you've only taken off a wee bit.
Very true!
Today I bought an anvil lopper . And this video got recommend. Google almost got it
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Hi Robbie, great vid again. The one third rule is a good one. My question is, if the grass is quite long, how long do you leave it between each cut to get it down to the height you want?
Hi Patrick, good question. Leaving it 2 or 3 days should be good. However, we all live in the real world and it's not always possible...
Just don't make a habit of breaking the one third rule and you will be grand
@@Premier_lawns_official cheers Robbie. Keep up the excellent postings.
Great question Patrick - that is what I was going to ask. Cheers
Leave it about knee high just take off the top never get brown
Cheers Robbie. How is mulching supposed to improve a lawn? Doesn’t mulching also encourage thatch build up?
That will depend on the type of grass and what you are cutting it with and how often
Go onto any local council site, parks even by the road. How much thatch is on that grass?
I bet they aren't lifting the grass.
I've taken on mowing a lawn that has a base that's pretty much flattened building land. It dries hard and has very little goodness in it. The lawn is poor quality generally quite yellow, tends to harbour unwanted growth and has a number of ant nests on it. I've tried to make some improvement on a part of it (sprayed off, tilled, levelled and re-seeded) which has helped on that part a little, but what should be my main step. I was intending to recommend heavy aeration (hollw tine aerator) followed by top dressing with seed included at say 50/50 sand and topsoil. But it's expensive and I'd love to know its the correct step before charging for aerator hire.
Re ant Hills, I've started using a post auger to pull out the nest then fix around the hole for level with the same mix. Hoping once the base gets better, ants will be discouraged. Any thoughts?
To get the length of lawn down from long to short, and following the one third cut rule, how soon after the first trim can I cut the next third off and so on until I get to the lawn height I'm after? thanks
Chris, the shorter it is cut the more often it needs cut. Take a golf green, it's cut every day at a height of 3-5mm
A lawn that has been fertilised, you might be cutting it every 5 - 10 days, an average lawn might only get cut every 14 days. Cutting heights for something like this might be 25-50mm
A lawn that never gets any attention that might be even more. 80mm
It depends on what you are cutting it with and the height of cut.
Hi Robbie love your videos and making slow progress on getting my lawn looking good . Having a major problem with dandelions been digging them out but they are getting out of control. Any advice on a good product to control them have about an acre and a bit thank you
Farm shop, ask them for some selective weed control
Robbie. Is there such as thing as putting down to much grass seed on your existing lawn?
Yes of course, if you use to much now of it will grow
To reduce overall height when can you mow it again after taking off the first third?
Videos are Brilliant m8! When is the best time to put potato fertilizer on a lawn? Wet or dry?
I'm not familiar with that kind of fertiliser
I just want A lawn lol bought my house last year and previous owners destroyed it. Going to try a renovation today
Good luck with your project
I used to work with a professional gardener and she said to cut the lawn in different directions each cut, as in up and down the lawn one week and then across the lawn the week after. Is this true?
Yes as it helps keep the grass to go upright and get a better cut
@@Premier_lawns_official Great, thanks!
What is the BEST alternative to water new turf if you don’t have a hosepipe on the side of your house?
Get a plumber round to fit a tap. No brainer
Really good video and I enjoy watching your channel. I live in Canada now but I still miss the grass from back home. Cheers to you
Hey Andrew 👋 How long have you been over there? Welcome to the channel ☺️
@@Premier_lawns_official to long my whole life now pretty well 42 years. I do come home every few years, it’s been a little stretch now with going through those lockdowns. But I am also thinking of moving back home so we shall see. How long have you been in the lawn business?
@@TheBrit07 I started greenkeeping at the tender age of 16 at a local club, over the next 20 years. I worked at 6 different clubs around the area over that time.
I have been working for myself for the last 10 years now.
@@Premier_lawns_official I bet it feels good to work for yourself, your doing a great job. Amazing how fast the time goes hey? Good job 👍🏼
@@TheBrit07 yes 100 per cent, I love doing what I do now. What about you, do you enjoy your job?
Hi there, I’m all new in lawns. I have the seeds and soil . And lawn food.
I added the lawn food and the seed and the soil. Some parts are lovely greeny and others totally deserted. What can I do?
Excellent video and advice and your own lawn looks stunning 👍
Thank you 😁😊
Nice one Robbie quick question if your grass is long and you cut 1/3 when can you take the next 1/3 off without stressing the lawn?
David if time allows a couple of days, every now and again say you go on holidays and the lawn is like a hay field and you need to reduce it down you can break the one-third rule the odd time. We all live in the real world
@@Premier_lawns_official top man Robbie great advice
Our lawn is not level. It has pockets here and there and is very uneven. What are the best tips for 1/3 rule when the grass length varies so much?
Okay now I got it!... *_To produce a bountiful crop of and distribute weed seeds throughout the lawn, make sure to cut less often._*
Mower can be turned into a great weed seed spreader by operating with the shoot bag fully detached. Also after rain, heavier the operator and more total scale weight wheeled equipment measures.
The more shrinkage of soils potential moisture porosity will be caused under wheel ruts and footsteps. And a well compacted soil is the key forcing tripping tree roots to grow on top of ground level. As a result of deprived oxygen levels below grade.
This way the most difficult weed management level is easily obtained by allowing taproot a winding path butting right up against shallow thickening tree roots. Further anchoring a trusty dandelion or weed tree sprout faithfully guaranteed to return postage due...Enjoy!
Another great video. Happy New Year Robbie👍🏻👏
Happy new year to you too 👍😁
If the highest setting on my mower, results it more than a third being removed, what is your advice, besides not letting it get that long in the future?
Sir, currently my lawn grows with pace 2cm per week. In order to get from 8cm to the 4-6cm it means 3 cuts per week with the 1/3 rule. This is ok I guess?
Great video. After you've cut your grass by one third how soon can you gut it again to get it shorter please?
Another great video, Robbie.
Curious as to the reason why you're not a fan of the automowers - wouldn't they be perfect for the "little and often" way of cutting grass? With a traditional mower, I might only get out to cut the lawn once a week (thereby having to take a bigger cut) whereas with an automower, it could be programmed to cut every day and in doing so, only take a very small cut?
Thanks for your advice.
Hi, can you suggest the best way to kill flat leave weeds in my lawn?
A selective broad leaf weed killer 👍
The one Reel mower looks like a Jacobsen 22” tournament cut…
I’m looking for a repair part for mine and can’t find a source.
Can you help?
Old.mowers are hard to get parts for at the best of times. Mine is around.30 years old
Hi Robbie, on a rotary mower as the engine /blade rpm is adjustable what speed should it be running at? Should it be reduced with the drive speed. Any guidance would be appreciated.
Gordy, that's not my forte. You should ask Mick, he will know ruclips.net/channel/UCSgH3eOPodZnublL0q0WRnw
@@Premier_lawns_official many thanks, I'll forward my query, any more golf course visits lined up this season?
@@gordyl9247 I have something hopefully lined up towards the end of the summer
Does fertilizer spread to areas that Wasnt treated? Reason im asking is because i did my side lawn and its growing great but i also noticed the other side of my lawn is better then last year
When do you verti cut while keeping the 1/3 rule in mind?
Verti cutting is different to mowing
Robbie thank you again for your wise words of wisdom. I have to say I am really looking forward to this year as my lawn is looking great thanks to your advice. Oh yes the force of the mower is strong with you my obi one. We all would have Succumbed to buying artificial grass, but no the force of the mower is strong!!!
Hahahaha Dave very good 😂😂😂😂
how soon after removing a third, can I cut it again to remove another third?
Thanks for another great video. What would your suggestion be for treating a lawn with alot of weeds. I plan to use a selective weed killer like Dicophar, scarify and top-dress/ reseed as required. Would you agree with this order? Could you do a video on this topic.
Hey PJ you can't do weed control and over seeding at the same time as the weed control will stop the seeds from growing 👍
What is that attachment roller thing on the rear wheels?
I have a Honda lawnmower as well.
How does someone get that?
Some lawn mowers have a roller at the rear, this gives the stripe
hello buddy. using the 1/3 rule how long would you leave it between cuts to get long grass down to the length you want it. and would you reduce it each cut.
Depends on the length of it and what you are trying to achieve
Nice presentation Robbie 👍
Thanks Carl 😁
Thanks for your videos. I have commented before in the past when I was starting out.. I dont have the best lawn, but thanks to you I have a lawn which people always comment on when they come over, they always ask me how I did it. It will be next year I hope it will really pop. I plan to level it out at the end of the summer with a soil and sand mix. then hopefully that will take away some of the patches i get where some ground is higher or deeper than others. Thanks again
Hey Chris, that's amazing feedback. Thanks for taking the time out to comment 😊
@@Premier_lawns_official not at all. Thanks for your videos!
having 3 dogs i have now given up on having a nice looking lawn..its the stuff of dreams now...
Madge as a dog lover myself, I feel your pain. I have a blog on it that you should find very helpful premierlawns.co.uk/lawns-for-dogs-how-to-stop-your-pet-damaging-your-lawn/
Great video as usual Robbie
Thanks Mack
Great video. I’ve just moved into a new build home and the garden soil has a lot of clay in and when it rains I’m getting pools of water. The drainage at the moment is not good. I’ve gone over it with a roller to flatten the lumps and bumps and I’ve gone over and aerated it, but it is still looking a bit worse for wear. Do you have any advice for a lawn like this? Many thanks.
Once you went over it with a roller you compacted it, this makes the drainage worse
Aerate it
This may not fix the problem though.
Past that regular topdressing with compost to help break down the clay.
Or drains to get the water away
@@Premier_lawns_official strip it and apply 6-8in of quality soil.
Tell you're builder cause most likely he knows about all the production from China on that house