Lawns Across America Podcast Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3D0vVi9Ou5dnlLw6xDUWVU Itunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lawns-across-america/id1448382730 Google Play: goo.gl/ufvZYg Video Points of Interest: 5:10 - starting to talk about mowing and my equipment to encourage those of you who are just starting out that you can upgrade in quality over time. 12:02 - where I FINALLY start talking about the mowing.
So it appears you keep all your old footage like I do on dying hard drives...love it and love the throwbacks in there. It's like watching a favorite TV show from years ago!
I appreciated your comments regarding quality and price of equipment varying by homeowner. The other part people forget about is the size of the task. If your trimming can be done in 5 minutes, you can get away with something cheap, but if you need to trim 2000 sq ft house with a fence line that surrounds an acre, you're going to need something more beastly. If you have a corner lot with public sidewalk, like yours, you need a dedicated edger. If you only have 8 feet of walkway to your front porch, using a trimmer on it's side is probably fine.
Young homeowner here and I love you mentioning equipment… sometimes ya gotta use what you have… I’m a prime example… started with a push mower and a blower, then got a riding mower, then a weed whacker, then a blade edger… each season I’m able to pick up a new or nice/used piece of equipment… Overtime, I’ve built up a nice little setup… and I’ve got neighbors that are more established and they have always let me borrow a piece of equipment and help me along the way… I look forward to being able to pay it forward someday
Here, in Rockwall County, Texas, Bermuda grass is the norm because water costs a small fortune. Since you have publicly declared your love for Bermuda grass, I'll now subscribe.
I switched over to all electric lawn tools about 10 years ago - first to greenworks - slightly underpowered- and now at our new house upgraded to all ego tools - so much more power. Love the convenience of the electric tools - no smell and don’t have to buy and store gas anywhere also less maintenance and it starts every time.
All I have done is started mowing twice a week and mowing it 4” wow my yard looks so good I have been getting Complements every time somebody comes to our house and I just started doing this a little over a month ago👍🏻👍🏻
I bought a reel mower, added golf course sand to level yard but no stripes. I mow at less than an inch and grass is zoysia. Yard looks fantastic after firing TruGreen and started using your tips. I put .057 oz of Celsius (10 times annual amount) killed the weeds and too much sand set the grass back a month but fully recovering. Thanks for all your videos and support.
My wife has had this corded B&D weed whacker as long as I’ve known her. She doesn’t even know where she got it. I didn’t bother to weed whack at our old place but since we moved I’m trying to up my game. It actually works all right! It’s a little annoying to drag a cord around for this and our corded blower but, they both start on zero pulls, and no batteries to deplete, so there’s that.
I have a Honda HRX. Regarding concrete to grass edges, I notch my mower down a half setting on one side only (example 2” to 1.5”). I then mow all my edges along the driveway and street with the low side on the concrete side. This to me puts a nice slight bevel towards the concrete. It’s very subtle but I think it gives a nice finished smoother look on the grass to concrete edges. Try it sometime with your Honda. I think it looks sharp as long as you only go down a half inch.
I just got the Kobalt 40v mower and blower. I don't have a big lot and this set works perfectly for my needs. I was actually looking to get the Ego because I wasn't sure 40 volts would work for me but luckily it's perfect. I didn't get the trimmer but I'm definitely going back to Lowes and getting it! I'm determined to bring my lawn back from the dead now that I've found your channel ;)
Thanks so much for the tip bro. I'm from Panama and people here are not used to edge their lawns. I do it and my lawn stands out and looks a lot better edging like you. Thank you.
Wow that is so true about equipment I started with Ryobi and found out that is pretty much junk for me.. Within about five years between trading I am buying in pawnshops a thrift store repairing I'm now on a nice BG 50 steel blower, a steel edger ,The Honda mower that you have , A Shindaiwa string trimmer, and a Stihl chainsaw and echo Edger but with all that my lawn sucks it's kind of dead I may have to seed or sod the whole lawn But since I'm on a really tight budget almost 0 LOL got to do what you Gotta do Thanks for everything love the videos
Here is my “pro tip” for anyone else skimming the comments. I have a TTTF lawn and I cut it at 2.5” in Fall and early Spring. When I put my mower on the sidewalk (one side as in the video) and mow my edges it cuts a little too low so I bump up my two wheels on the sidewalk up two notches and my edges are crisp and even. 👍🏼 Allyn, awesome video man. I enjoy them all my dude!
LOL you nailed it with the whole podcast / android explanation you gave. I am also an android user and have NEVER listened nor have been interested in podcasts mainly because it sounds too much like Ipod so I figured you'd have to be an Apple user to listen to them. Because of YOU I looked into playing podcasts on my phone, loaded up LAA podcasts and am now hooked on them. Thanks!
Weed eat, blow out beds, edging, driveway and sidewalk, mow, edge, blow. Helps keep and larger leaves and yard debris in the lawn area to be mulched by the mower. Not very many stolons traveling across the sidewalks because I usually redirect them back into the lawn during the midweek mow.
Edge first, trim, mow, then blow. If you happen to mash down the edge when you mow you can fix it really quick and easy when you blow it off. Also walk to the left when you trim so that your cutting on the pull stroke and pulling the debris into the yard instead of pushing it into the beds.
I've learned something new...I always rake my yard before doing anything, then mow, trim, edge and blow last...will be trying your way now thanks for all the wonderful tips...keep throwing then out!
I started with super cheap equipment slowly I been upgrading and it let me appreciate the upgrades more. If you start at the top there is no where to go.
Some lawns especially in hilly terrain it isn't possible to hang your wheels outside because the driveway or patio or whatever is quite a lot taller than the ground that the grass is growing on, so I usually see people turf line the tops of the edges and keep their wheels of the inside to get that even look.
I hope you will see this question! We have rebuild our lawn completely end of last year (oct 2018). Over the winter has the lawn grown and it grew so mutch that the grass isn't now normal gras. It's more like a hard stick in the middle and the grass is growing from the sides (I hope my english is clear enough). Now my question: How can i fix my lawn that it isn't this hard anymore. Should I mowe it as low as possbile or is there an other technique? I can send you an image over facebook if it helps more to answer the question. Thank you and greetings from Switzerland!
Hear is the list of my most used tools: Mowers 2004 Arons commercial, 1994 Craftsman Eager-1. Trimmers 2015 John Deere straight shaft trimmer. 2018 Remington straight shaft trimmer, Polan Pro Link edger. Blower 2017 green works plug in blower, and troy built gas blower Lawn tractor. 2004 John Deere LA 250
I straddle the road/ lawn. I like that I can match the ground contour that way. but I cut with a 62" gives the edge of the grass a good non bent over profile. I also usually outline the properties I cut diagonally.
Hey Lawn Care Nut. What do you do for dog pee spots? I rip the dead grass out but it's like the PH in the soil is off and its slow to grow back. Maybe you have some wisdom on this.
You hit the nail on the head with bent grass! I live on a golf course with a green only 20 ft from my lawn and I have about a dozen bad spots of bent grass. I plan on killing it with Tenacity this year and reseeding, but this will be a lifelong battle!
Jeff Greig I attempted to kill the bentgrass in my cool season lawn last year. Had pretty good results with multiple apps of Tenacity in the fall. Looking back I probably should have started in August but because of scheduling I didn’t start the treatments until end of September. I think it will take a couple years to completely get rid of it but I was happy with results I got
I like the format of this video, you should do a full garage tour with all your lawn equipment, mowers, edgers, sprayers, etc. from your latest videos looks like some of your equipment has changed.
Man, had to reach deep into the LCN vault for this one. It's fun to look back at old equipment. When I first started at my place a few years ago, I was using a Scott's mini broadcast spreader....for 12K sq ft. So many refills.
When weed wacking,your weed trimmer spins counter clockwise so you trim in the direction that throughs the clippings towards the lawn not the landscape.Second find a mower that you can adjust the wheels indepently so if you have edged landscape (not concrete edge) you can drop one side down in the dirt edge without scalping the grass as you go around,then adjust back level.
One of my favorite podcast networks tried to get the name changed to Netcasts for just the same reason. The founder didn't like that people felt they were limited to iPods at the time (I've been listening to podcasts since about 2005).
Wow! That Provista looks awesome! Believe it or not I remember watching you even before RUclips. Your content and style of presentation has always kept me captivated. I really enjoy the podcasts.
I like the podcast and have listened to every episode. I hope eventually it evolves to a more advanced discussion, and you refer new people back to the first episodes.
i do wheels out, it may give a slight chamfer to my cut but I can hide those crimes with the edging. as far as order of operations; weed whack, blow, mow, edge, blow, beer.
Does your garage have air conditioning, if not, hopefully a fan! I give you props for sitting in garage, especially in the heat/humidity only Florida can offer! Keep up the awesomeness!
After I edge, I will put the mower in it's lowest position, put the bagger on, and mow over the hard surface to vacuum up the clippings, etc so that I don't have to blow back into the yard. Then whatever I have left I will use the blower so the edging cuts are not packed with debris.
I think I’m doing the lawn domination wrong. I helped my neighbor mow his grass last week. He wasn’t gonna be able to get it finished in one evening and they recently moved in. They inherited a nice lawn so I couldn’t see it get over grown lol.
I think the terminology we should use is " mowing a warning track" ( like on a baseball field) when it comes to those 2 passes around the outside so you can edge and blow then mow again. Side note: it looks funny seeing LCN mow cool season now, even though that's where I started with him.
In your clip of St Pete house you were edging with a string trimmer along pavers and had an issue where grass was not coming up to edge of pavers. I do the same and have an issue. I switched to using my edger and it seems to be better but I don’t like beating it up against the concrete border holding my pavers. How did you solve that issue and get grass to grow up the paver edge?
yes that is a great way to do it! with my St Aug and the curbs I have I need to keep a bevel but I may try some other trim shapes and see how they look.
Always did my weed whacking last, but what you suggested makes sense. I will try doing it first. Also just subscribed to your podcast. And I am an fan (also LCN).
I don’t know how to get grass to grow in my front yard where I have these known conditions. 1. Very old large tree. Try and keep low branches trimmed off to allow more light. 2. On a downward slope, probably around 35 degrees 3. Clay soil. I tried to take some plugs from shady part of yard where grass is growing and plugged them around tree. The grass is growing where I put the plugs, but never spreads after 3 years. If I apply seeds, they just wash downhill when it rains. This area probably needs dirt since topsoil has mostly eroded away. But it eventually just gets washed downhill also. I’m on a very limited budget and don’t have extra money to throw at the problem.
So glad I found this channel. My lawn is almost ready to dominate my neighbors. Lol, they asked why I stopped the lawn care service. You shall see in time.😈
All I could picture when you came out of that garage in the beginning was Gollum on his all fours. Loved the vid mate! P.s. I'm going to be that guy. Bent grass isn't often used on fairways, really only on golf greens and the second cut. 😉
I like to mow first, then edge, and weed wack last to get all the pockets the mower couldn't get into and the stray blades of grass along the edges the edger didn't get
Alan, I am a first-time homeowner and have been loving your video on lawn care, I have gone from an unusable backyard to an OK backyard. My question is what do I do when I have like a lawn that is 70 percent Bermuda 30 percent saint Augustine is there a way to get rid of the Saint Augustine?
Allyn, a somewhat unrelated question - In some of your other videos when you are removing your mower blades so that you can sharpen them you use a lawn mower stand that holds the front end of the lawn mower up to give you easier access to the blades. I have been trying to find a lawn mower stand like that one, but I cannot seem to find one. Did you fabricate your own lawn mower stand or did you buy it somewhere? If you bought it would you please provide a link for your lawn.mower stand so that I and others can see if it will meet our needs too? Thanks for this video and the info requested, Allyn.
Obviously no criticism just a LCN observation about your edge. You have some areas that are seen in your video where you'll notice that you have some stress happening along your curb line. My guess is that you are cutting just a smidgen lower on your edge-pass when you hang your outside wheels off the turf. Personally I like the taper but that might be a drawback when that edge gets a little ahead of the rest of the lawn. If you want to get crazy you could raise up the outside wheels on your edge pass only - But that might be too nutty!?
LCN- I am a buy once, cry once type of guy. I have my Honda HRM215 with the GX commercial engine. Bought new in 2001 paid $700ish. Mow season in Utah is March through end of November or December, mowing 2 times per week for the last 8 years, only once a week prior to then. Been a solid mower, but parts are getting hard to come by now. Wish they still made this model as it is super light weight but powerful. I would buy another in a heart beat! Alas Honda no longer makes it. The most comparable mower is the HRC 216. That will be my mower of choice. I have used the HRX's on my lawn and I just can't stand the auto choke. Also the HRX 190 engine sounds like a cheap mower compared to the Honda GX engines. Again, cry once because the HRC's are over a grand! I edge, weed whack, blow, then Mow. After the mow, I edge again, then blow. I only weed whack every 2 weeks. And this year I have been edging every 2 weeks as well. Blower is a Stihl BG85 that I bought in 2005. That thing gets used more than the edger and weed wacker combined!
agree, a good blower is a very important piece of the strategy. My dad has a BG85 that is also over 10 years old and it runs like the day it was new. he only buys Stihl whereas I am an Echo guy. I like the old Hondas too.
PODCAST QUESTION: I have annual bluegrass(POA) that comes up every year in my back yard and I can’t seem to figure out how keep it from coming up even with my pre emergent and my post emergent weed killer won’t kill it. What’s the best way to eliminate it from my lawn ?
Look at that stud of 2009! I think I’m going to start a go fund me for Allyn so he can rebuy his Indiana house just so we can see that crazy cool season striping again!
As far as cheap equipment and top of the line equipment goes, its like my mentor always said "a tool is only as good as the man using it ". I could go into detail of what that quote means but I'll let the lawn care nut handle that one.
Yo Allyn, Good job once again! Love your work. Quick countdown... Out of 21 minutes and 17 seconds video, you had used "PODCAST" 27 times with 25 of them in the first 3 minutes and 43 seconds. Just saying :) lol. Hope you find it funny. Again, love your PODCASTs and tips, looking forward to the next one.
Lawns Across America Podcast
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3D0vVi9Ou5dnlLw6xDUWVU
Itunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lawns-across-america/id1448382730
Google Play: goo.gl/ufvZYg
Video Points of Interest:
5:10 - starting to talk about mowing and my equipment to encourage those of you who are just starting out that you can upgrade in quality over time.
12:02 - where I FINALLY start talking about the mowing.
thanks for doing this, I can't stand it when you pitch the podcast. You are terrible at it.
The Lawn Care Nut, best podcast ever! I listen to them all during my commute. The longer the better. 🤙🏼🌱
What happened to the podcast? Doesn’t seem very regular.
This is the only place where I feel safe enough to tell another man "Thanks for the tip"
I almost fell of my chair. Thank you sir.
Or it's good to blow twice?
You sir have comedy running in your veins; even though the number of likes don’t show it
So it appears you keep all your old footage like I do on dying hard drives...love it and love the throwbacks in there. It's like watching a favorite TV show from years ago!
I think you guys need to get together and do a few episodes together!!
Lawncareception
I appreciated your comments regarding quality and price of equipment varying by homeowner. The other part people forget about is the size of the task. If your trimming can be done in 5 minutes, you can get away with something cheap, but if you need to trim 2000 sq ft house with a fence line that surrounds an acre, you're going to need something more beastly. If you have a corner lot with public sidewalk, like yours, you need a dedicated edger. If you only have 8 feet of walkway to your front porch, using a trimmer on it's side is probably fine.
Young homeowner here and I love you mentioning equipment… sometimes ya gotta use what you have… I’m a prime example… started with a push mower and a blower, then got a riding mower, then a weed whacker, then a blade edger… each season I’m able to pick up a new or nice/used piece of equipment… Overtime, I’ve built up a nice little setup… and I’ve got neighbors that are more established and they have always let me borrow a piece of equipment and help me along the way… I look forward to being able to pay it forward someday
Here, in Rockwall County, Texas, Bermuda grass is the norm because water costs a small fortune. Since you have publicly declared your love for Bermuda grass, I'll now subscribe.
I switched over to all electric lawn tools about 10 years ago - first to greenworks - slightly underpowered- and now at our new house upgraded to all ego tools - so much more power. Love the convenience of the electric tools - no smell and don’t have to buy and store gas anywhere also less maintenance and it starts every time.
All I have done is started mowing twice a week and mowing it 4” wow my yard looks so good I have been getting Complements every time somebody comes to our house and I just started doing this a little over a month ago👍🏻👍🏻
I bought a reel mower, added golf course sand to level yard but no stripes. I mow at less than an inch and grass is zoysia. Yard looks fantastic after firing TruGreen and started using your tips. I put .057 oz of Celsius (10 times annual amount) killed the weeds and too much sand set the grass back a month but fully recovering. Thanks for all your videos and support.
My wife has had this corded B&D weed whacker as long as I’ve known her. She doesn’t even know where she got it. I didn’t bother to weed whack at our old place but since we moved I’m trying to up my game. It actually works all right! It’s a little annoying to drag a cord around for this and our corded blower but, they both start on zero pulls, and no batteries to deplete, so there’s that.
I have a Honda HRX. Regarding concrete to grass edges, I notch my mower down a half setting on one side only (example 2” to 1.5”). I then mow all my edges along the driveway and street with the low side on the concrete side. This to me puts a nice slight bevel towards the concrete. It’s very subtle but I think it gives a nice finished smoother look on the grass to concrete edges. Try it sometime with your Honda. I think it looks sharp as long as you only go down a half inch.
I just got the Kobalt 40v mower and blower. I don't have a big lot and this set works perfectly for my needs. I was actually looking to get the Ego because I wasn't sure 40 volts would work for me but luckily it's perfect. I didn't get the trimmer but I'm definitely going back to Lowes and getting it! I'm determined to bring my lawn back from the dead now that I've found your channel ;)
Thanks so much for the tip bro. I'm from Panama and people here are not used to edge their lawns. I do it and my lawn stands out and looks a lot better edging like you. Thank you.
Wow that is so true about equipment I started with Ryobi and found out that is pretty much junk for me.. Within about five years between trading I am buying in pawnshops a thrift store repairing I'm now on a nice BG 50 steel blower, a steel edger ,The Honda mower that you have , A Shindaiwa string trimmer, and a Stihl chainsaw and echo Edger but with all that my lawn sucks it's kind of dead I may have to seed or sod the whole lawn But since I'm on a really tight budget almost 0 LOL got to do what you Gotta do Thanks for everything love the videos
Here is my “pro tip” for anyone else skimming the comments. I have a TTTF lawn and I cut it at 2.5” in Fall and early Spring. When I put my mower on the sidewalk (one side as in the video) and mow my edges it cuts a little too low so I bump up my two wheels on the sidewalk up two notches and my edges are crisp and even. 👍🏼
Allyn, awesome video man. I enjoy them all my dude!
For me, these videos are net zero information, but I love watching them.
LOL you nailed it with the whole podcast / android explanation you gave.
I am also an android user and have NEVER listened nor have been interested in podcasts mainly because it sounds too much like Ipod so I figured you'd have to be an Apple user to listen to them.
Because of YOU I looked into playing podcasts on my phone, loaded up LAA podcasts and am now hooked on them.
Thanks!
Weed eat, blow out beds, edging, driveway and sidewalk, mow, edge, blow.
Helps keep and larger leaves and yard debris in the lawn area to be mulched by the mower. Not very many stolons traveling across the sidewalks because I usually redirect them back into the lawn during the midweek mow.
good strategy bro!
Edge first, trim, mow, then blow. If you happen to mash down the edge when you mow you can fix it really quick and easy when you blow it off. Also walk to the left when you trim so that your cutting on the pull stroke and pulling the debris into the yard instead of pushing it into the beds.
Take a shot every time he says podcast.
Lmaoooooooooo podcast
I've learned something new...I always rake my yard before doing anything, then mow, trim, edge and blow last...will be trying your way now thanks for all the wonderful tips...keep throwing then out!
you're welcome!
I just bought that Honda HRX217 and damn is it awesome. I had a decent 6 year old Husqvarna with a Honda engine...but the HRX217 is something else.
I agree. I've really begun to like mowing my zoysia with it alot.
I started with super cheap equipment slowly I been upgrading and it let me appreciate the upgrades more. If you start at the top there is no where to go.
Same here, bought a $100 Toro recycler off CL. Replaced the carb, blade, and added a fuel shutoff and its GTG.
Lawns Across America while mowing = perfection.
Some lawns especially in hilly terrain it isn't possible to hang your wheels outside because the driveway or patio or whatever is quite a lot taller than the ground that the grass is growing on, so I usually see people turf line the tops of the edges and keep their wheels of the inside to get that even look.
I love your channel. First time homeowner and I am obsessed with lawn care.
Podcasts are awesome! I havent listened to radio in 2 years, I love to learn
I hope you will see this question!
We have rebuild our lawn completely end of last year (oct 2018). Over the winter has the lawn grown and it grew so mutch that the grass isn't now normal gras. It's more like a hard stick in the middle and the grass is growing from the sides (I hope my english is clear enough). Now my question:
How can i fix my lawn that it isn't this hard anymore. Should I mowe it as low as possbile or is there an other technique? I can send you an image over facebook if it helps more to answer the question.
Thank you and greetings from Switzerland!
Hear is the list of my most used tools:
Mowers 2004 Arons commercial, 1994 Craftsman Eager-1.
Trimmers 2015 John Deere straight shaft trimmer. 2018 Remington straight shaft trimmer, Polan Pro Link edger.
Blower 2017 green works plug in blower, and troy built gas blower
Lawn tractor. 2004 John Deere LA 250
I just did my second mow with my new Super Recycler. First mower I enjoyed using. Makes a nice cut too.
agreed!
I straddle the road/ lawn. I like that I can match the ground contour that way. but I cut with a 62" gives the edge of the grass a good non bent over profile. I also usually outline the properties I cut diagonally.
62", good grief
I went from a 21” to a 22” this year. And was excited about it... 😅
“I love that Bermuda because that secures my domination” might be one of the best lines I’ve ever heard in my life. Well done.
Words, blower and trimmer. So far I love Worxs products. My mower is a easy start Honda. Love it.
Hey Lawn Care Nut. What do you do for dog pee spots? I rip the dead grass out but it's like the PH in the soil is off and its slow to grow back. Maybe you have some wisdom on this.
The ph is off. Lime can help. Like powdered limestone, not the fruit.
i just got my Carbon X.. going to wait until all of the big rain is gone to apply. i cant wait to see the results!
For my money, nothing is better than Allyn's blue screen back in the day.
I did a couple of those back during christmas just for fun.
You hit the nail on the head with bent grass! I live on a golf course with a green only 20 ft from my lawn and I have about a dozen bad spots of bent grass. I plan on killing it with Tenacity this year and reseeding, but this will be a lifelong battle!
Jeff Greig I attempted to kill the bentgrass in my cool season lawn last year. Had pretty good results with multiple apps of Tenacity in the fall. Looking back I probably should have started in August but because of scheduling I didn’t start the treatments until end of September. I think it will take a couple years to completely get rid of it but I was happy with results I got
That old stripping video n church project is why I became a fan. Nice flash back.
I don't want to see allyn stripping in church!
Ooh, sounds sexy, got a link?
😂😂😂
Allen, if you haven't already, can you make a video about your soil. What are your methods to keep your lawn soil healthy? thanks
yes I sure can, I'm all about the carbon
I like the format of this video, you should do a full garage tour with all your lawn equipment, mowers, edgers, sprayers, etc. from your latest videos looks like some of your equipment has changed.
My tools are a cub cadet ZT1 and all the stuff in the EGO line. Works for me not sure how high end they are.
If your curb is lower then your lawn put a 2 by or 1 by wood strip along curb to compensate the difference in height to get a even cut .
Another reason to try the Snapper. If you enjoy an active mow, you’ll love their self propel system.
that really makes me want one now!
The Lawn Care Nut, go for it.
Toro owns lawn boy so the fact lawn boys sensa speed inspired the personal pace makes total sense
“Hate the player. Not the game.” - LCN
Haha! Love it!
👊
Man, had to reach deep into the LCN vault for this one. It's fun to look back at old equipment. When I first started at my place a few years ago, I was using a Scott's mini broadcast spreader....for 12K sq ft. So many refills.
the refills are good - they build character 😂
😂
When weed wacking,your weed trimmer spins counter clockwise so you trim in the direction that throughs the clippings towards the lawn not the landscape.Second find a mower that you can adjust the wheels indepently so if you have edged landscape (not concrete edge) you can drop one side down in the dirt edge without scalping the grass as you go around,then adjust back level.
One of my favorite podcast networks tried to get the name changed to Netcasts for just the same reason. The founder didn't like that people felt they were limited to iPods at the time (I've been listening to podcasts since about 2005).
I wonder if others felt alienated like I did, interesting.
The Force is strong with this one!
thank you! 👊🔥
I'm excited to add your podcast to my weekend mow instead of music this year.
Thank you!!!!!
Let the neighbour domination begin! 😎
Wow! That Provista looks awesome! Believe it or not I remember watching you even before RUclips. Your content and style of presentation has always kept me captivated. I really enjoy the podcasts.
you go way back my friend! thank you!
probably back from the Vic and Court days then?
I like the podcast and have listened to every episode. I hope eventually it evolves to a more advanced discussion, and you refer new people back to the first episodes.
it will definitely progress as the audience grows and provides more feedback - thank you for being one of the first!!
Good stuff, i had been looking for this info for a while. Thanks for sharing.
i do wheels out, it may give a slight chamfer to my cut but I can hide those crimes with the edging. as far as order of operations; weed whack, blow, mow, edge, blow, beer.
beer! I forgot that one!
Nothing worse than a crushed edge. Always hang the mower over about 3 inches. The lawn is looking crisp bro. Can't wait for this growing season.
gotta keep em' tight!!!!!
Love it when you do the Chicago accent🤣
Does your garage have air conditioning, if not, hopefully a fan! I give you props for sitting in garage, especially in the heat/humidity only Florida can offer! Keep up the awesomeness!
I do have a fan but I will need to do something come June and July for sure
Love the Knorr Lawn Care and ward stickers. Gotta love community!
yes I like to support my fellow youtubers!
After I edge, I will put the mower in it's lowest position, put the bagger on, and mow over the hard surface to vacuum up the clippings, etc so that I don't have to blow back into the yard. Then whatever I have left I will use the blower so the edging cuts are not packed with debris.
I like that approach!
I think I’m doing the lawn domination wrong. I helped my neighbor mow his grass last week. He wasn’t gonna be able to get it finished in one evening and they recently moved in. They inherited a nice lawn so I couldn’t see it get over grown lol.
I do pretty much the same thing I weedwack to give myself an outline then I mulch and lastly I edge.
I think the terminology we should use is " mowing a warning track" ( like on a baseball field) when it comes to those 2 passes around the outside so you can edge and blow then mow again. Side note: it looks funny seeing LCN mow cool season now, even though that's where I started with him.
I like that!
Alan, when I checked after viewing some of your vids, Torro has a recycler personal pace with a power reverse on it.
In your clip of St Pete house you were edging with a string trimmer along pavers and had an issue where grass was not coming up to edge of pavers. I do the same and have an issue. I switched to using my edger and it seems to be better but I don’t like beating it up against the concrete border holding my pavers. How did you solve that issue and get grass to grow up the paver edge?
I always mow first, then line trim so I can trim the same height as I mow, then I edge! I never bevel edges on anything always straight.
Great question.
yes that is a great way to do it! with my St Aug and the curbs I have I need to keep a bevel but I may try some other trim shapes and see how they look.
@@TheLawnCareNut yes I understand. We don't have those slanted curbs in Tennessee.
Always did my weed whacking last, but what you suggested makes sense. I will try doing it first. Also just subscribed to your podcast. And I am an fan (also LCN).
sometimes it's fun to try new things. let me know how it goes!
I don’t know how to get grass to grow in my front yard where I have these known conditions.
1. Very old large tree. Try and keep low branches trimmed off to allow more light.
2. On a downward slope, probably around 35 degrees
3. Clay soil.
I tried to take some plugs from shady part of yard where grass is growing and plugged them around tree. The grass is growing where I put the plugs, but never spreads after 3 years.
If I apply seeds, they just wash downhill when it rains.
This area probably needs dirt since topsoil has mostly eroded away. But it eventually just gets washed downhill also.
I’m on a very limited budget and don’t have extra money to throw at the problem.
I love the throw back vids. I think you should incorporate that more if you can.
I will I enjoy watching them in edit.
Wheels in the lawn or outside the lawn? That is the question. This is the "OCD" thinking of lawn dominators!
So glad I found this channel. My lawn is almost ready to dominate my neighbors. Lol, they asked why I stopped the lawn care service. You shall see in time.😈
All I could picture when you came out of that garage in the beginning was Gollum on his all fours. Loved the vid mate! P.s. I'm going to be that guy. Bent grass isn't often used on fairways, really only on golf greens and the second cut. 😉
I like to mow first, then edge, and weed wack last to get all the pockets the mower couldn't get into and the stray blades of grass along the edges the edger didn't get
I like that plan too. It's cool how each person adapts to their situation a little differently.
Also my question is that every time you mow do you also edge or do you just weed wack and edge every other time you mow.
I hang the wheels off the edge but I don't have nice concrete ledges or curbs or whatever like that lol I wish I did it looks much nicer
My lawn is popping from bio stimulate pack , gotta grab another soon and maybe another product to implement soon with it 👍
New Smyrna Beach Florida, love my N-ext. Products LCN AND JOHN PERRY 👍👍
Not a podcast guy but I’ll try yours out my Man, cheers from Utah.
Alan, I am a first-time homeowner and have been loving your video on lawn care, I have gone from an unusable backyard to an OK backyard. My question is what do I do when I have like a lawn that is 70 percent Bermuda 30 percent saint Augustine is there a way to get rid of the Saint Augustine?
You look and sound a lot like John Brzenk. Good information on your channel.
wow thanks! that dude is a legend.
I know this is an old video, but I paid $50 for my first mower, and if I hadn't bent the crank shaft, I would probably still be using it.
Allyn, a somewhat unrelated question - In some of your other videos when you are removing your mower blades so that you can sharpen them you use a lawn mower stand that holds the front end of the lawn mower up to give you easier access to the blades. I have been trying to find a lawn mower stand like that one, but I cannot seem to find one. Did you fabricate your own lawn mower stand or did you buy it somewhere? If you bought it would you please provide a link for your lawn.mower stand so that I and others can see if it will meet our needs too? Thanks for this video and the info requested, Allyn.
yes it is something similar to this amzn.to/2GMwIAd the one I have I dont think they sell anymore. it's a handy little jack stand for sure
Obviously no criticism just a LCN observation about your edge. You have some areas that are seen in your video where you'll notice that you have some stress happening along your curb line. My guess is that you are cutting just a smidgen lower on your edge-pass when you hang your outside wheels off the turf. Personally I like the taper but that might be a drawback when that edge gets a little ahead of the rest of the lawn. If you want to get crazy you could raise up the outside wheels on your edge pass only - But that might be too nutty!?
LCN- I am a buy once, cry once type of guy. I have my Honda HRM215 with the GX commercial engine. Bought new in 2001 paid $700ish. Mow season in Utah is March through end of November or December, mowing 2 times per week for the last 8 years, only once a week prior to then. Been a solid mower, but parts are getting hard to come by now. Wish they still made this model as it is super light weight but powerful. I would buy another in a heart beat! Alas Honda no longer makes it. The most comparable mower is the HRC 216. That will be my mower of choice. I have used the HRX's on my lawn and I just can't stand the auto choke. Also the HRX 190 engine sounds like a cheap mower compared to the Honda GX engines. Again, cry once because the HRC's are over a grand!
I edge, weed whack, blow, then Mow. After the mow, I edge again, then blow. I only weed whack every 2 weeks. And this year I have been edging every 2 weeks as well. Blower is a Stihl BG85 that I bought in 2005. That thing gets used more than the edger and weed wacker combined!
agree, a good blower is a very important piece of the strategy. My dad has a BG85 that is also over 10 years old and it runs like the day it was new. he only buys Stihl whereas I am an Echo guy. I like the old Hondas too.
I've been listening to podcast for over 10 years now. Been listening to talk radio since 1998. Okay I'm showing my age
Did you steam it over your 2400 baud modem?
I balance my mowers wheels on the curb while mowing the edge of my lawn by the street.
PODCAST QUESTION: I have annual bluegrass(POA) that comes up every year in my back yard and I can’t seem to figure out how keep it from coming up even with my pre emergent and my post emergent weed killer won’t kill it. What’s the best way to eliminate it from my lawn ?
- bag when the seeds are present
- thicken the existing lawn
Pre emergent in the fall as it over winters
I usually mow first on my regular lawns, but if it’s a new client with tall grass I weed eat first.
Just enjoyed the mow!
Look at that stud of 2009! I think I’m going to start a go fund me for Allyn so he can rebuy his Indiana house just so we can see that crazy cool season striping again!
I do miss that soft grass on my feet!
I have the same fence as you do in your backyard. How do you keep it trimmed so clean like that?
As far as cheap equipment and top of the line equipment goes, its like my mentor always said "a tool is only as good as the man using it ". I could go into detail of what that quote means but I'll let the lawn care nut handle that one.
Gotta know where you've been, to know where you're going
New drinking game: Take a shot every time LCN says "Podcast"
lol...oooof! 🥴🤢
Hooked on podcasts worked for me!
I'm allergic to ragweed, but I never knew what it looked like. Aboit 6 minutes in, I know something I didn't before
Yo Allyn,
Good job once again! Love your work. Quick countdown... Out of 21 minutes and 17 seconds video, you had used "PODCAST" 27 times with 25 of them in the first 3 minutes and 43 seconds. Just saying :) lol. Hope you find it funny. Again, love your PODCASTs and tips, looking forward to the next one.
Keep up the good work.
Echo, in my experience, is the way to go. Costs twice as much, but last 10 times as long.
From the UK...... Love your video's.
Allyns Best video