Believe the Ginja when he says how good this seed is. I overseeded and did a partial renovation with RPR last fall and I did it twice as sloppy as Ginja and got the same results. It's a life changing product.
@@pestandlawnginja I'm a beginner and I am wondering how you managed to remove all the existing old grass and turn it into dirt turf before you overseeded your lawn.
@@jillthompson6110 once the grass plant is dead from the glyphosate, it won’t come back. The plant matter will break down in the soil from worms and bacteria and in a few months or a year, you won’t be able to see any signs of the old grass plants
Ginja, this is by far the most amazing video tutorial ever! Very well explained, with amazing real results and no BS added. Excellent! I can't wait for the fall to do a whole lawn renovation project and follow in your steps. You're the man! 👍
Wow Ginja looks like a whole lot of work. Loppers to open a bag of seed, shovel to open a bag of peat moss you crack me up. A gerber tool works great for a guy like you. Nice job love your videos. You know there aren’t a lot of people who get excited about yard work. I think I’ll work on reseeding this fall and call it good.
Lawn ginja, this could very well be the best “nuke” and re-seed video on the tubes! I couldn’t believe the way you included such time lapses as you provided.BARENBRUG should be so proud of this product and video. I love your “ embrace the suck” catch cry!!! All the best from South Australia.
yep, mother nature kicked me right in the junk with my spring renovation this year, between the rainstorms after seeding, to the heat I'm fighting now!
Last year I over seeded my lawn. my spreader has the over-seed option and the new lawn option and I used used the new lawn setting. I am using Scotts fertilizer and my yard went from so so last year to nearly awesome this year. There were a bunch of spots I could not get to fill in even throwing seed on them by hand. Im going to do the same this year. Spread grass seed after the birds have gone south.
My garbage lawn was 70% weeds. Started working on it in may. Spend 200$ on a push reel mower and 400$ on weed be gone 200$ on fertilizer and 120$ on seed. If you put in the time give things time to thrive you can have a completely weed free lawn in 65 days. My lawn is pure KGB with sprinkles of rye and fesue. All uniform colour due to uniform nutrients. Use triple 19 on lime spots when they obviously are pure grass. Most of the time it’s weeds sapping your water and nutrient.
Love this stuff.. seeded it last spring, had 3 mows within 18 days and after 2 months it was ready for traffic from my two 2 boys with a soccer ball and all.. Added some more seed in the fall and the lawn has never been better... awesome seed..!!
I did some reseeding and patching the last 2 weeks and the sun came out raging this week. Added more water and bam! ….seedlings popping up everywhere and weeds dying.. Gonna let the 90 degree heat coming in the next few days hit it with not much, or no water. See if it takes out the rest of the undesirable stuff.
hi Ginja I discovered barenbrug last year (thanks to you). Last fall after your visit to the Barenbrug Research Center I ordered an RPR and transformed the lawn
i hate yard work summer and winter. it cost time and money but i do just enough so its not an eye sore. 2 of my neighbors compliment on my lawn and requested tips.
Don’t know if it makes sense but what I’ve done with the landzie type tool after I scalp then dethatch and scarify , I like to top dress with topsoil or black cow compost, then seed with a spreader then I put down a layer of peat and it has worked for me so far
You are a mad man! I realized after subscribing that you're actually in the same county as I am. Watching this video and knowing the heat wave we have been dealing with I am very impressed with your results this time of year. Amazing job, and keep the videos coming!
This is what I’ve been searching for! I just moved into a rental and the yard is in need of a major overhaul. I didn’t know if there was a way to do this in the heat we’ve been getting but I’m hoping there’s something like this that I can do to make my new yard enjoyable.
I got the yellowjacket seed and it grew great in 10 days and LUSH....i got it on your recommendation months ago and could not be happier with results....better than any Scotts brand seed i used before....great video Ginga
i just got my bag of RPR. for my renovation, my front lawn looked pretty good but it was a mutt, mostly tall fescue but with whatever the previous owner decided to plant in the bare spots with
Hands down the best seed I used in my yard. I started over and used it and I had people stopping for the first time ever asking what kind of grass is that. It was too hot in my area for it to thrive it does not like constant 90 degree temps. I couldn't keep enough water on it so most of it died. Had to switch back to TTTF.
Just lightly dragging a rake behind you in a cross hatch pattern will even that peat moss out really nicely. It will get some of the seed mixed into the peat moss topping, but I've never had issues getting solid germination using that technique to even out the moss.
I purchased last week 50# of barenbrug RTF turf saver w/ yellow jacket for my first fall overseed project ever up here in canada. Your results are giving me confidence ! Great works. Cheers
Love my Landzie, thanks to previous vids. I lost my lawn to moss over the winter. Cleared it with the dethatcher, pulling back. Worked great. Can't afford a pro for loam/seeding so doing re-seeding myself. Very tough to mow what is left and grow new seed. Plus I'm late and its summer. Did a sample patch and kbg came up great but has crabgrass in it. Not happy about that but that is what Tenacity is for. I'll continue using it. Very expensive seed. 50 lbs for $314. but its already paid for.... Wish me luck. My two landcare neighbors think I'm nuts. I like that. BTW, I'm using the Landzie to spread some sifted loam over the seed and rolling, instead of peat moss. So far so good.
Rad!!!!! the loam i have is way too fine and too much sand. went straight through hahaha. gotta love the lawn game! i've spent that much in my back yard seeding with mazama! But it's kicking and alive and in the shade. so i'm very happy.
I just reseeded where I had 4 big oak trees. about 100-200sqft. layed down seed, starter fert, peat moss top cover, and a little tackifier. Temps were mid 90s! I was kind of experimenting to see if I could even get it to grow with that kind of heat. using some automatic sprinkler timers I had em going for 15 mins every hr for about 10-12 hrs a day. 2 weeks later it's came in very well and am going to do a first mow tomorrow. growing in the heat can be done but I'm not looking forward to the suck of my water bill this month lol.
Curious if you have every worked with liquid fertilizers, iron and aeration products? I pretty impressed with liquid aeration, but it’s just the cost of application and the frequency as to how you need to apply it to get the results. A nice lawn is all about the soil. Giving grass seed roots room to expand and grow so you have a healthy lawn that is super green with loose soil that allows the roots to grow deep.
Thanks Ginja, love your videos and every time I see those mountains in the background it makes me happy! Interesting to watch these renos. I have seen several with peat moss, Conner did one recently where he put sawdust down (that got my attention as a woodworker), but here in Texas the thunderstorms are no joke and my lawn has a slope. I have to hold that seed in place. My first reno was a real learning curve. However, I found out that using lightweight burlap to cover my seed is a lifesaver! It might not be feasible for big yards, but if you are just doing 1k-2k sqft sections it works great and it's less expensive than seed blankets!
About to buy some property assuming the economy doesn't keep going downhill so this video popping up just proves someone is reading my mind. I'm very picky when it comes to how my lawn looks
With my landzie type spreader when I’m spreading peat moss I like to take a medium about the size of a baseball sized river rock from one of my beds I put that in the landzie Iand it breaks up more of the clumps, kinda like the ball in a spray paint can
When I saw the bag of seed I knew that it wouldn't be a true Ginja video if he wasn't struggling opening the bag! Always one upping yourself with ways to open them! Looking forward to the results!
Ginja, would you be able to do a video on watering? How calculate how much water, and how to calculate for evaporation? How to properly balance each areas water? Watering procedure for different soil types? That sort of thing. I was having issues with my sprinkler coverage due to water pressure, and I just had a booster installed to correct my pressure dropping to below 30psi and not giving a proper coverage in the middle of the spray arc, now I'm trying to figure out how much water I need for Kentucky Blue that gets sun pretty much all day, and I have an open field so the wind plays a factor.
Looks amazing nice work!! I only plant Barenbrug RPR I love the stuff! You are so right it’s like you are cheating!! It’s so easy. I accidentally use too much sand and compost to cover the seed in some sections and this seed hulked up and pushed the freaking dirt up and inch then busted through!!
Planted a lot of 10x10 test areas of different grasses in my back yard , this spring I did a 10x10 test area using barenbrug rpr, I'll never use another brand of grass seed again, just gotta hope it survives the 9 months of rain we get here in Oregon,
Awesome, love it, used the non coated RPR in the Fall with great results. So much so I think 7 days to see it is a bit slow. Maybe the coated takes a little longer. I didn’t think RPR was a mono stand since it mixes about 4 cultivars.
Laid this seed down on Thursday last week so I’m in the middle of my 4th day. I haven’t seen any sprouting yet but keeping the faith. I live in Lehi and I started out watering every 2 hours for 5 minutes and it stayed nice and wet (but not swampy). Over the last day and a half that hasn’t seemed sufficient so I’m now at every hour for 5-7 min. Sound right?
You will be fine with 2 passes of that peat moss especially when its hot. I seed fescue in vegas it will be in the 90s some days. Make sure you hand water edges or other dry spots. Peat moss is extra fine so you can't let it dry cuz it will blow away.
I’m so glad they’ve come up with a self repairing ryegrass. That’s my only complaint about my Speare’s Seeds Double Time. With any sort of damage I have to reseed the area. I don’t have in ground irrigation set up yet so it’s hard to stay on top of the watering.
totally hear you! I've been preaching that for years. people in my area are spoiled since every lawn is kbg. they don't even comprehend having to reseed every fall.
Hmm temperature is generally never an issue here in Texas, but heavy rains can ruin a freshly seeded lawn really quickly. Sometimes it just comes down to luck in good timing. It happen with my lawn this year. The front yard I thought I'd try a really early seed, first week of march actually... after a week I felt things were going so well with weather and temp, decided to seed the backyard, another week later, my front yard got established and rooted. Survived well through the first heavy rain week, but the backyard... it's all uneven and patchy. But hey, this is why you order extra seed, I'm in my second week after overseeding, and things are so nice.
@@pestandlawnginja Oh hey, btw. I just realized the monaco bermuda seed I have was developed by Barenbrug, but sourced through Johnston seed co. It's looking like these guys know what they are doing.
I'd take your "before yard" anyday lol! Great video! I live in Virginia Beach and looking to just level my old yard, which is full of crabgrass and gawd knows what else, and start over. Definitely gave me some starting points to consider! Thanks! And HOLY COW the mountains in the background are JAW-DROPPING! Cheers from the East Coast!
Happy Father’s Day master, amazing results… Why not mixing the seeds on the roller like you did in the roller test back in the day? Keep up the good content
Why peat-moss instead of compost? Compost retails moister much better and isn’t susceptible to wind and water movement. But you got good results so that’s pretty cool.
You did the work of 3 men on that job. Moe, Larry and Curley. Nice Job man, wish I had irrigation for the 40k sq/ft I'm trying to bring to life by overseeding. Weather in jersey has been crazy with day to day temps changing from the 70s to 90s with high humidity and rain. How about we see the sprinklers in action.
Impressive! That seed sounds amazing. Kentucky bluegrass is so needy when it comes to water, so having a good, more drought tolerant cultivar would be amazing. It has been such a crazy and hot season here in Utah. Love the results!
Totally hear that John! RTF tall fescue has some crazy deep roots. I just prefer the thinner blade. the thing about the rpr is its so easy to plant more where kbg fights a bit when seeding.
@@pestandlawnginja absolutely. I am really intrigued about the spreading capability because that’s always been a shortcoming of ryegrass and tall fescue. Ryegrass is really nice so I’ll definitely look into RPR!
What's your recommendation without having a full kill off? My plan is: Cut grass short and bag it Dethatch/cleanup Overseed Starter Fert Compost/peat moss on top with a spreader like this. Anything you'd change here?
no you don't have to get down to bare dirt. we did this because st augustine is next level to get it out. you wouldn't be able to change grass species very well by seeding, just my 2c.
Drought and hi temps mean that I have better things than to throw resources at my lawn, like money, time and water! Now if I had your yard that would be manageable. I can't wait to see your lawn in a few months.
Great job under really tough conditions lately, along the Wasatch front. Never forget we're in a high desert. Maybe over seed with Kentucky blue early fall or next spring? Happy father's day, I'm sure R/R treated ya well.
I’ve been having all kinds of problems with my sod that was installed last September. It’s dying off in some areas parts where it’s dying the ground is moist but the grass is Brown and brittle. Also the ground is becoming hard like dry dirt but once you penetrate it’s moist.
Their rhizomatis till fescue looks amazing I planted that seed in my lawn and I had a next door neighbor who got sod and no one really likes to look at his son it's a dwarf fescue or something like that but mine looks glorious
I know you used Tenacity when you killed off the grass three weeks prior to seeding. Would you still use it 2-3 weeks prior to seeding if you weren't killing it off, or just apply when you seed? And thanks for introducing me to Barenbrug!
This is awesome! I’m looking forward to using this video for my back yard at my new home. A few questions I have is how long does it last and how many sq ft does one bag cover? I have a large back yard 😅
8:57 you showed in your other video that the Peak Seasons Compost Spreader was perfect for peat moss and left no lines, but you still went with the land-z. also, your complaint for the peak seasons was that it spread too much "big chunks" out, but you are using a rhizomatic, which depends on those "big chunks" for shelter to make colonies!
I’m about ready to do the same. For the same reasons. I’ve got about 15 different grass types In The front (PRG overseed ugly lawn project) and I’ve got lines and striping also. About to kill it all off and replant some good KBG. My jury is still out on the PRG disease tolerance and heat tolerance (cool season here.) it got hot quick here this year and my PRG checked out quick. 😖 And PRG germinates quickly too. 6 days for me so the same.
@@pestandlawnginja my yard has gross, crunchy grass, caked in pine needles, with bumpy gopher holes.... this process is going to SUCK! BUT, my yard is not as large as yours... thank God. You're badass! Thank you!
It really gets a little too hot in Utah for KBG. You really have fight to keep it looking good in July, August. Switched to dwarf TTTF for the deeper roots.😊
I was trying to attach a pic and i can't. All my grass comes in after the heat, Before that, i only have barren sand soil. I live in Delaware. I think i just have crabgrass for lawn. I can't afford much, and I have 1/2 ac. In the fall, I want to spray tenacity everywhere, then aerate, then throw a 1in of top soil and seed. Then wait it out till spring. Top soil around here is cheaper. Will that be enough to be considered a restart?
We've a mix RPR and KBG. And found it nice....then we realize, that Rye is quite maintenance annoying. low heat tolerance, thatch high forming, cold resistance low. so we decide to get rid of it. but its our exp. Curious to see your result! love your channel, Ginja))
I did a test plot a blend of the RPR and the KBG The rye is def getting hit with the heatwave we have had this year in Utah. I did a 50/50 blend. I'm testing other varieties, but I like the color of the Brenbrug. Haven't decided on what I would do for my reno, but if I do choose Barenbrug I am going to go heavier on the ratio for KBG. Probably 70/30
We also have a pre-mixed product in HGT/RPR (80/20)! Always welcome custom mixing to your environment and/or preference, however! Ryegrass and drought don't necessarily mix to some degree (no pun intended), as you experienced.
I’m not too interested in the lawn, I was stuck looking at those mountains behind your house. What a view.
good call hahaha
funny, i never noticed had to go back to see what you were talking about
Nice looking mountains 😄
Do you have scissors or a utility blade to rip those bags right open? 😀 I know whatever works 😉
I'm in Florida, so jealous right now.
Believe the Ginja when he says how good this seed is. I overseeded and did a partial renovation with RPR last fall and I did it twice as sloppy as Ginja and got the same results. It's a life changing product.
Right on 👊🏻🤩
@@pestandlawnginja I'm a beginner and I am wondering how you managed to remove all the existing old grass and turn it into dirt turf before you overseeded your lawn.
@@jillthompson6110 Its all in the vids, can't remember the specific chemical. Just go back a few its there.
@@jillthompson6110 - He mowed it down low and then killed it all with glyphosate. After that he leveled it with black dirt.
@@jillthompson6110 once the grass plant is dead from the glyphosate, it won’t come back. The plant matter will break down in the soil from worms and bacteria and in a few months or a year, you won’t be able to see any signs of the old grass plants
You just can't keep a good man down. You rock.
👊🏻🤩 my man!!!
Ginja, this is by far the most amazing video tutorial ever!
Very well explained, with amazing real results and no BS added. Excellent!
I can't wait for the fall to do a whole lawn renovation project and follow in your steps. You're the man! 👍
Much appreciated! I spent some time trying to get the video right. glad you liked it.
Wow Ginja looks like a whole lot of work. Loppers to open a bag of seed, shovel to open a bag of peat moss you crack me up. A gerber tool works great for a guy like you. Nice job love your videos. You know there aren’t a lot of people who get excited about yard work. I think I’ll work on reseeding this fall and call it good.
hahaha good call. I'm pretty sure i'm the reason for child restraints on bottles and such
Lawn ginja, this could very well be the best “nuke” and re-seed video on the tubes! I couldn’t believe the way you included such time lapses as you provided.BARENBRUG should be so proud of this product and video.
I love your “ embrace the suck” catch cry!!! All the best from South Australia.
Thanks Tim!!! Super Kind!!! Love the feedback
yep, mother nature kicked me right in the junk with my spring renovation this year, between the rainstorms after seeding, to the heat I'm fighting now!
I’m about to break up with her hahaha
I really enjoy your "rye" humor. Thanks for showing us amateurs it doesn't have to be hard, and growing seed can really be done.
LOL Dad jokes are the best!
@@pestandlawnginja lol. I don't know him, so please introduce me to your friend Pete Moss.
@@Nintenga37 on point!
I planted a brand new lawn beginning of May in Massachusetts. we had a solid week of 80* weather. 30 days later I have a perfect lawn. it is doable
Rad 👏
Last year I over seeded my lawn. my spreader has the over-seed option and the new lawn option and I used used the new lawn setting. I am using Scotts fertilizer and my yard went from so so last year to nearly awesome this year. There were a bunch of spots I could not get to fill in even throwing seed on them by hand. Im going to do the same this year. Spread grass seed after the birds have gone south.
That is awesome! I can't stand the little birds eating my investment hahaha
looking great, i renovate around 80 lawns a year using prg in new zealand. great grass in mild climates
Rad!!!!
My lawn is now repaired and looks great thanks to you and the sun joe. You the MAN.
awesome! love that you slayed that lawn
Heck ya Gina!!! This was such a satisfying video series!!! Thanks for taking us through the whole process
You’re welcome Gary!!! Glad you liked it!
My garbage lawn was 70% weeds. Started working on it in may. Spend 200$ on a push reel mower and 400$ on weed be gone 200$ on fertilizer and 120$ on seed. If you put in the time give things time to thrive you can have a completely weed free lawn in 65 days. My lawn is pure KGB with sprinkles of rye and fesue. All uniform colour due to uniform nutrients. Use triple 19 on lime spots when they obviously are pure grass. Most of the time it’s weeds sapping your water and nutrient.
Awesome. Love that you Slayed that Lawn!
Love this stuff.. seeded it last spring, had 3 mows within 18 days and after 2 months it was ready for traffic from my two 2 boys with a soccer ball and all.. Added some more seed in the fall and the lawn has never been better... awesome seed..!!
The Dude abides?!
Right On!
That lawn looks great. Now it's got me thinking about my front lawn..... oh geezz i'm going to do it..
Slay that lawn!!!
I did some reseeding and patching the last 2 weeks and the sun came out raging this week. Added more water and bam! ….seedlings popping up everywhere and weeds dying.. Gonna let the 90 degree heat coming in the next few days hit it with not much, or no water. See if it takes out the rest of the undesirable stuff.
hi Ginja I discovered barenbrug last year (thanks to you).
Last fall after your visit to the Barenbrug Research Center I ordered an RPR and transformed the lawn
Rad!!!! Bet it looks amazing!
i hate yard work summer and winter. it cost time and money but i do just enough so its not an eye sore. 2 of my neighbors compliment on my lawn and requested tips.
right on!
Just found this channel after watching Ryan Knorr. I love it. I love seeing a fellow ginger killin it, and your knowledge/presentation is awesome!
Awesome, thank you! Glad to have you.
Don’t know if it makes sense but what I’ve done with the landzie type tool after I scalp then dethatch and scarify , I like to top dress with topsoil or black cow compost, then seed with a spreader then I put down a layer of peat and it has worked for me so far
that's great. glad its working!
You are a mad man! I realized after subscribing that you're actually in the same county as I am. Watching this video and knowing the heat wave we have been dealing with I am very impressed with your results this time of year. Amazing job, and keep the videos coming!
awesome matt! it was a brutal year to be planting grass. i pulled a hat trick!
This is what I’ve been searching for! I just moved into a rental and the yard is in need of a major overhaul. I didn’t know if there was a way to do this in the heat we’ve been getting but I’m hoping there’s something like this that I can do to make my new yard enjoyable.
Rad! Lawn care is a fun way to pass some time.
Why would you waste the time and money if it’s a rental?
I got the yellowjacket seed and it grew great in 10 days and LUSH....i got it on your recommendation months ago and could not be happier with results....better than any Scotts brand seed i used before....great video Ginga
Right on 👊🏻🤩
I can’t believe I seeded 5 days ago and it started sprouting yesterday! This Barenbrug RPR is ridiculously good!
💯
i just got my bag of RPR. for my renovation, my front lawn looked pretty good but it was a mutt, mostly tall fescue but with whatever the previous owner decided to plant in the bare spots with
It happens! All depends on your lawn goals
Barenbrug RTF combined with Bermuda is a true beast. Thanks again my brother ginja and may I say your mountain views are truly epic.
👊🏻😁
Hands down the best seed I used in my yard. I started over and used it and I had people stopping for the first time ever asking what kind of grass is that. It was too hot in my area for it to thrive it does not like constant 90 degree temps. I couldn't keep enough water on it so most of it died. Had to switch back to TTTF.
Ahhhh bummer!
Man i know what I'm getting for this fall Reno I'm gonna do now thanks man and happy fathers day my friend!!!
Thank you! Best of luck!
No man thank you I love prg and this is even better man its self repairing I'm sold lol my kids will love the softness and how shiny it is !!! Lol
Soo soft!!!! My kids are dying to do back flips on it
Heck yea bro thats awesome!!
Just lightly dragging a rake behind you in a cross hatch pattern will even that peat moss out really nicely. It will get some of the seed mixed into the peat moss topping, but I've never had issues getting solid germination using that technique to even out the moss.
I've done that. the issues were the seed moving with the peat moss. it also left chunks of peat. two much peat effects the germination in a big way.
I ❤️ Utah. My brother lives in St George. The most gorgeous view you have there and my brother does as well!
Right on Pattie!
I purchased last week 50# of barenbrug RTF turf saver w/ yellow jacket for my first fall overseed project ever up here in canada. Your results are giving me confidence ! Great works. Cheers
That is a great choice!!!!! Germinates fast too
Love my Landzie, thanks to previous vids. I lost my lawn to moss over the winter. Cleared it with the dethatcher, pulling back. Worked great. Can't afford a pro for loam/seeding so doing re-seeding myself. Very tough to mow what is left and grow new seed. Plus I'm late and its summer. Did a sample patch and kbg came up great but has crabgrass in it. Not happy about that but that is what Tenacity is for. I'll continue using it. Very expensive seed. 50 lbs for $314. but its already paid for.... Wish me luck. My two landcare neighbors think I'm nuts. I like that. BTW, I'm using the Landzie to spread some sifted loam over the seed and rolling, instead of peat moss. So far so good.
Rad!!!!! the loam i have is way too fine and too much sand. went straight through hahaha. gotta love the lawn game! i've spent that much in my back yard seeding with mazama! But it's kicking and alive and in the shade. so i'm very happy.
I just reseeded where I had 4 big oak trees. about 100-200sqft. layed down seed, starter fert, peat moss top cover, and a little tackifier. Temps were mid 90s! I was kind of experimenting to see if I could even get it to grow with that kind of heat. using some automatic sprinkler timers I had em going for 15 mins every hr for about 10-12 hrs a day. 2 weeks later it's came in very well and am going to do a first mow tomorrow. growing in the heat can be done but I'm not looking forward to the suck of my water bill this month lol.
Awesome!!!! Well done 🎉
I did the same thing and still watering. I hear you on the get f****d water bill 🤣🖐
Amazing results Ginja!
Thank you!!!! It was a fun project Legend!!!
Amazing!!
Curious if you have every worked with liquid fertilizers, iron and aeration products? I pretty impressed with liquid aeration, but it’s just the cost of application and the frequency as to how you need to apply it to get the results. A nice lawn is all about the soil. Giving grass seed roots room to expand and grow so you have a healthy lawn that is super green with loose soil that allows the roots to grow deep.
And now we are in a huge heat wave and no rain here In Utah
it's been brutal!
Wow look at those mountains in the background! Beautiful
Right!? Great place to live
Thanks Ginja, love your videos and every time I see those mountains in the background it makes me happy! Interesting to watch these renos. I have seen several with peat moss, Conner did one recently where he put sawdust down (that got my attention as a woodworker), but here in Texas the thunderstorms are no joke and my lawn has a slope. I have to hold that seed in place. My first reno was a real learning curve. However, I found out that using lightweight burlap to cover my seed is a lifesaver! It might not be feasible for big yards, but if you are just doing 1k-2k sqft sections it works great and it's less expensive than seed blankets!
right on! there's multiple ways to skin a cat ;)
About to buy some property assuming the economy doesn't keep going downhill so this video popping up just proves someone is reading my mind. I'm very picky when it comes to how my lawn looks
Boom! gotta love the universe giving back
Yes, yes, yes! I'm really looking forward to future videos on this RPR. Thank you for this series. I've really enjoyed it.
Rad! Love the feedback!
Barenbrug for the win. That's exactly what I use.kbg and rpr ryegrass. Wish I could send photos on my renovation.
Great blend! Well done!
I put tenacity down a couple weeks ago when I seeded and I’m starting to get a ton of clover
clover is frustrating to control for sure.
With my landzie type spreader when I’m spreading peat moss I like to take a medium about the size of a baseball sized river rock from one of my beds I put that in the landzie Iand it breaks up more of the clumps, kinda like the ball in a spray paint can
i like that idea. i'll give it a try. sounds like a good idea.
I bought the killzall, it came in today, getting the back yard done on my day off with me luck🤞
Rad!!!! Slay that lawn!
It's pretty cool to see the great results of your labor. Very nice.
thanks!
When I saw the bag of seed I knew that it wouldn't be a true Ginja video if he wasn't struggling opening the bag! Always one upping yourself with ways to open them! Looking forward to the results!
Totally! hahaha
Ginja, would you be able to do a video on watering? How calculate how much water, and how to calculate for evaporation? How to properly balance each areas water? Watering procedure for different soil types? That sort of thing.
I was having issues with my sprinkler coverage due to water pressure, and I just had a booster installed to correct my pressure dropping to below 30psi and not giving a proper coverage in the middle of the spray arc, now I'm trying to figure out how much water I need for Kentucky Blue that gets sun pretty much all day, and I have an open field so the wind plays a factor.
It’s already in the works Leo!!!! Great suggestion
I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who struggles to open those damn bags! Haha too funny! Great lawn and can't wait to see how it continues to grow
Right!? They are the worst!!!!
@@pestandlawnginja Oh no! That bag actually had the easy pull tab. Gotta find that little arrow in the corner :)
Rye grass grows fast. I used it with KBG to gain a stand until the KBG germinated and filled in.
right on! great way to do it
Looks amazing nice work!! I only plant Barenbrug RPR I love the stuff! You are so right it’s like you are cheating!! It’s so easy. I accidentally use too much sand and compost to cover the seed in some sections and this seed hulked up and pushed the freaking dirt up and inch then busted through!!
LOL that's nuts! Love the feedback
Planted a lot of 10x10 test areas of different grasses in my back yard , this spring I did a 10x10 test area using barenbrug rpr, I'll never use another brand of grass seed again, just gotta hope it survives the 9 months of rain we get here in Oregon,
oregon is their home base! should do fantastic
Awesome, love it, used the non coated RPR in the Fall with great results. So much so I think 7 days to see it is a bit slow. Maybe the coated takes a little longer. I didn’t think RPR was a mono stand since it mixes about 4 cultivars.
My weather was super Crazy this year. Cold cold nights the first 5 days
Laid this seed down on Thursday last week so I’m in the middle of my 4th day. I haven’t seen any sprouting yet but keeping the faith. I live in Lehi and I started out watering every 2 hours for 5 minutes and it stayed nice and wet (but not swampy). Over the last day and a half that hasn’t seemed sufficient so I’m now at every hour for 5-7 min. Sound right?
I really hope you’re gonna let us watch the first cut! 😀
You know this!!!!
You will be fine with 2 passes of that peat moss especially when its hot. I seed fescue in vegas it will be in the 90s some days. Make sure you hand water edges or other dry spots. Peat moss is extra fine so you can't let it dry cuz it will blow away.
awesome feedback. thank you
I’m so glad they’ve come up with a self repairing ryegrass. That’s my only complaint about my Speare’s Seeds Double Time. With any sort of damage I have to reseed the area. I don’t have in ground irrigation set up yet so it’s hard to stay on top of the watering.
totally hear you! I've been preaching that for years. people in my area are spoiled since every lawn is kbg. they don't even comprehend having to reseed every fall.
Hmm temperature is generally never an issue here in Texas, but heavy rains can ruin a freshly seeded lawn really quickly. Sometimes it just comes down to luck in good timing. It happen with my lawn this year. The front yard I thought I'd try a really early seed, first week of march actually... after a week I felt things were going so well with weather and temp, decided to seed the backyard, another week later, my front yard got established and rooted. Survived well through the first heavy rain week, but the backyard... it's all uneven and patchy. But hey, this is why you order extra seed, I'm in my second week after overseeding, and things are so nice.
I bet!!! We only get a few of those crazy rains per season. yesterday being one of them. I can only imagine the frustration.
@@pestandlawnginja Oh hey, btw. I just realized the monaco bermuda seed I have was developed by Barenbrug, but sourced through Johnston seed co. It's looking like these guys know what they are doing.
I'd take your "before yard" anyday lol! Great video! I live in Virginia Beach and looking to just level my old yard, which is full of crabgrass and gawd knows what else, and start over. Definitely gave me some starting points to consider! Thanks! And HOLY COW the mountains in the background are JAW-DROPPING! Cheers from the East Coast!
Looks great! Really digging the PRG in my lawn, well at least the stuff that didn't wash out! Good stuff bro!
Right on!!!! You're wash out was no joke! At least the skid steere didn't wash away too ;)
@@pestandlawnginja ha! True.
i did my spring renovation and level and did the sprinklers 5 min every 2 hours hade temps in the upper 80s and some 90s I have MP
rotators
awesome!
Happy Father’s Day master, amazing results…
Why not mixing the seeds on the roller like you did in the roller test back in the day?
Keep up the good content
I absolutely love that method and it works really well. My hesitation was getting a lot of seed around the edges of the perimeter
@@pestandlawnginja greatly appreciate the reply!!!
My bag of Barenbrug Turf Blue HGT just arrived and am ready to over seed my front lawn.
awesome!
I want to do this! I have the RPR and just need to begin but was waiting for the fall. I can't wait to see more of it
Fall is a wise choice!!!!
It's midnight. I have work in 6 hours. I'm hungover from 4th of July. I don't have a yard. I don't own a home.
But god dammit here I am.
LOL love it!
Why peat-moss instead of compost? Compost retails moister much better and isn’t susceptible to wind and water movement. But you got good results so that’s pretty cool.
the peat hold a ton of water. i don't like the wood chips compost has. overall its a preference.
You did the work of 3 men on that job. Moe, Larry and Curley. Nice Job man, wish I had irrigation for the 40k sq/ft I'm trying to bring to life by overseeding. Weather in jersey has been crazy with day to day temps changing from the 70s to 90s with high humidity and rain. How about we see the sprinklers in action.
😂😂😂 good call! I'll try and get some more sprinkler coverage
Nice work. I’ve got the BaRenbrug RPR on the front lawn and I love it. It will be going in on the back 1/2 acre this fall. Keep up the good work.
Rad!!!
100K subs. Congrats Ginja! Well deserved. Happy fathers day.
Thanks a ton!
Impressive! That seed sounds amazing. Kentucky bluegrass is so needy when it comes to water, so having a good, more drought tolerant cultivar would be amazing. It has been such a crazy and hot season here in Utah. Love the results!
Totally hear that John! RTF tall fescue has some crazy deep roots. I just prefer the thinner blade. the thing about the rpr is its so easy to plant more where kbg fights a bit when seeding.
@@pestandlawnginja absolutely. I am really intrigued about the spreading capability because that’s always been a shortcoming of ryegrass and tall fescue. Ryegrass is really nice so I’ll definitely look into RPR!
I can hear this guy’s neighbors: “The unemployed Mercedes lawn clown is out there with his selfie stick again!”
👊😂
What's your recommendation without having a full kill off? My plan is:
Cut grass short and bag it
Dethatch/cleanup
Overseed
Starter Fert
Compost/peat moss on top with a spreader like this.
Anything you'd change here?
I’d find a scarifier if you can and add it after the dethatch
A great video. I love watching your lawn grow. I have sown bent and fine fescue on our small back lawn. You’re a great presenter, top channel 👍🏼
Awesome! Thank you!
Thank you! I look forward to seeing what yard tool you will open the bag with next. Maybe next time you can use a chain saw.
Great idea! I'll have to remember that one Jeremy!!!
Do you need to get down to the bare soil and start over or can you "save" a lawn by seeding aggressively?
Its very savable. Takes a lot longer tho. Gota keeo it watered like crazy and fed well
no you don't have to get down to bare dirt. we did this because st augustine is next level to get it out. you wouldn't be able to change grass species very well by seeding, just my 2c.
Drought and hi temps mean that I have better things than to throw resources at my lawn, like money, time and water! Now if I had your yard that would be manageable. I can't wait to see your lawn in a few months.
To each there own for sure! Its been great so far!
Big fan Ginja! How does the RPR hold up to scarifying or dethatching with the Sun Joe? Will that kill the lateral growing?
incredibly well. super pleased. its super thick now. hard to tell a visual difference between it and the kbg i have in the back.
Great job under really tough conditions lately, along the Wasatch front. Never forget we're in a high desert. Maybe over seed with Kentucky blue early fall or next spring? Happy father's day, I'm sure R/R treated ya well.
Thank you! You too! I’ll keep the rye indefinitely. I’m excited to see how well it does
@@pestandlawnginja
Rye supposed to do well around here, and besides KBG is a water hog. I do like High West Rye
Amazing explanations I have been looking for
Glad it was helpful!
When seeding a new lawn I prefer to use sprinklers and hand watering to ensure every spot is getting what it needs
right on!
If you’re going to get serious about self seeding your own lawn, you should look into pre-soaking your seeds
Thank you for giving me hope on my desert no grass lawn! LOL
Any time!
I’ve been having all kinds of problems with my sod that was installed last September. It’s dying off in some areas parts where it’s dying the ground is moist but the grass is Brown and brittle. Also the ground is becoming hard like dry dirt but once you penetrate it’s moist.
sounds like the top layers may be aquaphobic or simply the sprinkler coverage is off. if its acuaphobic hit it with revive granular.
Their rhizomatis till fescue looks amazing I planted that seed in my lawn and I had a next door neighbor who got sod and no one really likes to look at his son it's a dwarf fescue or something like that but mine looks glorious
It does!!! I've played with it. Nice dark color too!
I know you used Tenacity when you killed off the grass three weeks prior to seeding. Would you still use it 2-3 weeks prior to seeding if you weren't killing it off, or just apply when you seed? And thanks for introducing me to Barenbrug!
I will spot spray it. For now I'm planning on picking the weeds by hand as they come. Much better on the grass and the environment.
First Aussie 😁. Ginja ,Happy Father’s Day mate , I hope your day is filled with laughter and family memories. 😎
Legend! First is first!
This is awesome! I’m looking forward to using this video for my back yard at my new home. A few questions I have is how long does it last and how many sq ft does one bag cover? I have a large back yard 😅
8:57 you showed in your other video that the Peak Seasons Compost Spreader was perfect for peat moss and left no lines, but you still went with the land-z. also, your complaint for the peak seasons was that it spread too much "big chunks" out, but you are using a rhizomatic, which depends on those "big chunks" for shelter to make colonies!
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Have a good night. Thanks for the laugh
I’m about ready to do the same. For the same reasons. I’ve got about 15 different grass types In The front (PRG overseed ugly lawn project) and I’ve got lines and striping also. About to kill it all off and replant some good KBG. My jury is still out on the PRG disease tolerance and heat tolerance (cool season here.) it got hot quick here this year and my PRG checked out quick. 😖
And PRG germinates quickly too. 6 days for me so the same.
super frustrating. I get dry heat and not as much humidity here. makes a big difference.
Do you have a video for over seeding a patchy, bumpy lawn?
My lawn was bumpy and patch in the past. Plenty of content. You can copy this entire process minus the leveling and it works fantastic
@@pestandlawnginja my yard has gross, crunchy grass, caked in pine needles, with bumpy gopher holes.... this process is going to SUCK! BUT, my yard is not as large as yours... thank God. You're badass! Thank you!
It really gets a little too hot in Utah for KBG. You really have fight to keep it looking good in July, August. Switched to dwarf TTTF for the deeper roots.😊
Not sure I agree but stoked you found something you love!
I was trying to attach a pic and i can't. All my grass comes in after the heat, Before that, i only have barren sand soil. I live in Delaware. I think i just have crabgrass for lawn. I can't afford much, and I have 1/2 ac. In the fall, I want to spray tenacity everywhere, then aerate, then throw a 1in of top soil and seed. Then wait it out till spring. Top soil around here is cheaper. Will that be enough to be considered a restart?
sounds like a good plan.
Txu!
I’ve got 2 50 lb bags in my garage waiting for our “drought” to go away. 😢
good on you for getting it early!!!
We've a mix RPR and KBG. And found it nice....then we realize, that Rye is quite maintenance annoying. low heat tolerance, thatch high forming, cold resistance low. so we decide to get rid of it. but its our exp.
Curious to see your result! love your channel, Ginja))
Thanks for the tips! Love the feedback. It can be different for everyone considering climate, watering habits, regular maintenance and expectations.
I did a test plot a blend of the RPR and the KBG The rye is def getting hit with the heatwave we have had this year in Utah. I did a 50/50 blend. I'm testing other varieties, but I like the color of the Brenbrug. Haven't decided on what I would do for my reno, but if I do choose Barenbrug I am going to go heavier on the ratio for KBG. Probably 70/30
We also have a pre-mixed product in HGT/RPR (80/20)! Always welcome custom mixing to your environment and/or preference, however! Ryegrass and drought don't necessarily mix to some degree (no pun intended), as you experienced.
They're 80/20 mix is legit. I've played with it and seeded customer lawns with it.
Absolutely cannot believe no weeds in a newly seeded lawn! We have Tif Tuf Bermuda and Poa Anna is a nightmare in the Spring. I will try Tenacity.
It's pretty crazy! I've hand pulled a few pieces of crabgrass up until now
WOW, that's one nice lawn well done 😀👍👍
Thanks 👍
Why didn’t you use a drop spreader for your seed or a regular spreader
I commonly mix the peat and seed together but i wanted more seed around the perimeter so i chose not to do that this go around.
Hey Ginja, what, if anything, would you do differently if you were renovating a space you typically use for pets?
how do you feel about putting straw down on top of the seed?
not a big fan but it works!
Beautiful Work & Results! 🙀
Thanks TK!!!!