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.
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
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.
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! 👍
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
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!
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'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!
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.
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 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
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..!!
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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
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
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.
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
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.
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 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.
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.
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!
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.
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!
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.
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
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!!
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?
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.😊
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.
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.
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.
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.
Hmmm which to use on Long Island. I guess I have some homework ahead. I plan on doing alot of seeding the first week of July so I am right there with ya!
I personally would do any of their cool season grass. i love their turf blue pro bluegrass. I really really love this rpr that I laid down. the color is fantastic. very vibrant and stripes so well.
@@pestandlawnginja Thanks Ginja! Will check it out bud! Toss up between that and fescue since fescue seems shade tolerant and not as "high maintenance". I will take a better look at the blue pro though you mention
Great video... very helpful. I'm in central Pennsylvania and recently moved into a home. We have a small backyard but it's completely riddled with weeds. Some are crabgrass, one with purple flowers growing from lily pads and others. Would tilling the soil be the best start before a treatment? Thank you.
It’ll make a difference. How much of a difference….. not sure. The issue is you may till up and surface other seeds that burrow deeper. Hard to say really
I did this whole renovation of yours step by step in the fall. The lawn looked amazing. I'm located in Southern NJ and for some reason the front and side yard that I did this to the RPR isn't really growing much at all except for the spots where the dog peed. Seems odd since I'm seeing a lot of growth in other yards around me and my backyard which is fescue is growing like crazy. Is this typical of RPR? I did a soil test early spring and added the necessary amendments I needed but even though the grass is green there is hardly any top growth.
Hi Michael. This is not typical behavior of rpr. however i have a few things you may want to try. since the dog urine spots are growing well that's commonly an indication of a deficiency of nitrogen and or a fungus. I would try the fertilizer route first and do a full dose.
So I just learned Vigoro seed (sold at Home Depot here) is made by Barenbrug. Would you say it is the same quality as Barenbrug branded seed? I haven't seen Barenbrug sold here in Ohio.
@@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!
I am going to be planting the barrenburg rprg this spring. I live in eastern Washington, Spokane. When should I be putting down seed? Is it when the ground Temp is over 50 degrees? How do I know when to plant this seed? Awesome video by the way!
Called it on the ryegrass :p can't wait for the first mow video! My bluegrass reno is kicking as well :) tons of water though, in the same boat as you with the high temperatures.
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?
Sweet ! Love the "got grass" cap ! ~ QUESTION! ~ i live in Miami , Florida , and am trying to redo our yard , we just moved in on September 1rst, and have been cleaning up amd fixing up the house, now , I'm trying to clean up the yard. It's COVERED in weeds and just dirty grey , really fine sand. Any suggestions as to how i can get a nice , lush , green fluffy lawn my kids can run around and play in ? ~ i prefer grass that has thicker blades , but , I'll take what i can get , i am doing it myself , and maybe with the help of my husband on weekends, I'm 115 lbs soaking wet, 5'8" , but, i have energy to spare, I'm a "tom boy" and not afraid to get dirty or work hard. Just want to know what to do and make sure i am doing it correctly , which tools to use for which things, and how to obtain a beautiful lawn with no weeds, or fungi, or anything that is just bad for grass and or the surrounding plants as well. Thank you so much !
I helped brett from grasscapades do a lawn reno near tampa. we used bemini bermuda and it turned out incredible. you can also find an awesome emerald zoysia. both are fantastic choices. sodding is always easiest. i believe the video is called when to call it quits.
My scenario is I bought a house. The previous owner must have used the dirt from the construction of the extension and launched it over the grassy area. It has humps and bumps. So I used 750ltr of top soil and 4 boxes of smart grass. To try get grass to sprout in the bald spots and over the levelled out spots. Could I buy or obtain your grass seed here in the uk. Or I’m tempted to get a turf cutter and scrap the top inch off the area and lay turf rolls. I’m so so so desperate for a lush lawn like yours. Also if I buy all the equipment. And I fix the lawn I will have used it for this perfect lawn( if I follow your tips ) and then it would become redundant. What would you do. I seeded 7 days ago and no sprigs have been noticed yet I’m currently watching your video whilst I water the grass and waiting for the sprinkler to finish. So I can move it over. Desperately seeking your input and wisdom from another ginger ninja bro 😎 Please excuse my British attempt at humour. ( I am full on ginger though. ) 🤣
👊🏻😂 love it. Here’s the deal. Ryegrass germinates extremely fast. Kentucky bluegrass germinates slow. Takes 21 days on average with an additional 90 days to fill in thick. Watching grass grow is worse than watching paint dry. If the seed isn’t germinating after 21 days we need to look to see if we are watering too much or too little. As for Barenbrug I was thinking they have dealers in the UK. Check there site Cheers
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’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.
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 😅
Mr. Ginja, I am very intrigued by the grass seed you used. I read the product details and it says mowing height max 2.5, my question is can it be kept at 3-4 inches?
@@pestandlawnginja it’s a pretty vague question but here are more specifics. Cool season lawn, shaded area (4-6 hours of sunlight), would like to mow between 3-4 inches.
@@shoaibmanai1660 Could be on the shadier side for some ryegrasses. Not sure of the zone you're in, but a fine fescue/ryegrass mixture might even work. Good mowing heights for maintaining turf in shade, btw!
@@barenbrugusa6555 I am based in Illinois. So I am either looking to get RPR or the RTF. Can I get a bag of both and mix them together, question is would they play nice with each other?
Hello, thank you for the valuable info! I live in Wyoming at 6,000 foot elevation. Will RPR work at this elevation? I can't seem to find this information. Our home is on old prairie grazing land, lots of thistle and prairie grass, what should I do about this before planting? Finally, should I plant sod or RPR?
I will be doing this next week. I noticed you did not use a roller to press the seeds down. My local Home Depot rents them, but do I need to roller over the seeds? Sure would save me the time if not. Thx.
How well would this work if started near autumn? I can't start it now as it's way too hot. How can I prep my yard to do this at the right time in autumn?
late summer when the outside temps get around 80 degrees or below permenantly. just copy what I did. I have an entire playlist of what I'm doing from start to finish
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.
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.
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.
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
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
Barenbrug RTF combined with Bermuda is a true beast. Thanks again my brother ginja and may I say your mountain views are truly epic.
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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
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.
You just can't keep a good man down. You rock.
👊🏻🤩 my man!!!
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!
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!!
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!
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 lawn is now repaired and looks great thanks to you and the sun joe. You the MAN.
awesome! love that you slayed that lawn
Thank you for giving me hope on my desert no grass lawn! LOL
Any time!
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!
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 👊🏻🤩
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.
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 👏
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 :)
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!
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
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
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!!!
looking great, i renovate around 80 lawns a year using prg in new zealand. great grass in mild climates
Rad!!!!
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
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!
I ❤️ Utah. My brother lives in St George. The most gorgeous view you have there and my brother does as well!
Right on Pattie!
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!!!
100K subs. Congrats Ginja! Well deserved. Happy fathers day.
Thanks a ton!
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 can’t believe I seeded 5 days ago and it started sprouting yesterday! This Barenbrug RPR is ridiculously good!
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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!
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.
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!
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.
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
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 ;)
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!
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
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
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
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
My bag of Barenbrug Turf Blue HGT just arrived and am ready to over seed my front lawn.
awesome!
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
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!
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?
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!!!
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 🤣🖐
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!
I bought the killzall, it came in today, getting the back yard done on my day off with me luck🤞
Rad!!!! Slay that lawn!
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?
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!
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
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!
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!!!!
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!
First Aussie 😁. Ginja ,Happy Father’s Day mate , I hope your day is filled with laughter and family memories. 😎
Legend! First is first!
Wow look at those mountains in the background! Beautiful
Right!? Great place to live
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.
Awesome video Ginja !! Embracing the suck was well worth it in the end 🤣 looks amazing brother !!
Thanks Scott! I'm very pleased with the results
Looks good man! I'll be renovating the same way here in VA but with TTTF! My first Reno ever. your video got me excited!
That RTF by barenbrug is $$$
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.
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
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!
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 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.
WOW, that's one nice lawn well done 😀👍👍
Thanks 👍
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!
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!!!
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.
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
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.
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.
Hmmm which to use on Long Island. I guess I have some homework ahead. I plan on doing alot of seeding the first week of July so I am right there with ya!
I personally would do any of their cool season grass. i love their turf blue pro bluegrass. I really really love this rpr that I laid down. the color is fantastic. very vibrant and stripes so well.
@@pestandlawnginja Thanks Ginja! Will check it out bud! Toss up between that and fescue since fescue seems shade tolerant and not as "high maintenance". I will take a better look at the blue pro though you mention
Amazing explanations I have been looking for
Glad it was helpful!
I hope Do My Own gets more of that Rye seed in stock. I Like the results u got.
get it while you can. there is going to be a massive shortage this year due to the drought in oregon.
Great video... very helpful. I'm in central Pennsylvania and recently moved into a home. We have a small backyard but it's completely riddled with weeds. Some are crabgrass, one with purple flowers growing from lily pads and others. Would tilling the soil be the best start before a treatment? Thank you.
It’ll make a difference. How much of a difference….. not sure. The issue is you may till up and surface other seeds that burrow deeper. Hard to say really
I did this whole renovation of yours step by step in the fall. The lawn looked amazing. I'm located in Southern NJ and for some reason the front and side yard that I did this to the RPR isn't really growing much at all except for the spots where the dog peed. Seems odd since I'm seeing a lot of growth in other yards around me and my backyard which is fescue is growing like crazy. Is this typical of RPR? I did a soil test early spring and added the necessary amendments I needed but even though the grass is green there is hardly any top growth.
Hi Michael. This is not typical behavior of rpr. however i have a few things you may want to try. since the dog urine spots are growing well that's commonly an indication of a deficiency of nitrogen and or a fungus. I would try the fertilizer route first and do a full dose.
@@pestandlawnginja Would it hurt me any if I put down Headway G now to see if that helps things before putting down a 46-0-0 of urea?
@@michaelallen6770 wouldn’t hurt to try
So I just learned Vigoro seed (sold at Home Depot here) is made by Barenbrug. Would you say it is the same quality as Barenbrug branded seed? I haven't seen Barenbrug sold here in Ohio.
It is NOT the same quality. They do produce and bag it. It’s a value brand and not an upper line which is why it’s cheaper
@@pestandlawnginja copy that!
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!
I am going to be planting the barrenburg rprg this spring. I live in eastern Washington, Spokane. When should I be putting down seed? Is it when the ground Temp is over 50 degrees? How do I know when to plant this seed? Awesome video by the way!
you can put it down now. if the ground temps are above 50 degrees you'll have no issues. get a meat thermometer and check the top .5" of the soil.
Called it on the ryegrass :p can't wait for the first mow video! My bluegrass reno is kicking as well :) tons of water though, in the same boat as you with the high temperatures.
Rad! so far it is awesome. no complaints.
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
Sweet ! Love the "got grass" cap ! ~ QUESTION! ~ i live in Miami , Florida , and am trying to redo our yard , we just moved in on September 1rst, and have been cleaning up amd fixing up the house, now , I'm trying to clean up the yard. It's COVERED in weeds and just dirty grey , really fine sand. Any suggestions as to how i can get a nice , lush , green fluffy lawn my kids can run around and play in ? ~ i prefer grass that has thicker blades , but , I'll take what i can get , i am doing it myself , and maybe with the help of my husband on weekends, I'm 115 lbs soaking wet, 5'8" , but, i have energy to spare, I'm a "tom boy" and not afraid to get dirty or work hard. Just want to know what to do and make sure i am doing it correctly , which tools to use for which things, and how to obtain a beautiful lawn with no weeds, or fungi, or anything that is just bad for grass and or the surrounding plants as well. Thank you so much !
I helped brett from grasscapades do a lawn reno near tampa. we used bemini bermuda and it turned out incredible. you can also find an awesome emerald zoysia. both are fantastic choices. sodding is always easiest. i believe the video is called when to call it quits.
@@pestandlawnginja thank u sooo much !!!!!! I will check that out !! Happy holidays!
My scenario is I bought a house.
The previous owner must have used the dirt from the construction of the extension and launched it over the grassy area. It has humps and bumps. So I used 750ltr of top soil and 4 boxes of smart grass. To try get grass to sprout in the bald spots and over the levelled out spots.
Could I buy or obtain your grass seed here in the uk.
Or I’m tempted to get a turf cutter and scrap the top inch off the area and lay turf rolls. I’m so so so desperate for a lush lawn like yours.
Also if I buy all the equipment. And I fix the lawn I will have used it for this perfect lawn( if I follow your tips ) and then it would become redundant.
What would you do.
I seeded 7 days ago and no sprigs have been noticed yet I’m currently watching your video whilst I water the grass and waiting for the sprinkler to finish. So I can move it over.
Desperately seeking your input and wisdom from another ginger ninja bro 😎
Please excuse my British attempt at humour. ( I am full on ginger though. ) 🤣
👊🏻😂 love it.
Here’s the deal. Ryegrass germinates extremely fast. Kentucky bluegrass germinates slow. Takes 21 days on average with an additional 90 days to fill in thick. Watching grass grow is worse than watching paint dry.
If the seed isn’t germinating after 21 days we need to look to see if we are watering too much or too little.
As for Barenbrug I was thinking they have dealers in the UK. Check there site
Cheers
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.
Going to try some of that seed, Hope is becomes back in stock before the snow haha.
We're actually hoping to get some back up and online soon!
I'll say a prayer for 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.
how do you feel about putting straw down on top of the seed?
not a big fan but it works!
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 😅
Mr. Ginja, I am very intrigued by the grass seed you used. I read the product details and it says mowing height max 2.5, my question is can it be kept at 3-4 inches?
I’m sure it could but it’ll look sloppy. I’ll keep mine between .65” and 1”. Even 1” with a rotary mower
@@pestandlawnginja so which seed would you recommend, I very much liked the stolons capabilities of this one.
@@pestandlawnginja it’s a pretty vague question but here are more specifics. Cool season lawn, shaded area (4-6 hours of sunlight), would like to mow between 3-4 inches.
@@shoaibmanai1660 Could be on the shadier side for some ryegrasses. Not sure of the zone you're in, but a fine fescue/ryegrass mixture might even work. Good mowing heights for maintaining turf in shade, btw!
@@barenbrugusa6555 I am based in Illinois. So I am either looking to get RPR or the RTF. Can I get a bag of both and mix them together, question is would they play nice with each other?
Hello, thank you for the valuable info! I live in Wyoming at 6,000 foot elevation. Will RPR work at this elevation? I can't seem to find this information. Our home is on old prairie grazing land, lots of thistle and prairie grass, what should I do about this before planting? Finally, should I plant sod or RPR?
Yes, absolutely. before planting be sure to do exactly as i did.
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
I will be doing this next week. I noticed you did not use a roller to press the seeds down. My local Home Depot rents them, but do I need to roller over the seeds? Sure would save me the time if not. Thx.
You don't need a roller but it helps increase the seed to soil contact so I'm a fan.
How well would this work if started near autumn?
I can't start it now as it's way too hot.
How can I prep my yard to do this at the right time in autumn?
late summer when the outside temps get around 80 degrees or below permenantly. just copy what I did. I have an entire playlist of what I'm doing from start to finish
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 also recommend using a starter fertilizer AND milorganite on top of the seed before putting down the peat moss?
You need bigger scissors to pen that bad ,And that shovel is a great 👍 BEAUTIFUL LAWN WORK
Thank you! Came in fantastic
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.