The complete guide on how get a thicker lawn for beginners
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- Do you want a thicker lawn this year? In today's video, this is the complete guide on how get a thicker lawn with all the steps you will need
All are broken down into bite-sized pieces with easy to follow, step by step instructions. From how to cut your lawn before a lawn renovation and if you should you scalp your lawn and how long to leave it after the work is completed
I will be covering the benefits of aeration and why I scarify afterwards, with a little bit of science mixed in for some fun
If you just threw seeds down, they wouldn't grow, however, if you follow the tips in the advice on how to create the right conditions and how to cover them properly so that they grow. Did you know the difference between compost and soil when levelling your lawn? Well, if you are a beginner, this should be helpful as a lot of new people get this mixed up when trying to level their lawns.
But just covering the seeds and hoping for the best isn't the best plan, so as this is a beginner's video, I will teach you how to water your new grass seed as this is very important if you want it to grow.
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1. Cut (possibly scalp)
2. Aerate
3. Scarify
4. Clean up 'hoover up'
5. Overseed
6. Cover the seed (love the compost roller btw)
7. Light watering
8. Cup of tea
9. Level lawn
10. Pre seed fert
11. Seaweed
Got it! Looking to start my reno end of April :)
Your all over it 💚🌱💪
@@Premier_lawns_official Any recommendations on pre-seed fertilizer? I'm struggling to find one that ships to NI 😄
Hi. Please can you explain “seaweed”. Thank you.
@@mazharmiah I did a full video on 'seaweed'' its a deep dive ruclips.net/video/6JcgKNjUqRE/видео.htmlsi=uxiJ22ZHapTd8vDq
@@Premier_lawns_official thank you
Start with a truck load of lawn machinery
Because that's what a beginner would have
lol exactly
This made me laugh 😂
Inevitably, all of these RUclips 'lawn' videos have a comment about a "truck load of garden machinery".
I know that your lip is quivering, because you thought there would be a Blue Peter solution, but sadly it's not to be.
You are absolutely right😂
For my lawn this is how I set it up for easy maintenance when moving and starting with sod:
season 1: let the lawn grow and cut it at the height you want. Notice where water pools, where it drains, and where doesn’t get enough water. Be mindful of low spots and high spots. Correct these areas this season by moving sprinklers, installing a French drain, and removing all debris that is in the lawn such as rocks or thatch. This is now your foundation.
Season 2: let lawn grow at start of season for 2-3 weeks so it is off to a good start. Then proceed to level the lawn with sand or topsoil in areas that were being missed or scalped by the mower last season. Also aeration of the lawn at this stage is also very good. Now you let the lawn grow as a great foundation is set and it’ll grow into an even yard.
Season 3 and onward: every start of the season de-thatch, aerate, and little amounts of sand in any low spots that formed. And that’s it, cut at desired height, water based on weekly weather, and remove debris before it piles up or embeds itself into the lawn.
Best video tutorial out there on the subject. Thanks a lot
Wow, thanks!
Really awesome video and demonstration. I badly needed it. Thanks.
Happy to help 😍
I think you will also find this one helpful too
ruclips.net/video/cpt3qHe2HKU/видео.html
Simple and perfect. We'll explained. I am a beginner and it's very helpful. All the best
Thank you 😊 I'm glad you found it helpful
ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL AND INFORMATIVE VIDEO, THIS IS SO SIMPLY EXPLAINED, GOOF PROOF 😊 THANKS SOLDIER, YOU ROCK.
Thanks soldier 🪖🙂🪖
Yes indeed 😊
Really good advices and i recognise it’s the way to do it. But i have these problems:
- No money to buy the specialized tools
- No way to store them
- Not enough time to do all the steps
Maybe when the kids are older i can take care of my lawn. For now, i just cut it.
If you dont have any tools or place to store them watch this video, as its free and the only thing you need is a lawn mower ruclips.net/video/9felYgZiiRg/видео.htmlsi=AAoddjsU363uchrh
@@Premier_lawns_official I'll check it out
Excellent as ever Robbie
Thanks Dave 😁😁
@@Premier_lawns_official your welcome young man don’t forget this year I still have tea for you as a junior
@@davel831 haha Dave, how is the photography business going
@@Premier_lawns_official sorry Robbie just saw this, doing really well always up to do a shoot on a friendly hardworking excellent lawn management guys :-0
My back lawn is actually just clay covered in moss. Manually aerated it last week and I agree it was a hard time
Aeration by hand is hard work. Well done 👍
@@Premier_lawns_official thanks buddy. Great job on the video as always
@@steelbirdclips I assume your back lawn is better, but how's your BACK? Are you hunched over now? I did my whole 10k sf lawn manually, took me a month, and I'm two inches shorter now, lol
@@benvoliothefirst I'm currently getting over it slowly 😂
U don’t have to “scalp” your lawn but def doesn’t hurt to mow it on the lowest setting as it just opens up as much avail real a state for the new seed ! Seed to soil contact is 🔑 to new nice grass!!
Cutting at the lowest setting, most people would call that scalping
If you use a rechargeable drill with a 20mm ish auger (wood drill) on fast speed you can areate a small lawn in 30mins and the plugs just spin out and disintegrate.
Thanks for the tips 😁
to scalp the lawn or not to scalp the lawn, depends upon how many of laborers are there going to be. the shorter the less labor intensive but not as great of immediate results.
i was watching another golf course showing their aeration process for clay is first to use a dense blade scarifirer with a cross cut at 15º parallel, then a mole plow make your dewatering channels about 10-12" down, then follow with a 10-11" deep tine aeration, then use a 5" core plug aerator, then to topdress & backfill the plugs with tumble washed pga 90% sand 10% peat and soil. next fertilizer application should be heavy on the calcium and all of this should be done 2 weeks after the frost is out and temps hit 50ºF then you can get your pre-emergent done most effectively on the next application in early-mid april. or 3 weeks after you do this
GREAT video! Why have I never seen a compost spreader before? Man, I could have used that a few weeks ago when I harvested my worm bin...I broadcast almost 200 lbs of vermi-castings by hand...Gonna have to get one of these! Thank you for posting
Everyday is a school day 💪👌
Fantastic video lads , well done 👏👏👏
Thanks 😊
Im thinking..... you got to be a rich dude to sort the garden..... thanks for the breakdown via the tutorial.....
Wonderful video. Thank you.
Your welcome 😁
I like to just listen to this guy's voice. 😎
I miss the "what about yeerr" 😂 great video as always
What about you 😏
The only thing I disagree with is the watering recommendation. If I watered once a day it would be dry within hours. Most recommend light watering 3-4 times a day to keep it wet but noat soaking. I would check the peat moss every couple hours and 3 times a day was basically what it needed to not dry out.
I like the compost spreader but I’m not keen on the rotary seed spreader.
I use a drop spreader because the grass seeds aren’t dispersed into the plant borders (which happens when a rotary spreader flings them out to the sides).
All good points 👍 my spreader has an edge guard that stops that
This was a great video I never have use a leveler after rolling in soil onto see I getting ready to overseed Bermuda this weekend so good to know thanks
Bermuda is warm season grass, everything I talk about is for cool season grass
@@Premier_lawns_official this is true but the planet time frame is the only difference between cool and warm season grass. I’m in the transition zone in the states.I have a Bluemuda lawn in the back yard and full Bermuda in the front. But this fall I’ll be overseeing with Kentucky blue grass in the front. The mix of the top is insane. I also need a roller.
Not something I know a lot about to be honest.. we have it easy here in Ireland and the UK 🙂👍
@@K3nny24 Not quite, you don't want to use a regular dethatcher on bermuda, it'll pull up the stolons.
@@aaronhunter7822 I figure that out the hard way I took the dethatcher tines off and put the scarifier blades on
Great video on improving lawn.👍
So nice of you 😍
Of course , everyone with a small backyard has all the tools and equipment you suggested
This video is for beginners??????
Yep, explaining the basics
Are you brain dead
And everybody has this Machines and so on?😂
This is so cool
💚😊👍
Great Video! Very clear explanation.😊
Glad you enjoyed it 😁💚
Comprehensive. Thank you
Happy to help 😁
Good clear video where you get a roller like t where you can get a roller like one you used in the video.
All the links are in the video description
Great tips Robbie 👍🏾
Thanks Jordan 😀👍
It looks simple enough but I have an acre of land 😢
That's a big lump of lawn. Hire a pro 💪😜
@@Premier_lawns_officialand go bankrupt…
Great video. Thanks
Glad you liked it! 👌
I get it, that the top dressing soil and compost mixed with seeds needs to be sweeped to fit the ground.
But what about leveling a ground after a winter (or next to new house like in my case) with soil or/and sand as you show on other videos? Shall be done after aerating and scaryfing and before seeding? Maybe I should give it a week rest after I aerate and fix the bumps - before seeding and fertelizing?
Great tips thanks😃✌️✌️🌹
Id love you to explain about grass seed! Because there’s loads of different types and I’m sure that affects how well grass grows and how thick it gets?
Here you go ruclips.net/video/mtYUMWKyi6I/видео.html
@@Premier_lawns_official thanks 🙏
What is the best month to do this in? Also what is the worse ? We just moved into a home and I am itching to get working on the yard!
Great video thank you!
Welcome to the channel!
Ideally spring and autumn 👍
If you're in the UK, September and if you're the other side of the pond, most folks leave it until after the real heat of the summer has passed, more often than not this is oct
The shoulder seasons...
Thank you!! Looking forward to this and will report back. I am in California so it will cool down here in October!
Hi from Bulgaria 🇧🇬
I love your videos they r very informative 👌
I have a question....this year i would like to level my lawn so this will be done 70/30 earth and sand but then i would like to overseed to....can i do the process all at once or first to level then to overseed?🤔
Level then overseed 👍
Instead of using top soil, could you use sand in the same way with similar effects? Another question: would seaweed fertilizer be alright to use afterward?
This video should answer your question
ruclips.net/video/ZlAH4KUCjGw/видео.htmlsi=9nHEwFuCzc38FC0n
Brilliant
Great video
Thank you 🙏😊
Nice informative video Robbie
1. For a 700m2 lawn, the lawn lute seems like it would take a really long time. Any quicker methods / how bad is it to leave this step out?
2. Would the pre seed fertilizer not allow established grass to outcompete the new seed?
Yes a drag mat is what you want
After watching this video I chose to lay slabs…
That's probably for the best 😳
@@Premier_lawns_official 100%, no way I could keep this maintenance up. BTW - Grass look good mate.
@@callummackenzie if nothing else, keep you busy on RUclips 🙂😂
Good vid I have some more equipment to buy . Btw I have converted to Milwaukee products but my main mower is a hayter harrier
Looks like you have some way to go yet :)
Robbie, have an unusual question: have you ever heard of adding Vermiculite as top dressing for renovation? We’re looking at drought situation and thinking adding this may help with some moisture retention. Won’t break down and should help building the soil
That's a new one on me
I’ll give it a go this spring and let you know what happens, if you like@@Premier_lawns_official
🥵 better to hire someone!!
That's the spirit, if a job is worth doing it's worth paying someone to do it right for you
What if you haven’t got all the gear? I guess do it by hand?
Yes, at best and if you are getting into lawncare a fertiliser spreader is a must, no need to spend big bucks - amzn.to/4c06QPn
Here is a video that might also help ruclips.net/video/V5q4tld7fwg/видео.htmlsi=zkwwfiVqY6u05VD6
Thanks
Thanks
Thank you for your support 😊🙏
why you are not sanding? is it worth after areation to sand the surface with washed sand?
Why add sand?
@@Premier_lawns_officialto fulfill gaps after areation with material that will not stuck it ( in one video You explain why to use washed sand it's general structure is round so it make surface that it not clutch). I have bumpy lawn so I want to make it as even as possible.
Exelent
😊🙏🙂
Excellent video - thank you. How do you prevent birds from eating newly spread seed?
Pigeons eat the most seed round here. I get silver helium balloons from Card Factory and position them around the lawn. They last for a week before going down, but they do keep the larger birds away.
@@russpalumbo4892 Good idea
The birds will always get a few. A few CDs on a string can work.
Thank you for yet another great video Robbie! I noticed you haven't mentioned using a roller to press everything in for good see to soil contact. Would it be good to do this after covering the seeds? Or maybe after using the lawn lute whereby in that case you wouldn't water until all is done, otherwise everything will stick to the roller?
Great video. 2 questions: 1) What time of year? 2) How would I scale this up to a 1000m2 lawn without killing myself?
Spring (After the frosts have passed for your area) Autumn before the frosts
Break down into sections, maybe look at doing some areas in the spring and others in the Autumn
@@Premier_lawns_official thanks!
One question if you are truly talking about beginners, wouldn't learning proper mowing habits, watering, and weeding with maybe a bit on fertilization be the first steps toward getting a thick lawn? An overseeding project can be daunting for a beginner and without knowing proper mowing habits, understanding watering, and managing weeds it might be hard to maintain the early success that can come with an overseeding project. I'd also note for true beginners especially on a lot the size of what you have here, manual aeration with a pitch fork or a manual aerator from amazon is much less daunting and an excellent option.
Thanks for the feedback, with lawncare there is a lot to learn and it can't all be covered in the one video
Your behavior right now is absolutely atrocious
Garage sales are rhe best for lawn care items.
We dug a layer of mud and rocks from the lawn. Put down new top soil and pre turf fertiliser and layed new turf. We gave it 3 weeks. Grew nice and green and got quite long. Some reason my mrs went ahead and cut it herself. Looked fine for a day or 2 but then we ended up with alot of brown patchy areas and just grassless mud patches. What should i do to help it recover?
When to not dethatch? Feel like i have plenty of exposed soil and may need more coverage..
On final step - levelling the lawn, can I use a lawn roller instead of a lawn leveller?
You can, yes
If you have a woman, she's lucky. So caring and gentle. A man from Galway xxx lol
Great video . Thank you. Couple of questions. After you put down seeed , top soil and lightly water, you do leveling. This does not possibly disturb the seed and make it spread unevenly? Next all these steps you are doing in one day?
Thank you
We can do tyhem all in the one day as we have the tools, but you really dont need to.
@@Premier_lawns_official Thank you. Put what about the leveling? Does it run the risk of redistributing the grass seeds unevenly?
I live in The area of which the water is hard water, after I over seed the lawn , can I used hard water to moisten the lawn ? Tks
I have a problem with pigeons keep coming to my garden and searching for food on the lawn. And of course after they had their fill, they 💩 all over the lawn. Any solution I’ll be grateful. And is it safe to add the pigeon poo in my compost bin? 👍Video for beginner.
Hi, I have about 50sq meters of grass and unfortunately I have approx 30% of crab grass in it in different areas. Can you advise the best way to get rid of this, would scarification help?
here you go ruclips.net/video/spN_lvtCDn4/видео.htmlsi=Dpg0W7kAg4gpyNfY
With the “compost roller”, roughly how many sqm of lawn do you think you’d cover with one bag of topsoil (obviously depending on the volume of the bag!) Many thanks 🙏
This comes up all the time and I'm not sure
Great video, simply put so even I understood it . One question tho, you obviously get a lot of thatch when scarifying, is there any way to recycle this or is it for the bin ?
It can go onto your compost heap 👍
I have a Landzie. Great idea to put seeds in it with the top soil. Will it be too much seed after already overseeding. .Great video
Just use a little less seed 👍
Hi P.L. Class videos, Just wanted to check, I'm in Northern Ireland, and I see this video was posted 9 days ago, was it recorded recently? Are these steps I can start now or is it still a bit cold yet? Thanks for your help and informative vids.
It was recorded last May, watch it again and see the leaves on the trees....
I didn't notice the leaves. Noticed t shirts though. Too early for that!
Cheers I'll wait a month or two before I get stuck in
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At what stage is moss killer applied. Is before or after scarification
Which ever works best for you, we do it afterwards but some people do it before.
Thanks Robbie. If I want to overseed is it best to apply iron before scarification
should i aerate in autumn or spring or both?
Yes, or just whenever you can 💪👌👍
Do you guys add sand to your lawn areas when it's this heavy in Clay? Mine is super heavy and the water just wouldn't seep in anymore after this winter with a lot of rain.
Adding a tiny amount of sand to your lawn isn't going to help. It's just extremely wet at the moment
Do you recommend using Scotts grass seed?
I haven't come across that one sorry
Topsoil, compost or top dressing after overseeding? I’ve seen different RUclipsrs suggesting different things. Are there advantages or disadvantages of any of these?
Yes there is pros and cons to everything
Soil, good for levelling and seeding
Compost great for seeding no levelling
Sand great for levelling, not much else
That's a broad overview, lots of other stuff to consider like the material already in the lawn etc
Great video! I did everything like you 😊 How long I should wait now for the first mowing? And should I apply seaweed again after some time, or should I apply more fertiliser anytime soon?
Here you go ruclips.net/video/90Oa34r1lYg/видео.htmlsi=swqlvASTerXD3uIF
Can I add sand to my lawn for leveling properties while overseeding? I have a lot exposed soil and an overall bumpy lawn.
You can, however while sand is easy to level with it adds no value to your lawn as it doesn't hold nutrients
I have an issue with clay soil in garden, it retains water after rain. Any tips? Was thinking of punching deep holes and filling with sand then maybe a top soil on top?
Deep holes stones or soil or both
nice :)
Thanks, Shaun!
At 8:30 is a very thick grad to see. What is it?
for a verry shady corner, what seed would you use
If there isnt enough light, grass won't grow.
Is this all in the same day? How big is the gap between putting the topsoil on and levelling it?
You can do it in parts if you want no probs
Do you recommend the milwaukee mower?
Yes it's a great job. Very powerful and light
Do you recommend rotary mower with height 20 mm or 25 mm is enough? I was mowing with manual reel mower at 20mm before and liked the results. Can rotary mower with 20 mm give me similar results?
There are lots of things to consider, how often you cut it has an Lot to do with it, your mower, the type of grass too
This video should help you
ruclips.net/video/9felYgZiiRg/видео.htmlsi=u6erro6JFtlgDfEu
When you put the pre seed fertiliser on , is it after you put seed down or is it before? Tia
Do everything first, then put the 'pre seeder' fertiliser on
@@Premier_lawns_official thanks 👍
You didn’t kill the moss with Iron before scarification?
There was iron with the seaweed 👍
Did you spray before you started filming?
Very informative but the average gardener does not have the vast array of equipment that you possess.
You don't need fancy tools, you can aerate with a fork, use a scarifying rake
apply the seed by hand. Put the soil on with a shovel, brush it in with a brush
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scarifier and a mower is all you need,all the rest you can do with regular tools.
Does the lawn lute not push the seed you’ve just laid around so the distribution becomes uneven? 🤔 just a thought I had when you did it.
No I haven't found that, your over thinking it
Nice one mate thanks for all the tips and tricks in your video 👍🏼🧑🏻🌾
🙏🙏🙏🙏
Any ideas how to rid my lawn of Baby's Tears (Soleirolia)? I've tried Resolve weedkiller a couple of times with no success. Thanks for any advice.
Ive put lawn sand down to kill moss. How long should i wait until overseeding?
I'm not sure
@@Premier_lawns_official lol. Ok cheers. Could you hazard a guess
Is it realistic to cover a 600m2 overseeded lawn in compost? How long would this take and how much compost would I need?
You can definitely do it, not sure on how many bags. Might be worth hiring a powered top dresser for it
When you put soil and seed in the roller together, do you get good results doing it that way ?
I have a high amount of clay in my soil too what type of grass do you recommend?
You should give boston seeds a call, they will be able to advise you, as that's only one factor to consider, things like shade, how often you cut and what height all play just as important a role www.bostonseeds.com
Hi, did you lightly water the lawn before you levelled it?
Nope, I ha have never done that
I have access to root zone from the local golf club and with heavy clay soil thought it might be a good thing to use would you use it?
Yes that would be great to use. It's hard for the average person to get so your doing well if you can get it
How many m2 per bag of topsoil in the compost spreader? I have about 200m2 to do and don’t want to make multiple trips to the shops!!!
Not sure, you will need a good amount
Done it now, used 16 25l bags so 400l in total
hi there i live in London and the soil is clay right now the whether has been very rainy and i think my lawn is water logged when the whether heats up how do i start to reinvite it
Evening Robbie, quick question if I may? Would you do these actions in one session or separate them for example aerate one day and then leave for a couple of days before scarifying?
Thank you
Evening Neil, you can if you like do them whenever suits. The Scarification and seeding should be done together as you want the seeds in the grooves, that's going to give you the highest amount of success
I wouldn't get to caught up in the rest of it, lawncare should be fun, so take your time and enjoy it
@@Premier_lawns_official thank you for the reply Robbie. With all the rain we’ve had maybe an idea to aerate and leave for a few “dry hopefully” days.
Do you not fleece the lawn afterwards?
You can if you want, it speeds it up but after a few weeks it doesn't make any difference
@@Premier_lawns_official thanks 👍
Hi Robbie, love your channel. A quick question on compaction please. My fences came down in the January storms and the company I got in to replace them have compacted a lot of the grass, which was to be expected given the nature of work and how wet the grass was. In some places it’s just mud. I’ve hired an aerator for next weekend, but is there anything else I can do to rescue it? Also, I was planning on doing all the other steps in your video, but how soon after aeration can this take place?
Thanks.
You need to wait until the frost passes for where you live, here in Belfast that's late April early May
I renovated last autumn and it worked well. Thanks to your videos! The soil is heavy clay. I have aerated again but wondering if I need to scarify again as there appears to be no thatch layer. As it’s only recently renovated should I just overseed and then overseed with using the roller and a compost seed mix
When would you suggest starting the process? Late March early April?
That will depend on where abouts you are and when the frosts stop. Here in Belfast, NI thats very late April or early May
This was filmed in May last year
You’re damn near as cold as us in Alberta , third week of May is the usual safe day to plant a garden. There’s still frost down to 3-4 feet in April@@Premier_lawns_official
@@willkeith4944 love Alberta, it's been a while since I have been there.
I’m betting Belfast is lovely , grandmas from there, maybe one day ,God willing , I can see it , and you can put me to work mowing some Emerald green grass @@Premier_lawns_official
I’m based in Norfolk, so I’ll pencil in around April time weather dependant
A lot of people seem to advise applying the pre-seed fertiliser a few days to a week prior to overseeding. Have you had any issues applying it on the same day?
Some things to consider about pre applying the fertiliser before hand...
How do you create the seedbed without destroying the fertiliser by applying the fertiliser a couple of weeks beforehand?
The grass on the lawn is then growing like mad as it's just been fed, this makes it harder for the new seed to get established
Plus your seed has enough nutrients in it to pop out of its corn on its own
In the U.S. we only aerate when we are overseeding. Aeration is detrimental because when you introduce oxygen into carbon you get CO2 which depletes your soil.
Thanks for the feedback 🙂
@@Premier_lawns_official I do 2 applications of a specially formulated Potassium Hydroxide product. That product creates pore spaces in the soil and adds Humic acid.
cost ? the machinery rental would cover the cost of a new premium lawn being laid
I disagree, in fact after making this video lots of people said exactly what you did, so I went shopping on amazon to see if it was possible to renoavte a lawn cheaply and he found some fantasic bargins - ruclips.net/video/MX4NrWMjrfs/видео.htmlsi=ULEyfyJ9Nlhuabma