I think the issue here is the bi-weekly mowing more than the fert no? I didn't know that guys even took on bi-weekly clients when dealing with these grass types.
Good morning and Thanks for replying! Bi-weekly mowing is definitely an issue and I take them on here in El Paso simply because not a lot of home owners know better. That’s where I get to educate them on best industry practices.
The problem is that the excessive top growth can create an excessive thatch layer if not bagged. The DIYer can bag but your typical lawn care business does not. It also can create issues but not allowing the sunlight to penetrate the lower leaf tissue.
I mean... that grass looks great. It looks to me like it needs to be cut more often to keep the 1/3 cut and stay great. But with this summer's heat already, I'd love for my grass to be that green.
Well done good sir, well done. I will now remove the bottle of liquid fertilizer from my amazon cart. I was really itching to apply my 2nd application only after 3 weeks this season, which is very out of character of me, but I recently come to find MUCH! better results using liquid fertilizer over granular fertilizer in my area and badly wanted to keep this "lawn buzz" going, but you knocked some sense into me along with some hard evidence LOL. I guess I'll just have to sit and spin till fall comes to reapply... Great info and thank you.
Howdy there and thank you for the response. I'm curious about your grass type but definitely space out those fertilizer application. There is a practice of "spoon feeding' lawns with micro doses of fertilizer and if you've got an itch to apply some products I would consider things like Hydretain or Humic acids or even biochar.
I usually mulch when I cut. Except when the grass is long like this I always bag it. Mulching sometimes makes too much of a mess. Then it takes longer to blow off the sidewalks and driveways. Bagging seems like a pain a lot of times but makes it easier at the same time.
Not sure if it would work with that Bermuda, but I like to make two passes. One to cut the grass down maybe half of the target height and the second to bring down to the target so it keeps the grass from lopping over too much and missing the wheel areas. Probably the same amount of work but I wonder if it would come out with a cleaner cut. For my own personal lawn, I have the luxury of cutting on two different days to prevent stress to the lawn and that works around the one third rule.
If that is the only issues this homeowner has is green grass and also a contract landscaper, give me that top growth anyday of the week. Bring that to the TRIAD of North Carolina....Deal with this type of soil and erosion and HEAT and Humidity also...
Lol great response! I know the lawn care guys out there would absolutely hate having to mow this tall Bermuda grass. With yalls humidity definitely more prone to disease and fungus. It does look great nice and tall though.
The mower simply doesn’t have enough power to cut that thick of grass. A strong one has enough power to suck the tall grass blades back up even after running them over. However just doing it weekly makes sense lol
Ive got one guy that I fertilize in July, but Its dependent on the condition of it. All cool-season grasses up here so they don't grow much in the summertime.
Nice! I’ve got a few TTTF clients but only apply 1/2 of N July 4th week. Everyone’s irrigated here so it really helps otherwise those particular clients would have dormant grass this time of year.
We don’t bag clippings unless it’s going to break the 1/3rd rule. We practice regenerative lawn care so we want those clippings back into the lawn to decompose and replies the soil system with the nutrients in the plant.
I assume this is a bermuda lawn ? If so, encourage them to mow low. Train it to be at lowest setting you can get without scalping and you’ll never run into this. All my bermuda lawns look awesome mowed short and tight. Also, side discharge would really come in handy in this situation. Discharge all the grass in a desired location and then rake up most of it and mulch whatever is left. I see you don’t have a trailer setup and you have limited space so you’d have to leave the clippings at the property. Or find a way to take it with you, start composting and then sell it back to the customer as your own organic fertilizer. Waste nothing. ;)
Thanks for your reply and yes it’s Bermuda…this particular client likes there grass taller. We start off low but increase cut height slightly during the summer. 4-6inches of growth in two weeks is not normal for our area. 99% of my lawns are max 2inches per week. Will bag and haul clippings if it’s over grown and utilize in my own compost bins at the house. Organic gardener here.
@@SunCityLawnCare I've read a lot of hate comments on their shitty subscription service. All they're good at doing is not giving back your money. I'm staying away from them..
Commerical properties do this all the time. Over fertilize and over water. They turn the yards into a swamp. Got to love it. Charging for double cuts is ok but man it gets old
Yeah I’d like to do that however as this is client work time is of the essence. We try not to bag as well as that increasing the need for fertilizing. We practice organic lawn care so reincorporating the clippings back into the lawn feed the soil system.
I think the issue here is the bi-weekly mowing more than the fert no? I didn't know that guys even took on bi-weekly clients when dealing with these grass types.
Good morning and Thanks for replying! Bi-weekly mowing is definitely an issue and I take them on here in El Paso simply because not a lot of home owners know better. That’s where I get to educate them on best industry practices.
Well said! It definitely pushed top growth and you are most likely going to break that 1/3 rule.
Looks very healthy and reasonable for not having been cut in 2 weeks...looks what they are doing is working well
The problem is that the excessive top growth can create an excessive thatch layer if not bagged. The DIYer can bag but your typical lawn care business does not. It also can create issues but not allowing the sunlight to penetrate the lower leaf tissue.
I mean... that grass looks great. It looks to me like it needs to be cut more often to keep the 1/3 cut and stay great. But with this summer's heat already, I'd love for my grass to be that green.
Definitely agree on the increased mowing.
I always do my last cut June 20 and I always leave my tall fescue tall in the summer and I only trim and edge it.
Nice! Where abouts are you located?
Well done good sir, well done. I will now remove the bottle of liquid fertilizer from my amazon cart. I was really itching to apply my 2nd application only after 3 weeks this season, which is very out of character of me, but I recently come to find MUCH! better results using liquid fertilizer over granular fertilizer in my area and badly wanted to keep this "lawn buzz" going, but you knocked some sense into me along with some hard evidence LOL. I guess I'll just have to sit and spin till fall comes to reapply... Great info and thank you.
Howdy there and thank you for the response. I'm curious about your grass type but definitely space out those fertilizer application. There is a practice of "spoon feeding' lawns with micro doses of fertilizer and if you've got an itch to apply some products I would consider things like Hydretain or Humic acids or even biochar.
Tall Fescue, Rye, Kentucky blue mix “Scott’s sun and shade”
This doesn't apply for Bermuda in Texas when your pushing growth when leveling or using T-Nex and reel mowing
I usually mulch when I cut. Except when the grass is long like this I always bag it. Mulching sometimes makes too much of a mess. Then it takes longer to blow off the sidewalks and driveways. Bagging seems like a pain a lot of times but makes it easier at the same time.
Another great video!
Thank you sir.
Howdy y’all thanks for watching. Just clarify I meant specifically 1 lb of Nitrogen per 1,000 sq ft.
The new Honda mower has the option where you can do half bag and half mulch. It’s very helpful
@@giuseppeinnamorato7238 Definitely gonna look into it. Thanks
@@SunCityLawnCare Honda Versamow HRX 217.
Not sure if it would work with that Bermuda, but I like to make two passes. One to cut the grass down maybe half of the target height and the second to bring down to the target so it keeps the grass from lopping over too much and missing the wheel areas. Probably the same amount of work but I wonder if it would come out with a cleaner cut.
For my own personal lawn, I have the luxury of cutting on two different days to prevent stress to the lawn and that works around the one third rule.
Oh yeah it works…with something this over grown I make 3 passes North/South then East/West. Then repeat.
If that is the only issues this homeowner has is green grass and also a contract landscaper, give me that top growth anyday of the week. Bring that to the TRIAD of North Carolina....Deal with this type of soil and erosion and HEAT and Humidity also...
Lol great response! I know the lawn care guys out there would absolutely hate having to mow this tall Bermuda grass. With yalls humidity definitely more prone to disease and fungus. It does look great nice and tall though.
I cut my own and have to cut every 2 to 3 days with a reel mower to keep height under control
The mower simply doesn’t have enough power to cut that thick of grass. A strong one has enough power to suck the tall grass blades back up even after running them over. However just doing it weekly makes sense lol
Ive got one guy that I fertilize in July, but Its dependent on the condition of it. All cool-season grasses up here so they don't grow much in the summertime.
Nice! I’ve got a few TTTF clients but only apply 1/2 of N July 4th week. Everyone’s irrigated here so it really helps otherwise those particular clients would have dormant grass this time of year.
@@SunCityLawnCare Yeah this guys like a 60k sqft lawn and on a well so he cant water much and they love to cut it short in the front 😅
So why aren't you collecting the clippings?
We don’t bag clippings unless it’s going to break the 1/3rd rule. We practice regenerative lawn care so we want those clippings back into the lawn to decompose and replies the soil system with the nutrients in the plant.
Surge growth. They need to follow the proper spreader amounts as listed.
I assume this is a bermuda lawn ? If so, encourage them to mow low. Train it to be at lowest setting you can get without scalping and you’ll never run into this. All my bermuda lawns look awesome mowed short and tight. Also, side discharge would really come in handy in this situation. Discharge all the grass in a desired location and then rake up most of it and mulch whatever is left. I see you don’t have a trailer setup and you have limited space so you’d have to leave the clippings at the property. Or find a way to take it with you, start composting and then sell it back to the customer as your own organic fertilizer. Waste nothing. ;)
Thanks for your reply and yes it’s Bermuda…this particular client likes there grass taller. We start off low but increase cut height slightly during the summer. 4-6inches of growth in two weeks is not normal for our area. 99% of my lawns are max 2inches per week. Will bag and haul clippings if it’s over grown and utilize in my own compost bins at the house. Organic gardener here.
True green I presume..
Yes sir
@@SunCityLawnCare I've read a lot of hate comments on their shitty subscription service. All they're good at doing is not giving back your money.
I'm staying away from them..
Milorganite 3 times a year does wonders....and you don't have to worry about nitrogen burn...
Nice! I used to utilize Milo too until I realized my Phosphorus was through the roof.
Commerical properties do this all the time. Over fertilize and over water. They turn the yards into a swamp. Got to love it. Charging for double cuts is ok but man it gets old
I hear ya…one of many reasons why I don’t take on commercial properties in my home town.
Slow down your walking speed and bag it.
Yeah I’d like to do that however as this is client work time is of the essence. We try not to bag as well as that increasing the need for fertilizing. We practice organic lawn care so reincorporating the clippings back into the lawn feed the soil system.
Worthless for what to do about fert burn.
Grows like wild fire.
Yeah, not really the help I was hoping for.