Start your LAWN from SCRATCH with this first step
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- Опубликовано: 11 май 2024
- In today's video, I start this lawn from scratch and also for what will be the final time! That' right, we're saying bye to the rye grass with the promise of a tightly packed bent/fescue sward on the horison!
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Your Mrs must be sick of it. Can't enjoy the garden more than 5 minutes before it's ripped up again 😂
She said this is the last time 🤣
I rate that you're trying something new and it'll be a nice change from other RUclipsrs to see what the other options look like. Really enjoy your channel
Cheers 👍🏻
I see it as something that’s worth a crack at. What’s the worst that can happen
Yh like you always say mate,it's your lawn so do whatever you want with it,can't wait to see the bent fescue turf grow
Wow, what an exciting journey!
Gonna be interesting to compare bent/fescue you’ve grown from seed vs turf, in similar conditions
Definitely 👍🏻
Ive just overseeded with Rye and Tall Fescue, the only downside with anything other than Rye is germination is considerably harder and longer, you really do need higher temps and have to be prepared to water regularly. When your lawn is used daily and you have dogs like i do, it's very hard but we keep trying :)
Always tricky with a dog!
It takes a big man to change grass when married, lol. I kove you're videos and have been watching since the first. Im also changing mine as im in a new build so 3 tonns of top soil and some lawn association seed is going down which i believe is bent fescue
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Nice one and good luck with your project!
Do you not feel that this problem will happen every year unless you dig down and remove the clay subsoil?
I won't know until I try a different type of plant. It should fix the problem and the denser root system should in theory improve the soil over many years. I think it's worth a try.
I did my usual overseed with rye in the autumn but like NG here the winter wet murdered the 2 back lawns which at times looked like a mud pit. I did a hollow tine aeration and scarify in early April and overseeded with rye again. I have germination but like NG there are quite big spaces between the grasses. Also lalgued with POA and weed grasses which have blown over from my neighbours jungle.
I have watched all the Lawn Association videos so decided to do another overseed with a bent /fescue, especially in the areas that get wet and thin. Just finished yesterday so let's see how they turn out. If NG has good results from the bent/fescue turf I will seriously consider doing at least one of the back lawns (approx 20sq.m).
So will be avidly watching the results from both of your back lawns.
A lot of people are hesitant to change grass species and I see why. I'm still keeping rye at the front as it seems to be thriving there. But at the back, it just doesn't work. I could have easily continued with the rye over seed, kept it long and made it look dense (would be a good RUclips video), but I'd end up in the same place next year.
And as I always say, I'm not an expert. I'll always be honest with what works and what doesn't. Mistakes aren't popular on RUclips, but I'll continue to post about them as it might help someone out!
im betting its either aitkens or tillers turf? although they could feasibly be the same. also i wish you would acid wash that bloody wall its doing my head in. oh and i always use a bit of cardboard as a guard to stop the spray hitting plants - easy to use. looking forward to it!
This will be an interesting comparison between your seeded bent / fescue and the turf. I overseeded my rye lawn with bent/fescue in April but it hasn’t really worked as it took so long to germinate that Poa has taken over. I think it’s a losing battle for me and as I’ll be moving in a couple of years I’m curious about bent / fescue turf as a solution in the new property and it will be great to see how you fair and what lessons I can learn.
Good luck, as always!
Cheers 👍🏻
With what I’ve learnt recently, rye will never multiply/thicken as a sward - over seeding is the only way. Bent/fescue seems to have the opposite problem with it sometimes getting too thick! But I won’t be complaining if that’s the case!
Similar, not worried if I had a dense swarm and needed to scarify regularly. Be interested how it copes with rotary mowing and being taller than a golf green. Although if you get that cylinder mower you maybe able to cut much lower.
Have you got to go down a level to allow room for the new turf? My front lawn is depressing me, had so much Poa which I dug out and filled with soil/sand only to now have even more poa popping up all over the place. I certainly feel like killing the lot and going for a bent/fescue mix. Even my super straight edges have been mullered by the dreaded poa.
Poa is relentless - almost impossible to irradiate! The dark green of rye sometimes makes it stand out more too.
The seven seeds of Rye 😂😂😂
Good luck. What is behind that huge wall and fence at the back of your garden? .
Cheers 👍🏻
The entire estate is on an incline, quite a big one to be honest!
Do you have lots of worm cast on your newly sown lawn? Mines 6 inches of pretty much new sand and somehow has blobs of sand. I guess worms go in under the fleece as it was damp. Not much I can do until the mower flattens them. Not sure when that will be at it was sown just under 3 weeks ago and its only about an inches right now. hopefully if its dry they just crumble.
I do get a few, but they seem to take care of themselves after a bit of time. It won't have too much of an impact, may just disturb a few seedlings here and there, but nothing to cause too much damage.
What about creeping ryegrass like the Barenbrug sport rpr?
I've not tried it to be honest.
Why did you decide on a bent fescue mix rather than all bent on the lower lawn?
Mainly to have more variety. Over time, one species will become more dominant, just whatever thrives best.
Mate The Lawn Association has got you under their control! 😁 Well, at least you got some Rye left in front right?!
To be fair to them, they’ve been unbelievably helpful over the past couple of months. Plus, they’ve had to put up with my many questions about all things lawns!
And sticking with the rye at the front. For whatever reason, it’s thriving there and long may it continue!
Not wrong Arietje. Unfortunately I don't think he can see it.
@@justsomeguy7993 I'm fairly hesitant myself since last year when I found out about them. This year I did have to overseed after winter and having Poa A. issues. Personally I'm considering Turf Type Tall Fescue, letting it root up to a meter deep (idealy), dont water it at all. So Poa would dry out in summer. And another area full bent and/or fescue, mowed very short with reel mower. So no middleground. But we'll see right now I've got some nice Rye coming in after recovery..
Go for KBG
Tell me you're in with the lawn association without telling me you're in with the lawn association. Those guys seem to despise rye!
What type of soil do you have ,is it clay type.
Yep, clay
To be fair its strange how weak/bare your lawn has got over the colder months, but I'm not convinced the main issue is the grass seed type, rather than the conditions whether it be in the soil or amount of sunlight. Will be interesting to see how things work out with different mix.
It's worth a crack at something different. If it works, great. If not, figure something out. But I won't know unless I give it a try.
Even if your lawn goes to pot, nobody's gonna die.
Very true! 🤣
you say bent fescue, is there such a a grass type? or do you mean bent and fescue? if so what is the fescue specie?
It's just what you call a lawn with both bent and fescue plants.
Why kill it?
Introducing fescue and bent seed will slowly spread,over time
Putting turf down requires a lot of proper watering,not just chucking down.watering,etc.
Lawns take time,not just putting a quick fix.
It will warm up soon,we're see how turf,fairs against the seed.
Maybe the turf supplier made him an offer he couldn't refuse
Just to give myself a blank canvas before putting the turf down.
@@NoviceGardener
Its your lawn,your choice at the end of the day.
l'm not acting like some turfmaster😄 but l think that lawn was saveable.
Now you have made more work for yourself.
Prepping it before laying it.
It needs making into a decent bed for it to root properly, leaving it to settle for a few weeks plus a fertiliser applied.
Raking over again then lay the turf.
Then water.
Good Luck😀
I don’t get it at all.
He's killing off the Rye which doesn't grow very well in the location he's in , so is trying a bent / fescue type lawn to see if it's more favourable, hope that's cleared it up for you
Your garden will be under a foot of snow in January February so what you on about?
It’s Glyphosate not Glysophate 😂
I keep interchanging between the two! Too easy of a mistake to make 🤣
@@NoviceGardener haha, I used to call it
glyphosphate! Glad it’s not just me 😂