Overgrown Lawn Mowing: 8" to 3.25" Scalped and Fertilized
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- Опубликовано: 19 ноя 2024
- Zoysia lawn take down. Mowing an overgrown zoysia lawn. #Zoysia #Zoysiagrass #LawnCareNut
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the SUN shines , the grass is GREEN and the Music is fabulous!
Hoorah! 🤘
The opening music reminded me of Buckethead. That was quite the journey. Definitely not good to let your lawn get overgrown. So psyched that Ben Sims is coming over , wish I could be there to meet you and him!! Enjoy the visit and enjoy the Mow!!
That’s a thick lawn. Allyn is my hero.
Seeing your grass overgrown makes me not feel as bad as when we just got back from a 3 week trip and we had a jungle in the back yard, gfs dad cut the front St. Augustine but skipped the backyard. I actually just bought a house in Tarpon Spings and found your channel looking for Florida yard maintenance for St. Augustine after moving from Mobile Alabama(grass just grows lol). Keep up the good work and awesome videos, love how you break it down for us.
I love Zoysia also !! As a commercial mowing company. I have experienced a ton of what looks like fungus issues. (But I believe it is more like rotting turf) this year because of all the rain and the turf growing too high. The turf is so dense it does not allow light penetration and rots quickly. I found it seems to be better to bag clipping for the summer with Zoysia. This has been working nicely .
Love this series man. I’m in the same situation with my bermuda. I didn’t let it get 8”, but cutting every 6-7 days wasn’t enough and it’s leggy.
I live in southern Japan and have zoysia I guess. Here they call it... grass... the only turf you can get in squares. In any case I actually pretty well never water my lawn nor fertilize it with anything more than coffee grounds. It takes until June to fully green up so maybe I should be giving it more love in spring. After rainy season I just don't water it. I keep it as short as I can since I'm gone for a month in the peak of summer and expect to come back to maybe 4" or 5" since it gets mowed some. We get enough rain that it stays green with no weak areas. (I'd go ballistic if my lawn got as long as yours while I was away. I use a reel mower and would have to go first with a weed whacker to get it down to something I could actually mow).
I'd try harder but Japan is just not a land where homeowners have big lawns. No joke the next nearest home with a proper lawn that I've found is 3km away and it's half the size of my lawn. Here it's more go to a home centre to find products that kill the weeds in the dirt around your home than lawn care. I'll keep an eye on your channel to see how Florida lawns winter.
wendy look a few sections above to see how to get to my cheap reel mower modification which doubles a reels speed. my modified reel can mow grass as high as 8". congratulations for being so green.
@@tomsherman2350 Do you have a title for that video? I'm not seeing anything that suggests reel mower modification.
As the sole house with a lawn in my area I have no Jones' (or Tanaka's) to keep up with. My lawn is short and green and used pretty well every day for play. Lawn Care products at the garden center are pretty well non-existent. I'll never have anything near your grass. I'm a see a weed pull a weed person, though. I have to be because I've open field 5 meters across the road with weeds taller than any living human :)
I'm 2:55 in and the editing...it's glorious. Good job over bye dere.
Nice vid! Lookin forward to seeing Ben mow the zoysia.
Hey LCN, I've been watching your videos trying to get my lawn back in order and it's helped a lot. One thing I'd love to see is a list of tracks used your videos, they're so relaxing.
"It was a bold move, Cotton." Nice "Dodgeball" reference! Coming up next on "The Ocho".
Great video on how an overgrown lawn can be cut to normal height. Cheers. 👍
Nice job Al. Lookin good. Although I don't have a warm season, this can be applied to any lawn type. Thank you sir.
I would like to see more updates on this. I sodded some sections with zoysia a couple years back and was forced to cut high because the some of the sod sat high in areas was got scalped badly during the first mow....so after I say that first patch get scalped I kicked the the mower up to the highest setting then and it has looked great. Last year during the spring I stepped it down a notch on the mower and it just has not seemed to recover and be as full as it once was. I have been applying next detach to try and keep the thatch down but it just does not seem as happy as at the higher setting. I fear that if I cut it down another notch at the moment that I will take all the green off and it will die.
Hey Allyn, upload a video of the lawn leveling you mentioned! I've been following all of your recommendations (with great results) but I cant stand how uneven and downright bumpy my Wisconsin lawn is! Help a guy show off that KBG!
I usually side discharge when cutting long. Most blows away. Then mulch what is left a day or two latter. Unless it looks like a hay field. Then I make a second pass to mulch it up.
Cheers from Texas Allyn..awesome content as always man ..
Lawn Tips Ben Sims? All right! I am looking forward to some video on that collaboration!
Looks so much better lower than 8” haha. Looking forward to seeing it around 3/4” 🔥🔥🔥
It dies look good tall for sure. Fluffy!
Just go full send and mow at the lowest setting, would be interesting to see the recovery!
That's next week 😂
Allyn, you should make a video for us West Coasters who have mostly Alkaline (high PH) soil. How to lower PH (which is much harder than raising it in acidic soils of the East coast), luckily high PH pinches off just a bit on nutrients, unlike low PH can completely starve the plants of nutrients.
If I wasn't so cheep, I'd love to have a TORO Dual Master Push Mower...
But financially, it is currently OUT-OF-QUESTION, but I'd still LOVE to obtain one!🤪
That's one SWEET MACHINE!
Take care,
🤓 -Thomas
Western Washington State
Dude your intros are always so dope
Thanks bro
In Utah, my lawn is already checking out with it being so cold at night.
Hey there Lawn Care Nut lovin the Hawaiian steeltoes. That’s how I mow. 🤙🏼
Wife: "Honey, the neighbor is talking to his grass again while he pets it. Go see what he is doing"
Husband: "I'm not going over there. You go over there."
Ben Sims on his way, left Saturday Australian time. Probably there already.
Campbell Slee you know it
@@LawnTips teach them metric and make it 15mm
Allyn, you can and should just take it down all at once, on the same day, to the lowest setting on the Toro, and then mow at the second to lowest setting every time after that. You can scalp zoysia to the dirt and it will come back. This is Greendoc's advice for getting overgrown Empire under control: "Working Zoysia down slowly prolongs the time it will be unattractive. Scalp it as low as you can go."
Awesome shot into the trash can. I bet digging it out was fun.
Love the Cotton reference
Green punch made that zoysia pop👍
Great video! A lot of effort went into this. Thank you!
Thanks bro 👊
Today's beer = Saint Arnold Weedwacker! (Wheat Ale, brewed in Texas)
3:52... take a sip!
4:28... take it down a notch!
Looking good LCN!👍👍
Tks for the video
Where did you get that mower jack.
It seems like what i need ,
Tks
Allyn, just curious why you used the super recycler instead of the timemaster. Im looking at buying one or the other this winter. Curious if there was a reason. Great video! 🤙🏼👌🏼
Ben Sims is gonna go straight for that Vegemite on your workbench! 😄
What kind of mower jack is that?!! I need.
Wow your lawn turned out amazing. Your lucky your trash picks up your clippings. Here in southern Illinois they don't. What is the name of your burgundy plants you have in pots? They are beautiful
Hey Allyn, when sharpening your mower blades, have you considered using a flap disc on your grinder instead of the abrasive wheel?
Yes once this one wears out I'll get a flap disk. I hear they are more forgiving.
A bold move Cotton! LOL
Where would one get a lawn mower lift to change their blades? Need me one.
Great video I really enjoyed it. It just at may be that the Kavli blades are more suited for this cutting. I wonder what you think
Hey Allen, Not sure if you read the comments, but with your lawn being unlevel. I am wondering if this is because the drain that you placed a while back? I don't recall specifically where you placed it in your lawn but i am wondering if there is some water erosion happening that is under your nice zoysia there. Just a thought. Happy mowing and enjoy that week day lawn work out.
Hi Allyn, I too I’m growing Zoysia here in sunny Jacksonville,FL. I have several question about how you care for it. This year I hired a lawn service to handle the fertilizing of the lawn and its looking better. But getting advice from these folks is tough. For one they only understand St Augustine grass. I would love to know if you have maybe put out a Zoysia guide. You seem to have a good handle on the grass (Zoysia Whisperer) My main question right now is the ideal height. I have heard 2” and the lawn care folks are saying 3. 5. What do you suggest? Thanks and I’m really enjoying you videos.
It is not a takedown unless i see dirt. Maintenance height on Zoysia is between 0.5-0.6 for the Zaponica selections. Maintaining it at a higher HOC is miserable because of the thatch and then diseases.
I did much worse than this it rained for a week straight about week and a half ago, could not mow when i could it was like 8 in long, i just got r done and took down to about 2in, after about three more cuts at that height its looking mucchh better. But talk about a brutal mow that was. the temps are in 60s in day and 40s at night so i knew it would be fine
“Dodgeball” movie quotes from the LCN!!
Beautiful grass✌
Good video, I been emailing back forth with you about killing my lawn because its overtaken by buttonweed and seeding zoysia. how low are you planning on taking it.
Great video! Great instruction! Thanks!
If I wanted to lower the height on my cool season lawn would I follow this same process
Help...18oz of RGS to 1000 sq ft of lawn...how bad did I screw up? It was a complete accident. I use the same hose end sprayer you use.
Not sure mixing Greene Effect with Greene Punch is best choice. I would think the citric acid would react with potassium hydroxide in the Greene Punch (KOH used to keep the humic acid soluble, right?) causing the humic to precipitate out and settle on the top layer of soil. Also the citric would get consumed mostly by that process and not make it to the soil to lower the pH temporarily. Absent of this reaction the citric acid would lower the pH slightly and then the plant would take up a bunch of iron to catalyze chlorophyll production making the plant double dark green. If you needed more nitrogen for a burst, might have been better to add some ammonium sulfate or plain urea to the 7-0-0 Greene Effect. I just think combining Punch and Effect may have cancelled out some their respective efficacy.
Hey Allyn two thoughts if you wait 2 days in between cutting won't the grass grow a bit so if you're lowering the deck in them 2 days aren't you essentially taking off more then in a previous cut also bought the 7-0-0 and the 0-0-2 for drought relief and Halloween domination in the bio stim pack it says to use 8oz/1000 square foot but you recommend 6oz what's your thoughts thanks for your time
Had to move into an apartment while my house is being reconstructed, now I get no mow time and what's left of my lawn at home is so overgrown.
14:00 looks like "Honey I shrunk 'da kids" over by dare. 😳
😂
I know it’s gonna hurt your heart to do it, but you should probably just keep taking it down until you’re below your regular height. I have to do that with my Bermuda every now and again. It looks like I nuked it for a couple weeks, but it recovers quick and gets real green after about a month.
Nice shirt...reminds me of those old Armed Forces Network commercials!
Zoysia much better than Augustine. Couldn't you make a compost pile? Those grass clippings would be great for compost.
Would it had been a bad idea of instead of bagging and throwing away your clippings to leave them and then at the same height mulch them for the nitrogen (invested in the superb care that you do to your lawn) to be incorporated to the turf?
Ben Sims is under strict instructions to rip the wheels off that mower and cut it at a proper height.
It is going into the cooler season here, do you think that's wise?
Wayne Essar it’s not wise anytime of the year bro. It’s was a joke.
@@australianlawnfanatics3535 I don't know warm season turf, only what Allyn said about it taking it's time recovering from stress.
You've been getting rain. 7 exits south on I-75 my zoysia is grey. Irrigation well isn't providing full pressure.
Awesome
Thanks bro👊
Question.... I have a very large patch of centipede grass growing in my bermuda. Is there anything I can put on it to kill the centipede without permanent harm to the bermuda? THANKS!
Super recycler did a nice job.
Hi Allyn. What is the metalwork near the speed limit sign by your path? Is it a boundary marker to help domination? Great videos although your grasses seem different to that in the UK.
It's water pipes that supply the house. They are above ground here since it doesn't freeze.
Nice overview. 👍
Hey Allyn, I’m trying to drop the height of my zoysia gradually from 6” to about 3”. I’ve still got my mower on the highest setting and after 4 mows I’m still seeing brown stems, after I mow. Is that normal? Should I just wait for it to go dormant, before I go lower? I’m in Central Florida by the way. Thanks buddy!
did your neighbors give you the name lcn? haha cool channel.
Still trimming in reverse I see 😉
If your able to, its actually a far more effective direction for trimming because of the way the head spins.
hey Alan where did you buy your zoecia Empire Seed
I live in Atlanta, Ga. and just bought a new house and the lawn is a mess. I want to start over as it currently has like a contractors grass seed blend. I Zoysia a good turf for Atlanta and are there any other turf types you recommend. I have kids and like to be barefoot in the lawn. Signed up for your newsletter as well.
Thanks.
mresmith4302
Yes - Zoysia would be fine in your zone. See what varieties are available in your area, then pic the one that makes the most sense for your property. Consider things like shade, irrigation, etc. lastly - if you haven’t already yet - get Allyns guide. It’s not worth investing in the lawn without it. Trust me! It’s sooo good.
Why aren’t you using the time master?
I thought if you wanted to lower the height of cut on a warm season grass you cut below the desired height so the green sections can fill in at the desired height. Maybe just not with this type?
Allyn are you originally from Louisiana? I hear the tr sound in three
It looks great tall. Why can't you leave it tall? It looks good as my Fescue.
agree. by doing tall my lawn stays at 6" average. need mow it only 3x per year. don't water it & it stays green anyway. i'm in wisconsin.
Dodge,duck,dip,dive.....and dodge!
Scarify or power rake
So why the choice to pull out the SR instead of the Timemaster? Weight issue with lawn being too wet???
I needed to bag and the only mower I still have a bag for is the super.
@@TheLawnCareNut C'mon Hayne get it together over by der! Lol!
Zoysia looks soooo much better than SA.
good work
I understand wanted it to be at 2" but it looked dang good at 4"
I agree. Nice and fluffy.
@@TheLawnCareNut if you can walk in it and its green its a lawn. i'm in wisconsin & my lawn is 6" hi. i've needed to mow it only 3 times a year.
The Lawn Care Nut , can I push growth right now with simple solution product to pop that lawn for Halloween?
Can't wait to see Ben cut some thick grass! None of that sissy stuff lol.
I have observed that you are "Right-Handed", so why do you Steing-Trim from Left To Right?
My WORKS Trimmer works best this way, but I have ALWAYS trimmed Left-to-Right....
Am I doing it all wrong?🤔🙀
String-Trim, Snapper (with Disc-Drive) for the Perimeter, followed with my 1991 Craftsman GT6000 for MULCHING is how I have been doing it for the past 10 years... Only BAGGING the First and Last Two Mowings for my COMPOST PILE that goes in my Vegetable Garden the following year.
ANY INSIGHT or Direction is HIGHLY appreciated!
Thank you for sharing!
Take care,
🤓 -Thomas
Western Washington State
Nice!
Allyn let the neighbor dominate for a few weeks so he could experience what it's like.
Wait, where is your Kentucky Bluegrass ?
Curious. Why didn't you use the TM?
I needed to bag and I only have a bag for the super Recycler.
I think I asked you this already, but do you have zoysia on one side and st aug, on the other? Maybe I missed the update.
Yep. A little of this and a little of that.
@@TheLawnCareNut I have watched most of your videos stemming back to your other house. Was there a reason you wanted both zoysia and St. Aug? Just curious.
Low & tight! Stripe it?!
Got ya
Yeah!
As soon as the snow melts I’m going to enjoy the mow. Does that make me an LCN? Asking for a friend....
How is that Toro so damn clean after these mows?
LCN has a new clean Toro for every day of the week. Lol.
Wash your equipment after your done using it...
Just posted my first video. It would be awesome if you checked it out. It’s definitely not that great but since everyone else shows their failures I thought I would to. I definitely left a lot of room for improvement in future videos
It’s titled my first video
First. Looks like your neighbor has a domination line going on...
I thought Toro never clumped??
The spurge around your back flow valves is looking pale.
But it looks so good tall
yep. agree
Yes it does but being too tall leads to thatch in Zoysia Soni had to get it under control.