How to get rid of weed grass in your lawn | Without Chemicals and naturally (Part 1 ugly lawn)
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- How to get rid of weeds grass in your lawn, Without Chemicals and naturally. Using cultural methods to control weed grass in your lawn. How to remove the weeds from your lawn such as Annual meadow grass / AMG, Couch grass and Yorkshire fog.
I will be covering verticutting or vertimowing.
Simple things like how often and at what height you cut the lawn can have a big impact. Keeping the lawn fed, why you need to aerate the lawn and use proper watering techniques.
All these things play a part in the management of controlling lawn weed grass.
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Good video. I moved into a neglected 2 acre property and did a major renovation on an old house in a semi-rural area of Surrey. Builders destroyed about 1/2 an acre of lawn with heavy equipment and storage of building materials. I have finally managed to get grass growing on almost all of the lawn, testing different seed mixtures in different areas (shade, trees, direct sun, I have it all). My current problem is that there are fields on 2 sides of my property and I have several different types of weed grass invading my renovated areas. I don't use weed killers as I have a lot of very active wildlife that I don't want to discourage as well as young children who use the lawn frequently as a play area. Thanks for sharing your great ideas and experience!
I didn't even bloody know there were different types of grass seeds until I got the garden done!!!
Haha it's a hard life. First world problems 🙂
You always give excellent advice.
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Haha thanks. Though I don't think it matters if you watch them or now.
Thank you again Robbie. My lawn has never looked so good thanks to you. 👍
Happy days, are you doing any renovation work in the Autumn?
Premier Lawns my plan is to scarify seed and fertilise. Would that be ok ?
Yep 💪
Thanks for this vid, this is a topic I have been waiting for. I only recently got into lawn care, and although my lawn is looking the best it ever has, after years of neglect it has huge patches of Yorkshire fog (velvet grass), making up about 30% of the lawn. I’m at the point of thinking glyphosphate and starting again is the only soloution. Just need to convince the wife!
That's not a bad option if you know what you are getting into 👍😁
Top tips in a top instructional vid, mate. Thumbs up from a garden maintenance professional!
Thanks ! 😍💪
thanks for the info. Have you ever thought about spot burning the weed with a torch? Win win. Cook the weed to the root....then put down the seed. Make sure to wet the grass 1st then boil the weed with the torch. Have a water hose nearby for safety and to extinguish when done.
👍 never tried that
I had a tonne of dandelions in my lawn and i stupidly bought that fiskars weed puller. Just made huge holes in the lawn. I had to go and buy turf to patch it so hopefully it will take. I am going to put down soem lawn feed tonight all over as the grass has been overtaken by clover. Last year it wasnt as bad but this year seems really bad.
Just what I needed! I’m tortured pulling and re-patching areas at the moment.
Lawn care isn't a race, it's all about creating the best conditions for the grass you do want. Can take time 👍
I must say the tips I've received from your channel have been a great help. Its a small lawn which at the start was more moss than anything else, perhaps Covid-19 has helped but from the first time i posted regarding how to get rid off moss until now the transformation has been remarkable.....Great stuff.
Hi William great to hear. It's really cool to see so many people enjoying their lawns 🌱 thanks for sharing ❤😁
Great information Robbie, great videos, greetings from Kilkenny.
Thank you ❤️🙏😊
I love your videos, they're very therapeutic and I'm studying about this kind of thing for my hort exams coming up (RHS L2).
Good luck 🌟👍😁❤🌱🌱🌱
Robbie - Another great video. Simple and precise and good to see UK content. Keep going.
Thanks Dal ❤😁
excellent , im learning so much about my lawn from your channel . my Grass is the best its ever been now .
Fantastic stuff ❤😁👍💪
I have Poa Annua in my lawn.
I only had the lawn laid this time last year and spent the last 3 days cutting out this feckin weed.
It's driving me insane.
Just when I think my back breaking work is done - I see another little bunch of this damned weed poking out from somewhere.
I have a little girl that loves rolling around in the grass and I am trying my best to keep it healthy in the most natural way possible but I want to just pull it up already and be done with it.
It's only a small back garden and all of the neighbours love looking down at it so I try to keep it as pretty as possible (I'm on the ground floor in a block of flats) because I'm the only person around that tries with their garden but my patience is wearing thin.
I've spent a small fortune on Canadian grass seed, I am digging out the weed, I'm trying to leave the lawn for longer periods without watering, and I still need some help - even after watching your video.
Every now and then I get the fork out and go around the garden to get air down there. I have reseeded 3 times since having it put down (the lawn food with seed included). I have also top dressed the lawn twice as it was very clay heavy soil.
I'm at my wits end.
Please help me before I totally give up on this garden and have it all taken out.
(Great vids by the way).
I feel your pain, this video will help ruclips.net/video/X1XNWkB21xI/видео.html
Thanks Robbie.
Do you mind me asking, in your video you mentioned that AMG is happy being cut at 5mm.
Does that mean cutting the grass shorter or leaving it to grow longer?
Sorry for the dumb questions but I'm new to this and quite a proud Irish woman so you know yourself!
I'm determined not to let this damned thing get the better of me.
*check back in this time next year and I'll probably have ripped the whole lot out!!
Great videos as always, a follow up video to this id be very interested in is how to identify the different weed grasses for hand weeding. Thanks
This video is part of a larger playlist on ugly grass ruclips.net/p/PLV0W3KNEKSkLBBbf9FwRcszJEiCqGZIdb
Just found your channel, was only thinking about these topics yesterday☘🇮🇪
Welcome to the channel where the grass is always greener
Great video and great tips - have been looking for a herbicide but think I will go the manual route now
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Great video mate. Cant wait for the lawn season to start. Always enjoy you're videos 👍
Thanks very much Gary, roll on the spring
Brilliant video as ever Robbie. Wish I had all those years of experience for my 80 sq meters. Although I am now starting to look after the lawns at our local Church. Must be doing something right after watching your videos !!! Cheers
You don't need years of experience as you get mine for free 😁
Premier Lawns and we all really appreciate it mate
@@davel831 you guys are just as important as me, as the questions that you ask help me decide what to make the videos about
Premier Lawns Robbie you beat it to me I was going to ask to go back to your roots! No pun intended, and see what you did on the greens
Thanks Robby, all the best during this hot period.
😁thanks
Great video Robbie
Thanks Zane 😁
Wish my lawn was a good as those weeds, thanks for the tips
Thanks for watching and leaving a comment ❤😁
Perfect timing ive just last week laid turf which looks like its got a fair amount of weed grass growing in it and im about to seed the lower half of my lawn, top tips
Give the bit you laid a few weeks to establish before you start walking on it :)
Good evening, we have just laid our new turf, thankfully when the weather was fair, having watched your videos and finding them a great help. Our lawn grass has started to grow and am seeing some seed grasses appearing, is this a sign of weed grass, or just a normal process of a lawn growing?
Hard to stop it, you might find this video helpful ruclips.net/video/X1XNWkB21xI/видео.html
@@Premier_lawns_official thanks will keep the video to hand, should you expect new turf to have weed grass in it?
Love your practical approach. Are you patching throughout the year with new seed or just spring and fall? Next time we hit Ireland I’m treating you to a pint or 2. You are always busting your ass for your clients. You need a break
Hahah thanks very much!
Another great video from Robbie please keep them coming.
Thanks, anything you would like covered?
Excellent video, learnt a lot. Best video I have seen on how to clear weed grasses.
Thanks to Ross 😁
Thanks Robbie your tips have helped me bring my lawn on a treat although there’s always room for improvement as it’s an ongoing battle. Keep up the good work 👍
Thanks kendog ❤️👍😁
Really enjoying your content Robbie! Another great video, very clearly explained, covering a topic that is often hard to find good info on. I've been using your videos to help renovate my own lawn and had great results.
Great stuff, glad you are enjoying the channel ❤😁
Thanks robbie I've been cutting mine on medium which i think is about 40mm I think that's with the bosch rotak 32.
Perfect 👌
Thanks for another great video Robbie
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New subscriber here! Great vid, your experience clearly shows through your explanations. Great tips and tricks. Looking forward to watching your other vids. 🌱
Thanks for the sub, that's fantastic 😍
Any questions on the videos fire away
Keep the good work up Robbie
Thanks 😁💪
Hey Robbie,
Hope you're well,
Another great video 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Thanks!
For some reason I’ve got two isolated patches of Yorkshire fog, each around a metre square. I’m waiting for weather to warm up before digging these out entirely and replacing with some turf strips cut from widening the borders of the same lawn. Once turf is established am planning to then hollow tine, over-seed, fertilise and top dress the entire lawn. All planned for early March to April. Would appreciate know what you think.
Best lawn care videos on RUclips. Thanks
Sounds like a plan, as long as the frost's have passed
Hi Robbie, I’m from portrush, my garden has absolutely been covered with crabgrass and I’m completely lost on how to treat it… will you have any videos coming up on how to treat this? Even tho there’re videos on RUclips, having your opinion with worth more since we are not getting the same weather as the Americans. Keep up the good work and if you’re interested in making such video, more than happy for you to use my garden!
Haha we don't leave the city limits 😉😂😂
I have a video this week on weed grass 😀
😂 Can’t say I’m not disappointed, but will be looking forward to your video. 👍
Great content!! I will use these best practices often.
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Any advice on what to do if you get mushrooms sprouting on your lawn please? Great video as always
Hi Rich - premierlawns.co.uk/toadstools-in-your-lawn/
@@Premier_lawns_official legend
Great informative video Robbie.
Thanks 😁❤
Really enjoying the video’s my lawn is now starting looking better with you advise thank you and lawn guy .I would love you both to show how Video on how you brought back to heath a drought stricken lawn that has not seen rain since April and 30 dg heat and strong drying winds which is what Iv had to coupe with lots of them round here in the south east Bn10 Peachaven Sussex ,
I watering lots and applying the seaweed extract once , but god no what my bill is going to be !!!
I live in Belfast Northern Ireland and we have the opposite problem, to much rain.
Can't help much this year, though if you look at long term sustainability of your lawn. Look to overseed the lawn with drought tolerant grass, aerate aerate aerate... Get the grass roots as deep as possible to find the moisture in the lawn. Past that, next spring introduce a wetting agent into your lawn care programme
Premier Lawns Thanks for advise I’m I right in saying on my very sandy soil it is better to spike the ground as appose to taking out cores with holow tine ?
I’ll try the wetting agent and I’m looking to buy drought resistant blend of grass seed too next year I’m really getting into grass growing my front lawn is looking very green much admired by me and people walking by on the pavement
Many thanks again you have been a great help
Cheers
Cheers
@@grantsmith8502 core aeration is prefered as it removes thatch and the holes tend to stay open for longer.
Premier Lawns thanks for advise I’ll hire a machine next time
Mate what an awesome channel! Some top tips here!!
Thanks ❤ any questions fire away
Thank you very much. All the videos are very good, but I do not know if these works are useful in the very hot area of Kuwait in the summer, and the type of grass I have is Bermuda. Can you guide me on the best fertilizer that can not burn the grass in the summer?
Some good tips mate. Hope all is good over there
Hey Mick all good here 👍
Hi Robbie. Found your channel a few months ago and it's given me the confidence to get stuck in and improve my lawn. Great vids. My question is when you filled the hole with soil and seed what is the mix ratio. I think I'm not using enough seed? Thanks.
There isn't a ratio as such
Key is a couple of good handfuls in the bottom of the bucket before you start.
Fill a third of the bucket the add another 2 or 3 good handfuls then mix through bringing the seed up from the bottom of the bucket. Swirl the bucket around and give it a good shake
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@@Premier_lawns_official thanks for that and the video link. That lead me to another one which was great too. Aeration. I have quite clay soil should I hollow tine or solid tine aerate my lawn? Thanks
@@jamesbradshawosb2185 Hollow is generally considered better as the holes tend to stay open for longer, though solids make it much easier as its less effort (no cores to clear away)
Yr a good old boi Rob. So helpful.
Less of the old thanks 🙉🙈😂
Great video as usual this video was really helpful I've got some weed grasses in my lawn and I wasn't sure how to get rid of them
What do you think is the best height to mow a fescue and ryegrass mix lawn I normally mower my lawn at 50mm
I'm doing a video in a couple of weeks in a couple of weeks about how to pick the right height of cut
@@Premier_lawns_official that will be a really good video
Great video thanks! Very helpful 👌
Glad it was helpful!
Really informative and meaty, thanks
Thanks. ❤😁💪
Hi.
Great informative videos.
Can you give me advice on a pro liquid knapsack spray to control moss after a good scarification.
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Use iron 👍❤ mix in some seaweed
Hi Robbie, great video, thanks - as usual! I started watching your videos to understand more about lawn care, particularly short grass lawn care. I'm trying to grow a little 50sq.m (very amateur) golf putting/ chipping green in my very dry and full sun garden (top of a hill in Wicklow) from seed (Westland fine grass seed) since April (planted over the general garden grass that I cut low and levelled off with sand and screened topsoil) - I know I should have dug up the ground first and started afresh...... I'm struggling to fill a couple of bare patches and have a fair few weeds growing through including clover with hard stems growing along the ground. I have been keeping dandelions and other weeds at bay by cutting them out in the main but have just sprayed Weedol lawn weedkiller on the lawn and feed it once a month with Miraclegro lawn feed. Anyway, I have the cut down to 10mm and its going okay but am thinking of aerating and topdressing with seed to fill in the bare patches. Just not sure if I should use a sterilised topsoil or sand for the topdressing and if I should use a different type of seed this time?. Any tips you might have would be welcome!
Freddie if I understand correctly, you over seeded the lawn to begin with?
And didn't redo it at the start, only renovated?
@@Premier_lawns_official Hi, yes, I over seeded only. It started off just cutting a circle in the pasture grass lawn low enough to chip on with the kids - something to do during Covid lock down.... Then it grew arms and legs. I scarified it deep, cut it low and forked it at 2" centres, bought an old cyliinder mower and have been lowering the cut slowly......
@@freddiemillar8561 might be worth taking the hit and killing it off and reseeding
@@Premier_lawns_official Thanks for the advice, much appreciated!
Really nice format of the VLOG ! Look forward to hearing about grass varieties/seeds. I don't really know what constitutes "fresh" grass seed (although I suspect something laying in the back of a dry shed for more than a year isn't ideal) .... perhaps you could share some thoughts. I'm contemplating some Johnsons Premier Pitch (there is a coated pro nitro variety available) - essentially a Perennial Ryegrass mix with Europitch (10%) Coumbine (35%); Eurodiamond (20%); Eurocordus (10%) & Monroe (25%) cultivars but boy - is it expensive and to be honest - I'm just guessing at what might be good - I would prefer a fine bladed grass rather than broad leaf varieties but appreciate a mix makes sense. Presumably when we get more consistent rain (I live in the south east of England and it's been quite arid most of the summer) it's a good time to overseed i.e. late August/September. Any guidance on the above would be very much appreciated.
Hi Graeme
All correct. I will be starting to seed lawns with fresh/new grass seed in the next month or so 👍
Thank you, very good video 👍 can you tell me two to three differences between normal grass and weed grass to identify it in the lawn?
A weed is a plant in the wrong place at the wrong time. So if you have grass in your lawn that you don't want. That makes it a weed.
Most lawn weeds grow at different rates to the rest of the lawn or look different 👍
@@Premier_lawns_official thanx!
No problem, have a great weekend ❤
Hi Robbie, another great and informative video.
With regards to the aeration, are you aware of a powered machine similar to yours that can core and is perhaps suitable for residential use?
They are quite expensive to rent so long term it might be worth getting but the only one I found online was 3k. Many thanks
Aerators aren't mass produced and they need to be heavy hence a lot of material goes into making one.
For that reason they are expensive. No way round it
Hi Robbie what is the correct height to cut and leave your lawn i think sometimes a cut mine to short and that has let moss in , by the way your channel is very interesting and informative.
Cutting your lawn to short will stress it. It's the easiest way to improve your lawn and best of all it's free ❤😁👍
Another great video Robbie. I have really enjoyed watching your informative and interesting videos. I am just planning my autumn aeration, scarify, feed and overseed based on what I have learned from all of your videos. So thank you.
My lawn isn't in desperate condition, however there is a bit of moss here and there, also some meadow grass and clover in places. Would you recommend any additional treatments or preparation before the planned autumn renovation?
Just enjoy it ❤
Great video.,, just came across you,
AMA joinery & gardening Coleraine 👌
Good to see a local 👍
wats the procedure for before over seeding ie scarifying aerate ferilize etc thanks boss
Hi robbie been following your processes working well..
Think i have mucked it this time got caught i dethatched the lawn best could before rain hit hard, got it spiked then thought was gona beat the rain with feeding it. During the feed rain came on reckon disolving in the spreader bit of it. Grass looks like it going black? Have i burnt it? Plenty of rain in now. Getting the seaweed on this week. Thoughts? Lol
Hard to say without pictures, my group can help you with it - facebook.com/groups/premierlawnscommunity
Sorry i dont use fb robbie, its like the grass tips an the length on a pass with the spreader was all going to well lol ive done it now lol
@@markcromie3572 haha indeed. a lot of the regulars didn't use facebook either, and set up accounts to just use the group!
Its very friendly and not very pretentious like other groups out there
But if it's not for you, no probs
Had another look its the grass blades r going black burnt it will the fert wash in an just cut the grass as normal black will go then? Heads away here lol
How often should I aerate my lawn Robbie? Thank you
Nice one Robbie
Thanks Rob ❤😁
Hi Robbie, I've saved this video for my "go to guide"! When you say that cutting it too tight or too often, I think I have sorted the height issue, any advice on how often is too often? Thanks for the great video!
Awesome, thank you!
@@Premier_lawns_official just wondering if weekly cutting is too often at this time of year?
@@kieranbrennan7694 no not at all, I cut my lawn 3 times per week, although a lot will come down to your cutting height and what you are cutting with ruclips.net/video/NvLajvvToZE/видео.html
@@Premier_lawns_official great, thank you!
Major issue with this in my lawn. Timothy grass and yorkshire fog etc....Nothing here I haven’t already done, although I’m watering too often to get the seed to grow and getting red thread in other areas, now the weather has turned wet when I want it to dry out.... possibly cutting too often too, but the weed grass grows way quicker and it just out thrives the good grass....Using fiskars weed puller for small clumps and patches. Glyfosate medium patches dig and seed...Big areas scarify to death, dig over, rake and level lawn pull out the weed grass routes, level, re seed, rake in lightly etc. Taking for ever though. Using Johnson’s general purpose lawn seed, seems to blend in ok so far, but time will tell....arguably it would of been better to kill the lot, re seed and start again.
Sometimes easier to kill the lot and redo. Though the weed seeds last a few years and birds will bring the weed seeds back to you too
Great videos keepthemcoming, i'm in similar position to Chris. To start from scratch round up burn of dead grass weeds. Rake and reseed or is there more.
Good plan
Sean Mallon
I have found the weed grass to be very resilient. Some of the patches have been killed for a fortnight with round up, yet the weed grass is now starting to show new shoots. No idea what species exactly there’s too many. So I wonder if it’s worth killing the bad patches individually perhaps with a strong mix of professional grade concentrate round up. Leave it a fortnight or so to insure it’s not coming back and your happy then kill the rest as normal over the whole plot as double whammy. They say Yorkshire fog doesn’t like foot traffic and ware, tried numerous ways to kill it. Cutting, scarifying to earth, round up, and it still comes back. Saving grace is when you dig it over the plant is usually a big clump, so raking, grading and levelling does bring the clump of routes to the top and they can be obviously seen and removed, sometimes with a leaf blower to save bit of Labour .
Robbie, thanks for your content. I am in the process of trying to sort my lawn out. How do you know when the lawn is too far gone and its better to get a new lawn? Mine is patchy, full of moss and uneven so I feel like it might be beyond repair!
In most cases nearly every lawn is recoverable
Premier Lawns thanks Robbie. I was hoping so. Will persevere with it! Thanks for your videos. I have been working my way through them. Just wish you were in Glasgow!
Another great video, I started cutting weeds out, cooch grass, but then the next morning one of the neighbours cats has been to mess it up. Drives me mad
Need to keep at it 💪
Hi Robbie, great video, only wish I found it sooner a few days ago I used Vitax weed and feed and my grass and it now looks awful, very dry. Thinks it’s killed some of weeds as they have turned yellow/brown. I did water a few days after (possible not enough). Do you have tips should I rake dead weeds, add lawn seed etc? Thanks in advance
Make sure it has enough water. Raking it now my damage the fertiliser.
Need to give it time.
Premier Lawns Thank you I’m praying for rain today, if not I’ll get the sprinkle out with a can of tuna 😃
@@neerakat3298 hahahaha
Hi what did you have in the black bucket the end was it just normal topsoil (compost) and good quality grass seed?? Also if it was compost did you put it through a sieve??
Good quality bagged topsoil
This video should help you
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What is best chemical /spray to kill off grass so I can start from scratch? Recent house move and garden is really a field and I would like a wee golf green but think I need to kill off and try and sow new seed! I tried this weekend to start by removing turf but even with this I can see some growth below what I have cut out.
If I can manage This first step (as a new gardener!) I may tackle the rest (but right now is way too daunting).
Thanks
Thomas
How to transform ugly grass lawn into an amazing and beautiful lawn. With Step by step instructions for beginners, DIY and professionals alike: ruclips.net/p/PLV0W3KNEKSkLBBbf9FwRcszJEiCqGZIdb
another great video Robbie 👍👍👍, I'll be honest I couldnt tell the difference between that weed you identified and 'normal' grass 🙈, still got to learn alot!.
We had a new lawn laid just over a month ago now, to replace and existing but worn area. It wasnt laid in very good conditions at all.and I would have preferred the gardener to have cancelled until a better day weather wise, it was very wet,
I was worried about compaction of the soil,
Saying that it has actually turned out to be a very decent looking lawn, I've been watching your videos for a while now 👍, and feel I've got a much better understanding now.
I've cut the grass (first cut) on the highest setting available and all seems good. My question is, when should I aerate it? and with which type of machine ? (I cant find a plugging one?)
I am careful to not over water the grass here but being in Manchester, mother nature is a great help! I'd love to be able to maintain it as best I can 👍👍.
keep up the great work,
best wishes to you!
Shouldn't need aerated for the first year 👍unless kids are never off it
@@Premier_lawns_official fantastic! thanks very much for the reply Robbie 👍👍👍. The boys have been very patient and have stayed off it as I had concerns over it, I think it has paid off so far!
How about feeding it though please? fertiliser in a spreader as seen in your video's?
can you do this whenever you feel the need to?
many thanks again 👍👍 keep the videos coming please!
Yorkshire Fog is slightly hairy, it is very soft grass and has silvery green hue, you can see it very well after it rained because instead of getting wet water forms a few on it's hairs. It grows in clumps. Poa is different the easiest way to identify it is by the fact it has seed heads nearly all year round, even shortly after mowed as those heads are good at avoiding the mower blade.
CMDR Sloma: many thanks indeed for this 👍👍, great information!
So if Poa is able to avoid the blade, I'm guessing by lowering this it would be more effective at dealing with it, yet I'm super wary of going too low with the lawn being new. When would you be happy to cut at a lower height please?
@@ravenmaster6364 The goal is to you use rake to lift the seed heads in order to mow them off. If you lower the blade you will end up chasing regrowing heads as those will be growing lower and lower each time, nearly at a ground level. If you lift them up, poa will regrow them at the same height. This way you can keep mowing at desired height.
I was able to get rid of most of Yorkshire Fog, just keep an eye at single silvery blades reappearing every now and then and it will be kept in check in healthy lawn.
Poa is much more resilient type, I mow at second to last setting so my red fescue can grow tall and dense so it starts to smother other grasses. This way I hope to beat Poa but it is ongoing battle. Good luck.
You say don't cut your lawn too often, but how much is that? What's the ideal mow schedule for cool season grasses not under summer stress?
thats too open ended, depends on your mower, weather, normal height of cut etc to answer properly
Please can you tell me what soil mix and grass seed you used after you removed clumps of weed grass?
I used westland topsoil and a fescue seed mixture
Thank you for your prompt reply
great videos.. somehow Ive got loads of Meadow grass it doesnt give the lawn a nice green look is there any way that I can improve the situation so all is green...cheers K
Best to dig it out
I want to lay a new turf lawn, and intend to use Roundup weedkiller to kill the old grass and weeds before rotavating all of it. Is this preparation the best way?
You need to strip off the old lawn too
Hi Robbie how do you control mind your own business in a lawn Thanks
Hi ken, can you repeat the question please
@@Premier_lawns_official I have a weed called mind your own business. it's in my lawn and spreading I have dug a lot out and re-seeded, but its coming back Thanks. Ken
Ken I use professional weed control on my lawns, I'm not up to speed on the domestic products
What’s the best product to kill creeping buttercups and clover please
Great video, did you every use a selective turf herbicide such as Tenacity?
It's not allowed for use in the UK
Again Robbie, great video, i have aerated my lawn as it seems to be holding a lot of water, its newly sowed about 3 months ago, any other tips reference keeping it dry👍
Shouldn't need to aerate a 3 month old lawn 🌱
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Ok thanks, i had 13 ton of screed topsoil laid before seeding so maybe it’s holding water👍
@@stephenferguson5499 sound like a decent sized lawn
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Nice size, 38ft by 21ft
My grass was bloody lovely until the sodding leatherjackets decided to make it their home. After a 2 year ongoing battle to get rid of them I've found the meadow grass has taken hold and now it looks crap... all I wanted was a nice lawn. How is this so damn hard!!
Great video
Does anyone have any suggestions for a scarifier and aerator?
Thanks
Gary how many thousands do you want to pay?
Hello Robbie . Just cut my lawn a bit shorter yesterday and whilst the sward is very good for me I was very disappointed at the amount of POA that the short cut revealed .
I spent this afternoon with the bread knife and it seems that I have a mountain to climb .
Any thoughts or remedies other than starting a second time in September.
I done the same operation as your renovation , the thing I did not do was the spray off .
Really appreciate any help .
No easy answers. It's in my new lawn. It's one of those things haha. Embrace it 😉
@@Premier_lawns_official I thought I was on the hares back then bang . Thanks , I will keep removing , my wife thinks the lockdown has got to me , she is probably right ! When I was complaining , she said ,what does Robbie think ? Sometimes I think you are living with us .
Hi just watched your video (thank you for the advice) what you cut out as a weed looked like grass, is there an easy way to tell the difference please 🤷🏻♀️ ?
Susan if i told you, you would look at all your lawn then want to rip it up ;)
Premier Lawns 😂. Thank you for not sharing then, as I only just last week replaced part of it with new turf. I did think then I should have took it all up and started again but too late now 😙.
Gives me something to practise your tips on 😃
I was told once that a weed is any plant you don't like the look of or is in the wrong place. So you decide if it's a weed or not, if you don't like it then it's a weed, if you like it then it isn't. Just apply that logic to your lawn.
Hi matey, Great video! How do I control/ get rid of crabgrass?
We don't have crab grass in the uk
Premier Lawns Ok, but I live in Leicester, East Midlands, in the UK, & it definitely looks like crab grass growing in a few spots on my lawn.
What are those hose lock sprinklers like to use? I have traditionally used a metal impact, but I find the spray very ineffective at the end of the spray.
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Premier Lawns I have the Karcher which I love as I can adjust the width of the spray. In the video you are showing the hoze lock Roundhead, but there aren’t many videos showing how good the spray is. So I was just wondering if you like it?
@@rosscraddock6241 Karcher isn't in the same league as that washer.
Premier Lawns that link is just the standard rectangular sprinkler...
@@rosscraddock6241 I'm not sure what you need. Flow rates at the end of a sprinkler compared to the start. Personally for me, that's over thinking it. If I felt an area wasn't getting enough water I would just move the sprinkler a little.
Excellent as ever Robbie, does verticutting replace regular mowing? or do you do them both? If so how often should you verticut?.
Verticutting is all about little and often and is more like very light scarification than mowing
@@Premier_lawns_official got ya I might buy a cheap machine and give it a go 👍
@@ii8215 Keep me posted how that goes
Should I just bag instead of mulch all spring if I have a weed grass problem then?
Yes bag if you dont want weeds
Hey Robbie, you said mowing too often can be problematic, what is considered too often? I would mow mine once a week currently and can’t seem to keep on top of the Yorkshire fog and poa annua. Is once a week at 40mm considered ok?
Thanks for the info👍
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I've noticed that lawn companies spray a liquid on the lawns before putting a granular feed on what is this liquid any answers please will be appreciated.
Frank U.K.
Frank that could be a lot of different products, from weed control to fertiliser or wetting agents
That thick grass that you cut up at the end with a knife..instead of doing that can I use a weedkiller on that thick grass (which I have plenty of) to kill it off a week before I overseed my lawn in the spring?
Yes you can do it like that too
@@Premier_lawns_official perfect. Thanks. Also thanks for all your videos, I knew nothing about lawn care before but after watching your videos i've learnt about the overseeding process which I done in late September and my lawn is now looking amazing..just need to get rid of that light green thick grass which outgrows the rest of the lawn and doesn't look good.
@@manjot1 glad to help
I just bought a bosh avr100 verticutter but I was holding off until autumn to use as I was following same guidelines as scarification. Is that best or should I just crack on now?
I'm not familiar with that machine.
The lawns looking very good at min. Apart from a 30 cm circle of weed grass. Lush and green. Put some iron and seaweed extract on. Not growing as much as I'd like but I'm not using my feed n weed just yet as not suitable for the overseeding I did a month ago. So not getting any nitrogen in lawn. I'll dig out weed grass in autumn probably
Great stuff
What aerator do you use Robbie? I rented one last year wwhich rotated like a cylinder ,mower, but yours looks to move vertically and makes better looking cores
You have a drum one, they arent as good. I don't think they make mine any more
Great videos, quick question. Planted a new lawn on the 1st Oct, used the enrich top brand soil and there is now a huge amount of weeds coming up with my grass. I have just done the first mow. Is it to soon to use a selective weed killer on the grass or should i just leave the weed for the winter. Thanks and appreciate the advice.
Ben let the lawn grown and spray them next spring
Thanks a mill. Disappointed with the enrich topsoil, it was 80 euro a ton bag and its riddleed with weed seeds i have 20-30 weeds growing meter squareed on lawn. Again great videos.
@@bennagle1986 yes that can be an issue. Once i did my lawn I spent the extra to buy sterilized soil
The weeds can be dealt with, the weed grass seeds that might be in it are the biggest problem
@@Premier_lawns_official should i be using a pre emergent for those seeds or whats the best thing to do there.
@@bennagle1986 those arent legal in the uk
Great video .
I recently purchased a hand aerator but I can't get it into the ground 🤷🏻♂️ I've watered the ground until it's saturated but I still can't get it into the lawn . Any help or tips would be greatly appreciated .
Wait until Autumn. Ground is to hard
@@Premier_lawns_official had a fair bit of rain for the east coast of Scotland was wanting to use the aerator and maybe brush some sand in to aid drainage but I can hold off .
You guys get similar weather to us here and the lawns are rock hard
Would 10 10 20 be suitable for your standard lawn? My garden is full of moss and thatch. I've raked it out and bought some seed and 10 10 20 as recommended in the garden centre but I'm not sure if it would suit? I'll be spreading by hand also as I don't have a spreader.
Should be grand
@@Premier_lawns_official Thanks for the reply. Love the videos. Cheers mate 👍
My lawn was too soft when i used the core aerator. The plugs wouldn't stay together. I haven't figured out an appropriate level of moisture.
That's a pity
Do you have any tips for when teh new seeds are not coming through? I scarified the lawn (well, half of it) and reseeded but apart from a 50 x 50 cm patch which came through nothing else seemed to have grown. And it's about 6 weeks now.
I did a test pack (1 x 1m) earlier and that all came, but it has taken to weed grass now as well.
Water water water.
There's not a selective herbicide that will take out the Poa annua and leave the Lolium perrenes, festuca, bentgrasses etc, is there?
Is there an attachment for that aerator that can push the plugs to the side?
No selective I'm afraid. Bigger aerators for golf courses there is an attachment
I'm not aware of anything like that for a lawn
Hi Robbie thank you for reply, if I was to dig out my onion grass how deep do you recommend I go.
It is only about 1x2 mtr square.
Will be topsoil and turf to fix
You will need to take out the bulbs. Once you start you should see them
Can i ask what fertilizer you used please?