Dethatching Update 2 Months Later & Shampoo Wash the Lawn | Sunjoe Dethatcher & Scarifier Lawn Care

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  • Опубликовано: 8 авг 2021
  • As a part of my spring lawn care I power raked detached, scarified and then overseeded my lawn. In this video I share my results now that it is 2 months later. To be honest 90% of the results that I had were right when I originally dethatched. My results may be skewed due to the weather conditions that we had this year but it will be interesting if the soap makes a difference.
    The thought process of shampooing or washing the lawn is to attempt to wash away a waxy layer that has built up on the surface of the dirt. Washing away this layer should allow water to penetrate down into the soil easier and make it easier for water to get to the roots of the grass. I used Johnsons Baby shampoo and used 5oz per 1,000 sq feet. The area I treated was a total of 2,000 square feet so I used a total of 10oz of shampoo.
    I understand the thought process behind washing or shampooing the lawn but I am very curious to see if it will actually work. That being said, the combination of dethatching, washing, and then in the future aerating the lawn I do believe it will make the yard much better.
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  • @teresacoffman5529
    @teresacoffman5529 2 года назад +54

    I’m guessing you are probably too young to know who Jerry Baker, Master Gardener is. He had shows on the PBS stations back in the 80’s and 90’s. My husband learned MUCH from his programs. Mowing should be done in the evening as it puts less stress on the lawn and the grass should be dry. Watering should be done in the morning as that is when plants do their feeding. Nighttime watering promotes fungus. Also, water deeply and less often. This encourages the roots to go deeper which encourages better growth. Now, as for that thatch-here is Jerry’s tonic: 1 bottle of beer, 1 bottle of soda pop, 1 cup of ammonia, and 1 cup of baby shampoo or Dawn dish liquid. Don’t use diet or “light” beer or soda. The beer has enzymes and the sugars in the soda pop help break down the dead grass clippings so they don’t become thatch. The ammonia is nitrogen that feeds the grass. The shampoo/soap has surfactants that break down surface tension on the dirt thus allowing the water to penetrate the soil.

    • @OhiChicken
      @OhiChicken 11 дней назад

      lol I thought you were gonna say the beer is for you, the soda is for your son, and here's the other ingredients you put on the grass.

    • @teresacoffman5529
      @teresacoffman5529 10 дней назад

      @@OhiChicken nah, but it is fun to tell the clerk that my grass is old enough to drink the beer.

    • @Major-xm9bh
      @Major-xm9bh 10 дней назад +1

      Greetings, sounds definitely like you were paying attention, great advice 😊

  • @sanctuspiox
    @sanctuspiox Месяц назад +3

    Good old Jerry Baker has been preaching about soup to break down thatch and clean your shrubs getting your compost to really steam up and everything you need is usually in your kitchen. I have all of Jerry’s book, they were both entertaining and knowledgeable!!

  • @nappyjim
    @nappyjim Год назад +30

    You should do EVERYTHING everyone here has recommended you do , and let us know the result. So then the next batch of people can tell you what you should have done! lol

  • @thesmartestmanintheworld2653
    @thesmartestmanintheworld2653 Год назад +15

    Woof, you have a lot of work to reno that lawn - here's some stuff to help.
    Step 1: Spray on liquid dethatcher as well, helps break down the organic material in your yard so that the microbes and plants can use it.
    Step 2: Liquid iron pronto - it's going to help the color help the roots grow and turbo charge your photosynthesis.
    Step 3: Granulated humic acid - highly recommend Down to Earth Organics version - this stuff is literal fairy dust. You have a bad clay problem and seriously compacted soil. You can't break that down - but the microherd can go to work on it for you. The humic acid feeds the microherd by breaking down more organic matter and making it available to them. Do it twice a year mid-spring and 6 weeks before your frost date. It's a slow burn but you will notice a difference and after 2-3 applications you'll start to see serious dividends. Soil production takes off.
    Step 4: Fertilizer - Milorganite. Organic, slow release nitrogen. Get a soil testing kit and amend as needed. that stinky fish fertilizer from Alaska Organics can do wonders.
    Step 5: Top Dressing. Bro - you need serious organic matter. That soil is compacted and has a ton of clay in it. I feel you, I grew up gardening in Ohio. DO NOT TOP DRESS WITH SAND! You will turn your yard into concrete. You need beaucoup compost. I'd do straight 50/50 screened, clean, compost and topsoil. Lay it on thick and work it in. Going to have to wait till early fall to do it until the heat's over. **SUPER IMPORTANT** - make sure the compost you're getting is from a woody source like from a arborist or tree service. You can even screen fine mulch and top dress with the mulch compost. The micchorizal fungi that lives on the decaying wood matter you want to do everything you can to help them thrive. They take huge workloads off your plants and are able to turbocharger your plant and microbes ability to build topsoil. Don't put animal compost on your lawn or you'll introduce unwanted seeds. I don't care if they say it's sterile I've never seen that crap spread where it didn't introduce problems. Besides, You don't want 'sterile', you *want* micchorizal fungi from wood based compost. Hell, I'd even innoculate the lawn with micchorizal fungi on top of it to boost it. The mircchorizal fungi are the workhorse of the microherd. They'll turbocharger your plants roots and help them break up the clay in your soil. Once that's done the earthworms and bacteria can move in and start getting deeper and deeper topsoil development improving water and nutriest infiltration, retention and drought resistance. Your water levels will go way up and you can do it naturally and relatively cheap, PLUS, much like your gut, which is what soil is, an open air digestive system, GOOD Flora keeps out BAD flora. Micchorizal fungi presents unwanted fungus from moving in. This concludes my TED talk.

    • @johnchristo8912
      @johnchristo8912 Год назад +2

      Very well done!!!
      Just what I was looking for!

    • @ultimaetsolder
      @ultimaetsolder Месяц назад

      This comment is better than the video.

    • @buckdashe2571
      @buckdashe2571 Месяц назад +1

      Awesome. Don’t expect a reply but what about peat as an organic additive?

    • @thesmartestmanintheworld2653
      @thesmartestmanintheworld2653 Месяц назад +1

      @@buckdashe2571 Hey Buck. Happy to help. Peat really serves 2 purposes
      1. Moisture retention
      2. Covering seed when overseeding.
      It’s not a great way to add organic material.
      4 best ways to jump start organic material in lawn
      #1 - Compost, compost, compost
      Stay away from animal compost unless you’re 150% certain it’s completely hot composted and weed seeds are dead
      I like blending different sources of mushroom and yard waste compost. Monthly top dressing does wonders
      2. Biochar. Literally adding straight carbon
      3. Humic acid. Helps microbes in soil break down available carbon
      4. Innoculate lawn and grass seed with mycorrhizal fungi in order to promote the right fungi in the lawn. This is the secret sauce. Mycorrhizal fungi has too many benefits to list. Look up Gabe Brown’s work on soil health.

    • @thesmartestmanintheworld2653
      @thesmartestmanintheworld2653 Месяц назад +1

      @@ultimaetsolder aw, thanks man. That means a lot.

  • @ZMAN71
    @ZMAN71 2 года назад +76

    Thanks for the update. Maybe too much stress on the lawn, who knows. Hopefully you didn’t forgot to apply a good leave in conditioner.

    • @ThatTechTeacher427
      @ThatTechTeacher427  2 года назад +1

      You could be correct

    • @chosen1one930
      @chosen1one930 2 года назад +5

      A person with a turf management degree and 20 years on course experience will know. This is only called a wetting agent, it doesn't wash anything, it actually helps the ground hold more water and drain slower. I use these on the course all the time but I use a growth regulator as well, using a combination will help the grass during the hottest days of summer. It also helps conserve water.

    • @yanasmith6813
      @yanasmith6813 Год назад

      😂

  • @daviddesario3386
    @daviddesario3386 2 года назад +2

    Recently found your channel. Love the videos, keep 'em coming!

  • @larryseibold4287
    @larryseibold4287 2 года назад +7

    I am enjoying watching your journey. Don't give up on the screw driver, but use a glove to get a good push without killing your palm. I actually use a 12" galvanized landscape nail. it is invaluable to tell variability in actual soil hydration. I also occasionally use a 3/4" and 1.5" core tool to "SEE" the soil, but that is very infrequent compared to the screw driver / landscape nail, which i use in a dozen or more locations 20 times a year to get a true feel for the soil and irrigation needs. It is likely more important for those of us that use irrigation than those that only have rain.

  • @kenw6459
    @kenw6459 Год назад +5

    Heavy rains followed by extreme heat will compact the soil and make it hard. It usually happens every summer here in Massachusetts. The best way to fix compacted soil like this is with plug aeration and overseeding in the fall.

  • @ChuckD59
    @ChuckD59 2 года назад +6

    Watching for the first time (saw the earlier one), and wanted to say I like your logic, thoroughness and the pace of the video. I have a slightly bigger area that needs the same done to it. Thanks for sharing.

  • @lazygardens
    @lazygardens Год назад +22

    The shampoo does NOT "wash the soil", and there is no "waxy build up". It lowers the surface tension of the water and that lets water penetrate the top layers more evenly. Instead of beading up and rolling off, it spreads out and penetrates.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfactant

    • @coast2coast00
      @coast2coast00 Год назад +3

      Dish washer rinse aid from the dollar store would probably be good for that then, it should be almost 100% surfactant without the soap.

    • @lazygardens
      @lazygardens Год назад

      @@coast2coast00 Whatever is cheap and available.
      I put a few drops of dish detergent in my glyphosate to help it penetrate fuzzy weed leaves.

    • @GageDrums
      @GageDrums 7 месяцев назад

      @@lazygardens same!

  • @a1930ford
    @a1930ford Год назад +3

    You could probably use the Dawn or Johson's Baby shampoo to also spray down the underside of your Sun Joe dethatching unit as well to keep it clean for the next use afterwards. Nice video.

  • @michaelcafaro6062
    @michaelcafaro6062 2 месяца назад

    Great information.

  • @srthomp420
    @srthomp420 2 года назад

    Hat tip from a fellow Vette owner. Good information.

  • @JeremyJohnson79
    @JeremyJohnson79 2 года назад +23

    If the baby shampoo had smelled like something other than baby shampoo I would have been concerned. LOL Keep up the good videos. I enjoy them! I think the aeration will help. Now we can start the debate on whether or not to take up the plugs.

    • @ThatTechTeacher427
      @ThatTechTeacher427  2 года назад +1

      Touche
      Thanks I think it will as well and I am still debating on picking up the plugs or not and in my research people have strong opinions either way lol

  • @frupsn1960
    @frupsn1960 2 года назад +8

    The lawn will probably look fantastic next end of end of spring/fall when it's recuperated (assuming you fertilize it properly).
    Your grass was used to living a 3 to 4 inch life then one day you ran it over with deep blades 5 or 6 times only a few weeks before summer and it's probably still working out of the shock.
    KBG also takes a season or two to really thrive and remember, you decided to overseed KBG in May so it's likely a chunk of your that seed/cultivar simply couldn't survive the summer earth temperatures.
    Had you gone with mostly rye/fescue, you'd likely see more green by now. I'll keep watching though, I was looking for a cheaper power rake and your Sunjoe video was *extremely* helpful.

    • @ThatTechTeacher427
      @ThatTechTeacher427  2 года назад

      Thanks for the info and it all makes sense, really appreciate it.
      Glad it was helpful and thanks for watching!

  • @WeLuv9x5
    @WeLuv9x5 2 года назад +3

    You should consider applying Milorganite to your lawn… will make a tremendous difference to the health of your lawn!

  • @chriswincek8672
    @chriswincek8672 2 года назад +3

    Most soaps are antibacterial. The saponification of soap causes the breakdown of lipids. Some soaps do add additional antimicrobial ingredients though.

  • @andrewszabo1552
    @andrewszabo1552 2 года назад +32

    When you core aerate the lawn, you may hear a lot of advice about leaving the plugs on the lawn and that they'll break up and act as top dressing. I recommend that you remove them. If you have clay soil, those plugs may take several weeks to break down. I'll also warn you that since you'll be overseeding, you won't be using normal pre-emergents - and those little plugs excavate many weed seeds from the past that were long since buried. Poa annua and chickweed was my spring punishment for leaving the plugs. Good luck!

    • @ThatTechTeacher427
      @ThatTechTeacher427  2 года назад +1

      Thanks for the advice I really appreciate !

    • @andyboy57
      @andyboy57 2 года назад +1

      Andrew Szabo - what did you mean by “you won’t be using normal pre-emergents”. Thanks

    • @andrewszabo1552
      @andrewszabo1552 2 года назад +5

      @@andyboy57 you can't plant seed while a prodiamine barrier exists. The grass won't properly germinate and establish. Overseeding windows generally overlap with pre-emergent applications.
      I'm not overseeding this year because I have Poa annua in my lawn. I want to stop the cycle of Poa annua establishing by applying fall pre-emergent. Because of this, I won't be able to overseed because what prevents the Poa will also prevent new grass.

    • @andyboy57
      @andyboy57 2 года назад +1

      @@andrewszabo1552 thanks Andrew

    • @brian-bingham
      @brian-bingham Год назад

      I got killed by Poa annua this summer. I'm about to dethatch/scrify/aerate, plan to remove everything. Its painful for me to not reseed and get it looking good again over the next month or two,...but i realize that i'll have to forego seeding this fill in lieu of getting some Prodiamine down to get after the Poa issue, and to have a fighting chance next year.
      Did you have any success with the Poa, anything specific you did to attack it?

  • @PedroHernandez-ev2ou
    @PedroHernandez-ev2ou 2 года назад

    Awesome video

  • @sethm10
    @sethm10 2 года назад +1

    Thanks for the video. I am looking for a aerator, which I hear is similar to a scarifier. So how well does this Sun joe perform with that attachment? And have you tried the Ryobi version?

  • @bubblesmckenzie4125
    @bubblesmckenzie4125 2 года назад

    Love your videos and your projects. 🙄❤️

  • @dfgdfg_
    @dfgdfg_ Год назад +2

    All this hoohaa with the lawn is why I got rid of the grass and just went with some nice ground cover. No more mowing, no more shampooing the darn lawn!

  • @AkSonya1010
    @AkSonya1010 2 года назад +19

    For everyone saying too much dethatching, I disagree, I did my four times with the scarfer and then another two to four times with the thatcher because I had heavy moss as well as thatch. My lawn bounced back and looked amazing this summer, it was supper happy to get rid of all of that dead stuff. A month later I fertilized and limed and then it greened up and I haven't seen my lawn that happy in years. I love the Sun Joe, excellent investment in money and my time.
    I really wish they had an aeration attachment available.

    • @pennyandersen8254
      @pennyandersen8254 2 года назад

      What does the lime do and what kind of soil and climate do you have?

    • @AkSonya1010
      @AkSonya1010 2 года назад +7

      @@pennyandersen8254 I live in Anchorage, Alaska so I don't have a very long growing season. Our lawns tend to be really low in PH so we use a lot of lime to bring up the PH. be be closer to neutral 6-7. I also have quite a bit of clay and using lime help with drainage to keep the moss in check.
      Lime definition:
      Adding lime (increases soil pH (reduces acidity), adds calcium (Ca) and/or magnesium (Mg), and reduces the solubility of Al and Mn in the soil.

    • @cartertran270
      @cartertran270 Год назад +1

      Lol I’m in anchorage and try to learn thx for that info

    • @trumptookthevaccine1679
      @trumptookthevaccine1679 Год назад

      Some thatch is healthy

    • @slimdude2011
      @slimdude2011 Год назад

      Maybe you didn't need to dethatch your lawn that much in the first place. Dethatching a lawn four or five times in one year is strictly an overkill! If you keep dethatching your lawn that many times, you are going to ruin your lawn because, grass can take so much stress before it dies. Give your lawn a rest, and let nature takes its course. You'll be surprised what nature can do by itself, if people will just give it a chance, and stop overworking and abusing their lawns.

  • @velcroman11
    @velcroman11 2 года назад +1

    These corers are super expensive at least in Sydney they are . I made one from sort lengths of threaded gal water pipe and a ‘T’ piece I bought at Bunnings. I cut out a slot in the bit that goes into the ground and put a point on it to help it enter the ground. Then, I just screwed them together, cost $12.00 and it works a treat!

  • @Reddylion
    @Reddylion 2 года назад +1

    Nice

  • @brianmedeiros417
    @brianmedeiros417 2 года назад +21

    The quick disconnect didn’t break because of water pressure but because of the weight of the hose. In the video you can see you weren’t supporting the hose but instead let it drag on the ground causing the quick disconnect to snap. Quite common issue with them.

    • @goosey235
      @goosey235 2 года назад

      Agreed - I found that plastic quick connects can handle very little bending - use metal wherever possible

  • @davidowen888
    @davidowen888 2 года назад

    Thanks

  • @brianm8052
    @brianm8052 Год назад

    Have you ever tried Gypsum on the areas that are not soft? I had huge success with it with spots in my grass.

  • @starpartyguy5605
    @starpartyguy5605 2 года назад +1

    I'm using N-Ext products, the Bio-Stimulant pack. Put down 6 oz of RGS and 8 oz of Air-8 per 1000 sq. ft. Later this week, I'm putting down Humic 12 and Microgreen.

    • @ThatTechTeacher427
      @ThatTechTeacher427  2 года назад

      Sounds like a good plan to me, I bet that will work great

  • @josephppopp7493
    @josephppopp7493 Год назад

    The Greatest State in The Union; OHIO!!! Well done 👍

  • @huskiesz1584
    @huskiesz1584 2 года назад

    What size Sun Joe did you buy? 13,14 or 15inch? I've got about the same size yard as you. Thanks

  • @lindalamay4267
    @lindalamay4267 2 года назад +4

    My father did nothing but what Jerry Baker said to do in his books and we had the most beautiful grass !!

  • @powersv2
    @powersv2 11 месяцев назад

    Aerators are great.

  • @DDoMik
    @DDoMik 2 года назад

    Wonderful job on the lawn, I must give it a try ! On an unrelated note, what is the species of the tree with the red foliage in the background close to your house ? It looks great, and I'd like to plant one of those at home, if it's compatible with where I live...

    • @djkimjongun8827
      @djkimjongun8827 2 года назад +4

      Looks like red maple tree there’s smaller species called Japanese maple tree

    • @TanyaScorpio
      @TanyaScorpio 2 года назад

      It's a Japanese maple. I have the drawf... which i love...

  • @douglasjackson9058
    @douglasjackson9058 2 года назад +1

    I'm in Ohio! Love this informative video

  • @ChristopherSalisburySalz
    @ChristopherSalisburySalz 2 года назад +27

    I think going over as many times as you did really put the lawn in shock. I have heard dethatching is better in the fall - especially heavy dethatching. I think partly because if it does put your lawn into shock it will be going dormant soon anyway and also because in the spring you can destroy new growth.

    • @AkSonya1010
      @AkSonya1010 2 года назад +5

      I disagree, I did my four times with the scarfer and then another two to four times with the thatcher because I had heavy moss as well as thatch. My lawn bounced back and looked amazing this summer, it was supper happy to get rid of all of that dead stuff. A month later I fertilized and limed and then it greened up and I haven't seen my lawn that happy in years. I love the Sun Joe, excellent investment in money and my time.
      I really wish they had an aeration attachment avalible.

    • @diverdave4056
      @diverdave4056 2 года назад +3

      NOPE ... do it in the early Spring time . It removes everything that's blocking the rain water from getting to the roots of the grass . i just removed 4 - 55 gallon garbage cans stuffed full of dead grass from my front yard

    • @ChristopherSalisburySalz
      @ChristopherSalisburySalz 2 года назад

      @@diverdave4056 NOPE

    • @jeremyvisser3877
      @jeremyvisser3877 2 года назад +1

      I like how "I think" a non-affirmative become "NOPE" an aggressive affirmative. in the course of 3 comment he went from not sure to being 100% sure with vehemence.

    • @diverdave4056
      @diverdave4056 2 года назад

      @@jeremyvisser3877 and just like that ... He lacks the energy to actually take anyone's advice and he just drops a quick NOPE ! So far , I have loaned out my Sunjoe to 4 next door neighbors this year and they LOVE how it raked up all of the dead grass and crap out of their lawn .

  • @obstn81
    @obstn81 2 года назад +1

    Check the soil PH. You may need lime to help soften and condition the soil.

  • @lovetacoma8604
    @lovetacoma8604 2 года назад

    what kind of soil will you use to fill up the dead grass area ?

  • @MRM5J
    @MRM5J 2 года назад +1

    Did you check for rocks and concrete in the areas the screwdriver didn't go down

  • @brianschmitz6188
    @brianschmitz6188 2 года назад +4

    Throwing down baby shampoo is like throwing down something natural to potentially loosen up the soil, which is something that Humic acid, Biochar, sea kelp, will do, but as much as you did a phenomenal job of getting the gunk and junk out of your grass by running the detacher, seems like you need additional help in perhaps using liquid dethatch and Air8 to create a nice canvass. You need to probe and figure out why their are dead spots or areas of yellowing, which may be bugs, grubs, fungus or just lack of water. Maybe some of those areas have something underneath, like rocks or tree limbs that are doing it.. Keep at it.

    • @ThatTechTeacher427
      @ThatTechTeacher427  2 года назад

      Thanks for the advice, those are things I will be looking into

    • @markg6860
      @markg6860 2 года назад +3

      I use regular coke (must be regular; not diet) in a hose-end sprayer. This feeds sugars to the microbes that break down thatch.

  • @cdk31714
    @cdk31714 2 года назад

    Dethatch in the fall better cooler temps plus good rain 🌧 with aeration then overseed ...plus want to put starter feet 1 week later after seeding and last but not least use Good seed... not store bought ... barengurg

  • @juansaladzar
    @juansaladzar Год назад

    We use edgers down here in Texas, you should look into one brah 😐

  • @tfrogginhfroggin
    @tfrogginhfroggin 2 года назад +4

    Very interested to see the results.

    • @ThatTechTeacher427
      @ThatTechTeacher427  2 года назад

      Hopefully soon I will be able to share something that is visible lol

  • @A_Guy123
    @A_Guy123 2 года назад +1

    Any update? Think it’s still worth it? I just grabbed a sun Joe and am hoping it’s worth my time before this rain (I’m also in Ohio)

  • @josej-h1471
    @josej-h1471 2 года назад

    How many times would you suggest to detach Bermuda? I detach it early spring for the first time and it gave a nice new look.

    • @ThatTechTeacher427
      @ThatTechTeacher427  2 года назад

      Not experienced with that grass type but I hear spring and fall are great times to do this

  • @eagsalazar
    @eagsalazar 2 года назад +1

    Instead of using an aerator, why not use the scarifier that is already part of your sunjoe? Or did you already do that? For the goal you describe, to break up the soil, it seems like that would do a great job too wouldn't it?

    • @diverdave4056
      @diverdave4056 Год назад

      it works GREAT ! be sure to run it east - west and then north - south before you over seed ...

  • @experienceprecision5406
    @experienceprecision5406 Год назад

    I know Dawn kills army worm. I wonder if the baby shampoo also does that.

  • @thebigdoghimself
    @thebigdoghimself 2 года назад +4

    Did you scarify? You are supposed go use the wire brush first and then go over it with the metal tine sttachment. The wire one just gets the stuff that is on top, the scarifier actually cuts into the ground. Secondly, I'm guessing you have never done a core aeration? Once you rent one that should help, do multiple passes.

    • @ThatTechTeacher427
      @ThatTechTeacher427  2 года назад +1

      I did yes and that is the order I went in. On this lawn I have not core aerated so ya I am hoping this will be the thing that makes the most difference

  • @davidqi8073
    @davidqi8073 Год назад

    Its been a year and haven't seen any update, maybe the baby soap kill the grass
    Just curious if the soap is safe on the lawn, I feel its higher PH, might change the categories of the soil? Thanks

  • @1gabrielmorales
    @1gabrielmorales Год назад

    What’s the process to repair the damage if anti bacterial dawn shampoo was applied to the lawn? 😫

  • @jcm98570
    @jcm98570 2 года назад +8

    There's some golf courses in Cali running Korean Natural Farming methods and are making bank because of the zero chemical aspects and the grass looks better than conventional methods.

  • @alih1000
    @alih1000 Год назад

    Make an environment suitable for nature and it will sort this out for you.

  • @Treppiede
    @Treppiede 2 года назад

    Thanks for the follow up. What is the purpose of the access port at 1:20?

    • @seansmith8786
      @seansmith8786 Год назад

      The downspouts are connected to the sewer underground. It is called a cleanout. You are able to look in and clean out the pipe as needed if leaves jam it. It also lets air flow through so the water runs smoother.

  • @arthurredman7521
    @arthurredman7521 2 года назад

    Instead of renting an aerator why not use the scarifier attachment? Keep the videos coming.

    • @ThatTechTeacher427
      @ThatTechTeacher427  2 года назад

      Thanks! Aerator takes large cores of soil out of the ground and really allows nutrients and air to get deep in the soil. The scarifier is great but only puts small slits in the ground.

  • @MS-rs8le
    @MS-rs8le 2 года назад

    You over did it? You have "stressed" out your lawn. I made the same mistake and my lawn died? I over did it with the dethacther. I bit of thatch is fine!

  • @yadigarcia7599
    @yadigarcia7599 2 года назад

    I have st agustine grass and just bought a de thatch machine I have some spots patchy and yes lots of dead grass in the soil so hopefully it works but what slow fertilizer do you recommend for my lawn

    • @markg6860
      @markg6860 2 года назад

      I also have SA grass and I bought a Greenworks de-thatcher. As SA grows by spreading (not seed), be careful about ripping out too much at one time. Don't de-thatch SA grass at the end of the season ... do it in the spring, when it will recover the fastest.

  • @rogerflorida1498
    @rogerflorida1498 2 года назад +1

    I thought the scarify attachment to the sunjoe is supposted to act like an aerator, so I was surprised to hear you will rent a aerator.
    How are they different?

    • @dlsdyer9071
      @dlsdyer9071 2 года назад +1

      Garden Answer was talking about using gypsum every season as it helps break up the soil.

    • @ThatTechTeacher427
      @ThatTechTeacher427  2 года назад +4

      The scarifier does not go very deep only like 10mm. A core aerator will take larger 3" deep plugs out of the ground. This will break up the soil more and allow nutrients to penetrate further into the soil, reduce compaction...

    • @rogerflorida1498
      @rogerflorida1498 2 года назад

      @@ThatTechTeacher427 Thank You

  • @steveevans4492
    @steveevans4492 2 года назад

    How low did you have it cut to dethatch

  • @TurboManiacal
    @TurboManiacal 2 года назад +1

    How about a June 2022 lawn update?

  • @brents.2501
    @brents.2501 2 года назад

    Can you dethatch florida st. Augustine grass?

  • @michaelsacy
    @michaelsacy 25 дней назад

    Where in Ohio. We are in canal Fulton. 10 miles west of canton

  • @ketsuppi
    @ketsuppi 2 года назад +1

    I kow this vid isn't about ur setup, but it's fantastic. Could you please apply for techsources setup wars. He rates setups and gives improvement ideas. I think he'd love ur setup since he also LOVES symmetry.

  • @kevinseversonandhisvizslas8287
    @kevinseversonandhisvizslas8287 10 месяцев назад

    It’s soil compaction. Plug aerate in the fall

  • @rogergraham3727
    @rogergraham3727 2 месяца назад

    When do u put baby soap on what was the oz ber gallon

  • @chosen1one930
    @chosen1one930 2 года назад

    This is only a wetting agent, I have everything sprayed during the growing season with it and a growth regulator

  • @mattadulting
    @mattadulting 2 года назад +1

    I ordered the sunjoe 3 months ago....it never would ship and then the order cancelled. I may try again in winter

    • @Turbo5150
      @Turbo5150 2 года назад

      join the lawn care nut group on facebook and find someone local to borrow off.

    • @ThatTechTeacher427
      @ThatTechTeacher427  2 года назад

      Below is a good idea also I have heard good things about the greenworks and I think you can still get one of those.

  • @vvillis2201
    @vvillis2201 2 года назад

    Do you have a shampoo brand dog safe?

  • @1959Berre
    @1959Berre Месяц назад

    Imagine living alongside this guy. Running over his sterile lawn all the time with his loud machines. You can forget enjoying some quiet time outside. Especially when he goes to war with the noisy leaf blower. Your blood pressure will sky rocket through the roof.

  • @jragonwriter6316
    @jragonwriter6316 Год назад

    How often should I dethatch?

  • @chrisciraldo4935
    @chrisciraldo4935 2 года назад

    Hey boss this is gonna sound really creepy but is your house on Glendale that looks identical to my uncles old house let me tell you we had some wild parties there and he was always crazy about his yard also

  • @Hollywood5453
    @Hollywood5453 2 года назад

    Liquid calcium, potassium and spread some iron ...... just had that done to my 1.5 acres and I have 4 diff types of grass and my neighbors hate how thick and green mine is

  • @timetrialist
    @timetrialist 2 года назад

    Bro is that a C6 ZR1????

  • @jakelylehemlock
    @jakelylehemlock 2 года назад

    Hydrophobic soil, the shampoo breaks that layer and allows water retention on the soil particle.

  • @jimbeck6093
    @jimbeck6093 2 года назад +1

    Where would a “waxy-like” substance come from?

  • @matthewbigham7817
    @matthewbigham7817 2 года назад +1

    I thought the sun Joe did aeration as well, does it not?

  • @trumptookthevaccine1679
    @trumptookthevaccine1679 Год назад

    No soil test?

  • @Dickj203
    @Dickj203 2 года назад

    Is the baby shampoo for liquid aeration essentially?

  • @zachdrake8465
    @zachdrake8465 2 года назад

    What area of Ohio are you in? I’m in the Dayton area and wondering if you can come do my lawn lol

    • @ThatTechTeacher427
      @ThatTechTeacher427  2 года назад

      I am closer to Cleveland, I'm sure you can do do it 😁

  • @NoahK216
    @NoahK216 2 года назад

    Yeehaw!

  • @acaflooring
    @acaflooring 2 года назад +1

    why do you assume that grass decomposes into a waxy layer?

  • @davidbiren2062
    @davidbiren2062 2 года назад

    Been waiting three months for my SunJoe...

    • @Turbo5150
      @Turbo5150 2 года назад

      join the lawn care nut group on facebook and find someone local to borrow off.

    • @ThatTechTeacher427
      @ThatTechTeacher427  2 года назад

      Seems like everything is like that now, maybe the green works might be easier to get and I have heard good things about it.

  • @twosawyers
    @twosawyers 2 года назад

    The main thing is it’s a cheap surfactant! Basically liquid aerating your lawn!

  • @rbear4574
    @rbear4574 2 года назад

    I've been using Dawn on my front lawn for a few years now my lawn is looking great and I have soil now not not clay. The reason In like it its because its safe for my dog to play in the yard after I wash it.

  • @theeresistance970
    @theeresistance970 2 года назад

    THE SCREWDRIVER WASN'T STUPID, ITS RESULTS LEAD U TO ORDER THE GRASS PROBE, 😁

  • @tabletopspider2
    @tabletopspider2 2 года назад

    Why wouldn’t you use a specific wetting agent designed for water repellant soils and in particular turf specific uses? Did you just do it for the click bait factor?

  • @Dhalin
    @Dhalin 2 года назад

    I remember the old days when our yard was actually good. I live with my parents (or, well, just mom now as dad recently passed on) and they've both gotten older and my job has been making it difficult for me to have the time to properly care for anything. I finally got some time yesterday to prepare the yard for mowing, we had lots of bad storms over the past 6 months or so, and there were a *ton* of maple tree sticks and broken branches all over the place that I couldn't even think about mowing the yard with all that junk there. Anyhow, as I was taking the wagon around to get all the sticks and branches picked up, I've noticed just how absolutely terrible the yard is lately. There's lots of bare dirt around where I remember there being lush grass, especially around trees. The cement slab that was once a porch in front of our house, is almost completely surrounded by bare dirt and small rocks because of dad parking cars there, the area right outside the actual porch is almost completely bare, not sure why that all died off.. and there was a good 2 inch thick layer of leaves near the two maple trees next to the house as well. Got the leaves raked up, but wish I knew what to do with the yard right out by the porch.. it just looks nasty with bare dirt with barely any grass there at all. there's also a *lot* of moss that has crept in throughout several areas of the yard. I don't remember there being that stinking much moss everywhere when I was younger when I did stuff in the yard more often.

  • @David-qs4ih
    @David-qs4ih Год назад

    Leave the soap in the kitchen and just get it aerated. And to the people wondering if scarifying is aerating. No, it isn't. The only useful aeration is when it is removing parts of the topsoil. Rake / spine style do indeed penetrate the soil but at the cost of compacting the soil around it further.

  • @dmix2263
    @dmix2263 2 года назад

    So where’s the next video after washing?

  • @troymcdonald
    @troymcdonald Год назад

    I don’t see a follow up video on the results…?

  • @manujaen3999
    @manujaen3999 9 месяцев назад

    Lightweight is good and what did I use it for it’s a lawnmower ruclips.net/user/postUgkxTPN04aT-Qdjr_KS3ql7ng8wnU3wwsCqk also recommend Yes it is lightweight so hence not as robust as our old one. But if you take care it does the job really well.

  • @MrJohnnyboyrebel
    @MrJohnnyboyrebel Год назад

    My daughter squirted Dawn on a Slip-and-Slide in my yard to make it more slippery and that stuff nearly killed my grass! Watch out that you only use a little Dawn, because in this case “more is better” is not true at all.

    • @JohnKeeling
      @JohnKeeling 9 месяцев назад

      could be the slip and slide and the traffic and shock to the area under it was the issue, how long did the slip and slide stay in place

  • @fredkerzic2568
    @fredkerzic2568 2 года назад

    Liquid aeration

  • @liquidrock2u
    @liquidrock2u Год назад

    I got a laugh from you sating the lawn smelt like baby shampoo as you're spraying baby shampoo mixed with water onto the lawn.

  • @fingfangfoom2399
    @fingfangfoom2399 Год назад

    the baby shampoo smelled like baby shampoo? cool.

  • @dumbcat
    @dumbcat 2 года назад

    the next morning the little old lady down the street let her dog squat in the yard to make a nice spot of dead grass

  • @amandabensch3870
    @amandabensch3870 2 года назад

    apparently he does not have a lawn full of crabgrass like around here....

    • @amandabensch3870
      @amandabensch3870 2 года назад

      also we have clay that can and will bust up steel.

    • @ThatTechTeacher427
      @ThatTechTeacher427  2 года назад

      I always try to get a pre emergent down before crabgrass can grow and I do most lawn or digging in the spring and fall so the clay is soft

  • @Player16
    @Player16 2 года назад +2

    Your yard or soil is hydrophobic. Hydretain will help to alleviate that problem. It's OK to have the cleanest lawn in the neighbourhood, but soap isn't really made for that. Wet, then core aerate first. Pick up the cores; don't leave them on the lawn. Once you're done with that, chuck in some fert. Spray on Hydretain (or similar soil wetting agents) since you need to water in the fert anyway.

    • @ThatTechTeacher427
      @ThatTechTeacher427  2 года назад

      Thanks for the tips!

    • @markg6860
      @markg6860 2 года назад

      No, no, no! The soap merely contains Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, which acts as a surfactant ... to better absorb water.

    • @kenweichman7393
      @kenweichman7393 2 года назад +1

      I use lawnstar liquid aerator is has the wetting agents plus humic and fuluvic acid and it has done wonders for my yard. It is available at Amazon.

    • @Player16
      @Player16 2 года назад

      @@kenweichman7393 Actually, I forgot about that. There's been several positive reviews about that. Lawnstar would definitely get rid of hydrophobic problems.

  • @melissachacon2181
    @melissachacon2181 2 года назад +2

    Suggestion: check out fast hair growth fortified shampoo to double hair growth.

  • @MrBigal123123
    @MrBigal123123 2 года назад

    i keep telling my customers that the weather in the past few years has been really uncunsistant and grass isnt adapting to the changes in weather causing it to look awful in some places

  • @CHB_98
    @CHB_98 Год назад

    So the sun Joe and seeding was not successful ?