I remember as a kid in the 80's always being amazed at my grandmas neighbors lawn; he had the nicest lawn on the block (still the nicest lawn I've ever seen till this day)! I now wonder if he applied the same methods to his lawn as Jerry Baker did🤔Anyhow, I am now motivated to get my lawn that nice. Thanks for the video upload👍
This is great teaching. I'm off today to buy beer, mouth wash, lemon dish detergent, tobacco and ammonia, so I can get started on my every 3 weeks of fertilizing and disease control. Thanks a bunch
I'm an old school Jerry Baker lover, but many of his techniques have been surpassed. I have a half acre with about 30 healthy trees, I mulch all of my leaves into the grass every fall. After a few years it builds soil. I still use a lot of his feeding method though.
Very educational. This chap loves to share his beer with his garden. I have also never seen anyone use so much washing up liquid which is amazing as I am a window cleaner and washing up liquid (Fairy) is used to clean windows.
I bought this same DVD over 10 years back. Tried his concoctions, my lawn started going from bad to worse. I stopped it and started going back to traditional fertilizing and natural soil enhancers.
Jerry..After I put PreEmmergent CrabGrassicide on my lawn, when I see a CG Weed starting while I mow, I keep my Hand garden Tool handy , Dig it out and place it inside my Plastic Bag I carry and tied to my Lawn Mower.. No Need to Add a Pos Emergent ..:-)
I know I’m late to the game but I stumbled upon this video and it’s things that I will be putting to good use. Just wondering about coverage. How much area should these tonics cover? Jerry mentions that the 32 oz sprayer covers about 3000+ sq. Ft. So that means it’s about 1 oz per sq ft. Also what about the amount of Epsom salt in the fertilizer?.. does that also apply to the same area?
Hi , I shampoo my lawn using Jerry Baker recipe to make it green and I got reverse results. After few days I felt that my lawn started get yellow. When I investigated more carefully I found a layer stayed on soil, initially I thought it is a layer of fungus but later I found that is a layer of dried foam. Is it fine? Do you have any suggestion that how can I save my lawn? Here was my recipe : 1 Cup of Baby Shampoo 1 Cup CORN SYRUP 1 Cup of Regular Cola 1 Cup of Ammonia P.S.1 The current temperature is 70 in day but we had a two days around 87. P.S.2 I mow the lawn two day before I applied the tonic. (1/3) Thanks for your kind and prompt reply in advance.
I recently bought a tow behind 21 gallon broadcast boom sprayer from North Tool to use on my acre and half lawn. Your yard spray formulas are usually in a 20 gallon jar sprayer (which we bought from your website and works great) for 2500 square foot region. So, how do you convert that to the 21 gallon tow behind broadcast sprayer to use your formulas on the acre and half?
I would suggest mix as directed, pour into your sprayer and add water to the 20 gallon mark. Plug it in, turn it on and let it mix until it is well mixed and then spray at your normal speed. should spray I believe about 1 gallon to 1,000 square feet.
None of the ingredients are toxic, so as soon as the grass dries off, your dogs should be OK. (About the only thing they might not like is the ammonia smell, but that will dissipate).
+Joco Mlad : There are about five basic steps to lawn care, spread out over the year. Jerry provides some good basic natural chemistry to the process, but once you compare what he's doing here to what other master gardeners & lawn care experts do, you'll see the same basic steps being used throughout the year. Once you get those down, it takes the guess work out of lawn care. Using the best products for your money can help, too, but his chemistry helps things along. I mean, if you have a lawn, even if it's lush & doesn't need extra care, you must be mowing, raking, overseeding, etc anyway....right? Lawns require care & care takes time. Not a lot, mind you, but it depends on how much area you have (I have 10,000 square feet of lawn...A LOT) to care for. And I'm fully employed! Take the guess out of it all by employing Jerry's steps. You can also incorporate things you learn from other gardeners. Good luck!
in s.w. florida, do you recommend mixing 3lbs. of epsom salt per 5,000 sq. ft. bag of fert. for a spring feeding and then only 1lb. of epsom salt per 5,000 sq. ft. bag of fert. for a fall feeding?
Carpet of weeds need your help! After years of neglect I have started to view this video but need additional help. I have used weed killer, it has worked but has also left many bald spots of dead weeds, like a carpet that has covered the grass. Upon removing by hand, underneath are some blades of grass. Question is should I continue to hand pull or is there another way, I have about 1.5 acres and it's killing my back. Should I be removing the dead carpet of weeds? I have been spraying with Specticide would be my next step. Suggestions. Please help. Thanks
+eraser642 : I got mine at a local garden supply house. Big Box retailers don't always have things like these on the shelves, best to search for them online, order it, and pick it up at the store (buy online, pickup in store, or "bopuis"). Good luck!
Bryan7346 correct or just cover the area until the hose in sprayer is gone and refill, repeat over new area.... it also depends on how much of you flower beds are included in the 3000 to 3500 sq ft
Is there a way to reach this guy? I'm curious how late he suggests the Summer Green Up Tonic. It goes from that to basically the fall time fertilization right before Halloween.
+Joshua Russ : He did go quickly at one point thru his regimen, how often to water, how often to feed, etc. It's towards the end, start around 31 minutes in and you should catch it.
Mow 7pm at evening? Sure - the Neighbors will Love you..NOT! and not before 8 am either.. Unless- you use a Old Fashion, but the New Push Reel Mowers- No Noisy Engines! My Neighbors are not only very happy, but have asked me and I loaned them my mower to try it and 4 so far bought one and now use them...
Hey Jerry, I live in North Florida and I have 2 acres and most of it is covered in sand spurs. They get on my dogs feet and in our house and they are just stubborn. How and when should I start trying to get rid of them?
Glycophosphate kills everything. WARNING USE SAFETY EQUIPMENT. If it's so bad - like really bad, use this killer for a couple of years at about three month intervals (dormant seeds will germinate down the track). You will need to start from scratch in a couple of years time after you notice less weeds germinating. To begin with, I strongly recommend laying turf over seeding.
+Jeff Wilson : The principles are the same, so I would imagine so. As long as you use the products he shows here. I have some old bottles of Coors light beer (don't drink the stuff) so glad I kept them for the last 5 years! And there you go!
+Pete Steele LOL, I prefer tequila, but seriously -that was the first thing I thought of (beer drinkers everywhere are cringing right now!) I have heard from other lawn care experts about the wonders of beer, so buy a 6-pack of some cheap stuff and have at it!
browneaction: hey now, don't dis American beer! We have our low-grade brews, and some very fine high-grade stuff. Just like any other beer-producing country!
Hello, Does anyone know if you can if you have time to plant seed before applying the crab grass prevention step in the MA area? If you can safely plant seed after the crab grass treatment?
+Michael Matook : I would wait, but that's just my opinion. Also, Jerry did say you can put down grass seed on top of snow. It will sink in eventually, but the best time to overseed is in the Fall. Wait until late Spring to plant more & really overseed. But check with Jerry or his book first. Once you get the necessary steps down, you'll be surprised how easy lawn care becomes.
We now ha e to pay attention to labels on these products!! As they now ha e fake infringements, like cola it now has fructose corn syrup instead of sugar!. Just wanted to put that out there Jerry’s products had the real thing !!
Sure wish it worked! I've done everything including putting in a brand new lawn last fall I followed his instruction to the letter and my lawn looks like crap and it's only the beginning of July Mower as high as it can go. Sprinkler system putting down h20 as instructed Green up never happened. Is turning brown I swear from the bottom up Anybody got a solution for me...please? Cleveland, OH
Damn Jerry, I can't find a hose end sprayer with the tip you have anywhere, why? Your website doesn't show your hose end sprayer with a tip like the Hudson sprayer site or the others I have seen out here in the cloud, but for sure home depot , zamzows, lowe's , and D & B do not carry that tip or your product and im sick of looking and sick of the vague sales pitch given to sell your sprayers, there is no tip on your sprayers, why>? Where is it ? Are they included with the sprayer or what. This is lame to the core.
+eraser642 : You can probably find something similar at your local hardware store, or Home Depot. You can order online if a product is available, but just not in the store. Buy online, pickup in store. There are some others which may not have the same type of nozzle, but will have a dial that can spray. Just keep looking, you'll find it! Elawngardendotcom as well.
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Listening to him on the radio every Saturday morning was a ritual....
Well, him and Car Talk... Life just isn't the same....
Car Talk. Still listen to the podcast.
And Paul Harvey too! 😉
Jerry was the best. I'll never forget him.
Coke for molasses, beer for enzymes, dish soap for surfactant, mouthwash for disease control. Awesome video and such simple alternatives. Love it
Great advice however I feel the antiseptic mouthwash would kill the good bacteria as well. I think his advice is good except for the mouthwash
I remember as a kid in the 80's always being amazed at my grandmas neighbors lawn; he had the nicest lawn on the block (still the nicest lawn I've ever seen till this day)! I now wonder if he applied the same methods to his lawn as Jerry Baker did🤔Anyhow, I am now motivated to get my lawn that nice. Thanks for the video upload👍
Very helpful video and can help you save money spent on lawn care products.
This is great teaching. I'm off today to buy beer, mouth wash, lemon dish detergent, tobacco and ammonia, so I can get started on my every 3 weeks of fertilizing and disease control. Thanks a bunch
Mow regularly!
His way of explaining in easy to understand English makes this easy to remember and practice.
Priceless for a novice or even experienced. Thankful since it will probably save me some dough.
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Thank you for this info . Very sad news and so respected in the botanical community .
Hi, what was his name?
David lee did he pass away
BRILLIANT-thanks so much for sharing such invaluable knowledge, tips and with humor too! The lessons learned will always be remembered-RIP
This really does work. Our lawn was very beautiful and grew so fast (good root) that it had to be cut once a week. Thanks
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Very informative and low cost. Great video.
Even Jerry looks green with that filter
Thank you sir. I appreciate the advice. 🙏🕊❤
Priceless information thank you sir!
I'm an old school Jerry Baker lover, but many of his techniques have been surpassed. I have a half acre with about 30 healthy trees, I mulch all of my leaves into the grass every fall. After a few years it builds soil. I still use a lot of his feeding method though.
Worms eat mulched and short lawn blades then they poo castings...best soul ever.
This is the best and easiest class I have ever attended.
I wish there was a calendar with every step with recipes on it to easily follow this
Very educational. This chap loves to share his beer with his garden. I have also never seen anyone use so much washing up liquid which is amazing as I am a window cleaner and washing up liquid (Fairy) is used to clean windows.
+Apex Window Cleaning Services : However, most dish washing liquids nowadays are biodegradable surfactants. They can work, believe it or not!
I bought this same DVD over 10 years back. Tried his concoctions, my lawn started going from bad to worse. I stopped it and started going back to traditional fertilizing and natural soil enhancers.
The mouth wash probably killed the good bacteria which you don’t want to do.
Pure Gold!
Jerry..After I put PreEmmergent CrabGrassicide on my lawn, when I see a CG Weed starting while I mow, I keep my Hand garden Tool handy , Dig it out and place it inside my Plastic Bag I carry and tied to my Lawn Mower.. No Need to Add a Pos Emergent ..:-)
Very nice and simple. I must try this next spring. It is cold in Australia,s South now!
I know I’m late to the game but I stumbled upon this video and it’s things that I will be putting to good use. Just wondering about coverage. How much area should these tonics cover? Jerry mentions that the 32 oz sprayer covers about 3000+ sq. Ft. So that means it’s about 1 oz per sq ft. Also what about the amount of Epsom salt in the fertilizer?.. does that also apply to the same area?
Love this
Can hardly hear it on full vol. is it just me, sorry but excellently done!
thanks for the video
Excellent information!
Hi , I shampoo my lawn using Jerry Baker
recipe to make it green and I got reverse results. After few days I felt that my lawn started get yellow. When I investigated more carefully I found a layer stayed on soil, initially I thought it is a layer of fungus but later I found that is a layer of dried foam. Is it fine? Do you have any suggestion that how can I save my lawn? Here was my recipe :
1 Cup of Baby Shampoo
1 Cup CORN SYRUP
1 Cup of Regular Cola
1 Cup of Ammonia
P.S.1 The current temperature is 70 in day but we had a two days around 87.
P.S.2 I mow the lawn two day before I applied the tonic. (1/3)
Thanks for your kind and prompt reply in advance.
Great video! Do you have any recipes for a home made wetting agent. My garden is counts tangly repelling water and it is quite large. Thanks
I recently bought a tow behind 21 gallon broadcast boom sprayer from North Tool to use on my acre and half lawn. Your yard spray formulas are usually in a 20 gallon jar sprayer (which we bought from your website and works great) for 2500 square foot region. So, how do you convert that to the 21 gallon tow behind broadcast sprayer to use your formulas on the acre and half?
I would suggest mix as directed, pour into your sprayer and add water to the 20 gallon mark. Plug it in, turn it on and let it mix until it is well mixed and then spray at your normal speed. should spray I believe about 1 gallon to 1,000 square feet.
He used chewing tobacco. I was wondering if you could use pipe tobacco as all tobacco has nicotine?
Very informative!
Haven't seen this question. Do I need to keep my dogs in after spraying. If so how long before they can go on the grass again.
None of the ingredients are toxic, so as soon as the grass dries off, your dogs should be OK. (About the only thing they might not like is the ammonia smell, but that will dissipate).
Great video education, sept you need to be missing some screws up there to constantly keep this up. . Pensioners have the best chance at this!
+Joco Mlad : There are about five basic steps to lawn care, spread out over the year. Jerry provides some good basic natural chemistry to the process, but once you compare what he's doing here to what other master gardeners & lawn care experts do, you'll see the same basic steps being used throughout the year. Once you get those down, it takes the guess work out of lawn care. Using the best products for your money can help, too, but his chemistry helps things along. I mean, if you have a lawn, even if it's lush & doesn't need extra care, you must be mowing, raking, overseeding, etc anyway....right? Lawns require care & care takes time. Not a lot, mind you, but it depends on how much area you have (I have 10,000 square feet of lawn...A LOT) to care for. And I'm fully employed! Take the guess out of it all by employing Jerry's steps. You can also incorporate things you learn from other gardeners. Good luck!
+Seymore Clearly , yes ofcourse, i am saying you really really really need to be dedicated thats all. .
+Joco Mlad Oh totally agree. Some days I just can't muster the energy! I'm on a mission today: 20 gallon sprayer. LOL
Why do some vids ask you to use mouthwash? What ingredient in mouthwash is good for your lawn?
What's in the container with the red marking on it, the one you're using as the second step to spray the weeds?
It's called a fan spray, you can find them here www.outsidepride.com/lazyman-products/hose-end-sprayer.html Good Luck!
How long after using this before you will notice an improvement to your lawn?
A week or two. Mow regularly - cut 1/3 of blade.
Liquid lawn food?? What's s good ratio to use.
10-2-6 is good all-round.
There are so many cocktails he covers, it's hard to keep up the uses and in what order you apply them
If you have a sprayer with a dial what should it be set too (2oz, 3oz, ect...)?
His sprayers mix at 1.5 ozs/gallon of water
in s.w. florida, do you recommend mixing 3lbs. of epsom salt per 5,000 sq. ft. bag of fert. for a spring feeding and then only 1lb. of epsom salt per 5,000 sq. ft. bag of fert. for a fall feeding?
Wow thx master gardener
Carpet of weeds need your help! After years of neglect I have started to view this video but need additional help. I have used weed killer, it has worked but has also left many bald spots of dead weeds, like a carpet that has covered the grass. Upon removing by hand, underneath are some blades of grass. Question is should I continue to hand pull or is there another way, I have about 1.5 acres and it's killing my back. Should I be removing the dead carpet of weeds? I have been spraying with Specticide would be my next step. Suggestions. Please help. Thanks
is it 3lbs of epson salt or 1lb? He say 1lb in other section and that looks like a pound in this section of the video too small for 3lbs.
Some product hard to get from your voice. Can you specify them in detail spring summer and fall please?
heya all of you here .. the hose end spray with a flat mist like jerry isn't sold at lowe's ...where are they sold ?
+eraser642 : I got mine at a local garden supply house. Big Box retailers don't always have things like these on the shelves, best to search for them online, order it, and pick it up at the store (buy online, pickup in store, or "bopuis"). Good luck!
very educational
3lbs of Epson salt per what?
3lbs per 1000 square feet?
3lbs per 3000 square feet?
Does anyone know the concentration area for the hose end applications? In other words, how much does the 20 gallon sprayer cover?
Bryan7346 correct or just cover the area until the hose in sprayer is gone and refill, repeat over new area.... it also depends on how much of you flower beds are included in the 3000 to 3500 sq ft
He said 20 gallons for 3500 square feet
red marking means it had poison in it
Bacteria are important though...not sure I'm do the mouthwash
Is there a way to reach this guy? I'm curious how late he suggests the Summer Green Up Tonic. It goes from that to basically the fall time fertilization right before Halloween.
+Joshua Russ Go to his web site and buy his book, "Green Grass Magic." It has all the information you need in it.
+Joshua Russ : He did go quickly at one point thru his regimen, how often to water, how often to feed, etc. It's towards the end, start around 31 minutes in and you should catch it.
Mow 7pm at evening? Sure - the Neighbors will Love you..NOT! and not before 8 am either.. Unless- you use a Old Fashion, but the New Push Reel Mowers- No Noisy Engines! My Neighbors are not only very happy, but have asked me and I loaned them my mower to try it and 4 so far bought one and now use them...
Hey Jerry, I live in North Florida and I have 2 acres and most of it is covered in sand spurs. They get on my dogs feet and in our house and they are just stubborn. How and when should I start trying to get rid of them?
Glycophosphate kills everything. WARNING USE SAFETY EQUIPMENT. If it's so bad - like really bad, use this killer for a couple of years at about three month intervals (dormant seeds will germinate down the track). You will need to start from scratch in a couple of years time after you notice less weeds germinating. To begin with, I strongly recommend laying turf over seeding.
Hi Jerry. Will your lawn treatments work on a British lawn?
+Jeff Wilson : The principles are the same, so I would imagine so. As long as you use the products he shows here. I have some old bottles of Coors light beer (don't drink the stuff) so glad I kept them for the last 5 years! And there you go!
+Jeff Wilson are you kidding?
is horse manure tea good for your lawn
Worm castings tea
Would Love to meet this guy and just pick his brain
This guy is wasting precious beer.
+Pete Steele LOL, I prefer tequila, but seriously -that was the first thing I thought of (beer drinkers everywhere are cringing right now!) I have heard from other lawn care experts about the wonders of beer, so buy a 6-pack of some cheap stuff and have at it!
+Seymore Clearly it was American beer by the looks. Not worth drinking anyway
browneaction: hey now, don't dis American beer! We have our low-grade brews, and some very fine high-grade stuff. Just like any other beer-producing country!
no Seymore, you don't.
Hello, Does anyone know if you can if you have time to plant seed before applying the crab grass prevention step in the MA area? If you can safely plant seed after the crab grass treatment?
+Michael Matook Go to the channel The Lawn Care Nut (Allyn Hayne). He has the best lawn care channel on RUclips, in my opinion.
+Michael Matook : I would wait, but that's just my opinion. Also, Jerry did say you can put down grass seed on top of snow. It will sink in eventually, but the best time to overseed is in the Fall. Wait until late Spring to plant more & really overseed. But check with Jerry or his book first. Once you get the necessary steps down, you'll be surprised how easy lawn care becomes.
my lawn sucks, I need some good tips ha
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We now ha e to pay attention to labels on these products!! As they now ha e fake infringements, like cola it now has fructose corn syrup instead of sugar!. Just wanted to put that out there Jerry’s products had the real thing !!
where can I buy Crabicide Green?
19:15 for green up tonic
Does anybody now if you could use his mixs in a 4 gallon sprayer
Softening the soil
Thanks.
👏🙏
Sure wish it worked! I've done everything including putting in a brand new lawn last fall
I followed his instruction to the letter and my lawn looks like crap and it's only the beginning of July
Mower as high as it can go. Sprinkler system putting down h20 as instructed
Green up never happened. Is turning brown I swear from the bottom up
Anybody got a solution for me...please? Cleveland, OH
Test your soil.
Try watering it.
Should I fire true green?
yuppp
What i need to do with my grass
Damn Jerry, I can't find a hose end sprayer with the tip you have anywhere, why? Your website doesn't show your hose end sprayer with a tip like the Hudson sprayer site or the others I have seen out here in the cloud, but for sure home depot , zamzows, lowe's , and D & B do not carry that tip or your product and im sick of looking and sick of the vague sales pitch given to sell your sprayers, there is no tip on your sprayers, why>? Where is it ? Are they included with the sprayer or what. This is lame to the core.
+eraser642 : You can probably find something similar at your local hardware store, or Home Depot. You can order online if a product is available, but just not in the store. Buy online, pickup in store. There are some others which may not have the same type of nozzle, but will have a dial that can spray. Just keep looking, you'll find it! Elawngardendotcom as well.
It's called a fan spray, you can find them here www.outsidepride.com/lazyman-products/hose-end-sprayer.html Good Luck!
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