How to grow a lawn from scratch! DON'T make these rookie mistakes!

Growing grass can be a difficult task if you don't understand how to grow a lawn from scratch. Today I take you through common mistakes people make when seeding or patching a lawn

Products Used in Todays Video
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🛒 Perennial Rye Turf Star RPR
🛒 Scotts 76565 Turf Builder Classic Drop Spreader
🛒 Landzie Compost Spreader

When it comes to common seeding mistakes I find the number one mistake is not choosing the right seed. This can be frustrating if you buy a seed that isn't shade tolerant and plant it under grass, or purchasing a shade variety and planting it in full sun. When it comes to grass seed not all varieties are a like and not all brands are a like. I narrowed my choice down to two. 1. barenbrug rpr perennial ryegrass and the Ryan Knorr Elite Perrenial Rygrass. Both of these varieties are rated top in there class.

Issue number two not knowing how much seed to plant. For a general overseed, where grass could use some thickening up i recommend 2-3lbs of grass seed per 1000 sq ft. For bald or sparse areas I recommend using 7 to 10lbs of grass seed per 1000 sq ft.

The third common lawn seeding mistake is over application of the grass seed. seed crowding is a real issue and causes some term and long term issues. seed crowding doesn't allow the seed to root properly due to the over crowding. This causes what almost appears to be fungal issues when in fact its just due to over crowding of grass seed. The grass comes in thin and eventually browns out in the over crowded areas.

For more tips on how to plant a new lawn from scratch watch my video.

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[Troy-Echo]

Glad you're expanding to this lawn mastery program. I've seen others take a stab at this and I wonder about the validity of their education. One guy that has a Zoysia channel had a podcast talking about poa annua. I had questioned his ideas before, but in this podcast, he said the best thing to do was to pull up that section of lawn, go to the big box store and buy a pallet of SOD and lay it down. I saw this as about the most difficult thing to do. Why not spray it with Negate or Revolver and kill the poa? I believe it is a listed weed that will be killed. Also, why not buy a 3 inch plugging tool for planting bulbs or transplanting grass plugs like Zoysia. Just pull up a 4-6 inch plug where the poa is, and invert it and stick the grassy side down in the hole and allow the stolons and rhizomes to spread over that area. While talking about rhizomes and stolons, another option would be to take a spade or other small item and cut all the rhizomes and stolons around the poa, and spray that isolated spot(s) with glyphosate. Cutting the rhizomes and stolons should keep the glyphosate from translocating through the other mother/daughter plants and killing them too. Then the rhizomes and stolons can fill that area back in over 4-6 weeks, and probably less. I see you have a dog in many of your videos...Royce? As a fellow DIYer, there is a master dog trainer that has courses out for dog training. You can check him out on YT at American Standard Dog Training, and if you want to learn more, check out his paid courses at the DIYK9.com site. There's a $19.99 membership that has a $150 course (or $250?) included. I'm one of his moderators and I knew nothing about dog training when I started with him last November. I could probably make money as a professional dog trainer with what I've learned. That $20 is a limited offer though. That's been in place since last October or November, and a lot of people have been taking advantage of the offer which includes "The Perfect Walk" course, weekly live training and Q&A with Garret Wing, as well as access to every previously recorded live session, FB members only access where moderators and group experts can answer your questions. Any we feel are beyond us we move to a list for Garret to answer on his weekly live. They also have breed consultation services as so many people do not properly match the breed of dog to their life style and living situation and they end up rehoming their pets. I know the $19.99 price is changing soon, if it has not already. There was a meeting last weekend while I was on vacation discussing this and I've not been able to watch the recording to see when these changes will go into effect. For $20, it's a great way to improve the quality of life for your family and your dog. And by learning how versus paying someone else, you'll know how to fix problems versus going back to a dog trainer and hoping you remember what your dog trainer told you. Most dog trainers do a board and train for 6 weeks for $2, 500 to $3, 500. This guy gets $20, 000 per dog for a 6 week board and train, and he is so busy he is turning business away. He has a lower teired board and train where he helps train, but his other dog trainers do most of the training with his oversight. I make zero dollars off this, but I support it because I know how much it has helped me with my dog. I do not get to train my dog nearly as much as I need, but I can take her for walks at night and many times I'll just drop the leash and she'll stay in a good heel position walking next to me, even if she see's rabbits or other prey animals. For a purebred Husky/purebred Treeing Walker Coonhound mix, but with over the top high prey drives, that's pretty impressive. Garret doesn't currently have a course for scent work such as tracking and trailing, but I want to get into that and see if I can train Echo to be able to help with search and rescue type situations with the local police department, or rescue squad. Sorry for the ramble, and hopefully I'll see you there. DIYK9.com/membership spells out the membership details fully.

[lazylearner]

Your process is about what I did this year. I watched and re-watched your seeding project videos over the winter. I did remove my old turf that I glyphosaded. I used an RTF by Barenbrug. Such a great seed!

[jefferyw]

Can't wait to see the finish product. This would be awesome to see how you would do with a warm season lawn. Stay classy man.

[jazzylvr]

Love your content! You've helped me tremendously. I'm going to take your advice this coming Fall and scarify instead of aerating before overseeding. My questions: 1)I'm in NJ.Whats a high quality fescue seed? 2)Should I mow low before dethatch/scarifying?

[Aerialphotovito]

Great tips as always glad to see it’s rolling 👍🏻

[MagnumVideos]

Interesting video Ginja. I'm interested to hear how that spreading perennial rye works out.

[rojax_the_great]

Looking forward to your advice on watering for seeding

[andrewszabo]

Yeah no rentals near me, so I put the landzie on credit card and never thought twice. It's the difference between swimming across a lake or using a row boat.

[johnhamilton]

Good tip with wheelbarrow moving with you. 👍

[teammadcow]

3 cubic ft per 500 SQ ft is my experience. Also for KBG, I slit seed to minimize wash out concerns. Not a big issue for rye and it's fast germination.
No starter or meso?
Luv the Ginja!

[trevormuggeridge]

First Aussie 😁. Ginja, it’ll look good . 😎

[e.h.]

Well done! I made the experience, that a little heavier cover of peat moss increases the advantages in terms of shorter time needed for germination and better moisture-control a lot, especially when seeding in spring or summer.

The frequent irrigation all day long might be a little tricky for the already existing lawn. Are you planning something to prevent fungus-issues?
Greetings from Austria! 🇦🇹

[brookzee]

I've watched your new lawn seeding series of videos as I get ready to fix my NC fescue lawn this fall. Love all of your content and have one quick question. When in the process would add soil to fix low spots? Would I do it right after scarifying and before the 2nd application of Tenacity (right before putting down seed)? Thanks!!

[SamsLawn]

Awesome dude, coming along nicely, now for the not so fun part, keeping it moist 😁 but you have automatic irrigation, that's cheating 😉

[brianbanks]

your neighbors must think "Think guy is crazy....he's got the nicest lawn in the neighborhood and he just killed it all"....my neighbors thought that when I scarified the lawn last year...the ground was a little damp and there were mud clumps everywhere...I even thought, "What the heck did I do?"...but a few weeks later after seeding and watering, the lawn was thick, green and NICE!!!

[therascals]

Looking forward to the results! Did you core aerate? Also any starter fertilizers or herbicides? thanks!

[jeronedabon]

Can't wait to see the results. What is the best seed for Bermuda and where can i find them.

[mastermike]

Thanks for the tips Ginja! I'm working on renovating my lawn here in Utah in the next couple weeks after the grass completely dies. What number setting did you have your Scotts drop spreader set to for the seeds?

[steffen-]

Lol, thought you were seeding KBG, I thought DAMN that's a lot of seed. 😂

[joelehoe]

Hey Ginja, everytime a scarify in the fall (and break ground) i end up dealing with poa annua and triv. I understand overseeding in spring can be a gamble, but my thought is i'd rather gamble and deal with crabgrass (and treat) than any kind of poa. Any thoughts on this? Love the channel, just trying to SLAY!