Everything Went Wrong

This year was one in which everything I tried to do ended up not working. For the vast majority of the year I wasn't happy with how my front or back yard were working and the fact that my seeding projects on the green also failed. Just a frustrating year which was then capped off with the worst disease issue I've ever had on the practice facility.

However, although it all went wrong, there are lessons to be learned that I will be using to improve my lawn going forward.

Also, we get a little sneak peak of the robot mower we've added to the channel.

[oldschool]

$65 fish tank gravel 😅 Thanks for sharing your struggles. Make others struggling not feel alone 😉

[davidgonzales-ecbo]

Always great content! Keep up the good work. Your videos are always enjoyable.

[robscantlin]

I am in an entirely different region (NC) and am also am in year 3 of my putting green (TifGrande). But our issues are very similar. I started the spring with dollar spots, AND I cut it too short too early. It has since recovered after multiple fungicide treatments. Not to mention I made the bone headed mistake of walking across my green with a backpack sprayer full of weed/grass killer and the sprayer trigger got caught in my belt loop and sprayed a 2ft by 4ft spot. It's been a rough hot humid summer, but I am finally back from stupidity and the green is rolling decent.

[PhilipWhittles]

Hi Jason!
Phil in Chicago here- life got in the way this year, and as a result I’m dealing with black algae…I’m not overly worried, as I’m going to aerate and overseed this fall. Thanks for all your advice in the past!

[johnbarron]

Robot mower! Wow! If it is any good, it would be a big hit.

[rossesbranchgolf]

A lot more one liners in this video!! I love it

[srtswpak]

My KBG in Fargo got hit by DS and/or Pythium like that this year as well. I doubt it was Pythium since I never saw much mycelium or had grease looking grass, but lots of experts I've spoke with think it was because it killed the crowns. If I see it again, I will send a sample to a university for testing. I was doing curarive rates of Azoxy when it came in for Leaf Spot. Got some Xzemplar after the damage in case it's DS.

[bradg]

Yea I hear you on the temps. I’m just across the lake from you. Humid summer has created lots of disease issue.

[lxiong]

Ha I was on the do less this year too. It was great in June until I was gone for 3wks and came home to a surprise of fun.

[GeneralFrankenberry]

I've been going through the same thing! Bluegrass is tough to manage fungus in Missouri summer months. I had it all under control in the wet late Spring/ early Summer with my fungicide apps. Then I got lazy and ignorant in the late summer by not putting anything down.
Now my KBG is infested with dollar spot.

It should bounce back with a shot of N and cooler weather around the corner, but I'll need to be more prepared next season!

[chrissabo]

Xzemplar is like magic for dollar spot, pricy though. GL with recovery!

[KA-dmlm]

Same issue man while I’m in grow in. Got hit hard with disease, it’s recovering now after fungicide. Looks like I had dead spot and I also overwatered. 90s hot and humid then we had no sun and thunderstorms for like 2 weeks straight.
I still have a good stand of grass and it’s starting to creep. I’ve been doing light top dressing and am now mowing at 0.5”. But I don’t have a thick mat really yet (I planted 7/3/24). Trying to just make it to fall where maybe I can reseed a bit and get it to creep and thicken up.
Good luck man! Appreciate your effort and your videos and your help! Best regards from Long Island.

[MrNoclutch]

I got overwhelmed with Fungus (Almost all of them) and bentgrass. High temps and no rain during the recovery near killed it. Still no rain in 10 days and watering it seems to not do anything. Food and watering and waiting and rain not foretasted until maybe next week.

[JoeBilello]

Yeah, join the club!! So much for tons of back-breaking work, a few thousand dollars and Jonathan Green Black-Beauty Ultra seeds, because the lawns i gew in all turned to total shit this summer😢

[tomshowen]

Do you have any issues with squirrels that dig and bury peanuts from neighbors who feed them? I read that shelled peanuts carry a fungus that is not healthy for the squirrels. I wonder if that fungus could enter turf?

[Boodieman]

Here in NE Wisconsin the crabgrass is trying to take over and it's winning, sadly. Which grass varity are you using?