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I’ve struggled to grow grass on a hill before. I’ve tried aerating, I’ve tried germination blankets, and this time I’ve had success – tackifier!

The tackifier holds the peat moss together over the seed which prevents washout and allows the grass seed to germinate on the hill. This is elite kentucky bluegrass and I seeded it about 2 weeks prior to shooting this video. The last 3 days were non stop rain!

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It was time to fertilize the renovation from last year. This spring I was planning to use milorganite but I decided to use starter fertilizer. Looking at the grass on the side yard the discoloration (purple) was telling me it needed the extra nutrients.

What is the Best Spring Fertilizer?

When should you apply fertilizer in the spring?

Is Step 1 fertilizer bad to use?

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Backpack sprayer calibration is easy and important. If you don’t calibrate your sprayer you’ll have uneven coverage and either miss spots or over apply.

To calibrate a backpack sprayer simply fill it with water all the way, then apply the water like you would any herbicide. Then see how much water it took to put down. This is easy sprayer calibration that anyone can do, and it’s effective.

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Using Duct Tape while Trimming Pampas Grass with an Electric Trimmer makes the job that much easier. When you cut back pampas grasses or any ornamental grass it can make a mess. The Duct tape holds it all together so you have less raking to do.

I learned this while watching Top Notch trim pampas grass so when it was time to do a church spring clean up before Easter I had to try it out. I don’t have pampass grass on my lawn lol

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Using Duct Tape while Trimming Pampas Grass with an Electric Trimmer makes the job that much easier. When you cut back pampas grasses or any ornamental grass it can make a mess. The Duct tape holds it all together so you have less raking to do.

I learned this while watching Top Notch trim pampas grass so when it was time to do a church spring clean up before Easter I had to try it out. I don’t have pampass grass on my lawn lol

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During my lawn renovation, the seeding blankets didn’t work, so this spring I’m trying another method. If you want to see more steps and tips on seeding check out DIY Lawn Renovation:

The seed I used is a custom blend of Bewitched, Blue Velvet, and Prosperity Kentucky Bluegrass from http://ift.tt/2c6c9U9 – It’s SOD quality so there won’t be weeds in there!

If you order seed from Seed Super Store tell Drew that Grass Daddy sent ya. I don’t get anything out of it, but he’d get a kick out of it lol

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The Chapin 63985 20v backpack sprayer is high quality, and the 20v lithium battery makes it effortless to apply any liquid products. I’ve got more videos coming but I’d highly recommend this sprayer to anyone!

Do yourself a favor and get a battery powered sprayer!

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The Lawn Forum is a new lawn forum started by a fellow YouTuber. There are tons of lawn forums out there so I asked what makes this one different. He said it’s unbaised because it’s not run by a company, and n00bies to super lawn nerds are all welcome. Sounds good to me!

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Applying crabgrass pre-emergence via a backpack sprayer is a cost effective way at preventing crabgrass and other weeds. Today I’m showing you how to apply prodiamine (barricade).

The benefit to barricade or prodiamine pre emergent is that it doesn’t contain fertilizer. You can apply it when it’s best to apply crabgrass preventer instead of when it’s best for spring fertilizer.

If you need help converting prodiamine application rates, I made a simple calculator:
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Applying crabgrass pre-emergence via a backpack sprayer is a cost effective way at preventing crabgrass and other weeds. Today I’m showing you how to apply prodiamine (barricade).

The benefit to barricade or prodiamine pre emergent is that it doesn’t contain fertilizer. You can apply it when it’s best to apply crabgrass preventer instead of when it’s best for spring fertilizer.

If you need help converting prodiamine application rates, I made a simple calculator:
http://ift.tt/2pqgiDl

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