How-to Fix Your Ugly Lawn With This Single Lawn Application

If you are brand new to all of this, I created a training program just for you www.yardcarebootcamp.com/ (It may seem strange that a dude on YT made a training course fofr DIYers but I assure you, I take it very seriously and have helped tens of thousands of DIYers learn how to care for their lawns and have success)

It's imparative that beginners understand the importance of dominating their neighbors. That's my sole motivation.

Single mom never ever had a lawn. Just bought my first home ya 48! I found I enjoy working in my yard. This video is perfect for me thank you

"It's never too late to start cleaning-up any relationship, especially a lawn care relationship." Love it!

Quick tips on Scotts (drop) spreaders: use the recommended drop rate # as a starting place. It's almost never been right in the 3 decades I've used them. Fortunately, I typically find I'm putting it down WAY lighter than expected, so I do a second perpendicular application. I'll also adjust my drop rate so it's heavier along fence lines & driveways/sidewalks, where you're most likely to get invasions by certain weeds.. and then lighter in areas where I don't typically see weeds year-over-year.  Always best, regardless, to set your drop rate, fill the hopper half-full or so, test the rate over a driveway so you can see how much is coming out, adjust if desired, do the yard a bit, decide if you're dropping at the desired rate by how fast the hopper is emptying, re-adjust, refill, and continue.  Smart also to clean your drop spreader ahead (and allow time to air dry) and test the wheels, cable, and drop door mechanism BEFORE loading it with material to be sure it works. Chemicals will clog and rust it over time... some worse than others.

I recently purchased my first home and I never knew I’d be interested in a lawn improvement video until now

The two pairs of sunglasses is how I knew I could trust this man.

This video is for ME!!! You have a new subscriber!!!! I've watched so many videos that were so far advanced that I felt defeated and didn't do a thing to my lawn BUT, this is perfect! Thank you!

I’m so glad I saw your video. I am going to try this. I don’t have a good lawn, too much weeds. I literally for months sat on my grass and picked this horrible weed with purple flowers and a root that looks like a carrot. Neighbors had to laugh. Now it’s everywhere. I don’t have a husband to help so it’s just me. I pray this works. I was going to hire professional lawn but I changed my mind. Thank you.

Seriously, this maybe one of the best videos I’ve seen on lawn care for us beginners!! I’m subscribing now!

As a new homeowner who watched a lot of videos about lawncare and was still really confused on what to do with my patchy, weed infested lawn, this was a lawn saver. Thanks for making it simple and informative all at the same time!

I absolutely LOVE how you teach. It’s how I want to be taught and how I’d want to teach something myself. Slow, detailed information on the why along with the what and the how. Thank you!!

As a homeowner who is mostly DYI, this instruction is spot on! This man has a heart of gold to teach. ❤

Over 45 years, I've owned 5 homes and have always enjoyed taking care of my lawns. Most of them, I actually planted from grass seed after installing (yep I did it trenching and all) an irrigation system! For what it's worth, here are a few of my recommendations. 1) Watering. I will say at the forefront that if you want a successful lawn, you absolutely must have an irrigation system that regularly waters your lawn at 0500 in Spring/Fall (in cooler climates) as trying to do it by hand just doesn't work! In Winter, most grasses go dormant and depending on where you live, the seasonal rains normally provide enough natural irrigation. Big Summer watering tip here that I learned from a wonderfully skilled and very valued Mexican landscaper I knew in San Diego - if you live in a hot arid climate like So Cal, be sure to water your lawn at 7pm in the Spring/Summer - yes 7pm so the water can really sink in as the sun will literally sublimate the water out if you water in the early morning! 2) Fertilizing. Not being a fan of broadcast spreaders, I've always used a Scotts drop spreader because it's easy to align the arrows on the back top of the spreader body with the spreader wheel track on the grass and using Scotts TB weed/feed, you set the recommended drop setting and away you go. Aligning the spreader body arrows with the wheel tracks on your lawn is critical, otherwise you will get the dreaded paler stripes due to inadequate coverage! I fertilize quarterly because it lasts about 3 months with regular irrigation and do an extra application in the Fall to harden the lawn before Winter. 3) Annual Aeration/Overseeding. The other critical thing that I have always done is to do an annual aeration (I've rented the aerator from HD but it's really easier to hire this out for $100 or so) and then overseed with fresh - yes fresh grass seed - via my same Scotts drop spreader in both the Fall and early Spring - this makes a huge difference!!! 4) Soil pH. Get a soil pH meter (they're cheap), test your lawns soil pH, then adjust with pelletized lime via your spreader - do it as it really works! 5) Soil Building. I also semiannually apply granular dolomite and gypsum which conditions your soil by breaking down compacted clay through ion exchange and causes excess sodium salts to leach out. Both apps are nonburning and nonirritating! 6) Green-up. Got a special event coming up and/or you want a deeper emerald green lawn - apply Ironite and you'll get it! Anyway, there you go - many decades of successful lawncare distilled down into 6 must do steps with all the components being available at your friendly big box stores. Remember one thing - none of this will happen if you stay on the couch and it will take you 30 or so minutes to do the separate fertilizer, grass seed, and soil conditioner applications - which equates to 1.5 hours per calender quarter! So put the application schedule on your computer/smartphone outlook calendar to remind you, get out there and do it, and reap the satisfaction you will get from knowing your lawn will grow and thrive. Good luck!

I find this relaxing just before bed then I dream of a perfect lawn then I wake up to a pool of weeds

Oh thank God! Just bought my first house and was totally intimidated about doing my own lawn. I feel so much better about it now! Thank you for this Great Lawns for Dummies video!

1) I really appreciate the attention to detail. I’m the kind of person who will sit down and do the math. I like seeing someone else who thinks the same way. 2) Showing the viewer lawns at the end is a great touch. Some of them started off way worse than what I’m dealing with. It’s encouraging.

Hey Allyn, I enjoy all of your content, but I am super appreciative of the time, effort and knowledge put in the mini-movies. 30-40 mins? Yes please!! Your videos and content are helping this first responder decompress during all of this hullabaloo. Appreciate you and thank you for your service, both in the lawn and in the military. Keep it up 🤙🤙🤙

I used a setting of #5 with Scotts 3-1 and panicked because I read online reviews saying to use setting #2. I just didn't water it at all and fortunately it rained after 3 days. After a week it showed weeds dying but it left me feeling like it wasn't enough. Finally after 2 weeks my lawn looked amazing. All weeds were gone and I have grass seeding on top. I've grown fond of lawn work and appreciate great lawns when driving past houses. I wish I'd watched this before venturing the lawn aisle. 😅

The clip where you have two sunglasses on. Make me think you forgot about the glasses on your hat and just grabbed another pair. Been there! Lols