I REALLY DIDN'T want to do this full lawn renovation!

Talk about the wrong time of year! Well.. kinda.. This lawn renovation had been waiting for weeks.. We had all the rain earlier in May and that held us up.. then this customer went on holiday for 2 weeks.. When he got back it was June.

My personal cut off time for renovations is Mid May.. A renovation usually wants 6 weeks to come through and get reasonably well established.. If we hit major heat during these 6 weeks the amount of watering needed goes up significantly.

From experience Ive had customers who didn't water enough and then expected me to fix the lawn for free. Not good..

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:07 My WhatsApp voice clip to try and deter him
1:40 Look at the lawn as it is before any work
2:58 Unloading the van
3:36 Using a lawn aerator
4:06 Using a back pack blower to clear things up
4:30 Using a leaf rake to rake into piles
4:53 Using long reach leaf grabbers
5:24 Scarifying the lawn
6:29 Mowing the lawn
7:22 Using Gypsum
7:31 Pre-seed fertiliser
7:37 Putting seeds on the lawn
8:00 Applying compost using the Bannerman spreader
8:30 using a lawn levelling lute
8:42 Using a roller to firm it all in
8:54 Applying Emerald Green
9:06 Honest chat about what's needed

Anyway the point off this video is to tell you that you CAN still renovate but only if you can guarantee to keep up with watering needs..

As it gets hotter, it dries out so much faster..

I WOULD AVOID THE HEIGHT OF SUMMER

You will likely need to water 4 to 6 times a day while the seeds are starting to come through..

THEN you will have to keep up watering 3 to 4 times a week "deeply" right through Summer without fail.

Normal watering on established Grass is about 1 to 2 inches a week (applied early mornings).. Simply pop an empty tuna can where you are watering and let it full up about halfway.. then repeat this another 2 to 3 times each week.
I actually have a dedicated watering video here:    • 3 Phases To Watering New Grass Seeds ...  

If you don't want to water as much you can apply my Emerald Green lawnright.co.uk/emerald-green

The following tools are what I personally use during my lawn renovations:

I use a Wolf Garten hand scarifying rake and also a compost spreader.
You can get the rake head here: https://amzn.to/3iReFMN and handle here: https://amzn.to/3tV9Jgr (these come with a 10-year warranty)
You can get the compost spreader here: https://www.gardenimports.co.uk/produ... or available here on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4aJoKUX

Compost used for topdressing:
lawnright.co.uk/compost

Other tools used:

Hand held lawn aerator: We love the JNJ premium one here (https://amzn.to/42PFvLm) but it's sold out.

Lawn lute: https://amzn.to/4cLUVVG
Leaf rake (for raking up the thatch): https://amzn.to/3J9uYSl
Hand spreader for applying pre-seed fertiliser: https://amzn.to/49Ajyly
Drop spreader for applying the seeds: https://amzn.to/3TWzw3E
Pre-seed fertiliser: https://amzn.to/3VOmabW
Emerald Green (my own product): https://lawnright.co.uk/shop
Roller: https://amzn.to/4cJGhyb
Heavy duty leaf grabber: https://amzn.to/3TOYjq4

Music used:
All music is found at epidemic sounds. I've used them for over 2 years
and love how you don't get copyright strikes at all by using their tracks:
https://share.epidemicsound.com/7cgn3n

Songs used in this video:
Timing of a Joke - American Legion
Keep Walking - Grant Lamotte
Gutter Gator - Benjamin Kling

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