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Keep Your Lawn Looking Great - Brad Phillips, Home Depot
Spring is not the only time to care for your lawn. Learn the many tips and techniques from mowing to fertilizer to weed control that will keep your lawn looking great throughout the whole summer. Find out what you can do from mid-summer to the fall and help keep your lawn healthy and looking great.
A
My
name
is
Brian
deer,
Walker
of
Bloomington
HRA,
we've
all
these
seminars,
June
July
and
August
of
every
year,
and
when
we
have
good
night
Belarus
right
here
in
a
moment
to
say
it's
about
LogMeIn
Minister
before
I
introduce
him
I'd
like
to
just
mention
a
couple
things.
If
you
look
at
the
board
up
here,
we
can
amend
on
gov
is
our
website
or
the
city's
website,
and
if.
A
C
A
A
long
program
that
you
serve
Stan,
there's
brochures
up
here.
That's
a
creative
way
to
finance.
Well,
prepare
us!
If
you
want
3hrs,
o.o
out
more
information
about
that
or
that
site
finally
was
introduced.
Brad
Brad
Phillips
is
with
Home
Depot.
If
you
ever
go
to
lawn
and
garden
you're
gonna
see
them
they're,
always
helping.
Somebody
very
knowledgeable.
He's
got
a
couple
days
before
we'd
like
to
bring
it
back
and
ask
some
questions.
A
C
C
I've
worked
at
nurseries
for
nine
years,
so
I've
seen
it
all,
and
then
I've
been
at
Home
Depot
for
21
years,
so
I've
got
a
vast
amount
of
knowledge
and
there's
probably
not
a
question
I
haven't
been
asked,
so
feel
free
to
ask
questions
along
the
way
to
make
sure
that
you
understand
what
I'm
talking
about,
because
I
want
to
that
might
want
to
make
sure
you're
getting
the
information
you
need
to
get
out
of
this
class.
Okay.
C
What
I'm
gonna
start
out
with
is
I'm
going
to
start
out
with
fertilizing
your
lawn,
the
four-step
program
or
five.
If
you
call
the
winterizing
and
then
I'm
gonna
go
into
some
seating,
what
grass
seed
to
buy
lots
of
brands
out
there?
What
do
you
look
for
and
then
maybe
go
into
some
insecticides
and
things
like
that?
C
That
might
be
damaging
your
lawn
right
now,
Japanese
beetles
things
like
that
that
could
be
causing
a
problem,
so
I'll
get
started
by
say
with
the
fertilizers
and
first
step
in
the
spring,
you
want
to
get
started
with
probably
a
starter
fertilizer.
A
pre-emergent
I
have
two
starters
here:
one's
a
starter,
pre-emergent
and
one's
just
a
straight
starter
fertilizer.
If
your
want
a
person
doesn't
like
to
use
chemicals,
stick
with
the
straight
fertilizer
that
just
has
nitrogen
phosphorus
potassium
I'll.
Give
you
a
little
background
about.
C
Fertilizer
is
going
to
be
three
things
in
every
fertilizer:
I,
don't
care
if
you're
using
it
for
lawns
your
plants,
your
trees,
look
for
the
three
numbers
on
the
bottom
of
the
bag
or
on
the
side
or
something,
and
it's
going
to
be
NPK,
nitrogen
phosphorus
and
potassium
with
those
three
numbers
it
does
the
same
for
all
plants.
Nitrogen
is
for
top
growth.
C
C
Once
you
get
started
with
the
starter
fertilizer,
you
got
to
ask
your
question:
are
you
going
to
be
seeding
in
the
spring
or
not?
And
if
you
don't
remember
it,
you
can
always
ask
the
associate
on
the
floor
or
anything.
If
you
are
gonna,
do
grass
seed
I
recommend
a
pre-emergent,
that's
the
starter
on
it.
This
will
be
a
has
a
chemical
in
there
that
stops
all
seeds
from
germinating,
but
the
starter
part
of
it.
This
will
allow
grass
seed
to
germinate
this
one
will
not
so
do
not
get
those
mixed
up.
C
C
Alright,
if
you
see
I
like
to
do
mine
all
at
once,
so
I
like
to
do
a
pre-emergent
in
the
beginning
and
then
I
like
to
use
a
a
liquid
weeding
product,
a
broadleaf
weed,
killer,
2
spot
spray,
the
GUID's
that
I
do
see
and
by
that
doing
that
in
combination
I'm,
stopping
all
my
weeds
and
my
lawn
looks
good
all
season
long.
You
can
choose
to
pluck
out
the
dandelions
with
something
like
a
dandelion
weed,
puller,
there's
various
ones
out
on
the
market
right
now.
C
You
basically
just
take
the
tool
Center
it
over
the
bottom
of
the
point
or
the
top
of
the
plant
push
down
and
then
pop
it
out
and
move
on.
There's
no
stooping
over
don't
have
to
break
your
back
and
you're,
not
using
chemicals.
So
that's
always
a
good
thing.
So
I,
like
I'd,
recommend
one
of
these
I
thought
at
first
I
thought.
Maybe
it
was
a
little
bit
expensive
for
a
tool
like
that
when
I
can
just
take
spray
and
spray
it,
but
actually
it's
not
so
bad.
It's
pretty
fun.
C
Those
run
about
twenty
six
dollars
on
average
I!
Don't
care
what
brand
you're
really
getting
it's
gonna
be
about
that,
but
it's
a
tool.
You
can
hang
up
there
and
do
give
it
to
your
kids.
Let
them
do
it,
you
know
so
it's
kind
of
fun
and
what
I
do
is
I
kind
of
go
out
there
daily
or
weekly,
and
look
for
the
yellow,
dandelions
and
pluck
them
out
as
I
see
it.
Okay,
yes,.
C
C
It's
instantaneous,
you
see
results
within
a
week,
but
there's
no
longevity
there
where
granular
fertilizers
like
these
here,
are
six
to
eight
week,
release
system
time
released
so
that
it
feeds
a
plant
gradually
as
we
go
now
if
it's
been
really
wet
and
rainy
that
season
or
whatever
I
would
maybe
do
it
in
six
weeks
and
if
we've
had
kind
of
a
drought,
you
don't
have
a
sprinkler
system,
wait
eight
weeks
because
there's
still
food
left
in
that
little
green,
that's
slowly
releasing
the
nutrients
release
liquid
does
not
know.
There
is
another
problem
with
liquid.
C
That
I
feel
is
a
problem.
Is
the
company
comes
out
and
does
your
yard
drags
at
hose
and
he
goes
up
and
does
your
neighbor's
yard
and
drags
hose?
If
anyone
of
you
have
a
disease
on
that
hose
he's
dragging
it
through
everybody,
they
don't
sterilize
that
hose.
So
I'm
kind
of
leery
on
using
liquid,
that's
my
opinion.
C
There's
other
people
out
there
that
will
have
a
different
different
philosophy
on
it,
but
that's
kind
of
how
I
feel
and
I
always
think
that
granular
is
just
a
slow-release
you're
using
it
as
the
plant
can
suck
it
up,
and
it's
really
good
and
because
Bloomington
is
sandy
on
the
average
there's
some
clay
areas.
We
have
a
lot
of
leaching
of
the
nutrients
down
through
the
soil,
and
nitrogen
is
one
thing
that
moves.
C
We
are
a
zero
phosphorus
state,
so
the
only
way
you
can
get
phosphorus
in
your
fertilizer
when
it
comes
to
lawn
is
a
starter.
Fertilizer
you'll
see
the
middle
number
is
gonna,
have
a
little
bit
higher
number
and
remember:
phosphorous
builds
a
root
system.
You
have
a
strong
root
system,
you're
going
to
have
a
healthy
top
there's
just
no
way
about
it.
Alright,
on
a
side
note,
I
would
also
recommend
how
you
mow
is
critical
to
mowing
your
lawn
longer.
The
like
three
inches
or
better.
C
Your
root
system
will
mimic
that
below
you
scalp
it
at
one
to
two
inches.
You
get
a
root
system.
That's
very
shallow!
So
when
it
comes
to
July
like
right
now,
you
can
see
balding
spots
and
things
like
that.
So
you'll
have
dry
areas
and
your
lawn
will
look
brown
faster.
Keep
it
longer
shaded
your
lawn
will
do
better
throughout
the
whole
season.
Okay,
any
questions
on
that.
Yes,.
D
C
Disagree
with
that
healthy
lawns
are,
although
the
question
was
what,
if
it,
if
he
have
moles
and
I
say,
let's
deal
with
the
problem,
you
have
a
mole
problem.
I
also
know:
there's
an
underlying
problem
there,
because
they're
after
a
food
source
they're
after
grubs
or
earthworms,
you
take
care
of
those.
Your
moles
will
go
away,
it's
a
desert
in
your
yard.
Then
they
will
go
to
the
neighbors
or
go
down
into
the
ravine
where
they
came
from.
But
you
want
to
control
those
right
away
and
I
recommend
doing
it
in
the
spring.
C
So
and
you
could
do
a
spring
application,
a
fall
application
and
if
you
think
it's
bad
enough,
you
can
do
a
summer.
Application
like
right
now
sure,
because
you
might
be
controlling
your
insects
right.
Everybody
else
has
got
them
and
they
are
not
controlling
the
insects
and
so
you're
controlling
them.
But
they
come
back
because
they
fly
around
lay
the
eggs
they
turn
into
a
larva
to
eat
a
lot
whale
at
your
lawn
and
July.
You
see
the
problem.
You
see
blotchy
spots
that
are
brown
and
you're
like
what
did
I
do
wrong.
C
I'm
fertilizing
I'm
watering,
well,
the
grubs
were
eating
all
spring,
just
chopping
that
root
off
real
shallow,
and
now
we
have
a
drought
or
hot
spell,
and
there's
no
water
reserve
for
that
plant.
So
it
dies,
it
doesn't
go
dormant,
it
dies
so
you're
gonna
have
to
replace
or
strengthen
reseed
your
lawn
it
can
be.
But
if
you're
doing
the
insecticide
I
have
gotten
to
the
point,
I
have
gotten
to
the
point
where
I'm
just
gonna
buckle
down
and
just
do
an
insecticide
every
spring
assess
it
through
the
season.
D
C
C
So
those
spots
you
if
you
seed
it
and
keep
it
long,
crabgrass
can't
take
hold
that's
another
thing:
they
want
open
spots
to
germinate
and
crabgrass
is
an
annual
as
soon
as
it
freezes
that
crabgrass
is
dead,
but
the
seed
survives
play
forever
and
you
really
have
to
control
that.
That's
why
the
pre-emergent
in
the
spring
is
going
to
solve
that
problem
for
you
by
doing
just
remember,
if
you're
seeding
or
think
you're
gonna
seed
that
season.
That
means
within
six
months
to
make
sure
you
get
good
germination.
You
have
to
use
a
starter
pre-emergent.
C
C
On
on
that,
but
yeah
I
do
do
a
little
bit
of
spring
seeding,
but
I
buy
small
bags
and
throw
it
out
there
lightly
rake,
get
it
don't
water
it
in
take
a
hold,
because
in
the
spring
it's
usually
typically
more
wet
and
things
tend
to
germinate
and
I
don't
have
to
water
as
much
and
I
love
mother
nature.
Helping
me
out,
you
know:
I,
don't
like
to
set
up
that
sprinkler.
That's
why,
in
the
spring
and
fall
those
are
the
two
seasons.
C
I
recommend
planting
grass
seed
for
the
fact
that
it's
cool
either
in
the
morning
or
at
night.
You
know
around
65
degrees,
the
ground
temperature
has
to
be,
and
so
that's
that's
kind
of.
Why
I
like
recommending
those
seasons,
you
don't
want
to
be
planting
grass
seed.
Now,
it's
too
hot
and
you're,
not
gonna,
get
the
germination
that
you
want.
Okay,
so
that's
different
sides
already
there,
water,
water,
water,
that's
the
answer,
so
you
can
plant
sod
any
time.
C
It
looks
good
and
people
call
in
the
spring
and
say
is
your
Saudi,
and
can
you
plant
it?
Well,
if
your
yard
doesn't
look
good,
they
can't
harvest
it,
because
there's
this
looking
good
and
they
are
usually
more
up
north
and
it's
thawing
out
and
it
just
doesn't
come
up
where
they
can
sell
it
and
cut
it,
so
they
harvest
it
direct
and
then
ship
it
in
immediately.
Yes,.
C
They
go
to
the
larvae's
eat
in
the
spring.
They
turn
they
get
plump
and
fat,
and
then
they
turn
into
that
beetle
or
moth.
And
then
they
as
an
adult
fly
around
lay
more
eggs
in
your
neighbor's
yard,
your
yard
everybody's
yard,
and
then
they
start
the
egg
hatches
late
summer
and
September
ish,
and
then
they
start
to
become
real
little
and
they
stay
little,
but
they're
eating
a
little
bit.
C
And
then
what
happens
is
that's
why
I
say
you
might
need
to
do
a
fall
insecticide
late
on,
because
you
want
to
kill
those
little
ones
before
they
come
back
up:
September,
September
rule-of-thumb,
depending
on
how
the
years
going.
You
know
that
can
vary
a
little
bit,
but
September
is
really
good.
Yep
and
oh,
you
could
see
it
any
way.
Any
time
it's
like
spring
or
summer
spring
or
fall.
You
can
see
no
problem
at
all.
The
insects
start
cutting
at
the
roots,
those
things
the
seed
will
germinate
and
it'll
grow.
C
You
just
want
to
stop
it
from
eating
the
adult
grass
okay,
so
you
have
to
really
be
watching
that
a
little
bit
more
and
that's
why
you're
gonna
get
more
benefit.
You
certainly
want
to
do
the
insecticide,
then,
in
the
spring,
with
a
grub
killer.
I
do
like
the
the
granular.
This
is
a
very
advanced
formula,
because
you
have
grubs
or
I
mean
you
have
grubs
you
have,
but
you
have
moles
anybody
who's
recommending.
This
is
a
total
kill
product.
C
It
does
kill
earthworms,
but
I
gotta
kill
all
the
food
source,
and
this
one
does
work.
There
are
cheaper
other
one.
There
are
cheaper
chemicals
out
there,
whether
they're,
liquid
or
granular,
that
killed
grubs,
but
they
don't
do
a
total
kill
and
because
you
have
a
problem
with
moles
I
need
to
recommend
this.
It's
a
little
more
expensive
about
1820
bucks.
It's
a
good
plan
yeah.
There
are
other
competing
brands,
but
it's
a
good
brand.
It's
reliable!
It's
my
go
to
try
as
a
side
is
another
one.
C
This
is
I
brought
the
liquid
version,
so
you
could
just
see
what
it
looks
like
it's
a
hook
it
up
to
the
garden
hose
flick
it
on
water
it
in,
and
it's
a
chemical
that
goes
in
stays
at
the
surface.
It's
a
it
replay,
daya's
on
I,
don't
know
if
you
guys
remember
diazinon,
because
you
have
to
have
a
commercial
license
now
too.
In
order
to
apply
it,
they
still
have
it,
but
this
is
a
substitute
for
a
residential.
So
it's
a
great
product,
yeah.
C
Well,
it's
a
chemical,
so
use
common
sense,
don't
use
a
liquid
and
send
your
dog
out
on
the
lawn.
Let
it
dry
out
wait
a
day
if
you're
worried
about
it
after
it's
dry,
they
typically
go
into
the
soil
and
it's
safe
after
that,
but
always
always
no
matter
what
chemical
use
read.
The
back
of
the
bottle
read
the
disclaimers
okay!
C
D
C
You're
gonna
get
some
benefit
out
of
it.
Will
you
get
as
much?
No,
but
you
need
to
control
frame
yes,
and
the
reason
why
I'm
saying
put
it
on
now
and
then
you
might
need
to
do
another
treatment
later
on
is
I
need
to
kill
all
the
food
source
get
those
moles
out
of
there,
because
they're
causing
damage
right
now
and
they're
still
causing
damage.
D
C
They're
burrowing
yeah,
so
it
doesn't
hurt,
it
doesn't,
kill
them,
you're,
just
creating
no
food
source
for
him,
you're.
Removing
the
the
interest
of
why
they're
in
there
in
the
first
place.
Okay
and
you've
got
a
unique
situation.
It's
gonna
be
a
never-ending
battle
a
little
bit,
but
at
least
knowing
the
answer
of
how
you
can
solve
it
will
keep
your
yard
looking
good.
So
you
don't
have
to
repair
it.
Yes,
it
is
and
I.
Think
too
you
can
probably
do
it.
C
E
C
Triads
aside
it,
this
is
spectra.
Spectra
side
makes
it
try
as
a
side.
It
comes
both
in
liquid
and
granular.
So
if
you
do
the
granular,
these
are
spreaders
that
are
great
for
any
of
the
bags
of
fertilizer,
just
make
sure
you're
when
you're
fertilizing
or
applying
chemicals
I
like
a
broadcast.
Spreader
versus
a
drop,
spreader
drop,
spreaders
drop
it
straight
down
and
you
have
to
be
so
precise.
C
If
you
make
a
mistake,
I'm
gonna
know
it
so,
especially
with
fertilizer,
because
you're
gonna
see
the
stripes
and
you're
like
what's
going
on,
it's
either
gonna
be
bright,
green,
yellow
or
brown
and
you're
gonna
see
that
because
they
they
didn't,
they
weren't
as
precise
on
the
thing
when
you
use
a
broadcast
spreader,
it
spreads
both
directions
and
you
overlap
so
I
like
to
space
my
wheels
evenly
in
the
lawn,
not
over
the
top
of
when
we
oh
I,
go
one
wheel
and
then
another
one
I
space
it
out.
So
that
and
I
do
it.
C
Just
like
you
mow
your
lawn
okay,
twice
around
the
outside
edge
and
then
back
and
forth
in
between,
and
you
know,
you've
done
an
even
coverage,
and
these
are
very,
very
simple:
you
just
on
the
back
of
every
bag,
whether
it's
a
chemical
or
a
fertilizer.
It
tells
you
the
number
to
use.
They
use
Scotts
spreaders
as
a
go-to
number
and
it's
just
what
the
spacing
is
and
how
much
you're
releasing
when
you
do
it,
dial
it
and
then
squeeze
the
handle.
C
It
opens
the
opens
a
little
gap
in
the
inside
there,
whatever
that
is
and
spread
it
now.
They've
started
adding
this
little
guard
on
the
side
and
it's
an
it's
an
I,
don't
know
if
you
guys
can
see
it,
but
it's
the
orange
guard
along
here
in
the
front
and
what
that's
for
is
depending
on
what
you're
doing
you
don't
want
to
put
chemicals
in
there
and
then
go
up
to
your
flower
garden
and
start
spreading
it
on
the
flower
garden,
so
it
guards
it.
So
it
does
like
an
angle.
C
So
you
put
the
guard
on
the
side
of
the
garden
that
you're
doing
and
protecting
it,
and
then
you
do
everything
else.
That's
why
you
do
twice
around
the
outside,
so
you
don't
have
to
spill
it
on
your
driveway,
put
it
in
the
roadways:
you're,
not
wasting
it,
okay
and
more
control,
and
then,
when
you
the
broadcast
in
between
open
up
the
guard
and
go
both
directions.
So
it's
nice
and
even
yes,.
A
C
C
You
might
get
a
little
bit
more
fertilizer
on
that
spot
or
a
little
more
chemical,
but
because
it's
a
broadcast
spreader,
it
doesn't
matter
you're
not
going
to
notice
it
it'll
all
work
out
in
the
end,
okay,
going
to
the
next
step,
so
we
have
I
want
to
get
back
to
the
fertilizing.
We
have
the
starter
of
the
pre-emergent,
that's
step,
one.
Six
to
eight
weeks.
We
go
to
the
second
step,
which
would
be
the
yellow
bag,
and
that
could
be
right
now.
This
is
considered
summer
feeding,
it's
called
the
weed
and
feed.
C
Everybody
sees
the
weed
and
feed
and
they
say
yep.
That's
what
I
want
so
I
see
a
lot
of
people
grabbing
that
yellow
bag
instead
of
grabbing
the
blue
bag
in
the
spring,
because
I
wanted
they
say:
oh
I
want
a
weed.
No,
this
is
a
pre-emergent.
This
is
a
post
emergent.
The
yellow
bag
is
no
matter
what
brand
you
had.
They
all
have
them
color-coded
and
they
typically
all
do
the
same
color
scheme
for
the
most
part,
but
the
weed
and
feed
has
to
stick
to
the
foliage
when
you
pull
up
apply
it.
C
So
if
you
do
have
weeds,
so
you
want
to
do
it
early
in
the
morning
with
a
heavy
dew
or
turn
on
the
sprinkler
system
and
then
apply
it,
because
it
sticks
to
the
foliage
it's
activated
and
it's
internally
taken
in
to
the
plant
and
it
kills
it.
Okay,
where
all
the
others
are
water
activated.
It
doesn't
even
do
anything
until
you
get
rain
on
it,
but
this
one
it
cannot
rain
for
24
hours,
I
like
to
say
a
whole
day.
Okay,
so
turn
off
your
sprinklers,
make
sure
it's
not
going
to
rain.
C
You
need
to
make
sure
that
it
really
gets
in
there
and
activates
well,
yeah,
better
control,
caution
on
any
perennial
gardens.
The
chemical
there
doesn't
know
the
difference
between
what
you
want
to
keep
and
what
you
don't
so
do
not
put
it
on
there
you'll
not
like
the
results
at
all,
and
there
I
found
there
certain
perennials
out
there
salvias
that,
even
if
you
get
even
a
little
bit
close,
that
thing
starts
turning
yellow
and
it's
and
it
just
shrinks.
C
C
Step
3,
oh
wait.
I
said
this
is
this
is
actually
step
3.
This
is
step
2.
This
is
insecticide
now,
should
you
have
ants
and
things
like
that:
insects
above
the
ground,
not
in
the
thatch
layer
underground.
This
is
the
one
you
to
apply.
It's
not
used
a
lot.
We
have
it
because
some
people
want
to
control
ants,
but
if
you're
controlling
your
grubs,
like
I,
told
you
about
with
the
tree
as
a
side
or
you're
putting
down
the
bare
product,
it's
gonna
cover
the
ants.
C
Also
so
you're
not
going
to
need
to
use
stuff,
3
or
right
there.
Ok,
so
the
orange
bag
probably
is
not
needed
because
you're
not
using
it.
You
want
to
fertilize
every
six
to
eight
weeks,
so
you
substitute
it
with
a
straight
fertilizer.
It's
always
the
green
bag
has
no
chemical
in
it
whatsoever.
It's
just
a
nitrogen
phosphorus
and
potassium.
So
this
bag
here
can
be
substituted
for
step.
Two
three
and
four
all
right.
It's
based
on
what
you
need,
and
it's
gonna
save
you
some
money
too,
because
you're
already
spending
some
of
the
money.
C
On
the
other
things
that
we
know
we
have
problems,
I
gave
you
solutions
to
solving
a
lot
of
the
things
you
would
see
right
away
in
the
spring.
So
this
is
a
great
substitute
now,
most
people
on
average,
only
fertilize
twice
a
season.
Maybe
they
do
the
spring
and
then
they
do
the
fall.
But
if
you
are
one
that
wants
to
keep
your
lawn
looking
good
do
for
five,
even
six,
that,
depending
on
how
early
our
season
works
or
starts
up,
you
can
do
that.
C
Many
people
with
sprinkler
systems
can
do
more,
okay
or
if
it's
been
a
wet
rainy
year.
So
new
products
on
the
market
that
I'm
seeing
everywhere
are
going
to
be.
You
see
the
turf
builder
triple
action
or
the
all-in-one
weed
and
feed
by
Bayer
they're,
both
about
the
same
they're
just
competing
with
what
they're
doing
this
is
for
the
person
who
doesn't
really
know
what
to
do,
and
they
just
want
to
do
everything
just
in
one
bag.
This
is
a
pre-emergent
and
a
post-emergent
all
in
one
bag,
with
a
fertilizer,
something
brand
new.
C
So,
even
if
you
don't
have
the
education
or
not
asking
questions,
you
can
put
this
down
and
solve
a
lot
of
your
problems,
now
remember
how
I
said
that
the
post-emergent,
this
yellow
bag
has
to
be
wet
first
before
you
apply.
It
same
goes
for
this,
so
if
it's
going
to
be
in
the
summer,
it
has
to
be
wet
before
you
apply
it
so
that
it
sticks
to
the
foliage
have
to
remember
that.
Okay,
but
both
are
great.
C
C
You
can
google
certain
things,
but
they
really
don't
have.
The
YouTube
has
a
lot
of
what
I'm
telling
you
on
it
too.
It's
gotten
really
good,
but
there's
not
YouTube,
just
youtubing
it
and
then
your
question
on
whatever
it
is
whatever
sees
and
you
can
go
on
over
it.
There's
a
lot
of
videos.
You'd
be
surprised.
You
can
learn
almost
anything
on
there.
So
it's
really
good
information
and
then
the
the
fourth
step
or
the
fifth
step
I
should
say,
is
going
to
be
the
the
winterizer
I
don't
happen
to
have
a
bag.
C
Winterizer
winterizer
has
changed
at
least
in
our
market
right
now
it
used
to
have
phosphorous
in
it
or
a
small
amount.
But
when
you
start
looking
at
the
numbers,
they
don't
have
phosphorous
in
there
and
and
if
you
look
at
the
nitrogen
potassium,
it's
the
same
as
what
just
a
straight
fertilizer
is
I'm,
not
I,
can't
visually
see
anything
different
they're,
calling
it
a
winterizer,
but
basically
all
I,
think
they're
doing
is
just
putting
a
different
color
bag
around
it.
D
E
C
I,
don't
care
whether
I'm,
right
there
I
see
it
I,
don't
care
if
it's
Scots,
fertilizer
or
Lesko
or
Vega
row
or
some
other
brand.
It
doesn't
really
matter.
I
just
have
to
remember
how
is
it
applied
and
how
fast
does
it
release?
That's.
Those
are
the
questions.
I'm
asking
fertilizer
doesn't
really
get
old,
especially
at
the
granular.
As
long
as
you
keep
it
dry,
so
I've
had
some
in
there
from
five
six
years
myself
so
I
buy.
C
What
smart
is,
what
I
do
and
then
apply
it
now,
some
of
the
chemicals
if
you're
buying
some
of
the
pre-emergents
and
things
like
that
that
the
chemicals
may
not
be
as
active.
So
you
might
lose
some
control
there,
but
the
fertilizer
is
fine.
Okay,
so
it's
something
you
can
shop
smart,
buy
on
sale,
it's
really
good
and
one
other
thing
with
a
lawn
I
like
to
bring
up
prior
night
iron.
It
is
a
product
that
iron
is
a
little
some
of
the
more
commercial
grade.
C
Fertilizers,
it's
really
good,
but
if
you
want
that
deep,
dark
green
lawn
that
you
see
you
put
a
bag
of
this
on
be
a
little
spendy
for
the
square
footage.
But
if
you
want
to
show
off
and
do
something
different
that
your
neighbors
not
doing
and
iron
it--
the
product
you
want
to
use.
Okay,
it's
really
great.
D
C
C
You're
fertilizing
or
when
you
see
you
need
a
need
for
it.
If
it
looks
a
little
Pekin
and
you
say,
oh
I
wanted
a
little
greener
and
put
some
iron
on
it.
You
know
you,
you
assess
everything
based
on
what
you're,
seeing
at
the
time,
you're
doing
it
and
that's
what
I'm
saying
be
smart
about.
It
asks
us
questions
and
assess
what
you
need
and
if
you
can't
remember
some
of
these
things,
ask
the
people
on
the
floor.
I'm
just
trying
to
give
you
I
the
questions
to
ask.
So
you
can
get
the
right
information.
C
You
don't
have
to
remember
everything
you
just
don't
want
to
do
the
right
thing.
So
ask
those
questions.
That's
why
I
said
about
the
pre-emergent
they're
planting
grass
seed
you'd
better,
be
buying
the
right
one?
Okay.
So
what
and
Nick
so
kind
of
go?
Oh
I've
got
Tom
I've
got
some
granular
fungicides
and
we've
got
liquid
fertilizer
fungicides
that
come
into
a
bottle
like
this
I
didn't
bring
a
bottle.
That's
immune
X,
but
it's
comes
bottle,
looks
basically
the
same.
C
Granular
is
easy
to
apply.
It's
usually
used
in
the
spring.
After
the
frost
comes
out
of
the
ground.
The
snow
is
gone,
fungicides
may
be
needed
based
on
what
you
see
circular
patterns,
blotchiness
that
you
didn't
have
year
before.
You've
probably
got
fungus,
put
this
down,
stop
it
from
spreading
so
that
you
have
control,
and
then
you
can
start
planting
grass
seed
where
it's
needed.
The
rest
of
the
grass
won't
get
infected
and
you
can
have
a
healthy
lawn
from
there.
Okay.
C
C
E
C
They
don't
want
the
dry
desert
ones,
they
want
the
healthy
lawn
and
they
love
those
healthy
lawn
is
a
good-tasting
run,
so
you're
gonna
have
lots
of
them.
So
that's
why
you
have
to
watch
it
a
little
bit
more
alright,
and
this
like
I,
said
this
is
a
total
kill,
so
it
does
ants
and
things
like
that.
Those
can
get
caused.
Problems
in
your
house.
See
I
like
to
use
something
like
that.
You
know,
I,
don't
want
ants
in
my
house.
C
D
C
Hard
because
they
do
sell
little
defectors
and
things
like
that
and
I
don't
find
that
they
work
that
good.
It's
something
you
just
gotta
kind
of
control,
maybe
control
them
around
the
area
do
an
ant
spray
around
the
area.
So
they
don't
come
to
it.
It's
less
likely
they're
gonna
get
in,
but
more
move-in,
so
I
think
that's
how
I
would
solve
it,
because
those
other
methods
aren't
as
good.
D
C
I
like
doing
in
the
house,
it's
fine
for
the
bait
stations,
but
a
blanket
kill
for
ants
in
your
lawn
would
be
much
better,
I
think
more
economical.
You
can
use
the
tree
as
a
side
like
I
said
this
is
going
to
be
a
blanket
application.
This
is
only
six
dollars
a
bottle.
It
covers
five
thousand-square-foot
cheap,
inexpensive
way
of
solving
the
problem,
yeah
more
move-in,
but
then
you
can
assess
it
the
next
month
and
see
what
happens
and
go
from
there
and
spray
it
again.
You're
gonna
probably
have
this
on
the
shelf.
C
D
C
Product
for
ants,
I,
don't
know
if
you
even
know,
but
powdered
seven,
especially
now
people
have
Hornets
wasps
bees
underneath
behind
things,
I'm
gonna
throw
this
out
there
I
know
it's
not
about
lawns,
but
it's
a
good
solve
a
problem
when
you
got
Hornets
and
things
behind
your
siding
or
somewhere,
where
you
can't
get
out,
and
you
can't
see
the
nest
under
this
powdered.
Seven
solves
ant
problems.
The
little
ant
mound
you
see
in
your
sidewalk,
your
pavers,
whatever
sprinkle
it
down.
Five
minutes,
they're
gone
they're
not
coming
back.
This
stuff
is
great
product.
C
D
C
Both
in
the
powdered
or
liquid
or
you
can
get
a
bottle
that
also
hooks
up
like
this,
if
you're
doing
fruit,
trees
and
things
like
that,
you
want
a
bottle.
That's
ready
to
use,
so
this
is
a
great
product,
can
use
in
your
garden,
make
sure
and
wash
the
fruit
after
you
use
it.
That's
the
only
stipulation
yes.
C
Unfortunately,
those
are
harder
to
take
care
of
squirrels,
rabbits
and
chipmunks
are
going
to
be
a
whole
nother
product.
There
are
ways
of
solving
it,
but
we'll
talk
after
class
well
know,
there's
other
methods,
but
I
want
to
get
back
to
seven
for
the
bees.
Have
you
ever
seen
those
back
when
I
was
a
kid
grandpa
had
this
thing,
where
you
don't
screw
it
and
you
pour
the
powder
in
you'd
screw
it
on
and
you
pump
it
and
it
would
pump
out
a
stream
okay.
They
do
make
those
you
have
to
find
them.
C
Go
on
the
internet.
Put
this
powder
in
there,
get
behind
the
siding
and
pump
it
and
get
dust
everywhere.
Those
bees
and
everything
that
you
had,
those
Hornets
are
going
to
be
gone.
You
get
it
on
a
couple
of
them,
they
go
in
the
nest
and
they
rub
it
off,
and
everybody
else
and
the
whole
nest
is
annihilated.
So
it's
a
great
way
of
controlling
that
cuz
Hornets
are
not
fun,
they
can
keep
sting
and
they
hurt
so
I've.
C
C
No,
that
nest
is
gone,
the
ants
get
it
on
them.
They
take
it
down
in
they're,
done
they're,
not
going
anywhere
else.
They're
gone,
so
quick,
easy
way
product
that
no
one
knows
this
is
off
it's
for
mosquitoes.
You
find
it
in
the
bay
there's
cutter
too,
but
cutter
doesn't
work
like
this
one.
This
is
cover
sixteen
thousand-square-foot.
C
You
know
those
Japanese
beetles
that
are
hitting
everywhere
and
you're,
buying
sprays
and
you're
doing
all
this
other
stuff,
but
you
didn't
control
it
or
the
neighbors
didn't
and
everybody's
hanging
the
bags
and
drawing
them
in
because
this
draws
for
about
a
half
mile,
so
you're
drawing
every
people
say:
oh
yeah,
but
I'm
drawing
all
the
neighbors
in
yeah
you
kind
of
are
but
everyone
you
control
is
one
you
got
so
the
bag
is
a
nice
method,
but
it's
it's.
It's
got
a
bait
sense.
C
It's
got
a
scent
disc
in
there
that
draws
them
in
and
then
they
get
caught
in
the
bag
which
has
water
in
it,
and
then
they
die
and
drown.
Now
I've
heard
of
some
people
put
in
a
five-gallon
pail
in
cutting
out
the
bottom
and
they
get
a
whole
half
a
pail
full.
So
it's
a
way
of
not
always
buying
a
new
bag,
but
that
starts
to
stink.
After
a
while.
B
C
I'm
controlling
it,
because
I
just
I
have
to
read
into
it
and
I
just
want
to
be
cautionary
on
that,
but
anything
you
spray
this
on
Japanese
beetles
will
not
eat
it.
You
won't
see
them
two
three
years
ago,
when
everybody
was
having
I
mean
there
was
an
epidemic
of
Japanese
beetles,
everybody
had
them,
I
have
plants
and
I
know
they
love
roses
and
potato
vines,
and
once
they
eat
they're
gone,
it's
like
you
didn't
even
you
don't
look
at
it
and
see
it
for
one
day
and
it's
gone.
C
D
D
C
So
spray
it
let
it
dry
and
it
controls
the
mosquitoes.
In
fact,
you
spray
this
with
it.
Whatever
the
mosquitoes
are
at
that
moment,
it'll
take
care
of
50%
because
you
got
the
neighbors
coming
over
to,
but
you'll
notice
50%
decrease
in
the
mosquitoes
for
sure.
If
not
none
it's
a
great
product,
they
work
constantly.
They
draw
them
over.
So
you
want
to
put
them
in
the
backyard
away
from
where
your
areas,
but
they
draw,
but
this
is
going
to
control
it
way,
better.
C
Instant,
I,
just
spray
it
once
every
eight
weeks
and
if
I
notice
that
it's
getting
a
little
worse,
ok
go
out
and
pull
it
out
and
spray.
It
again
a
cover.
Sixteen
thousand-square-foot,
that's
most,
everybody
gets
yard.
Yes,
I,
don't
put
it
on
a
vegetable
garden
or
my
herb
garden,
no
I
bypass
those,
but
usually
those
aren't
the
ones
that
the
Japanese
beetles
are
going
after
yeah.
E
C
D
C
Can't
even
pronounce
it
I'm
sorry
I
was
afraid.
Somebody
might
ask
me
that
I'm,
like
I,
don't
want
to
I
can't
produce,
but
just
read
it.
This
is
the
bottle.
The
cutter
doesn't
have
the
same
one.
So
when
you
buy
the
great
cutter
bottle
that
I've
seen
that
competes
with
this,
that
one
only
does
five
thousand-square-foot
cost
the
same
amount.
Almost
it's
like
nine
dollars,
and
this
does
sixteen
thousand-square-foot.
So
it's
much
better
by.
B
C
C
What
do
I
buy?
What's
better,
do
I,
buy
brand
name,
sure
you're!
Fine,
if
you
buy
brand
name,
are
you
getting
a
better
seed,
probably
not
a
better
seed,
but
there's
something
else
different
in
that
seed
mixed
with
it
that
you
might
get
a
benefit
out
of
okay,
so,
like
vigor,
oh
I'm,
just
using
this,
this
was
just
straight
grass
seed,
it's
less
expensive
than
Scotts
or
Pennington,
or
some
of
these
other
brands
out
there.
It's
a
good
seed.
C
Just
read
the
back
of
the
label
and
find
out
what
percentage
of
what
sea
is
in
there
I
know
with
grass
seed.
If
it's
inexpensive
you
better,
it
better,
be
a
flag
going.
Why
is
it
inexpensive?
Read
the
label,
you
get
what
you
pay
for
in
grass
seed
promise.
So
is
it
annual
rye,
perennial
rye
in
there?
Is
that
what
the
cheap,
why
it's
cheaper?
It's
a
higher
percentage!
C
You
want
a
blend
of
everything
you
don't
want
to
put
all
your
eggs
in
one
basket:
get
a
disease
in
there
and
kill
your
whole
lot.
So
that's
why
you
want
a
mixture
of
a
couple,
different
kinds
of
Kentucky
bluegrass,
a
couple
different
kinds
of
red
fescue
and
you
don't
want
to
be
throwing
out
shade
grass
and
then
putting
the
Sun
and
then
now
you
see
a
definite
line.
So
that's
why
I
recommend
a
blend
okay,
so
they
graduate
it'll
all
germinate
and
then
it'll
adjust
itself
based
on
the
light
and
what
conditions
you
have.
C
So
you
see
an
even
gradual
change.
Now
there
are
areas
under
trees
that
you
know
that
you're
wasting
your
money
on
Kentucky
bluegrass,
because
it's
not
going
to
make
it
so
then
you
use
a
shade
grass
seed
mix.
Okay
for
those
I
typically
will
people
who
say
they
have
full
Sun
I
will
say
this
is
a
sunny
mix.
It's
got
more
Kentucky
bluegrass
in
it.
I
typically
will
tell
people
to
buy
the
mixture,
so
you
don't
see
a
definite
line.
C
Everybody
has
full
Sun,
but
then
also
there's
a
tree
or
shed,
and
you
don't
want
a
definite
line.
So
that's
why
I
like
recommending
the
blends?
Okay
read
the
back
of
the
bag.
You'll,
be
surprised.
What
you
see
alright,
always
ask
those
questions.
There's
one
here
that
remember,
I
told
you
the
quick
fix,
I'm
selling,
my
yard
or
I'm
selling.
My
house
and
I
have
nothing
there.
I
need
something.
Now
this
germinates
within
10
days,
nice
and
green
frost,
comes
through
and
wipes
it
all
out.
Never
comes
back.
C
It's
only
ten
bucks,
its
annual
ryegrass.
So
it's
not
the
right
thing
to
do.
If
you
read
the
back
the
bag,
they
don't
say
it
on
the
front.
No,
but
it's
cheaper
when
I
remember,
if
it's
a
price,
doesn't
it's
cheap?
You
better
go
wait.
I
got
to
see
a
flag
here,
I'm
gonna
start
reading.
Why
is
it
different
read
the
back
of
the
bag?
It's
gonna
be
pretty
shocked
and
if
it
says
annual,
probably
don't
want
to
get
it
right.
C
D
C
Everybody
has
different
needs.
Some
are
better
at
watering.
Some
are
not
so
I.
Don't
want
to
really
go
into
that
I
like
to
deal
with
the
person
on
an
individual
basis
and
ask
them
more
questions
before
I.
Give
them
a
good
answer.
I
find
out
what
their
needs
are.
Are
they
going
on
vacation?
Are
they
always
working
or
are
they
there
all
the
time
and
they
can
take
care
of
it?
Then
I
might
recommend
something
different
going
into
that's
where
I'm
gonna
go
into
this
Pennington
and
Scott's.
C
C
It
helps
you
with
watering,
because
if
you
forget
to
water
for
one
day
and
you
come
back
at
least
you
have
a
chance
of
reviving
that
grass
seed.
If
you
did
it
with
the
grill,
because
it
doesn't
have
anything
on
it
and
that
grass
seeds
started
to
germinate
and
you
dried
it
out,
that
grass
is
dead,
it's
not
reviving
okay!
So
that's
where
you
get
a
little
bit
more
benefit
out
of
some
of
these
other
grasses
from
the
brand
names.
So
this
one
has
water,
smart
technology.
C
This
one
is
using
micronutrients
they're
in
my
table,
I
heard
that
they
put
the
water
tech
in
it
too.
This
last
year,
they've
changed
their
mix
a
little
bit
so
they're
using
some
of
the
same
stuff
that
Scott's
is
using,
but
they
also
add
a
micronutrient
to
this,
and
what
that
micronutrient
does
is
when
the
grass
seed,
germinates
and
sprouts
a
root
it
attaches
to
that
root
system,
and
it
just
grows
like
crazy
and
you
get
1/3
3
times
more
of
a
root
system
than
you
would
with
regular
grass
seed.
C
So
it
it's
great
because
remember
what
I
said:
if
you
have
a
healthy
root
system,
I
know
you
have
a
healthy
top.
Ok,
so
and
going
into
a
summer
that's
dry!
You
have
a
deeper
root
system,
a
bigger
root
system
that
can
hold
more
water.
Your
lawn
won't
go
through
that
stress
that
it
could
go
through
at
other
times.
Ok,
so
you
get
some
benefit
out.
It
costs
sometimes
a
little
bit
more
Pennington
and
them
are
kind
of
neck
to
neck.
C
You
talk
to
different
vendors
and
you'll
they'll
do
their
spill,
and
you
know
I
kind
of
just
assess
it
as
I.
Go
on
that
bloom
in
specific,
so
and
Grassi
does
last.
You
know
if
you
could
buy
a
big
bag
and
you
don't
use
it
all.
Ok
bring
it
in
put
it
in
your
garage.
Keep
it
dry,
you
can
certainly
get
another
year
out
of
it
and
use
it
again.
After
2
years
you
start
losing
a
percentage
germination,
so
you
know
start
using
it
up.
E
C
Salt
damages
salt
damage.
I
can
be
your
perennial
garden
that
can
be
your
shrubs
and
grasses
susceptible
to
it
too.
Really.
The
only
answer
is
flushing
watering,
it
heavily
flushing
out
the
nutrients
and
getting
that
salt
diluted
enough,
where
grass
seat
will
start
to
germinate.
Salt
is
just
a
problem
and
in
some
cases
it's
gonna
be
a
yearly
thing
and
you
can't
control
it
and
guess
what
that's
where
crabgrass
always
grows
so
doing.
C
The
crabgrass
preventer
allows
other
things
to
germinate
in
there
mow
your
lawn
higher
shades,
the
area
so
that
you
don't
get
those
weeds
growing
in
those
spots
because
crabgrass
doesn't
like
shade.
So
if
you
have
tall
grass,
it's
not
growing,
so
it
only
likes
wide-open
spaces
pockets.
Things
like
that.
That's
where
you're
seeing
it.
So
it's
easy
to
control,
crabgrass
control.
This
does
broadleaf
weeds,
crabgrass
control,
just
by
spraying
it
you
can
control
it,
but
you're
not
going
to
see
it
until
well,
July
June
July,
probably
depending
on
how
hot
it
is
so.
B
C
It
takes
a
little
bit
of
time
for
it
to
activate
I'm
with
it.
Not
mine.
I
did
mine
a
couple
days
with
I
was
doing
some
roundup
and
things
like
that,
which
I
have
up
here,
but
I
didn't
notice,
the
immediate
signs,
the
dryer
and
the
hotter.
It
is
the
faster
you're.
Gonna
see
this
react.
Okay,
so
once
it
starts
turning
yellow
it's
dead,
it's
just
doesn't
knowing
it.
C
So
if
you
see
a
color
change,
then
you
know
you
got
it,
but
then,
if
you
let's
say
you
spray
the
crabgrass
and
then
later
on,
you
see
well
I,
just
sprayed
it.
How
come
I've
got
little
stuff
coming
up?
Well,
that's
more
seeds
that
are
already
had
started
germinating
because
you
didn't
use
the
pre-emergent
and
it
didn't
stop
it
in
time.
C
So
you
just
have
to
get
out
your
bottle,
whether
it's
a
squirt
it
each
individual
or
hook
it
up
to
the
garden
hose
and
do
a
blanket
application,
but
I'm
not
a
big
one
for
doing
blanket
applications
I
like
to
spot
spray
with
something
like
this,
so
I
can
save
money.
Okay,
you
can
do
Scotts.
There's
a
roundup.
Has
one
ortho
has
one:
this
is
a
this
is
using
roundup
came
up
with
this
last
year,
I
think
yeah.
It
was
last
year
it's.
This
is
for
broadleaf
weeds
clover,
creeping
Charlie.
C
Things
like
that
they're
using
salts
in
this
to
kind
of
control
that
it
works
really
well
creeping
Charlie
can
be
a
problem
now
we're
in
the
spring.
I
say
when
you
might
ask:
when
do
I
control,
creeping
Charlie
and
I
say
when
you
see
it
control
it
right
away,
I,
don't
care
this
season
now,
maybe
I
might
have
to
make
two
applications,
but
at
least
it's
not
spreading,
because
once
you
get
any
hunkered
down
in
it's
hard
and
I,
don't
want
to
grass
seed
because
it's
it's
durable
enough.
It'll
kill
your
grass.
C
It
gets
thick
enough,
so
control
it
right
away
easier
to
control
in
the
spring.
Creeping
Charlie
is
when
it's
flowering
because
spending
that
extra
energy
on
for
a
flower
in
a
seed
but
control
right
away
ortho
also
has
a
ready-to-use
bottle
like
this.
Yes,
so
these
two
bottles
are
competing
products.
I'll
show
you
right
up
here,
don't
get
it
confused
with
the
orange
top
okay.
It's
totally
different
these.
This
has
a
different
chemical
in
it
and
it's
controls
creeping
Charlie
clover
and
violets.
C
Alright,
where
regular
broadleaf
killers
don't
always
get
the
clover,
don't
always
get
the
creeping
Charlie
hurts
it,
but
I
may
not
kill
it.
Alright,
so
ask
questions.
If
you
can't
remember,
and
then
this
one
is
for
creeping
Charlie
and
clover,
but
it's
actually
the
same
product.
They
sell
for
poison
ivy
that
brush
killer
the
label
on
this
little
bottle
is
different
than
the
bait
label.
On
the
big
bottle,
it's
exact
same
concentrate.
They
just
have
it
labeled
for
grass
versus
for
buckthorn
and
brush.
C
They
tell
you
to
use
a
little
bit
more
of
the
active
ingredient.
This
one
tells
you
to
use
us
because
you'll
kill
your
lot.
Okay,
so
that's
why
you
always
read
the
labels,
but
how
I
know
this
is
I'm.
Reading
the
active
ingredient
and
I
know
the
percentage
of
the
active
ingredient
so
I
know
both
the
active
ingredient.
This
and
the
poison
ivy
killer
is
the
same.
So
you'll
learn
a
lot
when
you
start
reading
those
labels.
Okay,
questions
on
that.
C
Quack
grass,
it's
a
grass
and
there's
no
product
that
knows
the
difference
between
Kentucky,
blue
grass,
red
fescue
or
Rye.
So
on
that,
though,
that
being
said,
this
happens
to
be
diluted
spray
of
roundup,
but
they
have
concentrated
and
I.
It's
a
smaller
bottle,
concentrated
I
like
to
take
the
concentrated
roundup
early
in
the
spring,
because
crabgrass
are
quackgrass,
it
gets
a
little
taller
than
the
regular
grass.
So
it's
easily
seen
it's
a
wider
blade
grass,
you
know
I
mean,
and
it
doesn't
look
as
pleasing
to
the
eye
either.
C
So
if
you
want
to
get
rid
of
it
and
do
it
in
a
more
controlled
fashion,
wipe
it
just
a
little
bit
and
then
neck
in
a
week
or
so
reassess
where
you
missed
re
wipe
and
it's
all
gone.
It'll
work
real!
Well!
Crack
grass
is
really
hard
to
control,
because
you
can't
just
pull
it.
It
has
long
little
roots
and
if
you
diced
it
up,
you
get
each
one
of
those
little
pieces
of
root
will
turn
a
new
plant.
C
And
it's
a
easy
way
to
do
it:
you're,
not
using
a
lot
of
chemical
you're
controlling
where
you're
putting
it
it's
a
win-win.
So
it's
a
concentrate
yeah.
This
is
diluted.
This
is
you're
paying
for
water
when
you
buy
this,
but
it's
convenient
so
you're
paying
for
convenience.
I
always
like
to
buy
I,
always
have
concentrated
roundup
or,
like
close
some
mate
I,
believe
it
is,
there's
an
HDX
product
that
you
can
get
41%
glycol
summate.
It's
not
it's
not
patented
anymore,
so
you
can
buy
it
a
lot
cheaper
and
other
brands.
C
B
C
C
Okay,
now
we
talked
a
little
bit
about
the
grass
seed.
We
didn't
talk
about
how
you
know
what
to
pick
and
stuff
like
that,
but
we
didn't
talk
about
how
to
germinate
it.
Now,
let's
say
if
you're
over
seeding,
that's
fine,
it's
really
hard
to
rake
and
not
disturb
the
grass
you
already
have.
But
let's
say
you
have
a
big
area
that
you
want
to
do.
I
like
to
use
your
existing
grass
seed
is
a
pros
about
grass.
C
Seed
versus
sod
are
that
if
I
have
clay,
soil
and
I
put
sod
over
the
top
of
it,
the
roots
won't
want
because
their
sod
is
grown
in
a
peat
environment.
It
sometimes
doesn't
want
to
attach
to
that
hard
clay
unless
it's
super
wet
and
easy
to
penetrate
down
through
sand.
It
doesn't
matter
so
depending
on
where
you
live,
and
what
you
have
there's
pros
and
cons
to
that.
C
No!
No!
No!
You
don't
want
to
burn
those
roots,
so
you
can
fertilize
over
the
top
of
the
lawn
after
it's
all
set
and
the
seams
are
staggered
so
that
doesn't
rip
up
because
you
don't
want
to
take
a
lot
more
and
peel
it
back
so,
depending
on
your
area
and
what
you
do.
That's
a
pro
about
sod,
it's
more
expensive,
but
it's
instant,
okay
seed.
Let's
say:
I
have
a
big
area
that
I
want
to
seed
I'll,
throw
down
the
seed.
I'll
use
a
handheld
spreader,
never
use
a
hand.
C
I
forgot
to
bring
us
a
handheld
spreader
today,
but
I
you
can
use
the
this
kind
of
spreader
if
you'd
like,
but
I
like
the
handheld.
Sometimes
I
just
use
my
hand
and
light
breeze
and
do
it
as
evenly
as
it
possible
can
by
throwing
the
seed,
but
that's
alright
for
seed
and
things
like
that,
because
it
doesn't
need
to
be
measured
and
I've.
Never
had
anybody
come
back
to
me
and
say:
oh
my
God,
my
lawns
way
too
thick.
C
C
C
Look
if,
depending
on
how
loose
that
soil
is
I
may
just
leave
it
that
way
or
you
can
take
something
like
peat
moss
could
buy
small
bags,
but
they
sell
it
in
bales
of
a
three
point:
a
big
square
bale
which
goes
a
lot
farther
or
you
can
buy
lon
soil
or
potting
soil.
Maybe
you
have
some
old
pots,
that's
sitting
around
and
you
don't
want
the
the
nutrients
are
already
out
of
it.
C
E
C
C
C
C
This
can
flip-flop
a
little
bit,
sometimes
depending
the
yellow.
Typically,
it's
your
weed
and
feed
yellow
bag.
Your
summer
guard
which
isn't
sold
as
much
and
then
the
lawn
just
regular,
the
green
bag,
which
is
a
regular
lawn
for
fertilizer.
That's
your
three
step
for
step
right
there,
one
two,
three
four
and
that
can
be
substituted
a
remember.
This
can
always
if
I
don't
need
a
weed
killer.
Why
am
I
putting
it
down
if
I
don't
need
an
insect
killer?
Why
am
I
putting
it
down
substitute
it
for
just
a
straight
fertilizer?
It's
fine!
C
So,
okay
and
then
this
step
is
gonna,
be
your
winterizer
all
right,
which
I
already
told
you
I,
didn't
think
it's
much
different
than
the
regular
and
sometimes
I
substitute
it
for
a
starter
fertilizer
in
the
winter,
because
I
want
to
strengthen
my
root
system
a
little
bit
more,
so
I
want
to
put
a
phosphorous
down.
It's
all
based
on
what
you
need.
Okay,.
E
C
I
could
see
it
in
heavy
clay.
I
can't
see
it
in
sand.
I
I'm
having
it.
I
have
sand
and
I'm,
not
a
big
fan
of
the
thatching.
Okay.
I,
don't
like
to
rip
up
that.
I
need
that
organic
matter
in
the
ground.
I
need
to
hold
moisture,
so
I
have
a
different
need
than
what
you
might
with
clay.
After,
if
you've
had
clay
and
you've
never
done
anything
and
there's
thatch
layers,
thick,
okay,
dethatching
or
aerating
is
a
good
thing.
I.
C
When
you
do
it,
I
haven't
quite
bought
in
the
the
whole
scheme
on
ripping
up
the
roots.
I,
certainly
don't
want
to
rip
them
up
before
I
go
into
winter
and
goes
to
bed.
I
might
do
it
in
the
spring,
but
you're
still
ripping
those
roots
a
little
bit
you're
doing
damage
to
the
lawn,
and
so
so
you
got
to
assess
that
aerating
isn't
really
doing
damage
it's
causing
clay.
It's
very
good
in
sand,
you're
not
getting
any
benefit.
You're
wasting
your
time
and
money,
because
sand
is
very
porous
and
clay
is
not
needs
air.