Can You MOW LESS OFTEN?? // Plant Growth REGULATOR

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Can You MOW LESS OFTEN?? // Plant Growth REGULATOR

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Yes it is indeed possible to MOW LESS OFTEN by using a plant growth regulator! This is a product (I have been using Tnex) that helps to slow the top growth of lawn and send more energy into the root system to also help with stress and a little better color response from the grass. This should reduce mowing nearly 50% compared to not using pgr. There are some precautions you need to know which I have also outlined in the video as well as a new granular growth regulator product that I will be trying out soon.
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@DiMo28 4 жыл бұрын

A lack of rain here works as a solid growth regulator.

@pevelyhomeowner327 4 жыл бұрын

DiMo28 , yep and add in the summer heat, so I’ll save my money for other stuff. 👍

@brucenellis2780 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve been using the slow mow this year In Georgia, so far it’s doing great, this is my first year using growth regulator, it went to mowing at least 2 times per week to every 10 days

@alcredeur 4 жыл бұрын

If the folks at T-nex would begin producing their product in a quart container, they could expand their customer base to homeowners.

@jasonstevens6877 4 жыл бұрын

Al Credeur I agree. I would have bought sooner if it wasn’t $150 a pop. i finally pulled the trigger but it would be nice to test drive a quart before going full commit on a gallon.

@Funknwanker Жыл бұрын

PrimoMaxx is a much smaller bottle but is about $60.00 for 4 ounces.

@alcredeur Жыл бұрын

@@Funknwanker this comment was made 3 years ago. Since then I have found the smaller bottle of PGR that are now on the market.

@landmarkcreations1183 4 жыл бұрын

I mow my #Sissygrass every other day and LOVE IT! 👍

@chrisverhasselt5866 4 жыл бұрын

Household CFO denied my purchase request. That's expensive stuff

@jaymetheaccountant 4 жыл бұрын

As a CFO there’s always something called “reallocation” I’m sure the wife’s Ulta Budget has some wiggle room 😎

@ryeguy01 4 жыл бұрын

Go on thelawnforum's marketplace board. People do group buys, where one person buys the product and resells it in smaller quantities.

@richardharwell 4 жыл бұрын

I've been looking into growth regulators but watching this video has given me a better understanding of them maybe next year. I watched your video on above ground irrigation and I am using the sprinkler hack that you were using. I'm proud to say it works great I am in the middle of July and I am able to water 2200 ft² easily. Beautiful green grass add an inch and a quarter. Watching you the dragon and the lawn care nut Have raised the bar On my turf. Cutting a half inch off every 2 days. Commitment makes the difference. Love your channel.

@jasonstevens6877 4 жыл бұрын

At .5oz/1000sqft for Bermuda, its costing like $1.50 per application on my lawn. A Gallon is basically a lifetime supply lol.

@tonymadera3603 4 жыл бұрын

On the video where you visited The Lawn Rebel and used his push mower you mentioned that it is good for large lawns. I wish I had one back in the 90's The 90's was my hey day when I mowed lawns working with my Dad. I had to mow a large lawn with just a plain push mower (Lawn Boy Brand) and it would take me two hours. Having to stop every time the bag would be full of grass clippings and empty the bag. What was worse was that large lawn was on the side of a hill. So I would be mowing at an angle back and forth. Now I work in two worlds. Contract jobs in Silicon Valley Companies (I have a Business Administration Degree) and as a cowboy at our ranch taking care of our cows. But watch Lawn Care videos By Ryann Knorr, The Lawn Rebel, Stets Lawn Care, Blades of Grass and August Hunicke tree cutting on youtube in our living room with my Dad.

@adamcondon1898 4 жыл бұрын

August's channel is awesome! Those guys are artists at taking down massive trees!

@richardsmith1161 4 жыл бұрын

Looks like you are getting some competition across the street. I’m guessing you inspired them

@ryanknorrlawncare 4 жыл бұрын

That's the project lawn

@johnb8956 4 жыл бұрын

Ryan Knorr Lawn Care ahh competing with yourself. It’s always the best 😂

@travismorgan9273 4 жыл бұрын

Good to see you showing people to follow the label. I think that is important and not taught enough.

@alivebythegraceofgod2935 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ryan, I was just looking into this yesterday and now today im viewing your video.

@JamieHarveyJr 4 жыл бұрын

Been waiting for this topic. I don’t need it but I was certainly curious to learn more about it.

@johnds6621 4 жыл бұрын

A youtube guy called How to Doc is developing a granular product with Anderson's which he says will be easier to apply and has been posting videos about it lately..

@kennycooperkc 4 жыл бұрын

John D S you know he doesn’t actually develop anything and gets people to believe that he’s some form of a “pro”

@rey3472 4 жыл бұрын

That product has been on the market for many years. Anderson's is a company that caters to golf courses. However, most golf superintendents prefer to spray Trinexepac, the active ingredient for more scalable and predictable response rather than broadcast granules. So they do not have a very big market for that product. Enter someone willing to sell products without a good understanding of turf agronomy. I am a professional lawn care operator and do not have any intention of spreading a granular growth regulator. I spray my growth regulator.

@JamieHarveyJr 4 жыл бұрын

John D S I cant stand watching Doc. I actually have my settings set up to have KZfaq NOT recommend his videos lol

@DK85 4 жыл бұрын

Will growth regulator help me get into my dad’s old suits? 😉😂😎

@Lawnvolution 4 жыл бұрын

Too funny man!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@mk4_willy826 4 жыл бұрын

Lol

@johnb8956 4 жыл бұрын

I tend to find soaking the clothes in bio stimulants for a few hours can really help.

@07SATS 4 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@Funknwanker Жыл бұрын

I use it at half the rate every two weeks. I haven’t gotten that bronzing but have the slow growth and when mixed with nitrogen and iron I have a deep green.

@BodyByKymXclusive 4 жыл бұрын

I'm in West Texas and it's a heater in Lubbock, TX today it's 108....

@Troy-Echo 4 жыл бұрын

Great info - on the Zoysia turf though, I spoke with one of the owners of Super-Sod about my Zoysia and this specific liquid growth regulator and he told me he did not think it would be good to use a growth regulator on Zoysia because it is already such a slow growing turf type. I'm not saying it is the company's official position, but that is what I was told by one person there anyway. I am in my first full year of growth and I'm mowing using a manual reel mower at least twice a week, sometimes three to keep it looking good and to push lateral growth, and just for the exercise. I just sprayed some Sedge and I've not mowed in probably 8 days to allow any sedge or other residual weeds to grow and outpace the Zoysia for a follow up spot treatment, but so far so good. Point being, even in the middle of the prime growing temperatures for Zoysia (low to mid 90's) and putting down fertilizers (spoon feeding every 3-4 weeks), iron, Milorganite and humic acid and fulvic acid, my lawn could easily go another week and still not look overgrown, so I'm not really sure why anybody would feel the need to put down a growth regulator on Zoysia since it is such a slow growing grass to start with. You can easily mow Zoysia once every 7-10 days and still have a very nice looking lawn.

@charlescollins7731 4 жыл бұрын

I used it n my El. Toro zoysia, and it works great. El Toro is the most aggressive of the zoysia family that I know of. Without the PGR, I would need to mow every four days.

@ldware9 4 жыл бұрын

I use it mainly in the spring to make my yard thicker. Then do my overseeing and maintenance in the fall. I have a mono strand KBG yard. I use a pgr tracker that an excel spreadsheet from the University of Nebraska- Lincoln.

@mikemorris8497 4 жыл бұрын

Your giving me a lot to think about in the future. Thanks for your videos. 🤔

@danieltillman3858 4 жыл бұрын

I'd like to use it for both my overseeding and my Bermuda lawn, but my front and back lawns are 300sqft each. This thing would be around when my great grand children are mowing the lawn!

@BermudaBrian 4 жыл бұрын

GREAT explanation! I just bought a split bottle from guy on The Lawn Forum.

@DD-rb6hi 4 жыл бұрын

Great job Ryan. Thanks for that. I currently use the T-Nex and the Greenkeeper app is a big help. Side note, cant wait till next weekend were i will be camping at a certain lake by Mr. Mustache. Going to swing by and become a looky loo and yell out the window you have a sissy lawn and were is my Brylcreem.

@adamcondon1898 4 жыл бұрын

I hope he is making a video when you go by and yell about sissy rye! That would be hilarious!

@roush876 4 жыл бұрын

I use weed and grass killer in my backyard since I have abundance of crabgrass. I'm tired of it raining and getting out of control. Southwest Louisiana here.

@lxiong1077 4 жыл бұрын

Boom you answered my question at the end. I’m planning to do a renovation in the fall and was wondering if I can put TNex down a week or so before I begin the overseeding. Thank Ryan!!

@okielawnguy 4 жыл бұрын

My Bermuda is loving the heat. I could easily mow twice a week. I’m just disappointed I can’t get it to stripe better. Ryan, would you recommend mowing my Bermuda twice a week? Enjoy the content. Keep it coming.

@ddteamrc6461 3 жыл бұрын

Does it work on lawn that consist mostly of weeds? That would be great

@caseygrams5314 4 жыл бұрын

Very interesting video. I don't know though. maybe if I went on a 2 week vacation

@RaulSachsCarrillo 4 жыл бұрын

Great video I like everyone's views on PGR's I watched the who video and great information but maybe for big lawns I see it useful not so much on medium sized yards I enjoy mowing as much as I can when I can. Another great video 👍

@Picklemedia 4 жыл бұрын

If I put this in my kids cereal will they eat less?

@07SATS 4 жыл бұрын

Ryan, you should have shown the clip for how to apply a liquid growth regulator

@drum6560 4 жыл бұрын

Ryan your videos are great! Thanks for the informative posts! I’ve been watching them fo over a year now. You have a cool season lawn and I have a warm season lawn, centipede. Can you recommend another poster that u have faith in that focuses on a warm season lawn such as centipede? Thanks 😊

@robsolo4024 2 жыл бұрын

I applied this product to my Bluegrass at .50 ounces per thousand but for some reason I thought it was gonna get thicker but it actually did the opposite my lawn send out a little bit it’s just a common issue

@Lawnvolution 4 жыл бұрын

Yo Ryan!😎👊

@PissBoys 4 жыл бұрын

My lawn is Bahia, and Christ on his throne does it grow fast. Three days after I mow it’s already 6-7” tall and has seed heads.

@Jeannette311 4 жыл бұрын

WonderfulWub same, I have to mow every three days.

@tundrawhisperer4821 4 жыл бұрын

Ryan, what can I throw on my lawn to give it a quick green up? Thx

@mteske1 4 жыл бұрын

Any specific PPE noted in label?

@kenbettis1487 4 жыл бұрын

Been wanting to get some, but don’t want to spend that much for only using ~12oz per year. Dont need a 10 year jug

@ryanknorrlawncare 4 жыл бұрын

Might want to check out that granular

@johnds6621 4 жыл бұрын

My growth regulator is hot days an no rain.

@kimberlyD. 4 жыл бұрын

Good video. Thanks

@sj7601 4 жыл бұрын

3rd comment! If it is my first time spraying anything with a backpack sprayer, what's a good recommendation for a product to put down on my lawn (just in case I over apply)? I've read up on everything I need to do.. but I'm a worry wort and would rather start out with something that will not damage if slightly over applied. I was thinking possibly Hydretain since my grass is stressed from the heat?

@kennycooperkc 4 жыл бұрын

Water 🤷🏻‍♂️

@sj7601 4 жыл бұрын

@@kennycooperkc Thanks smart ass

@rey3472 4 жыл бұрын

Liquid Iron. Missed areas show up as light green or even yellow. Double sprayed areas get too green

@tnhawkeye6155 4 жыл бұрын

In all seriousness, water is the best thing to use to learn you walking pace. Measure out 1000 sq ft on your driveway or road. Put 2 gallons in your sprayer. Walk at a normal pace and spray the area. Over lap paces slightly. Once the area is sprayed look at how much water is left in the tank. That is how much water you need per 1000 sq ft. Then when you spray your lawn do it early in the morning when there is dew on the ground. Walk at the same pace, follow your footsteps and as long as you mixed your product at the right ratios there should be very little chance of over application.

@ericd4282 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Ryan! Question. Is it Tenacity that you use for weed killer and if so what do you do with the pups after you sprayed the lawn? I hear just wait until it dries but my pup likes to eat grass so maybe longer? Any advice is greatly appreciated! Love the videos.

@vinceleto 4 жыл бұрын

Every other day mowing?

@wketchin 4 жыл бұрын

How many square feet is your front lawn minus the blue grass patch?

@jacobvaneck5583 4 жыл бұрын

How much drainage do you have from the lawn? Do you think any of the products end up in the stream behind your house? Or are you able to water these products in before there are any concerns with runoff?

@ryanknorrlawncare 4 жыл бұрын

Benefit of using liquids. Goes right to the leaf

@jeffhealy2727 4 жыл бұрын

Ryan have you applied with iron vs without and with AMS or Urea vs without? I am currently using T Nex at .2/M with Main event but am wondering if I could just spray it alone and be ok. I get some bronzing at the rate I am at so may back it off a little but have heard that without the iron it will bronze even more. just curious if this is true or what your experience is!

@briangallant5973 4 жыл бұрын

Good video!

@ionutgroza8786 4 жыл бұрын

I was waiting you🥳🥳🥳

@yannick6770 4 жыл бұрын

Why i can't order simple lawn solution product in France ? 😑🤷‍♂️

@smusgrav 4 жыл бұрын

Really great video! I just wish I had been able to apply some before this 3 week vacation😬

@georgespapillon364 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Ryan ! How can I send you a photo of a weed that is emerging from my lawn. I would like to know the best way of getting rid of it. Thank you, George

@vinnypinatelli221 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@millschristophe9865 4 жыл бұрын

Ryan - May i ask where do you buy your perennial ryegrass seeds ? If online, may i please have the url ? Thanks 🙏🏻

@ryanknorrlawncare 4 жыл бұрын

Yep just check out my website. It's listed in the store

@Turbobrahhh 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Ryan, I am new to this whole lawn thing im watching multiple youtubers most you and conner...I'm up in PA my dirt isnt the greatest it all sifted(Not super fine) from the area prior to the house being there...it was many woods and the contractors brought in alot of rock so they can build... but i've been having issues with patches and uniformed growth. I water twice daily i used a rye mix and a Kentucky mix throughout the yard but it seems like everytime i water more rocks show up and its very patchy. it also seems that the hay im using is choking out certain areas even when i laid it lightly. At what point do i get all that hay out and overseed again. Some spots it looks amazing with the hay and its like its not even there... I think aerating is one of my only options at this point but also wanted to know what i should do with the patchiness prior to overseeding fertilizing and recovering ... besides continuing to rerake all the gravel out im worked about disrupting the newly seed roots ..if any of this makes sense i can clarify and send pics if possible

@Turbobrahhh 4 жыл бұрын

ps i cant spend a ton of money at the this time aerator rental would be the cheapest but then i think about also dethatching to get the hay out

@ThatZombieLife 4 жыл бұрын

🤔interesting

@okielawnguy 4 жыл бұрын

Ryan, who’s mowing your lawn when you go on vacation? If I lived closer, I’d mow it for free.

@johnb8956 4 жыл бұрын

I always wonder this about all the you tubers.

@SuperTA329 4 жыл бұрын

Doc just released some granular PGR by Anderson govenor G for $80 for the DIYer. Less risky for homeowners. Looks pretty awesome.? Seems to make sense since Tnex won't make it more affordable for the average homeowner by selling less ounces since most home owners don't own golf course size properties which is what current product is geared for. No harm towards you Ryan but kinda hard to promote a product that would last an average homeowner 3 lifetimes. Interested in your thoughts of Andersons new product release Governor G?

@ryanknorrlawncare 4 жыл бұрын

The granular I bought is roughly $20

@SuperTA329 4 жыл бұрын

@@ryanknorrlawncare ? did i miss that video. I'm not sure i seen that video. please provide the link? Very interested for sure. 👍

@SuperTA329 4 жыл бұрын

@@ryanknorrlawncare I like the $20 option for the small DIYer

@SuperTA329 4 жыл бұрын

@@ryanknorrlawncare Please post the link. As you said in your video the Tnex would last an average homeowner forever. So $20 sounds like a great start. Appreciate your honesty. Please post your video on it for the DIYer because i missed it. .

@SuperTA329 4 жыл бұрын

@@ryanknorrlawncare Please answer your thoughts toward the new Anderson G product for the average homeowner vs. Tnex?

@swansonadam1 4 жыл бұрын

Ryan I live in MN and have really shaded back and front yard and how would I go about with growing my lawn with a ton of weeds. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks Adam.

@adamcondon1898 4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha.....I am in NW Iowa and have heavy shade front and back too....please help us Adam's out!

@DarkSky0685 4 жыл бұрын

Get these two herbicides - Speed Zone and Tenacity, and grab a sprayer, marker dye, and a surfactant. Treat your weeds (you can mix these two together and apply at the same time). Find a dense shade seed and put it down. I'm in MN and have a heavily shaded yard too, (30+ year old maple trees) and my grass is looking good. Didn't know about growth regulators though, I think I'll have to give this a try.

@ryanknorrlawncare 4 жыл бұрын

If you have fine fescue, which you probably do in that shade mix then I would avoid it for that type.

@adamcondon1898 4 жыл бұрын

I have a bunch of crabgrass and some weeds. I was thinking of doing a Tenacity application the 1st of August to start killing those.....about 3 weeks later I was going to start prepping for overseeding with a shade mix (scalp, dethatch, aerate, overseed) and apply tenacity again just after seeding. Thoughts on that timeline Darksky and/or Ryan??

@swansonadam1 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the replys.

@kendog0731 4 жыл бұрын

Absolute creation RC is using video footage of yours for there ad just a heads up

@ryanknorrlawncare 4 жыл бұрын

I don't know where or how I can find out which ad?

@kendog0731 4 жыл бұрын

@@ryanknorrlawncare I sent the facebook link to your twitter

@mrpcakes 4 жыл бұрын

question, cool grass (IL) currently at B 3-3/4", should i go up to A 4-1/4" ?

@vincentstivali1561 4 жыл бұрын

I dont get it u put a ton of ferti on i. Early spring to get it growing then 2 months later u put on something to slow it down ???? Im confused

@ryanknorrlawncare 4 жыл бұрын

I never put a ton on early spring. Also if you watched the video I give many other reasons why it is used, not just got less mowing

@vincentstivali1561 4 жыл бұрын

@@ryanknorrlawncare sorry if i offended u i just thought u enjoy mowing so much that u wouldnt want it to slow down. Btw ,lawn always looks great

@ryanknorrlawncare 4 жыл бұрын

No offense taken. I do love mowing for sure!

@beeroquoisnation 4 жыл бұрын

The 3D brands of grass seed is a hybrid that is bred to be darker, denser and dwarfer. That is the 3D's of 3D. After a normal week of growth out of many other varieties, the 3D varieties that we have are generally shorter and require less mowing. We didn't mow at a 1/2 inch though. :) University of Illinois recommends a 3 inch cut, with exception to about the last month of the year where they recommended dropping the cut for wintering. www.summitseed.com/product/ultra-3-d-sod-3d-sod/

@stump1897 2 ай бұрын

Why would you want to mow less? Mowing is the best part of any day.

@raphymartinez 4 жыл бұрын

I need to know whats going on that every lawn KZfaqr is talking about one growth regulator or another all of the sudden.

@ryanknorrlawncare 4 жыл бұрын

Probably because that granular just came out. I didn't know about it until 2 weeks ago

@raphymartinez 4 жыл бұрын

Ryan Knorr Lawn Ok. It’s still strange that they all came out together. Doc is pushing Anderson’s Governor G and you and some others are showing this Slow Mow one (I know you’re not pushing or promoting anything). Are they just a relabel of the same thing?

@raphymartinez 4 жыл бұрын

Ryan Knorr Lawn Care actually looked up the labels. They are the same thing. 0.15% Trinexapac-ethyl and 99.85% other ingredients.

@cleangreen7151 4 жыл бұрын

I still don’t get why anyone would wanna mow less, it’s so satisfying when it’s freshly cut

@ryanknorrlawncare 4 жыл бұрын

Travel, work, etc

@turfsmurf2183 4 жыл бұрын

Just not practical for the average homeowner yet. Also the product can wear off faster with hot humid stretches of weather for the cool season turf peeps.

@briangallant5973 4 жыл бұрын

106th!

@u0480478 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Ryan, i’m curious are you concerned or conscious of the toxic chemicals you are putting into your grass? I am interested on your take on this. Thx