First of all, I completely understand where you are coming from and what you are feeling. There are a couple of factors that played a significant role in the performance of your lawn this season. The biggest factor being...this summer has been ROUGH for a cool season lawn. We went over 2.5 months without measurable rain that would soak into the soil that the plant could use. That is tough for any plant to survive that, with the combination of the triple digit temps we also experienced during that time. The second factor is that your lawn was less than 1 year old when it was forced into those conditions. When you compare your lawn to my lawn which is about 5 years old, there is a significant difference in the toughness/maturity of my lawn vs your less than 1 year old lawn. The first 2 years are establishment years and can/will have ups and downs. The third factor is that you are full sun in DC which is probably hotter than the suburbs where I am. With the way the recent years climate patterns are going, hotter and drier than ever before, I am recommending people consider a warm season grass like IronCutter Bermuda in those full sun areas. Cool season grass is just not genetically able to thrive in those conditions, its just not made for it. It will be more expensive and frustrating (exactly how you feel now) trying to keep it alive every summer. I hope this helps and provides some consolation. Its not just you, I have client lawns that are completely toast right now also. This has been a very rough season.

That's a good idea also

It depends on your location. For cool season grasses, the fall is the best time to do it. Typically, July/August is too hot for this to be successful.

Yes it is working as I have the nice lawn that I was aiming for. My position on the lateral spreading is not so much spreading but more tillering/leave blades that make for a more dense lawn and takes up more space giving the appearance that it's spreading. If I want true spreading I add KBG to my seed blend, which is what I do when seeding.

Much appreciated!

Give it a try this fall.

The videos I post provide the process that I follow. Start with a high quality grass seed, stay consistent with your cultural practices, and keep putting in the work. From there you will see improvement year over year.

Nice! I love this tool also.

I buy mine locally here in MD from Newsom Seed. There is a link in the description for an online option if you need it.

You talking about GCI turf? I have bought some of his seed.

@@chriskemp6636 It's not the same as his previous blend. He just switched to all MVS cultivars last fall.

I'm not sure of the type of ivy that you have but I'm pretty sure that this will kill or damage it pretty good. I do not recommend using this around your ivy.

You will need an insecticide application. Talstar, Proflex, Bifen, Permethrin are products that can be used with a sprayer.

Prices change over time. This video is almost a year old.

There is a subscribing button at the end of all my "long" video. Just click the Elevated Lawnscapes icon and hit the notifications but to get an alert when I post new videos.

I do not think it will be worth the time or money. It will take larger quantities of bulk materials to make a noticeable change in your soil performance.

It is really easy to establish. I wish I had enough sunlight for it to thrive.

Yeah, the fall is the best time for seeding. It's way too hot right now. I use Cantu curl cream, Olive Mircle Growth Treatment Oil, and water.

Thanks for watching 🙏🏾. I double down on the grass seed that you choose is the most important product to put on your lawn.

Carolina Green has it. It's a little outside of Charlotte, but it's the closest producer to Charlotte

Would they ship sprigs to TN? Looking to switch over to Warm season turf myself. I have roughly 40 thousand sq ft to sprig. And also how would you know how many sprigs to purchase to complete this job?

@chriskemp6636 I'm not sure if they do out of state delivery/shipping, you would have to reach out to them. Palmer's Sod Farm is a producer in Tennessee that has IronCutter and you could reach out to them.

Thanks. Hang in there it has been a tough year this year.

No problem!

Let think through this one, you want your lawn to level at the end, when everything is finished. So, you would want to level after all the major work is done.

Hey, it's real life...it happens.

Nah, I have never heard of that. Let me know if you find out what is causing it.

Thanks for the insight. I don't think it's windows because it doesn't align with where my windows are. But old trees may be possible, I have a spot like that in my backyard.

We finally got some yesterday day evening also! We needed it badly!

If SoCal weather comes with no rain, then I am not a fan of it at all lol

The lawn can take a turn really quick for the worse but it takes time for it to recover. Hang in there the fall is coming and all will be well again.

Finding a way to get the job done!

@@ElevatedLawnscapes and you did it so well! Thanks for the video. :)

High 90s...literally baking the lawn lol

@@ElevatedLawnscapes wow! Looking good all thing considered.

I appreciate that! Keeping it 100 is my goal for the channel. It may relate to someone that is about to throw in the towel or someone that feels overwhelmed and doesnt even want to make an attempt. I say it all the time but I also like to show it...my lawn is not perfect by any means and I go through struggles just like everyone else. Thanks for watching!

Gotcha. I will not be planting grass seed until the fall when temperatures cool down. Right now its just time to hang on and keep as much of it alive as I can. Thanks for watching!

That's what I like to hear! The more you get your program dialed in that is what should be happening.

There is a link in the description to the seed blend I would recommend and I have used.

Completely understood. The fall is coming hang in there.

I have heard about that happening from other people.

Staying off of it and water is the best thing right now. We need some good rain and relief from the heat. The fall is coming and we will make repairs and the lawn will recover. Hang in there.

I appreciate that Terry! Hang in there, the fall is coming and green lawns will return. Thanks for watching and supporting the channel 🙏🏾!

Hold tight we got mid 80s after Thursday with high chances of rain every day.

Hang in there. Relief will come eventually and then we can make repairs in the fall as needed.

That's right, learn from your experiences and build on it for next year! The fall is coming and green lawns will return

Hang in there fall is coming.

That's all we can do right now!