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at KOTG we're big believers in soil testing.  HOW are you going to know what kind of fertilizer and soil amendments to apply if you don't know what is going on with your soil?!  This week we talked about soil testing, how to make lasting changes, and WHY we use Earth Works 4 Home tests.  check it out.  
  We also gave away some top-tier soil probes from our friends at Landzie.  STOP missing out on the giveaways and hop in the livechat on Tuesdays! 

www.ew4h.com 
IG: earthworks4home

www.landzie.com
IG: Land.zie 

Keep Off The Grass Lawn of the Week is proudly Sponsored by ProPEAT Fertilizers
be sure to tag #kotglawnoftheweek in a post or story on IG to get in the running!

www.Propeat.com 
IG:@propeat1

KOTG is happy to use Simple Lawn Solutions liquid fertilizers
www.simplelawnsolutions.com
IG: Simplelawnsolutions


Join us LIVE every Tuesday night on YouTube-jump in the chat, weigh in, and try to win a giveaway!  SUBSCRIBE!!!
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Follow us on Instagram! 
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Check out our website for more info and merch
www.KOTG.live 

The Keep Off The Grass Livecast is a collaborative effort of DIY lawncare enthusiasts seeking to pool our knowledge and learn from each other.  As always, be sure to research what is right for your lawn, as well as what products and application rates are acceptable and appropriate for your area, and don't forget to add .edu to ANY lawncare search for professional turf grass publications! 

Like that zombie plant that you thought for sure was absolutely dead until it miraculously sprung to life, Leafing Out is back! Gabe and Rebecca announce a new May to October season and give some advice on how to prepare for Spring.

Find your last frost date: https://garden.org/apps/frost-dates/

Some fave seed suppliers:
https://fedcoseeds.com/
https://www.highmowingseeds.com/
https://www.prairiemoon.com/
https://www.johnnyseeds.com/
https://ptlawnseed.com/

Reddit's Native Plant Gardening board has a source list for native seeds: https://old.reddit.com/r/NativePlantGardening/wiki/index

Please don't use Round-Up or other weed killers: https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/29/us/roundup-cancer-verdict-philadelphia-bayer-monsanto/index.html

Email us or send us a voice memo at leafingoutpod@gmail.com

@Leafingoutpod on instagram for sick gardening memes

Leafing Out season 2 starts May 15th!

This week we welcome Hatlaunch to the show!  Hatlaunch is a family owned and operated company out of Illinois using the latest embroidery technology and trusted hat brands to get you the custom headwear you need.  With NO order minimums for embroidery and leather patch hats, they can accommodate any size job you've got.

www.Hatlaunch.com/order?promo=KOTGPOD
  SELECT A HAT, CLICK "I'VE ORDERED WITH THIS LOGO BEFORE" AND PUT KOTG PODCAST AND PLACEMENT IN THE NOTES AND YOU'RE READY TO GO!

IG: hatlaunch



Keep Off The Grass Lawn of the Week is proudly Sponsored by ProPEAT Fertilizers
be sure to tag #kotglawnoftheweek in a post or story on IG to get in the running!

www.Propeat.com 
IG:@propeat1

KOTG is happy to use Simple Lawn Solutions liquid fertilizers
www.simplelawnsolutions.com
IG: Simplelawnsolutions


Join us LIVE every Tuesday night on YouTube-jump in the chat, weigh in, and try to win a giveaway!  SUBSCRIBE!!!
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www.Instagram.com/keep.off.the.grass 

Check out our website for more info and merch
www.KOTG.live 

The Keep Off The Grass Livecast is a collaborative effort of DIY lawncare enthusiasts seeking to pool our knowledge and learn from each other.  As always, be sure to research what is right for your lawn, as well as what products and application rates are acceptable and appropriate for your area, and don't forget to add .edu to ANY lawncare search for professional turf grass publications! 

There's alot to be said about spring preparations and pre-emergent Herbicides.  We're barely scratching the surface here, but this week we chatted about a few different considerations, and will circle back to this topic in the next few weeks! 

Here's a few good resources in the meantime: 

https://archive.lib.msu.edu/tic/golfd/article/2011jan61.pdf

https://turf.purdue.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/15_AGRY_Patton_sequential20apps.pdf

https://www.advancedturf.com/resources/dithiopyr-vs-prodiamine-resources-advanced-turf-solutions-inc/

Keep Off The Grass Lawn of the Week is proudly Sponsored by ProPEAT Fertilizers
be sure to tag #kotglawnoftheweek in a post or story on IG to get in the running!

www.Propeat.com 
IG:@propeat1

KOTG is happy to use Simple Lawn Solutions liquid fertilizers
www.simplelawnsolutions.com
IG: Simplelawnsolutions


Join us LIVE every Tuesday night on YouTube-jump in the chat, weigh in, and try to win a giveaway!  SUBSCRIBE!!!
www.youtube.com/keepoffthegrasslivecast 

Follow us on Instagram! 
www.Instagram.com/keep.off.the.grass 

Check out our website for more info and merch
www.KOTG.live 

The Keep Off The Grass Livecast is a collaborative effort of DIY lawncare enthusiasts seeking to pool our knowledge and learn from each other.  As always, be sure to research what is right for your lawn, as well as what products and application rates are acceptable and appropriate for your area, and don't forget to add .edu to ANY lawncare search for professional turf grass publications! 

It's 2024 and we're back for season 4 of Keep Off The Grass!  We're kicking it off talking about snow management, snow removal.  Most of the US may not be growing grass, but we're still taking care of our homes and properties!  

Keep Off The Grass Lawn of the Week is proudly Sponsored by ProPEAT Fertilizers
be sure to tag #kotglawnoftheweek in a post or story on IG to get in the running!

www.Propeat.com 
IG:@propeat1

KOTG is happy to use Simple Lawn Solutions liquid fertilizers
www.simplelawnsolutions.com
IG: Simplelawnsolutions


Join us LIVE every Tuesday night on YouTube-jump in the chat, weigh in, and try to win a giveaway!  SUBSCRIBE!!!
www.youtube.com/keepoffthegrasslivecast 

Follow us on Instagram! 
www.Instagram.com/keep.off.the.grass 

Check out our website for more info and merch
www.KOTG.live 

The Keep Off The Grass Livecast is a collaborative effort of DIY lawncare enthusiasts seeking to pool our knowledge and learn from each other.  As always, be sure to research what is right for your lawn, as well as what products and application rates are acceptable and appropriate for your area, and don't forget to add .edu to ANY lawncare search for professional turf grass publications! 

We're so excited to welcome Grasshopper Mowers back to the show for a second time!  Grasshopper is the original zero turn mower, and they are constantly innovating in the ride-on and zero turn market.  If you're looking for an amazing mower manufactured to the highest standards in the USA, look no further and check them out! 

https://www.grasshoppermower.com/

IG: Grasshoppermowers

https://www.grasshoppermower.com/

Keep Off The Grass Lawn of the Week is proudly Sponsored by ProPEAT Fertilizers
be sure to tag #kotglawnoftheweek in a post or story on IG to get in the running!

www.Propeat.com 
IG:@propeat1

KOTG is happy to use Simple Lawn Solutions liquid fertilizers
www.simplelawnsolutions.com
IG: Simplelawnsolutions


Join us LIVE every Tuesday night on YouTube-jump in the chat, weigh in, and try to win a giveaway!  SUBSCRIBE!!!
www.youtube.com/keepoffthegrasslivecast 

Follow us on Instagram! 
www.Instagram.com/keep.off.the.grass 

Check out our website for more info and merch
www.KOTG.live 

The Keep Off The Grass Livecast is a collaborative effort of DIY lawncare enthusiasts seeking to pool our knowledge and learn from each other.  As always, be sure to research what is right for your lawn, as well as what products and application rates are acceptable and appropriate for your area, and don't forget to add .edu to ANY lawncare search for professional turf grass publications! 

Sorry we got behind on the Podcast uploads, but we're getting caught up for Season 4!  We chatted about the turn from Autumn to Winter and what that all means for our lawns and the hiatus in this hobby.  

Keep Off The Grass Lawn of the Week is proudly Sponsored by ProPEAT Fertilizers
be sure to tag #kotglawnoftheweek in a post or story on IG to get in the running!

www.Propeat.com 
IG:@propeat1

KOTG is happy to use Simple Lawn Solutions liquid fertilizers
www.simplelawnsolutions.com
IG: Simplelawnsolutions


Join us LIVE every Tuesday night on YouTube-jump in the chat, weigh in, and try to win a giveaway!  SUBSCRIBE!!!
www.youtube.com/keepoffthegrasslivecast 

Follow us on Instagram! 
www.Instagram.com/keep.off.the.grass 

Check out our website for more info and merch
www.KOTG.live 

The Keep Off The Grass Livecast is a collaborative effort of DIY lawncare enthusiasts seeking to pool our knowledge and learn from each other.  As always, be sure to research what is right for your lawn, as well as what products and application rates are acceptable and appropriate for your area, and don't forget to add .edu to ANY lawncare search for professional turf grass publications!

2023 is over.  That means season 3 is over.  We will be back LIVE on youtube January 16 to kick off season 4.  
  We've been blessed to give away alot of awesome products to you all this year, to share some knowledge from some amazing guests, and to make some awesome friends.  Subscribe to the YouTube channel and follow along on Instagram as we launch into a new season.  Join us in the livechat for a chance to win some great products, and contribute to the content.  love you all, thanks for all the support!

What does six generations of family owned seed production and sales look like?  Premium seed produced with care and attention to detail.  We welcomed Cervando back to talk about Berger and what their seed can do to transform your lawn.  

www.bergerseed.com
IG: bergerinternational

Keep Off The Grass Lawn of the Week is proudly Sponsored by ProPEAT Fertilizers
be sure to tag #kotglawnoftheweek in a post or story on IG to get in the running!

www.Propeat.com 
IG:@propeat1

KOTG is happy to use Simple Lawn Solutions liquid fertilizers
www.simplelawnsolutions.com
IG: Simplelawnsolutions


Join us LIVE every Tuesday night on YouTube-jump in the chat, weigh in, and try to win a giveaway!  SUBSCRIBE!!!
www.youtube.com/keepoffthegrasslivecast 

Follow us on Instagram! 
www.Instagram.com/keep.off.the.grass 

Check out our website for more info and merch
www.KOTG.live 

The Keep Off The Grass Livecast is a collaborative effort of DIY lawncare enthusiasts seeking to pool our knowledge and learn from each other.  As always, be sure to research what is right for your lawn, as well as what products and application rates are acceptable and appropriate for your area, and don't forget to add .edu to ANY lawncare search for professional turf grass publications!

We know, Thanksgiving was a long time ago now....with the Holidays we didn't get everything uploaded, but we're shooting for more consistency this next season.  Enjoy! 

Keep Off The Grass Lawn of the Week is proudly Sponsored by ProPEAT Fertilizers
be sure to tag #kotglawnoftheweek in a post or story on IG to get in the running!

www.Propeat.com 
IG:@propeat1

KOTG is happy to use Simple Lawn Solutions liquid fertilizers
www.simplelawnsolutions.com
IG: Simplelawnsolutions


Join us LIVE every Tuesday night on YouTube-jump in the chat, weigh in, and try to win a giveaway!  SUBSCRIBE!!!
www.youtube.com/keepoffthegrasslivecast 

Follow us on Instagram! 
www.Instagram.com/keep.off.the.grass 

Check out our website for more info and merch
www.KOTG.live 

The Keep Off The Grass Livecast is a collaborative effort of DIY lawncare enthusiasts seeking to pool our knowledge and learn from each other.  As always, be sure to research what is right for your lawn, as well as what products and application rates are acceptable and appropriate for your area, and don't forget to add .edu to ANY lawncare search for professional turf grass publications!

Here at KOTG we've had the honor of being the Podcast of new product drops on more than one occasion.  Our friends at ProPEAT fertilizers were kind enough to come on and announce an all new product N-Less Green.  Listen to what Rob has to say about it, and what else we can expect from the BEST fertilizer company in the game for 2024! 

www.propeat.com
IG: @Propeat1

Keep Off The Grass Lawn of the Week is proudly Sponsored by ProPEAT Fertilizers
be sure to tag #kotglawnoftheweek in a post or story on IG to get in the running!

www.Propeat.com 
IG:@propeat1

KOTG is happy to use Simple Lawn Solutions liquid fertilizers
www.simplelawnsolutions.com
IG: Simplelawnsolutions


Join us LIVE every Tuesday night on YouTube-jump in the chat, weigh in, and try to win a giveaway!  SUBSCRIBE!!!
www.youtube.com/keepoffthegrasslivecast 

Follow us on Instagram! 
www.Instagram.com/keep.off.the.grass 

Check out our website for more info and merch
www.KOTG.live 

The Keep Off The Grass Livecast is a collaborative effort of DIY lawncare enthusiasts seeking to pool our knowledge and learn from each other.  As always, be sure to research what is right for your lawn, as well as what products and application rates are acceptable and appropriate for your area, and don't forget to add .edu to ANY lawncare search for professional turf grass publications! 

Winter is coming.  How are you going to prep your lawn for spring success?  How long can you hold your color through the winter months?  How low should your last mow be?  

Keep Off The Grass Lawn of the Week is proudly Sponsored by ProPEAT Fertilizers
be sure to tag #kotglawnoftheweek in a post or story on IG to get in the running!

www.Propeat.com 
IG:@propeat1

KOTG is happy to use Simple Lawn Solutions liquid fertilizers
www.simplelawnsolutions.com
IG: Simplelawnsolutions


Join us LIVE every Tuesday night on YouTube-jump in the chat, weigh in, and try to win a giveaway!  SUBSCRIBE!!!
www.youtube.com/keepoffthegrasslivecast 

Follow us on Instagram! 
www.Instagram.com/keep.off.the.grass 

Check out our website for more info and merch
www.KOTG.live 

The Keep Off The Grass Livecast is a collaborative effort of DIY lawncare enthusiasts seeking to pool our knowledge and learn from each other.  As always, be sure to research what is right for your lawn, as well as what products and application rates are acceptable and appropriate for your area, and don't forget to add .edu to ANY lawncare search for professional turf grass publications!

A few of us made it out to Louisville, KY this year for the EQIP (Formerly GIE) Expo, the largest lawn and landscape industry tradeshow in the world.  On this episode we chatted about the cool people we got to hang out with, the great companies we met with and the cool stuff we saw and tested.  

Keep Off The Grass Lawn of the Week is proudly Sponsored by ProPEAT Fertilizers
be sure to tag #kotglawnoftheweek in a post or story on IG to get in the running!

www.Propeat.com 
IG:@propeat1

KOTG is happy to use Simple Lawn Solutions liquid fertilizers
www.simplelawnsolutions.com
IG: Simplelawnsolutions


Join us LIVE every Tuesday night on YouTube-jump in the chat, weigh in, and try to win a giveaway!  SUBSCRIBE!!!
www.youtube.com/keepoffthegrasslivecast 

Follow us on Instagram! 
www.Instagram.com/keep.off.the.grass 

Check out our website for more info and merch
www.KOTG.live 

The Keep Off The Grass Livecast is a collaborative effort of DIY lawncare enthusiasts seeking to pool our knowledge and learn from each other.  As always, be sure to research what is right for your lawn, as well as what products and application rates are acceptable and appropriate for your area, and don't forget to add .edu to ANY lawncare search for professional turf grass publications!

Keep Off The Grass Lawn of the Week is proudly Sponsored by ProPEAT Fertilizers
be sure to tag #kotglawnoftheweek in a post or story on IG to get in the running!

www.Propeat.com 
IG:@propeat1

KOTG is happy to use Simple Lawn Solutions liquid fertilizers
www.simplelawnsolutions.com
IG: Simplelawnsolutions


Join us LIVE every Tuesday night on YouTube-jump in the chat, weigh in, and try to win a giveaway!  SUBSCRIBE!!!
www.youtube.com/keepoffthegrasslivecast 

Follow us on Instagram! 
www.Instagram.com/keep.off.the.grass 

Check out our website for more info and merch
www.KOTG.live 

The Keep Off The Grass Livecast is a collaborative effort of DIY lawncare enthusiasts seeking to pool our knowledge and learn from each other.  As always, be sure to research what is right for your lawn, as well as what products and application rates are acceptable and appropriate for your area, and don't forget to add .edu to ANY lawncare search for professional turf grass publications!

On this episode we just kicked it and hung out talking about our lawns and everyone in the chat.  No products, no topics, just talkin grass.

Keep Off The Grass Lawn of the Week is proudly Sponsored by ProPEAT Fertilizers
be sure to tag #kotglawnoftheweek in a post or story on IG to get in the running!

www.Propeat.com 
IG:@propeat1

KOTG is happy to use Simple Lawn Solutions liquid fertilizers
www.simplelawnsolutions.com
IG: Simplelawnsolutions


Join us LIVE every Tuesday night on YouTube-jump in the chat, weigh in, and try to win a giveaway!  SUBSCRIBE!!!
www.youtube.com/keepoffthegrasslivecast 

Follow us on Instagram! 
www.Instagram.com/keep.off.the.grass 

Check out our website for more info and merch
www.KOTG.live 

The Keep Off The Grass Livecast is a collaborative effort of DIY lawncare enthusiasts seeking to pool our knowledge and learn from each other.  As always, be sure to research what is right for your lawn, as well as what products and application rates are acceptable and appropriate for your area, and don't forget to add .edu to ANY lawncare search for professional turf grass publications!

On this episode we sat down with AMS soil probes to talk about the family business, which has been on the move since 1942.  AMS manufactures soil augers, soil probes, soil core samplers, sludge and sediment samplers, soil gas samplers, and more.  Check them out if you're in the market!

www.AMS-samplers.com
IG: amsinc

Keep Off The Grass Lawn of the Week is proudly Sponsored by ProPEAT Fertilizers
be sure to tag #kotglawnoftheweek in a post or story on IG to get in the running!

www.Propeat.com 
IG:@propeat1

KOTG is happy to use Simple Lawn Solutions liquid fertilizers
www.simplelawnsolutions.com
IG: Simplelawnsolutions


Join us LIVE every Tuesday night on YouTube-jump in the chat, weigh in, and try to win a giveaway!  SUBSCRIBE!!!
www.youtube.com/keepoffthegrasslivecast 

Follow us on Instagram! 
www.Instagram.com/keep.off.the.grass 

Check out our website for more info and merch
www.KOTG.live 

The Keep Off The Grass Livecast is a collaborative effort of DIY lawncare enthusiasts seeking to pool our knowledge and learn from each other.  As always, be sure to research what is right for your lawn, as well as what products and application rates are acceptable and appropriate for your area, and don't forget to add .edu to ANY lawncare search for professional turf grass publications!

On this episode we chatted with Big League Lawns-manufacturer of some heavy duty home and commercial grade striping kits.  If you want to get some poppin' lawn stripes, be sure to check them out! 

www.bigleaguelawns.com
IG: @bigleaguelawns_usa

Keep Off The Grass Lawn of the Week is proudly Sponsored by ProPEAT Fertilizers
be sure to tag #kotglawnoftheweek in a post or story on IG to get in the running!

www.Propeat.com 
IG:@propeat1

KOTG is happy to use Simple Lawn Solutions liquid fertilizers
www.simplelawnsolutions.com
IG: Simplelawnsolutions


Join us LIVE every Tuesday night on YouTube-jump in the chat, weigh in, and try to win a giveaway!  SUBSCRIBE!!!
www.youtube.com/keepoffthegrasslivecast 

Follow us on Instagram! 
www.Instagram.com/keep.off.the.grass 

Check out our website for more info and merch
www.KOTG.live 

The Keep Off The Grass Livecast is a collaborative effort of DIY lawncare enthusiasts seeking to pool our knowledge and learn from each other.  As always, be sure to research what is right for your lawn, as well as what products and application rates are acceptable and appropriate for your area, and don't forget to add .edu to ANY lawncare search for professional turf grass publications!

Nate worked late, Bryan was busy at home, Bill pulled a disappearing act, and Zach couldn't get on the stream!  But we made it work anyway!  We had a conversation about seed and still tried to get a show out for everyone.  

Keep Off The Grass Lawn of the Week is proudly Sponsored by ProPEAT Fertilizers
be sure to tag #kotglawnoftheweek in a post or story on IG to get in the running!

www.Propeat.com 
IG:@propeat1

KOTG is happy to use Simple Lawn Solutions liquid fertilizers
www.simplelawnsolutions.com
IG: Simplelawnsolutions


Join us LIVE every Tuesday night on YouTube-jump in the chat, weigh in, and try to win a giveaway!  SUBSCRIBE!!!
www.youtube.com/keepoffthegrasslivecast 

Follow us on Instagram! 
www.Instagram.com/keep.off.the.grass 

Check out our website for more info and merch
www.KOTG.live 

The Keep Off The Grass Livecast is a collaborative effort of DIY lawncare enthusiasts seeking to pool our knowledge and learn from each other.  As always, be sure to research what is right for your lawn, as well as what products and application rates are acceptable and appropriate for your area, and don't forget to add .edu to ANY lawncare search for professional turf grass publications!

If you're looking for the BEST battery powered backpack sprayer on the market, we've got you.  This week we had Conner from FlowZone on the show to talk about the company, the new Generation of Cyclone and Typhoon sprayers, and alot of new add-ons coming soon!  Be sure to check them out and get one of these in your shed, they are available at Site One stores/online, as well as their own e-commerce store.

www.fzspray.com
IG: fzsprayer

Fall is Primo lawncare season.  A time to overseed, renovate, plant.  Whatever you've got going on we talked about what were doing, took some questions from the livechat, and hit on some best practices.  

Keep Off The Grass Lawn of the Week is proudly Sponsored by ProPEAT Fertilizers
be sure to tag #kotglawnoftheweek in a post or story on IG to get in the running!

www.Propeat.com 
IG:@propeat1

KOTG is happy to use Simple Lawn Solutions liquid fertilizers
www.simplelawnsolutions.com
IG: Simplelawnsolutions


Join us LIVE every Tuesday night on YouTube-jump in the chat, weigh in, and try to win a giveaway!  SUBSCRIBE!!!
www.youtube.com/keepoffthegrasslivecast 

Follow us on Instagram! 
www.Instagram.com/keep.off.the.grass 

Check out our website for more info and merch
www.KOTG.live 

The Keep Off The Grass Livecast is a collaborative effort of DIY lawncare enthusiasts seeking to pool our knowledge and learn from each other.  As always, be sure to research what is right for your lawn, as well as what products and application rates are acceptable and appropriate for your area, and don't forget to add .edu to ANY lawncare search for professional turf grass publications!

We asked our Instagram followers to submit questions we should discuss on the show and tackled a few of them.  

Keep Off The Grass Lawn of the Week is proudly Sponsored by ProPEAT Fertilizers
be sure to tag #kotglawnoftheweek in a post or story on IG to get in the running!

www.Propeat.com 
IG:@propeat1

KOTG is happy to use Simple Lawn Solutions liquid fertilizers
www.simplelawnsolutions.com
IG: Simplelawnsolutions


Join us LIVE every Tuesday night on YouTube-jump in the chat, weigh in, and try to win a giveaway!  SUBSCRIBE!!!
www.youtube.com/keepoffthegrasslivecast 

Follow us on Instagram! 
www.Instagram.com/keep.off.the.grass 

Check out our website for more info and merch
www.KOTG.live 

The Keep Off The Grass Livecast is a collaborative effort of DIY lawncare enthusiasts seeking to pool our knowledge and learn from each other.  As always, be sure to research what is right for your lawn, as well as what products and application rates are acceptable and appropriate for your area, and don't forget to add .edu to ANY lawncare search for professional turf grass publications!