The test patch series
Testing Lawn Care Myths and Mistakes
How many times in lawn care have you heard, "You can't do this" or "you shouldn't do that"? In this video series, we set out to test the stuff you're not supposed to try.
These videos are a labour of love — they take months to film and a huge effort to edit. Some are bound to fail before they even begin… But we get to test stuff out along the way, usually with interesting results.
Why do we do it? Because experimenting is the best way to learn. And honestly, some of the results have blown my mind.
Note: Two new test patches are underway and will be added soon.
Table of Contents
- The Fastest Way to Grow Grass from Seed
- Can You Have a Lawn That Never Needs Cutting?
- I Broke All the Rules for Sowing Grass
The Fastest Way to Grow Grass from Seed
In this video (our very first test patch video) we killed off part of a field and tested which material grows grass seed fastest:
- Plastering/sharp sand
- Peat-free compost
- Screened, bagged topsoil
- Uncovered section (bare soil)
- Horticultural fleece cover
Can You Have a Lawn That Never Needs Cutting?
This video was bound to fail, before it has begun. However, that doesn't mean we can't have some fun along the way…
We tested different grass seed types to see which ones grew the fastest and even covered new seed with iron — something you're always told not to do. So… did it work?
We compared growth between scarified and non-scarified patches and examined their side-by-side performance.
I Broke All the Rules for Sowing Grass
This one took 7 months to film and started out as a completely different idea (which I’m saving for later). We needed the test patch for something else… but I kept filming anyway.
We sowed grass way outside the “ideal” season — with a guest appearance from one of the UK’s leading lawn care experts.
