"pied piper" wrote in message
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what a load of bull if you follow these guidelines u will have a lawn full
of thatch

why? what about the instructions will thatch up the lawn? Are you referring
to mulching clippings back in to the sod? If soil organisms are working
correctly the grass will break down in the lawn quite quickly and feed the
lawn. Clippings will only build up if the soil conditions are bad and the
food web dysfunctional or if the lawn is already heavily thatched.. A good
soil life of worms will deal with most thatching on an ongoing basis.

The only thing this guy seems to have not mentioned is cutting less often in
winter when the soil organisms slow down, thereby putting less grass in to
the lawn for decomposition. As grass grows slowly through winter in
temperate climates however this won't be a problem. I don't agree with using
urea based fertilisers, organic are preferable for caring for the soil life.
This will feed the soil, urea based only feeds the planys.

rob