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Old 30-08-2006, 03:33 PM posted to alt.home.repair,rec.gardens
blueman blueman is offline
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Default Aerate vs. Dethatch vs. Overseed

"Joseph Meehan" writes:
blueman wrote:
I have a relatively small lawn (maybe 5 thousand square feet spread
across a couple of patches) that has developed seemingly more brown
than green spots, including a bit of a mat of dead grass.

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- Finally, is this the right order of operations:
Aerate
Dethatch
Fertilize/lime
Seed/overseed
Water
Water
Water...

Thanks



No you missed the first step.

Find out what the problem is. You are trying to fix half a dozen
different problems none of which may be the one causing the problem.


Good point! I will investigate!