"sheridan whiteside" wrote in message
om...
Okay, so now this novice has a nice black lawn with green bits growing
through, thanks to Evergreen Complete! I'm not even contemplating
manual raking, due to the size of lawn (13x20m). So, I'm off to get an
electric raker.

Questions:

1. What features should I look for in a power raker?

2. What are the best conditions to do the raking? (wet/dry,
before/after cutting, etc)

3. How long should I wait before raking? (Evergreen treatment only
week ago)

4. Any other hints gratefully accepted!

Much obliged

First, either build a compost heap the size of a silage clamp, or order
industrial quantities of bin bags 'cos you will NOT believe just how much
dead moss and other crud a lawn rake will drag out!

1. The basic Black and Decker type does a good job. Over your area it will
take a long time but bigger ones start to cost serious money. You could hire
one?

2. Dry. After cutting. If wet you risk too much damage to the turf.

3. Another week.

4. assuming the black bits are moss, now you need to identify and treat the
cause of the moss problem! Describe the situation some more.

pk