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Old 09-09-2013, 06:38 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Best time of year to scarify lawn

"rbel" wrote


There is a fair amount of thatch and dead grass in a lawn - is it
better to scarify it in the autumn or in the spring?

I was always told "in the autumn" so you get air down to the grass roots and
remove potential rotting plant material.

http://www.rhs.org.uk/Gardening/Help...tumn-lawn-care
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Regards. Bob Hobden.
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