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How can you tell If you need to Dethatch?
I dug out a slice of grass, to inspect the thatch, but not sure how to
measure it. Is the thatch the roots of the grass? I shook off the dirt from the sample and as far as I can tell there is at least 1/2 inch of root thatch. Our law has not been dethatched in at least ten years. Those that automatically mean I need to detach? We have lived hear for 2 years and the previous owners did not spend too much time on the lawn care. They never aerated or dethatched, just fertilized and mowed regularly. |
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How can you tell If you need to Dethatch?
On Fri, 25 Apr 2003 08:47:08 -0400, "lbbs"
wrote: I dug out a slice of grass, to inspect the thatch, but not sure how to measure it. Is the thatch the roots of the grass? I shook off the dirt from the sample and as far as I can tell there is at least 1/2 inch of root thatch. Our law has not been dethatched in at least ten years. Those that automatically mean I need to detach? We have lived hear for 2 years and the previous owners did not spend too much time on the lawn care. They never aerated or dethatched, just fertilized and mowed regularly. So how does the lawn look? If it looks healthy, thriving, nice and green - then I think you can safely assume that all it needs is to be fertilized and mowed. This is probably somewhat dependent on where you live, and what kind of grass you have. I know that I lived (in a rented place) in Delaware for eight years and NOTHING whatsoever was ever done to the grass except to cut it with a thatching mower. It looked lovely when I moved in, it looked lovely when I left 8 years later too. Pat |
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How can you tell If you need to Dethatch?
I would aerate because I think it is more beneficial than the
dethatching. It allows the air and water to get to the root level. I have a Kentucky Blue grass lawn and I aerate in the spring and fall and my lawn does great. Mike |
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