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Dethatcher in the rain?
On Mon, 05 May 2003 07:07:14 -0700, VF wrote:
We've killed off our front yard as the first step towards putting in a new yard. Now comes the time to rip out the old grass, and I'm planning on using a dethatcher (power rake) to do so. However, here in Richmond there's rain predicted today and pretty much off and on throughout the week. Our yard has been brown and ready to go for a couple of weeks, but for various reasons (long conference, travel) I haven't been able to rip out the yard 'til now. (I wish I could have done it earlier, but there you go.) The question is: can I use the dethatcher effectively in or around times of rain? Or should I just hold off for yet another week and hope next week is better? I want to get the seed spread ASAP, and I feel bad for my neighbors for having to look at my wreck of a lawn. Well in my personal opinion, if you were going to rent a thatcher, spraying the lawn was a moot point. Thatching machines remove quite a bit of lawn after using one. The only reason I would spray the lawn is if I needed/wanted to change the varity of the grass it's self. Generaly I take the crapy old mower I have and lower it to the lowest setting and mow with it's bag on. If it's a small area, I take my string trimmer and scalp the area. A thatcher will do a better job of it, but the 80+ dollar rental.. yuck. It sounds like you waited a good long while to reseed. Expect that many weed seeds have blown in and they will sprout along with the grass seed you have laid......... -- http://yard-works.netfirms.com |
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