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Aeration vs Dethatch help
I'd like to hire a lawn company to take care of my lawn but I seem to be
getting conflicting views from the ones I've talked to. One guy looked at it and said it needed dethatched. Another who didn't look at it said they tend not to dethatch because it stresses the lawn too much, they prefer aeration. I was under the impression that these two treatments served separate purposes and that each was good for a specific problem. These guys make it seem like the two choices are alternate methods to achieve the same goal. My lawn is only two years old (Grown from seed) and looks great from the street however while mowing I can see many week spots. Straw was used to cover the seed when it was planted. The straw was never removed, I was told it would degrade over time. I use a mulching mower which might add to the thatch along with the straw that may be remaining. I used a hand rake in one of the week areas and pulled up a lot of thatch. This leads me to believe that the thatch is indeed a problem. The question is what is the best way to deal with it? Thanks very much for any help. John |
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