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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?
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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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On Mon, 9 Sep 2013 18:38:19 +0100, "Bob Hobden"
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"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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