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is it too late to scarify this year?
Is it too late in the year to scarify my lawn? (Using a powered
scarifier) There is a lot of moss and thatch in my lawn, but I wonder if I would be doing more harm than good scarifying at this time of year? thanks for any advice Julian |
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It would be best if you fed (feed and moss killer) your lawn in the
spring and do the scarifying when the moss is dead. Then you will disturb and collect the dead moss rather than distributing the live moss around the lawn, which would be the case if you scarified now. This informative site may also be of help: http://www.uknetguide.co.uk/Homes_an...Article18.html Regards, Emrys Davies. "J99" wrote in message om... Is it too late in the year to scarify my lawn? (Using a powered scarifier) There is a lot of moss and thatch in my lawn, but I wonder if I would be doing more harm than good scarifying at this time of year? thanks for any advice Julian |
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I work in a building which has extensive grounds and two full-time
gardeners. They always scarify the lawns at this time of year, and they were doing so yesterday. The lawns always look great, so scarifying in December obviously works. On the other hand, mine at home needs doing but I'll wait for spring because the lawn is soggy now and will be all winter. So the message is, if the lawn is dry and firm enough to do it now, then go ahead, but if it's too wet now, wait until spring. -- Neil Visit my Peak District walking website - www.peakwalking.co.uk "J99" wrote in message om... Is it too late in the year to scarify my lawn? (Using a powered scarifier) There is a lot of moss and thatch in my lawn, but I wonder if I would be doing more harm than good scarifying at this time of year? thanks for any advice Julian |
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In message , J99
writes Is it too late in the year to scarify my lawn? (Using a powered scarifier) There is a lot of moss and thatch in my lawn, but I wonder if I would be doing more harm than good scarifying at this time of year? thanks for any advice Julian The simple answer is "probably" Best time is early autumn to remove debris and thick thatch. If moss is present (and you want to get rid of it) treat with a moss killer a couple of weeks before scarifying. Do not scarify in early spring as the grass does not produce side shoots at this stage and so you would open up the turf making it vulnerable to weed invasion. Use in late spring/early summer if required to remove any patches of dead moss if you have used a moss killer. If your lawn is not too wet, and the weather reasonably mild then if our lawn is as bad as you say it is then it might be worth going over it now but not too vigorously, just to remove the thatch. Leave the moss problem until the Spring HTH -- hugh Reply to address is valid at the time of posting |
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