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10 months ago
Lawn Care & Landscaping : How to De-Thatch a Lawn
Thatching a lawn requires utilizing a thatching rake to comb through the grass and weed out dead, unwanted material. Thatch a yard every other year...
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10 months ago
Lawn Care : How to Aerate the Lawn
In order to aerate a lawn, simply take a pitchfork, push it into the ground, wiggle the pitchfork and then pull it up and do it again. Learn about ...
Bafflepitch
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Spikes actually increase soil compaction. The best ones remove a plug of soil and you can get hand operated ones or machines.
And the point of aerating a law isn't to let water and fertilizer in. That is part of it, but not a complete answer, and it can actually cause the soil to dry out faster...
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10 months ago
Lawn Care : How to Get Rid of Thatching Grass
In order to get rid of thatching grass, simply use a thatching rake to pull the grass towards the body, thus uprooting the grass. Learn about vario...
Bafflepitch
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MiStaVP05, I agree. The push pull method is the best way and you don't have to clean it off by hand every time.
And $50 for a thatching rake? You can get them for $25 to $35 locally.
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@ilikecandy11211 Moss is hardier than grass and can handle poor soil. Healthy grass will push out moss and weeds. I would dethatch, then put moss killer on any remaining moss, then pull out when dead.
Plan to aerate right before the growing season for your type of grass. At the same time you can...