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| I've giving my lawn it's first mowing for the season and fertilized it about 2 weeks ago. My question is, it too late to dethach my lawn? The temps are still in the hi 50's to low 70's. |
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| Why do you need to dethach your lawn? Do you think it has a lot of thatch? Some thatch (about 1/2 inch) is fine. A high thatch build up is caused by lawn management problems. If you are mowing at the proper height, and feeding/watering properly, the excess thach will take care it itself. If you feel a need to thatch, then it is not too late. You lawn has enough time to recover in your area. |
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| I purchased the house 6 years ago and I haven't dethatched the lawn since. I use Scott's products and mow regularly. The Lawn looks heathy and thick from the surface, but if you look closely you can see matted straw-like, dead vegetation on the soil surface. I have not taken a cross section so I don't know how thick it is. I guess that should be my next step. |
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| "I purchased the house 6 years ago and I haven't dethatched the lawn since." I purchased my house 15 years ago and have never dethatched. I had some thatch a long time ago, but proper watering, fertilizing and mowing can go a long ways toward controlling thatch. Water deeply and infrequently so the grass develops deep roots. Don't overfertilize. Never mow more than 1/3 of the grass height and mow it high (3-4 inches). And mulch mow. Mulch mowing won't contribute to thatch and will even help to break thatch down. It also returns nutrients and water to the lawn. |
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