How To Get Rid Of Thatch Problems Quickly And Easily

If you want to get rid of thatch problems, you can do it by using a dethatcher. A lot of people wonder what a dethatcher is. Actually, it is pretty much the same thing as a power rake. The best way to get rid of problems with thatch is to rent one of these machines and use it to pull thatch out of your lawn. Some people still like to do it by hand, but in my opinion, it really takes a long time and a lot of work to try and pull everything out by hand. It will probably take you about eight hours to thatch your lawn by hand, but you can power rake it in about two hours and have everything raked up. If you think it is worth $40 to rent a power rake that will save you six hours of work on a Saturday, then you’ll probably have the same opinion that I do.

A power rake is pretty easy to use even if you have never used them before. It is a little bit harder than using a lawnmower but not much. What you need to do is to turn on the machine and then find the right height. Each lawn is different but the blades should just barely reach the surface of the soil and should be able to remove most of the thatch. After that, make sure that you have the blades engaged as you are going over your lawn. When you finish going over your whole lot, then you will need to stop and rake everything up and dispose of it. It is kind of like using a vertical lawnmower.

Removing the thatch layer helps your lawn to breathe much easier. It allows aerobic bacteria to get to the surface. If all you have left in your lawn is dead grass, it is not necessary for you to get rid of all of it with the thatcher. Over time, the dead layers will break themselves down if they have enough access to oxygen to help them in the decaying process.

It is also a good idea to fertilize and over seed yourlawn after you are done using a lawn dethatcher or power rake. If you decide to do both of these at the same time, you will be better off using starter fertilizer than regular fertilizer because it will not damage your seed. The most important thing to do when you reseed the lawn is to make sure that you water it daily. In 4 to 6 weeks, your new lawn will come in and you will have a beautiful lawn if you have done a good job power raking and overseeding.