Story: Lawn Tip – Dehatch Renovation
Episode: 14
Presenter: Michael Maartenz
Air Date: 10th December 2022

Michael shares another fantastic lawn tip to keep your grass ahead of the game!

• If you have unsightly scalped areas after mowing, you may want to consider a dethatch renovation.
• Over time dead and decaying organic matter can build up in the profile in what we call thatch.
• If this thatch is left untreated, then it can break down and create issues with drainage in the soil profile and sponginess in the surface.
• With excess thatch your lawn is also more prone to disease, dry patch, and other lawn health issues.
• By removing the surface thatch, you will set your lawn up to use less water and allow those vital nutrients that you apply to reach the rootzone.
• Grooming, vertimowing or scarifying is the process of removing thatch with the difference of the depth at which the blades penetrate the surface
• Just be mindful that some varieties of lawn such as Buffalo do not like heavy dethatching, and you should always make sure your lawn is in good health before renovating!

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