Comments on: Our lawn care company recommended dethatching our lawn?

By: Jae

Jae — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:45:41 +0000

of course, check out local rentals. good luck.

By: Julie

Julie — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 14:30:33 +0000

If you’re already core aerating twice a year, I think that maybe the lawn service thinks it found a patsy (you).

What might be beneficial here would be to apply additional nitrogen to speed the decomposition of the dead grass.

I might also suggest a topdressing of 50% coarse sand and 50% sphagnum peat, along with the fertilizer. Top dress a uniform 1/2″ deep just prior to your next core aeration and then water in well.. the increase in soil particle size and raised organic content will do amazing things for your turf.. (aeration and moisture balance).

if you must dethatch.. get another estimate.. $280 seems awfully high to me.

By: phildeese

phildeese — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 11:25:44 +0000

YOU CAN RENT A MACHINE AND DO IT YOURSELF IF YOU ARE WILLING TO WORK. 280 MIGHT SEEM LIKE A LOT BUT IT IS VERY LABOR INTENSIVE WORK AND YOU MIGHT CHANGE YOUR MIND AFTER YOU GET STARTED.

By: Sapiumsebiferum22

Sapiumsebiferum22 — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 02:44:15 +0000

it’s MUCH cheaper to do it yourself. plus, dethatching is actually more important than core aerating. don’t get me wrong, aerating is very necessary. however, oxygen can’t get into your lawn in the first place if the thatch still there. and don’t worry about trashing your lawn; they take all kinds of abuse, a little raking will never hurt it (it’ll help!).

By: Bingo

Bingo — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 02:19:24 +0000

I would agree on dethatching your yard, but YES you can rent a dethatcher and do it yourself a heck of allot cheaper then that.

By: eskie lover

eskie lover — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:41:37 +0000

You can dethatch your lawn yourself without doing damage to the lawn. It is just time consuming more than anything. I do about 1/2 acre and take about 2 days to do it. I bought the thatching rake at the home improvement center, but I think Home Depot rents a machine that would be faster.

By: Munya Carr

Munya Carr — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 15:04:39 +0000

It’s called a rake. Send the kids outside and tell them to rake up the grass and you’ll pay them 50$.