It’s the bane of many gardeners trying to keep their grass lawn looking perfectly green - but a lot of people probably don’t even know what ‘thatch’ in their lawn is - even though it’s ...

For other types of grass, thatch builds up over time so you don’t need to dethatch annually. If you have less thatch-prone varieties like tall fescue or rye, you may only need to dethatch every ...

Thatch accumulates at different rates, depending on the type of grass on your lawn. Dense varieties like Kentucky bluegrass and creeping red fescue are more likely to generate excess thatch than ...

Aeration on bluegrass and tall fescue lawns is best done in the ... soil naturally settles helping to breakdown the thatch, renewing the lawn. Aeration is an important part of a lawn care program.

To shed light on dethatching, lawn care equipment manufacturer, Exmark is answering some frequently asked questions. What is Thatch? Thatch is a compacted layer of grass and plant stems ...

For lawns, it is commonly added to tall fescue seed blends in small quantities (5-10% ... Being a rhizomatous grass, it has a tendency to develop an excessive thatch layer and frequent mechanical ...

Boston Seeds backs up the importance of scarifying, highlighting its role in removing layers of thatch ... tall fescue, red fescues, and browntop. For those with luxury or fine lawns, which ...