Dethatching, mowing and fertilizing.

When in the spring the grass starts to grow again, you should start with the fertilization of lawns. Some time after the fertilizing You can mow the lawn for the first time on normal height ( approximately four inches ) . After about two weeks, the second mowing the lawn is on . After the time is right for thatching . The grasses are now optimally supplied with nutrients , so that the stresses and strains of dethatching disappear within a few weeks .
The best time for scarifying is therefore in the spring ( mid-April ) and autumn ( early September) . Then the temperatures are not too high and the new growth of the lawn is so favored .
Should the April / May are very hot and dry, the lawn should be blown up periodically so that the sod can close quickly.

instructions scarifying

1 Mow the lawn from deep (about 2-4 inches )

2 Scarification dry lawns.

3 Set the wheels or the diameter of the scarifier so that the turf is incised approximately three millimeters deep.


4 Move the instrument quickly over your face and you do not stop. If you stall or power off the device.


5 A well-maintained lawn needs to scarify only in one direction. The next time you go scarifying offset possible before the previous direction.


6 , the lawn has not been treated for several years, you scarify twice - once in the longitudinal and in the transverse direction again ( checkerboard ) .

7 Bald patches should equal persons inspecting new repair with seeds.


8 Is it warm and dry the lawn should be watered after scarifying . Subsequently, the lawn needs a few weeks protection in order to be able to regenerate .


Please note:
When scarifying not firmly rooted grasses are cut out for the part . Why should not scarify fresh lawns , wait 2-3 more years for these surfaces.