Lawn Thatching

Thatch is a layer of living and dead turfgrass material which is located above the soil but below the grass blades. Lawn dethatching is a mechanical process that removes excessive thatch and moss from your lawn and prepares it for over-seeding.

While a small amount of thatch can be beneficial for a lawn, too much can block nutrients and moisture from reaching the root zone. Thatch accumulation greater than 1/2″ should be controlled. Our machines use swinging metal flails that we adjust to strike the soil surface around 1/8″ deep, and our crew then rakes and hauls away any material that’s scratched up.

Benefits of Dethatching:

• Stimulates deeper and healthier root growth
• Improves absorption of nutrients and moisture
• Reduces thatch and moss build up
• Reduces pest and disease breeding ground
• Prepares lawn for overseeding and germination
• Enhances fertilizer response
• Improves soil temperature regulation

The best time to dethatch your lawn is during the growing seasons of Spring and Fall.

Because acidic and compacted soil contributes to excessive thatch formation, we also recommend Lawn Aeration and a Lime Application when we dethatch a lawn.