Ours has gotten a bit long as no time/weather to mow it (aiming to do it this evening).
breadcrumb – Member
Mines full of thatch, not too many weeds though.
I’ve got a scarifier, but having never used it I’m wary that I will ruin the lawn..
I took our front lawn back to something that resembled the Somme, kept going over it until no more moss/thatch came out, which was two big trailer loads to the tip! Once it’s done properly once though all it needs is a yearly once over which removes barely anything.
Tips:
1) Wait till spring now, it’s a 2 month process really.
2) Get a spreader for doing the feed/weeder/seeding, avoids leaving big burnt patches where you overdo it by hand.
3) Leave as long as possible between applying the weedkiller and scarifying, otherwise you kill the seeds you put down afterward. Hence the 2months, if the mosskiller takes 6 weeks to wash out completely it’ll be November and you’ll not get grass to grow. Better to apply weed/moss killer as soon as you start mowing in the spring and scarify later. The downside is your lawn will look a bit threadbare for the summer rather than the winter while the new seed takes hold.