DIY How To: DETHATCHING & SCARIFYING this lawn SAVED IT! From brown to green again.

I removed dead grass and fixed this lawn! I fixed this lawn by dethatching and scarifying it. Full before and after in the video so you can see how I fixed this lawn.

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Fertilizer
🛒 Propeat Fertilizer (Home Depot)- https://tinyurl.com/vfmrs480

Yard Equipment
🛒Sun Joe Scarifier 15 inch model
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🛒Sun Joe Scarifier and dethatcher (REQUIRES 12Gauge Extension Cord)
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🛒 12gauge 100ft extension cord
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🛒Rock & Rocker 15 inch model
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🛒Rock & Rocker w/ extension cord
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🛒ryobi battery powered dethatcher
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🛒 Perennial Rye Turf Star RPR
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Domyown (PAID LINK): https://tinyurl.com/y55zsjgd

How to dethatch a lawn
1. scalp mow the lawn. the lawn needs to be mowed below 2". this will help the dethatch rake or the dethatching machine get to the soil
2. use the dethatcher at the heighest setting and do some test strips. if you don't see a lot of live tissue being removed go one level lower.
3. dethatch the lawn a minimum of 2 passes. this lawn I did 4 passes with the dethatcher. Alternating directions on each pass is highly recommended. be sure to clean up the yard debris between passes. I prefer to use a blower to blow the clippings off the surface into piles.
4. run two passes using the scarifier cartridge and cleanup the debris.
5. fertilize the lawn. I prefer to use a fertilizer with the beginning numbers between a 17 and 27 but in all reality most fertilizers will be fine as long as you follow the label.
6. optional overseeding. I like to take the opportunity and seed the grass.

6 weeks later the lawn will look fantastic.


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