Lawn thatch is composed of a tightly intermingled layer of stems, leaves and grass roots, which accumulates between the vegetation and the soil. Too much thatch increases the turf’s susceptibility to lawn diseases, reduces its tolerance to drought, cold, and heat stress; and hinders the movement of air, water, fertilizers, and nutrients into the soil. In severe cases roots of the grass will not grow into the soil but only take root in the thatch layer making the turf susceptible to drought and heat stress.

Why Do Most Lawns Not Need Mechanical Thatch Removal?

If a lawn is building thatch faster than the microbes can break it down, this indicates that the lawn is lacking beneficial microbes. The cure to a thatch problem is not physical removal of the thatch, but by managing thatch in a lawn by stopping the improper cultural practices that are killing microbes in the soil. The cure to preventing and curing a thatch problem isn’t mechanical removal of the dead grass, instead it is to stimulate beneficial microbial activity in the soil.

99.99%+ of lawns DO NOT need to have the thatch removed via Lawn Scarification . Contact us your local lawn care expert about our service.

Steps to Repair a Thatch Problem in a Lawn

How To Manage Thatch Buildup in a Lawn

Start by stimulating beneficial microbial activity by implementing proper lawn watering, lawn mowing, core aeration and lawn fertilisation.

Scarification can be used to manage a major thatch problem, helps to cure the thatch problem. highly recommended in the most severe cases of thatch and only when performed prior to the lawn coming out of dormancy.

Double Aeration to bring air into the soil.