Power Raking

A great friend of ours came over last night and power raked our front yard. As I've mentioned here before, our yard has really deteriated over the past couple of years. We had thought that it was all due to our grub population. Come to find out, the grubs were just part of the problem. We had a major problem with thatching. Whenever your yard is thatched, moisture cannot get through to the ground below it. The thatch catches the moisture and releases it into the air. Therefore, your grass does not get the water. It dies instead. As for the water that you paid for, it was just wasted. Given the fact that water is not always plentiful and prices may have gone up just like Leoti's, it only makes sense to do whatever is necessary to de-thatch your yard. Many communities have landscaping contractors or businesses where you can rent a power raker. By the time that our friend had completed the power raking and had run his mower with a bag over it to suck up the old grass, we were shocked at what a difference we were already seeing! That is something that REALLY needs to be done! If you do not suck it up with a bagged mower, the old grass will once again make it to the bottom of the grass and you are no better off than you were before the dethatching was done.

We then spread out more grass seed over the entire area and watered it down. Hopefully, all of this work will pay off quickly.

VLE-B