How to scarify your lawn step by step
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- Опубліковано 16 кві 2020
- How How to scarify your lawn with an easy step by step guide.
I will be explaining what thatch is and how to remove it from your lawn.
How to prepare the lawn beforehand, how to scarify a lawn by hand, how to use a scarifier, how to kill the moss in your lawn, how to mix iron to kill the moss, the best rake to clear up the moss and thatch
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Best time to scarify is March, April, May, late August, September and October - weather permitting.
Best not to scarify towards the end of May as it is to dry for recovery.
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In the context of your video, do you use the soluble sulphate of iron after you have cleaned up the thatch or a period of time before you due to do the thatching? or when?
thank you
Another great video with good tips, My wife however dreads me watching your videos as it usually results in some new tools or machinery arriving 🙂
Glad to help hahaha
Only recently found your videos and I absolutely love them. Very well put together, nice & easy to understand 👍🏻 great job. All the best from bonnie Scotland.
Welcome to the channel Iain, thanks for the kind words ❤
So much thatch. I enjoy dethatching videos more than mowing ones. I have to say that the single best thing I done to my yard was dethatching. Marking your sprayer pass it a great idea, I'll be using it from now on.👍🏽
Hey Juan welcome to the channel, the posts help get it even. Great with fertilising too
Just what I have been looking for, can’t wait to get started on my own lawn.... greetings from Lancashire.
Welcome to the channel, any questions fire away. As my videos are made to answer the questions I'm asked ❤👍👊
Don’t wish your life away
Great tip on the landscaper rake! I scarified a big lawn last weekend and had to rake it up with a leaf rake...also very interesting to understand how you cross cut at a gentle angle. I was reassured by how much came out of your nice lawn as I had a mountain of thatch from a bad one! Using what looks like same machine and just 2 passes at highest level...
Sounds great! Best to do a couple of passes just as you said you did.
Great video mate, that's my job this weekend, scarify, re seed, top dress.. look forward to it every year. Great spell of weather too, up in Donegal here 😎😎
The weather has been fantastic
Thanks Robbie, Excellent tips for those of us interested in trying to keep our gardens in good trim.
You took plenty of time to explain things to us which is much appreciated. I am looking forward to seeing all your other videos.
Good luck and continuing success to you.
Hi Liam, thanks for watching. If there are any questions you would like answered fire away. I try and use future videos to answer peoples questions. Have a great weekend
Hey this was very well done. The Mrs keeps nagging at me to do this to the garden, so now I know what I need to do to do it right. Thanks👍🏻
Glad you found it helpful
Excellent video, just what I needed to know to deal with my mossy lumpy lawn. Along with another of your videos.
Glad to help ❤️
love your videos - straight to the point and very imformative
Thanks JC :)
Just came across your channel tonight....great wee channel from Northern Ireland. I'm a professional (use that word loosely but I'm told my work is great with plenty repeat business) based Co Antrim for the last 11yrs.
Well done to you for promoting here on You tube. I reckon you're the only one from Northern Ireland who does this. Great, keep up the good work
Thanks, good to see a local on here
Good man Robbie, enjoyable and educational from Cookstown, keep er lit 😉👍
Good lad. There will be an update on the lawn this week 😁
Really helpful vid as always. Thanks a lot from Germany!
Thanks for watching Richard :)
Excellent tips as usual robbie.
That is a really nice lawn. Level, flat and looks great. I’m subbed.
Thanks, really appreciate the sub ❤️ 👍 welcome to the channel
Fantastic, informative video. Nice one Robbie!
Glad you enjoyed it
This is so informative and nicely explained, thank you sir!
You're very welcome!
Hi robbie great video I found it very helpful I was just wondering what is the best fertilizer for spring? Thanks keep up the good work
Fantastic. I will be using the links. 👍 Good to see your well.
Thanks billy 😎
Love the video's keep them coming, I would love to see the lawns you renovate a couple weeks after your renovations, sort of like a before and after.
It's not always easy for me to do, we go do the work then off to the next one. We aren't back until the next treatment
Great video, really informative and practical. And what a view!
Thanks
Thanks for the link to the landscaping rake, Robbie. I was just about to buy one at £45 when I heard you mention the links in the description.
Good man 👍❤
I really enjoyed this video, very helpful
Thank you very much. Gonna start in the morning.
Good luck with your project
Enjoyed that wee video robbie..cheers mate.😁👍
Good man, thanks for commenting 😁
Thank you good sir. Much love from Staffordshire
You are very welcome
Brilliant video. I learned a lot from this.
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Impressive, thank you for showing us
Great video mate. I recently started a landscape business so il be using your tips.
Cheers mate from Cork
Good luck with your business. 👍
great video mate. great tip on the angle to scarify. .
Thanks
Great video as usual I really enjoyed it
You messaged me the other night, sorry I missed your live chat
Very informative. Thank you.
Your welcome 😁 👍
Just bought a Stihl RL540 and your rake from Amazon so I'm good to go 👍
Great stuff 👍
Great video Robbie, good to see someone go into detail how they measure / apply iron, the seaweed definitely does help👍🏻 keep up the good work mate.
Chris 🏴👋
Thanks 😁😁😁
Great video as every Robbie
Thanks, hope you have a fantastic weekend 😁
Great content very informative, keep it up !
Appreciate it!
Great job 👍🏻🌱👍🏻🌱👍🏻
Great video. Thank you.
Your welcome 😁
Good vid mate, very informative 👍🏻
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Great work and great videos, Thank you
Thanks 😊
great video. thanks for sharing
Hey Matt thanks for stopping by
Great video that led me to purchasing a Hyundai scarifier, only downside is it has led me to doing friends and family lawns, really think you need to open a branch in NE Scotland 🤔👍
Great to hear, make sure you enter in this weeks competition
WONDERFUL VIDEO - especially for an absolute newbie like me. Everyday I get excited to look at my first garden and then get overwhelmed by all the growth and my zero knowledge. So your video has absolutely prepared me for my front lawn. I just need to go get equipment.
What do you do with the thatch afterwards? Can it be used in the base of high rise planters ? (Yes, newbie to gardening and growing food and doing both 🤣 )
Thank you for making this video, it was really good and importantly easy to understand everything you said alongside the demonstrations and the samples. Really appreciate it.
Thanks man! Great info
Your welcome 😁 Joseph I think you will also like this video too ua-cam.com/video/HjM10H8LaFQ/v-deo.html
Hi Robbie, I’m planning on aerating, scarifying and over seeding in a couple of weeks time. Should I spray using water, iron sulphate and Emerald Isle seaweed or should I avoid spraying when overseeding?
just ordered a landscape rake. been thinking about one for a while now.
Good man Dave
Great video. Please watch your back though when pulling that pull start. I find pulling with the left-hand and supporting with the right allows for better posture
ok thanks
Really good video, thanks. I am shocked as to how much thatch came out of your lawn which looked great to start with! God knows how much is going to come out of mine which looks awful! :-)
It's always surprising how much comes out and I do mine at least once a year
This is great, hope my wife learns how to scarify properly this time.😀
You had better make sure she doesn't see this or you will have to sleep with one eye open 😜
@@Premier_lawns_official Already do!
Cheers for great video.
You have such a good scarifier..mine is electric, still very good however, yours looks far more efficient and effective
Cool, thanks
Thank you so much!
Your welcome 😁
Great video. Thank you, love the tall rake, makes so much sense. Is it possible to scarify and eliminate moss without treating the moss separately? Thanks
If you don't treat the moss after you scarify you risk spreading the spores all over the lawn
I like your chanel, very interesting and helpful. Im subscribed..!!!!
Thanks for subscribing ❤😁
The grass is nice and green
Good advice .
Thanks
After fifty odd years of trying to get rid of Moss, Dandelion, Weeds etc. In different lawns, different soils, seeding and turfing I've given up the ghost.
I now bounce across my lawn picking the Dandelions for my salad.
Good man, working with nature 😁
Good to see sum 1 working haha hope ur well mate i puts a little bit of colour in the spray and away u go ha
Your best vid yet.... V informative....the liquid seaweed is too expensive from amazon.....just go to their website directly where its much cheaper
Good advice robbie
Are you enjoying the sunshine Joe?
Best video yet Robbie, do you remember where you got the marker spikes? I keep missing areas and need a better method!
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great video mate
Thanks 👍
What is your favourite part of your lawn care job Robbie ? I always like watching the scarification element to see how much debris comes out of people’s lawns you video
I enjoying meeting new clients ❤️👍
Hi, great video, just about to do this for the first time so much appreciate the content. Question I have is, I have a mculloch rob600 robot mower, which I have yet to set up for this year as I was waiting until I've scarrified & overseeded. I usually have it set cut every other night so as to keep the clippings reasonably small. Would it be better to set it up to cut every night instead? Would this result in less of a build up of thatch due to the clippings being even smaller?
Hi I don't have any experience with robot mowers
Beaut video chap 👍🏻
Thanks!
Loving the videos Robbie, quick question. I have a lot of thatch in my front garden. Bought a scarifier and plan to cut, scarify, aerate (manually 🤢) and fertilise. When should I introduce seed and top dressing? Should it be on the day I scarify or after aeration?
Hi Liam - this video should help you ua-cam.com/video/6pL2ueOfI44/v-deo.html
This brings back memories (not so good because of the cleaning up) of my old garden, it was so bad with moss and thatch it took 4 passes to get it out and at 400 sq yards the amount taken out probably filled one of the big skips at Drumlough dump outside Hillsborough.
That sounds like some job
@@Premier_lawns_official it wasn't half, hired the machine for 2 days and was at it for a total of 8-9 hours a day for 3 days with many runs to the dump. My father in-law told me I was mad partly because it was a rented house (lived there for 12 years) so why bother and the amount of work but after a few weeks he actually said it was exactly what the lawn needed and it looked like a premier League football pitch because in the garage was a old Atco royale b30 that I restored but because of all the moss and thatch it wouldn't cut the best. A lot of work but well worth it. I'm enjoying your videos, l,m glad I stumbled on them. 👍
@@Premier_lawns_official it wasn't half but worth it even though it was a rented house and with the old Atco royale b30 that was in the garage (that I restored) the lawn looked like the pitch on the first day of the season at Ravenhill or Windsor park before kick off.
@@612morrison Sounds like you went to town on it. Lawns are much more enjoyable moss free!
Thanks for sharing
@@Premier_lawns_official sorry for repeating myself, I thought I had deleted the first reply lol.
This is precisely the guidance that I was looking for as my family trodden lawn needs help :)
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Nice to see a lawn tutorial on lawns from our part of the world,
I have a large lawn and I have scarified before but apparently incorrectly, I will be following your recommendations from now on. I will be purchasing a rake from your recommended supplier, but wondered would I be doing any harm mowing the debris up rather than raking?
Scratch that, just watched another vid and saw it being done.
The mower might not lift it that well and you would be sending all that thatch back down into the lawn...
@@Premier_lawns_official just purchased a landscape rake so that will do the job.
My questions are often should you use the soluble iron and the seaweed fertilizer, I have serrified my back garden, and reseeded it and applying the top dressing over the top 2-weeks ago, in a few weeks time it will be 3 to inches long, my garden was a complete mess full of thatch and Moss, so I heavily scarified it being that there was not much grass there to start again.
So once the grass seeds are established how often should I use iron sulphate and seaweed...
Thanks for that! I guess sits ok to scwrify this month? I think my neighbour did his last month (always has a nice looking lawn). Would I need to fork (aerate) an area if it was shaded or collected water to help with the moss control or would the iron sulphate help with that?
Forking is good, your ok to scarify this month
i use a machine which works like your spring rake use it after killing the moss and weed feels good on my back too😱😱
Hey Robbie. Just found your channel a couple of weeks ago and have been trying to educate myself as I’ve moved into a new build house outside newry. It’s great finding a channel from here as all your advice is relevant to our conditions. Last week some guys came and seeded the garden. I’m keeping up with watering but was just after some advice as to what steps I should do over the next few weeks. Any fertilisers etc that I should use? Just anything that needs to be done apart from watering. Thanks mate and I’m really enjoying your channel a lot. Think I’ve watched all your videos already lol
Hi and thank you for your videos. I have a scarifier which has wire tines rather than your blades and probably use it too close to the ground so I will raise it this year on my new lawn. However I have always just gone over the scarified lawn with my lawn mover to collect it all up. Is this advisable or should I invest in a rake like yours (the one on the link is not available btw). Also my lawn was turf laid last May and has not weathered well this winter should I still scarify this spring please?
It shouldn't need to be scarified just yet
This is a really helpful video. What do you do with the thatch once you have scarfied? Do you take to tip?
Yes it the compost heap 👍
Great Video :-)
My lawn is probably about 70% Grass and the rest moss and weeds.
Do you think Scaryfying and reseeding is the way to go to rescue it. I have held off as we had a dog but she is gone now, so i can do what i want to it :-)
It is about 70ft long and 40ft wide
Great video ..... thanks for tips!!! These lockdown making people more lawn proud.....🤔😀 could lawnmower collect the scariffed grass ???
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Lawn rake ordered 👍🏻
Good man
Premier Lawns I also ordered the Eliet scarifier after your feedback. Cheers and thanks for the advice
@@markslinger4599 no problem at all, mine has been on the go for years. We change out the blades most years, did the bearings for the first time this year.
If you have lots of thatch is it better to round up reseed start again? Lawn had overgrown for years.
Sean great question. In certain cases yes it can work better to strip off the turf and start again
That's what I'm looking for
Good man Harry
Hi Robbie, loving the videos 👍I have a heavily moss infested lawn and after scarifying 1m2 I was left with most bare soil. I plan to add 1/4” of topsoil and seed to bring it back. With proper watering could this done before August/September I.e. in the next couple of weeks. I’m in the south west of Ireland so I’m not expecting a drought anytime soon 😃
Dont see why not
One last question which I’m not 100% on from your videos. Can you overseed extreme bare patches immediately after using ferrous sulphate? Was planning o. Using Evergreen 4&1 but you can’t over for 8 weeks with that stuff
@@dmcgeown No
Hi Robbie, I've recently scarified and overseeded and was wondering when next to scarify. Will the spring be too early for the newly seeded grass?
Some of the Dwarf Perennial Ryegrass will grow in lower soil temperatures down to 5 degrees. Do a google search
Hi Robbie am in Fermanagh,, when would be the last time I could scarifi this year,, also when can I spray for leather jackets
Both those answers depend on the weather. Should be safe up to the start of October, who knows what the weather will be like
Thanks for sharing these great tips and explaining why you do something. Can I ask please for newly seeded areas how long after germination do I need to wait before spraying the seaweed fertiliser again
Spray right away
@@Premier_lawns_official Many thanks for that. Started following your channel really helpful and appreciate you taking the time to make the vlogs. It would be good if you have any to see the transformation on a really bad lawn. Keep safe and best wishes for the future
Hi Robbie ! Just came across your video as I've been googling lawn care lots recently ! My rear lawn is fairly shaded even in summer. I've been airiating it and have treated with iron sulphate to kill off the moss, of which there is...LOTS, so scarify next and then re-seed ? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Keep watching the videos, all your answers are on the channel ;)
Great video - thank you! I've got a fairly uneven lawn and most of the grass has died (due to my over enthusiasm for glyphosate weedkillers last year...) so I need to re-seed it. Should I use a lawn roller to make it as flat as possible before scarifying, or does it not really matter?
Never roll, your heels are enough weight to trap stuff in
@@Premier_lawns_official thank you! :)
Robbie.. have been watching your videos for a while and have got into gardening since lockdown. After scarifying what is the best iron product and way to put it on your lawn
There is product links in the video description
Great video. I have plenty of Moss areas of my Garden as it's quite shaded. Am I best to Rio it all up and start over or treat it?
Most lawns can be renovated back without killing them off. It all depends on your expectations and budget 👍
A great video.
I live on the top of a hill with heavy clay soil and I have a reasonably large lawn 12x24 meters so a few questions. Do you sell scarifies, how often should you scarify, once, twice, three times a year: my lawn has never been scarified and is choked with thatch and moss
once or twice a year is perfect
If I can get some help and advice with my lawn please. It Betsy hard clay here and it gets water logged winter and huge cracks in summer please x
I just did my first dethatching today. I dethatched on one pass and scarified on the next pass. Next time I may just scarify only. Darned if I will rake it all up. I tried blowing it in a pile first but eventually just used a lawnmower with a bag. Not a lot of fun but boy did my yard need it.
Lawns love getting it done 🤩 best thing you can do for your yard.
Bag the shag 😂😂😂
@@Premier_lawns_official Or shag the bag and do the lawn later.
Great video. Just wondered what you can do with all that thatch. Add it to soil?
Compost it 👍😎
What about ye, Robbie. Have you seen or used a roller that hooks onto a wheeled rotary mower? Are they any good? When would a heavy manual roller be used? Btw. Great wee channel 👍
Never use a heavy roller. They cause to much compaction
Great videos and tips , any tips on how to get rid of rushes , they keep coming back
You need to improve your soil.
If I can get some help and advice with my lawn please. It Betsy hard clay here and it gets water logged winter and huge cracks in summer
Hi Robbie, I am inquiring about plug aeration.Do you have to use sand after the maintenance?
Would you get weeds from the lawn aeration in spring?
If you want to learn about sand in your lawn, this video might help ua-cam.com/video/ZlAH4KUCjGw/v-deo.htmlsi=YnnAs5_pRF-atViL
Hello again Robbie . Many thanks for your reply . I should have said that Our Cat does eat the grass ! I think it helps them . She has done this for a few years . I suppose there isn"t much I can do really !! Cheers .
Hi Paul
In that case you are probably best contacting the manufacture for further info.
I have patches of crabgrass that grow much faster than my regular lawn. I have pulled them out and some I have used hot water to kill them. The problem I have now is that the grass has patches. I cannot get any soil and sand to top-dress so I am going to scarify it and put some fertilizer and lawn feed down.
Great video what’s your thoughts on scarifying blade on a lawnmower rather than a scarifier ? Cheers Robbie
I'm not a big fan
Is it best to fertilizer a lawn after aerating/scarifier or put grass seed down first then fertilizer?
Put the fertiliser on last 👍