Dethatch Annually for Spring Clean Up?

[Landscape89]

Spring Clean Ups have come and gone for me. I do Dethatching as part of every job I do for my Clean Ups. Just wanted to see who takes this same approach.

[02DURAMAX]

Only when it needs it..

[AI Inc]

Keep in mind your doing it for 2 reasons. One is for the lawn , the other is for your checkbook.

[White Gardens]

Keep in mind your doing it for 2 reasons. One is for the lawn , the other is for your checkbook.


Exactly. Unless it's a newer subdivision that has been built in the last 15 years, I don't de-thatch. Most of the time there is enough of a worm population that helps eat and de-compose the existing thatch. Some subdivisions around here have such poor soil, that thatch is very common.

But, it is good money too.

[bill8379]

Spring Clean Ups have come and gone for me. I do Dethatching as part of every job I do for my Clean Ups. Just wanted to see who takes this same approach.

It's part of my spring cleaning to but I call it power raking.

[MJS]

It's part of my spring cleaning to but I call it power raking.

I rarely have to dethatch anything but zoysiagrass - and not 100% every year, either.

[Matlock Lawncare]

What is an average price that you charge for dethatching. Here in Mo. I charge a minimum of $125 for an average 10,ooo sq. ft. lot. That includes disposal too.

[LawnGuy73]

I do it with each clean up. It helps kick up those leaves that are stuck down from having snow on top of them for five months.

[DLAWNS]

I only do it as needed.

[BeautifulBlooms]

Most lawns (at least in my region with my type of turf) do not need dethatching. It is expensive for the homeowner and time consuming for the contractor. Annual aeration should be enough for most lawns. If you can't decide if a lawn has too much thatch, you are in no place to recommend dethatching. (this isn't directed at anyone in particular, just those that don't understand how much thatch is healthy.)

[tracyalan]

I de-thatch my lawn every spring!
I offer to my customers, and tell them the benifits, but not alot do it. Great extra money for me on the ones that do have me d-thatch.

[RedSquareLandscaping]

i do for Spring cleanup

[snowman55]

i do thatch raking with all spring clean ups. there is a differance in dethatch and thatch rake thus the range of answers you are not using a powered vertical rake right just a spring thatch rake right.

[Craig3]

Most lawns (at least in my region with my type of turf) do not need dethatching. It is expensive for the homeowner and time consuming for the contractor. Annual aeration should be enough for most lawns. If you can't decide if a lawn has too much thatch, you are in no place to recommend dethatching. (this isn't directed at anyone in particular, just those that don't understand how much thatch is healthy.)

I pretty much fall into this category, thus I dont dethatch

[gogreenmaureen]

We do it as part of the spring cleanup because of matted leaves in the lawn.