Knowing how to dethatch a lawn can give you healthier grass all year round. But it helps to understand what causes thatch and why it’s a problem before you learn how to remove it. Thatch is a layer of ...

Q: When should a lawn be aerated and what is a recommended method? A: Core aeration is done when the soil is compacted or where there are distinctly different textures of soil creating layers in the ...

When you plan for spring lawn maintenance, don’t overlook aeration and dethatching. These two seemingly unglamorous, unexciting processes can play a big role in maintaining a healthy, bright lawn ...

Remove debris and excess plant matter with these intuitive tools. Editor's Note Jan. 22, 2026: Although many homeowners are ...

How thick is your thatch layer? Do you know? Do you care? You should. The thatch layer in your lawn affects nearly every major lawn care operation that you'll do this year, and the overall health of ...

Is your lawn full of thatch? Mike McGrath, host of You Bet Your Garden, will reveal the surprising cause and even more shocking cure for that unsightly layer of brown down low. Plus your fabulous ...

Dr. James Beard’s Turfgrass Encyclopedia defines thatch “as an intermingled organic layer of dead and living shoots, stems, and roots of grasses that develops between the turf canopy of green ...

Plus, expert advice on how to address both issues. Pests cause visible damage like chewed grass and soil disruption, while diseases show up as discolored or fuzzy patches from fungi. Diagnosing the ...