Thatch is a layer of organic matter that builds up on your lawn over time and can prevent your yard from getting enough nutrients. Dethatching involves using tools, like a dethatching rake, to remove ...
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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 ...