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Dethatch before or after spraying weed killer?

  • 13-04-2015 10:38am
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    jester77
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    When is the better time to dethatch the lawn? I did the first cut at the weekend and there is a lot of clover in the lawn. Got some weed killer for killing off the clover, which just involves spray to spots and waiting 2 weeks. Should I wait until I've killed off the clover to dethatch or do it before hand.


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  • #2
    PeteFalk78
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    jester77 wrote: »
    When is the better time to dethatch the lawn? I did the first cut at the weekend and there is a lot of clover in the lawn. Got some weed killer for killing off the clover, which just involves spray to spots and waiting 2 weeks. Should I wait until I've killed off the clover to dethatch or do it before hand.

    Personally I prefer to kill weeds before detatching/scarifying because the process in itself can send seeds all over the lawn.


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    magicbastarder
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    question is why you want to kill the clover; it's more drought resistant than grass and fertilises the soil. stays greener too.


  • #4
    jester77
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    magicbastarder wrote: »
    question is why you want to kill the clover; it's more drought resistant than grass and fertilises the soil. stays greener too.

    I only seeded the lawn last spring, but the clover has taken over large parts and it is growing horizontally below the height of the lawnmover blade. I don't really mind it too much, there is some nice white flowers where I don't mow, but it leaves the lawn looking patchy as the grass is a lighter shade of green. I was told it was a sign of low nitrogen, so I just wanted to clean up the lawn a bit where there is heavy clover growth before fertilising it.

    Is it a bad idea to remove it?


  • #5
    magicbastarder
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    not a bad idea per se, but why go to extra effort to remove it if it produces a greener 'lawn' for less effort and expense?

    in fact, you can find plenty of guides online about the benefits of a clover lawn, and promoting clover growth; an example:

    http://landscaping.about.com/cs/lawns/a/clover_lawns_4.htm


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