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Old 25-09-2020, 10:32 PM   #721
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Originally Posted by MITCHAY View Post
Well I put down some weed and feed a couple of weeks ago. I also used the manual aerator too.

I have heaps of green shoots coming through strong now but I did not remove the thatch

So do I cut it low with the mower and rake the **** out of the thatch or not? Is it worth doing with couch grass?
If you're going to do it nows the time. You've gone about it the right way, feed it and get it growing first before doing anything drastic, it'll recover much quicker.

A long term solution to thatch is to keep going with the aeration to get the soil bacteria working and let them compost it and turn it into fertilizer as a bi-product.
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