When should you Verticut your lawn?

Fall is the best time to fertilize, aerate or verticut, and seed your lawn. In fact, everything you do to improve the health of your lawn in the three months leading up to winter is proactive, meaning it will wildly improve your lawn for next spring!

How often should you Verticut?

You can use the cartridge every two to four weeks or so from April to September to keep on top of thatch and lateral lying grasses. Start with the cartridge on setting four and gradually lower- the cartridge should not be penetrating the soil as it will damage your blades.

Do I need to Verticut my lawn?

Verticutting is a very beneficial technique for maintaining and improving the overall health of your grass. In addition to removing thatch, it also: Provides grass roots with better access to oxygen, water, and nutrients. Helps conserve water by ensuring that moisture reaches the roots efficiently.

Should you Verticut every year?

We recommend verticutting services for your lawn once a year in the spring or summer, to remove thatch before the growing season. Certain types of grass in our area such as zoysia and bermudagrass need to be verticut annually each summer.

Is it better to aerate or Verticut?

Core aeration is great for the lawn as it breaks up compaction and helps control thatch. It is not the best practice for seeding. If your main focus is to overseed then verticut as it provides for the best and most even seed bed. Core aeration can be used but verticutting is preferred.

What is Verti Cutting Your Lawn - Growth Regulator Application

Can you Verticut in winter?

“Verticutting is about cleaning out the sward. You can do it at any time if the year, but if you do it often when the grass isn't growing then you will start to stress the plant too much and/or remove too much leaf and lose grass cover.

How deep should you Verticut?

The depth of the blades is typically adjusted 1/64-inch to 1/8-inch below the effective cutting height so that the blades penetrate the turf canopy. The goal is to thin the turf canopy while maintaining a proper balance of leaf growth and turf density.

Can I Verticut in summer?

A verticutting reel will generally have wider spacing's than a groomer and have stronger blades. Generally it is done in spring but can also be done during the summer months.

Is Verticutting the same as dethatching?

Now you may be saying to yourself that you still don't understand the difference between a verticut and a dethatcher. The primary difference is that the verticut is just going to lightly tickle the soil down below, while dethatching will aggressively dig into the root system and pull out thatch.

Do you seed before or after Verticutting?

Timing: The verticutter is used after seed is applied. Method: Seed is applied to the entire lawn. Then the verticutter machine is run over the yard creating tiny rows with a slicing motion (rather than a punching motion of the aerator), essentially “cutting” the seed into the soil.

Is Verticutting the same as aerating?

Verticutting and power raking are words that are sometimes used interchangeably for doing the same thing. Verticutting is done by a machine that cuts thin rows into your grass rather than removing plugs, like aeration. Verticutters loosen the topsoil so that seed will have better contact with the soil for germination.

Is Verticutting the same as scarifying?

Verticutting also called vertical mowing is a refinement of scarifying, in that it is less aggressive. The blades are finer and are not designed to penetrate as deep as those on a scarifier. Verticutters have more blades (than a scarifier), with the spacings being closer together to leave a finer finish on the lawn.

Should I water before Verticutting?

Water the Lawn

Verticutting is much easier to do when the ground is moist. Water your lawn two days before you plan to verticut. You can also verticut your yard two days after a light rain.

What is the purpose of Verticutting?

Verticutting, or vertical mowing, removes thatch buildup in the lawn so turf can breathe easy, better absorb nutrients, and soak in much-needed moisture. Thatch is a layer of dead stems and roots that forms between the grass and soil.

Do lawn scarifiers work?

The cutting action of the tool, either powered by electricity or a manual push action, also helps to aerate the soil, making it healthier, (almost) weed free and longer lasting. The consequences of not scarifying your lawn and keeping up with other maintenance jobs can be devastating.

When should I dethatch my lawn?

For northern grass the best time to dethatch your entire lawn is in late summer to early fall when the grass is actively growing. For southern grasses, dethatch in late spring. In early spring, and for small areas, use a thatching rake, which is a sharp-tined rake that rips the thatch out of the lawn.

What can I do if my grass is too thick?

A good old-fashioned rake is one of the best ways to reduce the thatch in the grass. A little thatch is not harmful but anything over one inch (2.5 cm.) is damaging to the sod. Really thick thatch requires a dethatching rake, which is larger and has sharp tines.

Why do they poke holes in grass?

It's important to aerate – essentially, poke holes in – your lawn at least once a year. Aeration loosens up the soil, improves drainage and air flow around the plants, and it promotes root depth and root growth. We bet you'll see thicker grass growth and healthier color in your lawn just a week or two after you aerate.

How do I revive my lawn in the summer?

Aerate your lawn to allow air to reach the roots and boost your grass's growth. Grass roots also need oxygen to grow properly. Lawn aeration is a great way to help revive brown “dead” grass; poking holes in a lawn will grant the roots unencumbered access to oxygen.

What is Verticutting a green?

One activity that golf courses undertake on greens is a process called “Verticutting”. This may also be called “Vertical Mowing”. Unlike regular greens mowing, where the blades are horizontal to the putting surface, verticut blades are vertical to the greens.

Should I Verticut Bermuda grass?

You should verticut warm-season grasses like Bahia, Bermuda, centipede, and zoysia grass in the spring after new growth appears. Cold season grasses like Kentucky bluegrass, perennial ryegrass, fine fescue, and tall fescue grasses in the fall. Avoid doing anything that will stress the grass during hot or dry periods.

Should a lawn be power raked?

For cool season grasses, power raking is recommended in early fall or spring. Warm season grasses are better power raked in late spring to early summer. Because power raking does damage some healthy grass, it is important to power rake with enough growing season left for your lawn to recover.

How often should you groom your lawn?

Lawns should be mowed every second week in summer and every two to five weeks from autumn to winter. Spring mowing times will vary according to rain and sunshine, so watch and mow whenever they begin to look messy or unruly.