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If you're planning your first lawn renovation this year,
this video will help you decide on the best way to do it, so
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We often get asked, on this Channel,
why we aerate, and then, scarify.
We use professional grade tools
that can cope if the grass is a bit longer than it should be,
and it will still rip through the lawn that we do.
Now, if I was doing a job like this, with a domestic scarifier,
something that you would pick up in a garden centre or online,
I wouldn't recommend doing it in the order we do it.
You're always best setting a scarifier to a higher height
and going over the lawn once
and then raking a bit off and having a look and seeing how much thatch you've pulled out of the lawn.
If you go in deep at the start, you might cause damage that takes a long time to recover.
Always do test patch, scarify an area, rake a bit off,
see how much has come out, see how much more needs to come out.
If you go in deep right at the very start,
again, you can cause that long term damage.
For this lawn here, we want to be a bit harder
so we're going to give it another scarify.
We usually do double scarify, but depending on your own scarifier
you may want to do more.
I have a video on how to scarify your lawn, step by step,
I'll put it on at the end of this video,
so make sure you check that out if you want to really dive deep down
and learn how to scarify your lawn properly.
Number one reason we aerate first is,
it's much easier to see where it's been aerated, before the scarifier
goes over the lawn
and this keeps a tight pattern in the lawn
meaning more holes and no missed areas.
If this is the first time you're renovating your lawn
chances are you'll do these tasks on different days.
I recommend carrying out the scarifying on the first day
and the aeration on the second day
with clean ups in between.
Your first job is to mow the lawn, no too short though.
It's a beginner mistake to shave the lawn away down to nothing before scarification.
This only puts the lawn under stress,
and will slow the recovery time.
"Little and Often" is key to good lawn care.
Now unfortunately, the lawn wasn't cut before our visit.
We arrived at the start of the year
and unfortunately we were here before the gardener.
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The slowest part of any lawn renovation is - always - tidying up the debris afterwards.
If you can do it on a dry day, or a windy day,
you'll definitely do it a lot faster than on a damp day.
I know that's quite obvious - but I thought I would point it out!
Feeding your lawn, what's best?
There's a lot of fertilisers on the market
and it can be very confusing on what to buy.
I recommend buying a fertiliser that doesn't contain weed or moss control,
and applying these two elements seperately.
This will give you much more control on your lawn.
If you're carrying out a spring lawn renovation
then buy a spring lawn fertiliser
and if you're carrying out an autumn lawn renovation -
buy an autumn fertiliser!
If you follow this you'll find that brands are less important
and over time will give you a lot more choice as you get into lawn care.
The last step of a lawn renovation is to treat the moss.
Now if you want to learn why we do it afterwards,
make sure you check out the next video!