Thatch is a layer of organic material that builds up between the soil and grass in your lawn. A thin layer of thatch is beneficial to the grass, providing nutrients, preserving moisture in the soil, ...

When is the best time to dethatch your lawn? You may have heard that dethatching is important to keep your lawn thriving, but you might not know exactly what it is or what the process entails. Simply ...

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Dethatching allows moisture and nutrients back into the soil. ronstik/Getty Images Dethatching a lawn is an important process that keeps your landscape healthy. When thatch (a layer of dead grass and ...