Houston,Texas (should I dethatch)? by upUPandAway8675309 lawn care 7 Comments USTS2020 2 years ago You don’t dethatch st Augustine captain554 2 years ago If that’s St.Augustine, nah. BigOlPeckerBoy 2 years ago I would not dethatch. You have St Augustine, which grows via stolons or “runners”. A dethatcher will tear these up leading to damage. AbbreviationsNo7295 2 years ago Houston, TX as well!!!! I just aerated, threw down some early green up and threw down some compost. Boloneyfish 2 years ago Texas A&M has a great website with info for growing and maintaining St Augustine turf in Texas. If you follow it, you will have a great lawn. gagunner007 2 years ago Sorry closer look, ST Augustine, don’t dethatch it at all…or centipede. No, never ever dethatch a mostly dormant Bermuda lawn, in fact if you keep Bermuda cut short it should almost never need dethatching. Ayeron-izm- 2 years ago Thatch is below the crown. You visually can’t see thatch unless you take a core sample or cut a piece out. Write A CommentYou must be logged in to post a comment.
BigOlPeckerBoy 2 years ago I would not dethatch. You have St Augustine, which grows via stolons or “runners”. A dethatcher will tear these up leading to damage.
AbbreviationsNo7295 2 years ago Houston, TX as well!!!! I just aerated, threw down some early green up and threw down some compost.
Boloneyfish 2 years ago Texas A&M has a great website with info for growing and maintaining St Augustine turf in Texas. If you follow it, you will have a great lawn.
gagunner007 2 years ago Sorry closer look, ST Augustine, don’t dethatch it at all…or centipede. No, never ever dethatch a mostly dormant Bermuda lawn, in fact if you keep Bermuda cut short it should almost never need dethatching.
Ayeron-izm- 2 years ago Thatch is below the crown. You visually can’t see thatch unless you take a core sample or cut a piece out.
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You don’t dethatch st Augustine
If that’s St.Augustine, nah.
I would not dethatch. You have St Augustine, which grows via stolons or “runners”. A dethatcher will tear these up leading to damage.
Houston, TX as well!!!! I just aerated, threw down some early green up and threw down some compost.
Texas A&M has a great website with info for growing and maintaining St Augustine turf in Texas. If you follow it, you will have a great lawn.
Sorry closer look, ST Augustine, don’t dethatch it at all…or centipede.
No, never ever dethatch a mostly dormant Bermuda lawn, in fact if you keep Bermuda cut short it should almost never need dethatching.
Thatch is below the crown. You visually can’t see thatch unless you take a core sample or cut a piece out.