Im down in the Temple/Waco area and have been looking for the dethatch blade all over. Wasnt even sure if they made it anymore. I'm going to take your advice and look online. Usually I manually rake to loosen and get up what I can, but that as you know, is a lot of work. Then mow on the lowest setting like you. I cross mow one way, then the other. Thanks for the info and advice.
I scalp my Bermuda March 15, lawn greening up so nice… should I start mowing it to keep it low or let it grow and green even? Thanks I’m in Arlington Texas
If it has been a little over two weeks since you mowed on March 15th and the lawn is greening up, you probably want to start mowing on a regular basis. I don't know how low you scalped your lawn, but you should raise the mower height one setting above what you scalped at. This way the lawn should start to fill in while minimizing the amount of remaining stubble from the dormant lawn showing through. The more frequently you mow, the thicker the lawn will fill in. The frequent mowing encourages the lawn to grow outward rather than upward which is what makes it thicker.
@@lawntipswithlew3192 thanks for your reply. I did a good scalp, started at 3 inches then 2 and finally end at lowest setting on a push toro recycler… all scalp and baged! Last year I didn’t scalp it I went with detaching option, it green up pretty good as well grass grew where there were hardly any grass.
As long as you are mowing regularly, and taking off less than one third of the height of the grass, mulching should be all you need to do. Mulching puts nutrients back into the soil. If you find that you are leaving clumps of grass when you mow, then you may want to consider bagging the clippings.
