Can you Dethatch or Power Rake when it's hot outside?

[@pestandlawnginja]

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[@danielfitzgerald4089]

Thank you for getting back to me. I have watched you use last year using the electric dethacher, but I a almost a 1/2 lot and that small unit will take forever. So, would be best to rent a power rack or find someone to do it? Finally, whats the best weed killer for my rock beds that also can work as a pre emergent? No weeds yet so something that works with no weeds exposed yet and with weeds exposed. THANK YOU!

[@jasoncollins7656]

Ginja, enjoy the channel. I've got a sun Joe & dethathed last week but it ended up killing the lawn. It turned white & hard straw like. Luckily , it was a small area but what went wrong?

[@william9104]

Dethatching is my favorite thing to do to the lawn. I love the before/after difference!

[@pestandlawnginja]

Its amazing how awesome it works.

[@ladyunknown9101]

I’m someone who recently became obsessed with lawn care after only mowing a lawn less than a handful of times in my 34 years. Now I’m watching all your videos on KZbin and am about to spend all this money on a Sun Joe when I didn’t even know what thatch was 2 weeks ago. I raked my yard with a groundskeeper II rake and although an awesome rake for the job I should’ve just bought the machine now that I know I can thatch regularly and not just once every year or two like I previously thought! P.S. that dog is freaking adorable 😍

[@pestandlawnginja]

Anna! Love all these lady lawn ninjas! Love hearing you're out there slaying that lawn. you'll love the sun joe. by far the best value and one of the most useful tools i've run across for home owners.

[@tra129iscool]

Me too!! And I’m 34 too!!

[@shantalmcnally6427]

Same! 35 though. New to homeownership and I just have so much passion for my lawn now

[@joelcoast277]

Ginja, I know that would be a different type of video but could you do a video that shows a list or schedule what you need to do for lawn care from the beginning of the season to the end of the season. Listing the different products to use through the season. I am new to the lawn care game, and just bought a new house this year and it had new laid sod this spring. Any help you can give I would truly appreciate it. Thank you and keep up the great work,

[@pestandlawnginja]

Love the idea!

[@joelcoast277]

​@@pestandlawnginja Thank you for the reply truly appreciate it. If the video comes out, I hope it helps new homeowners. So I live in a little bit of a different area than you, the Kansas City area. With new sod, what are some of the thing you should and shouldn’t do the first year? You can research so much online your head spins and no way of telling what is right. Honestly some people are just keyboard warriors. I’m not afraid to work I just need to know that I’m going in the right direction. I plan on hand raking the whole yard “maybe buying a Sun Joe” to remove thatch and any debris that occurred from the lawn being laid down and the little bit of dead stand. What else can I do the help the yard besides water it? Any advice would be great. Thank you again,

[@lisacash7238]

I second this notion!

[@a_noelles]

This would be marvelous actually.

[@pushapt]

Yea I’d be all about it

[@northernprepper1264]

The awesome thing about your channel is I live in the same county as you. So it’s nice to be able to see what you’re doing to your lawn so I can mimic it, thank you!!

[@pestandlawnginja]

That is awesome! Slay that lawn!

[@DavidBtc]

I literally was watching a LCN video and thought "can I use a detacher in this heat?". So I went to search for a video and what's in my face this video!!!🤯 oh.. Ninja you amaze me once again 👊

[@pestandlawnginja]

Crazy! Thanks for watching and commenting. I appreciate the support

[@AmandanLeeloo]

I'm so happy you made this video, as I've been wondering about this this whole past week! Perfect timing!! 👏👏👏👏👏

[@pestandlawnginja]

Perfect! Glad you liked it

[@aquienpuedainteresar4188]

Choking me while spoon feeding me cereal...dont threaten me with a good time. Glad to see you are posting more frequently again. I'll be dethatching soon just because you said I can.

[@pestandlawnginja]

LOL yah buddy! Juan you the man! Keep slaying that lawn.

[@nfdiaz69]

Thanks to you, I bought the Sun Joe dethatcher this year... The lawn looks better than it ever did in 15 years. Thank you...

[@pestandlawnginja]

Great to hear! Keep slaying that lawn!

[@jeffadams3277]

Looks like my boys just won themselves a job for tomorrow. I bought the Sunjoe dethatcher and can't believe what that thing cleans out of my yard. Thanks for the video!

[@pestandlawnginja]

LOL Rad! Get em to work! Slay that lawn!

[@revd6239]

I have been doing this for 4 years.... with two different grass types. First Bermuda and now with tall fescue and I have not seen any fungus My first year I pulled 30 plus piles of dead grass off 17000 square foot of grass, thats just one side of my yard. IT WORKS.....and I am a perfect example. I knew nothing about grass.... I have a successfully yard TOTALLY off of youtube videos. LOL GREAT VIDEO!!!! oh YEA I see the new dog is loving the yard as always!!!!

[@pestandlawnginja]

Thanks for the raw feedback! Love hearing success stories! Thanks for watching and commenting Rev!

[@revd6239]

@@pestandlawnginja ....no problem!!

[@dronemaddness5148]

Very well done. Im doing mine this next weekend with my Swardman.... wish me luck.

[@pestandlawnginja]

Good luck! Its the best!

[@johnas1887]

I did mine Mr. Ginja 😊👍

[@dronemaddness5148]

@@johnas1887 lets see it!!! Send pics if you can

[@golfandstuff2659]

@dronemaddness I ordered my Swardman in June through Reel Rollers. Now delayed delivery till Sept. Where did you get yours from? Looking for alternative options to get it faster (especially for dethatching).

[@dronemaddness5148]

@@golfandstuff2659 I think the only distributor in the us is Reel Rollers. That's where I bought mine thru. I do know that the COVID-19 Pandemic has affected everyone globally and products coming from the Europe have been very slow. I accidentally damaged my reel and ended up buying the new upgrade reel and I will have the old one be a spare. You can try calling Swardman in Germany and they may be able to help. They do speak English just be patient in communicating. Also the European folks are on vacation now. 8 weeks, July and August, seem to be the most difficult times in getting anything out of Europe, has been my biggest issue. So you might not have much choice, but call then directly and see what can be done would be my best advise.

[@kevinbuckley4231]

I got my Sunjoe last year and have been wondering about this very question .. pleased to see it answered! I will dethatch tomorrow.

[@pestandlawnginja]

Awesome Kevin! Glad to hear you're out there doing the work and slaying that lawn!

[@kevinbuckley4231]

@@pestandlawnginja Hmm. I dethached a section on the least aggressive setting. The rakings were 50/50 green grass to brown and .. the lawn looks far worse than when I started so I stopped. It's like it ripped out a lot of what was making the grass somewhat green. I hope it repairs over the next week or two.

[@PNWLawnGuy]

@@kevinbuckley4231 how does it look now?

[@kevinbuckley4231]

@@PNWLawnGuy It's only been 3 days -- it has not improved. At the moment, if I had to go back in time .. I wouldn't have done it. It kind of seems like .. perhaps the summer heat stress has a ~third of the blades go dormant -- but power raking/dethatch may have ripped out that dormant grass which is not what you'd want. Seems like the lawn is doomed for a few months until October.

[@southjerseylawnguy2705]

Loving it man. I got my sun joe last year after seeing your recommendation and I’ve loved every bit of it. Got some fungus issues right now that I’m going to correct than run the sun joe and hit it with some Next Dthatch.

[@pestandlawnginja]

awesome! Make sure you wash the machine after you run it through the fungal matter.

[@GregAspenson]

My neighbor and I just got ours. We were going to wait until Fall but instead starting next week thanks to this video.

[@pestandlawnginja]

You're welcome Greg!

[@MJ-uz4zw]

Cool video but I was wondering if I want to dethatch my lawn would I need to cut it short because I keep my lawn taller in the hotter months?

[@pestandlawnginja]

I prefer it to be 2" or lower. you can achieve that simply by mowing a few times per week

[@jfk8469]

This video was helpful since I live in South Texas and the temperature is consistently in the mid 90s in late summer. Thank you!

[@pestandlawnginja]

Glad it was helpful!

[@mslauralee6478]

Ginja! The shorts! hahahahaha! Yes, I know that's your tan but I still had to put on sunglasses, my eyes! xxoo from Happy Valley

[@incognitotorpedo42]

Nice to see a guy being fashion forward. Short shorts are comin' back, I'm tellin' ya.

[@kaleodefreitas8377]

I was actually going to ask for a link for those shorts

[@pestandlawnginja]

You're the best!

[@pestandlawnginja]

soo true Incognito!

[@pestandlawnginja]

It's my best kept secret Kaleo!

[@MattSpaugh]

YO Ginja, I've got about 7000 sq/ft of Zoysia that was sodded in around 16 years ago. It's been struggling this year. The lawn has been core aerated a number of times but never dethatched. Last week I cut it down to 2" and spent yesterday dethatching it - I got probably 20 garbage cans of material. I was surprised how 'non-abusive' the dethatching process was. I feel like my lawn can breathe again. Hoping for a quick recovery. Sorry for the long comment - really just wanted to say big thanks for the vids - good stuff.

[@pestandlawnginja]

@MattSpaugh rad! Feed it and it'll thrive

[@philipdigrazia5036]

Had to laugh, my brother and I were just debating this very issue yesterday. I’m in Denver area, essentially exact same climate as you, and I went ahead and dethatched despite my worries. Thanks for the video to calm my concerns.

[@pestandlawnginja]

Glad I could help. It's widely debated.

[@jonathanthompson8039]

I'm in Arvada, CO and I dethatched yesterday.

[@elainearchibald9020]

I use my thatch rake at least once per month over the summer. I'm in Canada, Montreal, to be exact. We had quite a hot summer here and more to come. Actually right now my grass is needing a lot of repair due to the extreme heat and not much rain. The sun was too extreme to keep it watered properly. Hot, hot, hot!! Love your dog, Rolls Royce, he's so adorable!! Thanks Ginja, once again, for all your advice!

[@pestandlawnginja]

Thanks Elaine! Love hearing all those lady lawn ninja's out there slaying those lawns!

[@BuckMcAntlerson]

I'm about to get my money's worth out this Sun Joe...

[@pestandlawnginja]

Awesome Buck! You'll love and hate it LOL

[@bronzjohnson2362]

Just got mine last week! Gonna do the same!!

[@joe1071]

Work that Sun Joe like a rented mule

[@danielfitzgerald4089]

Thanks for all the details. Will get it done when all of our snow melts off and things dry out here in Colorado.

[@pestandlawnginja]

Right on!

[@jinnakamura6192]

I got my Sun Joe's scarifier/dethacher this week!!!

[@pestandlawnginja]

best tool ever for lawn care

[@ShadwTrooper]

You’re gonna love it. Very satisfying to see all of that junk going away. Good luck!

[@pestandlawnginja]

@@ShadwTrooper right!?

[@jeffadams3277]

You won't believe your eyes at first.

[@playmateinmiami]

It is looking great! I love your English Bulldog puppy...so cute!

[@pestandlawnginja]

Thank you very much! He's a funny little dude.

[@markc3571]

I have one of those tow behind detacher‘s they just drag, do you think one of those would work OK for the thatching?

[@jjwhitedog]

I use a Brinly Hardy dethatcher. They do work well if the adjustments and angles of the springs are set correct. (The springs are actually supposed to pop forward and toss thatch forward). I have had great success with 4 passes of the tow behind type. Two perpendicular to the others. Good luck.

[@markc3571]

Jj White thanks I’ll try it. Usually I only do it in spring, I’ve never tried in summer or fall.

[@pestandlawnginja]

they work great. they're more invasive on the plant and soil so recovery will be longer. I recommend spring when the grass starts growing vigerously or late summer / fall when temps begin to cool down.

[@chrisurwin9310]

Used a power rake for the first time after 25 years of hand raking. SO MUCH time saved! Usually dethatch in early spring to get nutrients, water and seed in to get a thick lawn before summer. Still use a hand rake on steep slopes from now on. Had a huge chunk of lawn damaged...Ooooops😳 Great content and Thank You!

[@pestandlawnginja]

ah man, those thatch rakes are no joke! hardest job ever. Nice job slaying that lawn!

[@PNW_Sportbike_Life]

Damn, you detached your lawn in the summer and it didn’t spontaneously explode?

[@pestandlawnginja]

LOL nope!

[@tristinsims726]

Hi GInja, I found you through a search and I really like the content. Most of us know what you are talking about but you still put the information out as if to a newbie. I really like yard work, as an older gentleman I find that the exercise is good. I live in Virginia and we have some wicked hot summers, this year was brutal. I have a lot of problems with my yard and you have given me a lot to look into to get it fixed. Thank you for all the information and you make it fun to watch too.

[@pestandlawnginja]

Right on!!! Love the feedback

[@betheball]

Just dethatched for the first time three weeks ago. So I'm glad you didn't say "don't do it when it's hot". HA! I can also attest that the Sun Joe machine is fantastic. My lawn is about 9500sqft, and I only did half of it (I'm experimenting to dial my treatment in before doing the 2nd half), but I filled up 2 green waste containers along with tamping the thatch down after every dump into the container. The lawn is recovering beautifully, though.

[@pestandlawnginja]

That's awesome. amazing what a little elbow grease will do

[@markwatson2006]

Oh Captain, my Captain... Ahem Oh Ginja, my Ginja!! Fantastic video! As usual, you answered my specific question (okay to dethatch in summer heat), AND more!

[@pestandlawnginja]

Glad I could help! 🚢 👨‍✈️

[@jamzach4]

Appreciate this Ginja!!!! This is exactly what I’m seeing in my lawn. My lawn was so thick and deep green up until the heat started. I’ve been gradually losing it. Just bought a SunJoe !

[@pestandlawnginja]

Good stuff! It's a fantatic machine.

[@anthonybruce3482]

I just ordered a Sun Joe. Was going to wait for the fall and then next spring to dethatch. Ironically about 3 weeks ago I just dethatched a small test patch by hand with a garden rake. Put down Humic Acid, Biochar, and sea kelp, and a little iron. 3 weeks later the little test patch is the best part of my lawn. And... my greenskeeper friend told me NOT to dethatch!!! Thank you for the videos.

[@TheEthanHunt]

If you don’t mind me asking, did you get the iron separately? How did you measure how much was needed for the test patch? Lastly, is it ok to add iron towards the end of July/early August (DFW area, so it’s HOT!)

[@anthonybruce3482]

@@TheEthanHunt Yes - so I use a very minimal amount. about 3% liquid iron. for a 16oz spray bottle less than an 1oz. During the hot weather it's important to "spoon feed" small amounts of the nutrients about every 14 days. That's what I've learned and had success with. The commercial lawn services dump huge amounts of products and hope they last 6 weeks. The biggest difference for me is that I'm using small amounts more frequently (again spoon feeding) because I'm a DIY now.

[@pestandlawnginja]

You're welcome Anthony! Gotta love the rumor mill

[@pestandlawnginja]

I just followed the instructions on the label. The labels will commonly tell you the rates per 1000 sq ft. once you get calibrated with your equipment it's pretty easy to run and gun. You can put iron down anytime when the grass is growing.

[@lisah6076]

Thanks for the great video, I realized that the yellow/brown spots in the same areas year after year needs dethaching. I'm using a 4 step programs and soil amendments, so I'm going to dethatch with my sun Joe this September and overseed the front yard. Im not sure about the back, a lot to cover. Ill see how it goes. Already thick, but definitely needs detaching. What a cute dog 😄

[@SuperReallyNice]

Those mountains behind you are spectacular!

[@pestandlawnginja]

The best!

[@texasdoc68]

Mount Timpanogus?

[@brianhartman7135]

Ridiculously beautiful terrain in the background. Great video.

[@pestandlawnginja]

It really is!

[@jcortizenterprises]

@@pestandlawnginja what part of the world are you in Ginja?

[@pestandlawnginja]

@@jcortizenterprises utah

[@jcortizenterprises]

@@pestandlawnginja Ive been in Utah, its awesome!!! I live in Atlanta in the middle of the forest so we dont see the mountains too much

[@jasonp9951]

I can confirm, well, maybe you helped me confirm with your confirmation that this can be done lol. I finally got my sunjoe and dethatched the whole lawn twice in different directions and filled up 2 whole trash cans. Then the next week I did one pass dethatch, then one pass scarifier and again filled the trash cans. Then I threw down some new grass seed and covered it with 5 bags of peat moss. I still have a few trouble area which I think my sprinklers are not hitting enough but the lawn has really transformed beautifully just in time for my wife and daughter to move here with me (my motivation for all the hard work). I also took fotos because I was shocked how much stuff it pulled out. I am glad to hear I can do it often and will probably do it again near the end of summer so the new grass gets settles. and before winter doing another reseed but with more topsoil/peat mixture. Thank you so much for your videos! They have helped me greatly!!

[@pestandlawnginja]

Love hearing you're out there slaying that lawn Jason! Well done! Keep going!

[@adanarceo4636]

Thanks for taking the risk of your lawn for us Ginja, I really appreciate. Good job. The lawn looks greener already. 👍

[@pestandlawnginja]

You bet! That's what I do baby!

[@ChargingForward]

Just used your link to get the sun joe. Going to help my neighbor get her yard looking better. It’s jam packed full of dead debris which has caused fungus issues. Good to know I don’t have to wait until right before over seeding it. Now planning on getting rid of debris, toss some XGRN and some XSOIL on it, water it in good, and watch the color come back. Then I’ll probably do it again before over seeding just because.

[@pestandlawnginja]

You'll love it. single most useful machine for a home owner to love.You'll do awesome.

[@jthaorn]

Pest and Lawn Ginja You are the BEST!! Thank you for responding to me!! I should have mentioned that I had already purchased quinclorac, seed oil, T-Zone, and milorganite. In really need your help and guidance to know when to insert these into the plan you laid out and how many weeks to wait after each step. THANK YOU!!! YOU are the only one with CREDIBLE knowledge and videos!!!!!

[@pestandlawnginja]

you want to mix the herbicides for what you use. they will last a few weeks but slowly weaken. you need to decides if you're going to apply the herbicides over the entire area or spot spray. I commonly apply the herbicides over the entire area when the weeds are really bad. I will do that every 4 weeks for 3 to 4 months for the first season then re evaluate the season after. As for the milo..... that can go down anytime. If you don't have annual grasses to treat you do not need to add the quinclorac

[@stash7714]

I just got one of these yesterday and used it in my front lawn. I just did one pass to see how it would look and recover. Little thing is amazing. I plan to use it on the backyard this week. My lawn isn’t terrible but it’s never been “dethatched” or power raked or even aerated in the 8 years I’ve lived in my house. Keep up the good vids my dude.

[@pestandlawnginja]

Thanks for watching and commenting Josh. Great feedback! You'll love that little toy. its awesome.

[@TheLawnGuardian]

I noticed with my greenworks dethatcher set to it's lowest setting that is doesn't get much out of my lawn that is mowed between 3" to 3.5". I'm assuming that's just because the grass is too tall for this light machine to get down through the grass blades. This Fall I'm planning on taking the lawn gradually down to 2" then dethatch with it. I know there is a lot of material I need to get out. Great video and info.

[@pestandlawnginja]

Probable yes. The greenworks doesnt go as low as the sun Joe unfortunately

[@stephenwilliamson6118]

A great video. I have ordered an Allett like yours. You give brilliant advice, top channel 👍🏻

[@pestandlawnginja]

Awesome, thank you!

[@BUDs253]

I couldn't even imagine regular dethatching makes such a huge difference on my lawn. Looking forward to buying power rake.

[@pestandlawnginja]

such a useful machine!

[@dabsteelpimp]

Thanks so much, Ginga! I'm purchasing a Sun Joe dethatcher for my birthday but thought i would only be able to use it several times a year. Good to know i can use it several times a month!

[@pestandlawnginja]

Happy birthday! It's a fantastic machine and you'll love it!

[@denisbrisebois7658]

@Ginja introduced me to these de thatcher couple years ago and I just love it. Now this video was very helpful ... I will do it more often now ... thanks Buddy!!!

[@pestandlawnginja]

Glad it was helpful!

[@thekidwiththekung-fugrip3347]

I don’t know why I love watching lawn videos....I don’t even have a great lawn here in New York...definitely when I move to Texas in a year

[@pestandlawnginja]

That is awesome! Thanks for the support alex!

[@bobvila4381]

Hey Ginja! Had to de thatch in the heat last year and it def was the right choice because the thatch was choking out the grass. CHEERS!

[@pestandlawnginja]

Love the feedback bob!

[@stevensolano1658]

I used a manual thatch rake this spring. It was intense and the neighbors thought I was crazy. My lawn says otherwise. This September/October my lawn will get its first aeration ever.

[@pestandlawnginja]

Rad! Love hearing that!

[@GardeningwithBarchuckin]

Watching your videos I hand dethatched my lawn by hand in early spring and it sucked so I bought a sun joe and will do it again in either the fall or spring.

[@pestandlawnginja]

Rad! You'll absolutely love it!

[@zachjohnson7654]

Good video! Happy to hear this. Just got my Sunjoe yesterday. Going to get to tomorrow. Perfect timing! Thanks!

[@pestandlawnginja]

Glad it helped! Have a great day!

[@Todd.T]

I just did mine yesterday. I am just under my first year of taking back my lawn. I have overseeded and still have a bit of starter fert that is finally dying out. We were blessed with a "second spring" of cool wet weather so I overseeded and did the starter fert a month ago. I needed to fill in the patchy lawn and I am almost there. Two month ago there were gaps everywhere. I bought a sprayer and dusted the lawn for weeds which did a great job. Then I noticed the grass clippings were starting to pile up from the fast growing grass and frequent mowing. It was causing issues as it piled up where the dead weeds were. So I dethatched and switched to bagging. Now it's time to lay down some fert with iron. It has only tapped 95 degrees for about 5 days up here in Canada and that was only for a few hours a day on those random days. Currently 62 degrees and raining on Monday. Lawn will be green(er) by mid to late week.

[@pestandlawnginja]

Right on! Slay that lawn!

[@rootvalue]

God this was a great explanation of WHEN and WHY to thatch. Took me a dozen sales pitches, lifestyle blogs, and irrelevant videos before I found this. Thank you brother.

[@pestandlawnginja]

Glad it was helpful! Love the feedback

[@odnetnin4720]

Took a good look at my lawn after watching your videos for a week. I have a lot of work to do. Going to pick up a sun joe next week! Even thinking of getting a yard sign once done...”welcome to our home the Joneses”. Lol, our last name isn’t Jones, nor Gunderstag for that matter!

[@pestandlawnginja]

That is awesome! hahahaha, love it!

[@CrazyManwich]

This year I have started dethatching once a month switching between the scarifier and the dethatching carts on my sun joe and then putting down an application of humichar and Jerry Baker’s green up tonic and my lawn has never been greener and thicker.

[@pestandlawnginja]

Rad!!!! Great way to do it

[@CrazyManwich]

@@pestandlawnginja thank you just getting ready for a leveling project in mid August. I want to get my lawn to the point where I can convince my wife I need either an Allett or Swardman.

[@pestandlawnginja]

@@CrazyManwich nice! it's a step up for sure.

[@CrazyManwich]

@@pestandlawnginja I would say it is more of an express elevator to the penthouse.

[@CP-rm7rz]

perfect timing. I was holding off but this task moved up on the to do list

[@pestandlawnginja]

Rad!

[@NL1T3N]

I did 2 test patches on my bermuda using my sunjoe. I did a 1250* using the scarifier and it really chewed up the lawn. I then did a 1500* using the dethatcher and it looks 10x better. I’m going to finish the rest of the 8000* on the dethatch cartridge. I put down milorganite after and have been watering it in. It’s been about 4 days and the scarifier is Slowly coming back, but after just a day the dethatch area is looking way cleaner. Thanks for the content, my lawn use to look like a golf course but I’ve neglected it for the past 2 years and it shows. P.S. it’s about 105* in Georgia with the heat index, so you can do it if you put in the work.

[@pestandlawnginja]

Great feedback! The scarifier should be used just like a verticutter. works fantastic in the spring time. needs a little time to bounce back! Thanks for sharing.

[@NL1T3N]

@@pestandlawnginja i had a ton of debris on top (2 years of side discharge on the zero turn) so i was hoping that the scarifier would give me sufficient slices to help the bermuda breath during the super high temps and get the fertilizer deep into the soil, but it just chewed up way to much for my liking. I'm going to run it again in the spring as the temps start getting up, and i'm going to plug next year as well, as i didn't do it this year. I also bought a honda push and have been bagging it this year, which has helped a ton. 8k square feet and i have about a full wheel barrow full of grass every cut (1.5") so that helps a ton now as well. thanks for the reply!!

[@Aerialphotovito]

You’ve given me the strength to give this a try o wise one Thanks bro 💚💚💚💚

[@pestandlawnginja]

Go for it!

[@jimmckillip7975]

man you really know your stuff about lawns after watching this now I'm going have to do my lawn

[@pestandlawnginja]

Nice Jim! Go slay that lawn!

[@Thunderbahl]

No lie, Ginja is my #2 - only to be outdone by the LCN himself. Please continue putting out great content. Love this channel.

[@pestandlawnginja]

Bro! Really appreciate the compliment

[@ShaneYiT]

your lawn looks so good

[@pestandlawnginja]

Thanks Shane!

[@Teedawg2530]

Great video! You answered my question I’ve been asking myself last week and this weekend. Thank you, great timing

[@pestandlawnginja]

Glad it was helpful!

[@monabarakat9246]

Going out there now with my Sunjoe to bring back my colour! Great vid Ginja, thx!

[@pestandlawnginja]

awesome! Slay that lawn Mona!

[@jpippinator]

In my opinion it depends on the grass type and geographical location. In southeast VA with cool season turf (tall fescue) if you dethatch when it’s 90 degrees and dry, your lawn will be damaged. Even mowing in the heat will damage the grass. Which is fine if you don’t mind it looking that way until fall overseeding. I’ve never had to dethatch warm season turf because it bounces back on its own so easily with enough rain.

[@pestandlawnginja]

great feedback. I personally have never ran into an issue as long as my sprinklers were doing the job right.

[@donniereidjr]

That Sun Joe seems to be a beast. Next payday Im getting one. Thanks for sharing your wisdom Ginja!

[@donniereidjr]

Any thoughts regarding why it requires so many passes to get it properly done? Ginja do you think maybe doing it once a month would be ideal instead of doing 4 or so passes each session?

[@pestandlawnginja]

The dead materials get melded into the soil. Takes time to get it all out. If you can do 4 passes and cleanup 4 days in a row when you first begin that’s preferred

[@jjwhitedog]

Great info. I run a dethatcher and core aerator every four (4) weeks. 1+ rural acre. I leave the debris to dry out topside for a few hours, then dbl cut the lawn. I see more benefit to leaving it, than removing it. I'm located in eastern Canada so my weed control 'options' are pretty much nil, or illegal. This has become a huge part of my IPM.

[@pestandlawnginja]

if you mulch properly its the best thing for the lawn. if you don't mulch properly you end up just the same as the lawn in the video.

[@grass-patch]

Video is on point and right on time. I removed debris from dollar spot plus other areas in need of dethatching. Turf can now breath, take in water plus light feeding if needed. Interesting observation regarding temp differential. Thanks Ginja. Stay cool. ~ mike

[@pestandlawnginja]

Thanks for sharing! Glad to hear you're out there slaying that lawn!

[@chrispaslay3599]

Love your stuff brother. Good to see you again, keep 'em coming!

[@pestandlawnginja]

Thanks! Will do!

[@geek08]

Hey. Thanks for all the wonderful informative videos. I’ve become the lawn lady in my house lol and everything is absolutely new to me. My husband is not about the lawn (believe it or not) so here I am, trying to slay 🤣🤣!

[@pestandlawnginja]

You'll do great!

[@DJR5280]

Thank you. I’m in Denver, a mile up with intense sun and temps have been in the upper 90s and 100s. Dethatched last week and panicked. Glad to know it’ll be ok

[@pestandlawnginja]

Glad to help! Slay that lawn!

[@redwards2006]

Love the bulldog puppy helper

[@pestandlawnginja]

he's pretty awesome

[@markrob9752]

Thanks so much because this was the million dollar question

[@pestandlawnginja]

You're welcome!

[@charles-y2z6c]

Thanks Lawn Ginga, you gave me a heart from a comment last year and I visited today and after hand raking over the weekend i decided to buy a Greenworks de thatcher. Should have it next week. By the way I am growing my reddish brown beard since November. I am starting to look like your cousin 😂

[@pestandlawnginja]

Love it! I'm a little behind on the comments and trying to catch up! hahaha. Glad to hear your roots are hanging off your face

[@MS-rs8le]

Nice shorts bro? Thanks for the great video! YES, dethatching does stress your grass out in hotter temperatures and that is WHY it is recommended to do it when it cools down Spring usually is best! Thanks for the video

[@pestandlawnginja]

Thanks for your feedback Mike.

[@claytonmiller3754]

Ginga I just did this. I live in Wisconsin. IAM just surprised how much debris was in my lawn. Only second season, after total renovation. Crazy.

[@pestandlawnginja]

right on!!! it can be shocking

[@sj7601]

I may try using the Sun Joe dethatcher attachment this month then. I used the power rake in spring and loved it, but my front lawn still needs more thatch removed. Currently my lawn is heat stressed from all of the 90s we've had, so may feed it just a bit afterwards.

[@pestandlawnginja]

Its amazing how much it really helps! Slay that lawn!

[@asinheaven]

Thanks Ginja ! I'm heading out to dethatch my lawn now!

[@pestandlawnginja]

YES! Kathleen, go slay that lawn!

[@roneichstedtjr]

Always great videos. Because of the skills I’ve gotten from your videos my families lawns are the best on the block. Still waiting for that Ginja swag!

[@pestandlawnginja]

Rad! Swag is in the works! Dealing with artists everyday trying to resolve that issue

[@DiversifiedMachinist]

Greenworks dethatcher is pretty decent. Did mine on a 106°F day. Very hot. Lawn was good to go after milorganite and Scott's summer guard and three days. I didn't start until the end of spring with a 30% or a bit better. Waiting on fall to get topsoil and level then seed work KBG and Tttfescue. My ground is as hard as nails. I've been aerating but am going to have to use some liquid aerator to help me out. Most of my topsoil has eroded away. I've got a real mess but am following you to get it looking better. I'm in South Central Kansas. Thanks for your videos.

[@pestandlawnginja]

Rad! Sounds like you're doing a great job. one day at a time is all it takes

[@DiversifiedMachinist]

@@pestandlawnginja Yeah, didn't last long though. My yard is total crap and so much fill dirt needed.

[@In-Rainbows]

You’re very good at this you know.

[@pestandlawnginja]

Thank you!

[@salvadorsanchez6697]

I de thatched two weeks ago. I purposely did not water for a week to make sure it was extra dry. I am changing up grass types so I went hard on detaching/power raking. Took out two large garbage cans of degree. I over seeded after and the seed was well covered by all the racking marks. Worked out perfect. Only issue now is keeping up with water in the extreme heat. It hasn’t been too bad. I already have about 1/3 of an inch of new growth.

[@pestandlawnginja]

Rad! Nicely done Salvador!

[@salvadorsanchez6697]

@@pestandlawnginja It worked out great! The new type of grass came through strong at the end of the season. I predict that my lawn will be at It’s best this year thanks to the de thatching.

[@pestandlawnginja]

@@salvadorsanchez6697 You the man!

[@BrutalGoerge]

I just sunjoe'd my yard at 96F, then I remembered this video, thought I'd comment to say im a hot sweaty mess, but the grass looks great!

[@pestandlawnginja]

awesome! well done!

[@Indylimburg]

Just got my sunjoe back. Been over a year since I've raked the lawn. Time for a summer detach.

[@Indylimburg]

I will say, I pulled a ton of crud up, but it really stressed the lawn. If you are going to do it, realize you may kill parts of the lawn and you may need to water every day for two weeks for recovery.

[@pestandlawnginja]

recovery can be difficult if you go to agressive. that's why its important to set the proper height of the machine.

[@jaygonzalez3555]

Well now...this is pretty cool. I asked this very question last week and you go out and make a video. Thanks, man. I went ahead and used my Allett with the scarifying cylinder just yesterday. As far as the lawn in this video, please do a follow up video in a week.

[@pestandlawnginja]

Awesome Jay! Will do.

[@jaygonzalez3555]

Pest and Lawn Ginja just saw that you did multiple passes with the scarifier. Hmmmm....🤔...maybe I should've done more than the single pass I did. I emptied my catcher about 8 to 10 times on my 5,200 sq ft lawn.

[@sennewald]

Awesome vid - highly respected from Germany 🇩🇪- keep up the great work!

[@pestandlawnginja]

Much appreciated! Thanks for dropping by Roboco!

[@scottterry4590]

Thanks, I ordered my Sunjoe and it arrived today, can't wait to see the results of the bio and watering I do after. Scott from Louisville.

[@pestandlawnginja]

Hope you enjoy it! It's a great machine Scott!

[@chrisfossum1499]

You just answered the question that I have been kicking around for a month! Time to get the get Sun Joe out! Thanks Ginja!

[@pestandlawnginja]

Perfect! Slay that lawn!

[@jameswarner5878]

I got my Sun Joe on July 6th. I've only done my front yard so far and got a lot out. It's been averaging 90F here, which is high. It has also been drier than usual. Anyway, my lawn looked terrible at first but after about two weeks of care and watering it has bounced back and is looking better than before. Gonna be a project to do the backyard. Going to wait for cooler temps so i dont die of heat stroke.

[@pestandlawnginja]

Nice James! Great job slaying that lawn

[@johnherman3261]

Ginja; Get some sun on those legs my man. Did my lawn with the sun joe about a month ago eight wheelbarrows of debris. Love my sun joe your the man. Be safe brother!

[@pestandlawnginja]

John... This is my tan LOL

[@dmack346]

Thanks bro. I was wondering if I could in the summer. I heard that the only time to do it was in the spring and fall. I will have my ass out there in the morning getting her done. Thanks for putting out great content.

[@pestandlawnginja]

You're welcome Dee Mack! go slay that lawn!

[@michaelmitterholzer9411]

I dethatched a few weeks ago. Shortly after it was in the upper 90’s everyday by me and my yard isn’t looking too good now. It wasn’t perfect before but it’s coming back slowly.

[@pestandlawnginja]

Just keep on the water and make sure your sprinkler coverage is good. It'll recover quickly.

[@lovelocking]

I am going to dethacher the lawn this week put my sun joe to work for sure.

[@pestandlawnginja]

Rad! Glad to hear you're slaying that lawn

[@aaronking1724]

Ginja! I’ve been following all of your tips and my lawn started looking nice! I posted a few pics on face book and got a few people asking me to fix their lawns. First guy I checked out needed dethatch tenacity treatment overseed plus top soil and Pete moss application. Yard is about 3,000 square feet total. How much should I charge?!? Lol I think you might have helped me start a lawn care business!

[@pestandlawnginja]

Awesome Aaron! The dethatch alone I would charge $400. I would charge $65 for the tenacity treatment and explain the risks of bleaching. The seed is a tough one, the peat isn't too expensive but you'll need 3 or 4 bails to do it right at $20 each and the seed price will depend on what seed you buy. I try and shoot for a profit of $150 per hour and then the cost of the materials.

[@Dale37]

Ginja Ninja! I had to turn on the bell, I have been missing your videos for a while! Glad to see you are doing well!

[@pestandlawnginja]

Thanks Dale! I really appreciate the support

[@irinasharomova2267]

Thank you, Ginja! You answered my questions about detaching! :))

[@pestandlawnginja]

Happy to help!

[@ShadwTrooper]

Good info! Been thinking about pulling out my dethatcher again this year. Recovering from major drought and insect damage from last year :( I think this is going to help out.

[@pestandlawnginja]

Nice Matt! Go slay that lawn!

[@shaunaw7596]

So glad I found this video !!! The 2nd yard you did reminded me of my lawn right now , but it’s Bermuda ! I just got the sunjoe delivered today . Should I dethatch it or use the scarifier ? Already hit it with 21-0-0 and will hit it again with another half lb after I do it . Thanks man

[@pestandlawnginja]

Awesome shauna! For now use the dethatcher. The scarifier may or may not work due to the stolons of the Bermuda

[@TheFirstRealChewy]

I have a LOT of thatch on my lawn. Its so bad that the lawn is already struggling and it's the start of summer. The sad part is that I already removed 23, 42 gallon bags of thatch in the Spring. Closer to the end of summer I'll go really aggressive with the dethatching and then follow up with core aeration. I have been guilty of leaving the grass too long when the ground freezes in winter. I'll cut it much lower this year. I am going to estimate that I'll have about 50+ bags of thatch when I'm done. I am not looking forward to it.

[@pestandlawnginja]

run into that all the time. once you get on top of it and do the thatching a couple times a year or more it gets much easier.

[@brandonhebner7767]

So the biggest question I have is can you de-thatch St. Augustine grass? Been trying to see videos to determine the type of grass but that's my one unanswered question. This was awesome to see!

[@pestandlawnginja]

you can. most people have a company to dethatch. few other tools that work. this machine does well but you have to play with the adjustments. if you go too low you will hit the stolons of the grass which in return will bind in the barrel of the machine.

[@Jonathanjweir]

I typically roll the SunJoe out about once a month. I may be upping the regiment to weekly after hearing your recommendation. I also have a bit of Allett Envy. I have my sights on a Liberty 43!

[@pestandlawnginja]

That Liverty would be awesome!