How to scarify a lawn | EVERYTHING you need to get it RIGHT | Lawn care for beginners

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Thanks for watching, please SMASH the like button 👍

[@DamienTalksMoney]

This video is so useful mate, my lawn at the min I would say is 70% moss.. my neighbour said it is because we live near a beach and that it is impossible to get a good lawn. I reminded him that they have nice lawns on desert golf courses. But is he speaking the truth? I have cut all the weeds out my lawn today in preparation for scarifying

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Not to sure what your neighbour is referring too, it is still very possible to have a great lawn right beside a beach. This weeks video (out at the weekend) is tips on adding fresh grass seed to your lawn, if you are new to lawn care I think it will be of great help to you

[@davidkelly1507]

It's Carol! What are the chances to randomly see you in a video about lawns 😭

[@DamienTalksMoney]

@@davidkelly1507 I have a lawn 🤣

[@retoulrichgareus3457]

Good to see Bella again! Snow is gone but ground is still frozen…just got everything preped and read!

[@Premier_lawns_official]

When does the big thaw take place?

[@Kachy2023]

Look forward to spring so I can watch your videos again!

[@Premier_lawns_official]

You can watch them all year round haha!

[@berniemoscrop5332]

That was a useful tip about the second pass with the scarifier Robbie, i'll have to remember that, thanks.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Bernie, everyday is a school day :)

[@DavidWilson-ng1lv]

Great tips, thanks Robbie 👍

[@nickpage2949]

I love your content. It has inspired me to attempt to bring my lawns to the next level.

[@raftonpounder6696]

Ditto

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Fantasic guys, any questions always fire away. The videos are crafted around the questions you guys ask me.

[@raftonpounder6696]

@@Premier_lawns_official my neighbours are jealous of my lawn. I don’t tell them who my source for advice is!

[@Premier_lawns_official]

@@raftonpounder6696 I'm ok with that 🤪 Do you know we have a community on facebook, check it out facebook.com/groups/premierlawnscommunity

[@raftonpounder6696]

@@Premier_lawns_official I don’t do Facebook any longer! I got into too many rows!

[@enra72]

Always learn something new watching your videos thanks.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

That is a lovely compliment thank you 😊

[@colliegardenmaintenance729]

Good one Robbie. Glad to see Bela putting in an appearance and supervising the progress. 🙂🙂🙂

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Absolutely, Bella replaced Danny for the day (He was away cutting grass)

[@bigDave22333]

What about ya big lad! Top quality videos, keep her lit!

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Yeoooo 👍💪😁

[@davel831]

Love it Robbie and smashed as well !!

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Good lad Dave, hope you have a great weekend

[@barruzza]

Love the border collie.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Thanks! The real star of the show

[@lynnereed5948]

I've just raked a load of thatch out of my lawn. I do it every year but I don't think in previous years I've been aggressive enough....hence a lot of build up of thatch, not a lot of moss though. I did what you've just told us not to do which is to rake in a cross section 🤦. Never mind, everyday is a school day. I'll put down the fertiliser and see if it improves.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

You can do it criss cross, just takes longer to recover. Depends on what you want to achieve 👍

[@lynnereed5948]

@@Premier_lawns_official Thanks for that. I'll be watching your videos throughout the year and taking on board all of your advice. Cheers

[@disconez]

Great video. What's the next step after you've done this?

[@LawnRight]

smashed the like button ! :)

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Gentleman, thanks 👍😊

[@davidnorris6262]

Hi Robbie cheers for the great advice as you always give you are a star 😀

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Happy to help

[@stevenbuckley1416]

On the second pass diagonally was the scarify still at the same height setting Robbie . Thanks and a thumbs up 👍 from me 🙏

[@Premier_lawns_official]

It was. Often I will change it though depending on the lawn 👍

[@Andy-wx4wx]

Love the accent, my dad was from Belfast...

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Hey Andy, thanks 😊👍

[@Andy-wx4wx]

@@Premier_lawns_official cheers! I bought a hand scarifier today after watching your video, I hadn't scarified my lawn for the 16 years I've been living in our house and couldn't believe the amount of moss, leaves and old grass it collected👍

[@Premier_lawns_official]

@@Andy-wx4wx its hard work with a manual tool!

[@Andy-wx4wx]

@@Premier_lawns_official good exercise though!

[@michaelgough4489]

Great video as usual Robbie 👍

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Thanks 👍 Glad you enjoyed it

[@mattyburrows9059]

i got a bosch verticutter..its good for the money and good for over seeding if you go deep..better than the allett cassette because the blades are closer together and its less than half the price and it also has more height settings

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Matty they seem to be popular, a lot of my viewers are always recommending them 👍

[@Div3r]

After I scarify I use an old electric rotary lawn mower set just above the grass height to hoover up all the debris it acts like a vacuum cleaner on the lawn also works at collecting hedge trimmings. You obviously need a mower with a collection basket, not a hover job. 😁

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Great tip thank 👍💪

[@andybarr2406]

Just watched this and about to scarify my own lawn, looks like I will be hiring an scarifier rather than manually doing it with a rake!!

[@fenixrising75]

I have recently put down santa ana couch (southern hemisphere, so middle early Autumn in March) & the grass is very long. Cutting lower creates scalpt brown patches. I have been told to scalp the lawn to remove the thatchy layer & put up with a dead looking lawn for a for weeks, but worried about heading into cooler seasons.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Good question, but I don't know as I have no experince with that type of grass, sorry!

[@Albanach100]

Love the videos Robbie 👍 I stupidly put the iron on before scarifying. Can I apply a second dose of iron straight away then scarify in another couple of weeks.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Yes of course, I would apply it sooner than that (Though be careful not to burn the lawn, any more than 1kg on 500m2 can burn...)

[@Albanach100]

@@Premier_lawns_official really appreciate the reply…sound Robbie! Just to be clear I applied iron couple of weeks ago, scarified yesterday. I’ll re apply iron and scarifyagain in a week or so? a

[@Knappa22]

The key thing, as you say, is to mow after scarifying, not so much to cut the grass but to suck up any debris into the lawnmower bag.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Yes, it's great for that 👌

[@RJLgardens]

Is that the k&s scarifying rake Robbie? I found mine far too blunt, def needs a sharper point in my opinion. 👍

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Ah grand thanks for the feedback 👍

[@alexk3948]

Hi do you think it's worth chemically treating the moss before raking it out to stop the little bits spreading?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Do it both sides, before and after 👍

[@andicampbell8621]

Robbie......what about ye?. What battery powered scarifier/verticutter would you recommend? My lawn is 80-100 sq m

[@Premier_lawns_official]

I'm not sure to be honest, probably an electric scarifier. I'm not that aware of many battery operated devices. I'm not up to speed on the best eclectic one. Probably best to jump onto Amazon and read the reviews

[@leebarraclough2794]

Great content as always, I currently have an electric rake, would this be suitable for scarification? Or worth getting rid of this for a scarifier?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

That should do 👍

[@finnjohnson7022]

What about ya Robbie when is the best time to fertilise your lawn great video cut lawn last week pure silage

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Right now , well tomorrow, it's dark now haha

[@joep6644]

Thanks for this. Its May now though. Is it too late for me to scarify? Thanks

[@Premier_lawns_official]

No it's not too late to scarify, but as it gets closer to June you need to weigh it up

[@angelabrowne7695]

Hi Robbie, another great video. Is May too late to scarify? I have a lot of weeds in my garden and want to spray in April and scarify after.

[@suburbanyobbo9412]

WolfGarten make a scarification rake head that has wheels which makes it really easy to use and control the height of the rake’s blades. However they are expensive at £30 or more, and that is just the rake head, not including the handle.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

I bought the scarify rake just for this video, I probably won't use it again unless it goes into another video

[@suburbanyobbo9412]

@@Premier_lawns_official I bought a scarification rake just for my own lawn, which is tiny. If I were doing lawns professionally or had a large lawn, I’d invest in a scarifier as you suggest!

[@gord8743]

I’ve also just got that Wolfgarten tool so be interesting to see how it does on my small to medium sized lawns.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

@@suburbanyobbo9412 100 percent

[@jamiefairlie4837]

i done a womans garden a few days ago and ripped out 11 black bags of moss i used a lanscaping rake to rip it all up now all that moss have thinned out and removed its bare whats the best course of action now should i use a lawn sand to kill remaining moss or leave it to grow then reseed in summer or what shall i do now since moss has been pulled out

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Jamie I bet you were tired after that pal, hard to say without seeing it. Lawn sand in most cases will help.

[@jamiefairlie4837]

i cant ressed while lawn sand is down ? or could i juat fire lawn seed down and the top soil and water and hope for the best in the summer ? shes a oap so i guess shes not to bothered what happens about her grass she thought it was ok with the moss but i said it wasnt as it was bad but i guess she doesnt want to spend a fortune on her grass lol

[@davidmurphy2388]

Great tips can you recommend a decent electric one?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

I have no experience of electrical scarifiers

[@JohnDoe-yy5cw]

While using a scarifier rake to remove dead grass, is it post to pull out grass stolons/roots during the process? The grass looks like dirt now on my Kikuyu lawn.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

I have no experience with Kikuyu lawns as it doesn't grow here in Ireland/UK

[@bunnyfoofoo]

Your videos are so informative, I just had a few questions. If I scarify and then apply an iron treatment are they safe for pets? Or how long do I need to keep them away from the grass? The reason I ask is I need to treat my front lawn, but it’s fully open and there’s plenty of neighbour cats that will be hard to keep off. Thanks

[@SSC1995]

Hi love your videos! Would you recommend scarifying a lawn that was freshly seeded 6months ago? Thanks!

[@Premier_lawns_official]

It shouldn't need it, though a light scarify might help it if say for example you wanted to overseed. But you might also damage the new grass so careful consideration is needed

[@bobbyladd]

Excuse my ignorance but what is the point of a blower? Surely it's just going to move the problem around the lawn. Isn't it best to just rake up the loose stuff as you go along?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

The blower saves the raking

[@richd1047]

Great video as always, thanks for the tips. It's always amazes me how much comes up with the scarifier - you'd think it would leave the lawn bald but no! Quick question, do you think you could you use a scarifier with blades (such as yours or an electric one) on a high setting to verticut your lawn? Or do you have to use a verticutting attachment or tool? Some of the electric scarifier say they are also a verticutter, would be a lot cheaper than buying an allet cartridge for my 20 year old mower. Cheers Robbie, like button smashed!

[@Premier_lawns_official]

If you were verti cutting on a regular basis there wouldn't be as much need to scarify 👊

[@pl3980]

Hi Robbie, I have a Bosch 1100 verticutter. Do I need a scarifier as well or will it do a good enough job? Thanks

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Little and often is key with that. As I don't know anything about your lawn that is not a question I can answer 👍

[@KarlosAxeMad]

With the spring rake I always tap the top of the rake where it joins the shaft when full of leaf/ moss / debris always seems to get rid of 80-90% of what’s stuck in the rake

[@Premier_lawns_official]

👍👍👊🙂

[@philippegeorges7026]

I see you bought a new eliet scarifier. This one looks good, the previous one semt at the end of its life.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

It earned it's money 😊 it has now been retired

[@VinVidar]

Hi, Thank you for video. I have 2 questions. 1. How much time per year the scarifying is required? Is it required in autumn as well? 2. What the height of grass allowed to make the scarifying? Is it ok 5-6 cm or should be lower?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Once a year is enough, that's not to say you can't do it more if you choose. Spring or Autumn is the best times. Ideally, the lawn should be a little lower than it normally is cut at, however, if you are using professional tools then that won't matter as much.

[@craighawley3920]

When is best to think about using a hollow tine aerator? My lawn gets water logged over winter so my hard work all year is wasted over winter. My lawn is on clay so I have been seeding and top dressing with topsoil, but it's just not happy. I will be out there with my electric scarifier this weekend.

[@leekew2683]

May I ask what are your views on automowers? I have a Husqvarna and think it is good

[@Premier_lawns_official]

If you want a robot mower they are a good choice. We have lawn that we treat and the robot cuts and they look great 👍

[@itfc3]

hello buddy. I've got an electrical scarier which blade is best the rake or solid blade and what's the difference. And also would you aerate before or after.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Hard to say, usually, a blade is better. Aerate afterwards 👍

[@roverboy4244]

I was going to pay a company to come and rip out my lawns and returf them. I'm going to hold off and use your tips instead. Cheers.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Mick if you don't do the basics your new lawn will be like this in the not so distant future

[@AHR_James]

Do you have to take care not to damage the lawn. I sometimes feel with a metal tine rake that I'm actually pulling up the grass itself.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

You can't make an omelette without breaking some eggs 👍

[@plaw9999]

I’m still unsure as to when to know if I’ve removed enough? Should I be able to see through to bare soil before over seeding?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Padraig, it's hard to give advice like this as I don't know what your lawn is like, what height it is or it's condition. Sometimes seeing soil is a bad thing and sometimes it's not. I know that's a very vague answer but it's not a one size fits all

[@plaw9999]

@@Premier_lawns_official understandable. Currently about 35 ml on the way down to 25ml soon just before scarify and overseed. Just waiting for moss treatment to do it’s job.

[@maco8010]

Where do you get your bags of top dress soil Robbie

[@Premier_lawns_official]

The local garden center

[@delinquense]

That's moss... not grass. Should you treat the moss before scarifying or dethatching? Obviously you live in an area that gets considerable moisture at some point

[@jamesbird5486]

I just scarified today but it may be frosty tonight will this affect my lawn or will it be ok ?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Your lawn will be fine, won't affect it at all 👍

[@fatwalletboy2]

Hand scarifying is real hard work. If you can afford it and your garden is a fair size id go fir maxhing hire all day long.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

100 percent!

[@matthewcox6715]

Still confused as to when use fixed blade vs spring tines on my petrol scarifier. Are they for different jobs?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Rtfm. It should say in the manual 👍 different manufacturers have different specs

[@ghostrazor6209]

Yeah the fixed blade penetrates the soil and takes out thatch but the spring tines don’t go into the soil.

[@milecuvalo]

I have an electrical scarifier and a terrible weed problem on my lawn. I just can't get rid of it, and in my country there is no herbicides available for this type of weed (narrow-leaved, similar to actual grass). Scarifying and then putting some soil, seeds and fertiliser didn't really help; even manual removal of this weed didn't do much. Water and fertilisers (NPK and iron-sulphur based) are not a problem, the lawn gets all it needs regularly, but this weed is very stuborn! What can I do better this time?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

What do you call the weed and what county do you live

[@milecuvalo]

BTW my comment keeps disappearing

[@milecuvalo]

@@Premier_lawns_official Setaria viridis, mediterranean climate.

[@jumpthegunblues]

Would you scarify before hollow tyneing or vice versa?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

You can do it before or after

[@jumpthegunblues]

@@Premier_lawns_official many thanks. Love your channel

[@siggi5395]

I did my grass wiith a handerifiezierer, it was hard work.😎

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Siggi I'm sure it was

[@yuryandhanihidayanto4455]

More tips DIY please ..

[@Premier_lawns_official]

I have a huge play list of DIY tips kzbin.info/aero/PLV0W3KNEKSkLT26cFQGOm22qQwDMLixp-

[@leonidzevs4641]

Большое спасибо за очень полезную информацию и за то что есть руские субтитры.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Привет Пожалуйста. Во многих моих видео есть русские субтитры. Добро пожаловать на канал

[@wayneessar7489]

It was excellent that the clothes drier was in place, it is no fun to scarify those hidden pipes.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Keeping it real!

[@DarthSidious11]

i thought u only use Honda's and don't you also have an aprentice

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Nope, I am a fan of honda engines but not all my kit has a honda engine on it

[@DarthSidious11]

@@Premier_lawns_official ok cool

[@ianhepburn6550]

Best thing to do is sow it out in concrete 😂

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Blue circle cement!

[@ianhepburn6550]

@@Premier_lawns_official aye blue circle if you can find it 👍

[@tit791]

How long before you can do a new turfed garden anyone know or can recommend

[@Premier_lawns_official]

You could do it lightly to a newish lawn, though it depends on what you want to achieve

[@tit791]

@@Premier_lawns_official 10x5m. Been down for 6 months. One half doesn’t see sun no kids or pets so learning to do a lawn properly basically a crisp looking lawn