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When to scarify

Pauline 7Pauline 7 Posts: 2,246
edited August 2020 in Plants
My back lawn needs scarifying. I work full time and have got a week off at the end of September and another at the end of October. What will be the best week for scarifying. I am in West Yorkshire and have an electric scarifier. I know a lot of it will depend on the weather. Thanks
I don't know why this has gone into plants, it didn't give an option as to what catagory to put it in.
West Yorkshire

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Doesn't matter @Pauline 7 - I don't think anyone notices what category anything's in  :)
    I'd say September, because it'll hopefully give it a chance to recover a bit. It'll look rough for a while anyway.
    I doubt it'll be worth sowing any seed though, if you have bare patches in it, but that can be done in spring. It'll give the existing grass a chance to spread and grow anyway  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Pauline 7Pauline 7 Posts: 2,246
    Thanks @Fairygirl, That was my thinking and there will definately be bare patches in it when it is done.
    West Yorkshire
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    I'm not that far away in South Yorkshire, and late September is usually good for scarifying, if you get a dry day. Gives it time to recover, and time for seeding the thin patches if you want to, but you'd be surprised how quickly it recovers from a good scarifying, particularly if we get a mild and damp autumn (it'll look dreadful for a couple of weeks though, be warned!)
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • Pauline 7Pauline 7 Posts: 2,246
    Thanks Jenny
    West Yorkshire
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