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- How to Scarify by Hand Right - Tips for Hobby Gardeners
- When is the best time to scarify by hand?
- Scarify Manually - How to do it right
- After-sowing - perfect finish for manual scarifying
- Tips
Scarifying is also possible without electricity
How to Scarify by Hand Right - Tips for Hobby Gardeners
Small lawns are not immune to moss and weeds. Although motorized scarifiers can comfortably clear the green area from the lawn felt, they are, of course, oversized for a lawn with just a few square meters. Anyone who wants to leave the church in the village simply scarves by hand. This guide is packed with tips on when and how to properly comb out mossy lawns manually.
When is the best time to scarify by hand?
With regard to the choice of dates, motorized and manual scarification do not differ. In April and May is the best time to rid big and small lawns of moss and weeds. The ground temperature is no longer below 8 degrees Celsius and it has not rained for the past two days.
Scarify Manually - How to do it right
Hand scarifiers do not work with rotating knife rollers, such as motorized device types. The design is based on a series of rigid steel knives along an axis that is oscillating between two wheels. Depending on the pressure exerted on the stalk, the blades penetrate at different depths into the turf to comb out the turf felt. How to scarify correctly by hand:
First scarify the lawn by hand in the longitudinal direction. Then edit the surface in the transverse direction to create a checkerboard pattern. Pickled moss and weeds break you down. In order to remove the last remains of the lawn, please drive again with the lawn mower and catcher at the lowest level over the green.
After-sowing - perfect finish for manual scarifying
The advantage of scarifying by hand is the careful handling of the turf. Although the lawn looks less disheveled than after motorized machining, bald spots can occur. With a reseeding the gaps close faster. This is how it works:
Secure the combed and re-saturated lawn for a few weeks against entry. In case of drought, sprinkle the area early in the morning or late in the evening so that the seedlings do not suffer from drought stress.
Tips
Hand Scarifiers can sharpen you as well as motorized devices. Simple and safe, it succeeds with a grinding file. The combination of grindstone and file has a handy grip, so you can sharpen the blades precisely. Alternatively, sharpen a hand scarifier using a drill with flex attachment.