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The first seven years with a new home lawn has been called the "Honeymoon". Much of the reason is the absence of a thatch layer over 1/2-inch thick. Up to 1/2-inch of thatch is considered alright with some thatch being beneficial. However, when thatch exceeds 1/2-inch in depth, problems begin to occur.

One of the main contributors to thatch development is heavy nitrogen fertilization. Some varieties of grass, such as bluegrass, tend to produce thatch due to their growth habit.

A thick thatch layer on this lawn
made a nice home for
destructive grubs!

Mulching clippings won't contribute to thatch in normal situations, where there isn't already a thatch problem. In heavily thatched lawns it may be beneficial to bag clippings.

To prevent future problems with thatch, there are several measures which can be practiced annually, preferably in the early fall (September):

	Core aeration done once or twice annually, involves "plugging" the lawn with a "hollow-spoon" aerator
	Dethatching once every year or two, involves mechanically removing some of the dead debris from the lawn surface
	Proper soil pH, usually maintained by liming every 3 to 5 years, will encourage the natural breakdown of thatch

In cases where thatch build-up has exceeded 1-inch, we recommend stripping the lawn with a sod-cutter and starting a new lawn. At this level of thatch, it will take several years to reduce the thatch to an acceptable level, and the cost in the long run will be close to the same. Seeding a new lawn also allows for the introduction of improved turfgrass varieties which weren't available 20 years ago.

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