Liquid Lawn Dethatcher

Are you keeping an eye on the thatch layer?

Although often overlooked, keeping an eye on the thatch layer is pivotal for the long-term health of your lawn.

Thatch refers to the layer of dead turfgrass tissue that sits between the grass and soil/root system below. And while thatch is beneficial when maintained correctly, if it becomes too thick (more than half an inch), it has the opposite effect and becomes detrimental to your lawn.

A thick thatch layer often compliments compacted soil. It blocks air, water and nutrients from soaking deep into the soil and root system, effectively starving your grass from what it needs to sustain itself. On top of all that, a thick thatch layer promotes fungus, disease and insect infestation.

As Benjamin Franklin once rightly said “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”.

Are you at risk?

We could harp on about all the risks associated with letting your thatch layer get out of hand. As a general rule of thumb, you should be dethatching your turf at least a couple times a year. But if you…

• Have heavy clay soil
• Overwater
• Mow too high
• Use too many herbicides or pesticides
• Use too many fertilizers

You may be even more susceptible to thatch overgrowth.

Meet LawnStar® Liquid Lawn Dethatcher

LawnStar® Liquid Lawn Dethatcher utilizes natural, front-line technology to combat thatch overgrowth from an unconventional angle–from beneath. By combining the powerful properties of biostimulants like enzymes, humates and molasses, our liquid dethatcher raises heat by encouraging microbial activity, creating an exothermic reaction that breaks down thatch.

In turn, as the thatch begins to melt, the organic stuff simultaneously gets eaten up, effectively feeding your turf.

It’s environmentally friendly and provides the perfect substitute if your turf isn’t able to be manually dethatched due to the time of season (or for any other reason).

Builds an armed troop of beneficial microbes in your topsoil

Begin applying in the warmer months and after a couple applications you’ll begin to establish a stable population of microbes that will fortify and protect your turf all the way through to the cold seasons.

Can be used alongside LawnStar® Fertilizers and other LawnStar® Adjuvants + Amendments to create a year-round, rock-solid lawn care program that’ll have your neighbors left scratching their heads trying to figure out how you did it.