dethatch
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of dethatch
Example Sentences
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Q: What is the best time to dethatch and reseed our lawn?
From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2022
“If you aerate and dethatch grass, the roots will be able to get deep down into the soil, which means less watering,” Kurtz says.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2022
When it’s not so muddy and you can walk on it, you can dethatch and aerate it.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2021
When we showed them that by using the tractor they’d no longer have to rake the field by hand to dethatch it, they were extremely happy.
From New York Times • Aug. 23, 2014
With this ordinance, you’re subject to water use audits, you’re financially held responsible to mulch your lawn, to aerate, dethatch, prune and fertilize.
From New York Times • Jan. 10, 2010
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