Woodside Manual 35cm Lawn/Grass Scarifier Aerator Rake with Non-slip Handle

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It’s important to water the lawn thoroughly after scarifying, especially during prolonged periods of hot and/or dry weather. To make sure you scarify your lawn in the most effective way possible, it’s important to properly prepare it! Some brands refer to their powered range as lawn rakers, which simply means a powered lawn rake with a plastic cylinder, lined with metal tines.

It’s a really effective tool with a smooth action, but it's best suited to small gardens because it doesn’t have a soft grip handle, which can make it uncomfortable to use after a while, especially given it's hard work to remove moss and thatch in this way. As we’ve highlighted all throughout this review, don’t stop with scarifying your lawn, continue with aerating it and using spring and autumn feed with moss killers. This is important, as the blades should, for example, touch the ground just level when scarifying to avoid unnecessary wear and tear and damage to the lawn roots. In addition to regular mulching or fertilising, garden lawns benefit from being scarified in spring and autumn to get enough "air to breathe".Additionally, this scarifier sports a transportation mode feature that raises the blades to prevent them from grazing the ground. Lawn raking is an alternative method of removing the moss or thatch from the lawn and is a less invasive process compared to scarifying. Then subscribe to our newsletter, which has plenty of tips and tricks for keeping things exciting around your home and garden!

It features a dual start safety system as well as a thermal cut out that kicks in to prevent it from overheating, folding handles for storage and four depth settings.

Consenting to these technologies will allow us and our partners to process personal data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site and show (non-) personalized ads. I’ve even leant mine to family and friends who’ve never used one before and they’re shocked at how well it gets up the thatch and moss. For example, I am also currently testing a Hyundai petrol model (which, by the way, I’ve been very impressed with) on several lawns, one of the perks of running a review site I suppose and sharing my experience. They make for good moss rakers and reasonable though light weight scarifiers; ideal for small to medium lawns. You should scarify in spring time to help prepare your lawn for summer and control the build up of thatch.