Keep your greenery healthy by eliminating thatch buildup in your yard with the best manual and tow-behind dethatching rakes.

But before you start dethatching, mow your lawn to half its normal height to avoid tearing up any live grass in the process. Then, take out your rake or dethatcher and remove the thatch.

Others leave the thatch behind for you to rake up manually. This ergonomic dethatcher has durable stainless steel tines that can easily break up clumps of thatch. It includes a full set of ...

The cheapest and easiest way to deal with thatch is raking it out by hand. Often called ‘scarifying’, this is when you rake out excess dead matter between the living grass. You can even buy ...

Down go the fertilizer and lime; some folks even get out there and work the lawn with a thatching rake. The loyal reader knows all of this is simply work. There is an applicable rule, though it is ...

A power rake is a machine with rotating tines that mechanically lift and remove thatch, which then needs to be removed from the lawn. You do not need to both core aerate and power rake your lawn.

I do not try to rake out any dead grass. This thatch acts as mulch to protect the roots of the grass. If you remove too much thatch you also remove grass rooted in the thatch. After a light raking ...