A neighbor on a bigger corner lot had about 4 inches of thatch and his yard looked like an old Scottish Links course because of crickets and webworms feasting on the roots. He bought a lawn mower and proceeded to dethatch but quit after just a few passes...He hired someone to dethatch and they took 2 large truckloads of thatch away, and the lawn still needed more dethatching.
I just buzzcut my Zoysia lawn to 1" mid-June when the rain season starts. I have a small lawn and I fill about 12 yard bags. I mow to 2" during rain season and 2.5" during dry season. Use high N and K w/ iron fertilizer during hot/dry season when the Zoysia is being stressed.
Last edited by MorTech; 02-06-2020 at 02:11 AM.
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