Gardening: Control your thatch before it controls your lawnThatch is that brown layer of living and dead organic material that develops between the green vegetation and the soil surface. It imports a sponginess to the turf. Thatch consists of dead and dying leaves, stems, stolons, rhizomes and roots. Its purpose is to insulate the grass plant against sudden temperature changes, to cushion against wear, to reduce excessive water evaporation, and to ...
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