Is this rake suitable for scarifying a 16m2 area of lawn?

http://www.homebase.co.uk/webapp/wc...ay?langId=110&storeId=10151&partNumber=397012

Not looking to spend a lot of money as I may only use it once a year.

 

Look around before you buy. I got my grass rake for £4. Its not great, but fine for the occasional use it gets. As for scarifying a lawn with it, I doubt that will do it. Its designed more for getting loose leaves and grass clippings up. I think you need something a bit more brutal for scarifying.

This isn't for the front lawn that you posted up on another thread though is it? That lawn doesn't look at all bad to me, and I'd be worried that if you're not careful, you might end up accidentally uprooting perfectly good grass.

 

I've been know to use something similar.
Although growing grass is not something I'm interested in

A spring tine rake is usual, and , I think best done in spring and autumn.

 

I prefer a conventional type of lawn rake for scarifying, if cost is a consideration, try your local Boot-Sale, you can generally pick up a good tool for a couple of pounds.

a-a

 

Spring-tine rakes are pretty bad at scarifying lawns to be honest. You'd be better off just hiring a machine for a couple of hours in the autumn, and do the job properly.

 

Kris, how was the job done "properly" before the machines were invented.

 

Don't you think for a 4m x 2m patch that would be a bit excessive?

 

The difference between mechanical scarification and trying to do it with a rake is literally night and day.
You can scrape and scrape with a springbok rake until the cows come home. Then just one whizz over with a machine afterwards will still pull out loads of thatch that raking missed.
The key is that it actually cuts down into the soil and you can't do that manually. You just rip the grass to bits.

 

For a 4M x 2M patch that might be a matter if hiring it 10 mins.