BOSCH AVR 1100 Verti Cutter Lawn Raker

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There are some specific species of grass that should be verticut annually each summer. These include Bermuda grass and zoysia. While reels cut horizontally to clip the vertical growth, the grooming blade is designed to reach down into the turf canopy below the normal height of cut and remove horizontal runners and organic material. In an ideal scenario, you would hire professionals to Verticut your lawn. However, with the right equipment, it is possible to do yourself. Before attempting to Verticut remember that achieving professional results requires practice and patience.

Verticutter 240V - Screwfix Bosch Verticut 1100 32cm 1100W Verticutter 240V - Screwfix

It comes with both verticutter and dethatcher attachments as standard, making it easy to remove built-up thatch and moss from your lawn. Find out more about the benefits of scarifying in our blog post. This article will take you through when you should verticut your lawn, how to do it, and the benefits. Once you know this information, you will be one step closer to the perfect-looking lawn. What Is Thatch?

Benefits of Using a Verticutting Machine

Verticutting blades only affect surface organic material, so you’ll still need to aerate and dethatch regularly to keep your lawn’s root zone healthy.

The Homeowner’s Guide to Lawn Verticutting

Turn on your verticutter and move it across the surface of your lawn as you would a lawnmower. Verticutters will typically propel themselves forwards as they are in operation, meaning your main role is to steer the machine. Overall this is an excellent electric lawn rake and verticutter, due to it’s light weight, portability, good build quality and array of features. Finding the right schedule for your lawn is a matter of trial and error. Pay attention to your lawn’s health and note when it seems to be benefiting, then verticut more or less often as needed.Turf grooming can be especially critical prior to overseeding and topdressing. The open canopy allows seed and sand to reach the soil more effectively. Power Source: 1100W, Working Width 32cm, Working Height +5/0/-5/-10mm, Drum system: 14 steel blades, Grassbox capacity 50L, Cable length 10m, Weight 10.5kg GreenTek offer a wide range of affordable, genuine and quality spare parts for all our machinery and more! The ALR 900 Electric Lawn Raker is a Bosch scarifier designed specifically to rake lawns. It uses a reel of sprung tines to lift the moss and other debris without damaging the turf. The 50cm collection box features a ‘Jet-Collect System’ which uses inlets on the reel of tines to boost airflow for enhanced collection. It comes with 4 working heights and so can also be used to collect autumn leaves, de-thatching, and keep your lawn tidy. Try to avoid fertilizing the lawn for around 45 days before verticutting. Any sooner than this, and much of the fertilizer will still be sitting on the lawn’s surface, adding bulk the verticutter has to cut through.

Verticutter vs Dethatcher: How Do They Differ? Verticutter vs Dethatcher: How Do They Differ?

Both rakes really are comparable when it comes to collection efficiency. Both collect the raked debris very well and its hard to see if one is better than the other. Also, they both compact the debris very well and you’ll be surprised just how much can be squashed into the collection box before the need to empty. Among the most user-friendly moss removal solutions currently available are the following Bosch scarifiers: Mow the lawn at the lowest setting for your turfgrass type. Bag or rake and remove all grass clippings.

Professional groundskeepers know better than anyone: keeping grass and turf healthy can be a constant struggle. These elite teams employ a wide range of equipment and tactics to produce turf that is healthy enough to take a beating every football Sunday — yet still looks gorgeous for high-definition cameras. Some of the main pieces of equipment are aerators, top dressers, and verticutters. In this blog, we’re answering the question, “What is a verticutter?” and highlighting the key benefits! Verticutters (also called vertislicers) are a piece of equipment that uses vertical blades to remove thatch from the surface while leaving healthy grass intact. Lawn sands can be used, as they contain granules of ferrous sulphate (sulphate of iron) that directly kills moss. However, lawn sand can also discourage earthworms and should be used with discretion – to level low areas, cover exposed tree roots and fix particularly heavy thatch build-up. The sand particles contain no nutrients, so applying layers year after year will eventually reduce your soil’s fertility, as will excessive application of pesticides. Prepares the turf for overseeding: Anther popular tactic for commercial groundskeepers, overseeding creates highly resilient turf. Vertislicing primes the ground to receive the extra seeds. Typically, Verticutters move forward automatically when activated, eliminating the need for pushing. Instead, you will only have to steer the machine across the lawn. For better results, start in one corner and move in a straight line to the next corner.