Power Raking In Winnipeg

When your lawn is covered in a thick layer of thatch, it can’t get the nutrients it needs to grow healthy and strong. By using a power rake, the team at All Around Property Maintenance can eliminate thick layers of thatch, giving your lawn the breathing room it needs to thrive.
Our power raking services are offered throughout Winnipeg and the surrounding area, both as a standalone service and as a part of our spring cleanup and fall cleanup services.
Power Raking

Why Should I Power Rake My Lawn?

The point of power raking is to remove thatch from your lawn. Thatch is a dense, tightly woven layer of dead and living stems, leaves, and grass roots; the thatch layer forms between actively growing grass and the soil below.

Thatch is natural, and some thatch is actually good for your lawn; it can increase its resistance to stressors like foot traffic. An excessive thatch layer, on the other hand, causes problems. When your thatch layer is more than ½” to ¾” (13 mm to 19 mm) thick, it can cause a number of different problems. Thatch can:
  • Harbour fungi and pests
  • Make it difficult for nutrients, air, and water to reach healthy grass
  • Reduce the drought resistance of your lawn
Power raking removes excess thatch from your lawn, alleviating all the problems caused by thatch. By removing thatch, other lawn care services also become more effective. Lawn aeration, fertilizing, and overseeding all work best on a lawn that has already been power-raked.

When You Should Power Rake Your Lawn

Most lawns in Winnipeg need to be power-raked at least once a year, though there are exceptions. The cool-season grasses on most Winnipeg lawns, like Kentucky bluegrass, are prone to developing thick layers of thatch requiring power raking.

There are several signs that your lawn may need to be power raked, including:
  • A layer of thatch that is more than ½” to ¾” (1.3 cm to 1.9 cm) thick
  • Patches of grass that look dry
  • Grass that is difficult to mow or is spongy
  • Excessive water runoff
When you have too much thatch, your lawn can quickly lose access to important nutrients; lawn care in general becomes more difficult. By power raking when thatch becomes overgrown, you make it that much easier to care for your lawn.

When You Should Get Power Raking Services

Typically, you should power rake in early fall, when thatch buildup tends to be at its peak. Fall is also one of the best times to overseed your lawn, and power raking before you overseed can help the seeds reach fertile soil.

We also offer our Winnipeg power raking service as part of our spring cleanup services. Beyond eliminating excess thatch, power raking can help clear leaves, twigs, and other materials left over from winter.

Power raking as part of your spring lawn care service can also make lawn aeration, overseeding, and fertilizing more effective, all of which can help your lawn grow thicker, greener, and healthier for the rest of the year.

Dethatching Vs. Power Raking

Many lawn care companies use the terms dethatching and power raking interchangeably, but that’s not quite accurate. Power raking may be the most popular method of dethatching, but there are a number of other ways to dethatch a lawn, including:
  • Using manual dethatching rakes
  • Attaching a dethatcher to a riding mower
  • Using liquid dethatchers
Our company opts for power raking when dealing with serious thatch buildup. Mild thatch buildup is typically not a concern. Using fertilizer and topsoil to promote the growth of healthy grass and improve the microbial makeup of soil can help your lawn naturally break down the thatch layer.

Why Choose All Around Property Maintenance

With over a decade of experience serving Winnipeg and the surrounding area, the team at All Around Property Maintenance has the equipment, know-how, and experience needed to power-rake your lawn. We’ll help you determine whether or not power raking is appropriate or if less intensive methods can help reduce thatch buildup.

We’re proud of the response we’ve had from our clients over the past decade; we are a top-rated company on Better Business Bureau and we’ve maintained a 5-star rating on Google. Our team provides power raking that Winnipeg residents and business owners have trusted for years, along with the rest of our lawn care services. See the All Around difference for yourself—contact us today!

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Pricing

Pricing for power raking varies based on the size of your lawn and other factors. You can bundle our power raking services with other lawn care services like lawn mowing, core aeration, overseeding, and fertilizing to get a lower cost on all services! Contact us for more details on pricing.

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We offer lawn care to both residential and commercial customers in Winnipeg and the surrounding area. Make this year your lawn’s best year; contact All Around Property Maintenance today!

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