Woodside Manual 35cm Lawn/Grass Scarifier Aerator Rake with Non-slip Handle

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Weighing 9kg, it’s noticeably lightweight – in fact it has a tendency to tip backwards when not in use and it’s also noisier than some of the others we tested, reaching 98dB. The 1300 watt model easily scarifies, rakes and collects the cuttings from your lawn making lawn maintenance an easy job.

So, on a really mossy lawn like I have, I like to set the scarifier on the lowest setting or maybe slightly higher on setting 3. If you want to achieve a healthy, lush garden lawn you’ll need to occasionally dethatch or rake the grass.

It’s a Darlac Lawn Scarifier that is used to remove a layer of dead grass, leaves, and other organic matter that accumulates on the surface of the soil. You can easily adjust the working height by adjusting the twin levers (one of each front wheel) as shown below. If you use the lawn intensively in the summer, you should dethatch it in the spring or wait until late summer to carry out this maintenance. The 40L capacity fabric collector is ideal to use when scarifying smaller garden lawns as there is no need to spend time collecting the moss, thatch and other organic debris which the scarifier has lifted from the lawn. If you have a small lawn, our round-up of the best hand push mowers may prove helpful, and why not keep edges looking neat with our pick of the best lawn edging.

If your scarifier doesn’t have an aeration function, check out our review of the Best Aerators and our advice for aerating your lawn. Your choice of power is electric for convenience, petrol for more power, or manual, in which you provide the muscle power, ok for small lawns but you wouldn’t want to scarify a large lawn manually. Powered lawn rakers and mechanical scarifiers – strong, good-sized blades and a collection box are worth looking for. If the lawn is growing in heavy soil, spread a layer of building sand about 2 cm thick after scarifying.You can use the same method for manual scarification as you do in the spring, just make as many passes as necessary. To switch between scarifying and aerating, you need to switch between two cassettes, which look like rollers. One is electric while the other is petrol, however, they both do an excellent job at removing moss and thatch from deep within the lawn. Yes, the collector does not need to be fitted if you would rather complete the scarifying work and then collect the debris afterwards.