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Creating that perfect striped lawn is not difficult, as
long as you use the right equipment and follow these simple
guidlines. The two most important activities are cutting
using a cylinder mower and scarifying. Scarifying by hand
can be quite a hard job, however the free scarifier cassette
we are giving away free with many of the Atco mowers we
sell will certainly help simplify this important task. Atco
is an absolute classic British lawnmower brand - if you
wish to buy a cylinder mower, then these lawnmowers are
very best you can buy. These are the types of machines that
will last generations if looked after properly, and there
are many mowers bought in the 1950s and 60s that are still
going strong.
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Creating
Stripes
1. As a mower runs over a lawn, provided it has a roller, it forces the grass in one direction and then in the opposite direction creating stripes. The heavier the mower, the more defined the stripe.
2. Cylinder mowers accentuate the striping because the grass is cut in one direction only.
3. Follow a pattern of cutting as illustrated below. Firstly cut around the perimeter of your lawn to provide a turning area then cut in straight lines either up and down your lawn or side to side with each cut slightly overlapping the previous one.
4. Other patterns can also look effective i.e. diagonal stripes or a chequer board effect cutting in one direction and then at right angles.
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A
Guide to Scarifying
1. Thatch is layers of dead grass and moss which have accumulated
on the surface of the soil and must be removed to maintain
a healthy lawn.
2. There are two approaches to scarifying:
i) Remove little and often from March through to October,
except in drought conditions. ii) A vigorous scarifying
in the spring and autumn.
3. Scarifying by hand rake is
hard work. The Balmoral and Windsor lawnmowers can be converted
into a powered lawn raker by fitting the QX™ lawn scarifier
cassette, making this task much easier.
4. It is a good
idea to apply a moss killer to the lawn a week or two before
scarifying so that the dead moss can be removed more effectively.
5. Throughout the autumn the QX™ lawn scarifier can be used
to remove light debris from the lawn.
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