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Originally Posted by John Mercier
Maybe doing something that creates more thatch?
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Sure---failing to dethatch.
Found online:
Lawn Care Practices That Cause Thatch Buildup in Lawns
- Shallow or frequent lawn watering practices.
- Severe over watering of the lawn.
- Fertilizing the lawn with fast release nitrogen. Salt based nitrogen like those found in synthetic fertilizer sources will kill microbes in the soil.
- Mowing the lawn infrequently where more than 1/3 of the blade of grass is removed.
- The use of lawn herbicides and lawn fungicides. Both of these have been proven to kill microbial activity in soils.
- Compacted soils that have not been aerated annually.