DIY Dethatching & Overseed the Lawn | Sun Joe Dethatcher & Scarifier | Spring Lawn Care

As a part of my spring lawn care I power raked (detached), scarified and then overseeded my lawn. In this video I share my process and my thoughts about the Sun Joe dethatcher and scarifier. I was nervous at first that a “cheaper” plastic lawn tool bought online was not going to work but I was very surprised. Overall I was very pleased with the results and will share the longer term progress that is made in my front yard. If you want to see what the longer term results stick around an update or two is coming.

Links to Tools and Products I Used: (Some are affiliate links to help the channel)

Music:
Epidemicsound

[JohnDoe-ldnr]

THAT'S IT, this video has convinced me.

I'm selling my house and moving into an apartment.

[robbysalz]

Can you imagine being his neighbor and seeing this guy seemingly mowing his lawn for six hours in one afternoon LOL

[ryanschoenhard]

Bought this last year and pulled 40 bags of dead grass out, which was a lot. This year our lawn looks 180 degrees different. It's full, no weeds, and looks amazing. Highly recommend this tool.

[maderightamerica]

I love when homeowners take pride in their homes and lawns. I have to pay for someone else to take care of my lawn now due to a stroke. I love teaching the young kids in my neiborhood how to care for their lawn. A few of them ask if they can borrow lawn tools so they can make their lawns look as good as mine. One young man wanted to do it as a gift to his hard working mother. God bless kids like this one and his mother. She taght him well. Thanks for taking the time to show people how to care for a lawn and the product you use.

[sgt_retiredcharlie]

OMG!!!! I did this dethatching with the SUNJOE! I did it 3 times, 2 parallel and 1 diagonal and it COMPLETELY RUINED MY YARD! My grass WAS lush, long and thick, but I did it WAY TOO LATE in the season and so my lawn didn't have enough time to come back before Fall and Winter hit and in the spring, crabgrass and creeping Charlie weeds took over before my grass could grow back. It has now been 2 full seasons of using Pre-emergents and fertilizers to try to get my lawn back to the way it was before.
Long story short: DON'T Dethatch TOO AGRESSIVELY and DON'T DO IT TOO LATE in the season! Good luck out there!

[michaellauer]

Helpful hint: when using electrical lawn tools, always start from the house where the plug is so that you are always walking away from it. That eliminates most of the cord shifting.

[jbynum]

Yard looks great - couldn't believe the amount of thatch that came out of there!

[thegrimreader]

0:45 “I want a nice lawn.”
You already have a nice lawn XD

[RollerSkatinActor]

Its amazing the amount the dead grass this Sunjoe gets up! Even though it's mostly plastic it has balls!

[mrthomas]

During the pandemic I watched lots of car maintenance and repair videos. Now I want to to make my yard look beautiful

[dadimadh]

Before this video I was just a guy with a rake and a dream. Dethatching the old fashioned way, I used to absolutely dread it. Probably will buy a Sun Joe today!

[jeffridgway]

I was amazed how much thatch that you were able to get with all of the passes

[neiloscarsalac]

On this episode of videos we watch at 3 am in the morning: man gets rid off dead grass off his lawn

[sw]

I use my clippings in the vegetable garden. I spread them out about 4" thick then rototill them deep into the soil. They break down quickly in the soil. Pretty sandy soil in my neighborhood but not where I've had my garden. I move the location every so many years and the grass grows so much nicer where I've had the garden in the past. It holds the moisture better after I've built it up.
The grass clippings from cutting the lawn get spread out in the garden to keep weeds from growing throughout the season.

[diverdave]

I have owned one for 3 years ... and its one SWEET machine ! It does a much better job then the $50 dollar for 4 hour rentals and it quickly pays for its self ... no gas or tune ups needed ! I have loaned it out quite a few times and everyone LOVES it and comment how there lawn has never looked better !

[IAmKyleBrown]

Thanks for the video. I got one last year and love it and showed this to my dad so he could see how much it pulls out. I learned three tricks to share with everyone.
1) propping the back chute/panel open just a bit helps to let the machine clear the debris out better.
2) Always work away from your power and it's easier to avoid the cord.
3) You need more overlap on this than a lawn mower. I found 4-5 inches was good.

[JakePkz]

I bought one of these earlier this spring and I was amazed. I didn't expect something so cheap to do such an awesome job. I highly recommend getting one of these to anyone who wants their lawn to look better.

[obilawnkenobi]

I love my SunJoe Dethatcher, I've used it for two years and let my neighbors borrow it as well, and have no issues with it. Used it at least 10 times.

[TanyaScorpio]

I love mine I've used it 2 years in a row.. and definitely see a difference with my lawn. I've even used in my plants beds to clean it out and break up the old planting.

[larrylayton]

I just bought one of the Sun Joe products and the owners manual did not have a whole lot of what I needed to do to use this product for best results. I appreciate your video and mostly followed what you did on my lawn with great results. In 1 month I am able to see new growth filling in bare spots as well as having a lawn that is very comfortable and soft when walking on it bare footed. Thank you so much for the video and how much this helped me.