Each review has a detailed list of pros and cons for clarity and has been rated according to ease of use, handling, performance, and value for money. The AL-KO 38P Combe-Care 2 in 1 Scarifier is well-built and suited for domestic or professional work. It’s a good alternative to a domestic electric scarifier if you want something a little more powerful or your lawn is too large or too long to hook many extension cords together. Value for money: We reviewed all of the above, plus quality and design, the RRP and the length of warranty. If you only have heavily compacted soil areas in a few spots, you can rectify these with a digging fork.

The Cobra SA32E comes complete with an impressive 10m cable to ensure that you can reach all corners of your garden without the need for extra help. During the growing season, it is very necessary to remove the thatch as it will help the new plants to grow well in an open space. A scarifier is a popular tool used by gardeners and professional lawn experts to lift the moss and compacted grass cuttings from the top layer of soil. Something else I like, because it’s a 4-stroke engine, its easier to maintain but fueling is also much easier as there is no petrol and oil to mix as you put it in separately.However, if your lawn is struggling due to compaction or you have a heavy clay soil, your lawn will benefit from deeper aeration which is the process of opening up the soil by spiking it with long metal tines. Once you are sure that the moss has died (it should look black or brown and dry) mow your lawn on a dry day, with the mower on a low setting. Some of our machines are already equipped with an aerator roller in addition to the included scarifier roller.

These scarifiers can be either petrol driven, mains-electric or battery-powered, and have working-widths ranging from 36 to 60cm. 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.You can easily switch between the two attachments without using tools, saving you time for other garden chores. You can use a rake or a garden vacuum to do this and place any debris in a wheelbarrow to dispose of later, or directly in the green bin! Consenting to these technologies will allow us and our partners to process personal data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site and show (non-) personalized ads.

Featuring a high power 1400w motor that drives the 32cm working width, the SA32E is ideal for fast removal of unwanted moss, thatch, weeds and other debris. 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 lowest setting (-10mm) is for aerating the soil as well as scarifying it, while the highest setting (+5mm) is for collecting debris off the top of the lawn and giving it a light rake, something you can make use of through summer. And it does take some effort to use so that’s why we recommend it if you have only a small lawn or patch of grass to work.

Some scarifiers come with both a scarifying attachment with thick blades and a separate aerating attachment with steel spikes for raking the lawn.The scarifier roller attachment uses strong steel blades to penetrate into the soil to remove weeds and pull out deep embedded thatch and moss from the lawn. Chances are that if your need is not twice a year then hiring a machine for a day or so will be your best bet.