If you are sexually active, you can do the following things to lower your chances of getting gonorrhea: 1  Being in a long-term mutually monogamous relationship with a partner who has been tested and has negative STD test results; 2  Using latex condoms the right way every time you have sex.
The best time to dethatch is late summer or early fall. That's when your grass is growing most vigorously. Before dethatching, mow a little shorter than normal. Also, you'll achieve better results if you do it after a light rain or watering.
Once you've determined that your lawn is in need of dethatching, here are a few tips to give you an idea of what is involved. Care must be taken not to try and remove all thatch from a lawn at one time. This will probably cause more harm than good and may actually kill the grass. Unless the lawn has extremely heavy thatch buildup, regular aeration treatments would be better. Don't fertilize the lawn for at least 45 days prior to dethatching.