Spring is around the corner in Kamloops, which means it’s the perfect time to start prepping your yard for a lush, healthy season. One of the most effective ways to restore tired turf? Dethatching and aerating your lawn. At Brice’s Enterprises, we know the local conditions, and these two steps go a long way in reviving lawns after a long, dry season.

Whether you’re dealing with patchy grass, compacted soil, or thatch build-up, here’s how these services help—and why they’re worth doing before summer arrives.

Why Dethatch Your Lawn?

That dry, spongy layer sitting just above your soil? That’s thatch—a mix of dead grass, roots, and debris. A little thatch is normal, but when it builds up (more than ½ inch thick), it suffocates your lawn, blocking water, nutrients, and air from reaching the roots.

That’s when you’ll notice brown patches, weak growth, and grass that just doesn’t bounce back. A proper dethatching removes the excess and allows your lawn to breathe again.

How We Dethatch in Kamloops

At Brice’s, we use both manual raking and power dethatchers depending on your yard’s size and level of build-up. Smaller areas can often be handled with a convex rake. For larger properties, we use specialized power rakes to lift and remove thatch efficiently—without damaging the healthy grass underneath.

Prepping for Dethatching:

• Water the lawn the day before to soften the soil
• Mow grass short (about ½ inch)
• Flag sprinkler heads and hidden obstacles
• We often dethatch in two directions (90° cross pattern) for full coverage
• Afterward, we reseed bare spots if needed and water thoroughly

Why Aerate Your Lawn?

Kamloops soil tends to compact—especially in high-traffic yards. When that happens, roots struggle to grow deep, and water sits on the surface instead of soaking in. Core aeration is the solution.

Aeration removes small plugs of soil across your lawn to relieve compaction and create channels for water, air, and nutrients to reach the roots. That means greener grass, better drought tolerance, and fewer weeds long-term.

How Aeration Works (And What We Use)

We use plug aerators that remove 2–3″ deep cores from the lawn. These small holes make a big difference. Unlike spike aerators, plug aeration actually loosens the soil rather than compacting it further.

Pro Tips:

• Water your lawn the day before for best results
• One full pass across the lawn is usually enough
• Leave the plugs on the lawn—they’ll break down naturally and return nutrients to the soil
• Follow up with your regular lawn care routine (fertilizing, mowing, etc.)

Need a Hand? We’ve Got the Tools, Team & Know-How

Dethatching and aeration can be DIY, but if you’d rather not rent equipment, worry about cut depths, or haul machinery around—we’ve got you. Our team handles start-to-finish turf restoration for homeowners and commercial properties across Kamloops.

📞 Get a free quote or schedule your spring lawn tune-up today.