Scarify

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1. The process of loosening the surface of the groun in preparation for seeding, sprigging or sodding; sometimes performed on subsoil before the installation of topsoil to promote the drainage of water downward between layers; term is also used to descrive the chemical or mechanical scratching of the seed coat (typical of zoysiagrass) to improve germination.



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This is a farm being scarified.

Source:http://en.mimi.hu/gardening/scarify.html