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.
Rake them up and spread them over the beds, the deeper the betterâthink of it as pulling up the covers for a long winterâs rest. (Tip: If you donât have enough leaves from you own yard, itâs not a crime to take the bags that your neighbors pile up on the curb, rather than letting the green waste truck haul them off.) In spring, rake back the leaves, loosen the pre-tilled beds slightly with a digging fork and they will be ready for planting.