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.
(If you simply must plant in hot weather, mulch the planting area with a light layer of peat moss or similar material to prevent the seed from drying out.) Where you live, and throughout much of the northern half of the U.S., early fall is the best time for sowing grass.