A method for the treatment of turf comprising grass growing in a matrix comprises removing the matrix including any thatch and other infestation by blading moving through the matrix to a predetermined depth d. The thatch and matrix may be removed to a depth above that at which grass roots are found. The method may be used to treat turf reinforced with artificial grass. All the grass growing in the matrix may be removed, without affecting any artificial grass and fresh sand or other matrix material may be applied and the area reseeded. Also disclosed is equipment for carrying out the treatment comprising a rotor 17 rotating about a horizontal axis the rotor having blades 18 having peripherally distributed teeth 19. There maybe four blades which may be helical.
