Enhance your yard with Lawn aeration

You’ve probably heard or seen your neighbors getting holes poked throughout their yards in the early spring or fall. Or perhaps you see the aftermath, with little plugs of dirt spread throughout the yard. But why get your yard aerated? 

We will answer: why, when and how to aerate your lawn. 

man pushing a core aeration machine over grass

core aerator tines piercing the soil

WHY AERATE?

Aeration is an important part of maintaining a healthy lawn. There are 4 main benefits to aerating. Aerating gives your lawn greater access to air, water, nutrients and reduces soil compaction.

By poking holes a few inches into the soil, the roots get direct access to water, air and nutrients that fill those holes. With all the makings of a healthy plant we see explosions of healthy growth occur after aerating. The majority of this growth happens underground. The root system of the turf seeks out the holes creating deeper, stronger roots that will pay off for the next year.

When to aerate your Lawn?

Aeration is most impactful when done while the grass is growing fastest. In the midwest we generally have cool-weather fescue grasses in our yards. Most of the growth for these grasses occurs in the early spring or in the fall. So the optimal time to have your yard aerated would be late March to April or October. 

 

How to aerate?

This is the easy part, just reach out to us for a free quote.

There are a few different aerators on the market. The best option, which we provide, is core aeration. This takes a core of grass and dirt roughly 2-3″ deep and pulls it completely out of the ground. Other options such as spike aeration just push the soil to the sides, which doesn’t help with soil compaction long term.