Do I Really Need to Aerate My Lawn
No, It’s Not Necessary to Aerate Your Lawn Every Year, Especially If Your Grass Is Healthy and Thriving. Aeration Is Good If You’ve Got Compacted, Poor or...
No, it’s not necessary to aerate your lawn every year, especially if your grass is healthy and thriving. Aeration is good if you’ve got compacted, poor or clay-heavy soil that’s been impacted by heavy equipment or lots of foot traffic. It’s also good to aerate if you are renovating a yard or installing a new one.
What happens if you don't aerate your lawn?
1 Aeration creates holes down into the soil to alleviate compaction so air, water and nutrients can reach grass roots. Deprived of their basic needs by compacted soil, lawn grasses struggle in stressful situations, such as heat and low rainfall, and lose their healthy, rich color.
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What month Should I aerate my lawn?
When should you aerate cool-season grasses and warm-season grasses? The trick is to aerate right before overseeding. The best time to have lawn care services aerate your lawn in Midwest locations is usually around August or September. In warmer states, aerate in late spring or early summer.
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