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What is aeration?

Aeration is the process of mechanically removing small plugs of thatch and soil from the lawn to improve soil structure and reduce compaction.

What are the benefits of aeration?

Core aeration helps the lawn's health and vigor, and reduces maintenance requirements. The following are other benefits of core aeration:

• Reduces compaction of soil which allows grass to produce a stronger, healthier root system.
• Stronger roots will always be a great benefit to your lawn.
• Fertilizer can get down to the root system more readily.
• An aerated lawn will absorb more water
  Reduces water runoff and puddling.
• Aeration breaks up the thatch layer. Annually aerated lawns will almost never develop a damaging thatch layer.
• Enhances heat and drought stress tolerance
  Improves resiliency and cushioning for your feet.

When should lawns be aerated?

Annual aeration is beneficial for all lawns. Lawns growing on heavy clay or subsoil, and lawns exposed to intense use, benefit from two or more aerations each year.

Spring and fall are ideal times to aerate. We generally recommend aerating in the fall, after the stress of summer. Aeration, in combination with fertilization, enhances root growth and improves spring green-up.

Why overseed at the time of aeration?

Overseeding at the time of Aeration is a great way to thicken up a thin lawn or introduce better grass types to a lawn.

Simply spreading grass seed over a lawn will give very poor results. By aerating first, the soil is cultivated, greatly improving the results. The majority of the new grass will grow in the aeration holes. 'Tufts' of new grass will grow out of the holes and then 'tiller-out' and thicken up the lawn.

Overseeding in the fall will fill-in bare or thin spots and help build a thicker lawn faster. The new seed quickly takes root in the freshly aerated lawn and provides new life to your already established grass. As your lawn gets thicker and healthier, your new grass plants help reduce the chance of new weeds sprouting.

Aeration helps keep your lawn fit and trim

Aerating your lawn is a great way to reduce thatch, loosen up compacted soils and make it easier for water and nutrients to reach the roots of your turf.

Even with the best care available, lawns can thin out and lose color due to excessive thatch buildup, hard or compacted soils, or periods of high temperature, high humidity, or drought. Aerifying and overseeding is recognized by turf experts such as golf course superintendents as the best treatment to control thatch, reduce compaction, fill-in bare spots and revitalize growth.

Aeration/Seeding—the two step process guaranteed to improve your lawn
An aeration treatment removes small cores of soil and thatch to allow air, moisture and fertilizer to penetrate down to the root zone. The cores brought to the surface contain microorganisms, which help the breakdown of the woody thatch tissue. This allows the roots of existing grass plants to spread out and grow deeper, creating a healthier, thicker lawn.

Aerating your lawn is a great way to reduce thatch, loosen up compacted soils, and make it easier for water and nutrients to reach the roots of your turf.

Even with the best care available, lawns can thin out and lose color due to excessive thatch build-up, hard or compacted soils, or periods of high temperature, high humidity, or drought (sounds a lot like what we experience here every year). Aerifying is recognized by turf experts such as golf course superintendents as the best treatment to control thatch, reduce compaction, help fill-in bare spots and revitalize growth.

Contact us today about ordering an Aerification Treatment for your lawn. Fall is a great time of year to do this, but spring is also good.

Lawn Core Aeration