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AERATION & SEEDING
In order to achieve and maintain a beautiful lawn, you should employ basic lawn care practices such as properly mowing, fertilizing, and watering. It is also important to ensure that nutrients can reach the soil beneath your grass. Aeration can be an extremely vital element to a healthy lawn because it allows air and water to penetrate built-up grass or lawn thatch. It also provides an opportunity to introduce new seeds to the lawn. Grass seed needs adequate seed-to-soil contact in order to germinate. We utilize small garden tillers, in conjunction with core aerators, to break up curb edges, devil strips, and bare areas to obtain maximum seed-to-soil contact. Concentrating a machine, like a small garden tiller on edges and bare areas is one way we feel we can provide the best lawn renovation, in comparison to our competition.
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What is Aeration?
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Aeration involves perforating the soil with small holes to allow air, water, and nutrients to penetrate the grassroots. This helps the roots grow deeply and produce a stronger, more vigorous lawn.
The main reason for aerating is to alleviate soil compaction. Compacted soils have too many solid particles in a certain volume or space, which prevents proper circulation of air, water, and nutrients within the soil. Excess lawn thatch or heavy organic debris buried under the grass surface can also starve the roots from these essential elements.
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Does My Lawn Need To Be Aerated?
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One of the most common questions from homeowners is how to determine if they should be aerating their lawn. Your lawn is probably a good candidate for aeration if it:
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Gets heavy use, such as serving as the neighborhood playground or racetrack. Children and pets running around the yard contribute to soil compaction.
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Was established as part of a newly constructed home. Often, the topsoil of newly constructed lawns is stripped or buried, and the grass established on subsoil has been compacted by construction traffic.
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Dries out easily and has a spongy feel. This might mean your lawn has an excessive thatch problem. Take a shovel and remove a slice of lawn about four inches deep. If the thatch layer is greater than one-half inch, aeration is recommended.
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Was established by sod, and soil layering exists. Soil layering means that soil of finer texture, which comes with imported sod, is layered over the existing coarser soil. This layering disrupts drainage, as water is held in the finer-textured soil. This leads to compacted conditions and poor root development. Aerating breaks up the layering, allowing water to flow through the soil more easily and reach the roots.
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Has bare spots and/ or burnt dead areas without thriving grass.
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When to Aerate your lawn?
The best time for aeration is during the growing season when the grass can heal and fill in any open areas after soil plugs are removed. Ideally, aerate the lawn with cool-season grass in the early spring or fall and those with warm-season grass in the late spring.
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