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How to Aerate Your Lawn

Index

  • When to Aerate Your Lawn
  • Why Aerate the Soil in Your Lawn
  • What is a Hollow Tine Aerator
  • How to Use a Hollow Tine Aerator
  • After Care

When to Aerate Your Lawn

  • Early autumn & early spring
  • Avoid working in damp or wet conditions

Why Aerate the Soil in Your Lawn

  • To improve the drainabilty of your soil
  • To increase air flow in your soil
  • To increase oxygen levels around your grass roots
  • To create better living conditions for soil organisms
  • To make soil drier & reduce moss growth
  • To make for stronger & healthier lawns

What is a Hollow Tine Aerator

  • This is a tool which allows you to manually aerate your soil
  • It works by removing soil plugs from your lawn
  • This creates air holes allowing for better soil aeration

How to Use a Hollow Tine Aerator

  • Place the aerator in front of you
  • Push tines down into the soil as far as they will go
  • They should go at least 6 inches into the soil
  • Lift the tine back out
  • Move 1ft forward & repeat the process
  • Continue this is straight lines along your lawn
  • Once you come to the end of your lawn move 1ft to the side & begin another line

After Care

  • Once finished you can remove the plugs from the lawn
  • This work should be done along with other lawn care practices including
    • Scarification
    • Top dressing
    • Moss killing
    • Feeding
    • Weeding

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