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Lawn Aerator - Description
- Hollow Tine Lawn Aerator
- Colour: Dark Brown
- Material: Epoxy Coated Carbon Steel Frame
- Hollow Tines Double Welded to Aerator
- A Quality & Durable Lawn Aerator
- Overall Size (H x W): 93cm x 30cm (Approx. 36½ x 12 Inches)
- Tine Size (L x Dia): 13cm x 2cm (Approx. 5 x 1 Inches)
- Tines: 5 Hollow Tines
- Brand: Spear & Jackson
Lawn Aerator - Uses
- Use to aerate your garden soil
- This should be done to lawns in the following circumstances
- Poor soil drainage
- High levels of moss on lawns
- Compacted lawns, where excessive footfall has occurred
- Patchy & bare lawns
- General lawn maintenance & restoration
Lawn Aerator - Advantages
- Lawn aerator is suited to tougher & compacted soils
- Handle & raised foot thread makes for easy soil aeration
- Double welding on tines makes aerator very durable
- Long tines ensures deep aeration
- Makes lawn aeration task a lot easier than using a fork
- Automatic soil core ejection makes for faster work rate
- With core ejection soil compaction is reduced
Lawn Aerator - Usage
- Use in Spring or Autumn
- Ideal use directly after scarification of lawn
- Push aerator down into the soil - continue every 1ft
- Move in a zig zag pattern across your lawn
- Rake up ejected cores once finished
- After use, top dress lawn with sand and lawn seed
- See instruction tab for video on usage & tips
Why is Adding Air to Soil Important?
- Air / oxygen improves soil in a number of ways
- Allows grass roots to breathe
- Allows worms and other important insects to breathe
- Prevents the build up of moss and anaerobic bacteria
- Speeds up the rate to decomposition / preventing the build up of thatch
