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CORE AERATION
Power core aeration (Spring or Fall) is one of the most important cultural practices available for your lawn. Aeration helps control thatch, improves the soil structure, helps create growth pockets for new roots, and opens the way for water and fertilizer to reach the root zone of your lawn.
Aeration removes thousands of small cores of soil 1" to 3" in length from your lawn. These cores melt back into the lawn after a few rainfalls, mixing with whatever thatch exists on your lawn. The holes created by aeration catch fertilizer and water. Turf roots naturally grow toward these growth pockets and thicken in the process. Aeration holes also relieve pressure from compacted soils, letting oxygen and water move more freely into the root zone.
Annual aeration is recommended for all lawns on heavy clay or compacted soils, those with a thatch buildup, a history of fungal problems, and any lawn that needs to be thickened up. After an aeration is a great time to scatter additional grass seed in thin areas, as there are thousands of places for new seedlings to take root.
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