Aerating your lawn is the process of removing small plugs of soil from your lawn to improve airflow and prevent soil compaction. Maintaining a thick and healthy lawn is a dream for many homeowners. A ...

Maintaining a thick and healthy lawn is a dream for many homeowners. A lush carpet of green grass goes a long way when it comes to making the exterior of your property look well-manicured. While ...

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It's something most people with lawns should consider doing at least once a year. Aeration is the process of loosening compacted soil to allow grass roots to get nutrients more easily. The best time ...

If you've started to move from mowing just often enough to keep from feeling like Indiana Jones when crossing the yard, to trying to achieve the perfect lawn with all the necessary tools, then you may ...

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Aeration is often touted as important, but it's often a task that's ignored, especially by homeowners with large lawns. In fact, our own group of friends questioned me to learn if it was truly ...

The days at the end of the growing season seem to fly by as the weather changes. If aerating and overseeding is on your end-of-season lawn to-do list, don’t wait too long into the fall. Cold ...

Aerate lawn with a thatch layer thicker than 1 inch to let water and nutrients pass through. Lawns compacted from heavy foot traffic benefit from aeration every couple of years. Poorly draining lawns ...

Your lawn needs water and other nutrients to keep it looking lush. Unfortunately, when soil becomes compacted, water and air cannot reach the lower layers of the soil. In that situation, any nutrient ...

Aerating a lawn is one of the many tasks that can improve the health of your grass. Spring and fall are ideal times to aerate your lawn so that oxygen, water, and fertilizer can penetrate deeply into ...

Lawn aerating involves perforating your lawn with many small holes, breaking up heavily compacted soil so water, nutrients and oxygen can better reach the roots. This lawn care process improves ...