Aerating Your Lawn To Help it Be Greener This Spring

As spring approaches, the majority of people are beginning to consider having more time outside. This is why you may want the lushest yard you've ever seen. For that, you must do a lot of tasks so that your yard is ready to face warmer seasons. One of these is to aerate your lawn. Aerating your lawn can be beneficial for a variety of reasons, not just maintaining the landscaping of your property looking good.

What Is Lawn Aeration?

In essence, aerating your lawn creates an opening for air and water to get into your soil through the placement of holes in the soil. The soil that you put in is pushed down and compacted by the constant foot traffic. This can make it difficult for the lawn's air to circulate.

How to Aerate Your Lawn?

For your lawn to be aerated, it is necessary to make holes in your lawn to let the water and air in and for the soil to receive the nutrients it requires. It is possible to do this effectively using an aerator for your lawn. Since it isn't something you should often be doing, it's better to rent the equipment instead of purchasing it.

Benefits of Aerating Your Lawn?

Greener lawn. The holes in the soil will cause the soil to receive more nutrients and thus make it healthier and greener.

A stronger lawn with more grass. Aerating your lawn can cause the grass's roots to develop deeper and spread further. The improved structure of the roots will result in better resistance to drought as well as an increase in the grass's density. A higher density of grass will not only make your lawn appear denser and more carpet-like, but it can also be beneficial by naturally eliminating the weeds.

Puddling is reduced. Your lawn may be prone to runoff or rainwater, and you'll see puddling. But, if you aerate your yard, this will decrease the amount of puddles that are in your yard, and the soil will be able to take in more moisture.

How frequent do you need to aerate your lawn?

Don't aerate your lawn too often! Once-a-year aeration should be enough.

If you have any concerns or need a professional to help you aerate your lawn, please contact us!