The Truth About Aerating Your Lawn
Aerating your lawn is a great way to reduce thatch, loosen up compacted soils, and make it easier for water and nutrients to reach the roots of your turf. In short: regular aeration of your lawn improves your soil and improves your lawn!Even with the best care available, lawns can thin out and lose color due to excessive thatch build-up, hard or compacted soils, or periods of high temperature, high humidity, or drought (sounds a lot like what we experience here every year). Aerifying is recognized by turf experts such as golf course superintendents as the best treatment to control thatch, reduce compaction, help fill-in bare spots and revitalize growth