Core aeration is one of the most important things you can do for your yard each year. Every living thing needs air, water, and nutrients in order to survive and thrive; your lawn is no exception! That’s why we recommend that you put core aeration at the top of your list.
Core Aeration
During the spring and early summer months, lawn experts use a core aerator to remove plugs of soil from your Bermuda and Zoysia lawns. Fescue is generally aerated in the fall.
Properly aerate the lawn by poking holes in the ground to improve oxygen circulation. Most people use basic tools to aerate the lawn or walk on the grass using spiked sports shows. Aerating the lawn helps supply necessary nutrients to the root system.
Benefits of Core Aeration
- Loosens up hard, compacted soil
- Promotes stronger, deeper grass roots
- Creates better air flow between the roots and the surrounding environment
- Allows water to reach more critical areas
- Increases lawns drought tolerance
- Allows fertilizers and other nutrients to reach the root base
- Helps to reduce the thatch layer
Over-seeding
It is important to identify the type of lawn and various varieties of grass you currently have and then determine what seeds to plant during what time of the year to insure your beautiful lawn.
Over-seeding is the process of adding more seed to existing lawns to fill in the bare spots. Bermuda and Zoysia are self-germinating, which means that they spread all on their own. Fescue is a non-spreading grass, which means it needs to be aerated and over-seeded in the fall. When over-seeding fescue, aeration is essential, because it gives these seeds a safe place to grow and germinate.
Optimal Fertilizing, Weed, Insect and Disease Control
Of course, don’t forget to properly fertilize, keep weeds under control and remove the insect and diseases in your lawn to keep it beautiful and healthy. Want to know more about how to make your yard weed free, click here?
Lawn Analysis
Wherever you are in the process with your lawn care, it could help you out tremendously to get a lawn analysis from a professional so steps can be taken to optimize your lawn.
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