7/22/2010

Lawn Aeration

Tips on Using a Lawn Aerator to Keep Your Lawn Looking Vibrant and Healthy
Executive Summary By Mick Day

The one piece of gardening equipment you should consider to keep in your garden shed is a lawn aerator, by using a lawn aerator you will keep your lawn looking vibrant and healthy.
This stops the air and water getting through to the root system which is vital to provide healthy looking grass, this is when you need a lawn aerator to relieve the compaction so that air and water will get to the root base.

When using a lawn aerator you will remove small round cores from your lawn, this leaves holes in your lawn, which air and water will penetrate to provide the nutrients your grass needs to grow healthy.

For you to get the maximum benefit from lawn aeration you should make sure the lawn is slightly damp before starting, this allows the aerator to penetrate to the required depth and gives the best results for a healthy looking lawn.


Rolling Lawn Aerators - Making Light Work of Lawn Aeration
Executive Summary By Al Smitty

Lawn aeration addresses these problems by loosening this compacted layer and allowing oxygen, water and nutrient access to the top layer. Aerators of all types work on the same basic principle of driving spikes or tines into the top layer of the lawn at regular intervals.

One of the best options for most residential property lawns is the rolling lawn aerator.
As the aerator moves across the lawn, the drum presses the spikes into the lawn and pulls them out again through the circular axis that the drum travels on. This effectively cuts a groove into the lawn and loosens the compacted soil.

There are two basic types of lawn aerators. These are spike and core aerators. Many lawn professionals are of the opinion that core aerators do a better job than spike models and that normal spike aerators may even exacerbate compaction problems.
Lawns should be aerated either in the fall or the spring depending on what type of grass the lawn is made up of.

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