It’s amazing what a little fresh air can do! Autumn is approaching with a new start for a healthy, lavish lawn. Now is the best time to prepare your lawn for next spring’s growth.
This is why it’s critical to stress the significance of aeration. Why is it important and how can it help your lawn? For grass to grow in the best conditions it needs to breathe. Oxygen needs to be able to reach the root system. More importantly, moisture and nutrients need to reach these roots through the soil.
By aerating your lawn, it is allowing air and water to enter the soil to feed the root system and encourage growth. Aerating breaks up the soil and allows the roots to create a stronger and deeper root network. The deeper the network, the easier it is for the grass to absorb water, which is crucial during those hot summer days.
When your lawn goes long periods without aeration or deep dethatching the thatch layer builds up. Once this layer becomes too thick it limits both water and nutrients from reaching the root zone. It also creates the perfect environment for both insects and disease to find a place to camp out. Once the thatch layer becomes too thick and problems are evident on the surface it can be too late. Aeration along with proper mowing and fertilization can help prevent this from happening.
The aerating process is completed with special equipment that punctures the soil with hollow tines, removing small plugs of soil from the ground. This creates the designed ability for air and water to reach further down the soil and feed the roots and make way for growth.
Fall is the best time to aerate your lawn, so help your grass be healthy for next year’s season!
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