Lawn aeration is a must-do for healthy lawns. When you aerate a lawn, you create thousands of small holes in your lawn's surface to reduce thatch (the layer of dead plant material that sits between ...

Is your lawn looking patchy? Soil compaction is one common reason for patches of dead grass or bald spots on a lawn. For example, if your yard gets a lot of foot traffic, this presses the soil down ...

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If your lawn is looking brown or patchy despite your best efforts to care for it, your soil might be compacted and need aerating. Manual lawn aerators make holes in the soil to allow air, water, and ...

Lawn aeration is the first step to preparing a healthy lawn. You can aerate your lawn manually or with a machine, but the results will include improved growth and color. It’s also a great way to ...

Your lawn needs water and other nutrients to keep it looking lush. Unfortunately, when soil becomes compacted, water and air cannot reach the lower layers of the soil. In that situation, any nutrient ...

Lawn aerating involves perforating your lawn with many small holes, breaking up heavily compacted soil so water, nutrients and oxygen can better reach the roots. This lawn care process improves ...

How do you know when it’s time to aerate your lawn? Look at your yard. If you see thinning or brown grass, there are worn spots or bald patches, your lawn has puddles or your grass has stopped growing ...