AERATING/CORING

Question: What is lawn aeration? When and how is lawn aeration done?
Answer: The basic idea behind lawn aeration is that, like you, your lawn and the soil under it need to breathe. Providing much-needed lawn aeration for your grass entails dealing with thatch.

Benefits of Coring Aeration

Lawn aeration is the secret weapon in making your lawn healthy. Aeration involves making holes in the lawn by extracting a plug of soil. By aerating your lawn you provide the following benefits to your lawn and its root system:

• Oxygen gets to the roots and the soil allowing it to "breathe"
• Fertilisers and nutrients get access to the root system
• Water is able to soak the soil and reach the root system
• Helps to break up thatch
• Tight, compacted soil is loosened up allowing the root system to grow.
• Decreases water requirements for healthy turf
• Reduces water puddling and run-off
• Promotes a vigorous lawn with fewer weeds