Core Aeration is removal of soil from existing lawns.  Aerating a lawn is similar to cultivating a garden or flower bed.

Cores of soil, approximately 5/8 inch in diameter and 2 to 4 inches long, are pulled from the soil by a core aeration machine.  The cores are allowed to remain on top of the lawn.  The soil disintegrates, top dressing the lawn with soil.

Benefits of Core Aeration Are:

• Removal of soil cores increases root growth.
• Loosening the soil encourages root growth.
• Soil fungi and bacteria are released when the soil disintegrates.  The organisms help degrade thatch.
• Overseeding can follow core aeration if there is a need to seed an existing lawn.

Core aeration will not solve extremely severe thatch buildup.  However, aeration is an annual maintenance practice which will help maintain the overall health and vigor of lawns.

Your Lawn Care Specialist can check your lawn and advise you of the need for core aeration as well as explain the benefits and techniques of aerating your lawn.

Remember, if you’d like more information about your lawn, give us a call.  We’ll be happy to answer your questions.