Aerating | Aeration | Core Aeration | Kansas City

Why aerate the lawn? Many people think the point to aerating is so you can overseed when you’ve finished. But in reality that is just icing on the cake.

Aerating is the process of punching holes in the lawn about ¾ “ around and 3” deep. This allows our clay soils to expand and reduce the compaction from traffic and being baked in the sun all summer. If the compaction is reduced we can get better root development. Aeration also helps control thatch buildup by bringing those cores of soil back up to the surface and having them filter back down into the thatch layer. This adds microbes to the thatch which speeds up its decomposition. It’s like composting your grass clippings. If you throw a pile of grass clippings into a corner and come back in a couple of weeks you just have a stinky pile of grass clippings. But if you turn those grass clippings and add some soil to it they will start composting and turn into good organic matter for the plants. You won’t notice a big difference right away but over a couple of years the lawn has better root development which leads to more heat and drought hardiness. It’s a tool to help deal with the crappy clay soil most of us here in Kansas City have to deal with. Aerating is for thatch control and relieving compaction. Over seeding after the aeration will allow some of the grass seed to grow in the holes but if seeding is your goal there are better ways to go about it.

If your lawn has not been responding well despite proper watering and fertilizing, chances are it is the result of soil compaction.

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