Core aeration is an important maintenance task for maintaining a lawn and I prefer it over power raking. A power rake is a machine with rotating tines that mechanically lift and remove thatch, which ...

Core aerating is an important part of regular lawn maintenance, especially for renovation and maintenance of cool-season fescue lawns. Core aerating penetrates the soil and pulling a portion of soil ...

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If your lawn feels more like a sidewalk than a soft patch of grass, it might be trying to send you a not-so-subtle message. Compacted soil blocks water, air, and nutrients from reaching the roots, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lawn with brown patchy grass - Bilal Photos/Getty Images Is your lawn looking patchy? Soil compaction is one common reason for ...

Q. Is it OK to have some lawn work done this early? I was thinking of fertilization, core aeration and dethatching. A. It is always difficult to tell if our warm weather will continue, or we will see ...

Autumn is a good time to core aerate and thatch your lawn to reduce soil compaction if you did not aerate in the spring. Core aerating once a year is enough for most residential lawns with normal use.

Q: I had some work done in my yard in September. Knowing it was too late to plant centipede seed, I broadcast wheat straw. I’ll wait until May, go over the yard very well with a borrowed spike aerator ...

Aerating is one of the most straightforward ways to improve your lawn in the long run. It offers numerous benefits, including grass that grows greener and fuller each year, as well as benefits that ...

Compacted soil causes weak lawns—fix it with aeration. Aerate cool-season grass in early fall while it’s still growing. Water before and after, and pair aeration with overseeding and fertilizing.