How to Aerate Your Lawn
- November 4, 2009
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Aerating your lawn is a simple project that makes grass grow thicker and greener by allowing it to absorb vitamins and water more easily.
You Will Need
- Safety glasses
- Manual or power plug aerator
- Fertilizer
Step 1: Water lawn
Water your lawn at least one day prior to aerating to moisten the soil and make the project easier.
Step 2: Put on safety glasses
Put on safety glasses before aerating to prevent dislodged plugs, which are small sections of the lawn, rocks, and dirt from getting into your eyes.
Step 3: Aerate lawn
Aerate your lawn in the same pattern as you mow, going in one direction and then the other, to cover the area completely.
Plug aerators are the most efficient and effective aeration tools. Shoe spike aerators and rolling spike aerators do not remove plugs as effectively from the grass.
Step 4: Leave plugs
Leave the extracted plugs on your lawn for at least one day. Then mow the grass, breaking down the plugs, and creating a mulch/reseeding effect.
Step 5: Fertilize lawn
Fertilize or feed your lawn after aerating. The holes in the lawn are great receptacles for the new nutrients.
Did you know? Instead of hiring a gardener to mow the White House lawn, President Woodrow Wilson allowed cattle and sheep to graze, keeping the grass to a reasonable height.
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