Specifically, core aeration removes cylindrical chunks out of the lawn to provide room for roots to expand. Soil, grass and thatch are removed by professional machines and tools without destroying the surrounding grass.
Lawn aeration in West Middlesex Pennsylvania is commonly done during the autumn months, after your grass has reached its peak in appearance. By completing core aeration at this period, it will return even stronger and healthier in the spring and remain beautiful throughout the summer.
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LAWN AERATION BENEFITS
Things like sun, drought, mowers and traffic can be a toll on your grass throughout the summer, and by autumn, you may be wondering where your beautiful lawn went.
Every year, grass needs time to heal and recover, and nutrients and precipitation, so it can return for the next summer. The preferred method to provide these things is professional lawn aeration.
Here is a list of benefits that you will experience if you opt for professional lawn aeration every fall.
BREAKS UP SOIL
Compaction is a problem for soil. If the soil becomes too compact, air and water aren’t able to penetrate it and the roots of your lawn won’t ever get the chance to come into contact with important nutrients found there.
Dense soil can kill grass by slowly starving it over time. Core aeration reduces the density of the soil, and allows more nutrients to reach the roots, resulting in an overall healthier lawn.
REDUCES THATCH LAYER
Thatch is a term referring to the dead grass that builds up below the living grass on your lawn. This is often grass that was mowed or that died and broke off. If thatch becomes too thick, it forms a barrier that water and air can’t penetrate.
This is a lot like what happens with dense soil. Thatch will eventually starve your grass over time and result in large bald patches.
Following core aeration, organisms that break down thatch are reintroduced to the area. These organisms control the amount of thatch between the soil and the grass (until the next time you do lawn aeration).
NUTRIENT ABSORPTION
As we mentioned before, nutrients are distributed in air and precipitation. But when the soil is too dense, nutrients will simply wash away. By opening up small holes in the soil, we maximize the amount of soil surface area that is capable of absorbing natural nutrients.
Aeration also promotes the absorption of additional nutrients. After aeration is the optimal time to fertilize your lawn, since the valuable nutrients will be maximized by the deep holes made during the process. As roots absorb nutrients, they will fill in these holes and the soil will settle to fill them in.
MANAGES WATER FLOW
Rain is necessary for your lawn, but at times there might be too much water for your lawn to manage. When there is too much rainfall – or in the case of flooding from sprinklers, water hoses or pipe leaks – it’s nice to have a lawn that is prepared for excess moisture.
Professionally aerating your lawn reduces erosion and helps prevent pooling water. The openings created during aeration allow the water a way to disperse without creating dents or soggy spots under your lawn.
THICKENS REMAINING GRASS
While areas are removed, your grass will become thicker in following seasons . Lawn aeration provides over-seeding, an important development process for cooler season grasses like Kentucky bluegrass, ryegrass and fescues which allows them to naturally push out unwanted weeds.
Lawn aeration increases the number of seeds in direct contact with the soil and aids in over-seeding.
PREPARES LAWN FOR WINTER
Ideally, you have both warm- and cool-season grasses in your lawn to increase the amount of time you have lush, green grass.
Before the cool-season, grass is dormant and it is the best time to aerate and fertilize. This combination will help the grass look wonderful during the cooler months and defends it from summer heat and drought.
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As a full-service lawn care company in West Middlesex, we provide effective lawn aeration and fertilization services tailored to meet each customer’s needs.
To deliver the best results and no damages, we remove all debris from your lawn prior to our service. We then mark invisible pet fences, sprinkler heads and anything else that could possibly be damaged by our {aerators|aerating equipment. For best results, we suggest mowing your lawn and watering it the day before your lawn is aerated.
We will operate specialized equipment over the surface of your lawn, removing small cylinders of soil, grass and thatch at regular intervals. These cylinders will remain on the lawn. In 7-14 days, they will break down and serve as fertilizer.
After your lawn aeration service, water it regularly. You will be encouraged to stay off of the lawn as much as possible until over-seeding and germination occur – usually about 8-10 days. Once that is over, regular mowing can resume.
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