Lawn Aeration

UT Extension Agent Booker T. Leigh shows how to aerate your lawn. Aeration is important to loosen compact soil and allow water, air, and fertilizer to reach the roots of the grass. Aeration does not have to be done frequently in a home lawn, every five years is enough. Aeration should be done when the grass is breaking dormancy: April-May for warm season grasses like Bermuda, September for cool season grasses like fescue. Aeration is done a lot like mowing. The aerator travels back and forth across the grass covering the whole lawn. To make sure you covered the lawn you can also aerate it going the other way too. Leave the plugs the aerator pulls out on the lawn. They will break down after a few rain storms.

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