One of the key components of maintaining a healthy lawn is having it aerated and overseeded on a regular basis. This helps bring new life to old roots and aids in the establishment of a thicker lawn that is more resistant to disease before the dormant winter season. The most effective time of year for aeration and overseed is the fall, ensuring your grass will have a strong start the following spring.
What is aeration?
When we aerate your lawn, we remove soil cores mechanically. These cores are left on the top of your lawn, releasing nutrients and breaking down thatch over time. The holes bored allow water and nutrients to reach deeper into the root zone and provide a healthy environment for newer turf to grow.
Why is aeration an important part of lawn maintenance?
Regular aerations provide many benefits to your lawn. These include:
Reduced soil compaction
The creation of a microorganism-friendly environment that improves soil quality and releases nutrients
Improved nutrient absorption
Improved fertilizer uptake
Increased resistance to drought stress
Stimulated root growth to expand root area, resulting in stronger turf
Why overseed on top of an existing lawn?
Pairing an aeration with an overseed provides the opportunity to improve the health of the existing turf while also introducing newer, stronger turf varieties, resulting in a thicker and healthier lawn. Thicker turf is more resistant to weed and crabgrass growth as well as insect damage, and is more resilient in times of extreme heat and drought.
A fall aeration and overseed is the best way to ensure optimal lawn health for the following season!
Schedule your aeration / overseed now!
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