What Happens If You Don't Aerate Lawn?

If you don't aerate your lawn, the soil will become compressed over time from foot traffic, lack of precipitation, and other environmental factors. Eventually, soil compaction will damage the lawn's health and overall look.

Aerating your lawn involves cutting a small hole down into the compacted soil to make it more porous. Aeration makes the ground more accessible to water, allowing your grass and plants to develop a deeper root system. In addition, you'll also prevent weeds from growing on your lawn.

There are several reasons to aerate your lawn. But the overall reason is to improve your lawn's health and look.

What Month Is Best to Aerate My Lawn?

Mid September. Aeration is essential to maintaining a healthy yard. This process involves digging holes in your grass to allow air to reach the roots of the plants.

The best month to aerate your lawn is september. This keeps grass seed from competing with crabgrass and other annual weeds in the spring time. We also put pre-emergent in the spring to prevent overseeding.

How Do I Know When to Aerate?

How can you tell whether your lawn needs to be aerated? Here are a few signs that your lawn needs aeration or not.

1. Touch the soil of your lawn; if it's hard and compacted, it will need aeration.
2. Take a closer look at your lawn when you are watering it. If it dries out quickly, that is a sign it needs aeration.
3. Check if your lawn is spongy; if it's spongy, you need aeration.
4. If your grass is losing the green color.

If the lawn is not absorbing water.r fall season.

How Long Until I See Results From Aeration?

Aerating your lawn takes several weeks. During this period, the grass will grow longer and more robust. It can take 6-8 weeks to see results from aeration.

Is Aerating a Lawn Worth It?

Before aerating your lawn, you might wonder, is it worth it?

This process involves cutting off the roots of the grass so that new growth can occur.

You may wonder why you would want to do this. After all, the grass looks great right now. However, when you cut down into compacted soil, you'll expose more air to your lawn's root system and allow water to penetrate the ground. As a result, the grass will grow faster than ever before. 

Aeration is a good idea, especially if you live in a dry climate or have thick clay soil. You'll likely find that the grass becomes greener after you aerate it.

There are many benefits to having an aerated lawn, so is aerating a lawn worth it for your lawn? Give us a call for more information.