Lawn aeration is a must-do for healthy lawns. When you aerate a lawn, you create thousands of small holes in your lawn's surface to reduce thatch (the layer of dead plant material that sits between ...

Aerating your lawn is the process of removing small plugs of soil from your lawn to improve airflow and prevent soil compaction. Maintaining a thick and healthy lawn is a dream for many homeowners. A ...

Ditch the heavy equipment and aerate your lawn with 4 common tools you probably already have in your garage. It's easy, effective, and affordable.

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Aerating your lawn helps it breathe and grow stronger by opening the soil so water and nutrients reach the roots. The best time to aerate is when your grass is actively growing—spring or fall in cool ...

If you have a lawn, you need to aerate it so it can grow lush and strong. Aerating helps break up compacted soil, allowing air, water and essential nutrients to reach the roots. This, in turn, helps ...

Lawn aerating involves perforating your lawn with many small holes, breaking up heavily compacted soil so water, nutrients and oxygen can better reach the roots. This lawn care process improves ...

How do you know when it’s time to aerate your lawn? Look at your yard. If you see thinning or brown grass, there are worn spots or bald patches, your lawn has puddles or your grass has stopped growing ...