Aeration is essential for maintaining a healthy, beautiful lawn. BioGrass recommends aerating your Utah lawn once in the spring and once in the fall. Read here for guidance to help you decide between spike and core aeration.
How to Aerate Your Sod:
- Equipment – Contact a local aeration service or rent an aerating machine from a machinery rental service.
- Aerate – Aerate your lawn using a core aerator. If possible, remove a minimum 3-inch plug. Leave the plug on the lawn to decompose.
- Fertilize – Add nutrients to your soil by spreading Suståne® 4-6-4 all-natural fertilizer over aerated areas.
- Condition – Add Pro’s Choice® Soil Conditioner over aerated area to stimulate deep root growth.
Benefits of Lawn Aeration:
- Loosens compact soil
- Breaks up and/or removes thatch
- Improves water infiltration
- Improves nutrient infiltration
- Increases oxygen supply to roots
- Releases carbon dioxide
- Encourages new, deeper root growth