6 important reasons why you should aerate your lawns

piet van stom — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 21:05:57 +0000

6 important reasons why you should aerate your lawns

• Aeration increases oxygen, water, and nutrient movement through the soil.
• Aeration enhances stronger roots.
• Aeration creates better absorption of rainfall and irrigation.
• Aeration helps make a topsoil layer underneath the grass.
• Aeration prevents pesticide/fertilizer runoff.
• Aeration reduces thatch accumulation.

If you’re unsure about aeration, test a 15 cm-deep section of your lawn. If the grass roots only extend 5 cms into the soil, it may be over compacted.

In that case, you should aerate your lawn.

Additional Signs You Need to Aerate

• Your lawn regularly receives heavy traffic.
• The thatch on your lawn is greater than 2 cms.
• You have dense clay soil.

Aerating your lawn helps break down compacted soil and helps the penetration of water, oxygen, and nutrients into the ground, which increases the beneficial microbial environment and strengthens the root systems. Well-aerated lawns perform better under severe circumstances of drought and waterlogging.

Bacteria play a vital role in your lawn, helping maintain the health and the efficiency of the lawn root systems. Soil naturally contains oxygen and nutrients that support a healthy balance of microbes required for a healthy lawn. However, over time soils can become compacted. The natural supply of nutrients, water, and oxygen is reduced, negatively impacting the healthy microbial environment. That is why Lawn Aeration is so important.

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6 important reasons why you should aerate your lawns

6 important reasons why you should aerate your lawns

Additional Signs You Need to Aerate