Yard Aerator

As most soils in Houston tends to be heavy clay, you may need to regularly review the ventilation in your lawn care program. One way to check if your lawn needs aeration involves digging a hole about 6 inches deep. If the roots of grass only grown 1-2 inches down, the soil is compacted probably should be ventilated with a basic machine. Remember, the root will be deeper in late spring and summer. This is more likely to be problematic if the lawn is used for a line of garden, car, or simply the general circulation.

Compacted soil may be even worse in areas that have standing water drainage problems exist. Compaction reduces the pore space in soil that would normally hold air. The roots of the grass needs oxygen to grow and absorb nutrients and water from the soil. If your soil is compacted pores are reduced and the amount of air, water and nutrients is reduced. This reduction can greatly affect the quality of the pitch by an impact on the rate of absorption of nutrients and the rate of water infiltration.

The aeration and maintenance of landscapes that you

There are many other benefits of aeration, increases the activity of micro-organisms that promote off, infiltration of water increases the drainage improvements and reduction of harmful fungi, increase of population Earthworms all these things working together in a synergistic relationship to give you a better lawn. The core also reduces fertilizer and pesticide runoff that preserves the environment and ensures your getting the most from your applications.

What are the steps?

Core aeration involves removing small plugs or cores from the lawn. You can do this manually or by hand, but it is normally performed by a machine that has hollow tines or spoons mounted on a disk or drum. This is where the "core" aspect comes into play: it extracts 1 / 2-3 / 4 inch diameter cores of soil and deposits them on the lawn. The holes are usually 1-3 inches deep and 2-6 inches. Spike type machines grows strong teeth or spikes in the soil without removing a plug. This process is not as effective as it can contribute to compaction. The coring process is the best way to reduce compaction and grass widely used to control thatch buildup.

In Houston, the best time to aerate St. Augustine in the early spring and late summer. grass and Bermuda grass Zoysia are better aerated during June and July. During these periods is when the lawn is in a period of strong growth and recover quickly from aeration. If you plan on your lawn seed sure to aerate at least six weeks before planting. Otherwise, your irrigation system or rainwater can wash a higher concentration of seeds in the holes filled and the creation of a lawn spotted.

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