Aerating your lawn is an essential part of preventative maintenance to keep your landscape looking its best.
Aeration is a simple process of punching small holes into the roots of your lawn, and it is easily accomplished by a professional landscaper with efficient landscaping equipment.
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Why Aerate?
Aerating your lawn helps to prevent the soil from compacting and allows the roots of your lawn to have easier access to fertilizer and water. Most lawns endure heavy foot traffic, whether from dogs, children, or lawn equipment. The continuous trampling of the soil causes it to compact, which makes it a difficult environment to grow grasses.
What Are the Benefits?
Small holes in the soil provide a pathway for water to soak into the soil and a way for fertilizer to reach the roots of the grass. Additional oxygen reaches the soil and roots, and the soil stays loose and fertile, which supports the growth and health of your lawn.
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What Happens if I Don’t Aerate My Lawn?
If you don’t aerate your lawn, the soil isn’t going to support the grass on your lawn, because it will be too densely compacted – also known as hardpan. When soil is hard and compacted, water and fertilizer sit on top of the soil, and on a slope, it – and any benefit that might otherwise go to your grass – run downhill and leave the high areas of your lawn overly dry. The only thing that will grow in poor soil is weeds, and your lawn becomes full of weeds as a result.
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How Often Should I Aerate My Lawn?
The frequency for aerating your lawn depends on the amount of foot traffic it endures, the time of year, and the type of soil you have in your landscape. Your lawn may require more maintenance during the growing season. As landscape professionals, Custom Lawn & Landscape can assist you to determine how frequently your lawn will benefit from aeration.
Who Should Aerate My Lawn?
As a professional lawn service, Custom Lawn and Landscape is your resource for lawn aeration in the Kansas City area. We use the industry’s best equipment, which provides golf course style reciprocating aerators to create more holes per square foot than any homeowner, rental equipment, or any other lawn company can provide. While it is more time consuming to do it this way, we believe it’s the absolute best thing you can do for your lawn in the fall. Please contact us today for complete information about our lawn aeration and landscaping services.
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