This should be done twice a year once in the spring and fall when the soil temperature is cool and not under heat stress. This process will take plugs out of the lawn that are about 3” in length. The plugs will decompose within a week or two and leave the lawn looking like new again. The normal mowing schedule will continue and the plugs will get mowed up into small pieces.
Benefits of core aeration
- Loosens compacted soil and increases the availability of water and nutrients.
- Enhances oxygen levels in the soil, stimulating root growth and enhancing the activity of thatch-decomposing organisms.
- While removing cores of soil, the spoons also sever roots, rhizomes and stolons. Grass plants are stimulated to produce new shoots and roots that "fill up" the holes in the lawn and increase the density of the turf.
- Reduces water runoff.
- Increases the lawn's drought tolerance and improves its overall health.
