Ensure the grass is greener on your side with these tips.
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Maintaining a lush green lawn involves a pretty extensive to-do listfrom regularwateringand reseeding to dethatching and fertilizing.
But you probably haven’t thought much about aerating your lawnor when you shouldaerate your lawnto achieve maximum lushness.
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Here’s everything it’s crucial that you know about lawn aerationincluding the best time to do it.
What Is Lawn Aeration?
The Best Time to Aerate Your Lawn
The short answer to this: It depends.
Aerating when grass is dormant or growing slowly can leave it vulnerable to weeds, stress, and damage.
Look for signs that your soil is compacted, which means aeration may help.
Aerate when the soil is moist (but not soggy), such as after a rain or watering.
“Moist soil allows the aerators tines to penetrate deeper and extract proper soil plugs,” Smith says.
Smith recommends making multiple, slightly overlapping passes, especially in areas that seem to be especially compacted.
