If you want to unleash the full potential of your lawn, aerate it in the fall. Aeration is a lawn care process that involves removing plugs of soil from your turf using an aerator machine. It addresses soil compaction so the roots of your grass can grow stronger and get better access to vital resources. It should be scheduled in the fall because cool-season lawns in Ohio grow actively during this season. Your lawn will be able to handle and heal from the process before winter arrives. Aeration is best paired with overseeding because it introduces new growth to make your lawn healthier, lusher, and greener!

What is aeration and how does it benefit your lawn?

Lawn in Mansfield, OH, with aeration holes and plugs of soil.

Aeration is a lawn care process that involves mechanically pulling plugs of soil from the ground using an aerator machine. The process creates holes in the ground that serve as passageways for nutrients, water, and sunlight to pass through and easily reach the roots of your grass. It also results in hundreds of plugs of soil strewn across your lawn that will decompose eventually.

Aerating your lawn is an essential process because it alleviates soil compaction. When the soil is loose enough, the roots of your lawn can easily access and absorb the nutrients and other resources that your grass needs to thrive. There will also be ample space in the ground for the roots to grow deeper and become stronger, giving your turf a more robust anchor that will help it become more resilient against stressors.

Why should you schedule it in the fall?

Lawn aeration can put minimal stress on your grass because it involves perforating the ground. Because of this, it's important to get this done when your lawn can handle the process. Fall is the best time to schedule aeration because your cool-season lawn is at its strongest during this season. The cooler air temperatures paired with the soil temperature still warm enough from the summer provide an ideal condition for lawns. Doing it at the wrong time can put more stress on your lawn and can lead to even weaker grass.

When scheduling your lawn aeration service, make sure you do it early enough in the fall. This way, your lawn has enough time to recover from the process before winter arrives. You want your grass to be fully recovered from the process before it goes dormant to avoid problematic health issues come springtime.

Make sure you have your lawn aerated every year to maintain its tip-top health.

Pair Aeration With Overseeding to Achieve a Dense, Lush Lawn

The health of your lawn will greatly improve with aeration, but you can take results to the next level by pairing it with overseeding. When you pair aeration and overseeding, you will get a dense, lush lawn that is healthy and thriving as well. Overseeding will make your lawn lusher by spreading grass seeds to introduce new growth. Aerating your lawn before overseeding allows the grass seeds to settle into the holes in the ground created during the aeration process, where they can enjoy optimal seed-to-soil contact for successful germination.

Aerating your lawn without overseeding will improve the health of the existing grass but will not make your turf any lusher. If it is patchy, the bare areas will remain bare if you do not sow grass seeds into them. Meanwhile, overseeding without aeration will reduce the chance of the grass seeds germinating and developing properly. The grass seeds are at risk of being blown away by the wind or eaten by animals. What's more, your existing lawn will continue to suffer from soil compaction if you do not aerate it!

Sign up for a core aeration service by giving us a call today!

Here at Free Spray Lawn Care, we help lawns suffering from soil compaction get better access to vital resources with our core aeration service. This service is offered in the fall when your lawn is strong enough to handle the process. We use hydraulic aerators to aerate your lawn because they can reach deeper into your soil and produce better results. We offer our core aeration service to commercial and residential properties in Mansfield, Wooster, Strongsville, and nearby communities in Ohio. Give us a call today at 419-529-5296 to sign up!