Core aeration is a vital lawn care service that involves pulling up plugs of soil to loosen compaction and create passageways for nutrients and other resources to reach the roots of your grass more easily. If you skip this service, your soil can become or stay compacted, and nutrients and other resources will have a difficult time reaching the roots of your grass. If the roots of your grass aren't receiving the nutrients and resources they need, they can struggle to grow and become susceptible to diseases and insect infestations. To prevent this from happening, you should schedule core aeration on an annual basis. However, to ensure that your lawn in Ohio can endure the process, you should schedule this service in the fall.

What is core aeration?

Soil cores on a lawn in Mansfield, OH, after core aeration.

Core aeration is a lawn care service that involves using a machine called an aerator to pull up plugs of soil from your lawn. This process helps to loosen compacted soil and create passageways for nutrients and other resources like water, air, and sunlight to reach the roots of your grass more easily. Because your lawn will have improved access to everything it needs to thrive, it will be able to grow stronger and healthier.

It's a good idea to schedule an overseeding service directly after core aeration to fill in any bare or patchy areas with new grass!

What happens if you skip core aeration?

While core aeration is a great way to improve the overall health and strength of your lawn, it's not something that should be done every now and then. If you skip this service, your soil can become or stay compacted, and nutrients and other resources will have a difficult time reaching the roots of your grass. If the roots of your grass aren't receiving the nutrients and resources they need, they can struggle to grow and become susceptible to diseases and insect infestations. So, if you want to ensure that your lawn has good access to everything it needs to thrive, you should schedule core aeration on an annual basis.

When should you schedule core aeration?

While core aeration is a beneficial lawn care service, it can be stressful on your lawn. That's because the process involves pulling up plugs of soil from your lawn, which can be taxing on your grass. Because of this, you should schedule this service at a time when your lawn will be strong enough to endure the process. The best time to schedule this service is in the fall, because your grass will be at its strongest during this season. By scheduling core aeration in the fall, your lawn will be strong enough to endure the process, and it will have enough time to recover before winter arrives.

Schedule core aeration on an annual basis to prevent your soil from becoming too compacted.

While core aeration is a great way to loosen compacted soil and give your lawn better access to the nutrients and resources it needs to thrive, it's not a one-and-done service. That's because the soil on your lawn can become compacted again over time. To prevent your soil from becoming too compacted, you should schedule this service on an annual basis. By having your lawn aerated every year, it will always have good access to everything it needs to thrive throughout the growing season.

Give us a call today to schedule our core aeration service.

At Free Spray Lawn Care, we offer a core aeration service that is designed to loosen compacted soil and give your lawn better access to the nutrients and resources it needs to thrive. This service is offered in the fall because your lawn will be at its strongest during this season, and it will have enough time to recover before winter arrives. We offer this service to residential and commercial properties in Mansfield, OH, and throughout the surrounding areas, including Wooster and Strongsville. Give us a call today at 419-529-5296 to schedule our core aeration service.