Is An Aerator The Solution To Your Lawn Troubles?
What exactly is an aerator? If this question is buzzing around in your head, know that you are not alone. Moreover, there are probably more people who don't know what it is than people that do. To clear the air and make the answer known, an aerator is a lawn and garden tool that is used to help keep your lawn healthy by turning the soil to create holes. This allows water and air to better penetrate the roots of grass and plants to help them grow and keep them healthy.
What does the lawn aerator do? The aerator has many jobs and you can kind of think of it as a multi-tasked tool. Some of the aerators functions are: 1. Turns soil over and creates holes in it 2. Breaks up thatch (dead grass tissue between the healthy green vegetation and the surface of the soil) 3. Allows oxygen to reach grass and plant roots 4. Allows for more water absorption in soil 5. Loosens soil and creates more space for roots to grow
Common Lawn and Acre Care Issues Over the life span of your lawn, it will experience numerous harmful activities. For instance, if you have children or host parties, you will probably have lots of people walking around on your lawn. In addition, if you have a car, you have probably driven your car on your lawn several times either on accident or on purpose. Either way, all of these activities put pressure on your lawn, making it difficult for anything to grow in a healthy way. The pressure that these activities put on your lawn makes the soil more compact. Soil that is compact doesn't allow water, air, or earthworms to easily reach the roots of grass or plants. All of these are plant fertilizers that help keep plants healthy. This is where an aerator can be of help in getting your lawn back healthy.
How to Use Your Aerator Effectively In a nutshell, use your aerator regularly and whenever it is needed to keep your lawn healthy. Also, use it on damp soil only (not waterlogged soil) and do not use it when your soil is dry. Most people use their aerator in the autumn and spring season.
You should use your aerator just before planting new seeds such as grass, plants and food. This will help the growth process and allow earthworms to get into your soil and help with this growth process. Earthworms are a natural form of fertilizer for your crops. The aerator if used properly will allow air and water to reach the roots of your grass or plants which is what they need to survive.
If you use your aerator on a regular basis and use it properly, you will have a rich, lustrous lawn, garden or any type of landscaping.
