LAWN AERATION SERVICE
Professional Lawn Aeration
At Stellar Lawn Care LLC, we understand the importance of a healthy, vibrant lawn. That’s why we specialize in professional lawn aeration services designed to breathe life into your lawn. Serving the communities of Evansville and Newburgh, Indiana, our expert team is committed to transforming your lawn into a lush, green oasis.
Why Choose Lawn Aeration?
Lawn aeration is a critical lawn care practice that ensures your grass receives the essential nutrients, air, and water it needs to thrive. Over time, soil becomes compacted, suffocating your lawn’s roots and preventing proper nutrient absorption. Our lawn aeration service breaks up this compaction, creating pathways for vital resources to reach the soil beneath your grass. The benefits include:
- Enhanced Root Growth: Aeration promotes deeper root growth, leading to a stronger, more resilient lawn.
- Improved Water Absorption: Reduce water runoff and increase water retention, ensuring your lawn stays hydrated.
- Nutrient Access: Facilitates the delivery of fertilizer and nutrients directly to the root zone.
- Thatch Reduction: Helps manage thatch buildup, preventing pests and diseases.
Our Aeration Process
At Stellar Lawn Care, we use state-of-the-art aeration equipment to ensure the best results for your lawn. Our process involves:
- Assessment: We start with a thorough assessment of your lawn to determine the best aeration strategy.
- Aeration: Using core aeration techniques, we meticulously create holes throughout your lawn to improve soil structure and health.
- Follow-Up Care: We provide expert advice on watering and maintenance post-aeration to maximize the benefits of the service.
Book Your Lawn Aeration Service Today
Ready to transform your lawn? Contact Stellar Lawn Care today to schedule your lawn aeration service. Our friendly team is here to answer any questions and guide you through the process. Experience the difference with Evansville and Newburgh’s top lawn care professionals.
Contact Us
- Phone: 812-461-7786
- Email: yourstellarlawn@gmail.com
- Website: https://yourstellarlawn.com
Enhance your lawn’s health and beauty with Stellar Lawn Care’s professional aeration services. Serving Evansville and Newburgh, IN, we’re your partners in achieving the perfect lawn. Book your service today and take the first step towards a lush, vibrant lawn.
When is the best time to aerate your lawn?
.The best time to aerate lawns for cool season grass is in the early spring or fall. Warm season grass should be aerated in the late spring. This is because the grass will then be able to grow to fill in any open areas punctured in the soil.
How to tell if your yard needs to aerated
To test for soil compaction in your lawn, you can use a simple method involving a screwdriver or pencil. Insert either tool into the soil. If it’s difficult to penetrate the soil, this indicates compaction, suggesting the need for aeration with a lawn aerator. This test is a quick and easy way to determine if your lawn requires aeration to improve soil health and grass growth..
Your grass can benefit from aeration if your lawn:
- Is frequently driven on. The weight of a vehicle, even movers, can compact soil.
- Has high foot traffic. Children and pets running around the yard contribute to soil compaction.
- Was established as part of a newly constructed home. Often, the topsoil of newly constructed lawns is stripped or buried, and the grass established on subsoil has been compacted by construction traffic
- Is taking too long to drain and you experience water puddling on the lawn after rain.
- Shows heavy wear, is thinning, starting to patch, or bare.
- Has heavy clay soil.
- Has a thatch layer that is thicker than one-half inch. Thatch lies between the living grass and soil. Take a shovel to remove a slice of your lawn in order to look at grass roots in the soil. If they reach 4-6 inches deep, your lawn doesn’t have a compaction problem. If, however, roots extend only 1-2 inches, you should consider aerating.
- Feels spongy or dries out easily.
How to aerate your lawn
For professional lawn aeration services, you can consider getting a customized quote from Stellar Lawn Care. They offer efficient and professional lawn care services. For more detailed information and to request a quote, it would be best to contact Stellar Lawn Care directly.
- Ensure the soil has enough moisture. Watering your lawn the day before aeration or aerating the day after it rained is suggested.
- Use marking flags to indicate the locations of irrigation or septic lines, sprinkler heads, and other buried utilities.
During lawn aeration
- Most aeration machines cover only a small percentage of soil surface per pass. Save your energy and resources by leaving unaffected areas alone. However, you will want to make multiple passes over the most compacted areas. If your lawn has been aerated in the past year, you should only need to do one pass. If it’s been over a year, make two passes with the aerator. Aim to create 20 to 40 holes per square foot.
- When using lawn plug aeration, you should allow the excavated soil plugs to dry and decompose to give your lawn a uniform appearance. These plugs contain microorganisms that digest lawn thatch. You can break the decomposed soil plugs up by going over them with a lawn mower or a rake.
After lawn aeration
- It is highly suggested to fertilize and seed lawns immediately following aeration. For soil that is heavily compacted, cover the lawn with a quarter inch of compost and rake so it falls into aeration holes.
- Water your lawn a few extra times after aeration, especially when in hot or dry weather.
- Lawn aeration brings up weed seeds from lower soil levels. To prevent weeds from growing, plan to use a pre-emergent herbicide in the spring following fall aeration for cool season turf. For warm-season grass, apply the herbicide the fall following aeration. Note: Do not apply a pre-emergent herbicide during the same time of reseeding.
- Continue basic lawn care practices such as proper fertilizing, watering, and mowing.
If your lawn is a good candidate for lawn aeration, it’s important to make it a part of your lawn care process. Aeration is a crucial practice towards allowing it to breathe again and achieve a lush and beautiful lawn
What tools should be used to Aerate Your Lawn?
It is generally recommended to use a lawn aerator in order to get the job done efficiently and effectively. Depending on the task at hand, you can select a lawn aerator based on the types described below.
You can also use your hands or a pitchfork to aerate small sections of a lawn, but this can be tedious and is not advised for large areas.
Types of Lawn Aerators: Plug aerator vs. Spike aerator
There are two main aeration lawn tools: a spike aerator and a plug aerator.
Spike lawn aerators allow you to poke holes into the soil with a fork while plug aerators remove a small section of grass or soil from the lawn. With a spike aerator, you simply use the tool to poke holes into the ground with a solid tine. It’s important to note that simply poking holes can be less effective and can cause more soil compaction if done incorrectly.
For optimal results, it is advised to use a lawn aeration tool that will remove plugs of soil. This is especially true in area with heavy clay soil.
