Lawn aeration is the secret weapon behind some of the healthiest lawns in Alabama. It’s a process that involves making small holes in the soil to allow for a better flow of oxygen and water. Professional lawn companies use a mechanical method to remove soil, thatch, and grass from the surface. The end result: a cleaner, greener, healthier lawn.
What does this mean for you, the homeowner? Let’s explore five benefits you can expect from lawn aeration.
1. Aeration Fights the Effects of Soil Compaction
Lawn aeration is the best remedy for compacted soil. Nutrients can’t get under the soil to feed the roots of your grass and other greenery. As a result, the roots of your grass can’t grow deeply. Eventually, the roots thin out, can’t support hearty growth, and the grass becomes discolored and dies.
Lots of factors contribute to soil compaction: foot traffic, heavy objects on your lawn, children playing, and even a strong Alabama storm. When soil is too densely packed, it prevents water from penetrating the surface of your lawn. This can lead to puddling, overwatering (which will kill your grass), lawn diseases, and erosion problems.
Aeration helps to reduce soil compaction and gives your lawn some breathing room. It creates a place for water and nutrients to go so your grass can thrive.
2. Improve Grass Health
When water and nutrients can penetrate the lawn beyond the surface, the health of your grass improves. Roots can grow deeper and spread out farther. Deeper roots are stronger roots and can grow faster and more densely. Your grass not only lasts longer, but also maintains its healthy color and will look beautiful for longer.
3. Reduce Your Lawn Watering Needs
Puddling is a big problem with soil impaction. Instead of soaking into the ground, the water has no place to go and instead hangs out on your grass until it evaporates. Even in our hot Alabama summers, it can take several days before those puddles disappear. And by that time, the damage is done — your grass is left to rot.
Aeration helps you avoid puddling while also reducing the need to water your lawn in between rain showers. Every rain is more impactful because the water can seep deeper into the soil and won’t quickly evaporate. What’s more, since your grass’s roots are deeper and longer, they can better tolerate dry spells since the deeper soil is moister.
4. Control Weed Growth
More water and nutrients sound like the perfect recipe for weeds. But in reality, weeds can be controlled with healthier, denser grass. Since aeration creates conditions where grass can thrive, it can grow stronger and prevent weeds from encroaching on your lawn.
5. Increase Your Home’s Curb Appeal
Nothing improves your curb appeal like a healthy lawn. When your grass is vibrant, full, and lush, it improves the entire appearance of your home’s exterior. Maintaining a nice-looking lawn gives you instant curb appeal with very little effort or expense. So even if you’ve neglected painting your front door or replacing your mailbox in the last few years, not to worry — all eyes will be on your gorgeous green yard.
Now Taking Appointments for Lawn Aeration
Lawn Guard is now taking appointments for lawn aeration — contact us today for an estimate!
It’s especially important in the spring to reduce your weeds and take advantage of April showers that will jumpstart your grass’s growth.
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