Lawn Aeration: A Lawn Care Secret Weapon!

Having the lawn aerated may be a foreign concept to you. After all, why would putting holes in your yard be beneficial to the growth and health of the grass? Lawn Doctor of Annapolis is here to help explain just how vital it is to schedule lawn aeration services this fall. We are the best lawn care company in Annapolis and we know just what your lawn needs to be as healthy as possible year-round. Keep reading to learn all about aeration and how it could drastically improve the health of your lawn.


What is Aeration? 


Lawn aeration is a process that creates space in the soil of your lawn for water and nutrients to properly reach the root system of the grass. By breaking open the soil, we are giving your lawn a better chance to get what it needs to thrive. 

Kids, pets, vehicles, house guests, and other activities can compact the soil in your yard, pressing it together so tightly that the roots of the grass can't get enough water or nutrients. When that happens, the roots become overly stressed and weak. If the problem isn't take care of, your grass may start to die, leaving unsightly brown patches throughout the yard. 

Signs the Lawn Needs Aeration


When soil gets too compacted around the roots of your lawn, you may start to notice some obvious signs that mean it's time for aeration. Some of those include standing water that’s not getting absorbed, thinning grass, and a greater susceptibility to weeds and pests. If your soil composition has a high volume of clay, then it is even more prone to getting overly compact.

If you're looking for a simple test to see if you might need to consider aeration this fall, try sticking a pencil into the soil of your lawn. If you have to use quite a bit of force to push the pencil into the ground, then your yard is likely too compact and needs professional aeration.


What Does Aeration Help? 


When soil compaction happens, it stops water and air movement to the root system, limiting growth. Over time, it can even suffocate them. That’s where lawn aeration from Lawn Doctor of Annapolis comes in. With it, we can create improved conditions like:
  • Fertilizer to penetrate the soil
  • Absorption of oxygen and key nutrients, like nitrogen
  • Absorption of sunlight
  • Enhanced water uptake
  • Deeper growing roots and better overall health for your lawn

Lawn Doctor's Annapolis Aeration Services


Some homeowners want to try to aerate their lawn on their own by renting a machine. However, if you would rather avoid this unwieldy and expensive equipment, call in the local lawn aeration experts at Lawn Doctor of Annapolis. We take a proven approach, timed carefully for your specific grass type. We put our exclusive Turf Tamer® equipment to use in a process called core aeration. This process cores out small plugs of grass and soil from around your yard to solve the problem of over-compacted ground.

Through this process, we break down heavy thatch growing on your soil surface, and we get air, water, and nutrients flowing back into your soil. Once your lawn can breathe again, roots will grow stronger and deeper, leading to a more vigorous-looking lawn. Beyond aerating your lawn, our team can seed too if you’d like to enhance grass thickness, color, and consistency.

Give us a call to learn more about lawn aeration and if it might be right for your lawn this fall. We would love to help give you the lush, healthy lawn of your dreams!




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