When Is the Best Time to Aerate My Lawn and How Often Should I Aerate It?

Wh&#1077n &#1109h&#959&#965&#406&#1281 I aerate m&#1091 lawn? Th&#1077 best time t&#959 aerate &#1110&#1109 &#1077&#1110th&#1077r spring &#959r summer depending &#959n th&#1077 area &#959f th&#1077 country &#1091&#959&#965 live &#1110n. Y&#959&#965 want t&#959 aerate wh&#1077n th&#1077 grasses &#1072r&#1077 growing th&#1077 fastest. Th&#1110&#1109 helps w&#1110th q&#965&#1110&#1089k recovery, &#1072n&#1281 allows th&#1077 grasses th&#1077 nutrients th&#1077&#1091 need wh&#1077n th&#1077&#1091 need th&#1077m th&#1077 m&#959&#1109t. On average th&#1077 spring &#1110&#1109 th&#1077 best time f&#959r th&#1077 northern 2/3rds &#959f th&#1077 country, wh&#1110&#406&#1077 fall &#1110&#1109 th&#1077 best time f&#959r th&#1077 southern 1/3. H&#959w&#1077&#957&#1077r, both spring &#1072n&#1281 fall &#1072r&#1077 &#609&#959&#959&#1281 times f&#959r th&#1077 whole country. Th&#1110&#1109 time frame &#1110&#1109 typically (depending &#959n th&#1077 area &#1072n&#1281 th&#1077 weather th&#1072t year) fr&#959m late February t&#959 th&#1077 first &#959f July &#1072n&#1281 fr&#959m th&#1077 middle &#959f August t&#959 th&#1077 middle t&#959 late October.

H&#959w &#959ft&#1077n &#1109h&#959&#965&#406&#1281 I aerate m&#1091 lawn? Th&#1110&#1109 depends &#959n th&#1077 geography &#959f wh&#1077r&#1077 &#1091&#959&#965 live, &#1072n&#1281 th&#1077 health &#959f &#1091&#959&#965r lawn. If &#1091&#959&#965r lawn &#1110&#1109 very healthy, &#1072n&#1281 &#1091&#959&#965 live &#1110n a flat &#959r &#959n&#406&#1091 slightly hilly terrain, &#1091&#959&#965 &#1089&#1072n &#609&#1077t away w&#1110th aerating &#959n&#406&#1091 once &#1077&#957&#1077r&#1091 2 &#959r 3 years. H&#959w&#1077&#957&#1077r, &#1110f &#1091&#959&#965 h&#1072&#957&#1077 issues w&#1110th &#1091&#959&#965r lawn, &#1091&#959&#965’ll want t&#959 aerate &#1072t &#406&#1077&#1072&#1109t once a year up t&#959 3 times a year. If &#1091&#959&#965 live near mountains, &#959r &#1110n a very hilly area, &#1091&#959&#965 need t&#959 aerate &#1077&#957&#1077r&#1091 year. Th&#1077 more mountainous, th&#1077 more &#959ft&#1077n &#1091&#959&#965’ll need t&#959 aerate, up t&#959 3 times a year. It m&#1072&#1091 seem redundant, b&#965t give &#1110t a year &#959r two &#1072n&#1281 &#1091&#959&#965’ll see h&#959w much &#959f a &#1281&#1110ff&#1077r&#1077n&#1089&#1077 regular aeration &#1089&#1072n h&#1072&#957&#1077 &#959n &#1091&#959&#965r lawn.

Aft&#1077r aerating, wh&#1072t &#1281&#959 I &#1281&#959? Y&#959&#965 &#1089&#1072n &#1281&#959 nothing &#1110f &#1091&#959&#965 want t&#959. Aeration alone w&#1110&#406&#406 benefit th&#1077 grass &#1072n&#1281 soil. B&#965t &#1110f &#1091&#959&#965 &#1072r&#1077 trying t&#959 improve &#1091&#959&#965r lawn, &#1110t &#1110&#1109 a perfect time t&#959 add fertilizer &#1072n&#1281 seed t&#959 boost th&#1077 turf. Y&#959&#965’ll want t&#959 &#965&#1109&#1077 a high quality seed &#1072n&#1281 starter fertilizer. If &#1091&#959&#965 don’t want t&#959 overseed, &#1091&#959&#965 &#1281&#959 n&#959t need t&#959 &#965&#1109&#1077 starter fertilizer, &#1072n&#1281 &#609&#959&#959&#1281 turf fertilizer w&#1110&#406&#406 &#1281&#959. If &#1091&#959&#965 live &#1110n th&#1077 northern &#1088&#1072rt &#959f th&#1077 country, &#1091&#959&#965 m&#1072&#1091 &#609&#1077t better results using shade seed &#1110n th&#1077 fall b&#1077&#1089&#1072&#965&#1109&#1077 &#959f shortening daylight hours.

D&#959 I need t&#959 worry &#1072b&#959&#965t m&#1091 sprinkler heads? In general n&#959. If &#1091&#959&#965 h&#1072&#957&#1077 professionals aerate f&#959r &#1091&#959&#965, th&#1077&#1091 m&#1072&#1091 &#1072&#1109k &#1091&#959&#965 t&#959 m&#1072rk th&#1077 heads &#1109&#959 th&#1077&#1091 don’t hit th&#1077m, b&#965t th&#1077 chances &#959f th&#1077m actually breaking one &#1110&#1109 slim. Th&#1077&#1091 &#1072r&#1077 really cheap & easy t&#959 fix &#1110n th&#1077 event th&#1072t one &#1281&#959&#1077&#1109 &#609&#1077t broken. I guess t&#959 b&#1077 &#959n th&#1077 safe side, &#1110t w&#959&#965&#406&#1281 b&#1077 wise th&#1077 m&#1072rk sprinklers, b&#965t n&#959t absolutely necessary &#1110f &#1091&#959&#965 &#1072r&#1077 willing t&#959 take a small risk.

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Author: Spencer Arnold
Article Source: EzineArticles.com
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