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Aerating Lawn Tips
Posted on 4/18/25 at 3:41 pm
Posted on 4/18/25 at 3:41 pm
Been in my house for 7 years, never aerated or dethatched. Front yard is a mix of Centipede and St Aug. Back is centipede. Ground is pretty damn hard. Wondering if one of those gas powered aerators from Home Depot would be worth doing. If so, so I need to fill the holes with anything after? Trying to do as minimal as possible to keep the grass healthy/from dying - not looking for the lawn of the year over here.
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Posted on 4/18/25 at 4:43 pm to TigerTatorTots
Just rent a Ryan/Bobcat aerator, mark your sprinkler heads and valve covers and go to town. Based on what you are looking for you wouldn't have to do anything after.
Posted on 4/18/25 at 5:02 pm to TigerTatorTots
They’re heavy and exhausting. I’ve done it once a couple of decades ago with a bermuda lawn and fertilized it afterwards and it definitely had more green, vigor and drought tolerance.
There’ll be numerous soil cores deposited on your lawn and you can pulverize them with your lawn mower or let rainfall dissolve them over time. It’s probably worth it, but it would help if you could get friends or family to help you.
There’ll be numerous soil cores deposited on your lawn and you can pulverize them with your lawn mower or let rainfall dissolve them over time. It’s probably worth it, but it would help if you could get friends or family to help you.
Posted on 4/18/25 at 5:21 pm to TigerTatorTots
I bought one of those drag behind John Deere aerators from a friend who was moving. It pulls plugs fairly easily. I waited until we had a good rain and aggressively worked a 40 x100 ft area right before the growing season. It worked very well. To keep it digging deeply it has a platform to add the large concrete blocks. 5 of those was the ticket.
Posted on 4/18/25 at 7:28 pm to TigerTatorTots
I don't know about Home Depot, but I rented from AAA rent all a few years back, was partially self propelled, worked well. All I did was fertilize after.
This is 2/3 steps above 'minimal as possible' minimal would be a few bags of milorganite or bonus S and turn the sprinklers on every so often.
This is 2/3 steps above 'minimal as possible' minimal would be a few bags of milorganite or bonus S and turn the sprinklers on every so often.
Posted on 4/18/25 at 7:44 pm to Citica8
Nowadays the minimum is mowing 3 times a month.
If you fertilize or water you’re in the top 40 percent. That’s also your weed and feed crowd.
I’d imagine that about 5% of people aerate. Those 5 percent will likely also use a pre emergent.
And about 1% top dress, spoon feed, reel mow, do it all.
If you fertilize or water you’re in the top 40 percent. That’s also your weed and feed crowd.
I’d imagine that about 5% of people aerate. Those 5 percent will likely also use a pre emergent.
And about 1% top dress, spoon feed, reel mow, do it all.
This post was edited on 4/18/25 at 7:46 pm
Posted on 4/18/25 at 7:49 pm to bayoubengals88
touche, but we agree there's some things to try before attempting a run at yard of the month
This post was edited on 4/18/25 at 7:56 pm
Posted on 4/19/25 at 7:13 pm to TigerTatorTots
Do it every 2 or three years. It’s helps. But get ready, they will wear your arse out especially if you have a slope.
Posted on 4/19/25 at 8:33 pm to bayoubengals88
Is it worth aerating centipede?
Posted on 4/19/25 at 10:21 pm to LSUFootballLover
There's no downside to core aeration, regardless of the grass.
Posted on 4/20/25 at 8:50 pm to TigerTatorTots
Never hurts to add mason sand to a freshly aerated area. Will help with drainage and soil compaction.
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