Aeration is a vital lawn care service that benefits the overall health of your turf in South Dakota or Iowa. There are two types of aeration: liquid and core. While liquid aeration involves applying a treatment that creates tiny pores in the soil, core aeration involves mechanically pulling up soil cores. However, both loosen soil compaction and break up the thatch layer, plus make it easier for nutrients and other resources, such as sunlight, water, and oxygen, to flow more easily to the roots of your grass. To get the best results for your lawn, you should perform this process twice a year - liquid aeration in the spring and core aeration in the fall.

Aeration Relieves Soil Compaction & Breaks up Your Lawn's Thatch Layer

Soil compaction is inevitable, occurring over time from foot and machinery traffic. However, it hinders airflow and penetration of resources, such as water and nutrients. Fortunately, that's where aeration comes in! Liquid aeration involves applying a treatment that absorbs into the ground and creates minuscule pores in the soil, effectively loosening compaction. Meanwhile, core aeration involves mechanically pulling up soil cores, equally remedying that hard, packed layer.

Thatch is another issue that aeration addresses. Thatch is a layer of dead grass and other organic materials that accumulate between the soil and grass, and when it becomes too thick, it can prevent nutrient and resource movement throughout your turf. Both liquid and core aeration break up this thatch layer, reducing its overall thickness.

Aeration Makes It Easier for Nutrients & Resources to Reach the Roots of Your Grass

Another benefit of aeration is that it makes it easier for nutrients and resources, such as sunlight, water, and oxygen, to reach the roots of your grass! After all, the tiny pores from liquid aeration and holes from core aeration serve as passageways for nutrients and water to more easily penetrate the soil, plus bolsters air circulation throughout your turf. With improved access to everything it needs, your lawn can absorb more and become healthier, stronger, and greener.

When should you perform aeration?

The best way to ensure your lawn stays at its healthiest and most beautiful throughout the growing season is by performing aeration twice a year - liquid in the spring and core in the fall. Aerating it in the spring via liquid treatment is ideal because it's gentler and less invasive, so it's beneficial since it's just starting to emerge from winter dormancy and will be weak; this will help it recover from the stress it endured and bounce back to optimal condition in preparation for the new growing season.

On the other hand, performing core aeration in the fall is ideal because your lawn is strong enough to withstand the process. Additionally, it'll help alleviate any compacted soil built up throughout the summer and aid in its recovery from the stress it endured. That way, it's prepared for the winter and has the best chance of surviving dormancy.

You can pair fall aeration with overseeding to fill in patchy areas on your lawn and increase its overall density.

Call us today to schedule our aeration service!

If you want to improve the health and beauty of your lawn, we can help. At Sharp Lawn Care, we offer both liquid aeration and core aeration to loosen compacted soil, break up the thatch layer, and make it easier for nutrients and resources to reach the roots of your grass. We highly recommend scheduling our service twice a year, in the spring and fall, to ensure it stays in its best condition year-round.

We offer our aeration service to residential and commercial properties and HOAs in Sioux Falls, SD, and throughout the nearby areas, including Tea and Harrisburg. We also proudly serve those in Sioux City, IA. If you're in the Sioux Falls, SD area, call us today at (605) 251-6880 to schedule this service! If you're in Sioux City, IA, you can reach us at (712) 253-8024 to get started.