When combined with mowing, fertilizing, and watering, aeration and overseeding also aids in maintaining a beautiful lawn. Aeration is important in helping the root structure by allowing nutrients and water to reach the soil beneath the grass. Overseeding improves the overall strength and quality of existing lawns.
What exactly is lawn aeration?
Aeration is simply removing small plugs of soil to allow air, water, and nutrients to penetrate the roots of your grass. This allows roots to grow deeply and produce a stronger lawn.
Over time soil becomes highly compacted and doesn’t allow for air and nutrients to penetrate deep below the thatch. Grassroots become shallow in order to absorb necessary water and nutrients. This makes the lawn susceptible to disease, pests, and weeds. Aeration reduces soil compaction allowing air, water, and nutrients to penetrate the compacted soil.
The benefits of lawn aeration
When you combine aeration and fertilizers to the lawn, the nitrate and phosphate in the fertilizer enter the root system more efficiently. Stronger root systems are formed because of the increased absorption of water and nutrients. Because water is absorbed efficiently, the water runoff of your lawn is reduced. Heat and drought tolerance is enhanced because aeration involves reducing the heat of the soil through efficient air circulation. Improved resiliency and cushioning can be seen as good air and water circulation is maintained. Ultimately all these benefits of Aeration will lead to a healthy and stronger lawn.
What is overseeding?
Overseeding is adding new grass seed to an existing lawn. Paired with aeration, overseeding will fill in bare spots caused by heavy foot traffic or lack of water. It will help keep weeds from taking over your lawn.
What are the benefits of overseeding?
Overseeding reduces soil erosion. An overseeded lawn can ensure that soil and water stay where you want them to. This reduces water run-off and soil loss while improving the overall health of your lawn as it holds onto nutrients and moisture.
Overseeding reduces the risk of pests and disease while maintaining a thick appearance. Adding new seed promotes new growth to increase the density of your lawn.