Jacksonville Lawn Maintenance » The Importance of Lawn Aeration in Jacksonville FL http://www.jacksonvillelawnmaintenance.com Jacksonville Lawn Maintenance Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:56:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 The Importance of Lawn Aeration in Jacksonville FL http://www.jacksonvillelawnmaintenance.com/lawn-care-jacksonville/the-importance-of-lawn-aeration/ http://www.jacksonvillelawnmaintenance.com/lawn-care-jacksonville/the-importance-of-lawn-aeration/#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:23:02 +0000 Jacksonville Lawn Maintenance http://www.jacksonvillelawnmaintenance.com/lawn/the-importance-of-lawn-aeration/ If your lawn is having some drainage problems, if the ground is hard and compact, or if there are bare patches that will not grow, no matter how much you water and fertizlize; then your lawn may need to be aerated. Foot traffic will compact the soil in your lawn over time. The roots will become tangled and matted. Either way, water and fertilizer won’t be able to penetrate the soil to where they are needed. Aeration will solve these problems, allowing air, water and nutrients to penetrate the lawn, and get to the roots where they are needed.

Lawn aeration is basically punching holes in the lawn, to loosen up soil, and to allow air, water, and fertilizer to get to the roots of the lawn. Aeration also severs some of the roots, breaking apart the tangle, and encouraging new root growth. You don’t have to aerate the lawn often. Aerating the lawn every other year should be sufficient. If the lawn gets a lot of foot traffic, and the soil is particularly dense and compact, then you may want to aerate the lawn every year. The best time to aerate the lawn is in the spring, along with other spring lawn care projects.

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