Aeration and overseeding is beneficial in helping your grass recover from the summer season. The best time for aeration and overseeding is during cooler weather, like Fall, because it allows the grass to heal from the more damaging weather that happens in the Summer.
Aeration and overseeding go hand-in-hand when trying to maintain your lawn after the harsh weather of the summer season. First you aerate, then your overseed.
Aeration
Aeration is the process of removing plugs and leaving 2.5” to 4” holes in the lawn. These holes alleviate compacted soil and allow nutrients and water to go deep into the soil to help the roots. In other words, aeration allows for water, nutrients and oxygen to reach the roots and help grass grow. Thereby allowing your roots to grow deeply.
Aeration has many fantastic benefits, including but not limited to:
- Reduces compacted soil
- Renews the activity that happens when grass grows, this increase of activity breaks down the thatch that can grow
- Helps improve the soil’s absorption of the fertilizer
- Boosts the soil’s water absorption and use by soil
- Improves the oxygen flow between the soil and atmosphere
- Improves saturation of rainfall and water irrigation
Overseeding
Overseeding comes after aeration. Overseeding is the process of planting new seed over existing turf to encourage grass growth. This process will help thicken areas in your grass that are thin or even bare. Overseeding introduces new grass varieties to your existing grass. We strongly feel overseeding is one of the best steps in your fall lawn maintenance program that you can take to help improve your lawn’s appearance.
When you overseed, your lawn will derive many benefits:
- Improve your grass
- Promote thicker and healthier grass growth
- Increases your lawn’s resistance to insects and weeds
- Boosts drought tolerance
- Improves lawn color
If overseeding is done correctly, it will help you maximize the benefits you get from your seed.
You should aerate and overseed your lawn:
- If it gets heavy use, such as pets and children playing in the yard
- If it has been damaged by a new construction project, whether it’s an addition to a house or a brand new house entirely
- If it is dried out and has a spongy feel
- If it was started with sod
There is a very small time frame for the aeration and overseeding process to happen and because of this, our schedule will fill up quickly. Be sure to contact us TODAY to let us help you with your lawn maintenance this fall. (636) 936-8243
