When should you punch your lawn?
Aerate your lawn during a relatively dry period when the soil is slightly moist but not wet. Start by mowing your lawn to about 2 inches high. Then rent an aerating machine (or hire someone to aerate your lawn) and punch about 12 gazillion holes in the turf.Click to see full answer. Just so, when…
Aerate your lawn during a relatively dry period when the soil is slightly moist but not wet. Start by mowing your lawn to about 2 inches high. Then rent an aerating machine (or hire someone to aerate your lawn) and punch about 12 gazillion holes in the turf.Click to see full answer. Just so, when should you not aerate your lawn?Never aerate dormant lawns. For cool-season grasses common in northern lawns, early fall or early spring are the best times for aerating. For warm-season grasses common to southern lawns, the best time for aerating is late spring or very early summer.Secondly, what is the best way to aerate your lawn? Before You Aerate Peiffer says the best aerating machines are those with hollow, metal tines that penetrate the ground and pull plugs of soil from the lawn. You can help the tines penetrate deeper by watering your lawn one to two days prior to areating. Apply about an inch of water to the grass. Subsequently, question is, when should I plug my lawn? When to Aerate Your Lawn. The best time for aeration is during the growing season, when the grass can heal and fill in any open areas after soil plugs are removed. Ideally, aerate the lawn with cool season grass in the early spring or fall and those with warm season grass in the late spring.Can you walk on lawn after aeration?Don’t mow the lawn for at least a week after aerating it. It’s a good idea to water the lawn before aerating it because aeration is most effective when the soil is slightly moist. Aerate high traffic areas (where people frequently walk or children play) more thoroughly than other areas.
