Aerating is one of the most important services for a lawn. Aerating is done in the fall and should be done once a year. Aeration helps to reduce soil compaction by pulling out the cores of soil opening up the lawn. Over time after walking, driving and just from natural causes, lawns compact and when this happens makes it hard for water, air and fertilizer to enter the soil. Aeration is done with a machine that punctures the soil and pulls out cores of grass, thatch and soil. This helps to open up the soil to allow grass and plants to breathe, fertilizer to reach the roots and enter the soil along with air and water. This helps to create a deeper, healthier root system. By increasing the root system, it makes a stronger lawn which in turn will help keep out disease and pests. The pulling of the cores allows the soil to be opened up and the grass plants can spread out their roots. Aeration is one of the best services for lawn maintenance and is done right before the final fertilization is done in the fall insuring the fertilizer to enter the soil and do its job.

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