Lawn Aerator Shoes For A Healthy Lawn
Aerate As You Walk
Aerate your lawn simply by walking on it with a set of lawn aerator shoes. Aerating your lawn will revitalize it, allowing it to grow greener and healthier.
These shoes or sandals will have a series of spikes that will typically be one and a half inches in length. As you walk on your lawn, compacted soil is loosened. This allows water to more easily reach the root system.
In some of my recent articles, I have written about my family's move to a different home and the work that we are doing to get the house in the state that we want it in. Well, the lawn is one of those things that I am currently planning for. The soil is very compacted and aeration will be required to loosen it. There are a number of weeds that I will need to attack and stomp out. I need to do fertilization and also need to sow some new seed.This is a lot of work and properly aerating the soil will make the rest of my tasks go easier. I plan to rent and aerator to do my initial spring aeration. After that, I will continue to aerate the soil with my aerator shoes.
I have a self propelled push mower, so I will be walking the yard to mow every week anyway. Why not aerate the soil while I'm mowing?
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Benefits of Lawn Aeration
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Tight, compacted soil can choke your lawn from much needed oxygen and moisture. We all want our lawns to look green and healthy, and proper soil aeration is important for a healthy lawn.
Lawn aeration involves making holes in the lawn either by pushing a rod or spike into it, or by extracting a plug of soil which is called coring. Coring requires the use of a lawn aeration machine that can often be rented from a local hardware store. Aeration by spike or rod can be done easily by using a set of aerator shoes.
By aerating your soil, you will get the following benefits for your lawn and its root system:
- Soil that is tight and compacted can be loosened, allowing the root system to grow.
- Aeration helps to break up thatch in your lawn.
- Water is able to penetrate the soil more easily, allowing it to reach your lawn's root system more easily.
- Fertilizer and nutrients can reach the root system more easily allowing your grass to get the nutrients it needs.
- Oxygen is able to get to the roots more easily allowing the soil to breathe.
Lawn Aeration Shoe Video
Take a look at the following video to see a set of lawn aeration shoes in action. In this video, you can see how they work and hear Jerry Baker explain the benefits of using them.
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