Keeping your lawn’s soil healthy is essential to creating an environment in your lawn that is conducive to healthy growth. One of the crucial tasks for maintaining healthy, growth-inducing soil is regular lawn aeration. Your lawn’s soil can become compacted over time due to external damage and heavy foot traffic. When your lawn becomes compacted, it can block your plants’ roots from accessing the essential elements it needs to survive, such as heat, oxygen and water. At Lawn Doctor of Chattanooga, we offer our lawn aeration service to our neighbors in the Chattanooga, Cleveland, Ooltewah, Hixson, Ringgold, Signal Mountain and Lookout Mountain, TN areas to get their lawns back on the road to healthy growth.
What is Lawn Aeration?
Lawn aeration can be administered in a variety of different ways, but all of these different methods operate on the principle that strategically penetrating the upper layers of your lawn loosens soil and improves circulation. Your lawn can become compacted due to a variety of reasons, and this can constrict your plants’ roots and prevent nutrients from circulating throughout the soil. When we perform our lawn aeration service, we’ll use an advanced piece of equipment called an aerator to remove sections of soil called “cores” from your lawn to loosen the soil and allow for increased root development and optimum permeability.
Lawn Aeration Scheduling: When is Best for Chattanooga-Area Lawns?
Although aeration can be beneficial at several points throughout the year, there are certain times when it produces the best results. Both warm and cool season grasses are common in the Chattanooga area, and both require different aeration schedules to achieve the greatest benefit. Warm season grasses should be aerated towards the end of spring for optimum results, and cool season grasses should be aerated in the spring. Aside from these seasonal timeframes, there are indicators you can look for that can point to compacted soil and a need for aeration. Here are a few telltale sign to look out for:
- Your lawn’s grass growth has slowed or stopped
- Brown spots have formed on your lawn
- Your lawn forms puddles during rainfall
- Your lawn has been damaged by vehicles, machinery or outdoor activity
Call Lawn Doctor of Chattanooga today at (423) 708-7900 to learn more about our lawn aeration service and to schedule your free lawn evaluation. We offer our advanced lawn aeration service to the residents of Chattanooga, Cleveland, Ooltewah, Hixson, Ringgold, Signal Mountain, Lookout Mountain and the surrounding communities.
