Maintaining healthy soil is a crucial element in keeping your lawn looking great. One essential soil maintenance task is lawn aeration. Soil can become packed too tightly over time, whether due to the soil’s distinct composition or external damage. This compacting causes underground compression that can constrict your plants’ roots and make it difficult for them to grow and expand. Aeration relieves this compression by loosening the soil, which also restores the healthy circulation of nutrients below the surface. At Lawn Doctor of Cedar Park-Leander & Avery Ranch-Lake Travis, we provide our lawn aeration service to our neighbors all over the Cedar Park, Leander, Lake Travis, Avery Ranch and NW Austin, TX areas to reverse the unsightly effects of compacted soil.
What is Lawn Aeration?
Lawn aeration is a term used to describe lawn services that puncture the top layers of soil. The objective of these treatments is to loosen compacted soil, which brings back permeability and the healthy circulation of nutrients for restored growth. There are several available tools and pieces of equipment to perform lawn aeration, from handheld implements to machinery. At Lawn Doctor of Cedar Park-Leander & Avery Ranch-Lake Travis, we use core aerators to remove small sections of soil all over your lawn. Removing these sections increases your lawn’s permeability and provides longer-lasting results than simple spike aerators.
Optimal Lawn Aeration Timeframes for the Cedar Park Area
Your lawn can reap benefits from aeration at several times throughout the year, but some timeframes provide better results than others. The best time to aerate your lawn is just before the prime grass growing season, which will differ depending on the type of grass your yard is composed of. For cool season grasses, aeration provides the best results at the beginning of spring. Warm season grasses, on the other hand, require aeration at the end of spring for the best results. Your lawn may need additional aeration services if it exhibits any of the following symptoms throughout the year:
- Stunted growth
- Stopped growth
- Brown spots
- Puddle formation during light rainfall
Call Lawn Doctor of Cedar Park-Leander & Avery Ranch-Lake Travis today at (512) 337-5023 for more information on our aeration service and to schedule your free lawn evaluation. Our team provides lawn aeration services to residents of Cedar Park, Leander, Lake Travis, Avery Ranch, NW Austin and the surrounding communities.
