Your grass will tell you when you should aerate your lawn. A thin, weak stand of turf growing in a high-traffic area, such as a walkway or playing field, will likely benefit from being aerated.

The benefit of this manual aerator is it has a tray on top so you can add a cinder block to ensure ground penetration up to 2.5 inches deep. It is 16-inches wide, nimble and best for smaller lawns.

The cost of lawn aeration varies based on your lawn’s size and the type of aeration suggested, but ranges from about $85 to spike aerate a 10,000 square foot lawn to $200 for core aeration.

When it’s time to aerate your lawn, here’s how it’s done: 1. Water Your Lawn While you shouldn’t aerate a wet lawn—the ground will be far too soft and you’ll do more harm than good ...

The benefit of this manual aerator is it has a tray on top so you can add a cinder block to ensure ground penetration up to 2.5 inches deep. It is 16 inches wide, nimble and best for smaller lawns.

Yard Butler Lawn Coring Aerator: available at Amazon This is a handheld steel lawn aerator that’s 37 inches tall. You step on a foot bar to remove two half-inch wide, 3.5-inch deep soil plugs.

Manual lawn aerators require physical labor and are, therefore, best for smaller yards. On the plus side, they cost little and don’t require much storage space. To make the work even easier ...

Yard Butler Lawn Coring Aerator: available at Amazon This is a handheld steel lawn aerator that’s 37 inches tall. You step on a foot bar to remove two half-inch wide, 3.5-inch deep soil plugs.

How to tell if your lawn needs aeration Any lawn can benefit from aeration, and it’s a good idea to aerate once a year if your soil tends to compact easily, as is the case with clay-based soil.

If your lawn is looking brown or patchy despite your best efforts to care for it, your soil might be compacted and need aerating. Manual lawn aerators make holes in the soil to allow air, water ...

If your lawn is looking brown or patchy despite your best efforts to care for it, your soil might be compacted and need aerating. Manual lawn aerators make holes in the soil to allow air, water ...