If you own a residential or commercial property in Arizona, it is important to aerate your lawn biannually. Aeration involves pulling up plugs of soil from the ground to loosen compaction and help nutrients and resources reach the roots of your grass. This service should be performed in the spring and fall for best results. In the spring, core aeration can prepare your lawn for the growing season by improving its access to essential resources. Core aeration in the fall helps your lawn recover from summer stress and prepares it for the winter. If you skip out on core aeration, your soil can become or stay compacted, resulting in weak grass that can be susceptible to diseases and insects.

What is core aeration?

Core aeration is a process that involves removing "cores" of soil from your lawn. This process is often completed with a machine called an aerator, which pulls cores of soil from your lawn to alleviate soil compaction. Additionally, the holes created during this process create channels that nutrients and other resources like water, air, and sunlight can use to reach the roots of your grass.

After your lawn is aerated, there will be soil cores remaining on your lawn. Leave them alone to decompose and they will return nutrients back to your soil.

If you skip core aeration, your soil can become or stay compacted.

Skipping core aeration can cause your soil to become compacted or stay compacted and inhibit your lawn's ability to absorb essential nutrients and resources such as water, air, and sunlight. When your soil becomes compacted, the roots of your grass may struggle to access these crucial resources which can hinder your grass's ability to grow strong and healthy. Over time, compacted soil can lead to weaker grass that is susceptible to diseases and insect infestations. To avoid these consequences, it is important to have your lawn aerated to help it remain healthy throughout the year.

You should have your lawn aerated on a biannual basis to help it reach its full potential!

Aerating your lawn twice a year is highly recommended to ensure that your soil remains loose and can easily absorb the nutrients and resources that it needs to thrive. Core aeration should be performed in the spring as the growing season gets underway because your grass will need help accessing those crucial resources at this time to prepare for the hot summer months. Additionally, you should also perform core aeration in the fall before winter arrives. That's because your lawn will need to store up its nutrients so that it can endure the colder temperatures. By aerating your lawn biannually, you'll help the roots of your grass access everything it needs to help it remain healthy and strong throughout the year!

You should schedule overseeding directly after aerating your lawn in the fall to promote new grass growth and fill in any bare or patchy areas on your lawn!

Call us today to sign up for our core aeration service!

At Divine Design Landscaping, we believe in keeping your lawn beautiful and healthy throughout the year. That is why we offer our top-quality core aeration service biannually to residential and commercial properties in Phoenix, Laveen, Scottsdale, AZ, and throughout the surrounding areas. Our professionals use a commercial-grade aerator to remove cores of soil from your lawn to alleviate soil compaction. We offer our core aeration service in the spring and fall so your lawn will always have access to the nutrients and resources it needs to thrive. Give us a call today at (602) 769-4564 to sign up for our exceptional core aeration service!