Aerate a lawn

[Mojooo]

Basically want to aerate my lawn using spikes to make holes but dont wnat to hire a machine that pulls mud out

I hear making spikes allows water in by just causes more compaction where it moves the mud, so it may not be that useful anywya

Any thoughts?

[Simpo Two]

You need a hollow tine aerator: http://www.gardencut.co.uk/product_details.asp?pid...


ETA: Although this one appears to 'aeratorate'!! Hopefully the machine is more capable of aerating than the site owners are of spellynge.

Edited by Simpo Two on Saturday 21st August 09:43

[Gingerbread Man]

Simpo Two said:

You need a hollow tine aerator: http://www.gardencut.co.uk/product_details.asp?pid...


ETA: Although this one appears to 'aeratorate'!! Hopefully the machine is more capable of aerating than the site owners are of spellynge.

Edited by Simpo Two on Saturday 21st August 09:43

Can you jump about on it like a pogo stick all over your lawn, or will it take ages walking about?

[Simpo Two]

It won't pogo, no. It's a long and tedious process, not unlike digging.

[Bonefish Blues]

Simpo Two said:

It won't pogo, no. It's a long and tedious process, not unlike digging.

Or you tel your local Green Thumb lawncare franchise and give the job to them later in the year.

[Wings]

Aerating the lawn to allow better drainage, should be supplemented by brushing into the garden peat. How one aerates the lawn depends on the composition of the soil, a garden fork or banging some 75mm nails through 12mm plywood, then fastening the same to a pair of heaving walking boots, walking over lawn, can achieve adequate results. Laughable I know, but the results are quite amazing, particularly in getting rid of lawn covered with moss.

[Bonefish Blues]

Wings said:

Aerating the lawn to allow better drainage, should be supplemented by brushing into the garden peat. How one aerates the lawn depends on the composition of the soil, a garden fork or banging some 75mm nails through 12mm plywood, then fastening the same to a pair of heaving walking boots, walking over lawn, can achieve adequate results. Laughable I know, but the results are quite amazing, particularly in getting rid of lawn covered with moss.

I brushed sharp sand into mine afterwards. Agree the only viable solution for compacted or poorly-drained lawns.

[Simpo Two]

Sand not peat - peat is for fertility and holds water!

[Laurel Green]

Sand. I was advised to use silver-sand.

[RedLeicester]

Wings said:

Aerating the lawn to allow better drainage, should be supplemented by brushing into the garden peat. How one aerates the lawn depends on the composition of the soil, a garden fork or banging some 75mm nails through 12mm plywood, then fastening the same to a pair of heaving walking boots, walking over lawn, can achieve adequate results. Laughable I know, but the results are quite amazing, particularly in getting rid of lawn covered with moss.

Depends on the size of the lawn, how much free time you have and how much energy you have!

[anonymous-user]

Bonefish Blues said:

Simpo Two said:

It won't pogo, no. It's a long and tedious process, not unlike digging.

Or you tel your local Green Thumb lawncare franchise and give the job to them later in the year.

I came to this conclusion. I have better things to do on my weekend than push that fking thing in all over the lawn. I'll still have the cool beer just I'll be wathcing Mr G Thumb use his machine, sure I'll be lighter in the pocket in the long term but I won't stink of BO & be pissed off all day after it hits more stone than soil.

[burriana]

You can get small rollers with spikes on. I use one on mine every couple of months or so. Only puts about 1" deep holes in the lawn but every little helps and I usually do it in conjunction with that feed, weed and green type stuff