Yellow/pale grass section on Lawn

[Zarch]

Steveo Wrote:
> kiewicz@someplace.net.net (Pat Kiewicz) wrote:-
> (I find it irritating that
> they generally offer this service in the spring, when I would prefer
> to have it done in the fall.)
> -
> We do it till the snow flies here in Ohio. I like a fall aeration
> better,
> the plugs start breaking down over the winter, when you don't have to
> mow
> over them.


Great stuff, thanks for everyones help so far. I've decided to get
both the hollow tine and a small spike aerator. (managed to find the
pair for the same price i thought i'd have to spend on just one of
them!) :-)

How far apart (distance) do you recommend using the hollow tine tool?
every ft maybe? Are the plug gaps big enough to put anything down to
help drainage etc? sand maybe? Will this be of any help or a
hinderance?

How regular could/should you aereate? especially the problem area?
Ideally i would like to do it straight it away to help with the
immediate problem. Could i then give it another go at the backend of
the year as Steveo suggests?

Cheers, Mick


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Zarch

[Pat Kiewicz]

Zarch said:
>
>
>Steveo Wrote:
>> kiewicz@someplace.net.net (Pat Kiewicz) wrote:-
>> (I find it irritating that
>> they generally offer this service in the spring, when I would prefer
>> to have it done in the fall.)
>> -
>> We do it till the snow flies here in Ohio. I like a fall aeration
>> better,

>How far apart (distance) do you recommend using the hollow tine tool?
>every ft maybe? Are the plug gaps big enough to put anything down to
>help drainage etc? sand maybe? Will this be of any help or a
>hinderance?

How far apart are the tines on the tool? Suggest you plan to repeat
in a grid fashion over the compacted area based on that dimension.
Normally nothing is put down after core aerating for private lawns.
In your case, assuming you do go over the compacted areas right now,
I'd suggest adding some compost (or a mix of compost and sand, if
your soil is heavy clay).
>
>How regular could/should you aereate? especially the problem area?
>Ideally i would like to do it straight it away to help with the
>immediate problem. Could i then give it another go at the backend of
>the year as Steveo suggests?

I'd do it now in the problem area and have the whole lawn done in the
fall (best if you can hire power core aeration done rather than go over
it all by hand).
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