Why should we bother with Lawn Aeration? Lawn aeration is the most effective way of relieving a lawn of thatch and soil compaction. By punching lots of holes or removing cores of soil from the lawn, the aeration process removes thatch from the lawn surface and relieves soil compaction around the root zone. Your lawn…
Lawn Core aeration is the process of mechanically removing plugs of thatch and soil from the lawn. Aeration opens the soil, helps reduce soil compaction, improves water infiltration, improves turf grass rooting, reduces thatch and acts in many other ways to improve the lawn and reduce stress. Lawn Aeration restores vitality to the soil. Lawn…
Aeration and Aerating a Lawn area allows air flow through the soil by removing soil plugs from the ground using an aerator or coring machine. Aeration helps reduce soil compaction and thatch. Aeration allows for more efficient movement of water and fertiliser to the grass roots. A lawn can be aerated any time provided the soil…
Why Should We Worry about Lawn Coring and Lawn Aeration? Soils with a high percentage of clay become very hard and compacted. Also, sports and playing fields become compacted and worn out with intense regular use (high traffic). This makes it difficult for water, fertilizer, air and grass roots to penetrate into the soil. Also,…
Why bother with Lawn Aeration anyway? Lawn and turf aeration is a very useful way to bring your turf grass back to life. If your grassed areas are suffering as a result of traffic and constant use, then they will benefit from having all the soil de-compacted using lawn aeration equipment. Lawn aeration is a…
Buffalo Lawn Care Tips – How to look after your Buffalo turf in Australia… Buffalo Turf Grass (also known as St Augustine grass in North America) is a warm season turf grass made very popular in Australia with the relatively new soft leaf Buffalo varieties such as Shademaster (in the 1980s) and Sir Walter Buffalo…
Couch Lawn Care: Looking after your Couch / Bermuda Grass Lawn Just before I get into the topic, I am writing this article from an Australian perspective and need to clarify some terminology. Broadly, this article will refer to Warm Season grasses, and amongst these grasses we will reference the following Turf Grasses (including there…
Kikuyu Lawn Care – Kikuyu and Couch (also known as Bermuda grass in the North American continent) turf grasses are commonly used in playing fields and sports field situations. Homeowners are unaware of the reasons behind this and we will give a simple and detailed explanation. We need to understand there are two (2) broad…
Lawn Care Tips – different approaches and fertilizers for looking after your lawn… Over the years, different approaches have been developed for looking after lawns and turf grasses. Some of these approaches are varied and influenced by people who are agenda driven by the “environmental” and “green” movement, or on the other hand, some approaches…
Lawn Care Tips: So you want to save money on your water bill? Well, here’s the heads up on watering your Lawn. I bet most people are paying too much for their water! You are too, if you are not using it properly! Some people make the mistake of watering their lawns every day for…