in the Treasure Valley, including Middleton, Star, Eagle, Meridian, Nampa & Surrounding Areas
A thick thatch layer prevents a strong root system and core aerating is the preferred dethatching method.
Achieving a healthy and beautiful lawn all year long is possible with the help of an important lawn maintenance task: lawn core aeration. Strong lawn roots need water, nutrients and air to develop into deep resilient systems. The deeper the roots, the stronger your lawn’s ability will be to fight of disease, insects and drought.
Our team offers professional core aeration services to help keep your grass healthy all season-long. It’s the perfect way to combat heavy foot traffic from summer stress and alleviate compacted soil.
Thatch is a layer of dead grass and other organic matter that accumulates between the green grass blades and the soil surface. It is a natural occurring process where soil organisms break down dead lawn stems and roots. A small thatch layer less than one-half inch is normal and acceptable.
Without proper care, this layer can become thick, dense and spongy, preventing water and nutrients from reaching the soil and creating an unhealthy environment for your lawn.
You can read more about thatch buildup and why aeration is the preferred method of dethatching a lawn on our blog article: Power Raking vs Aerating: How to Manage Lawn Thatch.
We offer core aeration in both the spring and fall seasons.
If your lawn has bare patches of soil, you can pair our overseeding service with your fall aeration appointment. We offer our services to communities in the Treasure Valley, Idaho area, including Middleton, Star, Eagle, Meridian, and Nampa.
Core aeration is an incredibly important step in lawn care and should be performed yearly if you want to establish strong root systems and a beautiful, strong lawn. The main purpose behind this service is to help reduce compacted soil.
In our lawn aeration process, our crew will use an aerator machine to extract small plugs of soil throughout your yard. The open holes that remain will allow the root system of your turf to receive a greater supply of water, sunlight, and other essential nutrients.
The plugs of soil will naturally break down quickly on top of your lawn and return vital nutrients back to the soil. If desired, they can be raked and mowed afterwards for a fresh clean look. After the aeration is complete, feel free to walk on and use your lawn as you normally would.
For optimal results it is important to have adequate moisture levels in the soil in order to extract an adequate sized plug. This is why spring and fall are the best times to aerate a lawn.
We offer our core aeration service twice per year in the spring and fall, and we highly recommend that you opt to schedule our service in one of these seasons each year in order to improve or sustain healthy growing grass.
Aerating in either season has its own benefits. Spring aeration will help revive your lawn after winter dormancy has passed. It will encourage vibrant spring growth and nutrient uptake, setting your yard off to a successful year!
In the fall, your lawn can benefit from core aeration in order to help resolve issues created by heavy foot traffic over the summer and to also prepare your grass for the winter season. When coupled with overseeding, these seeds have greater access to soil contact and provide higher germination rates.
If you need help deciding which of these seasons is best for your lawn aeration, our team can assess your lawn and help you choose.
After your lawn has undergone aeration, it will be in a position to receive a greater supply of nutrients. If you choose a fall aeration, it will also be the perfect time to pair your newly aerated lawn with our overseeding service.
Reseeding lawns in the fall is ideal because the soil temperature is favorable for cool-season grass types compared to other times of the year. We use a premium blend of rye and Kentucky bluegrass seeds for this service.
Lawn seed genetics are always improving and by overseeding regularly you can help your lawn develop better drought, insect, and disease resistance.
We can overseed either in the spring or fall and is ideal when coupled with a lawn core areation. Fall provides a great season for overseeding because this time of year provides new seeds with an environment that promotes root system development and healthy growth. Daytime temperatures are still warm enough to encourage grass growth while the temperature of your soil is cool and ideal for root development and won’t dry out as easily. We can visit with you about what time of year would be best for your overseeding service.
We offer our overseeding service in conjunction with our core aeration service. This is because pairing overseeding with core aeration will provide much better results than if you just scheduled overseeding on its own.
We aerate your lawn using an aerator machine to remove small cores of soil with the goal of reducing compaction. Our machine drops seeds at the same time, offering both services with less equipment traffic on your lawn. This allows the new grass seeds to fall into the small holes from the aeration. This gives the seeds a better chance of successfully germinating.
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To improve root health and growth of your grass, scheduling a core aeration each year is the way to go. We are confident that regular overseeding will help you achieve the dense, lush lawn you are striving for. Our services are available in Middleton, Star, Eagle, Meridian, Nampa, and surrounding communities throughout the Treasure Valley, Idaho area. Call us today to schedule!
