Aeration Services

You may need aeration from Remboldt Lawn Services if you notice:

• Water pooling after rain
• Thin or patchy grass growth
• Hard, compacted soil
• Heavy foot traffic areas
• Difficulty growing new grass
• Thatch buildup over ½ inch

These issues usually indicate your soil is too compacted for healthy root growth.

Professional aeration improves lawn performance and long-term health. Remboldt Lawn Services provides:

• Stronger root development
• Better water and nutrient absorption
• Reduced soil compaction
• Improved fertilizer effectiveness
• Healthier, denser grass growth
• Better drought resistance

Aeration helps your lawn breathe, recover, and grow more evenly throughout the season.

Most lawns benefit from aeration once per year, typically in the fall for cool-season grasses or late spring for warm-season varieties. However, heavily used lawns or those with significant compaction may require aeration twice yearly. Soil composition also matters – clay soils generally need more frequent aeration than sandy soils. At Remboldt Lawn Services, we assess your specific lawn conditions to recommend an optimal aeration schedule for your property.

Spike aeration simply pokes holes into the soil using solid tines, which can actually increase compaction around the holes. Core aeration, which we recommend and perform at Remboldt Lawn Services, uses hollow tines to remove small plugs of soil from your lawn. This creates space for air, water, and nutrients without causing additional compaction. The soil cores left on the surface naturally break down, returning valuable nutrients to your lawn.

We recommend mowing your lawn slightly shorter than usual before aeration. This helps ensure the aerator can reach the soil effectively and that the soil cores can be properly extracted. After aeration, it's best to wait until your lawn has recovered somewhat and grown to normal mowing height before cutting it again. This gives your grassroots time to take advantage of the improved soil conditions. We'll provide specific pre and post-aeration care instructions when you schedule your service with Remboldt Lawn Services.