Aerating Lawns When it's Done and Why

[@artieartya]

You made some seriously solid points that I didn’t even think of when people talk about leaving the cores and brushing them back in.

[@claudiarutledge3977]

As a lawnmower I never understood aeration and now I do.

[@Teeitup78]

Ive been building and managing pga major championship golf courses all over the world. Various degrees in soil turf entomology water management micromanaging turf at various heights is a serious hands on job that i constantly need to be on top I agree with a lot that u talk about.

[@ericcastorina9021]

Hey Doc - could you link to your leaf collector? Looked on site but no luck. Thanks!

[@IIIlIIIllIl]

That hat is awesome @8:30. Great video too!

[@scottlarkin4748]

Glad you found that HumiChar. It’s now $94 for 40lb bag

[@mitka12]

I think it's nearly doubled in price since it came out

[@surfordie82]

Its currently up to about $99. Definitely has risen about $14 in the past 3 years.

[@chadconway927]

Wish I saw this 5 months ago. Good video

[@ezie911]

What I’m gathering is first spike aerate to build up a strong enough grass to then core aerate? I’m new to Georgia learning about my Bermuda lawn.

[@leonidas6134]

Great video and your lawn definitely looks better than mine lol. I currently pay $100 a year for Fairway Lawns to aerate. The bermuda that’s on level ground grows well, but I can’t figure out a way to help the bermuda on the steep grade to grow.. any advice? Besides aerating, how else to I get water retention?

[@topiasr628]

Excellent advice here. Really appreciate you taking the time to put it together

[@TheMasterkiller24]

Can you please give me the model number for this aerator I'm very interested... Great video thanks in advance

[@neo57611]

Hey Doc all is well here in NE Ohio...just finished my seeding again front finally put some peat moss down with seed makes great bed. Will do the aerator this summer. If affordable.

[@kl3mm3r86]

About the preemergent barrier, just put down another light round of it after you aerate if it worries you.

[@GetOuttaDodge1]

middle ga 05-15-2024. fertilizer down, biochar down for about two months. taking back my centipede one season at a time. question...can i core aerate this time of year? if another time of year i will most def wait. love the videos!!

[@rudy5454]

What about using a pitch fork in the lawn to aerate the lawn?

[@ufotrailers7131]

Good knowledge! I prefer a $79 for a Green SCOTT 🇨🇦 aerator for my medium home yard, wheel for mowers as well they makes their own TINES… pretty cool.

[@AdamEarley2011]

I have a lawn that is seriously compacted, and is heavily water logged in spots, so much so that it has impacted hedging that is at the edge of that section. I estimate maybe only 50 percent of the seed that went in actually took so it’s extremely thin. I am planning on aerating in march. Would aerating and overseeding help the drainage and actually help my lawn to grow? It looks yellowish and only really grows thick in some spots!😢

[@claudiarutledge3977]

This was very educational!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH! DOC

[@HowTowithDoc]

Welcome

[@I_O_2004]

How about the pre emergent such as prodiamine or dithiopyr.

[@johnbiggins2105]

Leaving the cores if your lawn is good. If your lawn is not on good shape makes sense to pick them up

[@SVW1976]

Is it worth composting the cores or should we just dispose of them?

[@philipdileo3750]

Hey Doc, what’s your thoughts on those aeration spikes that strap on to your boots?

[@HowTowithDoc]

They do very little

[@gregpayton6935]

Keep your strap on for the bedroom, the lawn is no place for that

[@craigburnett6099]

Question. I was at my neighbors last week and his yard man was arrating his St Augustine grass. It was a nice big machine but it did not kick out the plugs. The guy said it constantly clogs and doesn’t matter if it doesn’t kick those out. Is this guy pulling my leg?

[@zahraa.5450]

Hey Doc My lawns is struggling so bad 😭 I've got holes and I think it's moles I've got jumping worms and don't know about grubs I've got patches that are brown and bare areas with nothing but soil My lawns is struggling really bad 😭

[@Eli-qr9hc]

After aerating a lawn, do I need to wait before cutting the grass? when is it suggested that it's ok to mow?

[@rajeshdoddi7898]

Doc, my yard is totally uneven. Should I level the yard first before aeration’s and seeding? Should I weed feed prior to aeration?

[@HowTowithDoc]

The problem you'll have is that the leveling might wash away or move without active growth. I prefer to do it when the lawn is active.

[@WhittyPics]

Amazing what you have done

[@chopstickdinikdik4469]

Thanks a lot Doc.

[@kinnywolf2862]

Great video I have ran one

[@coops23beaver]

Once I plug aerate my lawn do I have to over soil it? do i use top soil or lawn sand?

[@tamaragohn5980]

Do I overseed or areate first

[@losova7543]

My yard 45x45 has been infested with gophers over the last couple of years and I trap what I can using gophinators but they have ruined my yard. It's no longer level with many dips and lowered areas and the ground is very soft basically everywhere. Help

[@crunch9876]

Gophers are beautiful and a part of nature leave them be

[@losova7543]

@@crunch9876 You've probably never had gophers ruining your yard but thanks for the laugh anyway.

[@albertterrazas9605]

Thanks for the laugh.​@@crunch9876

[@jeffkepus2492]

It appears you left a lane open for the wheels when you aerated with the core adapter? Did you leave it open or did you make another pass to have those covered? Or did you remove the cores then make a pass over the wheel area?

[@JoseA1981]

You like the skinny solid spikes vs the fatter solid spikes?

[@HowTowithDoc]

I say I will prob do larger ones next.

[@houseofbraxtonwoodworking]

that looks like 1500-2k sq ft back there ... is the 40 bag on there too much at one time? Looking to pound some biochar over the next few months and the bag tells me 1-2lbs per 1k at a time ...

[@nickb2912]

There is no such thing as putting down too much biochar

[@CrazyManwich]

I have been trying to find where I can rent one of these to no luck. I have even contacted the manufacturer to find out what equipment rental companies they have sold to. I get told the head of sales will get back to me with that information but have yet to get that.

[@projectpvul]

Home Depot

[@tonywilliams49]

Dr. Where did you purchase the steel tines I just picked up a used billy goat 18 inch. My tine is 5/8 diameter

[@HowTowithDoc]

I generally just google it and check out current suppliers. They often go out of stock. I've even bought some on EBAY

[@JoelEspinozaRE]

Which leaf sweeper are you using?

[@nicholaslavas3563]

So do you think it would be wasted effort to aerate and level at the same time?

[@HowTowithDoc]

If you're sand leveling it's fine.

[@CorneliusObrien-f3z]

Should the ground be: wet, damp, or dry ( at time of aeration)?

[@dannymadison-vl4qk]

I dampen mine so the tines can penetrate better. Do not soak.

[@briankillian5248]

So...I'm getting pestered by aeration people to perform the task in the fall. Seems like a waste of money. I'd rather do it in the spring. Thoughts?

[@atvridgerunner]

How often can you aerate with core cutters

[@jeffkepus2492]

Just so everyone knows, those Billy Goats reciprocating core type aerators will set you back $4k brand new. Just FYI. Not cheap at all. Difficult to find on Facebook marketplace or Craigslist.

[@jonhawkins2374]

Great information Doc.

[@allen35315]

What is the music at the 5 minute mark?

[@quentinhathcock5848]

Does gypsum help to break up heavy clay.

[@adamghazal9204]

Thanks Doc

[@deenakohls3500]

my lawn has brown patch and wondering if it is a good idea to add humic acid to it. thanks

[@TheMasterkiller24]

Great video can you please give me the model number of your billy goat aerator. Thank you

[@HowTowithDoc]

18" plugr mine has the BRIGGS but I think they switched to Honda.

[@kenb.9976]

I just picked up the PL1801H and it was $3,900 but it’s 2024 and thats our world today with the so called inflation

[@petersneve5786]

I understand that with spike aeration you would be improving oxygen and water access to the top layer of your lawn, but wouldn’t it actually cause increased impaction (though possibly very minimal) or at the very least you wouldnt be getting de compaction benefit

[@HowTowithDoc]

Correct and I go over that difference in many videos.

[@petersneve5786]

@@HowTowithDoc Thank you!

[@vinhgolf]

Hi Doc, great video, i plan to replace my lawn and just see if you have any recommendations the type of grass should be using in Florida area? i am thinking about using St. Augustine....

[@magicmike872]

I’m aerating my St.Augustine lawn next week. Can I put Humichar immediately followed by Nitraking?

[@delekham1863]

Well one added tidbit. You didn't De-Thatch. That should be done before you Aerate. Then IF you wish, use a lawn Sweeper.

[@slickrick2392]

Where can I buy one of those billy goats?

[@johnbiggins2105]

At the farm

[@FIRE_RYAN_POLES_NOW]

3900.00 now

[@user-pc8tb7hg1lHandlesRDumb]

Solid tines totally help compaction… idk where this myth cam from but if you take a single sharp metal pole, drive it into the ground and take it out… then drive it into the same place it will be easy. Just like itll be easier for water and air to get down there so i think solid tines help with compaction more than people admit. Especially if the spikes give the ground a little lift like you would with a turning fork. Sorry for the rant its just i hear it all the time yet no one every tries it or has evidence that solid tines are soooo bad 🤣

[@SamSam-ih6nt]

Found your big spikes.

[@SamSam-ih6nt]

@3:49

[@lukeslc-xd8ds]

We aerate HUNDREDS of acres of grass a year. There is no practical way for us to pick up the plugs.

[@poppacapnurass2608]

You guys don't wear hearing protection when using mowers? I guarantee you, you will have noise induced hearing loss

[@gregpayton6935]

I get mine done to hide all the dog poop.

[@bryanjohnson1628]

SIGH ....Core Aerate when lawn is wet or dry?

[@HowTowithDoc]

Wet but not muddy.

[@lil44haulem52]

Wtf is a quarter inch and a half

[@Tylerthomasmiller84]

3/4! Lol.

[@Tylerthomasmiller84]

He actually said 1-1/4" or 1-1/2".

[@markprince1141]

First