How to aerate your lawn without expensive tools | beginner DIY lawn care tips that work

How to aerate your lawn | Beginner DIY lawn care tips that WORK
We often get asked how to aerate your lawn without an aerator, I thought it would be fun to try and find the best way to aerate a lawn manually without the need for a big machine
I will be breaking down some methods that professional grounds use that can be applied to your lawn today.
I will be talking through the pros and cons of how to aerate your lawn, with shoes that have spikes on them, a garden fork, a draper hollow core aerator, a drill bit and a garden auger for planting bulbs.
TIMECODES:
00:00​​ Intro
00:21​​ How to manually aerate a lawn
01:12 Aeration shoes
03:01 Draper Hollow core aerator
​​04:16 Garden fork
04:47 Best way to use a garden fork to aerate your lawn
05:45 SDS drill bit
06:58 Garden Auger Drill Bit
07:59 Conclusion
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[@gavincollins9376]

I bought an AK47 and fired it into the ground, did a grand job with minimal effort

[@huwgriffith6169]

🤣🤣🤣

[@JackyRogue]

😆👍🏼

[@jimmygeorge436]

😂😂😂😂🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Premier_lawns_official]

You must be from NI too lol

[@redbarron7293]

One way of decommissioning all them spare rounds.....

[@HarryMugfordTV]

I just got in from drilling my lawn and this video was the first that popped up on KZbin, thank you for making me realise I’m not insane!

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Harry I'm sure there will be a few out tomorrow drilling their lawns ❤️🤞😁

[@ciararespect4296]

@@Premier_lawns_official I just finished messing around with the fork before I watched your video .got all those blisters for nothing. Haha still have another bit to do tomorrow so getting the drill out lol Can I ask I used weedol for lawns on 25th March. Still a few weeds there alive still ? I cut the grass yesterday and lawn raked with electric raker .the lawn is looking sorry for itself . Should I wait till weeds die off properly and remove before over seeding? And when should I apply miracle gro liquid fertiliser please? Maybe I'm doing it all wrong lol . I'm. In South England with fairly clay like soil but never waterlogged . Cheers liked and subscribed

[@Badboy365]

I have just done mine with a 450mm x 25mm auger bit. It works really well and you don't have to bend so much. Great video as always.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Thanks ☺️

[@LawnRight]

Hi Robbie, LOVE the fork/verti drain method. I just learned something new. Many thanks!

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Every day is a school day ❤️

[@michaelcollins4704]

If you have a very compact lawn, or drainage issues (mainly due to swings and football.) this is a great option. Thanks to this video, I purchased a 24mm x 460mm wood drill (15€) and literally drilled a hole every 5cm in my garden (150sqm). It took a few hours but the results are great.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Absolutely

[@salihmutlu9235]

Did you do it in a few hours really? Cause, roughly, you should have drilled around 60000 holes.

[@collyb6054]

I did mine a couple of days ago using a garden fork, I only have a small lawn so investing in anything mechanical is out of the question. The subsurface is terrible, I hit so many rocks and stones which in many cases only allowed the fork to penetrate a couple of inches, so using an auger is an interesting idea, although I don’t think my back would be too grateful 🤣 I agree with your findings on the hollow tine aerator, tried one in the past and like you, found it to be completely useless. The spiked shoes always struck me as being a bit gimmicky, so never went down that road. Great video Robbie for those of us with a small lawn.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Colly have a go with a drill. You don't need to do it all at once 👍

[@Billlupton]

Robbie,I want to thank you for your brilliant Tip on Aerating I was in Lidl this morning after just looking at your Vid, saw some 200Mm Long SDS drill augers for €10 bought put 2 into battery drills and have airated my 100 X 30 ft lawn in an hour I was like a a 2 gun cowboy, great tip only cost me €10

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Bill excellent stuff!

[@grahammacklam4736]

This has to be one of the most amusing videos made on lawn care 😂 The combination of wearing the aerator shoes and walking around with the SDS drill bit attached to the end of a drill drilling the lawn, will I sure result in the neighbours phoning for the people in white coats to come round with straight jackets in hand 😂. Seriously though some very excellent tips, the auger method is seeming to be the way forward with regards improving clayey soil like what you have in Belfast. Stick some clay breaker into the holes and it should improve drainage etc no end. Also I agree with the garden fork is very underrated, when it is tilted back causing the lawn to slightly heave it will help releave compaction and I think this is called 'fracture tine aeration'.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Thanks Graham, i try and keep the videos as light as possible. You can't ever say my videos are stuffy haha. I guess your right, we are half way there in regards to fracture tines. kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6G4pYKHrpiYra8

[@grahammacklam4736]

@@Premier_lawns_official no they aren't stuffy at all and all done with a touch of humour along the way👍. Thanks for the link too 🔗👌

[@jaimejrodriguez9131]

The shoes don't work. They make the problem worse. Core aeration is best

[@doihavetohaveachannel8289]

Haha. I liked it. From Canada! I am trying a number of these things. My neighbours already think I have lost it when they see what I have done to destroy my lawn.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Go for it!

[@ianvicedomini2648]

I’m not sure if they’re still in the market but my dad used to have one that you push along and it worked in exactly the same way as the machine in the video. The prongs were on a spring basis so as you were pushing it along, they would spring out of the ground. Quite effective but due to the damp, you had to keep them well oiled and lubricated. Great video mate

[@ruftime]

Thank you! I almost made a set of the spike shoes, but as our SoCal "soil" is so compacted, I was hesitant. As soon as you said SDS, I thought cool.....I got that! I completely overlooked the fact that my Bosch long-bodied hammerdrill would eliminate some of the bending over.......and it's got alot more weight......now just have to avoid hitting the underground sprinkler lines😎

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Biggest drill bit you can find will save a lot of bending

[@sidevon6819]

I was thinking of buying the shoe thinks today. This has just saved me £12 👍🏻

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Best avoided

[@philipbaker1916]

I have a pair of the aerator sandals, but mine have two inch nails and provided you have the straps really tight so your feet don't slip out they work really well. You can't just walk normally, you have to pretend you're treading grapes, and I do two passes at 90° to get good coverage . . .

[@bluejay3945]

Those spiked shoes are impossible to walk with and when they stick you will break a knee. Total piece of crap

[@philipbaker1916]

@@bluejay3945 I don't really have a problem with "sticking", the only times I have come unstuck (sorry!) is when my feet have slipped out because the straps weren't tight enough. I do use a broom to push against when lifting my feet, seems to work well . . .

[@philipbaker1916]

@@bluejay3945, oh yes, I forgot to mention that it's a lot quicker than using a fork - I have 166 sq metres of lawn - and it gives you a decent work out at the same time . . . 🥵

[@mar91942]

I have shoe attachment one. I love it! You just have to make sure they are strapped on really tight so they function like a shoe sole. You dont want wiggle room

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Good to know!

[@jameshamana]

Great video. Thanks for your time putting this together. Very informative.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Welcome to the channel 😊 👍❤️

[@brickrightbuildinglandscaping]

Thanks for the info Robbie

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Any time!

[@EBoB666]

I've got a manual push aerator with a spring loaded head 90mil spikes I've had for about 15years . 🍻🍻 Excellent info and tip's 🍻🍻

[@Premier_lawns_official]

That sounds like a great job

[@mtvoss7595]

Love your blogs Robbie , really getting into looking after my lawn 👏👏👏👏👏

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Thanks 👍

[@BladoFlorez]

Thank you!

[@SimonFordUK]

I’ve been using a Draper-style aerator for a couple of seasons. I keep a tub of water handy and give it a dunk every so often to keep the hollow tines clear. And I sharpen them with a rat tail file beforehand.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Great tip!

[@paulcoumas]

I bought the Yard Butler Lawn Coring Aerator from the USA. It only has two prongs but is solid as a rock and works well on my medium lawns. It provides a good workout as well!

[@Premier_lawns_official]

They don't post to northern Ireland

[@lukes3033]

Great to see a few of those manual options tried out. A place local to me hires out the Camon aerator for a sensible day rate but my word that's a heavy bit of kit for the boot of the car!

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Haha I bet. I'm sure they will deliver for a small fee

[@RJLgardens]

Good tips Robbie. I have a similar aerator to that green draper one, I sharpened the tips on mine mate and it works so much better then out the box.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

I will have to lift it out of the bin to sharpen it 😂😂😂

[@petertr2000]

Heard that tip from loads of people - how do you find it now?

[@RJLgardens]

@@petertr2000 Its not the best quality tool obviously but once you sharpen the tips, smooth the inside edges of the tips (to aid flow) and only use it in optimal conditions it works fine and does an ok job from my experience.

[@buckegit]

I hadn't seen this video until tonight, but 3 days ago I used my 350mm long 25mm dia ads wall bit to drill hundreds of holes in my lawn to airate it.. Great minds think alike

[@mackthomas8750]

Great video Robbie I think I will try using a drill The other day I attached a bit of metal pipe to the end of my hose pipe and went around my lawn stubbing it into the ground it's really easy to push in and the water flowing through it pushes out all the soil in the pipe

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Great idea ❤️👍

[@grazz7865]

I just ordered a pair from Amazon. Tried them out and I like them. Now I can do two jobs at the same time-mow the lawn and aerate.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Watch your ankles

[@grazz7865]

@@Premier_lawns_official yes, thank you. I just walk a little slower. They work great! Takes a few minutes to get used to them.

[@jayharvey9239]

You certainly covered the topic with every option except a screw driver ; ) . Thank you for taking the time to make this video. I'll wait till after Haloween (in the states) to pick up a used pitch fork.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Thanks for stopping by!

[@colincarruthers1017]

you are a lovely gent and give your knowledge freely to mugs like me who's over scarified my friends lawn and scalped it!

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Oops!

[@dagtailgroundmaintenance]

Great video Robbie. I will use the fork method before repairing small areas. I like the auger method. Will be great in them clay lawns and put a top dressing down after.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Hope you are keeping busy

[@dagtailgroundmaintenance]

@@Premier_lawns_official yes thanks 👍

[@DavidJones-vf7kc]

Another great video. Love watching these. Just in the process of dethatching with a lawn rake. Can I oversees this time of year?

[@Lee-fw9mr]

Thanks very much for this video. Super comprehensive. You gave me a lot of ideas on how to take care of my property. New sub :)

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Welcome to the channel 😁

[@neilhutson5762]

I have used a similar hollow tine aerator as the draper one. If you clean the tines with a jet wash when blocked it works perfectly.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

It blocked after the second time i put it into the soil!

[@andy199121]

I’ve got one of those manual hollow tine jobbies with a side ejector. Really good, obviously a lot slower than Robbies fancy machine but doesn’t struggle the plight of the lime green one in the video.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

👍👏💯

[@leestar7156]

My neighbours already think I’m crazy brushing worm casts off my lawn, if they see me drilling it they may truly think I’ve lost the plot.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Do it. I double dare you 👏👌💚

[@mattyburrows9059]

get some purity soil conditioner..it gets shut of worms in an instant

[@Premier_lawns_official]

@@mattyburrows9059 you are a fountain of knowledge, I take it you are in the trades?

[@AdamHaycee]

@@mattyburrows9059 worms quite literally benefit the soil beneath your lawn. Why would you want rid of them?

[@mattyburrows9059]

@@AdamHaycee because i had all the worms in the world in the garden and there were more worm casts than grass.this doesnt destroy the soil and worms come back after a few weeks.not all worms make casts but like i said i think i had every single worm in the world

[@125phr]

Great work remember Dad saying key to good greens (grass in general ) is the 3 A 's Aeration Aeration Aeration .....! Do have some of those sandals and use them a bit they have longer spikes on 2 inches am I wasting my time ? Keep the steps close together so get lots of holes closer together gives the legs bit of work out only about 100 m square lawn takes about 20 minutes . Do aerate with a fork too and occasionally manually hollow tine with a 4 prong aerator with ejectors for soil on side . Keep up great content enjoy your work I'm learning all the time thanks for sharing your knowledge 🍻👍

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Peter I think I will steal your dads saying, remember the 3 A's, that might find its way onto a teeshirt!

[@mjeevann]

I love the neighbours losing the plot comment on the video. Wonderful and thank you for the options. Just what I have been looking for...

[@Premier_lawns_official]

We like to keep it simple and fun on this channel.

[@neilgraves5069]

Hey Robbie 👋 I was doing my front today in my Aeration shoes , got some peculiar looks and grins of my neighbour . Especially aerating around my large rodedendren Bush .. thought I was a loony. 😆😆

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Hahaha no comment 🤣🤣🤣

[@rmhblain]

Used my cordless SDS drill with a chisel last night. Neighbours looked at me weird but it's so much faster than using a fork... especially to get deep into the ground

[@sherrym5556]

Now I want to do it for that reason, my neighbors 😒 lol

[@ehrlich_]

Good video. Thank you!

[@Premier_lawns_official]

👍😊

[@truttzi]

I ordered a Yard Butler 2 prong hollow core aerator from the US and its absolutely brilliant. The plugs just pop out the top. Same as a petrol machine, just more manual work. Think it cost me about 50 or 60 quid.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Nice, I couldn't get one posted to me 🙆

[@grahamgardner2508]

Great video , I bought that exact Draper aerator and threw it straight in the bin 😉

[@Premier_lawns_official]

That sounds about right!

[@grahamgardner2508]

@@Premier_lawns_official great advice on the garden fork. Will be doing that this weekend 👍

[@wiffwaff4509]

I bought one half price for £6 thought I had a bargain.worse than useless in operation. It’s going in the scrap metal recycle container.There is a saying you buy cheap you buy twice,very true.

[@pacjam418]

Great info…think I’m gonna try my garden fork. I have a small lawn, so I think it could work. My lawn is suffering from a fungus problem. By the way….you have a beautiful lawn! From Boston in the US

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Thanks so much. I would love to visit Boston

[@roberthamilton2334]

Very informative Robbie!! 👍

[@Premier_lawns_official]

👍👍

[@ronmccullock1407]

Good video, the fork never goes in straight because of the design. Hollow tines are the best; or slitting because it cuts the roots and encourages the grass to grow better by having better roots. Nice Hayter mower you are using I have just bought a new Hayter mower like the one you are using but mine is 16in width of cut.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

That hayter is years old, good in the dry. Terrible in the wet

[@Bobby8270]

Belter of a video. You’ve saved me a few quid I was gonna try those shoes but will opt for ads drill bit. Robert from Dundonald. Bt16. Liked and subbed.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Hey Bobby, great stuff. Welcome to the channel ❤️😁

[@Bobby8270]

@@Premier_lawns_official Thanx.

[@mikebrueton6716]

The best one for me was the aeration shoes. Robbi's walk resembled a big foot 🤣. Great video though 👍

[@Premier_lawns_official]

🤪😂😂👍

[@andyxox4168]

Loved the spiked shows, you looked like a cross between Neil Armstrong and Frankenstein 😂

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Haha I'm like Frankenstein at the best of times!

[@whitey2079]

Great video again. I was so glad to realise at 8.05 minutes in that it was ur belt. Thought u had a trouser malfunction 😆

[@Premier_lawns_official]

😆😆😆😆👏😊

[@garethpenpraze5386]

Super video Bert. Been meaning to get the lawn aerated after removing a ton of moss and thatch. Think I’ll get the fork on the go tomorrow. Iron down next after aerating?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

G that's the one 😁 Easter sorted. How times have changed!

[@Megalocade]

We've just moved into a new house and the garden out back was pretty small the previous owner loved their flipping paving slabs the house is covered in them, personally i cant stand them the whole lot will be grass eventually, I've just regrassed my entire lawn out back and made it bigger by removing about 40 paving slabs, got rid of all the old lawn and put all new seed down 3 months later and i have a good lawn, the issue i have is i have an outline of where the slabs used to be the soil underneath the old slabs was very compacted and the slabs where laid on copious amounts of flipping gravel ive tried to get most of the gravel out and replaced with soil raked over from the rest of the lawn but the ground there is pretty hard and compacted i tried as best i could to loosen the soil before seeding, the grass is growing but its fine grass and growing at a much slower rate than the rest which is nice thick bladed grass and very green, the grass where the slabs used to be is also a much lighter green some turning slightly yellowy green, i treated that section with lawn feed and the grass is a lot greener now but like your video says its probably lacking air and water and the ground is hard as nailes even with watering, would aeration help here also i dont have a tool only a garden fork i dont think i would get a proper tool into the ground its that hard 😁 .

[@mikrikbell]

Just finished drilling my lawn 2 days ago 🤓🇬🇧

[@Premier_lawns_official]

👌💪😁

[@timdickson5531]

Great video as ever, thanks. Where abouts in NI are you exactly? Is it some off-shore territory near the equator where it's always sunny?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Tim that's the best comment on this video 😂😂😂😂

[@petertr2000]

I had some of those shoes with 2" spikes. But they were so hard to walk on in heavy clay soil that they ripped the straps off time after time - so they went in the bin. The drill stuff looks great, but man its going to be slow doing 1 hole at a time. Fork looks like the best compromise really.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

I wouldn't like to do a big lawn with the drill

[@ajc2100]

Agreed on the straps coming constantly undone

[@zambokid89]

I will take the drill then!! :D

[@atifmanzoor63]

I seen one a guy on KZbin was using it was like a metal wheel looked like a brake disk with hollow bits on it and with a long pole and you can do it fast as it spins along as you move it

[@ukonline1]

The ‘Rollaerator’!

[@chrisgale5634]

Wish more people had real lawns in both front and back gardens as was common when I was growing up. The loss of real gardens to concrete in urban areas is a national tragedy which also increases run off and flood risk.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Blame planning departments for that one

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Garden auger - amzn.to/410kV9v

[@bobadicious]

Robbie, if i use the auger on my lawn do i fill the holes back in with soil / compost / sand or leave open? Cheers buddy

[@Premier_lawns_official]

@@bobadicious you can do either.

[@ciararespect4296]

Hi Bob would this rip all the grass roots in a tearing action by pulling the all closer to the drill bit rather than a core plug aerator? I'm. No gardener. Can I just use my auger but and what's best diameter please

[@brianjacobs2343]

Hi Robbie. Another great video, thanks. I am a small part time gardening business, just started doing some lawn care work this year. Have a good scarified Canon as for aerating I bought a BMS 300mm roller type with 40mm soled tines would like I hollow tine but could justify the cost as most of the jobs I do are small. I like to do a professional job, do you think that the BMS will do the job that is required. Used it a couple of times, hard work but quicker than a fork. Would appreciate your thoughts. Many thanks. Brian Jacobs.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Hey Brian, the BMS areator is for sport turf surfaces like golf and bowling greens... For lawns, you would be better hiring a pertol aerator until you can afford to buy one. For small lawns you could use that, but it's not really for that.

[@robbilton9006]

The manual aerators we can get in Canada by Fiskars have 2 prongs and have a tapered shaft so it's easier for the plugs to pop out. Holes are a bit bigger though, more like 3/4 to an inch dia. I have access problems for a machine so i don't have a lot of options.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Thanks Rob, i will have to see if we can get them here

[@chrisg3223]

I used the drill augers for my lawn. All heavy heavy clay, so I aerated a particularly bad spot next to the patio about 6*3m. however I used the deep drill and removed the clay and replaced with a combination of compost soil conditioner and sharp sand. Plugs were about 15cm apart. Has completely resolved my issue but took me about 6 hours! Top tip: be careful if you go to fast and it catches in heavy clay it'll pull the drill into the ground rather than remove soil.. and that's how I broke one of my drills!

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Great stuff. Worth it all day long

[@dowsman]

Does the drilling pull the soil out of the ground? Would you recommend this to hollow tining? Thinking of doing mine 110m2 lawn how big was yours that took 6 hours !?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

@@dowsman Another viewer said he picked up a drill bit from lidl today, cost him a tenner and he done 120m in an hour.

[@dowsman]

@@Premier_lawns_official the augers drill bit? I'll take a look good idea I might push some new soil and seeds into each hole maybe a fine peat, loam and sand mix. You reckon that can improve my clay soil ?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

@@dowsman good quality loam sold in a builders merchant is what you want.

[@nicolapegg6429]

I use a fork, and I instinctively raised it slightly like you did, I just didn't put the fork in far enough, very hard clay, like trying to penetrate a rock.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Nicola try it when the soil is damper 👍

[@artistinagarden]

Great video! New subscriber.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Thanks!

[@legendhero99]

Robbie, Aldi have a set of very long drill bits. I bought some a while back. As in 3 feet or so. I've used them for exactly this purpose - but the extra length is easier on the back.

[@legendhero99]

Sorry. Lidl!

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Perfect 👍 ❤️

[@legendhero99]

www.offerscheck.org/parkside-masonry-drill-bit-set/lidl/591525 Are the ones I think. Just a little easier in terms of the bending over. Says they are 1000mm.

[@truthreignsfacts4997]

Look dear our neighbor is at it again. Now he’s out there drilling his lawn.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

🤣😂😂😂😜

[@paulyyy09]

This made me chuckle, too funny

[@Premier_lawns_official]

@@paulyyy09 NEED TO KEEP A SENSE OF HUMOR LOL

[@manjot1]

I had a really easy time with my £14.99 hollow tine aerator. The soil has to be nicely wet like it was during March and easily it went in and dropped out the plugs whenever the holes got filled up.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

In fairness it has been unusually dry this month

[@dowsman]

Mine doesn't work and my soil is quite wet clay based soil. Just always get clogged up

[@manjot1]

@@dowsman I aerated my lawn twice. Once end of February and then around mid March. First time it was getting clogged up and I kept having to clear one of the tines with a drill bit but second time I aerated it went really smoothly and without any problems.

[@dowsman]

@@manjot1 yeah I've tried now probably a good few months keep getting the same results maybe my ground is too compacted as its quite a clay'y soil. Looks like I may have to pay for a machine

[@ciararespect4296]

@@dowsman I read put wd40 in the tines and also sharpen up with a grindstone? Don't know if it works better tho

[@mattprice1667]

Thanks for the video. Is it a good idea to put down some lawn feed fertiliser just after aerating?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Yes 100%

[@mowtownni4587]

Was out today with the Ryan hollow tiner, now that is a beast. Would be interested in your thoughts on liquid aeration offered by some companies, or oxy shot? Great videos, keep them coming!

[@Premier_lawns_official]

More videos coming on aeration, the channel is going to take a slightly different direction this season. Did any of those leads I passed you panned out

[@mowtownni4587]

@@Premier_lawns_official Yes thanks, doing a scarification and hollow tining next week for one.

[@stevemcneill9727]

Hi, just scarified and aerated my lawn the hard way with rake and pitch fork, so, if I'm reseeding, do I scatter seed, then throw a layer of top soil on then water and roll. I'm no gardener, but after watching a couple of your videos, thought I would give it a go, thanks for the blisters lol

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Hahah you need a good pair or gloves, sounds like a good plan btw...

[@ringsidejudge4302]

Hello Robbie . The lawn is looking really well in this video . Pity about the dancing shoes , lol .

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Getting it cut with the cylinder mower tomorrow, yipee

[@tonycritcher3419]

I've got an old orange aerator with springs on the tines and a box for collecting the plugs! Don't remember where I acquired it...or when I last used it! The fork is best for small areas and as you say, later in the year as the ground has time to drain and settle. As for drilling...if you strike oil, let me know and I may try that method!

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Premier lawns / BP 🤣😜

[@tonycritcher3419]

@@Premier_lawns_official Tee hee

[@blakeduce7031]

Before watching this i had already got the Aeration shoes and thought they was amazing but when i saw yours i was surprised, would your recommendation change if the spikes were 3 inches instead because the ones i bought are 3 inches long, i must admit its hard work pulling your foot back out but it is quite an intensive workout :) Overall, would you recommend the Aeration shoes with much longer spikes on them?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

I don't think so no

[@karlhagan5070]

Robbie, I got some roll out turf installed 4 weeks ago and now the area is very bumpy. If I were to top dress and back fill would I cause damage to the new turf?

[@anthonycharles8769]

Godd advice and use of tools

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Trying to show it can be done without a lot of fancy tools.

[@tradingsystemsgroup5312]

Use the manual one with 2 tines instead of 5 tines. Might seem counterintuitive, but they are actually faster to use. It takes about 50 lbs of force per tine on average, depending on soil conditions of course, so 2 times required 100 lbs of force, while 5 tines require 250 lbs of force. With the 2 tine version, it is in and out like a knife through butter.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Great tip, thanks!

[@Kitcatsnz]

Thanks, I laid a lawn 2 months back and cut it 2-3 times per week with a cylinder push mower, just started to feed it every 4-6 weeks, should I aerate with the fork after I scarifying with rake in autumn? Or aerate before I scarifying? Subbed Thanks.

[@AFV85]

Im on a new build the turf layed is growing better in spots that others its definitely needing this done! I've purposely left ot to grow a good 5 to 8 inches to see the lush greenery to the lower hey deaf spots whare its needling attention! I wont be using a drill on it my back is pretty much gone now as it is in horticultural landscaping akd gardens for the past 20 year's i need something different! I have been getting in to the 3D printing hobby alot this past year so i might try and design something in CAD for this job especially! Maybe look into designing another type of footware with downward facing like bearclaws or a puncher that will attached to any rake or hoe head or for a 3ft post something thats easy on the back and angled curved 7 in claw? I'll think of some prototype as badly needing something that won't kill your back!

[@kodiak1232]

Hi Robbie just caught this video can you recommend a decent garden fork that don't bend like my current one when I stick it in the ground 🙄 also I notice you using a plastic leaf rake. Got any recommendations on them too. Most stuff like this on Amazon has bad reviews? Good video mate 👍 cheers

[@Premier_lawns_official]

fiskars make soome great forks amzn.to/2QaMnC3

[@malkummog]

Perfect timing! I was going to buy a hollow tine aerator like the one you tried to use. I won’t bother, I have a fork 👍🏻👍🏻🙂

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Good stuff, glad to help , ❤️

[@robertevans7567]

Hi, I have just discovered your really useful videos. I saw one on lawn levelling where you used what looked like a small hand pulled chain harrow. Can you help where I might get one of these in mainland UK. Many thanks.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Check out next weeks video 😉

[@robertevans7567]

@@Premier_lawns_official Will do

[@deekeenan1987]

Love the videos, but any chance you could do a large lawn maintenance video? I use a lot of "tow behind" equipment on my lawn mower and would like tips on it if possible. Cheers

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Hey Dee, I'm not really set up for that sort of thing

[@joannethompson1806]

Hiya Robbie. How often can you and should you aerate the lawn please? Thanks for the videos and tips (sorry about your poa struggles!) Jo.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Once a year is grand. Can do it more if you want. I do mine more

[@davidsmith6878]

Great videos, please keep them coming. I’d like to know what you suggest and how to treat ugly ‘fairy rings’ in my lawn. I can’t get rid of it. I have mushrooms growing in a 5’ diameter circle. Can’t see anything in your other videos. Thank you.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

David you need to fork them and add a wetting agent

[@davidsmith6878]

@@Premier_lawns_official would dish soap and water be ok to use as the wetting agent? Any chance of you doing a video of this?

[@seanporter2697]

Should do a video of what equipment you use and why and compare some other mowers for gardeners

[@Premier_lawns_official]

I don't have access to enough tools to do something like that 👍

[@seanporter2697]

@@Premier_lawns_official maybe a local dealership would let you video in the showroom/shop floor.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

@@seanporter2697 good idea

[@aidantaggart4716]

Very interesting ideas, do u ever make larger stripes in gardens, I know it takes longer but is far better looking, maybe on your own lawn or up charge for customers

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Some times. This video was part fun haha

[@afcdon1903]

Hi Robbie, my auger just arrived in the post. It's a 4 cm diameter, what would you recommend I put down the holes afterwards? Soil/compost/sand/mixture? I live in a new build house and the soil is heavy clay once you get down about 6-8 inches.. Cheers

[@Premier_lawns_official]

I would be tempted to get some good loam (25kg bags of soil from a builders merchant)

[@scottellwoodgardening287]

I’ve seen those shoes before Robbie. Could wear them while mowing all the lawns to cut down on aerating. Might have no ankles left by the end of a shift though😂

[@Premier_lawns_official]

I wouldn't risk it haha. Make for an interesting risk assessment 😂

[@scottellwoodgardening287]

@@Premier_lawns_official 😂

[@james-iw8ky]

Robbie, forget those shoe things, thought you had a few Guinness in you walking up that lawn. Do the job right and hire the right equipment after all you are giving us all excellent advice, keep up the excellent videos Robbie, ps could you reccomend a good scafarier to buy!!! Thanks, James.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

The scarifier we use is an eliet

[@james-iw8ky]

Thanks Robbie, going to look about to buy one ,thanks again.

[@katyg3873]

The old timer green keeps at my local golf course used a homemade one- half a scaffold board with a load of nails in, on some rope around his neck. He swore by it.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

That's proper old school

[@siggi5395]

is a hard work, best is a maschine

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Hey Siggi How is germany

[@mikecleary8307]

Hi Robbie. I've just put down some pre seed fertilizer on my lawn. Would it be ok to add some of liquid seaweed to the lawn also would you think?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

100 percent 👍

[@74endo]

Great video, I am going to try the yard butler as they seem to have great reviews. I am putting my weed and moss killer down in a couple of days, when do I aerate and use my scarifier and is it that order?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Hi Mark, scarify, aerate, treat.

[@74endo]

@@Premier_lawns_official going to do it today! Keep up the good work your well appreciated

[@Premier_lawns_official]

@@74endo ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Bing457]

I purchased the draper on a whim and also found it very hard to push into the ground it got clogged almost immediately so ripped off two the tines and cut part of the sides out of the remaining three blowing up my Dremel in the process, so that has to be re-placed not the best buy, it should do the job but that depends on how the tines hold up. when I get another Dremel I will finish it off and if the tines do break I will cut it into pieces with the Dremel I will get some satisfaction out of it either way.

[@arsenalmadd]

Hi, was just wondering how far apart do you reccommend making holes for it to be most effective?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Every 6 inches or so. Larger lawn, larger gap or you aren't going to finish it

[@rhysyb]

If my grandad was still alive they'd be the only shoes you would be allowed on the lawn with 🤣

[@Premier_lawns_official]

😂😂😂

[@martye462]

If using the auger, do you leave the holes open - or do you recommend filling with with coarse grit?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

A good quality soil with some 10mm stones mixed through would be great

[@cbcdesign001]

I guess the spike shoes have been updated, they re nearer 2 inches of ground penetration now. I found them to be pretty good for the money.

[@Hippyme]

Whats the course of action for a clay soil lawn. I've moved to a new place and about to start on it. Shall I do this methods? Shall I top soil it ?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Aeration and topdressing with compost is a good option

[@thomattli7552]

You are smart and seriously guy ,we made a new model may meet your deman.No clog manual lawan coring aerator.

[@brianiswrong]

I have the shoes,but mine have 2" spikes. I strapped and cable tied an old pair of walking shoes to them. Bloody good leg work out twice a year.😀

[@jackw9920]

Yeah I have an old pair with 2” spikes and on my small lawn they do a great job. The Amazon pair were just way too short

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Sounds like it!

[@markshort4023]

Hi Robbie great video we hired a scarifier and aerator a few weeks ago first time doing the aeration and it seems to have done a great job on our heavy clay in Tyrone. When’s best to overseed and what products could tackle creeping buttercup in a large lawn?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Mark you have a choice, new grass seed or kill the weeds. It's one or the other

[@dowsman]

Love the content mate. Quick question, I have a lawn with leather jackets in them waiting for the plastic to arrive to try that method to get them out. Also my soil is very clay'y and quite solid when plugs removed. Which aretor would be best? I was thinking of paying out for someone to come in with hollowtine machine and do the garden but it's quote expensive !

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Aeration is probably one of the dearest bits of lawn care as the machines are expensive.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

What size is your lawn

[@dowsman]

@@Premier_lawns_official about 110m2

[@Premier_lawns_official]

You could knock that out with the drill

[@dowsman]

@@Premier_lawns_official what drill bit? Would that relieve my compaction and drainage? Just cautious it might make too big of holes. Was planning to slit scarify or rake scarify what order would you recommend before I overseed because of those darn leathers!