Two KEY STEPS To A GREAT LAWN // Aeration and Dethatching Before Overseeding

When it comes to a great lawn, there's a few key steps to focus on to fix your yard and achieve the lawn you've always wanted.
The key steps I'm working on today are core aeration and dethatching. These steps are not only great for your lawn in general, but they are especially key before Overseeding.
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[@ryanknorrlawncare]

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[@ProtoAzula]

Im just watching the video and noticing how much better your lawn looks than those surrounding you

[@clausiusuf]

I’ve concluded that I don’t have anywhere near enough lawn equipment.

[@take3077]

Yup

[@rodneyrule4285]

Lol 😁

[@1cooper526]

You can rent this stuff for relatively cheap at home depot. The dethatching is a little overkill, core aeration and seeding in the fall is more then enough to make your lawn amazing

[@e.r.6147]

Lmaooooo

[@gsp4prez]

@@1cooper526 I just like running my little electric dethatcher. Haha, pulls up some good stuff.

[@TheLawnGuardian]

I just finished doing all of this to my lawn yesterday. I was whipped at the end of the day but I'm looking forward to seeing the results! I wish I had a neighbor to help me out.

[@jeffadams3277]

I just aerated 6 lawns today. I've never wrestled a giant before but this is probably how I'd feel if I did.

[@mdjamesd]

@@jeffadams3277 true story

[@randyman8984]

@the lawn guardian. Did you use the same aerator Ryan used in this video , the Billy goat??

[@TheLawnGuardian]

@@randyman8984 no. I used the more common core aerator where the tines roll over the lawn.

[@randyman8984]

@@TheLawnGuardian Me too but this one in video looks so much easier on the body.I have hills like you so I wonder how it would do?

[@hotlatinimport]

Gotta love that you have your neighbor getting into the lawn care! Helpers are the best and it looks like you used a fair amount of equipment. Can’t wait to see the end result

[@EastCoastReefer]

That neighbor needs to mind his own lawn though. 😝

[@Mr__Geno]

tbh, I never cared much about how good my grass looks but seeing these videos and some of my neighbors lawns made me reconsider my thoughts. lol Now, I don't think I can ever commit this much time or effort but following much of the things you do is really helping making a difference. Love your videos and thanks for helping us out.

[@bobzilla6618]

That's what I like to see! Neighbors helping neighbors 👍. Thankfully I have neighbor like that too. I help her and she helps me. Can't wait to see the next one!

[@tnhawkeye6155]

The more I watch your videos the more I think having a swardman with all the attachments is such a great deal. Being able to dethatch, use the brush to sweep sand into the grass, and mow with one device sounds amazing. The lawn is looking amazing. Can’t wait to see what the next step is.

[@kevinhendrix3532]

Finished doing mine this weekend as well. I tried it last fall after watching your videos. The results are amazing. Definitely doing it every spring and fall now.

[@jamzach4]

Love it !!! You and you neighbor were in perfect symphony and the most efficient I’ve seen. Can’t wait for the “next episode” like Dr Dre and Eminem 😂

[@njphil1279]

I took the 1" diameter cores from the front yard, then drilled 1" holes in the back yard and re-planted them. Worked out really nice

[@whosonfirst1309]

@ NJ Phil you’re awesome

[@randyman8984]

Wow that's a lot of work, how many square feet do you have and how long did it take?

[@supremetrain]

what were you achieving by doing this ? I have been wondering what uses the cores could be I see some say to leave on lawn to disintegrate others remove and discard curious 🤔

[@themaskedbanana9714]

I've been following you since January of this year and can say my lawn is looking better than ever. My neighbor and I have an unspoken competition between the two of us. It's fun to see who's turns out better. This summer my neighbor did well, but mine did better. I do however have a few patches of clover I need to handle, but other than that, we're doing well! Thank you, Ryan! Much love from the East Coast.

[@ecto78]

So cool to watch the process we will be doing soon for the first time (dethatching and aerating)!! Very nice of your neighbor to help you! I am sure he is happy to have you close by to give him advice about his lawn, too! Happy Labor Day, everyone!

[@michaelblue8942]

Aeration is next weekend for me and overseeding. Planning to let cores dry out and mulch up with old mower. Trying to rake them all is a PIA and very labor intensive. I’ve lived and learned

[@mrmrv42]

I'm going to let them dry and then run over them with an overseeder. Then reseed.

[@Sig_P229]

Annual lawn leveling: a tradition bigger than Festivus

[@jaymetheaccountant]

JonD it’s a feat of strength! When do we get to air our grievances??

[@chriscook3984]

I will bring the pole

[@throwingsparks]

Chris Cook ..I find tinsel distracting

[@dob3079]

Festivus for the rest of us

[@johnd5953]

There's nothing bigger than Festivus

[@adamlee3789]

Someone please answer... Besides aesthetics, why remove the plugs? I've always been taught they help with establishing new grass plants.

[@devondelaney24]

He was leveling his lawn immediately after

[@raddad9041]

Ryan's sand leveling finally is my bet.

[@smirkinatu5512]

Thank you for recording and posting this valuable educational video.

[@KevinConlon]

There had better be sand in that dump truck, Ryan. This ain't no "how to" video. This is the real deal, folks!

[@auginuzole9384]

Will be sand, finally :)

[@jdunker6301]

Sand is good unless you have a high clay soil. Sand and clay make concrete or bricks. Was going to put sand in my yard until I spoke with county extension service. They recommended composted peat.

[@TheDrivenMind]

@@jdunker6301 That's a common myth. I'm surprised your county extension office gave you that information.

[@michaelbachtle922]

I was a lookie-loo over the weekend at Ryan's House....... WE HAVE SAND!!!!!

[@bradmiller1658]

^^^^ look everyone a lookie Lou, and lookie Lou!!!

[@LawnNOrder]

Love the cliffhanger ending to the surprise. 🤙

[@sj7601]

Car drives by: Wow, there must of been a dog party in that guys yard for Labor Day!

[@fordtechchris]

When my dad would have his yard aerated, we always called it poodle turds!

[@medic5836]

This is what it’s all about while you got the equipment out he helps you with your lawn and you help him with his lawn and the whole neighborhood looks wonderful. Reminds me of my neighbors.

[@calgal7828]

Thanks for showing me that I’m definitely too old to do this myself like I thought I would! 😂

[@timborski1210]

Seeing that truck dump soil and sand is always a love hate relationship. First few hours its all love and after about 4+ it slowly turns to hate :)

[@wadeb.5509]

I know I'm many notches below the cool kids, but I'm old and fat. I got one of the tow behind aerators that you put weights in. Works well enough and have it on hand and ready to go every year.

[@rooster7996]

Very nice! I noticed the Harbor Freight ramps right off. I bought some a few years ago and it has really saved my back. Man, I will have to say you are NOT afraid of hard work. That would have been several days of work for me so I am sure you appreciated your neighbors help. At any rate, I hope you achieve great results. I hope after all of the hard work Mother Nature cooperates with her tears of goodness through the fall planting season. Keep up the GREAT videos, they are very helpful.

[@andrea.rivers]

Finally did my back yard this last weekend. Rented the peat moss spreader and the lawn roller. My husband didn't believe me when I told him how heavy the lawn roller was filled with water. OMG! now stands for OH MY GLUTES! lol My back yard is flat. I may or may not need the lawn roller but wanted to give it a whirl. What a workout! But the peat moss spreader WAS AMAZING! Funny how no one else around me got excited as I did when it just rolled out the perfect layer. Seriously the best thing since sliced bread.

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

Sounds like you had a lot of fun

[@daza2020]

Looks great Ryan, you going to have competition soon Will is learning from you 😛. Great to have a great neighbour like him 👍

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

His yard is looking great

[@Dan-ef4jz]

On these plugr style you can adjust the threaded tine and set screw to allow a deeper core

[@BodyByKymXclusive]

I look at your lawn and I'm thankful for my small lawn.

[@godfather1116]

Ryan, through out the years you always rented the bulku aerator and the body aches that came with it, this new machine you rented looks much easier to handle and use.

[@paulanderson196]

Cliffhangers, what a teaser!!! Lawn looks great. So fun that your neighbor has caught the lawn care big too!

[@treophs]

Hey Ryan, just wanted to say thanks for all the info you put out. Working on my first lawn renovation and your channel has been a godsend. Also just wanted to say that your videography game does not go unnoticed. Excellent shots and editing. The end shot with the truck was very well done. And the trip out west short film was great! Keep it up!

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

Thanks!

[@theANGRIERone]

I just used my tow behind dethatcher two days ago to get ready for aerating this coming weekend and am in the process of hand raking the dead grass off of 10k sq ft with one of those plastic rakes because my rider doesn't have a bagger. I've got about half done after taking yesterday off to recuperate. I'm too old for this. Nice that you have help!! Looks fantastic!

[@DarkFidelity]

Do you have a blower? Use that to blow it into a smaller area so you don't have to rake the entire yard.

[@theANGRIERone]

@@DarkFidelity tried that. Wine direction kept changing and pissing me off lol

[@scorpiontechnician4504]

At that point I would probably purchase a 24 inch mower with a bagger!

[@jameswise5732]

Far NW burbs of Chicago here..Aerated yesterday and raked up the plugs as well. Will dethatch once this rain passes and overseed. Great video. Too funny, I just now saw this. Best of luck to all!!

[@lazarusgrey4866]

That aerator looks amazing. Your neighbor is even more amazing👍. I have great neighbor too. 😊

[@ryantravis242]

We always A/O with Turf Type Tall Fescue at TG but I remember we had those walk behinds and the old fashioned ride on them things would be bouncing literally every where then they bought this brand new Z Aerate 40" ride on with the medieval spikes in front and u could control the depths of the plugs and everything it was literally beautiful and no one wanted to ride it guess they were scared so I got stuck doing it, but I liked it honestly... I could get 3-6 maybe 7" cores not that u would want 7 but a 5" plug is good and since it had hooper on top i would just do a perimeter pass then while doing second pass id seed what I just pulled to my left. or right sometimes but yeah that Machine was incredible honestly absolutely loved it... But you could really tear up a lawn if u even jerk left or right with the spikes in ground ur pooped

[@okielawnguy]

What a cliff hanger Ryan!!! Lawn is looking great.

[@clausiusuf]

I would not want to use that swardman unless I had the money to buy one when I was done. Looks like the dream dethatch/ reel mower

[@tsp988]

I show your videos to my wife so I can buy more and more lawn equipment lol thanks brother

[@MichaelWarbux]

So I'm in the process of doing this in October. Do you think the more passes with the Aerator are more beneficial? The summer has destroyed my lawn. I cut my grass maybe 2 times from July until yesterday. It's burnt to death. I definitely need to dethatch it too. Would you recommend multiple dethatching passes too?

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

Yep I do multiple on both processes.

[@horatiobeaker]

Seeing you use an aerator answers my question as to when is a good time to aerate. I like how the reciprocating machine works. Great post.

[@scottbulow33]

It’s nice to see neighbors getting along

[@davenet94]

I just bought my first house! And own my first lawn! First mow with my brand new mower and i scalped the hell out of it. Dug up chunks of dirt in several areas too, some areas are so uneven crater like pits, also left huge lines/clumps of clippings down every row, and i wasnt able to tidy up the edges becsuse I don't own a weed whacker yet. I think you would have had a heart attack if you seen what ive done. Lol, i have plenty to learn yet.

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

Stick around and you'll get there in no time

[@PacificNorthwestLawns]

That reciprocating aerator sure looks like it a whole lot easier to use. 👍🏻

[@andrewkennedy9704]

FINALLY! Glad to see you leveling your back lawn.👍

[@TheLawngineer]

Wow! Tons of thatch in the back yard. Is the plugger self propelled? Another great video, as always!

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

Lots of damage back there this year

[@tundrawhisperer4821]

Ryan Knorr Lawn Care you rake up the plugs? Always thought that the rule was to leave them, no? Thx

[@ufotrailers7131]

I don’t like the messing around picking up and renting, so I found this GREEN SCOTT 🇨🇦lawnmower aerator it’s awesome and simple mount to mower and your off to the races I rave about the genius idea of the product! He makes all his own tines for sale as well they are professional grade I’d say!

[@johnhamilton9229]

I saw that truck and was excited. Then “to be continued “! Ok post the next one please. Thanks Ryan.

[@ernestoward2600]

Just started watching but the yard already looks good.

[@SilverCali11]

My & my dad love these videos. Goodness me. Thank you!

[@clausiusuf]

So much easier to take the cores off the lawn when it’s flat as a billiard table and cut low. So nice!

[@d0wnbyth3riv3r2]

Another great and informative video! Awesome editing also!👍

[@contacthigh8571]

Love how all your neighbors have brown lawns and then there’s your house that looks like a golf course lol. Nice work

[@ghll13]

Finally jumping on the sand leveling ! 👍🏽

[@TyeWills]

I wish I could level my yard. I have huge trees and tree roots it just makes taking care of it bumpy and frustrating.

[@Driver732]

i feel your pain, and my huge poplar trees drop so many leaves it kills any grass seed I put down in fall

[@OBD01]

Love the cliff hanger ending!

[@randygreen007]

Pretty sure that your neighbors are green with envy because their lawns sure aren’t. Great content!

[@FactoryBill]

Have to keep cleaning the wheels, losing depth on the plugs.

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

First pass was same depth but still did a decent job

[@adamcondon1898]

I'll be anxiously awaiting the next part of this project! Ryan, if your lawn could only be better than one other person's lawn, who would you choose? And why Connor Ward? 🤣😂🤣😂 Also, careful with that aerator, don't be driving that thing around all Willy Nilly!

[@Metalvox88]

Billy goat makes some really good machines, I’ve used both the one you have here and the “roller aerators” with the big drum and you’re right about the other ones being more difficult. Aeration and overseeding is my favorite time of year. Curious to see if you’re going to back drag the own afterwards (writing this before finishing the video) nice vid

[@danmiller717]

Must drive you crazy thinking of your neighbors yard lol

[@brandonhyden9454]

Just did all that plus overseeding and peat moss. Water water water. Can wait to results. Love the video Ryan 👍👊🤣

[@SteveTabs645]

Awesome stuff man thank you! Question would you recommend thatching before Aerating or viceversa and then over seeding and Fertilize? And did you pick up the plugs because you were thatching? Thanks again 👍🏼

[@SteveTabs645]

HomesliceDrummer thanks 👍🏼

[@jamesflinn8630]

Dude!! That thing is amazing! Awesome to see that in action. Now I've got to find me one.

[@RealWomenRealStories]

How do you pick up the cores that go out while aerating?

[@seanjmichel]

I wish I loved anything as much as ryan loves his turf

[@IamWedge]

Well, with everything I had going on thins year I finally got around to detatching and using the scarifier. (Bought a SunJoe, It broke when it hot a small rock with the Scarifier. I have a 3 year protection plan on it.) Brought some low areas up. Over seeded and played the waiting game. My Rye came up in 5 days.... but, the temps have dropped. 40-50 over night. Next 10 days will be in the 60s. Would've been nice to be able to start this project in the beginning of August. Making a mental note. LOL Spring I will be ordering soil so I can get the lawn level. Yes, I ordered the Levellawn tool from ya. Gotta help the locals out :) I'm sure ill be snagging up a Peat moss spreader as well. I won't be doing that by hand again. (Wonder if I could sneak an underground watering system in with out the wife knowing). Anyhow, Thanks for all the tips and tricks Ryan. My wife is wondering where this new obsession with the lawn is coming from. Don't worry.... Keep it secret. Keep it Safe.

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

Sounds like you're a full on lawn addict

[@IamWedge]

@@ryanknorrlawncare I'm a Union Crane operator and this year I decided to not to return to work. That is, until the craziness is over with.

[@jd415]

Neighbor: Why is there dog poop all over his lawn

[@movingforward1981]

Always love detatching videos, just done mine but as I’ve only started my lawn care the grass is now brown but can’t wait to hopefully see it bounce back :-)

[@johnfetter3252]

Loved the video Ryan. Quick question though; why didn't you have your neighbor follow you around with the Swardman to prevent clumping of the plugs? I love to see neighbors helping neighbors!

[@bobbybrooo]

i read somewhere that aeration may be better in spring for sandier soils (what I have). What are your thoughts? Also, thanks for all the great tips in these videos. This is my first year really getting into lawn care and this old timer across the street with the best lawn on the block said my lawn is looking great... couldn't believe it haha

[@theoldmanandtheswing]

Should you do aeration in the spring if it wasn't done in the fall or just wait till next fall? Clay soil with a combination of TTTF and KGB. If so would you do the aeration before applying a pre-emergent?

[@iBringTheRain24]

What order should I go in this fall? I want to: aerate, dethatch, seed, and compost. Is that the right order?

[@supremetrain]

I am new to lawn care myself but from what I have gathered that is correct

[@EsspressoMan1]

🤣😂😆you have the deepest greenest turf on the block by far I can tell. Your neighbors must be so jealous 😆

[@TheManic.5-OH]

This music is making me wanna start praising Jesus 🙏🏻

[@otis83]

What a cliffhanger! Looks like a lot of work. I know you are helping him out too, but looks like you have a great neighbor!

[@TeamTnA44]

How do you control your hideous neighbors lawn weeds from infiltrating onto your lawn . Night and day brother. True passion

[@MattGrayart]

Dethatched/ scarified my lawn today, 20,000 sq ft. Took a loooong time

[@richscott2952]

If you have a lot of rocks just under grass that kind of unit will destroy it self and you Ryan ‘s drum unit better choice for poor sub grade . Great video , I have never seen core’s removed amazing machine

[@garrettlamb9916]

I wish I had neighbors of that caliber!

[@sandramorgan3927]

Your lawn looked perfect already.. Was the aeration really necessary.?

[@watermelonlalala]

Well, my lawn looks like crap because I never take care of it but I do have an old kitchen apple corer and I go out and make holes with it in the bare spots. Do a few holes at a time all year. The plugs are two to three inches, if I can get it in the soil that far. Needs a good rain. The first year after I did this the lawn looked great. Then voles moved in, maybe other stuff , and it never looked that good again.

[@randyman8984]

Ryan, do you think one of those lawn sweepers would work great picking the plugs up? Also I bet the reason you didn't get deep plugs is because the mud was building up on the tires therefore making it higher off the ground. Is that your neighbor that you're renovationing the lawn across the street?

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

The first pass was same depth as I was getting after the wheels got some mud on them but it did the job for now.

[@maxkelley8132]

I am going to level out some uneven spots in my backyard after aeration but before putting seed down. Is it best then to remove the plugs from these areas? And if so, what’s the easiest way to remove them: bagging them with a mower or raking them up?

[@stubeusz123]

Where did you find a walk-behind reciprocating aerator? I’ve been looking everywhere near me and the only way to get reciprocating is to get the stand-on model from Sunbelt which is 3-4x more expensive than drum walk-behinds

[@beeroquoisnation]

Great Vidya as always. I keep expecting to hear Randy Quaid fire up his V8 reel mower next door when I view your productions. Cheers.

[@bradmiller1658]

i live south and east of you, you've got plenty of rain coming!! Love your videos!!

[@jfarm_1311]

The neighbor was probably wishing he didn’t agree to help.. lol. Kept you both busy

[@larrysilverthorn9353]

On my billy goat plugger you can adjust the time length by loosening the lock nut and turn tine ccw to lengthen

[@randyman8984]

Larry, Have you had any experience using it on hills? I am trying to find out out how the billy goat does going up hills? maybe a 15-20% grade slope. Thanks

[@jonathankasberg6410]

Ryan...looks to me like a sand delivery. I am having lots of trouble finding suitable sand to level. Maybe you can discuss in the video where/what to get. Having some trouble finding some sand. I have watched your previous video on the topic too.

[@bilalqureshi6667]

Hi Ryan... Love the videos and the way you share the knowledge. I'm struggling with an issue. I did a full overseeding project last weekend with aerate, cut, soil with triple mix, overseed with the types of perennial rye and then starter fertilizer and humic acid treatment. That whole process went well but here's the issue. This week was cooler than expected here in Toronto. No rain. I watered at least twice a day and tried to keep the seeds moist. Unfortunately I haven't had really any growth yet and first is day seven. I'm keeping up the watering but the lawn seems to have slowed down a lot and I am starting to see it browning. I'm worried I'm getting fungus from the over watering but I can't stop because of the seeding. What do I do?

[@robrabachuk750]

Pete from GCI said in one of his videos to use top soil not sand to level if you have TTTF as sand holds in heat and does not retain water?

[@Nealstone10]

Ryan I am having issues.... My grass us all brown with take all root. Lots of work ahead for me what do you think I should do? detach, clean air-ate and throw fungicide down along with some fertilizer? Ps. my dirt is hard very hard and I live in woodlands texas

[@dylanworden6754]

Ryan if you had to choose from any of the main lawn care companies, (Tru Green, Spring Green, Weedman, Etc) which would you choose from and why? Maybe make a video out of it?

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

I teach people how to do the work on their own. I have never used those companies so I have no clue

[@davidsmith812]

I LOVE your videos! So down to earth and so informative. I have a couple of questions if you don't mind. Does your wife go crazy over you spending so much time on the yard?? Also, I live in Lexington, KY, and this summer was HOT and DRY. I have bluegrass (we just moved into this house in August) and a LOT of crabgrass. The county extension agent says to forget about the crabgrass this year and hit it w/ a pre-emergent in the spring along w/ some fertilizer. Do you agree or should I try to kill the crabgrass this fall? I'd say the yard is 30-40% crabgrass. Fortunately, we have a small lawn. About 2500sf and most of that is in the front. Thanks for your advice.

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

I would agree with them. At this point it's late in the season and crabgrass is harder to control anyway, so let it die and then prevent it next year.

[@brianluby8143]

I started to see germination in really bare spots about 3 days ago after overseeding on August 30th. With all the watering my existing grass has really started to grow and worried it may shade out new seed germination. Debating if I should take my manual reel mower to at least trim down what's there.

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

I probably would do that fairly soon

[@kcbroncohater]

When I lived in San Antonio, Texas I had to mow my neighbors, on both sides, front yards because they refused to do it. I see you have the same type of neighbors.

[@hello-do7pc]

Did you have to strap the equipment down in the bed of your pickup?

[@jobber1984]

Love those plugr machines

[@dlandes14]

Ryan the past 2 years I've dethatched, aerated, laid compost and overseeded and it's worked out well. The lawn is in pretty good shape right now so I would like to try to just overseed after dethatching and aerating. In general would you recommend removing the cores before overseeding?

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

No unless you have a low cut lawn. Otherwise you can leave them