Lawn Aerator Improves The Drainage Condition Of The Soil, And Thus, Attracts Microflora, Microfauna And Worms.

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A lawn aerator is among the gardener’s tools in aerating the soil from which grasses grow.

Aeration is a process of making air channels in the lawn in order for the air to have access into the soil, and rotates around the roots system.

It can be done by making holes in the lawn by pushing a rod deep into it or by core aeration. Core aeration is done by extracting cores of soil in small cylinder shapes around 0.5 cm wide and 5-10 cm deep.

Besides the presence of friendly microorganisms, the benefits of aerating the lawn are many. The tight and compacted soil is loosened up to allow the root system to breathe and grow deeper.

The thatches are broken up, and water is able to soak the soil and reach the root system better. If organic fertilizers are used, their nutrients reach the root system in time.

There are two types of lawn aerator—core aerator and spike aerator. In the former,

Among lawn growers, the first one is their preference because pulling out plugs of soil actually reduces soil compaction. Spikes, on the other hand, lower the impact of thatch accumulation, and provide paths for air to penetrate the soil.

Lawn needs aeration because the soil can become compacted due to a lot of foot traffic such as children playing, car parking, people walking and playing sports on it.

Once the soil is compacted for a long time, it can have negative effect to the lawn as the pore spaces within the soil becomes smaller. In turn, the amount of air is reduced with restricted airflow and water infiltration—conditions that are detrimental to the health of the lawn.

Low levels of air can mean restricted air circulation within the underground. When such thing happens, the grass roots cannot breathe because of less oxygen amount. When soil pore space becomes too tiny, the nutrients uptake from the soil is also reduced.

Now oxygen and nutrients are essential to the life and growth of the grasses in the lawn. With aerators,

Using core aerator, the thatches can be broken down as the cores of soil left on the lawn surface introduce soil microorganisms into the thatch layer, whose nutrients are returned into the soil after the break down.

Lawn aerator also comes in shoe form with soles of spikes to punch the soil. However, these spiked shoes are mostly worn by hobbyists and collectors.

Aerator Sandals Just strap these garden aerator sandals on and aerate while you walk around working in your yard. Sandals strap over regular shoes. The spikes aerate your yard with every step you take. Spikes measure 1 inch. One size fits all.

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