http://www.dannylipford.com/diy-home-improvement/lawn-and-gardening/adventures-in-aeration/ Expert Advice on Home Improvement Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:14:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.dannylipford.com/diy-home-improvement/lawn-and-gardening/adventures-in-aeration/#comment-43320 Julie Day Thu, 05 Feb 2009 15:37:25 +0000 http://www.dannylipford.com/diy-home-improvement/lawn-and-gardening/how-not-to-lawn-aeration/#comment-43320 Aeration should be done during the peak growing season. For cool-season grasses such as Fescue, aeration should be done in the early fall. For warm-season grasses such as Bermuda and St. Augustine, aerate during midsummer. Once per year is usually enough, and if you <a href="/diy-home-improvement/lawn-and-gardening/top-dressing-to-improve-the-soil-in-your-lawn/" rel="nofollow">top-dress</a> with organic material after aerating, you won't need to aerate as often. Aeration should be done during the peak growing season. For cool-season grasses such as Fescue, aeration should be done in the early fall. For warm-season grasses such as Bermuda and St. Augustine, aerate during midsummer. Once per year is usually enough, and if you top-dress with organic material after aerating, you won’t need to aerate as often.

]]> http://www.dannylipford.com/diy-home-improvement/lawn-and-gardening/adventures-in-aeration/#comment-43277 Lin Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:12:04 +0000 http://www.dannylipford.com/diy-home-improvement/lawn-and-gardening/how-not-to-lawn-aeration/#comment-43277 when should aeration be done? when should aeration be done?

]]> http://www.dannylipford.com/diy-home-improvement/lawn-and-gardening/adventures-in-aeration/#comment-37791 Jan Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:22:12 +0000 http://www.dannylipford.com/diy-home-improvement/lawn-and-gardening/how-not-to-lawn-aeration/#comment-37791 Thanks for the insight! I'm great on taking on "do-it-myself" projects and this is one I certainly will leave to the professionals! Improvements aren't always as simple or quick as reading about them. Thanks for the insight! I’m great on taking on “do-it-myself” projects and this is one I certainly will leave to the professionals! Improvements aren’t always as simple or quick as reading about them.

]]> http://www.dannylipford.com/diy-home-improvement/lawn-and-gardening/adventures-in-aeration/#comment-27812 Scott Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:08:33 +0000 http://www.dannylipford.com/diy-home-improvement/lawn-and-gardening/how-not-to-lawn-aeration/#comment-27812 I admire your courage. I've wrestled those things a few times and it is a CHORE...glad it made a difference though! I admire your courage. I’ve wrestled those things a few times and it is a CHORE…glad it made a difference though!

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