Lush green lawns don't happen by accident; they take care, hard work and timing. One of the numerous tasks that will help cultivate a healthy lawn is aeration. When and how to aerate your lawn depends ...

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Lawn aeration is a must-do for healthy lawns. When you aerate a lawn, you create thousands of small holes in your lawn's surface to reduce thatch (the layer of dead plant material that sits between ...

While you can’t bring the dead back to life, you can help your lawn recover and grow quickly. Dying or nearly dead grass can be easy to save if you can identify the problem. You can help your lawn ...

A greener, healthier yard doesn't always mean punching holes in the soil. There's an alternative aeration method that's easy ...

Dethatching your lawn removes the layer of plant material from the soil to allow more nutrients in. However, the grass needs ...

Your lawn needs water and other nutrients to keep it looking lush. Unfortunately, when soil becomes compacted, water and air cannot reach the lower layers of the soil. In that situation, any nutrient ...