Core aeration is a lawn care service that involves pulling up plugs of soil to loosen compaction and make it easier for nutrients and other resources to reach the roots of your grass. This process will help your lawn's health improve quickly, as you'll notice a difference within a few weeks. However, you'll want to regularly aerate your lawn in Michigan to ensure it always has good access to everything it needs to stay healthy throughout the year. To continue reaping the benefits, you should aim to aerate your lawn once or twice a year. It's best to perform core aeration in the spring and/or fall to yield the best results.

When can you expect results from core aeration?

Soil plugs from core aeration on a lawn in Macomb, MI.

Core aeration is a highly beneficial lawn care service that can help your lawn's health improve quickly. After the process is completed, you'll notice a difference in your lawn's health within a few weeks. That's because this process involves pulling up plugs of soil to loosen compaction and make it easier for nutrients and other resources to reach the roots of your grass. By doing so, your lawn will have better access to everything it needs to stay healthy, resulting in a stronger, more vibrant lawn. Additionally, the soil cores left behind after the process will also break down within 2-4 weeks, returning nutrients to your lawn.

How long do the results from core aeration last?

While core aeration is highly beneficial for your lawn, the results don't last forever. Over time, the soil will become compacted again, making it difficult for nutrients and other resources to reach the roots of your grass. To continue reaping the benefits of core aeration, you should aim to aerate your lawn once or twice a year. By doing so, you can ensure that your lawn always has good access to everything it needs to stay healthy throughout the year.

Pairing core aeration with overseeding is a great way to increase your lawn's density and fill bare patches with new grass growth!

When should you perform core aeration?

Core aeration should be performed at the right time to yield the best results. The best times to perform core aeration are in the spring and/or fall. These seasons provide ideal conditions for your lawn to recover from the process and absorb the necessary nutrients and resources. In the spring, your cool-season lawn will be strong enough to endure the process, and there will still be enough time for it to recover before summer arrives. In the fall, your lawn will also be strong, and it will have a chance to recover before the freezing winter weather arrives! By performing core aeration during these times, you can help your lawn reach its full potential and stay healthy throughout the year.

April is the ideal time to perform core aeration in the spring, and September is the best month for fall aeration!

Call us today to schedule our core aeration service.

At Big Lakes Lawncare, we can help your lawn reach its full potential via our core aeration service. When you schedule this service, we will use our professional-grade aerator to pull up plugs of soil from your lawn to alleviate soil compaction and make it easier for nutrients and other resources to reach the roots of your grass. This service can be performed in the spring and/or fall.

Our core aeration service is offered to residential and commercial properties, as well as HOAs, in Macomb, Shelby, Chesterfield, MI, and throughout the surrounding areas. Give us a call today at (586) 200-0855 to schedule our core aeration service and help your lawn reach its full potential!