Your grass roots need oxygen, water, and nutrients. When soil becomes compacted the pore spaces are squeezed out leaving no room for these essentials. In our area of the country, most of our lawns have high amounts of clay and our soils tend to compact easily. Everyday activities like mowing, playing, walking, and even snow sitting on your lawn can compact the soil and squeeze out the space where the oxygen, water, and nutrients collect for the grass roots. In order for our grass in the St. Charles to thrive, we need to regularly relieve the soil compaction and restore the pore spaces in the soil through lawn aeration.
Let Lawn Doctor of Batavia-Aurora help alleviate the condition. We offer lawn aeration services across St. Charles, Naperville, and other local areas in IL that help relieve the soil compaction and open your lawn to oxygen, water, and nutrients. It will have the resources it needs to thrive and perform beautifully in the season ahead.
Aeration Can Improve Your Lawn in Many Ways
There are many ways to aerate in the St. Charles area. We will be offering both Mechanical Core Aeration and Liquid Aeration services this season. There are many liquid aeration products on the market offering proprietary formulas but none offered independent third party university based research substantiating their claims until now. Our supplier went through an independent study through a well-known university turf program comparing their liquid aeration product against core aeration and the results in water and nutrient retention and soil and turf health were the same.
Mechanical core aeration pulls plugs from the soil opening up holes for root growth and drainage, as well as leaving the plugs at the surface level, bringing beneficial bacteria up to the thatch layer to bring about microbial balance.
Liquid aeration uses carbon substances like ash, humic shale, kelp and bio char in solution with soil nutrients to create micro-fissures and establish healthy bacteria that bring about better nutrient retention, water holding capacity and healthier soil and grass. In the past, the effectiveness of liquid aeration was questionable, but recent studies, specifically a soon-to-be published study at University of Georgia Turf Program, are showing the liquid aeration is as effective as mechanical aeration for water retention, nutrient retention and healthier soil, however core aeration remains the preferred treatment for severe soil compaction. Additional benefits can be seen from having BOTH core and liquid aeration.
Advantages of liquid aeration:
- No need to mark sprinkler systems, invisible pet fences, pop up drains, shallow cables and other underground lines.
- No messy plugs.
- Pets (and humans) can go out on the lawn immediately after application.
- Liquid aeration creates micro-fractures in the soil through chemistry for better rooting.
- With liquid aerate the structure of the soil is split on a smaller scale. This encourages deeper water penetration and root growth, thus increasing the nutrients available to the plant.
- No timing restrictions for when liquid aeration can be performed during the growing season
- Liquid aeration covers the entire lawn.
No matter which lawn aeration method you use, your lawn will:
- Absorb more water and fertilizer.
- Develop a more robust root system that better anchors your lawn.
- Maintain a healthy microbiology.
- Grow in thicker without patchy areas.
- Improve your home’s curb appeal.
Lawn Aeration is important for all lawns in the St. Charles area. However, if yours is showing signs of drainage issues and poor growth, experiences heavy foot traffic, or has clay soil, aerating more often is key to maintaining overall health. Not sure if it’s necessary? Stick a screwdriver in the soil. If it’s rock hard, the soil is compacted and would benefit from aerating.
Get Help from the Lawn Aeration Experts in St. Charles
You can certainly handle the job of lawn aeration on your own by renting an aerator. However, these machines are difficult to use. In addition, you need to ensure your lawn is actively growing and out of dormancy before aerating.
If you’d like to avoid a mistake and get professional results, Lawn Doctor of Batavia-Aurora is here for you. We can aerate your lawn using industry-leading equipment operated by experienced technicians. We can even seed after treatment to ensure optimal thickness, growth, and color. In everything we do, we stand behind our work with a satisfaction guarantee. It’s why so many homeowners trust us for aeration and other services across:
- St. Charles
- Naperville
- Batavia
- Wheaton
- Downers Grove
- Glen Ellyn
- Aurora
- Lisle
- Lombard
- West Chicago
- Winfield
- Geneva
- And throughout the surrounding area
If you’re ready for professional lawn aeration in St. Charles, IL and beautiful results, contact us today for a free evaluation and estimate.
