Maintaining a lawn can take quite a lot of effort. Mowing, weeding, and quality fertilisation are important, but sometimes we ignore another essential part of maintaining a lawn, which is your lawn’s root zone. It’s in the root zone that the serious work takes place. It’s here that the roots extract the water and nutrients from the soil, transferring them into the plant in order that the process of photosynthesis can take place and the plant can produce the food it requires, by using the energy from the sun.
Aeration improves the soil structure in which your roots live, by introducing oxygen into the root zone. This is beneficial for soil microbes which play an essential role in the development and protection of your lawn’s root system. The healthier the root zone, the healthier the lawn.
There are two types of Aeration, solid core and hollow core, your Lawnscience professional will be happy to test your lawn and advise the most appropriate option.
To ensure that you are mowing your lawn correctly please refer to our guide lawn mowing tips and keep up to date with lawn tips by viewing the RHS website.
If you are looking to improve your lawn by Aeration, why not take advantage of the Lawnscience lawn review service? One of our fully trained, lawn care professionals will be happy to arrange a free lawn review with you, during which they will identify the issue(s) and provide you with a fully costed solution for you to consider. To take advantage of this opportunity just contact us.
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