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Aeration – am I wasting my time?
I’ve read your ideas on aerating and though they make good sense I'd like to say I’ve been spiking my lawn with a fork once a year and it looks great. You seem to be suggesting I’m wasting my time!
Neil Finnegan
PS I regularly fertilise, mow on medium and have a dark loam soil. Lawn is about 100 yards.
Neil - Thanks for the question and details.
As I’ve mentioned in my aeration topic, aeration is a very important routine to achieve a healthy lawn. However, I’ve also stated that organic, loam or clay soils aren’t going to gain much benefit from an annual forking. In your case I would suggest your fertiliser and mowing regimes account for the greatest benefit.
By all means continue if you feel your lawn benefits; you’re certainly not doing it any harm if you do it in the growing season. However, I don’t think you lawn will get much benefit without a bit of hollow tining. Try using a hollow tine fork in the autumn and use the fork in spring for improved results. Twice as much work but your lawn isn’t too big.
Let me know how you get on.
