When and how do you do it?

When does it make sense to aerate the lawn?

This leads to regular scarifying and Fertilize no longer in the desired lush green grass area, the lawn needs a more intensive freshness treatment. Instead of the Sward If you scratch a little with the scarifier's knives, the compaction is done with up to 10 centimeters long Soil nails on the collar. There are two time windows a year when it makes sense to aerate the lawn in order to give the grasses air:

• In spring between March and April Aerate the lawn
• Aerate the lawn again in autumn from September to October
• Stressed play and Football turf Treat every 2 months from March to October

Instructions for manually aerating a grassy area

For lawns of up to 200 square meters, the specialist trade offers inexpensive devices for manual aeration. There are conically shaped, hollow ground nails on a rail with a handy handle. Punch holes in the compacted lawn at a distance of 15 to 20 centimeters. The earth cones that are pushed up are collected in a tub and later disposed of. How to do it correctly:

• Mow the lawn deeply, scarify it and remove all combed-out parts of the plant
• Aerate the green area at a density of 200 holes per square meter
• Spread a thin layer of fine-grained, washed sand and sweep it in

The dosage of the sand should not exceed half a bucket per square meter. After airing and Sands the lawn is watered extensively.

Aerating lawns with mechanical help - this is how it works

Ventilating the lawn with muscle power is not recommended for larger areas. For this purpose, the machine rental company offers compact aerators for private use. These are equipped with a large number of hollow spoons to gently break up the compaction in the sod. How to use the device skillfully:

• After mowing and scarifying, set up the aerator so that work begins along a straight edge
• Activate the lever to set the spikes in motion and then move slowly forward
• Do not step on the emerging cones of earth again

Do not stand still while aerating the lawn by machine. The hammering spikes could perforate the green too much. In the last step, sand and water the lawn as if you had manually aerated.

Tips & Tricks

You can only aerate the lawn successfully if there is professional aftercare. Depending on the intensity of the ventilation, bald spots appear that close quickly if you fertilize the lawn with organic or mineral-organic fertilizer after sanding. Bigger gaps repair Ideally with an overseeding.

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