It is Time to Schedule your Aeration and Overseeding

Why is it important to aerate, what is aeration?

Aeration involves perforating the soil with small holes to allow air, water and nutrients to penetrate the grass roots. This helps the roots grow deeply and produce a stronger, more vigorous lawn. The main reason for aerating is to alleviate soil compaction.

How is aeration done?

We use a core aerator. A core aerator, also known as a plug aerator, works similarly to a spike aerator but has hollow tubular teeth instead of sharp spikes. A plug of dirt is put into the middle of the hollow teeth as they are driven into the turf, and the aerator lifts the plug out of the turf, leaving a more giant hole than a spike aerator.

What is Spike Aeration?

Spike aeration is basically core aeration minus the hollow cores. If core aeration is like using a hole puncher on paper, then spike aeration is like poking through the paper with the tips of scissors. When you spike aerate, no soil is removed.

How much is Aeration and Overseeding?

We typically charge between $70 and $100 for Aeration however, it does depend on the size of your lawn, if there are complicated areas such as steep hills, and we offer our regular customers a discounted rate.

Overseeding is also dependent upon the size of your lawn. A typical 50lb bag of seed will cover 10,000 sq ft however, if your lawn has thinning areas or bare spots, we will spread seed more heavily in those areas. This is the reason for the in-person quote so we can determine a good faith estimate of how much seed your individual lawn will need.

The average bag of seed runs anywhere from $100 to over $200/bag. We purchase our seed in bulk and early in the season, so we are able to offer our customers a discounted rate. At present, seed is approximately $120/bag, and it does go up the closer to aerating and overseeding time.

The time to book your aeration and overseeding is now to lock in your best price available. Slots are filled for early October, and we are now taking late October bookings.

Call the office or visit the website and fill out the Online Quote Request. Someone will contact you to book your time or we will come out and give you a Free, No Obligation Quote.