Aerating your lawn is the process of removing small plugs of soil from your lawn to improve airflow and prevent soil compaction. Maintaining a thick and healthy lawn is a dream for many homeowners. A ...

While just about every homeowner knows their lawn needs watering, mowing, and fertilizing to look its best, many people don't know that aerating a lawn is also part of basic yard care. The job can be ...

If your lawn is looking brown or patchy despite your best efforts to care for it, your soil might be compacted and need aerating. Manual lawn aerators make holes in the soil to allow air, water, and ...

Aerator shoes are designed to prepare your lawn for fertilizing, weeding and seeding during fall lawn care. Over the summer and fall, grass roots can become compacted. Even a quarter-inch below the ...

The last time I wore golf shoes with spikes was as a teen and I wasn’t even on the golf course. I was traipsing around the front lawn of my boyhood home wearing my dad’s golf spikes thinking they ...

Barbara has written professionally for more than two decades. In the past five years, she has specialized in creating real estate and home improvement content. Besides writing for Forbes Home, she ...

How do you know when it’s time to aerate your lawn? Look at your yard. If you see thinning or brown grass, there are worn spots or bald patches, your lawn has puddles or your grass has stopped growing ...

Lawn aerating involves perforating your lawn with many small holes, breaking up heavily compacted soil so water, nutrients and oxygen can better reach the roots. This lawn care process improves ...