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Q: How often is lawn aeration recommended?

• <div><p>The frequency of lawn aeration depends on factors such as soil type, grass variety, and lawn usage. In general, it is recommended to aerate cool-season grasses like Kentucky bluegrass or fescue once a year during the fall. On the other hand, warm-season grasses such as Bermuda or zoysia benefit from aeration in late spring or early summer. However, it's essential to assess your lawn's specific needs, as signs of compaction and reduced grass health may indicate the need for aeration outside these general guidelines.</p></div>

Q: When should you aerate your lawn?

• <div><p>Your lawn needs to recover after aeration, so make sure the work is done at some point during its peak growing season. This will depend on your region and the type of grass you have, but generally, aerate once or twice per year, either during the late spring, early summer, or early fall.</p></div>

Q: Should I pick up plugs after aerating?

• <div><p>Don't pick up or dispose of aeration plugs. They will break down by themselves in one or two weeks. Rainfall will speed this up, as will watering the lawn. Mowing helps, but don't mow the grass too soon post-aeration. It's unusual that the plugs would remain after three or four weeks, but mowing and raking will break them down by that point.</p></div>

Q: How do you fix a lumpy yard?

• <div><p>The best way to fix a lumpy yard depends on the cause. However, in many cases, you can address yard lumps by improving the health of your soil and turfgrass. Choose grass varieties that are best suited for your area and look for disease-resistant varieties. Fertilize and water your lawn as needed to keep it looking lush throughout the warmer months. Mow your grass at a height of 2 to 3 inches once or twice a week.</p></div>

Q: How often should I aerate my lawn?

• <div><p>Experts recommend aerating a lawn at least once a year. If you haven&rsquo;t aerated your lawn recently, or if it has a significant amount of thatch buildup, you may need to aerate it twice annually for a few years. Keeping up with a regular aeration schedule helps ensure the long-term health of your yard. </p></div>

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Reviewed in August 2024
In addition to mowing my lawn I hired them to mow my 80+ year old in-laws yard and they are very. Motor Mouth Mowing not even mows, but does a great job trimming, edging and cleaning up after. I have also hired them to do a major yard cleanup involving removing "junk" trees and overgrown...
MOTOR MOUTH MOWING LLC
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Reviewed in August 2013
When I discussed hiring Cutting Edge Lawn service, Jeff was courteous and very helpful. He set up a schedule and got his lawn care professional started within the week. When I saw the results the first day, the lawn was mowed and edged very well, and they did all of the detail work I...
Cutting Edge Yard Service
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Reviewed in July 2013
Trugreen has been my lawn service provider off and on for a couple of years. I buy the entire year's service all at once to save some money. I have have told the company several times to not enter my fenced in backyard. I have several large dogs that have access to the backyard via a doggie...
TruGreen Lawn Care - 5751
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Reviewed in June 2013
Steve was very professional and easy to work with. All of his crews both laborer a & shinglers were great. Knew what they were doing, courteous, took care of moving all lawn ornaments and making sure that all bushes, glowers & trees were protected. They cleaned up all of the work area daily....
Stephen Coy Construction Inc
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Reviewed in October 2012
I've lived in a home with septic service for over 30 years and I have to say this is one of the most professional companies I've had here to do any work. The service was prompt and there was minimal disturbance of the lawn to gain access. The employee who came was knowledgeable about options...
Illini Septic & Sewer
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Reviewed in July 2011
This young man was SUPER nice. He was professional, friendly, and did a great job pruning our trees. He was easy to get in contact with, returned calls promptly, asked appropriate questions when he came to look at the trees and provided a quote on the spot. We have several fruit trees...
Long's Tree Service
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