[dadspet]

Ive looked in the paper for someone that does lawn aeration but found none.
Anyone have a contact? For those who have their lawn aeration done do you recommend it?

[C. C. Rider]

Originally Posted by dadspet

Ive looked in the paper for someone that does lawn aeration but found none.
Anyone have a contact? For those who have their lawn aeration done do you recommend it?

It's not generally needed here. The soil here is mostly sand (with just an inch or two of topsoil on it) which drains quite well.

[Sweatman]

Agree with CC Rider. Only need to aerate compacted soil and in my yard the soil has enough sand incorporated as to remain loose. Dig a hole in your yard to see what type of soil you have to come to a decision. If the soil breaks away from the grass roots easily you should not need to aerate. Massey aerated as part of our annual service. I stopped them aerating because they kept damaging our pop up drainage covers. No problem since with the lawn treatments reaching the roots.

[Two Bills]

Better to have a de-thatch and top dressing if lawn is struggling.
As already stated, aeration not really needed on light sandy soil

[metoo21]

Originally Posted by Two Bills

Better to have a de-thatch and top dressing if lawn is struggling.
As already stated, aeration not really needed on light sandy soil

Who does that?

[kkingston57]

Originally Posted by dadspet

Ive looked in the paper for someone that does lawn aeration but found none.
Anyone have a contact? For those who have their lawn aeration done do you recommend it?

Lived in Florida entire life. Have never known of any person who aerated a yard if you have St, Augustine grass. Not familiar with Zoysia,

[CarlR33]

Originally Posted by metoo21

Who does that?

FYI, you could use a rake to dethatch if your yard is small. I would at least test an area with a rake to see if you’re getting a lot of grass up with the rake? That would determine if you really have a bunch of thatch in the yard and if you want to proceed with someone to do it.
How to Dethatch a Lawn and Why You Need To

[vintageogauge]

Originally Posted by CarlR33

FYI, you could use a rake to dethatch if your yard is small. I would at least test an area with a rake to see if you’re getting a lot of grass up with the rake? That would determine if you really have a bunch of thatch in the yard and if you want to proceed with someone to do it.
How to Dethatch a Lawn and Why You Need To

One important item not mentioned here is that you need two healthy shoulders and that when you complete the job they will no longer be healthy. This is definitely a young man's chore.

[JoMar]

Originally Posted by dadspet

Ive looked in the paper for someone that does lawn aeration but found none.
Anyone have a contact? For those who have their lawn aeration done do you recommend it?

I recommend Oxford lawn 352 466 3497, have a discussion with Tom. Aeration, dressing and close cutting. I know he is selective on who he takes on as clients but the results he obtains is outstanding.

[Kstastny]

Originally Posted by dadspet

Ive looked in the paper for someone that does lawn aeration but found none.
Anyone have a contact? For those who have their lawn aeration done do you recommend it?

Portillo Landscape, 1 352-989-0371

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Adams Earth is the company you want

[RWhitburn]

Originally Posted by dadspet

Ive looked in the paper for someone that does lawn aeration but found none.
Anyone have a contact? For those who have their lawn aeration done do you recommend it?

Adam Neusbaum at Adam’s Earth is the guy you want - check out his website, lots of great info:
ADAM'S EARTH...FORMERLY COMPOST COW MANURE

[Battlebasset]

Originally Posted by CarlR33

FYI, you could use a rake to dethatch if your yard is small. I would at least test an area with a rake to see if you’re getting a lot of grass up with the rake? That would determine if you really have a bunch of thatch in the yard and if you want to proceed with someone to do it.
How to Dethatch a Lawn and Why You Need To

I bought a dethaching rake. I have a small yard, but it was still a slow go. Didn't do it all at once, either.

Something to think about is that both St Augustine and Zoysia grass puts out runners, not individual blades. That makes dethaching even harder, as they grab the tines.

Still, it does clean things out if you take your time. Just make sure going forward you bag your grass to make your hard dethatching work last longer.

[Burgy]

Originally Posted by dadspet

Ive looked in the paper for someone that does lawn aeration but found none.
Anyone have a contact? For those who have their lawn aeration done do you recommend it?

I thought my yard was very compacted, found aeration guys who did nice job but many weeks came from the holes. Changed lawn service and grass became lush and thick