Aeration On The Cheap

Core aeration is the best, the physical removal of cores from your lawn, perhaps some aeration shoes?

Roundup shouldnt be used on your lawn...peroid. Use a 2-4-D product instead.

Proper aerating can only be done with core aeration. When you use spikes, you're just compressing the soil around that hole.

You'll also want to dethatch if there's a buildup greater than 1/2 inch. You can prevent thatch by avoiding excess nitrogen application, irrigating deeply and infrequently, and minimizing the use of lawn pesticides that can reduce populations of microorganisms responsible for decomposing the thatch.

To save on the money, maybe you can find some neighbors, friends who can all help split the cost. Or just splurge this once and have a gardener aerate and dethatch..

Check with your county's cooperative extension for further information on how to properly correct your lawn problems. Nicole in CA

I saw sandles(that go on the outside of your shoes) that have big spikes on it. Kinda like golf shoes on roids. Just walking around your yard will aerote it.

Now you can put those years of clogg dancing lessions to use. :)

later,

tom @

Salid or Dinner?

:p

tom

Hey, pay attention! We're talking gardening, so clearly you'd need a pickle fork! :)

Ken

My Bad!

;)