Hello,
I'm looking at aerating my lawn, as I now have one that's in reasonabl condition and I want to keep it that way.
I was going to start doing it by using a fork but then read that cor aeration's far better, as using a fork actually compacts the soil. then looked into this and saw sites saying that you should leave th cores on the surface as when they breakdown that helps the lawn. The I also read that you should put sand on afterwards.
So, I've got a few questions that I hoped more knowledgeable peopl could answer.
1) For a normal, garden lawn that's just intended to be a lawn tha looks ok is there really and need to use a core aerator rather tha just using a fork?2) If I did buy a core aerator, should I leave the plugs it extracts o the surface like I've heard you should? I'd have thought that on garden lawn I'd end up with a muddy mess if I did that!
3) Is it necessary to apply sand afterwards? I don't doubt it's bette to do it, but is it essential?Thanks is advance! :
-- Slarti