http://www.lifeandlawns.com/2010/04/28/lawn-dethatching-vs-lawn-aeration/ Lawn Care Tips & Advice Fri, 01 Oct 2010 10:21:14 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.lifeandlawns.com/2010/04/28/lawn-dethatching-vs-lawn-aeration/comment-page-1/#comment-4457 Allyn Paul Sun, 02 May 2010 13:07:23 +0000 http://www.lifeandlawns.com/2010/04/28/lawn-dethatching-vs-lawn-aeration/#comment-4457 Hi Lance, I am in NW Indiana, so I know what you got going on. You have clay soil, and that's a good thing. You are right, however, it is a slow process, but it will come along. You need to fertilize regular, mow tall and water 2x per week in the summer. I def recommend aerating 2x per year if you can... spring and fall. overseed again in the fall at 3lbs per 1,000 sq feet of lawn space and keep the seed watered. AL Hi Lance, I am in NW Indiana, so I know what you got going on. You have clay soil, and that’s a good thing.
You are right, however, it is a slow process, but it will come along.
You need to fertilize regular, mow tall and water 2x per week in the summer.
I def recommend aerating 2x per year if you can… spring and fall. overseed again in the fall at 3lbs per 1,000 sq feet of lawn space and keep the seed watered.
AL

]]> http://www.lifeandlawns.com/2010/04/28/lawn-dethatching-vs-lawn-aeration/comment-page-1/#comment-4453 Lance Sat, 01 May 2010 13:54:14 +0000 http://www.lifeandlawns.com/2010/04/28/lawn-dethatching-vs-lawn-aeration/#comment-4453 We just had the dethatching and aeration done at our new home (suburb of Chicago) by a landscaping company, although the home has been around since 1948. I then over-seeded and put down a starter fertilizer. The lawn looks pretty thin right now, about .25 acre lot. Our Neighbor said the front lawn was new in 2006 from seed do to an old tree falling down and no grass grew under the tree. That is where the thatch was the worst. Do you recommend aeration once or twice a year? Any other recommendations to get our lawn looking great. Should I have the ground levels tested at our local farm bureau? Thanks for the blog as I am a first time home owner. From the sound of it, this is going to a couple year process. Lance We just had the dethatching and aeration done at our new home (suburb of Chicago) by a landscaping company, although the home has been around since 1948. I then over-seeded and put down a starter fertilizer. The lawn looks pretty thin right now, about .25 acre lot. Our Neighbor said the front lawn was new in 2006 from seed do to an old tree falling down and no grass grew under the tree. That is where the thatch was the worst. Do you recommend aeration once or twice a year? Any other recommendations to get our lawn looking great. Should I have the ground levels tested at our local farm bureau? Thanks for the blog as I am a first time home owner. From the sound of it, this is going to a couple year process.
Lance

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