When does your lawn need Spike lawn aeration?

When you have a lawn that has drainage problems or has a lot of wear and tear from overuse, you made need to use a spike lawn aerator to help breathe some life into it.

If parts of your lawn have the above problems, then your lawn will need spike lawn aeration to help it develop because without spike lawn aeration, the roots of the grass can become intertwined with themselves and instead of the grasses roots growing down into the soil and becoming strongly embedded into the earth, and with the weak grounding the roots have, the grass can become susceptible to weeds growing in the grass and the grass being attacked by worms and other insects.

Spike lawn aeration can help the grass roots to take to the soil and provide a strong base for a lush green lawn. If you combine this technique with a good lawn rollers technique then you will have a fantastic looking lawn.

How to use spike lawn aeration shoes

A spike lawn aerator is used to spike small holes into your lawns soil to provide it with access for air and water to penetrate the earth and provide the grass roots with the nutrients it needs to provide a strong base for your lawn.

If your lawn is generally in good condition and you have got just a few patches of grass that are getting quite pale or are showing signs of lawn dethatching then using a shoe spike lawn aerator might provide enough aeration for the patch that needs a bit of care. These shoes are widely available and you just slip them over your shoes and walk over the area that needs the attention. The spike lawn aeration shoes have got lots of triangular spikes on the sole of the shoe and should provide enough aeration holes for a small sized area of lawn that needs aerating. Spike lawn aerator shoes are a great method of aerating your lawn because if you are out in your garden anyway, you can easily slip these shoes on and aerate your lawn as you carry out other tasks.

Other spike lawn aeration tools

If you have got a medium to large size area of lawn that you need aerate then instead of walking around for hours with a pair of spike lawn aerator shoes on you could use a rotary spike lawn aerator which looks like an old fashioned lawn mower with lots of triangular spikes on them. This will save you an awful lot of time if you are aerating a large area and you just have to walk up and down your lawn whilst the rotary spike lawn aerator puts the small holes into your lawn to provide your soil to get the right amount of nutrients from the air, water and sunlight to help your grass roots to develop.