Core Aeration

Core aeration improves soil and growing conditions by removing small plugs of compacted soil, which increases air, water, and nutrient movement into the root zone, reduces surface runoff, and relieves compaction that restricts root growth; the resulting openings allow roots to thicken and deepen, enhance microbial activity that breaks down thatch and releases nutrients, and improve water infiltration and retention so turf can better tolerate heat, drought, and traffic, ultimately producing a denser, healthier lawn.

Aerating a lawn with a ride on aerator
Cores pulled from the soil with a core aerator
tines on a core aerator