You made some seriously solid points that I didn’t even think of when people talk about leaving the cores and brushing them back in.

Ive been building and managing pga major championship golf courses all over the world. Various degrees in soil turf entomology water management micromanaging turf at various heights is a serious hands on job that i constantly need to be on top I agree with a lot that u talk about.

Amazing what you have done

Hey Doc all is well here in NE Ohio...just finished my seeding again front finally put some peat moss down with seed makes great bed. Will do the aerator this summer. If affordable.

Excellent advice here. Really appreciate you taking the time to put it together

Great video I have ran one

Great information Doc.

This was very educational!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH! DOC

@HowTowithDoc

7 ай бұрын

Welcome

Wish I saw this 5 months ago. Good video

That hat is awesome @8:30. Great video too!

Thanks Doc

About the preemergent barrier, just put down another light round of it after you aerate if it worries you.

Glad you found that HumiChar. It’s now $94 for 40lb bag

@mitka12

Жыл бұрын

I think it's nearly doubled in price since it came out

@surfordie82

3 ай бұрын

Its currently up to about $99. Definitely has risen about $14 in the past 3 years.

Good knowledge! I prefer a $79 for a Green SCOTT 🇨🇦 aerator for my medium home yard, wheel for mowers as well they makes their own TINES… pretty cool.

As a lawnmower I never understood aeration and now I do.

Leaving the cores if your lawn is good. If your lawn is not on good shape makes sense to pick them up

Hey Doc - could you link to your leaf collector? Looked on site but no luck. Thanks!

What I’m gathering is first spike aerate to build up a strong enough grass to then core aerate? I’m new to Georgia learning about my Bermuda lawn.

middle ga 05-15-2024. fertilizer down, biochar down for about two months. taking back my centipede one season at a time. question...can i core aerate this time of year? if another time of year i will most def wait. love the videos!!

After aerating a lawn, do I need to wait before cutting the grass? when is it suggested that it's ok to mow?

What about using a pitch fork in the lawn to aerate the lawn?

How about the pre emergent such as prodiamine or dithiopyr.

I have a lawn that is seriously compacted, and is heavily water logged in spots, so much so that it has impacted hedging that is at the edge of that section. I estimate maybe only 50 percent of the seed that went in actually took so it’s extremely thin. I am planning on aerating in march. Would aerating and overseeding help the drainage and actually help my lawn to grow? It looks yellowish and only really grows thick in some spots!😢

Once I plug aerate my lawn do I have to over soil it? do i use top soil or lawn sand?

Hey Doc My lawns is struggling so bad 😭 I've got holes and I think it's moles I've got jumping worms and don't know about grubs I've got patches that are brown and bare areas with nothing but soil My lawns is struggling really bad 😭

I have been trying to find where I can rent one of these to no luck. I have even contacted the manufacturer to find out what equipment rental companies they have sold to. I get told the head of sales will get back to me with that information but have yet to get that.

Question. I was at my neighbors last week and his yard man was arrating his St Augustine grass. It was a nice big machine but it did not kick out the plugs. The guy said it constantly clogs and doesn’t matter if it doesn’t kick those out. Is this guy pulling my leg?

Well one added tidbit. You didn't De-Thatch. That should be done before you Aerate. Then IF you wish, use a lawn Sweeper.

Is it worth composting the cores or should we just dispose of them?

How often can you aerate with core cutters

Can you please give me the model number for this aerator I'm very interested... Great video thanks in advance

I’m aerating my St.Augustine lawn next week. Can I put Humichar immediately followed by Nitraking?

Which leaf sweeper are you using?

Found your big spikes.

@SamSam-ih6nt

Жыл бұрын

@3:49

that looks like 1500-2k sq ft back there ... is the 40 bag on there too much at one time? Looking to pound some biochar over the next few months and the bag tells me 1-2lbs per 1k at a time ...

@nickb2912

Жыл бұрын

There is no such thing as putting down too much biochar

You like the skinny solid spikes vs the fatter solid spikes?

@HowTowithDoc

Жыл бұрын

I say I will prob do larger ones next.

Doc, my yard is totally uneven. Should I level the yard first before aeration’s and seeding? Should I weed feed prior to aeration?

@HowTowithDoc

4 ай бұрын

The problem you'll have is that the leveling might wash away or move without active growth. I prefer to do it when the lawn is active.

3900.00 now

So...I'm getting pestered by aeration people to perform the task in the fall. Seems like a waste of money. I'd rather do it in the spring. Thoughts?

Dr. Where did you purchase the steel tines I just picked up a used billy goat 18 inch. My tine is 5/8 diameter

@HowTowithDoc

11 ай бұрын

I generally just google it and check out current suppliers. They often go out of stock. I've even bought some on EBAY

my lawn has brown patch and wondering if it is a good idea to add humic acid to it. thanks

Hey Doc, what’s your thoughts on those aeration spikes that strap on to your boots?

@HowTowithDoc

Жыл бұрын

They do very little

@gregpayton6935

9 ай бұрын

Keep your strap on for the bedroom, the lawn is no place for that

My yard 45x45 has been infested with gophers over the last couple of years and I trap what I can using gophinators but they have ruined my yard. It's no longer level with many dips and lowered areas and the ground is very soft basically everywhere. Help

@crunch9876

Жыл бұрын

Gophers are beautiful and a part of nature leave them be

@losova7543

Жыл бұрын

@@crunch9876 You've probably never had gophers ruining your yard but thanks for the laugh anyway.

@albertterrazas9605

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the laugh.​@@crunch9876

Hi Doc, great video, i plan to replace my lawn and just see if you have any recommendations the type of grass should be using in Florida area? i am thinking about using St. Augustine....

Should the ground be: wet, damp, or dry ( at time of aeration)?

@dannymadison-vl4qk

9 күн бұрын

I dampen mine so the tines can penetrate better. Do not soak.

I understand that with spike aeration you would be improving oxygen and water access to the top layer of your lawn, but wouldn’t it actually cause increased impaction (though possibly very minimal) or at the very least you wouldnt be getting de compaction benefit

@HowTowithDoc

3 ай бұрын

Correct and I go over that difference in many videos.

@petersneve5786

2 ай бұрын

@@HowTowithDoc Thank you!

We aerate HUNDREDS of acres of grass a year. There is no practical way for us to pick up the plugs.

Where can I buy one of those billy goats?

@johnbiggins2105

Жыл бұрын

At the farm

So do you think it would be wasted effort to aerate and level at the same time?

@HowTowithDoc

Жыл бұрын

If you're sand leveling it's fine.

Does gypsum help to break up heavy clay.

Great video can you please give me the model number of your billy goat aerator. Thank you

@HowTowithDoc

8 ай бұрын

18" plugr mine has the BRIGGS but I think they switched to Honda.

@kenb.9976

5 ай бұрын

I just picked up the PL1801H and it was $3,900 but it’s 2024 and thats our world today with the so called inflation

You guys don't wear hearing protection when using mowers? I guarantee you, you will have noise induced hearing loss

I get mine done to hide all the dog poop.

Wtf is a quarter inch and a half

@Tylerthomasmiller84

Ай бұрын

3/4! Lol.

@Tylerthomasmiller84

Ай бұрын

He actually said 1-1/4" or 1-1/2".

SIGH ....Core Aerate when lawn is wet or dry?

@HowTowithDoc

9 ай бұрын

Wet but not muddy.

First

Spike aerating is so pointless on a clay soil because you're creating temporary pour space. The core aeration creates proper pore space. I worked on a golf course in Illinois for years and one of the main things I did twice was to aerate the heavy clay. then I would go over it with sand to keep the pore space and it takes longer for it to close in on itself. Tine Aeration on clay soil is basically for vanity. It doesn't really do anything in the long run. Some people enjoy wasting their time

@HowTowithDoc

3 ай бұрын

If you spike monthly (which we do) it helps a LOT... we state in the video the difference between core and spike.

@dbabgmailcom

Ай бұрын

Hey awesome. What is the brand of your fertilizer spreader. Unable to find one