Aeration Process

[jdwilliams1]

two real quick questions.

do you normally cut the grass alittle shorter before aeration?

do you have wait a week after seeding to start cutting again?

how do most of you do it?

One example: cut short on Friday, then aerate and seed. skip cutting the next firday and then pick up again the following week. how short do you cut if you do cut it short?

thank you
Williams Outdoors

[Kent Lawns]

I think you've got it about right.

I don't think you need shorter grass to aerate, but you want shorter grass for overseeding. You need the light and heat for germination. Seed will not germinate well under a turf canopy.

Also, mowing soon after overseeding could result in seed pick-up. Those seeds are light and should be given an opportunity to root before mowing.

[Lawn-Scapes]

Those seeds are light and should be given an opportunity to root before mowing.

My question... Is two weeks really enough time between mowings after seeding? Would 3 be better? I know that's a long time between mows but...

[HBFOXJr]

Water in well and water daily for 14 days then cut. If you don't you back to the long grass that existed previously.

[dmk395]

Often times I mow a week after, am I doing something wrong? Does it depend on grass type?

[Premo Services]

dmk395 Often times I mow a week after, am I doing something wrong? Does it depend on grass type?


I have found that if the weather is nice, there is good rainfall, the other grass starts to grow quick. If you didn`t cut it, wouldn`t this choke out the new seed growth??

[Evan528]

I Only maintain 50 accounts. What i do is mow all of the accounts thursday and friday then spend the whole weekend aerating so that the grass is still short. I always cut after a week....In september grass is ussually growing rampid...I have no choice and still see new grass sprouting out of every hole!

[SCAPEASAURUSREX]

What' s the window for aeration ??? When is the latest you could be doing it ??

[Kent Lawns]

Being that turf roots continue to grow even after the shoots are dormant, aeration would benefit a lawn for about a month after mowing season is over.

Many of the real benefits are realized when you can fertilize afterword, so I would do the aeration prior to the last fall application.

Our are all completed prior to leaf clean-up season.

[SCAPEASAURUSREX]

Thanks Kent Lawns....:blob3:

[dmk395]

Glad to know I'm doing the right thing.

[kutnkru]

Kent Lawns

You dont have your locale listed??? Can you fill that in so that we will know if your turf recommendations are beneficl to our climate.

I wouldnt want to aerate a month after our season ends. We will be frosted, and this is not healthy for our turf! :confused:

Kris