Hollow Tine Aeration

Lawn
Advice
Hollow Tine Aeration
What is it?
Most things living on our planet need air to enable their
natural growth. Grass plants need air to their roots. Aeration
is simply a process of improving the lawn’s ability to access
air through its root system and therefore grow healthily.
Greensleeves Lawn Care feels that Hollow Tine Aeration is by
far the most effective way of aerating a lawn. The machine
used will remove approx 45 cores per square metre of turf
leaving many holes all over the lawn. Each core removed is
12mm thick and approx 100mm long. This process allows
the soil surrounding the holes to swell slightly, improving
the soils ability to pass air, moisture and nutrients to the
plant roots.
For more advice please call us on
0808 100 1413
or visit our website at:
www.greensleeves-uk.com
Lawn
Advice
Hollow Tine Aeration
Why does my lawn need aerating?
Over time most soils will become compacted, squashing
the particles together and reducing the ability of the grass
to grow well. This compaction will itself cause a number of
problems, it will increase the likelihood of the lawn becoming
flooded or water logged. Drought tolerance may be severely
reduced if a lawn has not been aerated for some time and
compacted soils are much more likely to become infested
with moss & weeds such as daisies. The roots are unable to
access the nutrients they require so the grass tends to be
thin, weak and pale in compacted soils.
If thatch is a problem in a lawn then one of the best ways
to reduce its impact on the turf growth is by hollow tine
aeration.
How often does my lawn need
aerating?
A lawn cannot be over aerated as long as it is not damaged,
the more often the better. As a rule Greensleeves tend to
suggest that it is carried out between every 1 and 3 years but
as all soil types / lawns and situations are different it is really
something that needs to be discussed individually with your
Lawn Manager.
PLEASE NOTE: Greensleeves Lawn care will remove the
cores from the lawn and dispose of them. To leave them to
breakdown is not recommended as they are unsightly, will
probably contain moss spores and / or weed seeds as well as
thatch, and as most soils in Britain are clay based the cores
are likely to take literally years to breakdown properly.
For more advice please call us on
0808 100 1413
or visit our website at:
www.greensleeves-uk.com