Can i aerate my lawn after seeding

Lombardi LawnSite Senior Member. Location Pleasant Hill, MO. This is the order in which I do a lawn renovation. It has worked very well if the customer waters properly. Dethatch 2. Yard Sweep 3. Core Aerate 4. Overseed 5. Location cincinnati, ohio. The seeds will drop into the aeration holes and grow out them. If you aerate after spreading seed you will get no seed into the holes and have no better seed to soil contact than not aerating at all.

Do you fertilize at the same time of overseeding?? I've done a few and did the overseeding in Oct. How deep do you aerate? Some machines I've used are adjustable in depth. Bug, fertilize after seeding. The depth of aerating should be ", but that will depend on how dry the soil is.

Aerate when the soil is moist, if possible. Location Memphis, TN. It depends on the type of aerator used and the lawn area your working on. Hoss, thats the best thing I have read yet. After almost have read this thread, no one has "dittoed" anyone else. I think most really do not know or they would say so.

I might even try half an area before, and half after. Rhodester LawnSite Member. At a minimum, you should aerate your lawn at least once a year.

Fall works the best for most grass types. Heavily used lawns, or those growing on heavy clay or subsoil, may need aerating more frequently. Yes, you certainly can. The newly made aeration holes or slices give both water and fertilizer direct access to the roots, and watering can help to break down the aeration cores. Yes, but for better germination, put the seed down while the holes or slices are still open and before the cores start to break down.

Do not use a fertilizer combined with weed control when overseeding, as it will hinder germination. A starter fertilizer is best. The cores will break down naturally and disappear into the lawn over time, depending on weather conditions.

Watering and mowing also help to break down the cores sooner. If your lawn has more than a half inch of thatch, it needs to be removed. A power rake will take care of a moderate thatch buildup, however core aeration or slicing the turf will alleviate thatch buildup and reduce soil compaction at the same time. No, you should wait at least six months before aerating new sod and hold off aerating newly seeded lawns until the seedlings reach maturity.

Most underground utility lines are buried to deep enough that aeration tines will not strike them. Overseeding is used for larger areas where the turf is thin, but not bare.

The effectiveness of overseeding , whether done in the spring or fall, is enhanced when it is combined with lawn aeration. The process of extracting small cores of soil from the lawn is also called core aeration. In addition to allowing water, air and fertilizer better and deeper access to turfgrass roots, aeration also provides better seed-to-soil contact, which greatly aids seed germination and the growth of seedlings.

It is helpful to core aerate before and after seeding into an existing lawn. Generally, the seed is applied with a rotary or drop spreader, usually by halving the seed into two lots and spreading each lot in a different direction to ensure more even coverage.