Outsunny Garden Rolling Lawn Aerator Heavy Duty Steel Grass Roller w/Adjustable Handle

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These are designed for large lawns and fields and are cost effective if you already have a lawn tractor with the ability to hook up a tailor. If you grow your own lawn, you know first hand how challenging this task may be. Even if you water and mow it regularly, creating and maintaining favourable conditions for it to grow isn't always easy. Therefore, if you've noticed that some areas of your lawn look too dry or too damp, buying an aerator can be the answer. These tools typically differ in types, designs, and sizes, but they all work based on the same operating principle, that is, they create holes in the soil to provide the root system of your lawn with more air and water necessary for healthy growth. Generally, it is recommended to aerate the lawn once a year, in spring or in autumn, and do it only when it's clean of dry leaves, moss and other debris. Now, all you're left to do is get a lawn aerator that will best suit your needs. Hopefully, in our selection, you'll find what you need. If you’re planting new grass seed, aerating before sowing the seeds can give them the best possible start. This is just as true when overseeding as when planting grass seed for the first time.

Manual aerators - although these are useful tools, which can do specific jobs (see above), using them requires a lot of effort as it gets tiring, even on a small lawn. But they’re cheap, and a great idea if you’re after a workout.TIP – Plan aeration with your neighbours and share the rental cost! How deep into the soil do I need to go for effective aeration? When it comes to choosing whether you go for an electric, cordless or petrol aerator, consider the pros and cons that are associated with each type: Manual hollow tine – look out for strong, solid tines that will cope with compacted turf, a decent tread to prevent your foot from slipping, and a soft-grip handle for comfort. The plastic shell of the Vonhaus electric aerator isn’t up to the same standard as the Einhell model, but I suppose that is to be expected for the lower price. The wheels are decent enough though, even if I don’t understand the reason for having the rear wheels much smaller than the front ones.

Aerator machines use hollow tinesthat resemble an apple corer (hence the term “core aeration”) rather than a spike. The hollow tines create larger holes in the soil – around 1cm in diameter and 10cm deep into the ground – creating a longer-lasting soil aeration.If the lawn aerator removes plugs of soil, it will make the soil less compact. This can help grass roots to establish, if they have become overcrowded, improving the health of the grass. Plug lawn aerators can be more tiring to use than rotary spiked aerators. Pushing a plug lawn aerator into the ground can require quite a lot of force, as can pulling it out again. A certain amount of upper body force is required, and this method can be too physically demanding for some people. TIP: Keep an eye on the weather forecast and aerate before rain. Then you don’t need to water! Does aeration actually work? In this case, air circulation means allowing stale carbon dioxide to leave the soil to make room for fresh oxygen to take its place.

This allows for the grass and the nutrient-rich soil to resume their symbiotic relationship without the problems and issues that thatching causes. If you’ve got a large area of grass, consider an electric aerator with a working width over 36 cm. Electric aerators require less manual labour, and often have a scarifying function, providing two services in one. For medium lawns, look for an electric aerator with a working width over 30 cm. You could also use a manual rolling aerator if you don’t want the hassle of cables.

Frequently Asked Questions About The Push Pull Lawn Roller

Using a rolling lawn aerator is less physically demanding than a plug aerator, as long as the ground is sufficiently soft. They can still be relatively hard work to push, especially as they need to be driven into the ground. As mentioned above, putting weights on a spiked lawn aerator can help, but of course this will make it more taxing to push. One that’s pretty sensible is the BMC Lawn Aerator: BMC Lawn Aerator– worth a look if you’re interested in a spike roller Roller spike aerators don’t remove any earth, so they don’t help with compacted soil in the same way as plug aerators. However, they still make holes that allow air, water and nutrients to get closer to the lawn roots. Manual roller aerators can be quite light, which makes it more difficult to keep the spikes in the ground.