How to Use a Lawn Aerator | Improve Your Lawn's Health Step-by-Step - video Dailymotion

Shiva Tanamala

Is your lawn looking compacted, patchy, or struggling to grow? Aeration might be the fix you need! In this video, we walk you through how to use a lawn aerator the right way to bring your grass back to life.   💡 Pro Tip: Aerate during the growing season for your grass type (spring or fall works best!).   👍 Like, comment, and subscribe for more lawn care tips and how-tos!   #LawnAeration #LawnCareTips #DIYLawnCare #HealthyGrass #AeratorHowTo

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00:00hi today we're going to talk about the aerator used to put aerated holes into your lawn very

00:18common in the spring used a lot even in the fall but this one is what allows the air the water the

00:25fertilizer to get down to the roots of your grass the machine is this particular unit is designed

00:34to be used in its position the way it is right now the drum on the front even though it does have a

00:40plug and can be used for watering is more to stabilize the machine and keep it in a level

00:46position as you're using it the main item that's been used here is the tines in the back these are

00:55what put the holes into the ground into the grass obviously you want to stay away from don't be

01:00around concrete water shutoffs in your lawn stay away from any kind of metal sidewalks even you

01:10want to make sure you're you're in the soil otherwise these tend to get bent or stones tend to get stuck

01:15in them and then you're not going to get a plug in your lawn you usually want to put a plug in about

01:19two and a half inches down into your ground now the condition of the soil is what he really determines

01:25that don't use it in the early early spring when it's muddy you're not going to create any kind of

01:31aeration it's only going to plug a hole and then it's going to close up as the soil is so wet also mud

01:39and everything gets around the chains and everything it starts building up and then you can possibly skip

01:44the chain off as well so the operation of the machine is fairly simple roll it over to your lawn

01:52lift the wheels up to allow the cutters to go into the ground the tines to go into the ground then

02:01you'll slowly after starting the engine pull back the lever and the machine will walk its way through

02:06the soil you can lift it up to do it and spin it around and turn it or you can lift the wheels back up

02:12and you can turn it in this manner and then back and forth back and forth across your lawn you can

02:19have the tines down and slowly turn without ripping up your your soil or your grass if you go in a very

02:25very slow curve now one other item that's on the machine is the weight the weights on the machine will

02:36come off sometimes and the soil is really soft you may not even need the weight in the machine but

02:42the purpose of the weight is to make the cutters go down into the soil what you're looking for is nice

02:47firm soil not muddy not really wet and obviously not real hard so the cutters will sit on top of the

02:55soil so then you'll need the weight but if you don't need it you can take it out and just use the

03:01machine without the weight

How to Use a Lawn Aerator | Improve Your Lawn's Health Step-by-Step

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