Aeration is a great way to keep your lawn in Oregon healthy. However, your lawn will need some time to recover after this process. To help your lawn recover from aeration, you should water it immediately after the process is complete. This will help the soil stay moist and prevent it from drying out. You should also avoid heavy foot and machinery traffic on your lawn to allow it to recover without any additional stress. Lastly, you should leave the leftover soil cores on your lawn to decompose. These cores will eventually break down and return vital nutrients to your soil!

Water your lawn immediately after aeration.

One of the best things you can do to help your lawn recover from aeration is to water it immediately after the process is complete. This is because watering your lawn will help keep the soil moist, which will prevent it from drying out. If the soil dries out, it could cause the grass to become stressed, which is something you want to avoid. What's more, by watering your lawn right after this process is finished, you can take advantage of the holes that were created during the aeration process, as the water will be able to sink deep into the soil, providing your lawn with much-needed hydration.

Avoid heavy foot and machinery traffic on your lawn after it's been aerated.

Another way to help your lawn recover from aeration is to avoid heavy foot and machinery traffic on your lawn. This is because these types of traffic can compact the soil, which could undo the benefits of aeration. Heavy foot and machinery traffic can also stress your lawn, causing it to struggle to recover from the aeration process. So, to help your lawn recover from aeration, avoid heavy foot and machinery traffic on it for at least a week or two after the process is complete.

You should schedule a core aeration service every year to ensure your lawn has good access to the resources it needs to thrive!

After aeration, leave the leftover soil cores on your lawn to decompose.

Cores of soil on a lawn in Gresham, OR, after aeration.

After your lawn has been aerated, you'll notice that there are long soil cores scattered across your lawn. While it may be tempting to remove them, you should leave them alone and let them decompose on your lawn. That's because these soil cores contain nutrients that will be returned to your soil as they decompose. These nutrients will help your grass recover from the aeration process and will also help it grow strong and healthy. What's more, if you remove these soil cores, you could end up removing some of the nutrients that your grass needs to thrive. So, to help your lawn recover from aeration, leave the leftover soil cores on your lawn to decompose.

Give us a call today to schedule our core aeration service.

If you are looking for a company that can aerate your lawn, we are the company to turn to. At J&C Lawn Care, we offer a core aeration service that involves passing over your lawn with an aerator machine to loosen compacted soil and make it easier for nutrients and other resources to reach the roots of your grass. We also offer overseeding as an optional add-on to this service to increase the overall density of your lawn. We offer this service to property owners in Gresham, Happy Valley, Troutdale, OR, and throughout the surrounding areas. Give us a call at (971) 284-2035 to schedule our core aeration service today! We look forward to working with you and helping you achieve the beautiful, healthy lawn that you deserve!