Organic Lawn Aeration & Soil HealthServing Chicago, Milwaukee & the Surrounding Areas
Professional Lawn Care Since 2007
What is Aeration?
In the Chicagoland and Milwaukee areas, our soils are mostly clay, which means we often see soil compaction when first evaluating a lawn. Aeration will break up the soil and provide pathways for important elements to enter the turf’s root zone, promoting and stimulating lawn growth and density.
Aeration can be done in either the spring or the fall. For the spring, we recommend our Microbial Aeration service, during which we apply a product comprised of grain by-products. For the fall, we recommend Core Aeration, where aerators remove small cores from your lawn, opening up space for oxygen, water, and nutrients to enter the root base.
Soil Enhancement Services
Microbial Aeration
Soil Enhancement Services
Core Aeration
Mechanical, core aeration is the most common method to relieve soil compaction. In addition to pulling cores from the soil, this service can remove existing thatch, a layer of dead grass that accumulates and forms a barrier between the soil and the grass in your lawn. With plugs pulled and thatch removed, nutrients can more readily flow to the roots of your grass, which over time will help establish a thicker, more resilient lawn. For some of our core aeration services, we also apply our custom-blended PRIME Soil Builder, a gypsum-based product that further reduces soil compaction. Additionally, we recommend that core aeration be combined with overseeding to fill in gaps and bare spots, particularly in the fall, so the turf can establish itself ahead of the spring and outcompete weeds.
Soil Enhancement Services
PRIME Organic Soil Builder
To relieve soil compaction, we also use PRIME, our custom-blended, 100% organic soil builder. This product is comprised largely of gypsum, which is a naturally-occurring mineral that improves soil structure. PRIME breaks up the soil, increasing air movement and the ability of your lawn to absorb water. Additionally, PRIME will help dislodge salt in the soil. We can apply PRIME with core aerations, and we offer it as a standalone application in the spring and summer as well!
