3 Lawn Aeration Tools and When to Use (Solid and Hollow Tine) 

Where would I get the hollow aerator at what department store

@@davidcarr7228 Swardman Aerator - bit.ly/3iJ8SYb

I agree and I would add that watering heavily before aerating makes the job much easier.

💪 nice job mate

Nice one Joe, it does bounce back quickly a healthy lawn cared for well

Yeah a lot better than I was expecting. I used slow release fertiliser called Moowy from Amazon that seemed to really help

Cool 😎

I've seen a few people do that too, can take some time especially on a bigger plot but if your going to chip away at it then fair enough and the compost will help add organic matter to the clay

Hi Chris glad you enjoyed it! Its really a nice product and I agree there is a satisfaction about doing it yourself. Quite enjoyed using it, even though I was aching the next day its far better and smoother than any others I've used. The drainage has also improved on the lawn over the last month or so with all the rain which is nice!

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Awesome dave 👍

Welcome aboard, keep us updated on the progress anjo

Nice idea

No probs amour

I had the same debate BUT I have heavy clay soil so I aerate spring *and* autumn… I originally reasoned that renting the aerator would cost less than buying one: the motorised ones are at least £300, and the rental fee is still lower than buying a (good quality) manual _rolling_ tiller/aerator or a (again, good quality) fork-style hollow tined tool. *BUT* since I’d be renting it twice a year, and my lawns aren’t that big, over a single year it would be around the same price as a good quality manual aerator (either roller-style or fork-style). I wouldn’t need to rent a motorised one again if I bought my own manual ones, so I decided to get both the roller and the fork styles 😂👌🏻 even though well-made manual aerators are initially quite an expensive investment, for me, after just one year they were “paid for” with the money I’d saved in rentals. I use the hollow tined “fork” twice a year (spring and autumn) for heavy duty aeration - I also live in Central Scotland so we get a lot of rain, I have heavy clay soil and a natural spring under part of my garden lol, so it needs a good air out. Then, I use the spiked roller whenever I feel like it’s needed (either after heavy rainfall or just before, if we know there’s a storm coming). It prevents - or treats - any standing water ☺️🙌🏻 So I say invest in both of those manual tools, unless you have huge lawns that would be too exhausting to do manually. The hollow fork aerators take some work and time, but it’s a thorough job and you don’t need to do it all the time. The roller style type is not hollow - they’re always solid spikes - but it works great for general maintenance and it’s very low impact/effort to use ☺️🙌🏻

Yeah. I had watered the lawn the day before it was scheduled to rain and I'm glad i did because the water usually runs off in clay soil if it doesn't get some water on top.

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Glad you liked it!

Thanks Ronald!

Good luck John!

Nice idea Bob!

Thanks nash

Nice one 👍

Me too 👍

Yeah i have to say I loved the swardman. Being an engineer this is a nice piece of engineering!

I own a Kreitis tool. It's German manufactured locally around here and I just love it. See if they ship to UK if you like it. And like the guys said, you HAVE to make sure to have the penetration depth of the tool really moistened by either watering on your own or let a solid rainfall do the job. I wasn't close to a good watering result on my own compared to rain.

Thanks poda

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I'm in a new build and the lawn is clay soil like yours. How did the aerator go? Would you recommend?

@@jjammy1007 yes it works well. Ground needs to be soft and even then it's a good workout. I added compost afterwards and overseeded.

Great! thank you. Yeh the ground will definitely have to be soft I imagine. I can't even got a fork in when it's dry. Thanks for getting back to me. Doesn't anyone in the uk make this particular type? I know Draper have one but not very good by all accounts.

@@jjammy1007 the yard butler one works well apparently but only two prong.

Yeah I've seen that two prong one. But my lawn is a decent size and I'd be there about a week doing it. Ha. But thank you.

Good luck 👍

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Thank you 👍

Thanks Moin - sounds like Free aeration :D

Spring and autumn are the best with hollow tine being the most beneficial for thatch and aeration

Thanks for watching clifton

I was told many moons ago if you have a rotary that will suck them up, or rake them and put in compost.

Hi Ian thanks I normally collect the cores and the fertiliser with this gardenlawncareguy.com/shop/fertiliser/glg-spring-summer-dark-green-fertiliser/

Yes will, the slots are great if you don't intend to topdress as it really helps improve seed to soil contact which is one of the top things to grt right.

So Top Dressing. I had to look it up as I'm a new homeowner with a yard that while not too bad requires some extra TLC. Ive researched a bit and watched some of these great videos. Learned about dethatching and aerating. So I've completed that and trying to decide if I should over seed before its gets hot. It seems we have a very healthy population of birds of all different species. How can I minimize them eating all my seeds. I understand aerating helps but will top dressing also help with this? Or will the birds be undeterred by the small layer of compost?

Great, interested to hear from that. Yes thank you, Ryan did give me credit for that and commended me how loyal the TeamGLG viewers are 💪

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That must’ve been time consuming. How long did it take you?🤔

​@@flyguy4211 A few hours over a couple of days, it was lockdown i had nothing else to do.

I plan to drill our lawn too👍 If the neighbours see me though, they'll likely think that I've lost the plot😆😆

It has 3 settings and I tried it all different height. I think for seeding I'd take it so it makes a light impression to the soil so the seed can almost drop in there

Yes I'll do a video on that!

Same problem here, curious to find out a solution for this!

It's a nice tool!

No problem, I pick mine up with the rake and take off the surface. Especially when I want to level it

@@GardenLawncareGuy Oh okay. So if you have a large lawn area that's quite a lot of pickup. I guess you then top-dress which replaces lost soil?

Worked really well for me

Thanks its a rotak bosch 43 and swardman electra 43

You can leave them but as I was seeding I decided to top dress to cover the seed. You can also fill with another material depending on your goals

I weirdly enjoyed doing it! My ground was perfect too as we had rain for a week before but it worked a treat

@@GardenLawncareGuy did you find the solid tine method labour intensive due to the clean up afterwards of all the clay plugs? I have clay as well.

@@GardenLawncareGuy I like the look of the lawn mower attachment for doing the job but I don't think the new electric self propelled lawn mower I recently purchased allows for anything other than a single blade attachment.

No it was very easy toclea the plugs, the brush worked the best and it was the easiest bit of the process

Draper by any chance?

I bought a Kingfisher RC401 few years back, cheap and cheerful. The thing broke when I tried it on dry soil, so I had a mate weld it all up properly and it's worked fine since. If you have heavy clay soil, like I do, you can use any cheap aerator as long as you use it after a downpour.

I find the fixed one is more aggressive and the tines are more a power rake for my machine and can be used more regular

@@GardenLawncareGuy thank you

Female or male dog? Iirc female dogs tend to prefer going in the same spots repeatedly so it’s even tougher on grass. Water dilute (hose) the pee spots after they go out. Or create a sectioned spot for peeing using gravel, sand or some other hard scape material (rubber mulch maybe? Not sure). Just a couple ideas since there was no reply, maybe others have some advice too.

@@paddleduck5328 thanks for the tips....looking like the hose is gonna be busy.

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Before troy, going to cover all that in octobers vid! Full renno step by step

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@@GardenLawncareGuy thanks

Scarify will remove thatch and debris, aeration will helpnwith compaction. You can do both in either order really 👍 usually followed by overseeding. If you need any help with seeds drop me a message on my website

It's called your hands 🤣 Seriously, I finished my reno on 200m² with a three tines device by hand. Breaking work into chunks, not all at once but bit by bit works fine. Yet some good Cardio 🙂

I bought a Mac Allister scarifier & combined Aerator from B&Q last week for £87.00. Not a bad bit of kit to be honest and did the job nicely . I’d recommend it 👍🏻

Sometimes the soil is being removed just gets compacted in the tool and will eject. Balance between growth as you want the lawn to repair and working the soil before it gets too try based on the weather

its probably grubs you can find grub control at most lawn and garden stores

Just water water water!

Feed it

I like to remove mine and either leave it or backfill with dressing and normally done before seeding to thicken everything it up

Just search for "hollow tine aerator". They might also have them at your local farm store, hardware store, or green house. I see them at Home Depot, Walmart, Amazon, etc. Any store that has a gardening department. I just have some random areas to touch up, so I use a 4-tine garden rake-- poke the holes, drop in seeds, push the dirt back over, and water. Works really well. Best from Indiana!

Hi Sam thanks for that! That's a far cry away from the North West, can do it in spring or autumn really I remove my cores normally and I need a flat level for the cylinder mower and don't want them going through that

No watering in advance that the natural rainfall for a week!

Once a year normally, twice if I get time / can be bothered

I collect mine as my soil is old meadow land and want to avoid pulling up weed seeds