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

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Depending on the type of aerator you’re going to choose, there are several key features to look for: When Aerosmith sang ‘walk this way’ I think it’s a pretty safe bet to say they weren’t talking about aerating a lawn, but that doesn’t mean it is a great idea.

Aside from the plug (core) handheld aerator, Yard Butler offers a spike handheld aerator which is better for sandy or loamy soil. The plug type has two tines that will penetrate up to 3.5 inches. The spike aerator has four 3-inch spikes. Both aerators are made of rust-resistant powder-coated steel, measuring 37 inches high and weighing around 4 pounds. Each has rubber padded handles and a footrest for ease in pushing the aerator into the soil. All lawns are not created equal, so different turfs need different levels of care and aeration to stay in tip-top shape. If you want to have a decent looking patch, this process really can’t be ignored.

The rest of the product is of slightly lower quality, as is expected of budget tools, but there was nothing to get me worried and I’m sure anyone would get their money’s worth out of this lawn aerator. The scarifier function works very effectively as well, successfully pulling moss and thatch out of the grass. It has a 45 L collection bag which is a good size for larger spaces. Whilst it collects some of the debris, it’s often necessary to go over the lawn with a rake afterwards (as is the case with many electric scarifiers). If you’re struggling to establish a lawn in a shaded garden, my in-depth guide to growing grass in shade is an excellent read where I reveal practical solutions that actually work, such as moss control, advice on iron sulphate and other products such as bacteria that eats lawn moss, etc.

Basically you just push this up and down the lawn. Hard soil or boggy surfaces should be avoided but otherwise this will cope, and is safe to use on slopes as well. It’s also quite a fast operation so ideal for the larger lawn and even though the spikes are not as dense as for the sandals, you can repeat the operation as often as you like. Sarel Rolling Both commercial and ride-on aerators come with hollow tines so you’ll be pulling up plugs of soil instead of just spiking, which promotes more effective aeration and health of Hollow Tines Aerators have hollow tines that pull out plugs from your soil. As soil is actually removed from the ground, the holes will stay open for a longer period of time allowing air, fertiliser and water to reach the roots.Harder clay soils also needed to be aerated at least annually because of the difficulty with which this type of soil absorbs air and water for its roots.