Lush green lawns don't happen by accident; they take care, hard work and timing. One of the numerous tasks that will help cultivate a healthy lawn is aeration. When and how to aerate your lawn depends ...

Is your lawn looking patchy? Soil compaction is one common reason for patches of dead grass or bald spots on a lawn. For example, if your yard gets a lot of foot traffic, this presses the soil down ...

Spiked shoes for your lawn might look like an effortless way to fix compacted soil, but not every yard benefits from this ...

Lawn aerating involves perforating your lawn with many small holes, breaking up heavily compacted soil so water, nutrients and oxygen can better reach the roots. This lawn care process improves ...

Aerating your lawn helps it breathe and grow stronger by opening the soil so water and nutrients reach the roots. The best time to aerate is when your grass is actively growing—spring or fall in cool ...

Barbara has written professionally for more than two decades. In the past five years, she has specialized in creating real estate and home improvement content. Besides writing for Forbes Home, she ...

Your lawn needs water and other nutrients to keep it looking lush. Unfortunately, when soil becomes compacted, water and air cannot reach the lower layers of the soil. In that situation, any nutrient ...