Aeration allows vital nutrients, water, sunlight, and oxygen to reach the grass roots. Here’s how it works:

Before Aeration

Soil naturally becomes compacted from use and winter weather. This causes your grass to have a shallow, weak root system.

Aeration

Aeration puts small holes in your lawn to allow air, nutrients, and water to penetrate the grass roots deeply. The plugs of core pulled from the holes slowly dissolve on top of the grass leaving even more nutrients.

After Aeration

Deeper roots start to grow after aeration. In 6-8 weeks your lawn will have a greener, healthier look. New growth crowds out weeds, and fewer insects are able to survive.

Aeration is best done twice a year, once in April/May and again in September/October. It’s a good idea to overseed and fertilize along with aerating — this additional maintenance helps make lawns thicker, greener and more resilient to drought and disease.

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FAQs

Lawn aeration is the process of creating small holes in your lawn to allow air, water, and nutrients to reach the soil and grassroots more effectively. We do this using a machine that removes small plugs of soil (called “cores”) from the ground.

Over time, soil becomes compacted from foot traffic, mowing, and weather. Compacted soil makes it harder for roots to grow and absorb what they need. Aeration relieves that compaction, giving your lawn room to breathe and grow deeper, stronger roots.

The result? Thicker grass, better drainage, and a healthier, more resilient lawn.

Most lawns benefit from aeration once per year. Annual aeration helps relieve soil compaction and allows air, water, and nutrients to reach the grass roots more effectively.

If your lawn gets heavy foot traffic (kids, pets, gatherings) or has dense clay soil, you may benefit from aerating twice per year — typically once in the spring and once in the fall.

Regular aeration promotes deeper roots, thicker turf, and a healthier lawn overall. If you’re unsure what schedule is best for your yard, we’re happy to recommend a plan based on your soil type and usage.

Your lawn may need aeration if you notice any of the following:

Water pooling or runoff after rain instead of soaking in
Hard, compacted soil that’s difficult to push a screwdriver or shovel into
Thinning or patchy grass despite regular watering and fertilizing
Heavy foot traffic from kids, pets, or frequent activity
Excess thatch buildup (a thick layer of dead grass and roots at the surface)
Clay-heavy soil, which compacts more easily

If your lawn feels dense, struggles to grow, or just isn’t responding to care the way it should, compaction may be the issue — and aeration can give those roots the breathing room they need.

We’re currently serving lawns in Kitchener-Waterloo and surrounding areas.

Aeration services can be booked through Optimism Aeration. It’s still us, just a different name.

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