At a recent garden centre talk, it was suggested that most lawns
would benefit from hollow tine aeration. My small domestic lawn
has never had such treatment in the 25 years I have lived here,
and I am wondering if it is worth doing.

Has anybody successfully used a hollow tine aerator without it
continually clogging? If so, what was it?

I have a little moss, no waterlogging, and soil which tends to
clay.

Chris
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Chris J Dixon Nottingham UK


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On 2009-09-19 14:21:23 +0100, Chris J Dixon said:

At a recent garden centre talk, it was suggested that most lawns
would benefit from hollow tine aeration. My small domestic lawn
has never had such treatment in the 25 years I have lived here,
and I am wondering if it is worth doing.

Has anybody successfully used a hollow tine aerator without it
continually clogging? If so, what was it?

I have a little moss, no waterlogging, and soil which tends to
clay.

Chris

On the basis of "if it ain't broke"........ ;-)
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon

In message , Chris J Dixon
writes
At a recent garden centre talk, it was suggested that most lawns
would benefit from hollow tine aeration. My small domestic lawn
has never had such treatment in the 25 years I have lived here,
and I am wondering if it is worth doing.

Has anybody successfully used a hollow tine aerator without it
continually clogging? If so, what was it?

I have a little moss, no waterlogging, and soil which tends to
clay.

Chris
They do tend to clog especially on clay soil - which is where they are
most beneficial. The mechanised ones tend to be too large for domestic
lawns. Aeration in itself isn't of great benefit. What you must then do
is spread sand on the surface and brush it in.
I would have thought that in your case a good top dressing of
horticultural sand might help improve the tilth and keep moss away. If
you are feeling energetic you can always spike your lawn first with a
fork.

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hugh
It may be more complicated but is it better?

"Chris J Dixon" wrote in message
...
At a recent garden centre talk, it was suggested that most lawns
would benefit from hollow tine aeration. My small domestic lawn
has never had such treatment in the 25 years I have lived here,
and I am wondering if it is worth doing.

Has anybody successfully used a hollow tine aerator without it
continually clogging? If so, what was it?

I have a little moss, no waterlogging, and soil which tends to
clay.

Chris
--
Chris J Dixon Nottingham UK


On a small lawn in a London clay garden, prone to muddy poor drainage
excessive traffic by the patio, we used a simple one like this
http://www.gardenandleisure.com/products/bosn460.html

The new plugs push out the old, it worked fine except where old stepping
stones were embedded under the grass! There a few tines may have bent...

After clearing away the plugs, we brushed in rubber crumbs (recycled car
tyres)!!
and despite much scepticism, concerns about chemicals, etc etc it has been a
huge success.

http://www.dunweedin.co.uk/gallery_rubber.html
This sort of stuff - have seen it since in playgrounds, but it seems to work
well in the lawn.
Tried all the local garden centres and none of them had heard of it, so we
had to order s few sacks delivered.

Lawn drains better, feels bouncier to walk on - felt risky at the time, but
it worked well.


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