Aerating and overseeding is a very important part of the lawn maintenance process. One reason it is so necessary is because it replenishes the grass we lose during the hot summer months. We lose fescue in the summer because of the heat stress as well as a lack of rain. So in order to have that nice full lawn aerating and seeding should be done at a minimum of every other year.

Another reason aerating and seeding is so important is because it relieves soil compac-tion. After your lawn has been subjected to heavy equipment during the mowing season, the roots begin to starve for oxygen. Aerating helps your lawn regain this lost oxygen to the roots by pulling plugs out of the soil.

Aerating also speeds up thatch breakdown. I personally love aerating and seeding because there is nothing more pleasing to the eye than to pull up at a house and see a beautifully manicured lawn