The best time to aerate is when your grass is actively growing—spring or fall in cool areas, and late spring in warm ones.

Taking pride in your backyard means maintaining a healthy and green lawn, which can require a lot of time and effort. The constant need to mow and water isn't the only thing you should be considering ...

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 ...

Lawns can be aerated as often as once a year but that is rarely necessary. Only high-use lawns such as pet runs and sports ...

If you have a lawn, you need to aerate it so it can grow lush and strong. Aerating helps break up compacted soil, allowing air, water and essential nutrients to reach the roots. This, in turn, helps ...

Learning how to aerate your lawn will help keep your grass looking healthier and greener. Over time, lawns can build a thick and compact top layer called thatch. Thatch forms due to the presence of ...

Aeration is often touted as important, but it's often a task that's ignored, especially by homeowners with large lawns. In fact, our own group of friends questioned me to learn if it was truly ...

As you’re working your way through your fall gardening checklist, you may have questions about what to do to your lawn before winter sets in—like whether aerating is involved. There are a few ...

Aerating a lawn is an important step in its care, but soil plugs from aerating are a pain to deal with. Learn how to use them ...

Celeste Scott talks about easy to grow cut flowers, and Booker T. Leigh show how to aerate a lawn. This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, UT Extension Horticulture Specialist ...