Should’ve just hired a machine for 100 bucks lol. But it’s therapeutic.
c1884896
Leave the plugs, they will break down soon. I space mine one foot or so, yours look too close
scarbnianlgc
After you aerate your lawn, are you going to compete in any weight lifting competitions?? Geez, I’d die if I did my lawn manually. Looking good!
We leave the plugs and let them dissolve back into the soil.
Marley3102
Doing that way, I guarantee ur gonna step and swoosh all the plugs.
craftsman_70
According to a university study (can’t remember which University), ideally, you have 24 holes per square foot.
Major_Turnover5987
I do 6″-10″, and yes leave them.
jimleyhey
Your spacing is fine. You can leave the cores, let them dry or let them dry then break them up with a metal rake.
powerfist89
It’s fun if you have kids. Tell them it’s poop
hansonj0
How many square feet did you do? My yard is about is about 7500 square feet and I’m assuming that’s too much to bother try doing manually.
LoveFrenchFries
Bro manually doing this I could never, I pay someone to do my somewhat small yard. Props to you
i_take_shits
Blow them off. Rake and sweep them up. Top dress with compost.
OhhClock
Pick them up. Don’t pre germ
bullishbehavior
Just leave it and tell your wife the neighbor’s dog really went wild in the backyard
Abuck71588
If your soil is compacted, remove them.
MaddMax00
Pull the plugs and fill the holes with sand
TheLegoofexcellence
Question for the people who say leave the plugs, how does that not make your yard lumpy and mess with the grading?
aquafina6969
anyone try those shoe aerators?
Far-Investigator4483
I have the exact same aerator as you, did 2500 sq ft (yes I am very dumb) but I threw down TTTF seed and compost last year. Did really well, can’t speak 100% on your lawn but mine really benefited from it
msabercr
Depends on the level of compaction you are dealing with. Most people will just leave the cores to settle back into the soil. The other method is to rake them all up, mix them with sand and a seed starting fertilizer, and use that resulting sandy soil mixture to mix with the germinated seed to help spread seed in the roto-spreader and doubles as a top dressing.
nobiossi
I left mine on the lawn one time and once they had dried, they became very hard and didn’t dissolve as I was expecting. I played the waiting game but not even rain was able to break them. Robo mower didn’t like them so I had to rake them off. I would suggest not leaving them if you are expecting hot and dry periods. It may depend on the soil type also. Mine is quite sandy.
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Should’ve just hired a machine for 100 bucks lol. But it’s therapeutic.
Leave the plugs, they will break down soon. I space mine one foot or so, yours look too close
After you aerate your lawn, are you going to compete in any weight lifting competitions?? Geez, I’d die if I did my lawn manually. Looking good!
We leave the plugs and let them dissolve back into the soil.
Doing that way, I guarantee ur gonna step and swoosh all the plugs.
According to a university study (can’t remember which University), ideally, you have 24 holes per square foot.
I do 6″-10″, and yes leave them.
Your spacing is fine. You can leave the cores, let them dry or let them dry then break them up with a metal rake.
It’s fun if you have kids. Tell them it’s poop
How many square feet did you do? My yard is about is about 7500 square feet and I’m assuming that’s too much to bother try doing manually.
Bro manually doing this I could never, I pay someone to do my somewhat small yard. Props to you
Blow them off. Rake and sweep them up. Top dress with compost.
Pick them up. Don’t pre germ
Just leave it and tell your wife the neighbor’s dog really went wild in the backyard
If your soil is compacted, remove them.
Pull the plugs and fill the holes with sand
Question for the people who say leave the plugs, how does that not make your yard lumpy and mess with the grading?
anyone try those shoe aerators?
I have the exact same aerator as you, did 2500 sq ft (yes I am very dumb) but I threw down TTTF seed and compost last year. Did really well, can’t speak 100% on your lawn but mine really benefited from it
Depends on the level of compaction you are dealing with. Most people will just leave the cores to settle back into the soil. The other method is to rake them all up, mix them with sand and a seed starting fertilizer, and use that resulting sandy soil mixture to mix with the germinated seed to help spread seed in the roto-spreader and doubles as a top dressing.
I left mine on the lawn one time and once they had dried, they became very hard and didn’t dissolve as I was expecting. I played the waiting game but not even rain was able to break them. Robo mower didn’t like them so I had to rake them off. I would suggest not leaving them if you are expecting hot and dry periods. It may depend on the soil type also. Mine is quite sandy.