If your lawn is looking brown or patchy despite your best efforts to care for it, your soil might be compacted and need aerating. Manual lawn aerators make holes in the soil to allow air, water, and ...

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

Growing a beautiful, lush lawn is nearly impossible if your yard has heavy, clay-like soil that’s easily compacted. The solution is to invest in a lawn aerator. Aeration is the process of perforating ...