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Lawn Aeration
I am searching for the most economical way to aerate my lawn. I have borrowed my neighbors sears core aerator and towed behind my gravely lawn tractor but it really didn't sink into the ground at all, in my opinion, even with cinder block weights and damp ground. I am thinking about the swisher drum style spike aerator that northern tools sells, we are talking $275 + $85 shipping which I think would work.
But I also have an old troy bilt rototiller which you would think you might be able to do something with. You would think with all the equipment and attachments I have and the JD 4310 (rockrake) I might be able to do something with them without buying something new. All I want to do is to rough up and crack open the ground without destroying the grass all together. Any ideas on modifications to equisting equipment to do this?
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Thanks for the ideas. I am looking to just aerate not seed. There are areas of my lawn where the grass hasn't grown in thick. The reason being that I had used these areas for construction and the soil has become compacted. I need to loosen this soil up but don't want to start from scratch by plowing and destroying all my grass.
This is not a large area of my lawn. I would estimate 50 by 100 feet. The straight disk is an interesting idea I hadn't considered. Whatever solution I use would be applied to my entire lawn which is about 20,000 sq ft. Thanks!
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Wow! Some real expert opinions here! Yes a buddy of mine rented a walk behind powered aerator. He said it did a fine job. It was a manhandler though. And of course inconvenient and pricey for one time use. KT, I had thought about a "cut off" set of tines for my tiller. I understand sometimes they sell special aerator tines for tillers but I haven't located any that would fit my Troy Bilt. That would be ideal since I haven't really used my tiller for much lately. Hardwood, your knowledge in this area is great. Thanks all for your comments!
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