Removing Thatch is Essential to the Health of your beautiful Lawn!

Spring clean up. Power rake, core aeration, fertilizing

As Seen in the Blog picture, removing dead grass and Core Aeration, for soil decompaction is essential to the overall health of your lawns, “those with a fertilizing program”, which we all do! In Calgary our climate dictates a winter season, grass goes into “hibernation”  or a dormant state. The sub zero temperatures kills all prior seasons […]

Why Core Aeration Is Vital For Your Lawn In Calgary

core aerator pictured on lush green lawn in calgary

Core aeration  punctures the sod and remove small cores or “plugs” 3 to 4 cm long. Grass roots  grow toward these vacant pockets and thicken in the process.  These holes also have a number of other  purposes: For optimal lawn thickness the soil can’t be hard. Hard soil develops over time naturally by water, or by being walked on. Core aerating removes plugs […]