As your lawn in Virginia transitions out of the hot, stressful summer and into the fall season, it'll need help recovering and preparing for winter. That's where aeration and overseeding come in! Aeration is the process of pulling up plugs of soil to loosen compaction and make it easier for nutrients and other resources like water, sunlight, and oxygen to reach the roots of your grass. Meanwhile, overseeding involves spreading seeds across your turf to fill bare and patchy areas with new growth, making it thicker and denser than ever. Pairing aeration and overseeding together in the fall will yield the best results because they complement each other perfectly. For example, the holes created during aeration provide the perfect spot for the seeds to fall into and get excellent contact with the soil, increasing their chances of successful germination. By combining these two services, you can reap the most benefits and give your lawn all the tools it needs to enter winter dormancy in great shape!

What is aeration, and how does it benefit your lawn?

Aeration is the process of going over your lawn with an aerator to pull up plugs of soil from the ground. This service helps alleviate soil compaction by loosening the hard, packed layer, which allows vital resources like nutrients, sunlight, air, and water to penetrate deeper into the ground and reach the roots of your grass more easily. With improved access to everything it needs, your lawn can absorb more and bolster healthier, stronger, more robust root systems. Not only that but since there's more room in the soil, your turf's roots can grow deeper, giving it a more established foundation.

What is overseeding, and how does it benefit your lawn?

Overseeding involves spreading seeds across your lawn to fill in any bare, patchy areas with new grass growth. As a result, it makes it thicker and denser, giving you a lawn that looks great and is more resilient to insects, diseases, and environmental stress. It also reduces weed growth because, with fuller grass, there is less space for weeds to invade. By overseeding your lawn, you can reap numerous benefits and set it up for long-standing success.

Why should you pair aeration and overseeding together in the fall?

While aeration and overseeding are both highly beneficial services on their own, pairing them together in the fall yields even better results. After all, they complement each other perfectly. When you overseed after aeration, the holes left behind act as the ideal spot for the seeds to fall into, providing them with excellent seed-to-soil contact. Additionally, they have increased protection from the wind, rain, and critters that eat them, plus enhanced access to the resources and nutrients they need to germinate successfully. When you combine aeration and overseeding, you can ensure your lawn becomes healthy and lush in time for winter.

Call Us Today to Sign Up for Our Core Aeration & Overseeding Services

If you want to set up your lawn for long-standing success, you've come to the right place! At Patriot Lawn and Landscape, we offer our core aeration and overseeding services in the fall, between September and October, to help your grass reach its full potential. We'll pass over your lawn twice with an aerator to pull up double the soil cores. Plus, we'll spread premium tall fescue seeds before applying a starter fertilizer to give them a nutrient boost and grow new, durable, vibrant grass in no time!

We proudly serve residential and commercial properties and HOAs in Bristow, Haymarket, Manassas, VA, and nearby areas. Call us at (703) 244-7798 to sign up for our core aeration and overseeding services today!