What is aeration and how do I aerate the lawn?

Here, so-called spring tines are used to comb moss, grass clippings, felt etc. out of the turf. This also straightens up stolons and transversely growing blades. The feathers do not penetrate the soil, which is why this process is particularly gentle on the lawn. This maintenance measure can therefore be carried out several times a year, even weekly if necessary. We recommend aerating once a month. Aerating should not be confused with scarifying or aerating.

Many scarifiers have an interchangeable system where you can replace the blade roller with a spring tine roller.

How do you ventilate properly?
First of all, the springs must be set correctly so that they only scratch the ground and do not penetrate it, as this usually causes the spring tines to break too quickly and the actual purpose of ventilation is not fulfilled. This is best checked beforehand on a flat surface outside the lawn. Here you can adjust the device so that the springs scrape against the ground. If the device is correctly adjusted, you should sweep the lawn once lengthwise and once crosswise. If the machine does not have a grass catcher, you should now remove everything that has come out of the turf.

It is then advisable to mow the lawn again with a rotary mower. The upright blades of grass and stolons are then mowed again, which stimulates, among other things, tillering, making the lawn denser. The suction effect of the sickle mower also sucks up some of the grass that has been combed out during aeration.