Aeration is the most important service offered to improve playability of your athletic fields. Not only does is dramatically reduce thatch, but it also opens up the soil for oxygen, water, and nutrient absorption by the roots. It also increases pore space for root growth. Aeration needs to be done at least twice a year and as much as six times a year to improve and maintain your grass playing field.
Coring and Solid Tine
Whether it’s piston driven coring with the John Deere Aercore or deep-tine vertidrain with the Wiedenmann, we offer aeration services that can be done all months of the growing season. The coring should be done twice a year when the soil is moist and not thoroughly saturated. The deep-tine can be done in-season due to the fact that it does not disrupt the playing surface. The deep solid tines range from 4 to 12 inches in length. The hollow core tines are 4 inches long and up to ¾ inch wide.
Slicing
Another form of aeration that can be done during season is the AerWay. We offer this service as a soil fracture that can be done any time of year except when the soil is saturated.
Verticutting
When coring is performed, another service we offer is verticutting. This service not only breaks up the cores, but it also dethatches as well. When this is done, the rhizomes of the grass are broken which in turn, promotes more tillering and up right growth.