If your lawn in Pennsylvania looks patchy, overseeding will help rejuvenate its appearance by filling in the bare patches with new grass growth. However, if you want the overseeding process to be more effective, you should aerate your lawn first! That's because the core aeration process will loosen any compacted soil on your lawn, creating the ideal conditions for your seeds to germinate. The core aeration process will also leave tiny holes in your soil that the seeds can fall into, providing them with great seed-to-soil contact. You should schedule core aeration and overseeding in the fall if you want to get the best results for your lawn! Keep reading to learn more about why you should never overseed your lawn without aerating it first!

Aerating your lawn before overseeding it will create the ideal soil conditions for your seeds to thrive!

If you're planning to spruce up your lawn's appearance through overseeding, you'll want to make sure the soil conditions are just right so that your seeds will thrive. A common issue that can prevent grass seeds from growing into the lush lawn you want is soil compaction. When the soil is compacted, the new grass seeds will fall on top of the soil where conditions are not ideal for germination. What's more, the wind can easily blow away the grass seeds!

Core aeration relieves soil compaction. When you schedule this service before overseeding, you can rest assured that the grass seeds will have proper seed-to-soil contact and will receive essential nutrients and resources that promote healthy growth.

The core aeration process creates tiny holes in your soil where grass seeds can fall into.

Aerated lawn with holes out in a client's lawn in Souderton, PA.

The core aeration process involves pulling cores of soil from your lawn to loosen hard, compacted soil to make it easier for nutrients, water, air, and sunlight to reach the roots of your grass. As the cores of soil are pulled from your lawn, tiny holes will be left behind. When you overseed directly after aeration, the seeds can fall into these holes where they will have great seed-to-soil contact and have the best chance to successfully germinate. With improved access to the nutrients and resources that the seeds need, they can develop more robust and denser root systems, which will help them endure diseases, insect infestations, and environmental stressors like drought!

It's best to schedule core aeration every year so your existing grass can always access vital nutrients and resources!

The fall is the best time to perform core aeration and overseeding.

Seeds from overseeding service falling onto lawn in Lansdale, PA.

To get the best results for your lawn, we recommend scheduling core aeration and overseeding in the fall because of these reasons:

  • Core aeration should be done when your cool-season grass is at its strongest, which is in the fall. Aerating your lawn in the fall means your lawn can tolerate and heal from the process before it enters the harsh winter.
  • The soil and air temperature in the fall are ideal for grass growth. Overseeding in the fall means the grass seeds have ideal environmental conditions to grow and flourish!

Give us a call today to schedule our core aeration and overseeding services!

At Green Grass Lawncare, Inc., we offer top-of-the-line core aeration and overseeding services to homes and businesses in Telford, Souderton, Harleysville, Quakertown, Perkasie, Doylestown, PA and nearby areas. We offer these services as part of our Deluxe Program, which includes vital lawn care services such as lawn fertilization, weed control, and more to give you the strong and healthy lawn that you have always wanted! Give us a call today at (215) 723-1034 to schedule our core aeration and overseeding services. We look forward to working with you!