When using lawn plug aeration, you should allow the excavated soil plugs to dry and decompose to give your lawn a uniform appearance. These plugs contain microorganisms that digest lawn thatch. You can break the decomposed soil plugs up by going over them with a lawn mower or a rake. ...
Lawn aeration is the process of removing small cores of soil from a lawn so that air, water, and nutrients can reach further down to grass roots through the newly punched holes. A mechanical lawn aerator—similar to a lawn mower—is driven over the lawn, and its set of rotating hollow ...