Overseeding is a great way to fill in any bare or patchy areas on your lawn in Tennessee with new grass growth. However, if you want to get the best results from this service, you should pair it with core aeration. Core aeration is the process of mechanically pulling up plugs of soil to loosen compaction and make it easier for nutrients and other resources to reach the roots of your grass. When you pair core aeration with overseeding, the seeds will be able to fall into the holes that were created during the aeration process, giving them excellent seed-to-soil contact and increasing their chances of germinating successfully. What's more, pairing these two services together will help prepare your lawn for the upcoming winter season and ensure it's lush and green in the spring!

What is core aeration?

Core aeration is a lawn care service that involves using an aerator machine to pull up plugs of soil from your lawn. This process helps to loosen compacted soil and create passageways that make it easier for nutrients and other resources to reach the roots of your grass. By providing your lawn with better access to everything it needs to thrive, it will be able to grow stronger and healthier.

Why should you core aerate your lawn before overseeding?

Worker using an aerator on a lawn in Memphis, TN.

Overseeding is a lawn care service that involves spreading seeds across your lawn to fill in any bare or patchy areas with new grass growth. While overseeding on its own can produce good results, you can maximize it by pairing it with core aeration. That's because when you overseed your lawn directly after it was aerated, the seeds will be able to fall into the holes that were created during the aeration process. This will give the seeds excellent seed-to-soil contact, which will increase their chances of successfully germinating. What's more, the holes will provide the seeds with protection from the wind, rain, and animals that like to eat them, increasing the chances that they will develop and establish successfully!

Fescue seeds are ideal for overseeding because they grow into resilient, beautiful, durable grass!

Pairing core aeration and overseeding will help prepare your lawn for winter and bounce back in spring!

The winters in Tennessee can be taxing on your grass. Because of this, you'll want to make sure that your lawn is in good shape before winter arrives so that it can make it through the season. When you pair core aeration and overseeding together, you'll be doing just that! By aerating your lawn, you'll be giving the roots of your grass better access to the nutrients and resources that they need to grow strong and healthy. Then, by overseeding your lawn, you'll be increasing its overall density, which will help it make it through the winter. Then, when spring rolls around, you'll be greeted by a lush, green lawn! After all, a healthy lawn going into dormancy will bounce back quicker once the new growing season arrives.

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

If you're looking to improve the overall health of your lawn and increase its density, we are the team to turn to. At Herbi-Systems, we offer both core aeration and overseeding services to address soil compaction and bare, patchy areas, and we recommend scheduling both of them together to get the best results for your grass. Residential and commercial property owners, as well as HOAs, in Memphis, Collierville, Germantown, TN, and throughout the surrounding areas are proudly served. Give us a call at (901) 382-5296 to schedule our core aeration and overseeding services today!