Core Lawn Aeration and Overseeding in Greensboro
We pull plugs from compacted lawns, sow seed into the holes and top-dress with compost where the lawn needs it, timed to your grass.
Free, no-obligation estimates. We answer the phone or call back the same working day.
Core Lawn Aeration in Greensboro
"Core aeration" pulls small plugs of soil out of the lawn so air, water and nutrients reach the roots.
Most people call it plugging, aerating or punching holes in the lawn. A machine with hollow tines runs across the turf and lifts out cores of soil, which exposes the roots and relieves the compaction that keeps water sitting on top of hard ground instead of soaking in.
The plugs stay on the lawn and break down where they fall. The holes they leave are what matter: open soil that roots can grow into and seed can settle in. NC State Extension, Carolina Lawns covers aeration and seeding practice for North Carolina home lawns.
Inside an Aeration and Overseeding Visit
A visit sprays the weeds first, pulls plugs across the whole lawn, sows seed into the holes and, where you want it, finishes with a compost top dressing.
These are the parts of the visit, in the order they happen.
- Weed spray firstWe spray the lawn for weeds before anything else, so the new seedlings have room to sprout.
- Core aerationWe pull plugs across the lawn, loosening the compacted soil and opening the surface for seed.
- Overseeding"Overseeding", what most people call reseeding, puts new seed into the loosened soil and the open holes so it can germinate.
- Top dressing, if you want it"Top dressing" spreads organic compost into the holes, feeding the roots and holding water and nutrients where the seed needs them.
Fall Aeration for Fescue, Late Spring for Bermuda
Fescue lawns are aerated and overseeded in early fall, and Bermuda and zoysia lawns from late spring into early summer.
The grass type sets the window, so we identify it before we book the visit.
Fescue and bluegrass, the "cool-season grasses"
Early fall
The soil is still warm then and weed competition is low, and the roots grow hard even as the top growth slows, so new seed gets a long, easy start. NC State Extension, Tall Fescue Lawn Maintenance Calendar lays out the month-by-month timing.
Bermuda and zoysia, the "warm-season grasses"
Once the grass greens up from winter
By then Bermuda and zoysia have greened up from winter and are growing hard, so the holes and the new seed fill in fast. In fall, as the grass heads toward going brown, it has nothing to grow into.
Aeration Estimates for Homes and Commercial Lawns
We quote aeration from the size of your lawn and whether overseeding and top dressing go with it, for homes and commercial properties alike.
Turf condition, slope, shade and access shape the job too, so we look at the lawn before we put a number on it. Commercial grounds are priced on acreage, the scope of service and the contract terms. Either way the whole job is quoted before we start, with no surprise charges after.
Free, no-obligation estimates. The quote comes after the call, once we have seen the lawn.
From your call to a seeded lawn
An aeration job goes from the first call to a seeded lawn in four steps.
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Call us
Tell us the address and what the lawn is doing. We answer the phone or call back the same working day.
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We look at the lawn
We check the grass type, the size of the lawn and how hard the ground is, then quote the whole job before we start.
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We aerate and seed
We come in the window your grass wants and show up when we say we will: weeds sprayed, plugs pulled, seed down.
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We clean up
Soil and seed are blown off the walks and the drive, and the yard is left clean when the work is done.
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Lawn Aeration Around Greensboro
We aerate and overseed lawns in Greensboro, NC and the towns around it.
Home lawns and commercial grounds get the same visit wherever they are in that footprint. A lawn just outside it is a question for the call, not a no.
service area around GreensboroWe take aeration calls from these towns and more.
- Greensboro
- High Point
- Kernersville
- Archdale
- Gibsonville
- Summerfield
- Jamestown
- McLeansville
- Forest Oaks
- Pleasant Garden
- Oak Ridge
- Sedalia
- Stokesdale
- Whitsett
What Else Affects Aeration
Soil type and the feeding that follows decide how much aeration does for a lawn.
Pulling plugs opens the ground. What the lawn does with that opening depends on the soil it grows in and what goes down after the seed.
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Compacted Clay Soil and Aeration
Clay particles pack tight under foot traffic and mowing, and that squeezes out the air the roots need. Heavy clay is why we aerate compacted ground even before sod goes down: it improves rooting and lets water get in.
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Fertilizing After Aeration
Fertilizer goes down after seeding to feed the existing grass and the new seedlings. Feeding also works better on an aerated lawn, because the open holes let nutrients and oxygen reach deeper.
Aeration questions we hear
When should you aerate your lawn?
Fescue lawns are aerated in early fall, when the soil is warm, weed competition is low and the roots grow hard. Bermuda and zoysia are aerated and seeded from late spring to early summer. Our lawn care schedule lays out the rest of the year month by month.
Does lawn aeration actually work?
Yes, on compacted ground it does. Pulling plugs relieves compaction and exposes the roots, seed sown into the loosened soil can germinate, and fertilizer works better because nutrients and oxygen reach deeper.
How much should it cost to aerate your lawn?
The cost follows the size of the lawn, its condition, slope and access, and whether overseeding and top dressing go with the aeration. We look at the lawn and quote the whole job before we start, and the estimate is free. Our guide to what lawn care costs covers the rest of the price picture.
Our other lawn services in Greensboro
Aeration is one visit in the lawn's year, and these are the rest of the work we do.
Ready to give a hard, thin lawn room to grow?
Call for a free estimate. We will tell you the right window for your grass and quote the whole job before we start.
Open Monday to Saturday. Calls outside those hours go to voicemail and we return them the next working morning.
- Free estimates
- No surprise charges after
- We clean up when the work is done