Best gardening steps

Aeration is a deliberate move taken by an individual to improve the quality of grass or any other plant that grows on a guarded garden. It serves to reduce impaction of soil thereby allowing easy circulation of air, water and nutrients. This way, the plant obtains sufficient materials for growth and development. In a similar manner, lawn aeration serves to raise grass or plant quality following similar principles stated above.

Currently, man has developed different ways of keeping lawns in good shape. Aerating any given grass field or flower bed may be achieved in a number of ways that is wholly dependent upon equipment available, size of the land as well as the nature of plants in question. First method involves driving a fork into the earth and then wiggling it to create adequate holes for aeration.

A second way may involve use of hollow tines. They equally create holes in lawn spaces through scooping soil rather than piercing and scooping as is the case when a fork is used. A third option involves use of scarifies so as to improve air circulation in a lawn. It aids the removal of excessive cover. A fourth way involve a simple use of spiked foot wear. As one walks in the lawn, these spikes create holes thereby improving aeration on the pierced surfaces.

Last in this list is a slitter; use of slitter provides one of the best and quick means of covering larger portions of land in little time. This is achieved by an arrangement of several blades with sharp edges along a desired piece of land. These blades make a cutting into the ground and reduce the overall impaction of soil. This is fast and efficient and could also be used in smaller pieces of land.

It is indisputable that timing is as important just as the activity itself in this particular kind of duty. Best times for aerating a lawn are those periods when soil is most to enable plants and or grass receive maximal benefit from the said activity. It is never best to carry out these activities in very wet condition or in freezing times; plants may never be in position of getting the best from it.

Waiting until grass has lost its aesthetic value is never the best way to tell accurate time for aeration. Actually, a person should dig out several portions of earth from grass field and examine it. Among other things, extension of roots into the soil should be assessed as less penetration of roots suggests that there is more soil impaction that is allowed. Indeed, grass roots should be able to go deeper than five centimeters in a well aerated soil.

Alongside aerating activities, there are other useful activities that should equally be carried out alongside these aerating attempts. Such include application of fertilizer after every aerating effort. Adding more grass seeds as may be necessary is equally important. Better still, overhead sprinklers, if available, need to be safeguarded from any harm during lawn aerating activities.

In conclusion, it is worthy to note that planting is one thing while maintaining it is another. Maintenance should be simple and less involving if a person the correct thing at the correct time. A well maintained piece of garden provides a nice scene and is therefore worth its price.