Aeration involves perforating compacted soil with multiple tiny holes to let oxygen, water, and other nutrients seep in. It’s done with a core or spike aerator.
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2025’s Best Cities for Rain Gardens
Thirsty for change? Lawn Love’s new ranking reveals 2025’s Best Cities for Rain Gardens, based on precipitation, pollution risk, gardening resources, and local interest.
How to Properly Store Grass Seed
To keep grass seed fresh, store it in a labeled airtight container to protect it from pests and moisture damage. You can keep the container in your basement or garage, but make sure the temperatures are consistent.
How to Mow Wet Grass
Don’t mow wet grass if you can avoid it, but if you must, remove standing water first, use sharp blades, raise your mower height, and make overlapping passes to ensure you cut evenly and avoid clogging the mower.
12 Types of Flowering Weeds
Flowering weeds like dandelions, clover, and chickweed are common in many U.S. lawns. Some are invasive, and others feed pollinators and improve your soil. Learning to identify them helps you decide which to pull, control, or keep.
When to Water After Applying Weed and Feed
Water the lawn 1 to 2 days after applying liquid weed and feed and 12 to 24 hours after applying granular product. Otherwise, the treatment may not work.
Does ‘No Mow May’ Really Help Pollinators?
No Mow May may help pollinators a little, but its evidence is murky. We decipher fact from fiction, so you can save the bees in your yard.
When to Cut New Grass
Mowing new grass too early can rip out roots before they’ve had a chance to anchor. Here’s how to know when your new lawn, seed, or sod is actually ready for that first cut.
How Early in the Morning Can You Mow Your Lawn?
Mowing is generally legally OK after 8 a.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. on weekends. We break down local rules, the range of fines, and how to avoid trouble with neighbors.
10 Ways to Prevent Grass From Clumping When Mowing
To prevent grass from clumping when mowing, follow these 10 expert tips: use the one-third rule, mow dry grass, keep your mower blades sharp, adjust your mowing frequency, keep the right mower settings, change your mowing pattern, mulch rather than bag, clean your mower deck, address thatch issues, and, as a last-ditch effort, upgrade your mower.