Aerator

[Pipe Line]

Anyone ever rented and use an aerator themselves? My current plan fell through, and I don't think I want to deal with it in the spring. My buddy says they're brutal to use, have seen some compact ones available for rent around Omaha for fairly cheap. They that hard to use?

 

[slattimer]

Drive a bunch of nails through some 2x4s. Strap to shoes. Run around. Profit.

 

[cwessel76]

Drive a bunch of nails through some 2x4s. Strap to shoes. Run around. Profit.

Amazon product ASIN B0BQBLP7L6

 

[Baron Winnebago]

Drive a bunch of nails through some 2x4s. Strap to shoes. Run around. Profit.

My friend might have to do this in the spring to seed some patchy spots depending on how well his overseeding worked.

 

[jaihawk]

Save some time and just order them off of Amazon.

 

[alt f4]

I did one time several years ago and I'd never do it again. I rented a compact one and I'm stronger than hell, but it was such a PITA to load at store, unload at home, load at home, unload at store in a truck. I'm pretty sure it was 250-300 lbs. Trailer would be a different story.

Once I got the hang of it it wasn't too bad, but that took 1/2 of the yard to figure out to use the damn thing.

By the time I rented one and bought seed it was like $30-40 more to have someone do it. That didn't include my time loading and unloading and using it.

 

[2010sarenevercomingback]

It's like $50-60 to rent an aerator, plus the travel & lugging & labor. I paid someone $75 to do my yard (average size, maybe slightly larger). Tons of grinders on craigslist/FB marketplace that'll do it quickly & fairly cheap. Totally worth it to pay someone.

 

[Dell Husker]

Anyone ever rented and use an aerator themselves? My current plan fell through, and I don't think I want to deal with it in the spring. My buddy says they're brutal to use, have seen some compact ones available for rent around Omaha for fairly cheap. They that hard to use?

I hired someone to do it for me last week. Best decision possible

 

[Scott Hall]

Friend in Omaha does it starting at $65. DM if you want his number or just search “above the cut” on Facebook marketplace

 

[Faux Sean Callahan]

Anyone ever rented and use an aerator themselves? My current plan fell through, and I don't think I want to deal with it in the spring. My buddy says they're brutal to use, have seen some compact ones available for rent around Omaha for fairly cheap. They that hard to use?

Liquid aeration

N-Ext Air-8™ | Liquid Aeration for Compacted Soil & Deeper Rooting

Break up compacted soil with N-Ext Air-8™ Liquid Aeration. Improve water penetration, encourage deeper rooting, and boost oxygen levels with an easy-to-apply formula containing 8% humic acid. Covers up to 21,300 sq ft per gallon. A hassle-free alternative to mechanical aeration.

yardmastery.com

Or a starter fert with liquid aeration... I used this and was very impressed with the color.

16-21-2 GreenePOP Starter Fertilizer | N-Ext

N-Ext 16-21-2 GreenePOP™ is a liquid starter fertilizer. If you are seeding or sodding your lawn, this is your foundation product. It's also great for existing lawns if you need a good dose of phosphorus to correct a deficiency. Also includes liquid aeration in the mix. One gallon covers up to...

yardmastery.com

Mechanical aeration is better when you get the area done at a high level. A liquid will get 100% of the soil aerated vs just where the plugs are. Also I don't have to dick around with the machine.

Another pro to the liquid is you don't have to worry about hitting a sprinkler head and ruining the sprinkler head.

Don't do a mechanical aeration in the spring. Your preemergent basically makes a barrier so weeds don't come up. You mechanically aerate it you basically break that barrier and ruin your preemergent.

 

[redzoner]

A group of buddies rent one every year. They give us ramps for the truck.

Never seemed to hard to use it on my yard.

 

[Pipe Line]

Liquid aeration

N-Ext Air-8™ | Liquid Aeration for Compacted Soil & Deeper Rooting

Break up compacted soil with N-Ext Air-8™ Liquid Aeration. Improve water penetration, encourage deeper rooting, and boost oxygen levels with an easy-to-apply formula containing 8% humic acid. Covers up to 21,300 sq ft per gallon. A hassle-free alternative to mechanical aeration.

yardmastery.com

Or a starter fert with liquid aeration... I used this and was very impressed with the color.

16-21-2 GreenePOP Starter Fertilizer | N-Ext

N-Ext 16-21-2 GreenePOP™ is a liquid starter fertilizer. If you are seeding or sodding your lawn, this is your foundation product. It's also great for existing lawns if you need a good dose of phosphorus to correct a deficiency. Also includes liquid aeration in the mix. One gallon covers up to...

yardmastery.com

Mechanical aeration is better when you get the area done at a high level. A liquid will get 100% of the soil aerated vs just where the plugs are. Also I don't have to dick around with the machine.

Another pro to the liquid is you don't have to worry about hitting a sprinkler head and ruining the sprinkler head.

Don't do a mechanical aeration in the spring. Your preemergent basically makes a barrier so weeds don't come up. You mechanically aerate it you basically break that barrier and ruin your preemergent.

Is this the same guy with the other videos?

 

[Pipe Line]

I hired someone to do it for me last week. Best decision possible

Who did yours?

 

[Faux Sean Callahan]

Is this the same guy with the other videos?

Both of those products are N-ext products
I buy them through yardmastery.com (the links I provided)
Yardmastery is the company owned by Allyn Hayne or The Lawn Care Nut on youtube

 

[Pipe Line]

Both of those products are N-ext products
I buy them through yardmastery.com (the links I provided)
Yardmastery is the company owned by Allyn Hayne or The Lawn Care Nut on youtube

So for the liquid aeration, it does say that mechanical is still the way to go if you plan on putting down seed, which I was going to do

 

[skerohio]

Perhaps this was already suggested but I would personally stop being a cheap bastard and hire someone.

 

[Jim14510]

I hired someone to do it for me last week. Best decision possible

Shockingly this is the route I go every year.

 

[Pipe Line]

Perhaps this was already suggested but I would personally stop being a cheap bastard and hire someone.

So my buddy has a lawn service and has done it the past couple years, but he texted me this morning that his aerator wouldn't start......so here I am

 

[Baron Winnebago]

Liquid aeration

N-Ext Air-8™ | Liquid Aeration for Compacted Soil & Deeper Rooting

Break up compacted soil with N-Ext Air-8™ Liquid Aeration. Improve water penetration, encourage deeper rooting, and boost oxygen levels with an easy-to-apply formula containing 8% humic acid. Covers up to 21,300 sq ft per gallon. A hassle-free alternative to mechanical aeration.

yardmastery.com

Or a starter fert with liquid aeration... I used this and was very impressed with the color.

16-21-2 GreenePOP Starter Fertilizer | N-Ext

N-Ext 16-21-2 GreenePOP™ is a liquid starter fertilizer. If you are seeding or sodding your lawn, this is your foundation product. It's also great for existing lawns if you need a good dose of phosphorus to correct a deficiency. Also includes liquid aeration in the mix. One gallon covers up to...

yardmastery.com

Mechanical aeration is better when you get the area done at a high level. A liquid will get 100% of the soil aerated vs just where the plugs are. Also I don't have to dick around with the machine.

Another pro to the liquid is you don't have to worry about hitting a sprinkler head and ruining the sprinkler head.

Don't do a mechanical aeration in the spring. Your preemergent basically makes a barrier so weeds don't come up. You mechanically aerate it you basically break that barrier and ruin your preemergent.

 

[Dell Husker]

Who did yours?

A friend of mine from Beatrice stopped by and did it