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With Fall just around the corner, it is important to start thinking about Lawn Renovation in your lawn.  Aerification is probably the single most important maintenance operation you can do to your lawn all season especially in clay soils which are very abundant to say the least in this area.  Aerification not only reduces compaction in the soil, it also helps to break down thatch layers that have developed above the soil level and allows water and nutrient flow below the compaction zone to the roots.

Many people beleive that bagging your clipping helps to limit and reduce the thatch layer in your lawn.  This is not correct.  Thatch is not made up of grass clippings.  It is made up of decay resistant such as surface roots, runners and stems found close to the soil surface.  Grass Clippings are made up of soft tissue that is 85-90% water.  Therefore, when clippings are left to dry on the soil they shrink by 90%.

Preventative Fungicide sprays should be applied during Late March/April to prevent rust and scab diseases on flowering Crabapple trees.  Applications to prevent Fireblight disease in Crabapples should also be applied.

Click on the video link to hear what Kent has to say about the bugs to be looking out for in your grass and in your trees:

https://www.kshb.com/entertainment/kcl/green-grass-with-aspen-lawn

Great advice from our owner, Kent, on feeding and putting your lawn "to bed" for the winter season:

https://www.kshb.com/entertainment/kcl/fall-lawn-tips#st_refDomain=www.facebook.com&st_refQuery=/

Lawns around Kansas City look much better going into this fall than they have in the last couple seasons.  Many people are looking out on their yards and thinking that they don't need to do anything this fall to the lawn...Truth is that you should look at this as an opportunity.  Moist soil and cooler weather is going to create a great opportunity to improve the overall health of your lawn this fall.  Aeration will be beneficial in getting water and nutrients down to the root zone while also releiving soil compaction that all the mowing and rain has caused.

Aeration should be part of your annual turf maintenance program just as important as weed control and balanced fertilizer program.  Aeration helps to releive compaction but maybe even more important it gets water and nutrients flowing into the root zone which stimilates root growth and creates a stronger, healthier root system.  Please call us today to schedule your lawn aeration.