Core aeration on its own, or paired with broadcast, slice or compost seeding in the same visit. We measure your lawn and send a written price for each option, so you can choose what it needs.
Core aeration on its own, or paired with broadcast, slice or compost seeding in the same visit. We measure your lawn and send a written price for each option, so you can choose what it needs.
We run consistent routes across South Hadley, Granby, Chicopee, Belchertown, Holyoke, Florence, Northampton, Easthampton, Hadley and 10 more towns across the Pioneer Valley. That means fast scheduling, local knowledge, and crews who already know the area's soil, weather and quirks.
Get My Free QuoteA core aerator pulls small plugs of soil across the whole lawn to relieve compaction, so water, air and fertilizer reach the roots. The plugs are left on the lawn and break down on their own.
Seed spread over the freshly aerated lawn. Much of it settles into the aeration holes, where it has soil contact and stays moist.
After aerating, a slice seeder cuts shallow grooves and drops seed straight into them. Our pick for a thin lawn that needs real thickening.
Aeration and seed, finished with a thin layer of compost. The compost holds moisture around the seed and builds the soil underneath.
For lawns that do not need aeration this year: slice seeding alone to thicken thin areas and fill bare spots.
Our crew at work, the equipment we use, and how aeration and seeding fill in a lawn.
We measure the lawn on a satellite map, the same measurement our fertilizing program uses, and send a written price for each option. No guessing at square footage.
Late summer into early fall is the best window for aeration and seeding here: warm soil, cooler nights and less weed pressure while new grass gets established.
Fertilizing, aeration, seeding, mowing and mosquito control from one local crew that already knows your property.
Straight answers to the questions we hear most from Western Mass homeowners.
Late summer into early fall, roughly late August through early October, is the best window for the cool-season grasses that grow here. The soil is still warm, nights are cooler and weeds are slowing down, so new seed has time to root before winter. Spring aeration helps a compacted lawn too, but seed sown in spring has to compete with crabgrass.
Usually, yes. Aeration opens the soil, so seed spread right after it gets better contact and stays moist longer. Broadcast seeding is the lighter option, slice seeding puts seed into grooves for the most thickening, and compost seeding adds a thin layer of compost on top to hold moisture and build the soil.
It depends on the size of the lawn. We measure it and send a written price for aeration alone and for each seeding option, so you can compare before you decide. If you are already on our fertilizing program, we price it from the measurement we already have.
Lawns with heavy foot traffic, kids and pets, or heavy clay soil do well with aeration every year. Lighter-use lawns can go every other year. If water puddles, the ground feels hard, or the grass keeps thinning out even with feeding, it is time.
Keep the seeded areas moist with light, frequent watering for the first two to three weeks, until the new grass is up. Leave the soil plugs on the lawn; they break down on their own. Hold off mowing until the new grass is about three inches tall, and skip weed control on new seed until it has been mowed a few times.
Core aeration pulls small plugs of soil out of the lawn to relieve compaction. Slice seeding cuts shallow grooves and drops seed straight into them. Aeration fixes the soil and slice seeding adds new grass, so many lawns get both in one visit.
Yes. We aerate and seed lawns across South Hadley and the Pioneer Valley whether or not you use our other services. Send a quote request and we will measure your lawn and send the options.
Tell us about your property and what you need. We'll follow up within one business day.
