Lawn aeration pulls small plugs of soil out of your lawn so water, air and fertilizer can reach the roots. Winnipeg sits on Red River clay, which packs down hard, so most lawns here need it. No-Bs Yardwork aerates lawns across Winnipeg. Call 204-900-0438 or get a free quote and we will book your lawn in.
Get a Free QuoteClay soil is made of very fine particles. Foot traffic, mowing and a long season of snow load squeeze those particles together until water runs off the top instead of soaking in. Grass roots stay shallow, the lawn thins out and weeds move in. Our guide to why spring aeration matters in Winnipeg covers what winter does to the ground.
Core aeration fixes this at the source. A hollow tine pulls out a plug about half an inch to three quarters of an inch wide and two to four inches deep. Extension turf guides from universities in the northern US, where the climate is close to ours, recommend going as deep as you can, around three inches, on hard soil.
We only do core aeration. Spikes and solid tines push clay together and can make compaction worse.
Fall is the best window for cool-season grass like ours: late August through September, while the soil is warm and the grass is still growing. NDSU Extension in nearby North Dakota names September as the best month. Spring is the second choice, usually mid to late May once the clay has dried and you have mowed a couple of times.
Skip midsummer heat, dormant lawns, frozen ground and soggy clay. It is now mid October, so most of the fall window is behind us. If you missed it, book your spot for spring 2027 now and we will schedule it when the ground is ready.
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Every year if your lawn gets heavy foot traffic, kids and dogs or has a hard clay base. Every two to three years is enough for a quiet lawn that already soaks up water well.
Fall is the preferred window for cool-season grass, late August through September, because the soil is warm and the grass is still growing. Spring works too once the clay has dried out, usually mid to late May. Avoid midsummer heat and frozen or soggy ground.
Yes, if it has been dry. Soil that is moist but not soaked lets the tines pull clean cores. Dry clay is rock hard and soggy clay clumps. We will tell you what to do when we book.
They are the soil cores pulled out of the ground. Leave them. They break down in a couple of weeks and put soil and organic matter back on the lawn. Mowing over them once they dry speeds it up.
If the lawn is thin, yes. Seed drops into the open holes and gets the soil contact it needs. Ask us to add overseeding to the same visit.
No. Spikes or solid tines push clay together and can make compaction worse. We only do core aeration with hollow tines.
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