How much should aeration and overseeding cost?

How much should aeration and overseeding cost?

Professional Lawn Care Aeration and Treatment Adding overseeding and fertilizing to your aeration will bump up the cost. The cost of aeration, overseeding, and fertilizing is around $250 to $300 if you use a lawn care company.

How much does it cost to aerate and overseed 1 acre?

An acre is 43,560 square feet. One lawn care company in Billings, Montana said they would charge $60 for every 5,000 square feet. However, many companies won’t price by the square foot for such a large space. Expect to pay $480 to $650 for an acre of aeration.

Do you aerate before or after seeding?

As with most larger lawn projects, such as planting grass seed, it’s best to aerate during or right before the time your grasses reach their peak time for natural growth. Aeration is good for lawns, but it can stress grass if timed improperly.

What is the best month to aerate and overseed?

fall
The undisputed best time of year to aerate and seed a lawn is in the fall. Warm soils, cool nights and dying annual weeds make fall conditions the ideal time for aeration combined with overseeding as well as general lawn seeding. Unlike fall, spring soils are cold and packed full of dormant weed seeds ready to grow.

What is the best time of year to aerate your lawn?

spring
You want to aerate the lawn when your grass is in its peak growing period so it can recover quickly—think early spring or fall for cool-season grasses, and late spring through early summer for warm-season grasses. If you have high-traffic areas or heavy clay soil, you will want to aerate every year.

Does TruGreen overseed?

Luckily, the experts at TruGreen® have all the knowledge, equipment and experience necessary to achieve excellent overseeding results. Every TruGreen lawn plan begins with a Healthy Lawn Analysis®, performed by a TruGreen PhD-certified specialist.

Do you need to pick up the plugs after aerating?

The holes left in the ground reduce compaction in soil, which keeps water and nutrients from getting to grass roots and allows the roots to spread freely. Aerating also helps breaks up the thatch layer. You don’t have to rake the plugs left by aerating, but doing so gets nutrients back into the soil faster.

How long after aeration can I seed?

Within 48 hours
Within 48 hours after you aerate you should over seed, fertilize, and water your lawn. The seed, fertilizer, and water will have the best chance to get down into the holes made by the aerator if applied soon after aeration.

How long after TruGreen Can I seed?

1-2 hours
After a service, TruGreen advises customers to allow the application to dry before families and pets resume enjoying their lawns. Although highly dependent upon temperature and humidity, most liquid products TruGreen uses dry within 1-2 hours. My weeds seem to have grown bigger since you treated my lawn.

When is the best time for aeration and reseeding?

Fall has been considered as the best time for the both aeration and reseeding. During this time, the atmosphere becomes relatively cold, but your lawn is still warm. Here are some tips and information to help you prepare your lawn for the winter months ahead.

What does aeration and overseeding actually do?

To revitalize your grass, you may consider aerating and overseeding, or creating holes in your soil to plant fresh seedlings. In fact, when done correctly, aerating and overseeding can be extremely beneficial to the wellbeing of your turf. Unfortunately, mistakes can be all too easy to make- and could cost time and money, with little return.

Should I aerate before seeding?

Aerating prior to seeding helps to relieve soil compaction and will ensure good seed to soil contact greatly aiding in germination. We recommend fall if you are only doing it once per year as aeration will bring weed seeds to the surface.

What to do after Lawn aeration and seeding?

Water the aerated and seeded lawn immediately and continue to water it frequently. After seeding, lawn care experts say that light, frequent watering is the best method. They recommend watering to the point of having light puddles on the lawn twice a day.