This same kid also stands on the strip of grass between our parking lots and hits golf balls. He comes perilously close to our cars.

But all the kids in the neighborhood thought there were turds all over our lawn. Heh.

Is this what my life has become? Talking about my lawn on my blog? Pretty soon I’m going to be out there throwing beer cans at that weird kid who spends all afternoon riding his bike in circles.

If your lawn soil is compacted, your lawn might not be getting the air it needs to thrive. Lawn aeration attends to this problem, pulling up plugs of soil and allowing water and nutrients to reach the roots of your grass.

Lawn aeration strengthens the roots, and strong roots equal a lush, green lawn. Aerating once or twice a year will generally do. With a lawn aerator, lawn aeration can be an easy do-it-yourself project, but any good lawn care provider can aerate for you as well.

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Tip #4: When you’re done, remove the plugs. Chances are you’ve walked by a recently aerated lawn and wondered who let the dogs out. Spare yourself any sidelong glances from the neighbors. Simply gather up the plugs or mow over them with your lawn mower to break them up.

Oh well. If it means we’ll have a nicer lawn next year, then that’s cool, I guess.