Liquid aeration and top dressing are two crucial lawn care services that provide multiple benefits when performed simultaneously. Aeration involves creating small holes in the soil to loosen compacted soil and make it easier for nutrients and other resources to reach the roots of your grass, while top dressing involves adding a layer of compost to the top of the lawn to provide your soil with added nutrients. These services should be combined because the top dressing can fall into the holes created during the aeration process, where it will be most beneficial. Together, these services can improve soil health, increase water and nutrient absorption, and ultimately lead to a stronger, more resilient lawn. Continue reading to learn how your lawn in Texas can benefit from these two lawn care services.

What is liquid aeration and how does it benefit your lawn?

Healthy grass blades in a lawn after aeration in Manchaca, TX.

Aeration is a lawn care service that involves spraying a liquid treatment on your lawn to open up tiny pores in the soil. The benefits of liquid aeration include increased air, water, and nutrient penetration to the root system, which promotes healthy growth and development of grass. The process also helps to alleviate soil compaction, which can prevent proper drainage and root development. By reducing soil compaction, aeration allows grass roots to expand and grow more deeply, making them more resistant to drought, heat stress, and disease.

Liquid aeration can be scheduled any time during the growing season, and for the best results, you should schedule it twice per year.

What is a top dressing treatment and how does it benefit your lawn?

A professional top dressing a lawn in Brushy Creek, TX.

A top dressing treatment involves applying a layer of nutrient-rich compost over the top of your lawn. This treatment can help to improve the soil structure, increase nutrient availability, and promote healthy grass growth. Top dressing can also help to level out uneven areas of your lawn and fill in low spots or areas that have been damaged by foot traffic or other factors. By providing a rich, organic layer on top of the grass, top dressing can help to improve the soil's ability to retain moisture and resist compaction, which can lead to healthier and more resilient grass. In addition, top dressing can also help to break up thatch, which is a layer of dead grass and other organic matter that can accumulate on the soil surface and interfere with water and nutrient uptake. Overall, a top dressing treatment can be a beneficial addition to a lawn care program, especially if the soil is lacking in organic matter or has been heavily compacted.

Why should you combine aeration and top dressing?

For best results, you should combine aeration and top dressing. That's because when you aerate your lawn, tiny holes will be created in the soil, and when you apply a top dressing treatment directly afterward, the top dressing will be able to fall into these holes and sink down into the soil. When the top dressing treatment is able to sink into the soil, it will be better able to provide the nutrients that it contains to the roots of your grass, allowing your lawn to benefit the most from this treatment.

Overall, combining aeration and a top dressing treatment can improve soil structure, increase the water-holding capacity of the soil, enhance nutrient availability, and promote lawn health and vitality.

Give us a call to schedule our aeration and top dressing services.

For reliable aeration and top dressing services, contact our team at Century Lawn and Landscape. Since 2013, we’ve been providing expert lawn care services to residential clients in Austin, Bee Cave, Dripping Springs, and surrounding areas in Texas. Our team has the skills and experience to keep your lawn in pristine condition throughout the growing season. Give us a call today at (512) 786-1694 to schedule our aeration and top dressing services today!