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Core Aeration in O'Fallon, MO.
Stand-on core aeration machine pulls deep, clean cores to relieve compaction and help water, air, and nutrients reach the root zone.
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Open the soil. Strengthen the roots.
We pull hollow-tine cores 2–3 inches deep on a tight spacing across the entire lawn, then leave the plugs on the surface to break down. Within two weeks of rain and mowing they melt back into the turf and take their organic matter with them. Raking them off throws away half the benefit.
Spike aerators — the shoes, the tow-behind spike rollers — do the opposite of what you want. They punch a hole by compressing soil sideways, which makes the compaction worse. Hollow tines remove a plug and give the surrounding soil somewhere to expand into. That difference is the entire service.
Choose single or double core aeration. Double aeration adds a second pass in another direction for additional coverage; each option has its own price in the quote tool.
Based in O'Fallon and serving St. Charles County and nearby communities. Check our lawn care service area or compare services and packages.
What's included
- Hollow-tine core aeration, not spikes
- Single or double aeration, as selected in your quote
- Sprinkler heads and shallow utilities flagged before we start
- Plugs left to break down naturally
- Honest read on whether your lawn actually needs it this year
Afterward
Water normally and mow as usual. The plugs look rough for a week or two and then disappear on their own. If you are going to overseed, do it the same day while the holes are open.
How often should I aerate?
Once a year on clay or high-traffic lawns. Every other year on lighter soil that is already thick. More than that is money you do not need to spend.
Should I leave the plugs on the lawn?
Yes. Rain and mowing break them down in a couple of weeks and return that soil to the surface. Raking them off is the most common mistake homeowners make.
I have zoysia. Is fall still right?
No, and this is the one place we schedule backwards from everyone else. Zoysia is warm-season — aerating it in September, heading into dormancy, sets it back. Zoysia gets aerated in June while it's growing hard.
What about my sprinkler heads and invisible fence?
Flag them before we arrive, or point them out in the booking notes and we will flag them ourselves. Aerators and sprinkler heads are the one genuinely bad combination in this line of work.
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