Lawn Aeration Services for Greater Houston, TX-Area Residents
Lawn Aeration is the best lawn care service you can schedule for the heavy clay soils our local lawns are known to have. The best lawn aeration lets more oxygen get to your grass’s roots, significantly increases water movement in your soil, and relieves soil colloid compression, which allows turf roots to spread and thrive. GreenGate Turf & Pest will gladly help you keep your lawn in top condition with our lawn aeration services in the Greater Houston, TX area.
Another massive benefit of aeration is it maximizes your lawn’s water usage and reduces water runoff and evaporation. We recommend scheduling this service in the spring and another aeration in the fall.
For years, legacy mechanical aeration was the best game in town. However, this method only covered about 20% of the lawn, and it only impacted soil to a 2.5-inch depth. While this is better than doing nothing, it does little to address chemical binding.
Aeration is even more beneficial for maximizing your water usage and reducing runoff and evaporation when water restrictions are in place. Golf courses typically perform 5 per year, and we recommend one in the spring and one in the fall for residential lawns.
For years, legacy mechanical aeration was the best game in town. As helpful as it was, ultimately, it was woefully inadequate. The most significant impact of mechanical lawn aeration is compression relief – Only about 20% of the lawn is covered with mechanical aeration and only at a depth of 2.5 inches; this is certainly better than nothing but does little to address the real compaction culprit- Chemical binding.
Our aeration service will leave your lawn feeling as light and refreshed as a breath of fresh air. Don’t just take our word for it – hear what our delighted clients have to say!
“We tried your aeration and got better results than our previous service. We believe some of the different treatments you offer work better for us than the standard “Randy Lemon” process we were using.” -Jack E., Sugar Land, TX
Valuable Information About Chemical Binding
Chemical binding happens because of high pH levels, excessive salt buildup, and bicarbonates in Texas soils. Excessive salts prevent water absorption from the soil for the plant. This issue causes dehydration, and over time, salts bind together the soil colloids and make the ground hard and virtually impenetrable.
With liquid aeration, GreenGate Turf& Pest helps you sequester excessive amounts of sodium or bicarbonates by pulling them away from your lawn’s root system. Soil colloids get a quick backfill of nutrients and microbial activity. This fast solution promotes aggressive root growth while reducing stress on the plants. You can read all about how aeration helps your lawn and contact our lawn aeration company.
Advanced Lawn Aeration
The best lawn aeration lets more oxygen reach your grass roots. This service also significantly increases your soil’s water movement and relieves compression for the soil colloids. GreenGate Turf & Pest advises you to invest in this essential service.
Lawn Plug Aeration
You should know about the drawbacks of lawn aeration, which “pulls plugs” out of your soil but only impacts it to about 2.5 inches deep. Furthermore, this method leaves the “plugs” on your turf. Additionally, sprinkler heads, phone lines, high-speed internet lines, outdoor lighting, and other installations are in danger.
Multiple Aerations for You to Consider
GreenGate Turf & Pest is proud of our service selection, including multiple aeration options to keep lawns healthy and thriving. We’ve described each option below for you to consider:
Multiple Aerations To Choose From
Super Aeration
GreenGate’s Liquid Super Aeration tackles Houston’s tough soil issues, such as dense clay, high pH, and excessive salt content. This solution combines liquid aeration and a strong dethatcher, helping your lawn improve airflow, take in more nutrients, and strengthen its defenses against pests and diseases.
Super Duper Aeration
GreenGate Turf & Pest offers Super Duper Aeration, a top-tier lawn care service that ensures outstanding results. This specialized process blends Liquid Super Aeration, a High-Performance Dethatcher, and Granular Compost to address challenges like compacted soil, weak root systems, and lack of nutrients.
Invest in Our Restore & Rejuvenate Program (R&R)
Our four-part Restore & Rejuvenate (R&R) program is a powerful treatment combination especially for lawns struggling with poor soils with high pH and salt levels. Additionally, this program is perfect for yards that have undergone poor-quality chemical fertilizer treatments. To start the process, we conduct a traditional plug aeration. Within five business days, a technician will apply two granular products and top off everything with our Super Lawn Aeration treatment.
- Our first granular product is supercharged with Ammonium Sulfate. This product is essentially a high-grade compost in a bag that’s rich in carbohydrates and gives your turf’s beneficial bacteria a quick burst of energy. Multiple forms of carbon provide a sustainable food source to promote and support long-term biological activity. The minerals found in this treatment replenish your soil with vital nutrients that have been depleted over time.
- Our second granular product is a robust amendment that opens tight soils, accelerates turf recovery, and stimulates your soil’s biology without using a hefty dose of nitrogen. This combination lets oxygen move through the soil while promoting a highly active microbial-generated nitrogen cycle. 50% of this product is comprised of Eco-Lite, the premier zeolite rock mineral mined from an exceptionally clean zeolite mine. This element provides benefits like the highest CEC of all physical amendments. Zeolites are hard rock minerals that can absorb water in wet surrounding soil. This trait creates better air movement in your soil and allows for the controlled release of water when your soil’s moisture levels fall. Perhaps the most significant difference between Eco-Lite and other physical amendments is how it holds ammonium nitrogen and potassium.
It would be reasonable to break this turf-promoting R&R program down as spreading compost on your lawn. However, our Restore & Rejuvenate treatment is amplified tenfold. We recommend having our team treat your turf in early spring and early fall if your yard’s condition is poor, but lawns in any condition can benefit from some R&R.
Contact Our Lawn Aeration Company for More Information
With the best lawn aeration options from GreenGate Turf & Pest, your lawn can experience a root mass increase of up to 45% in about five months. Additionally, you’ll notice reduced surface tension, lower pH levels, and a significant increase in your turf’s water-holding capacity.
About 60% of the outer roots in your turf will start to “slough off” by late summer or early fall and become a spongy organic material, which your lawn will use as nutrition.
We’re very excited to provide the area’s best lawn aeration services. You can pair your aeration appointments with our 8-Step Lawn Fertilization & Weed Control Program. Call today to get a free quote for the services your lawn needs.
Plug Aeration vs Liquid Aeration
| Mechanical Plug Lawn Aeration | Liquid Lawn Aeration |
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2.5” Deep Cores |
Micro Tunnels to 6” |
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20% lawn coverage |
100% lawn coverage |
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Compression relief for approx. 20% of lawn |
Compression relief for 100% of lawn |
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Increased root oxygen for approx. 20% of lawn |
Increased root oxygen for 100% of lawn |
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Better water penetration for approx. 20% of the lawn |
Better water penetration for 100% of the lawn |
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Less Watering Needed |
Less Watering Needed |
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Helps to reduce some thatch in approx. 20% of lawn |
Helps reduce some thatch for 100% of yard. |
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Broken irrigation heads and high speed internet lines |
NO risks to irrigation or shallow buried lines |
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Messy/Muddy plugs deposited on top of turf |
No Mess |
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Stressful to the turf |
No stress |
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Can cause a break in the weed pre-emergent barrier |
No break in the pre-emergent barrier |
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– Compaction from high sodium is reduced – 45% more root mass in 5 months – More water retention at the roots – Organic bio stimulants sent to the root zone – MUCH deeper root depth & breadth – Works in conjunction w/fertilizers to enhance their performance. – Each liquid application builds on the last application – Helps to lower soil pH levels |
With the best lawn aeration, your turf will see an increase of root mass by 45% in about five months, reduced surface tension, a lowering of pH levels, and a substantial increase in water holding capacity.
About 60% of your turf’s outer roots will begin to “slough off” by late summer or early fall, becoming a spongy organic material. The organic material will be used as nutrition for future root growth & water storage, adding to your turf’s health and pleasing green appearance.
We are very excited to provide the best lawn aeration service in town. Partner your aeration with our 8-Step Lawn Fertilization & Weed Control Program. Call today for your free quote!
Advanced Lawn Aeration FAQ
Spring and fall are the best times to aerate your lawn in Houston. For springtime aeration, we recommend March and April. For fall time aeration, we recommend September and October. However, with GreenGates’ Advanced Lawn Aeration, you can successfully aerate your Houston lawn any time of the year!
To keep your turf looking and feeling its best, we recommend aerating your lawn twice per year, once in the Spring and again in the Fall.
Liquid aeration solutions contain a combination of minerals, essential nutrients, humic acids, and microbes that work to break down thatch and break up compacted soil naturally, allowing for nutrients and water to reach the roots of the grass.
GreenGate’s Advanced Liquid Lawn Aeration is a state-of-the-art aerating process that, due to being a liquid, can cover 100% of your lawn (rather than the typical 20% accomplished with an aerator machine). Just as legacy mechanical machines are intended, our liquid solution targets our tightly bound Houston soils and stimulates microbial activity by creating micro-tunnels throughout your soil, thus allowing for an increase in drainage and allow for nutrient and water absorption.
GreenGate’s Super Lawn Aeration is our state-of-the-art liquid aerating process PLUS a powerful de-thatching agent added to the mix, giving you double the thatch fighting power. Our Super Duper Lawn Aeration provides the same benefits as our Advanced Lawn Aeration and Super Lawn Aeration but adds a Granular Organic Biological Soil Amendment. that will act as a high-quality compost to assist in energizing and rejuvenating your soils microorganisms.
Absolutely! Plus, no risk of damage to your lawn or property from a giant aerator machine. Additionally, results are longer lasting.
There are several benefits of liquid over mechanical aerations. While both forms of aeration offer multiple benefits to your lawn, liquid lawn aerations have some other things to consider. Liquid solutions are not just creating holes (or plugs) but introducing vital nutrients into your soil, breaking down thatch, and creating a food source to stimulate essential microbes. Soil activity created by these microbes will result in micro-tunnels throughout your lawn, necessary for water and nutrients to reach the plant’s roots and drain when needed. Plus, no unsightly dirt nuggets are left behind to hang out on your lawn.
No two lawns are the same, but generally speaking, when applied during growing season you should see results within 2-3 weeks with our Super Aeration, and as little as a week with our Super Duper Aeration.
