Tired of Brown Patches? Here’s How Core Aeration Can Revive Your Lawn

If you’re in Lake County, IL, you’ve probably battled those ugly brown patches that make your lawn look dead. The culprit is often compacted soil choking your roots.

How Core Aeration Revives Your Grass

Core lawn aeration opens oxygen paths and lets water, air, and nutrients reach deep roots. That revives the entire root zone. Within weeks, new green blades start filling in where brown spots used to be.

Tips:

• Aerate in early fall or spring.

• Water regularly afterward.

• Add seed in the aeration holes for faster recovery.

To stop weeds from invading those weak spots, read Dealing With Weeds? Why Core Aeration Helps Your Grass Outcompete Them.

If drought or heat worsened those brown patches, visit Core Aeration for Drought-Stressed Lawns.

For lawns that also puddle after rain, don’t miss How Core Aeration Improves Lawn Drainage and Prevents Flooding.