Aeration & Overseeding Lawn in Fall

Posted August 23, 2023

This 2-Step Process Will Make Your Lawn Lush Next Year

Preparation is the key to success. And a successful lawn is thick, green and healthy. An aeration and overseeding lawn in the fall service will get your turf ready for a beautiful 2024.

The time to schedule aeration and overseeding is now! Don’t miss out on this cost-effective service that will make you smile next spring. Read on for an explanation of how it works and how Paramount does it differently.

Overseeding Lawn in Fall: Explained

Lawns with thin turf coverage or bare spots won’t recover on their own. Overseeding a lawn in fall is the best time to correct this problem for the following spring and summer. The process involves spreading grass seed over your lawn to encourage new growth (as opposed to reseeding, which is ripping out a lawn and starting fresh). It’s a fairly inexpensive solution, especially when compared to new sod.

Why is fall the best time? Here are a few reasons:

The soil is still warm from the summer, but the air temperatures are cooler for emerging seedlings
There’s less active weed growth than in the spring, so seedlings don’t have to compete for space and nutrients
Roots will have time to grow enough to withstand winter

Aeration Lawn in Fall: Explained

Aeration works with overseeding lawns in the fall. As you can see in the above picture, aeration punches holes through your turf and into the soil. The process is an important aspect of lawn help, such as:

De-compresses our thick, clay soil, so water and nutrients can penetrate deeper to turf roots
Encourages turf roots to grow deeper and thicker, which improves health and drought-resistance. Roots will grow deeper within 8-10 weeks
Breaks up thatch, the layer of dead material that mats around the base of turf and can prevent water absorption and turf spread