| after aerating my lawn I want to overseed it and I keep my lawn long now, should I mow it shorter before I overseed it? |
| Mow the lawn short before aerating. Then aerate. I use a core aerator. A core aerator will remove one inch by three inch plugs from the lawn. Leave the plugs on the lawn and they will dissolve in rain or water from the sprinklers. After aerating spread a thin layer of sand or compost over the area and water it in well. The sand or compost plus the soil from the plugs will work their way down into the holes left by the plugs. You can then overseed your entire lawn. |
