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Aerating

Core aerating is the process of removing vertical cores from the lawn; it should be done once a year.  Aerating allows air into the soil, creates a proper thatch layer, and also helps develop a topsoil layer underneath the grass.  Aerating is usually accomplished with a self-propelled aerating machine that a professional walks around the yard.  The cores that are removed should be left in the yard.  The lawn mower will break them up; this will help the lawn.  Bermuda, Zoysia, and Centipede are aerated in the spring after green-up.  To facilitate seeding, Fescue is aerated in the fall.

Sanding

Sanding is the process of putting sand on the lawn in low areas to get rid of valleys/depressions.  The type and amount of sand to distribute is highly dependent on the type of grass.  Inexpensive red/mud-colored river sand is acceptable for Bermuda, but should not be used on other types of lawns, because it often contains Bermuda seed.  Once you have common Bermuda in your lawn, it is very difficult to kill.  On other types of lawns, use sterile sand.  Sterile sand is usually more costly, but is free of weeds.   

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