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Lawn aeration question

Posted on 3/25/21 at 2:40 pm
Posted by cajunsaint
New Orleans
Member since Jan 2012
574 posts
Posted on 3/25/21 at 2:40 pm
Aerated my lawn this morning with one of those manual Yard Butler core aerators. Small yard, so wasn't worth renting one. My question relates to what to do with the plugs. I know you are supposed to leave them to decompose, but my home is only 2 years old, with EXTREMELY compact clay soil. The plugs seem to be essentially all clay. I can't imagine it being too beneficial to leave them in the yard. But I don't know shite, which is why I'm here. I've read conflicting info online on what to do with clay plugs. I'm located in Covington fwiw. Thanks
Posted by CrawDude
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2019
5285 posts
Posted on 3/25/21 at 2:47 pm to
Leave them - they’ll break down pretty rapidly, probably within a week. Your whole yard is clay, they are not going to dissolve back into the holes you created. I deal with the same issue.
Posted by good_2_geaux
Member since Feb 2015
741 posts
Posted on 3/25/21 at 2:51 pm to
I just left them when I did my lawn last year. I’m not sure if it makes a difference either way. If they dissolve and then fill the holes back, it’s still not compacted soil backfilling the holes was my take.
Posted by ronk
Member since Jan 2015
6229 posts
Posted on 3/25/21 at 4:39 pm to
You leave them.
Posted by cajunsaint
New Orleans
Member since Jan 2012
574 posts
Posted on 3/25/21 at 6:42 pm to
Thanks for the info guys.

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