Lawn aerator

[Tripster]

It depends on the size of your lawn.

We have a two small (approx 6m*2m) at back of house, I can aerate those with a hollow tine fork, but, our front lawn is approx 7m * 8m, I have done it with a hollow tine fork, but, it is really tedious and hard work.

I have this type of thing, cheap, but, not really unto the task for a large lawn. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lawn-Gra...578482&hash=item447043569d:g:-VsAAOSwtBZf1-Of

Probably 3m x 6m

 

[Darius_Jedburgh]

Bite the bullet and put some drainage in the lawn. Perforated plastic drain is cheap.
Hard work digging the ditches at least 12 inches deep. Get a trenching shovel. Fill will sand and then 6 inches of non clay soil.

Problem will be finding somewhere to let the drains empty.

 

[Tripster]

Bite the bullet and put some drainage in the lawn. Perforated plastic drain is cheap.
Hard work digging the ditches at least 12 inches deep. Get a trenching shovel. Fill will sand and then 6 inches of non clay soil.

Problem will be finding somewhere to let the drains empty.

Neighbours houses over back in village. They are another step down so be like a water fall 😊

 

[Darius_Jedburgh]

Neighbours houses over back in village. They are another step down so be like a water fall 😊

Shucks.
Back to the drawing board.

 

[Deleted User]

https://www.roov.co.uk/household-to...mi07s8g-gh7givcuztch0y7qfqeaqyasabegi1bvd_bwe

I was taking the p**s to be fair.

 

[Tripster]

Shucks.
Back to the drawing board.

I was thinking I could use them ?? A nice water feature

 

[Tripster]

I was taking the p**s to be fair.

Oh The snap cabin would be reaming my arse right now for falling for that one.

 

[Darius_Jedburgh]

I was thinking I could use them ?? A nice water feature

Would they be interested in a pond?

 

[Tripster]

Would they be interested in a pond?

Sell it better as a lakeland waterfall

 

[Dayvo]

If you could hire, borrow or buy one of these it would be of great benefit to your lawn (and exercise for you). If done 4-5 times from early spring to late autumn, as well as dressing (applying a light covering of sand) you will have a sward to be proud of.

 

[Dayvo]

 

[irw]

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Blimey @Dayvo , did you commission that image artist's impression from the Bristol Post?

 

[Archie_tect]

If you have heavy clay subsoil then any rain'll just pond no matter how much you aerate it so I agree with Darius- you need to shift the standing water with permeable drainage and a silt trap [or even large storage crates underground]. Best let the building inspector know before connecting to any adopted surface water drain as they object to draining surface water run-off into adopted public sewers and they may have a better local solution..

 

[Archie_tect]

It’s Pukka !! But does it work

Depends on how heavy you are to be able to lean on the spikes to press the times in to the lawn.

 

[jowwy]

Probably 3m x 6m

about 25 bucks in argos