Core aeration

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1. increasing air penetration of the soil by removing plugs of soil. A heavy machine with hollow prongs is moved across a lawn pushing the prongs into the soil and pulling out plugs of soil.


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Example of a soil plug. Source: http://www.imperiallawns.com/

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This is an example of aeration, which pulls small plugs of earth up to allow air into the soil. Source:http://www.ksu.edu