If you're like everyone else, your dream lawn is thick and full of healthy, vibrant green grass. Achieving this takes a lot of time, effort, and TLC, though sometimes it still struggles and has patchy areas no matter how much you do. After all, problems like thatch buildup and compacted soil are common on lawns in Indiana and will inhibit your turf's ability to access everything it needs to be at its best. So, how do you help your struggling lawn grow beautiful grass? Fortunately, these three lawn care services will do just that: verticutting, aeration, and overseeding. This blog is about these three services and how they will help to transform your struggling lawn into your dream one!

1. Verticutting

Verticutting in a lawn to boost health in a dying lawn near Greenfield, IN.

Nothing's worse than fighting an uphill battle with your lawn - you put so much work into it, yet it still struggles to grow beautiful grass. Unfortunately, one of the biggest culprits is thatch buildup. While thatch naturally builds up over time, it limits air and water flow through your turf. But wait, there's a solution - verticutting! Verticutting is the process of slicing small, uniform lines into the soil using a verticutting machine; this will effectively cut through and reduce any thatch buildup on your lawn, improving resource movement.

Verticutting will also provide ideal conditions for seeds, as the grooves are the perfect place for seeds to fall into and have direct contact with the soil. That way, they have a better chance of successfully germinating, establishing, and growing into beautiful, resilient grass. With this service, you can help your struggling lawn and get it back on track to good health.

2. Aeration

Aeration holes and plugs after an aeration machine worked the lawn in Fishers, IN.

While compacted soil is inevitable and is a result of frequent foot and machinery traffic, like lawn mowers, it can prevent your turf from accessing and absorbing everything it needs - from nutrients to resources like sunlight, water, and air. Fortunately, core aeration is another service that will help your struggling lawn grow beautiful grass by loosening compacted soil; this service consists of using an aerator to pull up "cores" of soil, creating tiny holes in the surface. These holes then act as passageways for nutrients and resources to reach the roots of your grass. With improved access, your lawn can absorb more and thus start growing healthy grass again!

3. Overseeding

A patchy lawn with green grass and spots with overseeding in Greenfield, IN and surrounding areas.

After your lawn has struggled for some time, the result is usually bare and patchy grass areas. Not only is a thinning turf an eyesore, but it's also in a weakened state and more susceptible to stressors. Now enter overseeding, a service that will fill those patchy areas with new, healthy grass growth! The purpose of overseeding is to make your lawn thicker and denser, thus also building up its strength and resilience against weeds, lawn diseases, and insects. With overseeding, your struggling turf will struggle no longer, and it'll be full of beautiful grass in no time!

Using cool-season seeds like fescue and Kentucky bluegrass for overseeding will ensure they thrive in the climate here and yield stronger and greener grass growth.

Want to help your struggling lawn grow beautiful grass? Sign up for our lawn renovation service!

At Green Again Lawn, we specialize in helping struggling lawns grow beautiful grass, and we do that with our lawn renovation service! This service includes verticutting, aeration, and overseeding to rejuvenate your turf and get it back on track to good health. Before long, you'll notice a drastic improvement and a complete transformation - say goodbye to your old, unhealthy lawn and say hello to your dream one full of healthy, verdant grass!

We offer our lawn renovation service to homeowners, business owners, and HOA property owners in and around Greenfield, Fishers, and Fortville, Indiana. Call us at (317) 747-0146 to sign up today!