Lawn Aeration in Wentzville, MO
Fall core aeration and overseeding for Wentzville's new-construction lawns on compacted clay. About fifteen minutes from our O'Fallon shop.
Aeration in Wentzville
Wentzville is about fifteen to twenty minutes from our shop at 2743 Hwy P in O'Fallon, and most of the lawns we aerate there are under ten years old. Bear Creek, Stonemoor, Timber Trace, Huntsdale, and Crystal Creek are builder sod on clay that was compacted hard before the grass went down, and a lawn like that never roots deep until something opens the soil up.
Core aeration does that. We pull plugs across the whole lawn, usually in two directions on new-construction clay, overseed with a turf-type tall fescue blend, and apply starter fertilizer in one September visit. Sprinkler heads and dog fences are flagged first. On the older, larger lots around Peine Lake the work is the same, with a blend weighted toward shade where the trees are big.
What our aeration service includes
Core aeration with a machine that pulls plugs of soil two to three inches deep
Two passes in different directions on compacted lawns
Overseeding with a turf-type tall fescue blend right after aeration
Starter fertilizer to push the new seed along
Flagging sprinkler heads and invisible fence lines before we start
Watering and mowing instructions for the first few weeks
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How lawn aeration works in Wentzville
From the first call to a finished yard, here is what to expect.
Tell us about your yard
Call (636) 293-9306 or send the form with your Wentzville address and what you need. We reply the same business day.
Get on the fall list
September and early October are the window for Wentzville lawns. We schedule aeration in that stretch and confirm the date by text.
Aerate, seed, and feed
The crew pulls cores across the whole lawn, spreads seed into the open holes, and applies starter fertilizer in one visit.
Watch it fill in
Keep the seed damp for two to three weeks, and the thin spots thicken up before the first frost. Cores break down on their own.
The three-year rule for a new Wentzville lawn
Builder sod sits on an inch of topsoil over packed clay, and the first summer or two it survives on luck and irrigation. Aerating every fall for the first three years is the difference between a lawn that roots down into the clay and one that thins every August forever. Bear Creek sections have HOA standards for lawn condition, and a thick fall overseeding is the easiest way to stay inside them.
What aeration costs in Wentzville
Aeration in Wentzville is priced by lawn size and quoted for free from a satellite measurement or a quick visit. What changes the price:
Square footage of turf. The base price comes from the lawn area alone. Beds, driveways, patios, and the house footprint do not count.
Aeration alone or with overseeding. Seed and starter fertilizer add to the price, and almost every Missouri fescue lawn benefits from adding them.
Soil condition. Hard, dry clay sometimes needs a second pass to pull a full core.
Bundling. Customers on a mowing or fertilization program get a bundled price on fall aeration.
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Reserve fall aeration in Wentzville
The aeration window in Wentzville is only about six weeks long. Call (636) 293-9306 or send the form and we will quote your lawn and hold a date.