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aerate

To introduce air into soil or water by natural or artificial means.

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Choate plans to aerate and dethatch at the same time, renting the aerator in the morning and the dethatcher in the afternoon.

Lush lawns lickety-split

In the 17 years that Blissful Meadows has been open, owner Gordon Bliss has insisted that the club aerate its greens only once a year and not until late fall, sometimes as late as late November.

One late aeration works for Blissful

A composter's value is in how best it can serve me in its ability to decompose the volume and variety of debris that I generate, at the time I generate it, how convenient it is to use, and the ease with which I am able to mix and aerate the compost and retrieve and store or use the finished product.

Earth's most user-friendly composter: used tires

To relieve this compaction, you can aerate the lawn with a fork pushed into the ground, to a depth of 15cm, at 15cm intervals over the whole area.

Gardening: Top-class grass; Gardening advice with Roy Treherne, horticultural consultant for Wyevale Garden Centres

A spade tends to compact it, while a fork will aerate it.

Your garden: GETTING DIGGY WITH IT; Fine tine to toil with your soil

The colors--consistently intense, even fulsome, with lots of purples and oranges, like a layered cocktail of wine, sherbet, and nail polish--tend to lighten and aerate at the top of each work, suggesting sky over land.

YEARDLEY LEONARD

Remember to re-seed, de-thatch or aerate your lawn right now.

Time to tidy your garden for winter

The PerformAire[TM] 60 and the PerformAire[TM] 80, two new additions to the company's aerator line, offer the flexibility to vent or aerate large areas of turf in a very short amount of time.

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Here are my top tips for getting the best out of your first season's mow: Pre-mow preparation Before powering up your mower, rake your lawn thoroughly to rid your lawn of any leaves and to help aerate your lawn.

TREAT YOUR LAWN TO A FIRST CUT

When one is full, cap it off with about an inch of old compost and begin a new bin--making sure to return periodically to the first one to mix and aerate.

Calling all composters: it's cool and it's hot

Those self-serious oenophiles who sniff, slurp, aerate, spit and then say preposterous things like "angular and bouncy" or "architectural yet lighthearted".

Likeable varietals: in search of the perfect stage to showcase the humble avocado, chef Gabrielle Hamilton paired a ripe fruit with hojiblanca olive oil to sublime results

Now is not the best time to aerate because of the heat, which can dry out the grass that much quicker once lawn cores are removed.