So is filling aeration holes with sand good or bad? I've always sand leveled after aeration but recently discovered some on this forum and other sources say it is bad because you negate the benefits of aeration. I was under the impression it helps with compaction and drainage in my clay soil.
My lawn greened up at ~80%. I've now done my spring scalp down to .125inches and used the amazing Lawnpecker to take 5inch plugs. I was about to order some sand to fill in the holes and do a light top dressing. My lawn is already pretty level and I would only use the top dressing to target a few small low spots in my ~5,000 sqft lawn spread over 3 areas.
Proceed with the sand or leave it be?
-Side note, that Lawnpecker is fantastic for aeration! I've never been able to get these types of plugs (~5-6 in deep), and the basket makes cleanup easy. Took about 2 days to manually do the entire yard, but worth it. In the past, rented machines could only get about .5in-1in plugs in my tough clay soil. Two thumbs up.
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My lawn greened up at ~80%. I've now done my spring scalp down to .125inches and used the amazing Lawnpecker to take 5inch plugs. I was about to order some sand to fill in the holes and do a light top dressing. My lawn is already pretty level and I would only use the top dressing to target a few small low spots in my ~5,000 sqft lawn spread over 3 areas.
Proceed with the sand or leave it be?
-Side note, that Lawnpecker is fantastic for aeration! I've never been able to get these types of plugs (~5-6 in deep), and the basket makes cleanup easy. Took about 2 days to manually do the entire yard, but worth it. In the past, rented machines could only get about .5in-1in plugs in my tough clay soil. Two thumbs up.
