Lawn Aerator Shoes

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• Lyn Posts: 23,190

  October 2015

  I think they are  a bit dangerous Tina, I can foresee a nasty accident with them

  There was a thread last year about them, type Aerating shoes in the search box.

  Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 
  
  

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• Tina_i_am Posts: 173

  October 2015

  Thanks, I've had a read. Conclusion, spikes don't go down far enough, like i thought. 

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• Dovefromabove Posts: 88,139

  October 2015

  And you're in danger of attaching yourself permanently to the lawn, not to mention seriously straining some thigh muscles

  
  Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
  
  
  
  
  
  

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• WeaveyDavey Posts: 575

  October 2015

  The slender tines of a border fork penetrate much further into the soil/ subsoil & result in far better drainage . I use mine regularly and follow up with sharp sand brushed over the surface (works best in the dry!!!).

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• B3 Posts: 27,485

  October 2015

  Sounds like something out of Wallace and Gromit!

  In London. Keen but lazy.

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• B3 Posts: 27,485

  October 2015

  Inspirational! I believe, with a larger piece of wood, a serviceable bed-o-nails can be constructed.

  In London. Keen but lazy.

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• Tina_i_am Posts: 173

  October 2015

  My lawn feels hard and lumpy.  Would the aeration and adding the sharp sand help a compacted lawn.

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• Fairygirl Posts: 55,117

  October 2015

  It would Tina but it also depends how 'bowling green ' you want it! The spiking helps open the ground up and let air in, and the grit helps to drain water away - like a mini soakaway. If you have lots of big lumps and dips, you might need to fill those with soil and re seed in spring to help get a more level surface 

  I'd love a pair of Wallace and Gromit shoes 

  It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
  
  
  
  I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...

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