Pasture Aeration

[ggreg02]

For you guys here in central Texas, when is the best time to aerate my pasture? I assume it is early spring but are there any disadvantages of doing it right now.

 

[novatech]

I can,t tell you when the best time is but there are a lot of people around here doing it now. I think the most important thing is that you want to catch it before th spring growth and when ground moisture is right.

 

[simangus23]

Fall and Early Spring

 

[Brute 23]

Really you can aerate at any time. ALot of people do it when the grass is not growing so not to tear up any usable grass. ALot of people are probably doing it now after the recent rains. ;-)

 

[jfont]

If the ground is moist enough for the spikes to do well, I'll do it before fertilizing grazed pastures. Have had good luck with it reguardless of the season.

 

[ALACOWMAN]

For you guys here in central Texas, when is the best time to aerate my pasture? I assume it is early spring but are there any disadvantages of doing it right now.

the disadvantage right now is the ground is still cold grass is still dorment,, a hard rain will close the holes up over night.. and you need to fertilize it then run over it with the aeriator or you wasting time and fuel. like was said you can areate any time. but its best to target it just before green up and as the ground is warming up