A person using a machine to aerate a lush green lawn, creating small holes in the soil to promote healthy grass growth.
A person using a machine to aerate a lush green lawn, creating small holes in the soil to promote healthy grass growth.

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Recent Lawn Aeration reviews in Canberra

Job done well. Thanks

Lawn aeration

$75

Thanks, fab job!

Lawn aeration

$100

Adam did a great job aerating our front and back lawns. Very happy and we’ll be contacting him again for gardening work. Thank you!

Lawn aeration

$5

Thanks for your work Aaron all completed as agreed.

Front lawn aeration

$200

Shea delivered exactly as we agreed.

Lawn coring/aeration

$100

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What do lawn aeration services include?

Lawn aeration services include all the necessary tasks to improve air and water circulation. These tasks can involve removing thatch buildup and loosening compacted soil. Some Taskers can do a partial clean-up or lawn clearing before the actual aeration process. As aeration is part of lawn care, other tasks can include mowing the lawn before aeration and composting afterward.

 

Lawn assessment

Your hired Tasker can inspect your lawn and determine its moisture levels. Knowing how moist or dry your lawn is can help your Tasker decide if extra watering is necessary. They can also measure the lawn and determine which tools are appropriate for the job. Your Tasker can use a manual aerator for smaller lawns or a powered aerator for large ones.    

 

Lawn preparation

Some Taskers can mow your lawn beforehand, but this can cost extra. If your lawn covers a large area and the grass is seriously overgrown, you may hire a separate lawn mowing service for this preparation step. 

 

Your Tasker can also water your lawn for one to two days when appropriate, depending on the degree of soil compaction. They can water your lawn until it absorbs the equivalent of an inch of rainfall. This process can make the soil moist enough, so it’s easier for the aerator to penetrate and pull out soil plugs. Your Tasker can also place flags to mark irrigation heads or other objects to avoid while using the aerator.

 

Lawn aeration

When your lawn is ready, your Tasker can proceed with the lawn aeration process. In some cases, the Tasker can take a whole day to work on the entire lawn for the best and consistent results. The specialist may move the aerator following a pattern that covers the whole lawn once. However, it’s not uncommon to go over sparse spots twice. After your Tasker has covered the entire lawn, they will leave the soil cores and move on to the next step.

 

Fertilizing the lawn

The Tasker may recommend either raking the soil cores and dumping them into a compost pile or leaving them to decompose and supply additional nutrients to your grass. Your Tasker can explain the benefits of either measure, and you can decide what to do from there. After you’ve agreed on the fate of the soil cores, your Tasker can go ahead with fertilizing your lawn. They can apply fertilizer, compost, sand, peat moss, or any combination of these to fill the holes and rejuvenate your lawn. Once your lawn is on track to looking terrific again, you can consider booking other lawn maintenance services on Airtasker! 

 

Recent Lawn Aeration tasks in Canberra

Lawn core aeration

$250

Duffy ACT 2611, Australia

9th Nov 2024

Three patches of lawn need core aeration - have already been scalped back. Two medium size patches, one very small. Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: 150m²-300m² Has green waste bin: Yes

Lawn aeration

$250

Dickson ACT, Australia

31st Oct 2024

Nature strip aeration, plug removal type as it's heavily compacted. Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: 150m²-300m² Has green waste bin: No

Lawn aeration

$80

Griffith ACT, Australia

10th Oct 2024

Lawn aeration of 90m2 of lawn Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: 50m²-100m² Has green waste bin: Yes

Core (aerate) my front lawn

$120

Dickson ACT, Australia

28th Sep 2024

looking to have my lawn cored (aerated). Lawn is easy accessed at front of property, and is approx 20m x 8m Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: 150m²-300m² Has green waste bin: Yes

Core aerate my lawn

$250

Curtin ACT, Australia

25th Sep 2024

I'm looking for someone to core aerate my lawn on a weekend. Back yard is ~100m2 and front is ~60m2. Backyard has a small retaining wall to get up (ramp needed) Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: 50m²-100m² Has green waste bin: Yes

Lawn aeration of approx 400sqm in southdie Canberra

$200

Forrest ACT, Australia

25th Nov 2023

Coring of approx 400 sqm of flat lawn Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: Above 300m² Has green waste bin: No - Due date: Before Sunday, 26 November 2023

Aerate Lawn

$120

Canberra ACT, Australia

21st Oct 2023

You will need to have your own machine lawn aerator. Must go up steps. Require front, back and side lawn done as well as nature strip. Property is 800 sqm with house and drive taking up at least half. - Due date: Before Sunday, 29 October 2023

Lawn Coring / Lawn Aeration

$250

Denman Prospect ACT, Australia

27th Sep 2023

Lawn is very dry and the ground is very hard. Cheers Steve

Lawn aeration

$180

Evatt ACT, Australia

25th Sep 2023

I would like my backyard lawn cored. Approx 200m2. Photo shows the backyard. It will be cleared with nothing on the grass for the day of the job. - Due date: Before Saturday, 30 September 2023 but flexible.

Lawn aerator

$75

Wright ACT, Australia

17th Sep 2023

Lawn aerator Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: Under 50m² Has green waste bin: Yes - Due date: Needs to be done on Sunday, 17 September 2023

Lawn aeration

$120

Conder ACT 2906, Australia

16th Sep 2023

Need Lawn aerated Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: 150 Sam Has green waste bin: Yes - Due date: Flexible by 24th Oct 2023

Aerate lawn

$80

Charnwood ACT, Australia

11th Sep 2023

Aerate lawn Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: 50m²-100m² Has green waste bin: Yes - Due date: Flexible

Lawn coring/aeration

$100

Dunlop ACT, Australia

7th Aug 2023

Lawn coring or aeration Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: Under 50m² Has green waste bin: Yes - Due date: Needs to be done on Thursday, 10 August 2023

Shea delivered exactly as we agreed.

Lawn aeration, coring

$250

Evatt ACT, Australia

26th Apr 2023

Lawn aeration with a coring machine Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: 150m²-300m² Has green waste bin: Yes - Due date: Needs to be done on Saturday, 29 April 2023

Lawn aeration

$100

Red Hill ACT, Australia

27th Aug 2022

I require my lawns to be aerated, please. Please quote an hourly rate. - Due date: Flexible

Thanks, fab job!

Front lawn aeration

$200

Garran ACT, Australia

21st Aug 2022

10m by 17m front lawn aeration. Easy access at the front and has power and water near by if needed.

Thanks for your work Aaron all completed as agreed.

Aerate lawn and advice

$150

Bonython ACT, Australia

9th Feb 2022

Small backyard that needs some attention and advice o what needs to be done tomake te grass looking good - Due date: Flexible

Aerate lawn

$100

Bonython ACT, Australia

8th Feb 2022

It’s a small backyard that needs aerating and advice - Due date: Flexible

Lawn aeration

$75

Denman Prospect ACT 2611, Australia

30th Jan 2022

Need to get Lawn aeration done for a 32sqm lawn. If you already have a lawn aeration machine , it will be great.

Job done well. Thanks

Aerate median strip

$100

O'Connor ACT 2602, Australia

16th Nov 2021

Looking for some to machine aerate (or similar) my median strip so I can reseed to fill patches. Approx 70m2