Greenkey Rolling Lawn Aerator & Grass Spiker, Manual Rotary Garden Tool, Handheld Push Pull device for garden

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These lawn aerator ‘shoes’ are a simple, yet ingenious solution to the problems that come with other types of aerators. Firstly, they won’t rip up your lawn like some powerful electric aerators can so they are good for lawns that are already in a decent condition. The Hyundai HYSC1500E Electric Lawn Scarifier & Aerator is one of the best aerators for medium and large gardens. It’s 2-in-1, working as both an aerator and a scarifier. It has 30 metal spikes in total, which are each 45 mm long, and works well to aerate moist ground. Alongside this, the rolling lawn aerator is 30 cm wide, so it’s narrow enough to manoeuvre around smaller areas. As a result, this is one of the best aerators for small gardens. The rolling aerator is best suited for larger lawns that have a few slopes. The shoe aerator would not be able to cope with slopes as well as the roller. Powered Lawn Aerators

The hollow tines are long, removing plugs of soil to a depth of 13 cm, and reasonably wide at 1.6 cm across. The holes they create allow water, oxygen and fertiliser to get deep into the soil and improve the health of your lawn. The Yard Butler coring aerator does a great job improving oxygen flow to your soil and revitalising the health of your lawn. It removes 3.5″ deep plugs of soil, rather than just poking holes without removing the soil, ensuring excellent aeration results.A good rolling aerator will have a telescopic handle, which you can adjust to change the height to suit depending on how tall you are. It’s worth noting that this aerator isn’t ‘hollow-tined’. The 8 cm spikes don’t remove any earth, so the ground isn’t any less compact. However, it’s still very effective. The spikes are 6 mm wide and create holes that allow air, water and nutrients to get deeper into the soil. This type of aerator has an additional benefit over hollow tine models – there’s no need to remove plugs of soil from the tines after use. Instead, simply insert the spikes into the soil and remove. The scarifier function works very effectively as well, successfully pulling moss and thatch out of the grass. It has a 45 L collection bag which is a good size for larger spaces. Whilst it collects some of the debris, it’s often necessary to go over the lawn with a rake afterwards (as is the case with many electric scarifiers). Secondly, the fact that they are on the bottom of your feet means that your whole body weight is helping to push the nails into the ground ensuring that you get good penetration of the soil, something that can be a problem with push powered roller aerator products.

Roller spike aerators don’t remove any earth, so they don’t help with compacted soil in the same way as plug aerators. However, they still make holes that allow air, water and nutrients to get closer to the lawn roots. Manual roller aerators can be quite light, which makes it more difficult to keep the spikes in the ground. Electric or petrol-powered aerators are the least physically demanding aerators. The motor will do the brunt of the work. However, they are generally more expensive, and require more maintenance, so they’re only worthwhile if you intend to aerate frequently over larger areas. Specification: Power consumption: 1500W, Working width: 32cm, Working Depth (scarifier): -12, -8, -4, +4mm , Working Depth (aerator): -15, -11, -7, +1mm , Weight: 8.5kg, Whilst not the most comfortable of shoes, they can be slipped on over gardening boots without much difficulty. They usually have adjustable straps so will fit almost any shoe size. Aside from the plug (core) handheld aerator, Yard Butler offers a spike handheld aerator which is better for sandy or loamy soil. The plug type has two tines that will penetrate up to 3.5 inches. The spike aerator has four 3-inch spikes. Both aerators are made of rust-resistant powder-coated steel, measuring 37 inches high and weighing around 4 pounds. Each has rubber padded handles and a footrest for ease in pushing the aerator into the soil.

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However, this spike aerator still takes a bit of effort to push. It’s still best to use it when the lawn is slightly wet. Aeration with solid spikes using equipment such as the garden fork, aerator sandals or shoes, rolling lawn aerators or powered machinery is generally done to a depth between 1 and 6 inches, with the top two inches being the most important. There are also star like slitters that can be inserted as a cassette into turf machinery or towed behind ride-on mowers or lawn tractors. For this kind of work you need something more subtle, and you need to be more in control, and that is why a hand powered lawn aerator like this one is perfect for the job. One major benefit of hand tools like this is they require very little setting up. This product arrives pretty much completely assembled and only requires you to fit the rear metal guard and handle on to it and you are ready to go. By aerating your garden with the right type of aerator, you’re reintroducing more oxygen and moisture to your soil’s roots, by reducing compaction, helping the roots grow deeper and stronger, and making your lawn healthier. Different types of aerators You wear these aeration shoes while also wearing regular shoes – there are four adjustable velcro straps you use to secure them in place. It’s important that you do up the straps correctly, otherwise the shoes might slip as you use them. There are no instructions, so it might take a bit of experimentation with the straps to find a setup that helps to keep them secured.

Good for: medium-sized lawns, and people looking for a simple, cost-effective way to aerate their grass. Lawn aerator shoes These are usually aerator/scarifier combo products and not strictly aerators in the purest sense. They are very powerful and do not require a lot of tiring work from you to operate. The problem with these lawn aerators is that they can tear up your lawn pretty badly. I’d normally recommend taking a look at the VonHaus 2 in 1 or the Einhell RG-SA 1433: Einhell RG-SA 1433 electric scarifier and lawn aerator Speaking of cables, if you choose an electric lawn aerator, look out for a power cable around 10 m long . This way, you should be able to avoid using an extension cable in most medium gardens.These types of aerators are best suited to those with small gardens, have time for this type of activity and are physically fit. Lawn Aerator Shoes This lawn aerator has a 32 cm working width, making it suitable for small/medium gardens, and four depth settings ranging from 4-12 mm. There are two interchangeable rollers included, one for scarifying and the other for aerating, which need to be swapped out depending on the function you want to use. To swap the rollers, you use the included Allen key to undo two screws (and tighten them up again). The lawn aerator shoes might not be as effective as hollow tines but they are very easy to use. Just remember you need to use a gentle stomping motion instead of your normal walk to get the spikes to properly penetrate the ground.

One of the most efficient (and fun?) ways to aerate your lawn, these Ohuhu Lawn Aerator Shoes are wearable aerators. These spiked aerator ‘shoes’ attach to the bottom of your regular shoes using velcro straps. Simply walk around the garden, and the spikes at the bottom will be pushed down into the soil under your weight. Good for: small to medium lawns, where you’re looking for the best aeration possible. Manual rolling aerators Both the aerator and scarifier functions work well. In most cases, this machine will aerate and scarify at the same time (depending on the height setting it is set to). The scarifier is very capable of removing large amounts of moss and lawn thatch. There are 42 stainless steel claws on the roller which help produce this result. Of course, there are exceptions. If the lawn is part of new construction and the ground has been compacted by all of the equipment used during building, you may need aeration to ensure water reaches the roots of freshly laid sod.

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These are designed for large lawns and fields and are cost effective if you already have a lawn tractor with the ability to hook up a tailor.