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Neighbor said my dirt was too compacted for rain to soak in
Told me to aerate my lawn before the monsoon season and I finally did it last weekend and water actually pools on the surface now instead of running straight down the street.
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sullivan.abby28d agoTop Commenter
Aeration is mainly for letting air and water get down to the roots, not for stopping runoff. If water is pooling on top, you might have a thin layer of thatch or the soil is still too dense a few inches down. Did you pull cores out, or just poke holes? Poking holes without pulling cores can actually seal up the surface.
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sullivan.abby28d agoTop Commenter
Pull cores every time or you're mostly just making a mess. Solid tines compact the soil around the hole which makes runoff worse in my experience. Have you tried doing a heavy core aeration after a wet day to see if that changes things?
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