Soil aeration and inoculation--quick and dirty

[guymayor]

Here's an infomercial for the incomparable Aqua-Cannon, coming to the state fair near you!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hr7X7dompIo&feature=em-upload_owner

 

[tomthetreeman]

You are a bona-fide goof ball! I love it!

-Tom

 

[Pelorus]

If a soil is sufficiently compacted / impervious to benefit from aerating, then I doubt the wrecking bar and $20 water cannon technique is practical or efficacious. Heavy clay soil by midsummer up here has the consistency of concrete...

 

[guymayor]

Clay's bad in summer here too--it laughs at the air spade. That's why more targeted force is needed.

Practical and efficient ime, and good exercise!

 

[Pelorus]

Certainly good exercise!
Rented a commercial core tine aerator for our lawn once and instead of extracting plugs, it just daintily tiptoed it's way across the hard ground.

 

[RopeShield]

do something similar with bare root tree plantings.
Harvest soil from healthy tree and make a slurry, dip and plant.
I am too lazy at this point and feel the better long term solution is a thick layer of coarse mulch. plus the 4tine gdn fork to open up the top 6 inches or so

 

[guymayor]

I am too lazy sometimes, so I get help.

The better long term solution is a thick layer of coarse mulch, but trees often need short term help.

The 4tine gdn fork to open up the top 6 inches or so is a great tool!