Have you used this product with KBG and seen significantly different results? I appreciate the science you tried to explain. But, proof is in the pudding they say 😊
For those with clay soil - plug aeration during rainy season to open it up will make a huge difference but after removing plugs out down organic material like Milorganite or compost, manure etc. This will start to change your soil overtime to be high quality soil
It's interesting watching all of this. I have an associates degree in ecology. I'm aware of many factors, but am not informed of how they actually interact. So I remain silent on the sidelines. I can't interject when the mob runs off in insane directions because nobody knows what they are talking about and the mind wants to fill in the voids of ignorance. Thank you for these sober moments of reason broken down for the layman to understand.
I just started using "liquid aeration" this summer. It is a "wetting agent", from what I've seen/read. I'm seeing if it will help with summer watering. I will be doing mechanical aeration in the fall. Liquid aeration in the summer to help watering be more efficient is the idea.
When I first heard about this, forums discussed it as being the same as "shampooing" your lawn with baby shampoo. Then the main surfactant in baby shampoo was sodium laurel/laureth sulfate. Both have a negative charge -- so maybe it would work? I did try some a few years ago but didn't really see much change. I had better results with core aeration, a broadfork and adding compost.
Zone 5a here with terrible yard, new home owner, learning from RUclips University kind of vibes. Best grass for my full sun backyard that can take my dogs abuse seems to be midnight Kentucky bluegrass and i saw the aeration products and my yard is very compacted and im curious of the best ways to help it grow. This vid helps a lot.
Ashley thank you for all your videos that enlighten us and dispelling so many myths. And most of all thank you for speaking in a language that most of us can understand. I would very much like to know your thoughts on the use of some of the Korean natural farming techniques such as IMOs and LAB. A practice no-till layering compost. I have a very large three-year-old woodchip pile that has produced beautiful hummus that I'll sift to get the smaller particles to mix with compost and use the bigger pieces for mulch. I grow lots of comfrey but I hate comfrey tea because it stinks so bad so I used it in my compost. What are you thoughts on comfrey? I try to stay as organic as possible and chemical-free. The only things I actually buy are blood meal and bone meal. Anytime I dig to plant something new my soil is full of worms and that's my only soil test. I guess what I'm looking for is a little validation from you that I might be on the right track. thank you in advance for your time and consideration period and most of all thank you for your videos that are not commercially stimulated
First of all, thank you for sharing your knowledge with us Ashley. You are my go to regarding anything plant or soil related. Now, onto my question...hopefully you still look at these comments, that is. What do you think about using a pressure washer to aerate a compacted lawn? The reason I am asking, is because I was taught to walk around the lawn lawn, stabbing a pitchfork into it every two foot or so, rocking it back and forth (not digging it up), then allowing water from a running hose to soak the holes created by the pitchfork. Would something like this (pitchfork method) actually work, and, can I replicate with a pressure washer, having the water jet penetrating the compacted soil, working as a mechanical (so-to-speak) aeration which simultaneously injects water into the soil? Of course I would use the pressure washer in a pulsing manner, careful not to go 'hog-wild' tearing up the lawn. Cheers...and thank you again for sharing your information with us.
Ashley thank you for the video. I wish l had seen before l purchased liquid Air aerate. I purchased N-Ext Air-8 by Green County Fertilizer and was wondering if this is a good product to use on my lawn?
Thank you for making this video. I was looking for the link for the liquid aeration products but couldn't find it. Do you have a recommended liquid aeration product?
It is getting difficult to find for some reason! I have not been able to find any i like since i basically made this video. I will let you know if I find anything!
Awesome video, really well explained, would this liquid be good for potted houseplants? Was thinking over time the soil may compact in the pot and this could be a good way of providing some aeration? Just a thought 🙂
Yes you absolutely can! We are in the same province PS ❤️ for drought and water retention you may want to use humic acid instead. This will only help limit the runoff the top water. ruclips.net/video/xGAOnyYbJJE/видео.html
Thank you Ashley. Great info though Amazon link brings you to numerous liquid aerators from different manufacturers. Which ones are the appropriate ones?
After de-thatching in PNW Zone 8 in late fall, my front lawn came out of dormancy with a very hard surface compaction without all the moss. I was planning on making JADAM Wetting Agent (Or JWA made with Lye, water and Canola oil). I planned to use it to help break it up the compacted clay and and allow for better water absorption. Is JWA the same as liquid aeration and if not, how are they different?
They are different yea. So you’re going to be working more-so on flocculation in this case. But the main vector for you is going to be the oil which is going to cause things to expand.
@@GardeningInCanada what other platforms do you use? Yeah youtube is special in that it's a universal platforms for so many demographic and genres. I've been looking for a replacement but so far with no luck.
Hello would lineal anionic surfactant , and water softener aluminosilicate & silicate, and a soil Suspending Agent CMC, be a good Soil conditioner for loosening clay type soil?
Ok Ashley, We all know that lawns are not exactly a good use of resources and good for the environment. Is there an alternative(s) that you would recommend for replacing a lawn. Maybe a good video idea for you to work on.
@@GardeningInCanada lol at least I'm not the only one who's heard about this lol There's much better ways then carbonated water but that gets more out of reach for the home gardener ;)
@@MrStangdawg What is turf truth’s experience level. Has he tested this in his yard. No, because we haven’t seen his yard. 🤦🏾♂️ It worked for me regardless of what he “debunked.” I used GCF for an entire season with low N and my yard is great with low inputs of liquids. So, you can’t debunk a good yard cause I can show you pics. Turf truth hasn’t shown his yard once.
Hi Ashley I think it could be me that has drawn y t'$ attention to your channel I am so sorry to you and your posters, I am an advocate to encourage governments to do their own clinical trials to test the efficacy of 1vermectin yes some people think it is only effective on worms in horses but yes this compound could be a gift from nature. But the trials will tell us as long as they are not biased by the large pharma companies. Lol fertiliser companies( a parallel here) have been in control of what we put on our crops since the end of world war 2. ASHLEY please be the advocate of science for the future of agriculture and our planet. And if you have time please please look at John Kempfs prophecy's with regards to what and how we fertilise our crops. .... this comment may self destruct depending what mood you tube is in or how drunk the beautiful Ashley thinks I am .... yeah 13 beers down
Thanks for watching! If you’re looking for a liquid aeration with the proper specs here you go! geni.us/BZPjJ
Have you used this product with KBG and seen significantly different results? I appreciate the science you tried to explain. But, proof is in the pudding they say 😊
Ashley, the Amazon link brings you to every liquid aerator that Amazon sells. Which ones are the ones that you recommend??
For those with clay soil - plug aeration during rainy season to open it up will make a huge difference but after removing plugs out down organic material like Milorganite or compost, manure etc. This will start to change your soil overtime to be high quality soil
i like that idea!
It's interesting watching all of this. I have an associates degree in ecology. I'm aware of many factors, but am not informed of how they actually interact. So I remain silent on the sidelines. I can't interject when the mob runs off in insane directions because nobody knows what they are talking about and the mind wants to fill in the voids of ignorance.
Thank you for these sober moments of reason broken down for the layman to understand.
Thank you so much! Love how you helped us read and interpret the labels and explained what it all means!
I just started using "liquid aeration" this summer. It is a "wetting agent", from what I've seen/read. I'm seeing if it will help with summer watering. I will be doing mechanical aeration in the fall. Liquid aeration in the summer to help watering be more efficient is the idea.
That sounds awesome! You’ll get some good results
Mechanical aeration saved my garden this year. I was considering liquid aeration as well so this video is super interesting to me
I enjoy every video you put out. Your very intelligent easy on the eyes. Thank you for everything
I’m glad!
When I first heard about this, forums discussed it as being the same as "shampooing" your lawn with baby shampoo. Then the main surfactant in baby shampoo was sodium laurel/laureth sulfate. Both have a negative charge -- so maybe it would work?
I did try some a few years ago but didn't really see much change. I had better results with core aeration, a broadfork and adding compost.
Yea you will. Mechanical is much more superior. The idea of it being a shampoo is actually a really great parallel
Have you heard of John and Bobs smart soil solutions?
I haven’t no. Is it a product?
Great video! but may i suggest blocking that blue light next time
Sorry about that!
Zone 5a here with terrible yard, new home owner, learning from RUclips University kind of vibes. Best grass for my full sun backyard that can take my dogs abuse seems to be midnight Kentucky bluegrass and i saw the aeration products and my yard is very compacted and im curious of the best ways to help it grow. This vid helps a lot.
My heavy Georgia Red Clay lawn thanks you 🙏🏻
Ashley thank you for all your videos that enlighten us and dispelling so many myths. And most of all thank you for speaking in a language that most of us can understand. I would very much like to know your thoughts on the use of some of the Korean natural farming techniques such as IMOs and LAB. A practice no-till layering compost. I have a very large three-year-old woodchip pile that has produced beautiful hummus that I'll sift to get the smaller particles to mix with compost and use the bigger pieces for mulch. I grow lots of comfrey but I hate comfrey tea because it stinks so bad so I used it in my compost. What are you thoughts on comfrey? I try to stay as organic as possible and chemical-free. The only things I actually buy are blood meal and bone meal. Anytime I dig to plant something new my soil is full of worms and that's my only soil test. I guess what I'm looking for is a little validation from you that I might be on the right track. thank you in advance for your time and consideration period and most of all thank you for your videos that are not commercially stimulated
I’m glad you find value in the content! Be sure to share
As for the comfrey there is no reason not to use it. Lots of benefits.
Amazing. Thank you so much, great info and I am most grateful!!!
Glad you enjoyed!
Great content as usual, Could you do a episode on humic acid
I have done a few! but i have some more coming
First of all, thank you for sharing your knowledge with us Ashley. You are my go to regarding anything plant or soil related.
Now, onto my question...hopefully you still look at these comments, that is. What do you think about using a pressure washer to aerate a compacted lawn? The reason I am asking, is because I was taught to walk around the lawn lawn, stabbing a pitchfork into it every two foot or so, rocking it back and forth (not digging it up), then allowing water from a running hose to soak the holes created by the pitchfork.
Would something like this (pitchfork method) actually work, and, can I replicate with a pressure washer, having the water jet penetrating the compacted soil, working as a mechanical (so-to-speak) aeration which simultaneously injects water into the soil?
Of course I would use the pressure washer in a pulsing manner, careful not to go 'hog-wild' tearing up the lawn.
Cheers...and thank you again for sharing your information with us.
Ashley thank you for the video. I wish l had seen before l purchased liquid Air aerate. I purchased N-Ext Air-8 by Green County Fertilizer and was wondering if this is a good product to use on my lawn?
looks okay!
Great stuff! Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed
Something new I didn't know. Interesting.
There you go! Love when that happens
Thank you for making this video. I was looking for the link for the liquid aeration products but couldn't find it. Do you have a recommended liquid aeration product?
It is getting difficult to find for some reason! I have not been able to find any i like since i basically made this video. I will let you know if I find anything!
I have never heard of this, it was interesting.
Cheers
I’m glad!
Thanks for the video ! I've always wondered what it was. Do you think it can be applied to flowerbeds or vegetable gardens ?
Yea absolutely.
Thank you for these videos
Anytimeb
does ammonium sulphate as a lawn fertilizer also act as an "aerator" disperser?
this is awesome information!
Glad you liked it
Awesome video, really well explained, would this liquid be good for potted houseplants? Was thinking over time the soil may compact in the pot and this could be a good way of providing some aeration? Just a thought 🙂
I don’t see why it wouldn’t work. They only issue would be figuring out the dosage
With mechanical aeration how close do the hole need to be to be effective? Thx!
i have never looked at the spacing research to be honest
Can you use this in your vegetable garden? I’m in Saskatchewan! does this help with water retention and reduce the effects of drought?
Yes you absolutely can! We are in the same province PS ❤️ for drought and water retention you may want to use humic acid instead. This will only help limit the runoff the top water. ruclips.net/video/xGAOnyYbJJE/видео.html
Thank you Ashley. Great info though Amazon link brings you to numerous liquid aerators from different manufacturers. Which ones are the appropriate ones?
all the ones listed have similar values and would yield almost identical results
@@GardeningInCanada thank you so much.
After de-thatching in PNW Zone 8 in late fall, my front lawn came out of dormancy with a very hard surface compaction without all the moss. I was planning on making JADAM Wetting Agent (Or JWA made with Lye, water and Canola oil). I planned to use it to help break it up the compacted clay and and allow for better water absorption. Is JWA the same as liquid aeration and if not, how are they different?
They are different yea. So you’re going to be working more-so on flocculation in this case. But the main vector for you is going to be the oil which is going to cause things to expand.
I think I would go with the mechanical over the chemical.
Yea and that’s the thing right mechanical works better
Liquid is organic no chemicals
If I have just over seeded my lawn can I use a liquid aeration product?
That’ wont do much unfortunately
On the edge of Zone 5b & 6a in Ohio
hello and welcome
Thank for the info! RUclips really has to stop their tyranny. I'm starting to loose faith in this platform.
me too :( I started moving videos onto other sites but none of the other sites are as user friendly
@@GardeningInCanada what other platforms do you use? Yeah youtube is special in that it's a universal platforms for so many demographic and genres. I've been looking for a replacement but so far with no luck.
Hello would lineal anionic surfactant , and water softener aluminosilicate & silicate, and a soil Suspending Agent CMC, be a good Soil conditioner for loosening clay type soil?
Does mechanical aeration disturb the soil microbiome? I keep hearing that you don’t want to disturb your soil. I am so confused!
Turning over the soil layer, trenching or double digging are much different than making half inch holes several inches apart in turf.
But there is no negative charge without the corresponding positive cation. Won't they counteract?
What does gypsum do to clay soil?
it causes flocculation check out my clay video :)
Can i apply them to my maize crop of 15 days having 4 fully grown leaves? My soil is way too hard because of recent floods. Reply plz 🤧🤧🤧🤧🤧🤧🤧🤧🤧
Ok Ashley, We all know that lawns are not exactly a good use of resources and good for the environment. Is there an alternative(s) that you would recommend for replacing a lawn. Maybe a good video idea for you to work on.
Thank you!
Awesome
Never heard of this
I hadn’t either until a few subscribers asked me to do a video on it
@@GardeningInCanada cool
Love the interactive RUclips:)
Ive heard of using carbinated water but?? Not very often but thats not the same
Interesting
I need to do a video on this 🤣 two people brought it up this week
@@GardeningInCanada lol at least I'm not the only one who's heard about this lol
There's much better ways then carbonated water but that gets more out of reach for the home gardener ;)
Can you make one DIY?
Greene County Fertilizer- Air8. Would this be effective?
Can you send me the link? It won’t pop up on my google
@@MrStangdawg I suggest you try it before you comment. It worked for me. It opened my soil to allow water to penetrate.
@@MrStangdawg All humic and liquid aeration are not all the same. Quality of product makes a difference.
@@MrStangdawg What is turf truth’s experience level. Has he tested this in his yard. No, because we haven’t seen his yard. 🤦🏾♂️ It worked for me regardless of what he “debunked.” I used GCF for an entire season with low N and my yard is great with low inputs of liquids. So, you can’t debunk a good yard cause I can show you pics. Turf truth hasn’t shown his yard once.
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Not related, but my dog “aerated” our carpet 💩.
LOL
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Hi Ashley I think it could be me that has drawn y t'$ attention to your channel I am so sorry to you and your posters, I am an advocate to encourage governments to do their own clinical trials to test the efficacy of 1vermectin yes some people think it is only effective on worms in horses but yes this compound could be a gift from nature. But the trials will tell us as long as they are not biased by the large pharma companies. Lol fertiliser companies( a parallel here) have been in control of what we put on our crops since the end of world war 2. ASHLEY please be the advocate of science for the future of agriculture and our planet. And if you have time please please look at John Kempfs prophecy's with regards to what and how we fertilise our crops. .... this comment may self destruct depending what mood you tube is in or how drunk the beautiful Ashley thinks I am .... yeah 13 beers down
RUclips didn’t delete this 😂 I’m so confused LOL they just deleted a “great job”