How to filter the Aerator core from Dead grass?

[canadien99]

Hi all,

Yes, i know, i should have raked first before the aerating which i'll remember for next year. Unfortunately, i aerated first and then raked later.

After raking the aerator cores and dead yellow-coloured grass are kinda gathered together in a big pile.

I was manually picking out the piles of the grass or throwing away the aerator cores in order to throw to collect the dead grass and put it into a bag for disposal, but i thought that there has gotta be a better way to separate the aerator cores from the dead grass.

Does someone have a good idea to speed up the process a little bit?

Please advise.

Thanks in advance.

[Mr Nobody]

If you keep raking them around, the heavier cores will fall to the bottom leaving the ligher grass on top. Remove the grass, and repeat.

[aprofetto]

Is there a benefit to leaving the cores on the grass?

We just had our grass aerated and I raked the cores up and threw them out as the wife hates the 'goose poop' look, lol.

[millerwon]

Is there a benefit to leaving the cores on the grass?

We just had our grass aerated and I raked the cores up and threw them out as the wife hates the 'goose poop' look, lol.

If you have good soil keep the cores. If your soil is less than great, you should throw the cores away anyway.

Consider topdressing with compost or topsoil or a mix now.

[aprofetto]

If you have good soil keep the cores. If your soil is less than great, you should throw the cores away anyway.

Consider topdressing with compost or topsoil or a mix now.

I was worried about the level of thatch on our lawn, and after aeration, most of the cores proved the thatch buildup was more than an inch thick. Perhaps its better that I got rid of the cores then.

I conducted a soil test and fertilized accordingly. But enough of my lawn, I'm starting to hijack this thread. Sorry.

[GTT1]

If you have hard clay then I would take the pile of cores/thatch and grass dig a deep hole or two in the garden somewhere that you don't have plants and bury them, soak with water and then covering with good soil. It will break down quickly.

I had these cores once in Scarborough and it was real after and they got hard and turned to a fine dust when I cut the grass, clogging my lawnmower and making a mess.

I have resisted getting our place here aerated because of that because our heavy clay here is worse than it was in Scarborough. Am watching my neighbours which just got it done to see how his cores fare.

[craftsman]

Other than cosmetic reasons, there is no real reason to rake up the cores and dispose of them. There is some organic material in the core (the grass or the thatch at top) and a lot of the time, the rest of the core is sand....

If it really a problem, do what GTT1 suggested and bury them. I've found that mowing them removes the problems quickly. You can always wet the cores down a bit to keep the dust level at a manageable level.