Core Aerator

A:  Hello Lawnguy101, Thank you for your recent inquiry about the Core Aerator. This item is an online exclusive and is not available in your local Home Depot store. It is currently in stock and can be ordered online and shipped directly to your home, business, or your local store. For any other questions, please call us at HomeDepot.com Customer Service 800-430-3376. Thank you for shopping Home Depot.

A:  No

A:  It is a very nice tool to have. It work great

A:  Worked like a champ. My wife used it!

A:  The fall, once the weather turns cooler so that there is less competition from weeds and your seeds have enough time to get established before winter.

A:  The pros say fall because you're less likely to stir up weed seeds. I've done both fall and spring with machine and hand aerators and had virtually no trouble. And it's a great time to overseed, keeping in mind that there is more to it than just spreading seed around your established lawn.

A:  You can aerate now or after it rains because the soil is softer and follow up with seeding end of summer early fall. I think it's too hot right now unless you have a good watering system.

A:  I suggest the best time to aerate is in early spring once the ground has dried up a bit. This would invigorate your lawn prior to the heat of summer. This would also be a good time to overseed as well as fertilize and spread mulch if you can come by some. The aeration will allow the nutrients to reach deep into the lawn root zone.

A:  After 1st cut early to mid spring. 1st detach and then aerate. Follow with over seeding.

A:  I bought this at Home Depot in North Myrtle Beach, SC.

A:  Probably because it's time consuming and they can become clogged and frustrating. I aerate my half acre yard with a machine once a year and use the hand aerator as a terrific supplement for small areas or frequently walked paths; or for areas that are closer to obstacles you'd want to avoid with a machine. I cut about an inch from each tine on my hand aerator (using a hacksaw with the same angle) and it never clogs. I use it once a week or so.

A:  It is. Just order on line and ship to store. No additional cost to the customer. -

A:  Hello Sam, I’m Chris from the Home Depot’s how-to Community. Thank you for your question. There is only room in typical Home Depot stores for around 33,000 to 36,000 items. Online at homedepot.com there are over 1,000,000 items to choose from. I hope this helps, Chris. .

A:  I wondered the same thing, but they shipped it to my local store for free so it was almost as if it were in the store. I go there often enough that it didn't create an extra trip.