According to the University of Nebraska, “solid-tine and spike aeration push soil particles apart to allow the spike to enter the ground but increase compaction between the spike holes.” ...

Manual aerators, like solid-tine or spiking devices, or handheld tools can help but won’t loosen the soil as well as an aeration machine. Some homeowners use aerator shoes (spiked shoes), but ...

all day for deep tine aeration on the greens,” Stutzman said. “We feel that this will be a big help to our greens for the rest of the year and allow them develop a good solid root structure to ...