Aerating your garden is simply a matter of inserting thin holes into your lawn. This allows air and nutrients into the ground beneath your lawn, and promotes the growth of the healthy grass that sits on the surface. That is where a good quality garden aerator can really help. They speed up the process of doing this task, which you need to do at least twice a year. It’s best practise to aerate your lawn now in late Autumn, as that will give your lawn a few weeks for it to recover before winter strikes. By using this type of tine aerator, it will allow water and air to circulate better through it. It also ensures heavy rainfall won’t ruin your lawn, which can easily be caused by waterlogging.

If you’re an owner of a middle-sized or large lawn, consider the VonHaus 2-in-1 model. Powered by electricity, it will make an easy job of taking care of your lawn, requiring no elbow grease from you.When attached right to your normal shoes, this straightforward and simple device will let you aerate your lawn by simply stomping over it. No strain to push or drag the rolling aerator around or digging the fork in, just walk across your lawn. As you go, its sharp spikes will get 50 mm deep into the ground to make fine holes and puff the soil up, which, in fact, is deeper than most manual and electric aerator rollers. So the aeration efficiency provided by the WIPHANY shoes is easily comparable to that of more expensive counterparts. Fitted with a 300-mm roller, the Greenkey rolling aerator covers quite a wide area at a single path. However, it best suits for aerating smaller and middle-sized lawns since it is not powered by electricity. If you do decide to treat larger areas, it will be a more challenging task that will require more time and effort from you to complete it, given its manual operation. For lawns and grass the very best aerator and the one we would strongly recommend is one that has what are termed "hollow tines" sometimes referred to as "spoons".

The most important consideration for any buyer is the number of spikes and the depth of those spikes. For it to be effective, it should have around 27 spikes and that will give you about 180 spikes per square metre. Many gardeners prefer to use this "hollow tine" type of aerator if they want a deeper aeration. The shoes above are OK for creating spike holes (thinner holes) in the ground. If however you want larger and deeper holes, then these will work better. You place these on the ground and push down on them with your foot. So the principle of inserting thin holes into the ground is a sound and tested method of allowing air into the ground, which helps the soil to breathe, and avoids it turning into heavy clay. Many gardeners get highly frustrated when they buy and start using an aerator of any kind. The biggest single complaint is that the spikes or tines, don't go deep enough into the ground. The reason for that, in almost every case, is that the ground is simply too hard. Thanks to stable construction and durable materials the tool is made of, this aerator is ideal for application on dry soil. Due to a metal design, the Kingfisher RC401 stands strong against the extended use in heavy-duty conditions and will deliver as new even after years of regular use. Besides, it is capable of digging into the soil much deeper than most of its peers with thinner and finer tines.The maximum working width of both attachments is 32 cm, which allows the aerator to make wider paths in one go and cover bigger areas in a shorter amount of time. Don’t overlook the possibility of adjusting the working depth, an ergonomic handle with a non-slip grip, and manoeuvrable wheels for hassle-free navigation. If your lawn grows on pretty soil high in clay or you live in a rather dry climate, more likely than not, the aeration process for you is a real challenge. If so, we recommend you to consider the Kingfisher RC401 aerator specifically designed for the use in harsh conditions.