Aerator Shoe Attempt

We decided that our yard was just too small to rent an aerating machine this year so we decided to try out plan B. Derek bought some 'aerating shoes' and was just going to walk around in the bad spots to create some holes, in which I would follow behind and sprinkle some seed.

Yes the ground was wet to make it softer and yes he had them properly fastened. Did that matter? Nope.

I'm not sure why we thought they would make nice, neat little holes in the ground. Instead, they took up huge clumps of grass and dirt. On top of that, they lasted an entire 10 minutes until the snap broke on one of them.

Consumer Warning: Do NOT waste your money on this product!

We did get the yard done, though. It just took Derek a lot longer making holes with the iron rake!