Thoughts on spring Aeration- liquid 'Soil Conditioner'?

I tried some but I didn't see any change or benefit. Hope you get better results. Good luck

I don’t see a downside to mechanical aeration particularly if you have a compacted yard, but I’m highly skeptical of liquid products that claim to remedy this - if there was researched based information that showed these products worked University Ag Extension programs would recommend them - I doubt you’ll find a recommendation for them on any land-grant university’s extension web site. If you proceed with mechanical aeration it’s usually done when the grass is in active growth so that it recovers more quickly. My lawn could benefit from core aeration b/c of heavy clay soil compaction - I should do try to do that this summer.

Look at these pub photos LINK (p 12-13) or LINK and compare. Tons more articles & photos on the internet. You can take a divot of grass in a few areas, particularly spongy areas, take a photo, like in the pubs, and send them to your parish extension agent to get their assessment as to whether you might have a thatch problem that needs to be addressed. If the extension agent is not sure they will forward to the turf specialist on main campus for their opinion.