The lawn in our house was neglected last year. The house was an estate sale and essentially didn't get watered all last year and we took possession in the fall. There are some pine trees that haven't done the lawn any favours either. So far I have dethatched the lawn and removed all the pine needles I can. Next I was going to aerate, fertilize, compost and seed. Parts of the lawn are decent, some have sparse grass (where there was lots of needles) and a couple parts have no grass. I think there were a couple pavers and a tree removed.
Do I get the whole thing aerated? I am worried about damaging the existing grass in the sparse areas. But at the same time the ground in the sparse and dead areas is quite hard.
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