I thought the soil aerator was most useful in helping to get soils warmer in the spring by running it in the spring?
I know the AerWay has been represented in large part in the central corn belt as a springtime tool used in conjunction with a pasture harrow or MacFarland chopper to help dry out and warm soils. It does do that. However, that is not the best way to get soil warming in the spring. Lets look at the anatomy of soil temperature changes. What really changes the temperature of soil? We could compare a shop furnace with and without a circulating fan to gain insight into what warms soil. The buzz has been that lack of residue on the soil surface and the resulting sunlight, which strikes the dark surface, is what warms the soil. If that was all there was to it, then there would be no advantage to a fan to move the air inside the shop. We know that the more fans, including ceiling fans, the better. So if it is necessary to move the warm air which is located at the soil surface into the soil, what is the mechanism that does it? Thought you would never ask! WATER! As water moves into the soil it d
