Solid tine aeration (or spiking) can be an essential part of a lawn maintenance programme to maintain a healthy lawn. Solid tine aeration allows moisture to pass through the soil profile easier and allows the grass roots to develop more. Hollow tine aeration is also another type of lawn aeration service we provide.Click to see full answer. Hereof, does hollow tine aeration work?Hollow tining or coring is the removal of cores from the lawn and is a very good way to aerate AND relieve compaction. Good quality or heavy use lawns with soils between these two extremes will benefit from core aerating with hollow tines every year in the autumn. For other lawns every two to three years would be fine. what is solid tining? Solid tine aeration involves driving solid metal spikes into the surface of your lawn, simply punching holes into it. These holes can be quite deep, up to six inches or sometimes more, and are the simplest way of helping to relieve minor compaction issues and helping to refresh a tired lawn. Also question is, does aerating lawn make a difference? Why Aerating Helps Lawns A layer of compacted soil just 1/4 to 1/2 inches thick can make a significant difference in the health and beauty of your lawn. 1 Aeration creates holes down into the soil to alleviate compaction so air, water and nutrients can reach grass roots.When should you aerate bent grass?For cool-season grasses like creeping bentgrass and Poa annua, core aeration is best performed in the spring and fall when soil temperatures are consistently above 55°F and preferably between 60°F and 65°F.