Historical Examples. 1  But it had halted just beyond the niche, not coming out very far. 2  All the others had gone, and I was quite alone with her and the Holy Virgin in the niche. 3  The world, he found, made a niche for him as it did for every one. 4  The front is stuccoed, and in a niche there is a group of Virgin and Child.
Aerate when soil is moist, but not saturated. The tines of a lawn aerator penetrate moist soil more deeply; soil thatâs too wet clogs tines. To achieve the correct moisture balance, your lawn should absorb 1 inch of water â delivered through rainfall or irrigation â prior to aerating.
Once you determine that you need to dethatch your lawn, the next step is to figure out how. As previously stated in the section on aerating, aerating can be a better alternative to dethatching if your lawn does not have excessive amounts of thatch (usually 1 inch or less). Once you are finished, be sure to remove all thatch and debris from your lawn. 2  Unlike aerating, dethatching is almost strictly for the removal of thatch and debris. 3  Removal can usually be done with a simple leaf rake. 4  Once your lawn is dethatched, it is usually a great time to fertilize your lawn and/or reseed it.