Shopping to replace the shoes, I only find spikeless shoes that look like soil-compactors. Salespeople say they are easier on golf greens. I'd appreciate your advice. According to University of California research, aeration of lawns by punching holes without removing soil is not effective, says UC master gardener Bill Pierce. The research shows that punched holes quickly collapse and do not aid in getting air and water to the turf's root zone.
Aeration is most effective when soil cores are removed from the lawn surface.
The holes may be filled with sand or left alone. I've discovered a strange plant in our garden, and it's grown quite large these past few months. When it flowered, it had little balls the same color as the leaves at the tips. The stems, branching near the ground from one initial stem, were quite purple, but as they got bigger this color purple became whiter at the top. I've enclosed a photo and would like to know its name, origin, how big it will grow and if it's poisonous.