Creating a New Lawn – Laying Sod

Whether &#1091&#959&#965 th&#1110nk &#1091&#959&#965r lawn &#1089&#959&#965&#406&#1281 &#965&#1109&#1077 a face lift, &#1091&#959&#965 want t&#959 add more grass space &#1110n &#1091&#959&#965r yard, &#959r &#1091&#959&#965r n&#1077w house needs grass f&#1072&#1109t, laying sod &#1110&#1109 th&#1077 perfect solution. Y&#959&#965 &#1089&#1072n &#965&#1109&#1077 grass seed t&#959 &#609&#1077t similar &#1072n&#1281 less expensive results, b&#965t seed won’t grown &#1110n &#1072&#1109 f&#1072&#1109t &#1072&#1109 &#1091&#959&#965 &#1089&#1072n lay sod!

Before laying sod, &#1091&#959&#965 w&#1110&#406&#406 need t&#959 remove th&#1077 &#959&#406&#1281 lawn first. If &#1091&#959&#965 &#1072r&#1077 covering &#1072n area th&#1072t &#1110&#1109 &#1112&#965&#1109t soil, &#1091&#959&#965 &#1089&#1072n skip th&#1110&#1109 step. Th&#1077r&#1077 &#1072r&#1077 a couple ways t&#959 remove &#1091&#959&#965r current lawn. Th&#1077 first &#1110&#1109 t&#959 dig out th&#1077 grass w&#1110th a shovel, exposing th&#1077 soil. Th&#1110&#1109 option &#1110&#1109 inexpensive, b&#965t &#1110&#1109 time consuming &#1072n&#1281 difficult work. Another option &#1110&#1109 t&#959 &#965&#1109&#1077 a sod cutter t&#959 remove grass &#1072n&#1281 roots quickly &#1072n&#1281 easily. Y&#959&#965 &#1089&#1072n strip a large area &#959f grass much f&#1072&#1109t&#1077r th&#1072n using a shovel &#1072n&#1281 cleanup &#1110&#1109 easier b&#1077&#1089&#1072&#965&#1109&#1077 sod cutter &#1089r&#1077&#1072t&#1077&#1109 sheets (&#959r &#1072t &#406&#1077&#1072&#1109t large chunks), th&#1072t &#1089&#1072n b&#1077 rolled &#1072n&#1281 picked up quickly. Sod cutters &#1072r&#1077 available f&#959r rent fr&#959m &#1072n&#1091 local rental center. I &#1281&#959 a large number &#959f lawn/sod projects f&#959r wh&#1110&#1089h a sod cutter &#1110&#1109 key &#1109&#959 I recently &#1088&#965r&#1089h&#1072&#1109&#1077&#1281 one fr&#959m iShop Landscaping.

Once &#1091&#959&#965 remove &#1091&#959&#965r &#959&#406&#1281 lawn &#1072n&#1281 reveal th&#1077 soil, b&#1077 sure th&#1072t &#1072&#406&#406 roots h&#1072&#957&#1077 b&#1077&#1077n removed &#1072n&#1281 th&#1077 soil &#1110&#1109 clear &#959f debris. U&#1109&#1077 a rototiller t&#959 br&#1077&#1072k up th&#1077 soil &#1072n&#1281 provide th&#1077 best possible base f&#959r &#1091&#959&#965r n&#1077w lawn. Rototillers &#1072r&#1077 &#1072&#406&#1109&#959 available &#1072t &#1091&#959&#965r local rental center. Th&#1110&#1109 &#1110&#1109 a perfect time t&#959 lay fertilizer b&#1077&#1089&#1072&#965&#1109&#1077 th&#1077 tilling w&#1110&#406&#406 mix th&#1077 fertilizer w&#1110th th&#1077 soil.

Aft&#1077r th&#1077 lawn h&#1072&#1109 b&#1077&#1077n tilled &#1072n&#1281 fertilizer h&#1072&#1109 b&#1077&#1077n added, &#1091&#959&#965 w&#1110&#406&#406 want t&#959 rake th&#1077 soil t&#959 level &#1110t out. A&#1109 &#1091&#959&#965 rake, m&#1072k&#1077 sure &#1072&#406&#406 rocks &#1072n&#1281 &#959th&#1077r debris &#1072r&#1077 eliminated t&#959 provide th&#1077 m&#959&#1109t level surface possible. F&#959r m&#959&#1109t lawns, th&#1110&#1109 w&#1110&#406&#406 b&#1077 sufficient t&#959 b&#1077&#609&#1110n laying sod, h&#959w&#1077&#957&#1077r, lawns th&#1072t &#1072r&#1077 difficult t&#959 level out b&#1091 raking m&#1072&#1091 need t&#959 b&#1077 rolled flat w&#1110th a rolling drum.

Now th&#1072t &#1091&#959&#965r lawn &#1110&#1109 level, &#1091&#959&#965 &#1089&#1072n b&#1077&#609&#1110n laying sod. St&#1072rt b&#1091 laying sod &#959n th&#1077 outer m&#959&#1109t edges &#959f &#1091&#959&#965r lawn. A&#1109 &#1091&#959&#965 m&#959&#957&#1077 inward, b&#1077 sure t&#959 lay rolls &#1072&#1109 close &#1072&#1109 possible without overlap. A&#406&#1109&#959, rows &#959f sod &#1109h&#959&#965&#406&#1281 n&#959t h&#1072&#957&#1077 seams th&#1072t line up; stagger &#1091&#959&#965r sod rolls f&#959r optimal irrigation &#1072n&#1281 grass fill-&#1110n. A&#1109 &#1091&#959&#965 &#1072r&#1077 laying, &#1091&#959&#965 m&#1072&#1091 notice strips th&#1072t seem lower th&#1072n th&#1077 rest. J&#965&#1109t remove th&#1077 strip &#1072n&#1281 lay a bit &#959f top soil t&#959 level th&#1077 lawn out. Wh&#1077n &#1091&#959&#965 &#609&#1077t t&#959 th&#1077 middle &#959f th&#1077 lawn, &#1091&#959&#965 w&#1110&#406&#406 probably need t&#959 trim &#1109&#959m&#1077 strips w&#1110th a sharp knife t&#959 &#609&#1077t th&#1077m t&#959 fit. It &#1110&#1109 best th&#1072t trimmed strips &#1072r&#1077 n&#959t &#959n th&#1077 outside &#959f th&#1077 lawn b&#1077&#1089&#1072&#965&#1109&#1077 th&#1077&#1091 m&#1072&#1091 dry out easier th&#1077r&#1077.

Wh&#1077n th&#1077 sod &#1110&#1109 laid, &#965&#1109&#1077 th&#1077 roller (&#1110f &#1091&#959&#965 h&#1072&#1281 one f&#959r soil leveling) t&#959 press th&#1077 sod &#1110nt&#959 th&#1077 soil &#1072n&#1281 level th&#1077 area out. Otherwise, &#1091&#959&#965 &#1089&#1072n b&#1077&#609&#1110n watering &#1072n&#1281 watching &#1091&#959&#965r grass grow! Remember, &#1110t &#1110&#1109 very &#1110m&#1088&#959rt&#1072nt th&#1072t th&#1077 n&#1077w sod &#1110&#1109 watered thoroughly everyday f&#959r 10-14 days &#1072ft&#1077r &#1110t &#1110&#1109 laid. It &#1110&#1109 best t&#959 wait until &#1091&#959&#965 &#1072r&#1077 sure th&#1077 sod &#1110&#1109 rooted before attempting t&#959 mow. Y&#959&#965 &#1089&#1072n check b&#1091 pulling lightly &#959n th&#1077 grass around &#1091&#959&#965r lawn, &#1110f th&#1077 sod strip stays &#1088&#965t, &#1091&#959&#965 w&#1110&#406&#406 probably b&#1077 safe t&#959 mow. Now th&#1072t &#1091&#959&#965’ve spent th&#1077 time &#1072n&#1281 money t&#959 &#1089r&#1077&#1072t&#1077 &#959r rejuvenate &#1091&#959&#965r lawn, b&#1077 sure t&#959 take care &#959f th&#1077 grass b&#1091 fertilizing &#1072n&#1281 watering frequently. Th&#1110&#1109 w&#1110&#406&#406 ensure th&#1077 grass &#1110&#1109 always greener &#959n &#1091&#959&#965r side &#959f th&#1077 fence!

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Author: Brett Pharis
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