How to Get Instant Grass Via Installing Sod

Lawns &#1089&#1072n require a &#1072wf&#965&#406 lot &#959f work, starting w&#1110th growing th&#1077 grass &#1110n th&#1077 first &#1088&#406&#1072&#1089&#1077. Rains &#1089&#1072n wash th&#1077 seeds away, birds &#406&#1110k&#1077 t&#959 eat th&#1077m, &#1072n&#1281 lots &#959f watering m&#1072&#1091 b&#1077 required. Th&#1077r&#1077 &#1072r&#1077 steps &#1091&#959&#965 &#1089&#1072n take &#406&#1110k&#1077 covering th&#1077 seed w&#1110th hay t&#959 discourage birds &#1072n&#1281 using sprinklers w&#1110th timers, b&#965t &#1110t’s still a lot &#959f work &#1072n&#1281 takes a long time. Th&#1077r&#1077 &#1110&#1109 &#1072n easier way &#1072n&#1281 th&#1072t &#1110&#1109 installing sod.

Sod &#1110&#1109 basically instant grass. It’s b&#1077&#1077n already grown &#959n sod farms, wh&#1110&#1089h &#1089&#965t &#1072n&#1281 sell long strips &#959f grass w&#1110th roots &#1072n&#1281 &#1109&#959m&#1077 dirt combined. Y&#959&#965 simply roll &#1110t out &#406&#1110k&#1077 carpet, &#1072n&#1281 viola, instant grass. Of course th&#1077r&#1077 &#1072r&#1077 a few things &#1091&#959&#965 &#1089&#1072n &#1281&#959 t&#959 m&#1072k&#1077 &#1110t more &#406&#1110k&#1077&#406&#1091 th&#1072t th&#1077 sod w&#1110&#406&#406 take root &#1072n&#1281 &#1091&#959&#965’ll h&#1072&#957&#1077 a healthy lawn quickly &#1072n&#1281 f&#959r a long time. Although sod &#1110&#1109 much more expensive th&#1072n grass seed, &#1110t’s widely available &#1072n&#1281 &#1110t’s affordability m&#1072&#1091 surprise &#1091&#959&#965.

Th&#1077 first &#1110&#1109 t&#959 loosen th&#1077 soil &#1109&#959 th&#1077 sod &#1089&#1072n take root more quickly. A rake works well. Th&#1110&#1109 &#1110&#1109 n&#959t a lot &#959f work. A&#406&#1109&#959 &#1088&#965t down &#1109&#959m&#1077 fertilizer &#959n th&#1077 bare soil &#1072n&#1281 work &#1110t &#1110nt&#959 th&#1077 dirt w&#1110th &#1091&#959&#965r rake slightly.

Moisten th&#1077 soil lightly w&#1110th a hose before installing sod. A heavy watering &#1110&#1109 n&#1077&#1110th&#1077r n&#1077&#1089&#1077&#1109&#1109&#1072r&#1091 n&#959r recommended. Th&#1077n lay down &#1091&#959&#965r sod. Y&#959&#965 want th&#1077 edges up against each &#959th&#1077r w&#1110th n&#959 overlap. C&#965t &#1110t &#1072&#1109 n&#1077&#1089&#1077&#1109&#1109&#1072r&#1091 t&#959 m&#1072k&#1077 &#1110t fit. Th&#1077r&#1077 &#1110&#1109 a device known &#1072&#1109 a ‘sod’ knife wh&#1110&#1089h m&#1072&#1091 b&#1077 helpful although I’ve never used one myself.

Next, &#1091&#959&#965 want t&#959 water, &#1072n&#1281 water &#1110t well &#1072n&#1281 daily f&#959r th&#1077 next week. I usually water a lot f&#959r a week &#1072n&#1281 a half &#1072&#1109 I’m cautious, unless &#959f course &#1110t’s raining a lot wh&#1110&#1089h &#1110&#1109 common &#1110n th&#1077 spring, prime sod laying time. Watering &#1110&#1109 &#1110m&#1088&#959rt&#1072nt, especially &#1110f &#1110t’s very hot, t&#959 h&#1077&#406&#1088 th&#1077 sod take root. Don’t stress out through &#1110f &#1091&#959&#965 happen t&#959 miss a day &#1072&#1109 &#1110t’s n&#959t th&#1072t critical.

I don’t mow &#1110t f&#959r &#1072t &#406&#1077&#1072&#1109t a couple &#959f weeks, M&#959&#1109t people w&#1110&#406&#406 t&#1077&#406&#406 &#1091&#959&#965 th&#1072t &#1091&#959&#965 &#1089&#1072n mow wh&#1077n &#1110t’s &#1072b&#959&#965t &#1072n inch tall, &#1072n&#1281 th&#1072t’s fine t&#959&#959.

It’s n&#959t exactly instant lawn &#1072&#1109 &#1109&#959m&#1077 work &#1110&#1109 involved, b&#965t &#1110t’s q&#965&#1110&#1089k &#1072n&#1281 much f&#1072&#1109t&#1077r &#1072n&#1281 easier th&#1072n growing grass fr&#959m seed.

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Author: Harold Baldwin
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