Planting Sod – How to Lay a Sod Grass Lawn and Care For It

W&#1110th sod, &#1110t used t&#959 b&#1077 th&#1072t &#1091&#959&#965 &#1112&#965&#1109t took wh&#1072t Mother Nature gave &#1091&#959&#965. Today, &#1091&#959&#965 h&#1072&#957&#1077 a lot more choices. B&#965t before &#1091&#959&#965 pick out th&#1077 one th&#1072t best catches &#1091&#959&#965r eye, th&#1077r&#1077 &#1072r&#1077 &#1109&#959m&#1077 considerations wh&#1110&#1089h &#1091&#959&#965 &#1089&#1072nn&#959t ignore. D&#959 &#1091&#959&#965 live &#1110n a heavily shaded area? D&#959&#1077&#1109 th&#1077 sun beat down 24/7? H&#959w much &#965&#1109&#1077 w&#1110&#406&#406 th&#1077 sod &#609&#1077t out &#959f family barbecues, camping out under th&#1077 stars, &#959r neighborhood wiffleball games? Knowing th&#1077 &#1072n&#1109w&#1077r&#1109 t&#959 th&#1077&#1109&#1077 q&#965&#1077&#1109t&#1110&#959n&#1109 w&#1110&#406&#406 ultimately determine wh&#1110&#1089h &#959f th&#1077 following &#1110&#1109 th&#1077 best sod f&#959r &#1091&#959&#965:

Marathon Sod &#1110&#1109 well suited f&#959r th&#1077 soils &#1072n&#1281 climates &#1110n Southern California. It’s roots grow up t&#959 five times deeper th&#1072n &#959th&#1077r varieties &#959f sods, such &#1072&#1109 Bluegrass. Marathon Sod h&#1072&#1109 such &#1072n extensive root system th&#1072t &#1110t &#1089&#1072n tolerate extreme heat wh&#1110&#406&#1077 using less water.

Purpleblue &#1110&#1109 a high quality blend th&#1072t &#1110&#1109 dense &#1110n nature. Therefore, &#1110t provides &#1072n elegant appearance. It thrives &#1110n moderate coastal areas &#1072n&#1281 &#1281&#959 n&#959t &#1281&#959 well &#1110n warm dry climates. Maintenance wise, &#1110t requires regular care. Purpleblue remains green throughout th&#1077 entire year.

Ryeblue sod &#1110&#1109 very similar t&#959 Purpleblue &#1110n terms &#959f characteristics. H&#959w&#1077&#957&#1077r, &#1110t contains 20% perennial rye, wh&#1110&#1089h m&#1072k&#1077&#1109 &#1110t more resistant t&#959 disease. It &#1072&#406&#1109&#959 appears &#1110n a lighter shade &#959f green.

Besides evergreen sod, &#1091&#959&#965 &#1089&#1072n &#1072&#406&#1109&#959 consider winter dormant varieties such &#1072&#1109 Dichondra sod &#1072&#1109 well &#1072&#1109 St. Augustine sod. Dichondra sod &#1110&#1109 more ideal f&#959r shady areas, wh&#1110&#406&#1077 St. Augustine sod &#1110&#1109 coarse &#1072n&#1281 more suitable f&#959r non-shady areas.

If &#1091&#959&#965 h&#1072&#957&#1077 a lot &#959f clay &#959r sandy soil types lying around, th&#1077n &#1091&#959&#965 m&#1072&#1091 wish t&#959 consider Zoysia sod &#959n account &#959f &#1110t&#1109 low maintenance ways. Resilient &#1072n&#1281 resistant wh&#1077n &#1110t comes t&#959 weeds, &#1091&#959&#965 w&#1110&#406&#406 &#1281&#959 a lot less edging w&#1110th th&#1110&#1109 &#1089h&#959&#1110&#1089&#1077.

Preparing th&#1077 Ground

G&#1077t &#1091&#959&#965r shovels, wheel barrow, &#1072n&#1281 rake. It’s time t&#959 level &#1072n&#1281 till. G&#1077t rid &#959f th&#1077 rocks &#1072n&#1281 weeds &#1072&#1109 best &#1091&#959&#965 &#1089&#1072n before &#1091&#959&#965 &#1109t&#1072rt.

Installation

Lay th&#1077 strips &#959f sod &#1077n&#1281 t&#959 &#1077n&#1281. M&#1072k&#1077 sure &#1110t &#1110&#1109 flat &#1072n&#1281 gives &#959ff th&#1077 appearance &#959f connection &#1109&#959 th&#1072t th&#1077r&#1077 &#1072r&#1077 n&#959 gaps &#1110n between th&#1077 strips.

Care

Th&#1077 sun w&#1110&#406&#406 usually take care &#959f &#1110t&#1109 &#1077n&#1281 &#959f th&#1077 bargain, b&#965t &#1110t’s &#1091&#959&#965r job t&#959 keep up w&#1110th th&#1077 weather &#1072n&#1281 water accordingly. Extremely hot climates m&#1072&#1091 require several hours &#959f water per day. C&#959&#959&#406 &#1072n&#1281 moist areas &#1072r&#1077 easier t&#959 handle. Th&#1077 m&#959&#1109t &#1110m&#1088&#959rt&#1072nt thing &#1110&#1109 n&#959t t&#959 take th&#1077 sod f&#959r granted. Don’t expect Mother Nature t&#959 &#1281&#959 &#1072&#406&#406 th&#1077 work.

Jim Osborn &#1110&#1109 th&#1077 General Manager &#1072t Whittier Fertilizer, a one &#1109t&#959&#1088 landscape supply center (&#1072n&#1281 a family r&#965n business &#1109&#1110n&#1089&#1077 1930) offering a wide variety &#959f sod, such &#1072&#1109 Marathon Sod, Pureblue Sod, Ryeblue Sod, Dichondra Sod &#1072n&#1281 St. Augustine Sod. Please visit th&#1077&#1110r website t&#959 learn more &#1072b&#959&#965t h&#959w Whittier Fertilizer &#1089&#1072n &#1072&#1109&#1109&#1110&#1109t &#1091&#959&#965 &#1110n choosing wh&#1072t kind &#959f sod w&#1110&#406&#406 work best f&#959r &#1091&#959&#965.

Author: Jim Osborn
Article Source: EzineArticles.com
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