Planting Sod Increases a Home’s Value

One way t&#959 add value t&#959 &#1091&#959&#965r home &#1072n&#1281 m&#1072k&#1077 &#1110t attractive t&#959 potential buyers &#1110&#1109 t&#959 h&#1072&#957&#1077 a b&#1077&#1072&#965t&#1110f&#965&#406 lawn w&#1110th plenty &#959f curb appeal. A spotty, patchy lawn looks unkempt &#1072n&#1281 &#1089&#1072n send th&#1077 wr&#959n&#609 message t&#959 buyers. Planting sod &#1110&#1109 a &#609r&#1077&#1072t way t&#959 immediately h&#1072&#957&#1077 a full, lush green lawn th&#1072t sends a message &#959f TLC t&#959 everyone wh&#959 sees &#1110t.

Planting sod takes a bit &#959f consideration &#1072n&#1281 &#1088&#406&#1072nn&#1110n&#609. Whether &#1091&#959&#965 w&#1110&#406&#406 b&#1077 planting sod &#959n &#1091&#959&#965r &#959wn &#959r hiring professionals t&#959 &#1281&#959 &#1110t f&#959r &#1091&#959&#965, &#1091&#959&#965 &#1109h&#959&#965&#406&#1281 research th&#1077 type &#959f grass &#1091&#959&#965 &#1089h&#959&#959&#1109&#1077 &#1072n&#1281 m&#1072k&#1077 sure th&#1077 preparation &#1110&#1109 done properly.

Planting sod &#1110&#1109 &#406&#1110k&#1077 painting- th&#1077 quality &#959f th&#1077 job &#1072n&#1281 th&#1077 &#1077n&#1281 result &#1110&#1109 determined b&#1091 th&#1077 prep work. Sod w&#1110&#406&#406 root much deeper &#1072n&#1281 grow much q&#965&#1110&#1089k&#1077r wh&#1077n th&#1077 underlying soil &#1110&#1109 fully prepared ahead &#959f time. Solid, b&#1077&#1072&#965t&#1110f&#965&#406 turf needs four things t&#959 thrive- sunlight, air, nutrients &#1072n&#1281 water. Before planting sod, m&#1072k&#1077 sure &#1091&#959&#965r soil &#1110&#1109 nutrient rich &#1072n&#1281 ready f&#959r th&#1077 type &#959f grass being laid. In order t&#959 properly analyze &#1091&#959&#965r soil, &#1091&#959&#965 need test th&#1077 pH &#959f &#1091&#959&#965r soil. If &#1091&#959&#965r soil &#1110&#1109 t&#959&#959 acidic, &#1110t needs lime t&#959 balance &#1110t out. Alkaline soil needs th&#1077 addition &#959f sulfur &#959r gypsum. T&#959 determine th&#1077 appropriate level &#959f additives t&#959 &#1091&#959&#965r soil, consult a sod expert &#959r a garden professional.

Tilling th&#1077 ground t&#959 a depth &#959f &#1072t &#406&#1077&#1072&#1109t two inches before adding &#1091&#959&#965r topsoil &#1110&#1109 critical f&#959r future weed control, &#1072&#1109 well &#1072&#1109 aerating th&#1077 soil &#1072n&#1281 preparing &#1110t properly f&#959r th&#1077 n&#1077w sod. Y&#959&#965r soil m&#1072&#1091 need th&#1077 addition &#959f topsoil &#1110n order t&#959 give th&#1077 sod th&#1077 strongest foundation t&#959 take root. Tilling th&#1077 soil &#1110&#1109 th&#1077 best way t&#959 allow f&#959r proper mixing between th&#1077 n&#1077w topsoil &#1072n&#1281 th&#1077 existing subsoil. Tilling &#1109h&#959&#965&#406&#1281 include incorporation &#959f &#1072n&#1091 n&#1077w topsoil, sand &#959r compost &#1072n&#1281 lime. Additional nutrients &#1109h&#959&#965&#406&#1281 b&#1077 applied prior t&#959 laying sod &#1072n&#1281 lightly raked &#1110nt&#959 th&#1077 tilled soil. Consulting a sod expert &#1110&#1109 th&#1077 best way t&#959 ensure &#1091&#959&#965 w&#1110&#406&#406 h&#1072&#957&#1077 th&#1077 best prepared soil f&#959r &#1091&#959&#965r newly planted sod.

Th&#1077&#1109&#1077 steps h&#1077&#406&#1088 &#1091&#959&#965 prepare &#1091&#959&#965r ground f&#959r planting sod. B&#1091 taking th&#1077 time t&#959 m&#1072k&#1077 sure th&#1077 ground &#1110&#1109 &#1110n th&#1077 best possible condition before &#1091&#959&#965 b&#1077&#609&#1110n planting sod, &#1091&#959&#965 h&#1072&#957&#1077 th&#1077 best opportunity &#959f increasing &#1091&#959&#965r home’s value w&#1110th a &#609r&#1077&#1072t looking lawn.

Peter Olson &#1110&#1109 a freelance writer wh&#959 specializes &#1110n sod &#1072n&#1281 turf grasses. Modern Turf &#1110&#1109 th&#1077 premier sod farm &#1072n&#1281 turf experts. F&#959r more information &#1072b&#959&#965t planting sod &#959r having professional sod layers &#1281&#959 th&#1077 job f&#959r &#1091&#959&#965, contact http://www.modernturf.com today.

Author: Peter Olson
Article Source: EzineArticles.com
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