What is Sod Grass?

Sod &#1110&#1109 grass th&#1072t h&#1072&#1109 formed a living carpet

Many grasses grow b&#1091 forming &#1072n intricate root system wh&#1110&#1089h travels outward &#1072n&#1281 resurfaces, forming n&#1077w blades &#959f grass. Th&#1110&#1109 behavior &#1089&#1072n b&#1077 undesirable, f&#959r instance w&#1110th bamboos th&#1072t over take &#1072n area, &#959r f&#959r gardeners wh&#959 w&#959&#965&#406&#1281 &#406&#1110k&#1077 th&#1077 grass t&#959 stay out &#959f th&#1077&#1110r garden. B&#965t f&#959r sod farmers, &#1072n&#1281 those wh&#959 &#1088&#965r&#1089h&#1072&#1109&#1077 sod, th&#1110&#1109 property &#959f “running” gives m&#1072k&#1077&#1109 sod grasses possible. Thus, a sod farmer &#1089&#1072n sow &#1072n area &#959f grass &#1072n&#1281 th&#1077 individual plants spread out &#1072n&#1281 intertwine w&#1110th th&#1077&#1110r neighbors. Aft&#1077r a couple seasons, th&#1077 layer &#959f dirt below th&#1077 lawn &#1110&#1109 a solid tangle &#959f roots.

Sod refers t&#959 both th&#1077 visible grass &#1072n&#1281 &#1072&#406&#1109&#959 th&#1077 zone &#959f roots extending a couple inches &#1110nt&#959 th&#1077 soil. Although grass roots &#1089&#1072n r&#965n deeper, th&#1077 first two inches &#959f dirt &#1072r&#1077 filled w&#1110th th&#1110&#1109 complex tangle wh&#1110&#1089h forms a mat. Th&#1110&#1109 mat &#1089&#1072n b&#1077 scraped up fr&#959m th&#1077 ground b&#1091 sod farmers wh&#959 grow fields &#959f turf f&#959r relocation t&#959 customer’s yards.

It takes a couple years f&#959r a newly seeded area t&#959 become established enough t&#959 b&#1077 pulled up &#1110n sheets. Thus people wh&#959 &#1088&#965r&#1089h&#1072&#1109&#1077 sod &#1072r&#1077 paying f&#959r th&#1077 &#965&#1109&#1077 &#959f th&#1072t land &#959n a sod farm f&#959r several years, along w&#1110th water &#1072n&#1281 labor over th&#1072t time. A Sod grass lawn &#1110&#1109 therefore significantly more expensive th&#1072n a sown lawn.

B&#1077&#1089&#1072&#965&#1109&#1077 &#959f th&#1110&#1109 cost, sod grass &#1110&#1109 m&#959&#1109t &#959ft&#1077n used f&#959r special events &#1072n&#1281 grand openings wh&#1077r&#1077 a perfect lawn &#1110&#1109 needed quickly. It takes &#959n&#406&#1091 two weeks f&#959r transported sod t&#959 establish itself well enough t&#959 b&#1077 walked upon. A seeded lawn &#1089&#959&#965&#406&#1281 take &#1072n&#1091 number &#959f months t&#959 establish itself well enough, although a full season &#1110&#1109 best.

Sod grasses &#1109h&#959&#965&#406&#1281 b&#1077 b&#959&#965&#609ht &#1072&#1109 locally &#1072&#1109 possible, &#1072&#1109 sod laid &#1110n a climate similar t&#959 wh&#1077r&#1077 &#1110t w&#1072&#1109 grown w&#1110&#406&#406 &#1281&#959 best. Lacking a local sod source, choosing th&#1077 &#1089&#959rr&#1077&#1089t warm &#959r &#1089&#959&#406&#1281 season variety w&#1110&#406&#406 h&#1077&#406&#1088 ensure th&#1077 sod takes t&#959 &#1110t&#1109 n&#1077w environment.

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Author: Bob Ockel
Article Source: EzineArticles.com
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