New Sod Installation Tips & Care
This is where you want to be when you're preparing to install a new lawn by laying sod
Step 1: Soil Preparation Guides
Healthy soil is critical for healthy grass. Start your new lawn out right with a soil-first approach as outlined in these guides. 🤎
Step 2: Sod Installation Guides
Not to be too cute about it, but install sod with the green side up. 😉 Seriously, laying a new lawn is not hard if you follow the best practices outlined in these articles.
Store Sod in the Shade - Even if You Don't Have a Tree
How to Lay Your Own Sod - DIY
Sod Installation Details
How to Water New Sod During Installation
How to Lay Sod Around Trees
How to Lay Dormant Sod
Laying Sod in the Winter
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Patching an Existing Lawn with New Sod [VIDEO]
Fall Armyworms in Lawns - Identification & Treatment
Sod is the Finishing Touch for the Landscape
Step 3: Watering & Maintenance Guides for New Lawns
After you laid your sod according to the articles above, here are the guides you need for the next stage of caring for a brand new lawn. At this point, repeat these mantras: "mow as soon as there is something to mow" and "water, water, water" 💦
Frequently Asked Questions
Now it's time to enjoy watching those seems fill in and your new lawn take shape! We're anticipating your inquisitive nature with these articles. 🌱
Up your curb appeal in 2 weeks by laying your own sod
Rolls of sod provide instant gratification . . . like a new carpet, but outside. Depending on your planning style, you can have a new lawn in as little as two weeks. You'll just need to remove weeds or an old lawn, measure the area, order your sod, then get ready for delivery day! Once delivered, the average lawn can be laid in less than a day or you can split pallet deliveries into different timeframes depending on your working style.
Laying your own sod is a great weekend project
Installing your own lawns is time well spent. Not only will it save you cash, it affords an opportunity to teach children a new skill. Personally, I like that it burns calories while building muscle, plus I enjoy the immense satisfaction of seeing the work of my own hands.
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