When it comes to landscaping supply runs, it’s important to start from the bottom up. In other words, start with the base for your lawn! Countless homeowners lay sod for their lawn, but the key is doing it right.
Are you laying your sod down correctly? Whether it’s your first time or your hundredth, here are a few big mistakes you need to avoid.
Overlapping Rolls
It might be tempting to overlap your rolls of sod for full coverage, but the end result will only be a lumpy, uneven lawn. Instead of giving in to the temptation, make sure you’re laying your sod side by side with no gaps. Doing this will ensure full, even coverage from your sod.
Mowing the Lawn Too Soon
If long grass drives you insane, sod might not be the best option for you. Rather than cutting your lawn right away and potentially damaging your sod, it’s imperative that you wait at least two to three weeks before cutting the grass. This will allow it adequate time to root properly.
Forgetting to Roll
After your sod has been laid, you should go over it with a lawn roller. Not doing so could result in uneven growth, as well as hinder the grass’s ability to root. And if you want a particularly even lawn, rolling is an excellent strategy.
Failing to Prep Your Soil
When you lay great sod on poor soil for gardening, you’re not going to see the results you want. In order to create the best environment for sod to take root and flourish, it’s important that you till your soil, remove any crushed shell or other debris, and ensure your fill dirt has plenty of organic material in it.
Not Watering Your Sod
Sod is still living, breathing grass! And being a living thing, it needs water in order to root and grow properly. If there’s one landscaping tip you need to keep in mind for sod, it’s hydration. In addition, you should ensure that your soil is prepped and properly watered before laying sod down. Soil stores approximately 0.01% of all water on Earth, which isn’t necessarily enough on its own to foster good sod growth.
Laying sod is an excellent way to build the base for your future landscaping projects. But before you lay it down, make sure you’re not making any of these mistakes!