There are many advantages to a sod lawn. Here are a few:
- Allergy free,
pollen free
- Sod requires less water than seed
- Sod quality can not be found in
seeded varieties
- No waiting- Instant lawn!
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The best time for grass removal is during it’s active growing
season of May thru August. Begin by applying a vegetation killer
such as Round-Up to the existing lawn. After the lawn has yellowed and appears
dead, lower mowing height to scalp the remaining leaf blade.
Water
your lawn as usual to encourage growth. If the lawn
starts to grow in again, apply another treatment of vegetation
killer. The goal is
to kill all grass including the root system. Please keep in
mind, established bermudagrass lawns can be up to 12” deep.
It could take up to 3 applications before the lawn is completely
dead. We recommend
to
wait at least 5 days from final treatment before installing
fresh sod.
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We recommend incorporating soil amendments such as gypsum, mulch
and starter fertilizer and tilling to a depth of 4 to 6 inches
deep.
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You’ll want to fertilize your lawn
every 30 days to maintain a healthy lawn. Good turf nutrition is the
key to a weed and
disease free lawn. We suggest using a fertilizer with a 21-7-14 or
16-8-4
ratio.
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Check out our watering guide on the install page of the Do It Yourself
section.
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You can begin mowing approximately
14 days from installation. Be sure to remove only 1/3 of the leaf blade
to avoid scalping
your
new lawn.
You may have to mow every 3 days to reach your preferred mowing
height.
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Unfortunately not. However, you do have
the option of overseeding your sod lawn to remain green throughout the winter
months.
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Palmetto St. Augustine is the only shade
tolerant grass available in Arizona. St. Augustine will grow only in
partial shade and
still requires
a minimum of 4 hours of sunlight per day.
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The most resilient grasses would
be Midiron, Tifway 419, and Celebration. These varieties will withstand
heavy traffic and
will recover more
quickly from damage.
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Check out our spring transition page.
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We recommend dethatching when the thatch
build up is 1/2” or more.
The best time to dethatch or aerify is during the lawn’s
most active growing season, usually May thru August. Dethatching
at that
time of year will help the lawn recover more quickly.
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If you have overseeded your lawn,
we suggest watering 2 times per week for approximately 15 to
20 minutes. If your lawn is
not dormant,
we
suggest watering once per month in the coldest months unless
there is adequate rainfall.
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Contrary to popular belief, it is not
the acidity or sodium content in the dog’s urine. It is a high
concentration of nitrogen. You may notice a ring of dark green grass
around the spots. This
is because
urine burn is identical to over fertilizing and burning your
lawn. The spotting can depend on the size and sex of the dog.
If the dog
is large, the spots will be larger only because a larger dog
will urinate more than a small dog. Also, both male and
female dogs will
cause urine
burn, but, the female will cause a darker spot. Since female
dogs squat, the urine is more concentrated in one area as opposed
to a
male dog
that tends to spray. There are two ways to prevent urine burn:
- Lower the level
of nitrogen in the urine by changing the dog’s
diet to a food lower in protein, or dilute their food
with water.
- Sprinkle the spots with Gypsum pellets and spray with
water.
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