Maybe you just got lucky: your neighbor is putting in some new garden beds and digging up some grass to make room — do you want it?
Or maybe you’re really tired of seeding that pesky bare spot, and you just want to transplant in a patch of new sod.
You don’t want to be the neighborhood’s example of bad sod installation. People pointing, whispering, driving really slowly past your house.
You went through that once when you installed your own roof, remember?
Sod installation in Florida isn’t the hardest thing in the world, but it isn’t the easiest, either.
If you've been preparing your soil for sod installation by talking to it in a soothing voice and telling it how pretty it will look with fresh green sod, you’re doing it wrong.
Florida has a lot of cool stuff: oranges, gators, a famous mouse.
If your new sod lawn is home to a family of swans and the occasional bottlenose dolphin, you’re watering too much.
You’re eager to make sure your new sod gets enough water, and that’s a good thing.
The cool thing about being a grownup is the only reason you really need to replace your old lawn with new sod is that you feel like it.
Ha! So there!
If your yard is in full sun, you’ve hit the lawn lottery.
It’s easy to be in a hurry when it comes to new sod.
You can’t wait to walk on it barefoot and invite your friends over for mango margaritas to show it off.
Bad sod installation. Man, those are three sad words.
Getting new sod is supposed to be exciting. A new lawn! Instantly!
But as magical as it sounds, sod installation isn’t magic. It’s a skill. It’s hard work. It has to be done just right.
If you or your sod installer messed up, you might end up with poorly installed sod.
Here are some signs of bad sod installation:
If you install your sod upside down, that’s a mistake.
If you invite the neighborhood soccer team over for practice the day after your sod goes in, that’s also a mistake.
