Sod Installation St. Louis

Installing sod is a back breaking job, but its amazing how great your yard will look with a fresh coat of soft green grass.

But, you need to make sure you not only buying the right kind of grass, but you’re also well informed on how to take care of sod to keep it green and ensure it doesn’t die in the St. Louis summer hear.

Sod installation service is the fastest way to go from barren dirt to a healthy green lawn. St. Louis lawn care can handle all of your St. Louis sod installation needs.

Tips for laying Sod

Laying sod is tricky but not impossible, you want to follow some standard tips before installing sod.

1. Lay sod in a brick pattern.  This is easy because you can easily cut the sod with a knife before you start your  next row.
2. Water your sod, a lot!  Especially with how hot it gets in St. Louis.  Make sure you’re watering your sod enough so it doesn’t burn up this summer.
3. Be careful mowing it.  When you first lay your sod you need to be careful to not ruin it with a heavy duty commercial mower.  Any time we are mowing a customers sod, we use a push mower.
4. Fertilize it to ensure strong roots.  Once your sod has been established you’ll want to make sure and get it properly fertilized.  Fertilizing sod is one of the best ways to ensure it stays green.

Sod Installation in St. Louis, MO

Installing sod in St. Louis can sometimes be more difficult than it first seems.

Rapidly changing weather, with high temperatures pushing the limit of cool season sod and low temperatures doing the same to warm season sod, can influence the maintenance requirements after the sod has been installed.

The timing of sod installation in St. Louis is an important factor to consider when planning for a residential sod installation.

Contact us today for a bid to install sod.