Sod Installation In The Durham Region
Sod installation services are just one more thing we offer to our friends and neighbors at Landscaping Services Ajax! Planting grass seed yourself has its merits, we actually encourage it as part of one of your regular lawn maintenance task, but is also a project that requires a lot of maintenance and attention, which can lead to ruinous results!
Having Landscaping Ajax Services lay down new grass for you, by contrast, requires minimal effort on your part to make sure that you end up with the lawn of your dreams! If your lawn is less than appealing or needs a re-do; call on our years of experience in performing sodding installation services to make that vision a reality!
Having Landscaping Ajax Services lay down new grass for you, by contrast, requires minimal effort on your part to make sure that you end up with the lawn of your dreams! If your lawn is less than appealing or needs a re-do; call on our years of experience in performing sodding installation services to make that vision a reality!
Laying Down Grass Sod
Laying down sod correctly and in a way that ensures maximum health and growth for your new lawn takes more know how than simply unrolling it and dropping it on the lawn! It all starts with testing your soil to determine its acidity and degree of aeration; you will want to have us do this for a few weeks before we lay down your sodding.
Based on the test results we can adjust your soil if needed to make certain that the sod we lay down will thrive and grow effectively. Once the measurements and tests results are factored in, our landscape experts will deliver your sod, till and aerate the soil, and rake it level just before we lay the turf down. At this point we are ready to roll!
Our experts will unroll your sodding and carefully lay it down piece by piece, taking extra care to make sure there are no wrinkles or pockets of air between your sodding and your soil. We not only make sure that everything is cut to fill in, but take an extra step with a lawn roller to ensure that your new sodding stays in place by employing a lawn roller designed to pack it down tightly.
Based on the test results we can adjust your soil if needed to make certain that the sod we lay down will thrive and grow effectively. Once the measurements and tests results are factored in, our landscape experts will deliver your sod, till and aerate the soil, and rake it level just before we lay the turf down. At this point we are ready to roll!
Our experts will unroll your sodding and carefully lay it down piece by piece, taking extra care to make sure there are no wrinkles or pockets of air between your sodding and your soil. We not only make sure that everything is cut to fill in, but take an extra step with a lawn roller to ensure that your new sodding stays in place by employing a lawn roller designed to pack it down tightly.
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How to Care for Your Newly Installed Sod?
If you are wondering about how to care for your newly laid down sod, we are here to help! After installation, the first step of how to care for your sodding is watering it on a daily basis for the first week (unless Mother Nature does it for you), then decrease the frequency to every other day.
As you continue to taper off watering your new lawn’s roots will be encourage to grow deeper; deep grass roots essential to having a bright, lush emerald lawn! If you see any puddles forming on your sodding reduce the amount of time you water to avoid over-saturation.
On week three only water your lawn twice, after which plan to add an inch of water to your lawn weekly, factoring in rainfall and other things. The first time you mow your new lawn should be in about ten days, or when your grass has reached a height of just under eight centimeters.
You will also want to make sure that when you mow you use a push mower for the first few times to avoid crushing during this time of infancy, and that you bag the clippings to avoid problems. For more info or for a free sodding installation estimate, call us today!
Another challenge you may experience when your newly laid down sod is installed is raccoons. With the extra watering that we recommend, it often brings worms and other bugs up to the surface under the sod. Very often raccoons will tear up the sod to gain access to the worms and grubs. You have to vigilant and check on your sod every morning as raccoons are most active at night.
To protect your new sod, we recommend a number of tactics to ensure we minimize damage to the sod. Installing a protective net over the sod, having a motion sensor sprinkler and lighting system and applying a pest deterrent spray or moth balls. All these strategies should help in reducing any sod damage, however, we cannot fully guarantee it.
As you continue to taper off watering your new lawn’s roots will be encourage to grow deeper; deep grass roots essential to having a bright, lush emerald lawn! If you see any puddles forming on your sodding reduce the amount of time you water to avoid over-saturation.
On week three only water your lawn twice, after which plan to add an inch of water to your lawn weekly, factoring in rainfall and other things. The first time you mow your new lawn should be in about ten days, or when your grass has reached a height of just under eight centimeters.
You will also want to make sure that when you mow you use a push mower for the first few times to avoid crushing during this time of infancy, and that you bag the clippings to avoid problems. For more info or for a free sodding installation estimate, call us today!
Another challenge you may experience when your newly laid down sod is installed is raccoons. With the extra watering that we recommend, it often brings worms and other bugs up to the surface under the sod. Very often raccoons will tear up the sod to gain access to the worms and grubs. You have to vigilant and check on your sod every morning as raccoons are most active at night.
To protect your new sod, we recommend a number of tactics to ensure we minimize damage to the sod. Installing a protective net over the sod, having a motion sensor sprinkler and lighting system and applying a pest deterrent spray or moth balls. All these strategies should help in reducing any sod damage, however, we cannot fully guarantee it.
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