The success of an amazing lawn lies on evenly growing grass that covers your grounds like a carpet of vivid green blades. However, for most homeowners who aren't experts in lawn care, a lush and healthy covering of grass is hard to achieve, especially with conventional methods such as planting grass directly from seeds. If you want to have a good carpet of grass instantly, what you need is sod. Here are some sod lawn care tips that can help you grow grass on your lawn quicker than you would expect.
1. When you lay down your sod, wait for at least two to three weeks before you begin fertilizing. You need to let the sod settle on your lawn before you feed it with fertilizer.
2. You only need to fertilize the sod once at springtime, another time during the summer, and then once more right before winter.
3. If your sod is made of fescue grass, you'll need to fertilize it another time during winter.
4. Though your sod will cover your lawn better and faster than seeds, you will still face weed problems. You can kill the weeds naturally with a solution of equal parts of water and vinegar. Sprinkle this mixture on weeds and let them wilt and die.
5. Bermuda sod needs a lot of sun. Don't plant them during shady months. Plant Bermuda sod only when there will be full sun for it to absorb.
6. Bermuda sod usually goes dormant at winter time. In these months, lessen the water so that your grass would not drown from over-soaking.
7. Mow your lawn six to seven days after you install the sod. This provides ample time for the sod to settle. Mowing by then will stimulate the growth of healthy, green blades of grass.
8. Only cut a third of the leaf blade when you mow. Any more than this may damage your sod.
9. The best time to mow is when your sod reaches a height of 2 1/2 to 3 inches.
10. Make sure that the blades of your lawn mower are sharp. Dull blades may damage your sod, they can also botch up your mow job and make your lawn ugly.
Sod is very convenient to install and it can definitely keep your lawn beautiful. Use these sod lawn care tips to maintain healthy and vividly green grass.
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