179913 656 House & Garden Lawn Care General Lawns true Wed, 06 May 2009 04:04:58 -0700 /system/videos/6/13/99/17/179913.flv house, garden, laying, sod, lawn, caring, care, Lawncare, planting, grass How To Lay Sod For a Perfect Lawn http://www.howcast.com/videos/179913-How-To-Lay-Sod-For-a-Perfect-Lawn http://www.howcast.com/videos/179913-How-To-Lay-Sod-For-a-Perfect-Lawn/edit approved 165 640 360 <object width="425" height="273" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=179913"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=179913" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="273" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 1 Stabbey http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/179913/lay_sod_hd4_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.jpg 1657 false false false 69320 1 31 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/179913/31.jpg Prep the land Till your soil with a garden hoe and remove sticks and stones. Consider a power garden tiller if you have a lot of land. Then, apply starter fertilizer with a lawn spreader.

]]> 69319 2 45 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/179913/45.jpg Test the soil Test your soil to find out what nutrients it needs. Garden centers sell do-it-yourself kits, or you can arrange a test through your local Extension Service.

]]> 69322 3 55 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/179913/55.jpg Start on the straight and narrow Put down the first row of sod along a straight line, like the edge of a driveway. If your yard is uneven all around, create a straight line by tying a string between two stakes.

]]> 69324 4 66 Tip Use a sharp knife or hand cutter to trim sections to fit uneven areas.

]]> 69323 5 73 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/179913/73.jpg Stagger the strips Stagger the rows of sod the way bricklayers arrange bricks. As you put down each roll, tuck the edges into the next one as tightly as possible without overlapping them. Spaces between sod strips can cause the edges to die, turning them brown.

]]> 69326 6 84 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/179913/84.jpg Keep it moist Keep your budding lawn moist by watering it, once a day for 10 minutes for the next three weeks. After that, give it about an inch and a half of water over a week.

]]> 69321 7 98 Tip If you don’t want to bother tilling your land, start fresh by putting in about five inches of topsoil before you add starter fertilizer.

]]> 69325 8 103 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/179913/103.jpg Roll over them Press the sod into the soil with a weighted lawn roller. This will help knit it into the soil.

]]> 69330 9 109 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/179913/109.jpg Start mowing Wait until your new grass is about five inches tall before mowing it for the first time; then keep it between two and three inches.

]]> 69327 10 118 Tip Measure how much water your lawn is getting by putting out a can before watering.

]]> 69318 11 122 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/179913/122.jpg Pick the right time Lay sod at the appropriate time of year, which depends on where you live. Ask your local gardening center or check with the Cooperative Extension System, a national agricultural network. Find the nearest Extension office on the USDA web site.

]]> 69357 12 139 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/179913/139.jpg 69328 13 146 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/179913/146.jpg Consider the weather Take the weather into consideration: If it’s been rainy, water less; if it’s been hot and dry, water more. To test if your lawn needs watering, walk on it. If the grass springs back, it’s fine; if your footprint remains and the grass has a grayish hue, it’s too dry.

]]> 69331 14 153 Fact Overjoyed New York Mets fans celebrated the team’s 1969 World Series win by grabbing pieces of sod as souvenirs.

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