Preparing the soil, laying sod, and watering and mowing a new lawn through its first weeks. 18 posts, newest first.
Soil pH decides whether your sod can use the fertilizer you give it. Most lawn grasses do best between 5.5 and 7.0. How to test Florida soil, and what sulfur, lime, and time can and cannot change.
Sod roots into whatever is under it. Five steps to prepare Florida soil before sod goes down: clear the old lawn, test, amend the top 6 to 8 inches, grade and firm, and wet the ground the morning of the install.
A yearly soil test through the UF/IFAS Extension lab tells you your lawn's pH and nutrient levels for a few dollars, so fertilizer goes where it is needed. What the report says, how to read it, and what St. Augustine wants.
Have you recently installed sod onto your Florida lawn? If so, read our blog for our top two tips about caring for your new sod in the summer heat.
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