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Maintaining ideal soil conditions when installing sod helps spur root growth Have you ever driven by a construction site and seen bare soil everywhere? Then the next day you drive by and the bare soil ...

How often to water new sod is the single most important factor in successfully establishing it in your yard. Turf specialists agree that poor watering is the most common cause of newly installed sod ...

So you’re tired of looking at your patchy, stressed lawn. It never quite recovered from last year’s extreme heat and drought, and you’re green with envy of your neighbor’s verdant grass. If you’re ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. There's a lot to think about when trying to install sod properly. You need to make sure it is accurately spaced out, tamped down correctly, ...

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) -- One by one, the small rolls of grass and topsoil are unrolled across the dirt yard of the new house. What started out as a large, brown patch of earth in one of Sioux City's ...

I am looking to lay sod over a small portion of my backyard, which I hope will work (and last) given that we get a lot of sun. I was wondering if anyone had a good recommendation for where to buy sod ...