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A: Sod Solutions' does not sell our grasses directly. Instead, our grasses are sold by licensed turfgrass producers throughout the southern United States and overseas. Additionally, our varieties are available in many local retail outlets, nurseries, and garden centers. To find a list of licensed producers in your area, please visit our where to buy page.

A: The sales price of our grasses is set by our licensed producers and the retailers that sell the varieties. As such, please visit our where to buy page and identify a sales outlet in your area that can supply you with this information.

A: Since all of our current turfgrass varieties are vegetatively reproduced, they are not sold in seeded form. There are other turfgrass varieties that are sold as seed, but to date, no warm season St. Augustine or Zoysia variety has shown adequate performance.

A: Yes. You can purchase all of our turfgrass varieties in plug trays. For a list of plug tray producers serving your area, please visit our where to buy page.

A: Plug trays are plastic trays that hold 1x1 inch pre-rooted turfgrass plantlets. These plantlets, or plugs, are primarily installed into lawns for repair and renovation work but can be used to start a new lawn. Plug trays have many benefits and may be just what you need to accomplish your goals. For more information on plug trays, please visit bethelfarms.com. To find a plug tray producer selling in your area, please visit our where to buy page.

A: The latest information concerning mowing, watering, fertilization, and insect and disease control can be found on our Maintenance page. This information is tailored to each specific Sod Solutions' turfgrass variety.

A: Once grass is established, shaded areas continue to require less water than full sun areas. Again, a fungicide may be needed during hot rainy periods when the grass blades remain moist for prolonged periods to reduce grey leaf spot and brown patch. For an established shaded lawn, a good rule of thumb for watering is to allow the grass to wilt slightly, apply up to, but no more than one inch of water; only water again when there is more wilt. There are occasions when spot watering is necessary.

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• A professional sod lawn needs no special care because it is a healthy mature lawn when installed, whereas a sprigged or seeded lawn requires years of nurturing to reach maturity. Sod is grown under expert supervision from either top quality seed blends or certified hybrid sprigs. After it's been installed, just water, mow and fertilize your sod lawn as needed and it will remain a healthy, green carpet of grass, requiring very little maintenance.
• Sod can be installed practically anywhere, even where seeding is impossible or too costly. Sod is often used to stop soil erosion and water pollution on slopes where rain would wash away both seed and soil.
• Sod establishes itself quickly. In a couple of weeks, it's ready for full use. It creates the perfect surface for lawn games and family outdoor living. With today's various blends of hardy grasses, sod is chosen for parks, golf courses, athletic fields, as well as residential homes and business parks.
• Sod has revolutionized the lawn business! Now you can install a sod lawn anytime during the year when the ground can be tilled. There is no need to wait for the "right" season to put in your lawn.
• Sod is the only way to go from bare soil to lush, green lawn in just hours. Yet, it's relatively inexpensive to use. In the few hours it takes to install your sod lawn, your property value increases significantly and even more in aesthetic value.
• With today's ecological concerns, many more people are considering sod for its environmental benefits. Sod cools and cleans the atmosphere by reflecting the sun's heat and absorbing noises, carbon dioxide and other harmful pollutants. It releases valuable oxygen and moisture into the air we breath. As it grows, sod silently contributes to a healthier environment.
• Today we expect convenience, efficiency and quality in our products. Buildings are going up almost overnight and attractive landscaping is installed in hours. Why wait 1 or 2 years for a new lawn to struggle to maturity when you can have a beautiful sod lawn complimenting your buildings right now. That high quality sod lawn can be conveniently installed in hours, at a surprisingly low cost.

A: Sod Solutions has developed a quality control program designed to ensure that only high quality, genetically pure, competitively priced Sod Solutions turfgrass varieties are produced. Highlights of this program include a rigorous licensing process that identifies only quality and service-oriented producers, multiple suppliers to most geographic regions ensuring adequate supply at competitive prices, genetically pure planting stock material (identifiable by DNA banding and physical characteristics) that originates from approved sources, quality control stamped invoices, and on-site inspection of producer farms by Sod Solutions. This program, along with our participation in several regional certification agency programs, should give consumers an added sense of assurance that the turfgrass they are purchasing from a licensed Sod Solutions producer is of the highest quality.