GrassThere is nothing like a well-landscaped home with a carpet of lush green grass surrounding it. Really, when you think of your home, it is probably one of the first things that springs to mind. But getting a yard like that established can often prove to be a challenge. Establishing a nice lawn is one of the most overwhelming of projects for many homeowners, but there are ways to seriously cut down the time and tedium of growing great grass.
The Fast Way to Grow Great Grass
The reason that most people fear growing a new lawn is that they often think immediately of growing a lawn from seed. And while the growth of hydro seeding applications makes this easier, growing a lawn from seed still takes a lot of time and can return less-than-favorable results, particularly if your yard is less than optimal for growing grass. Perhaps your soil is substandard; perhaps weeds and invasive plants have already begin to take hold; or perhaps you simply do not have the patience to wait for those tiny seeds to spring into healthy, viable grass that is ready to withstand the use of an established lawn.
Sod Is the Answer
There is a simple way to overcome all of these issues, and that is by installing sod instead of growing grass from seed. Sod offers a number of advantages, including:
• Sod is grass that is already grown at the farm, and so it comes to you a real, living, mature plant. It is already well-established, and needs only to be laid properly and well-maintained (too busy for maintenance? There’s a simple solution for that too, that we’ll discuss below).
• Sod is more affordable than most people think, especially when compared against the cost of multiple potential seed applications and other potential difficulties from seeding. It is easy to figure lawn sod prices by using online estimating tools.
• Sod is instantly attractive, creating an instant carpet of grass that is ready for use.
• Sod, unlike young grass and grass seedlings, can withstand heavy traffic.
• An experienced sod installer can lay sod very quickly, making it a virtually instant way to establish attractive and healthy turf.
• When you install sod, you do not have to worry about weeds creeping in or overtaking costly seed applications. Weeds cannot easily invade the tight root structures of mature sod.
Sod Maintenance Is Key
One of the reasons that lawns fail to grow well and homeowners fail to get the results they expect is that news lawns require a lot of care and attention. Watering is absolutely key when establishing a new lawn. Seed germination can be particularly tricky, but even newly installed sod requires regular, diligent attention and maintenance. This can be difficult for the average person working full time and living life besides, or for those who travel or frequent a second home in or out of the state or country, but there are people and services, such as property management services, who can attend to these kinds of necessary but time-consuming tasks.
Given the fact that a great lawn can increase a home’s value and appeal by as much as 15%, investing in sod and even hiring a property manager to maintain it in the way it needs to be maintained for good establishment is well worth both the cost of sod and the cost of a property manager to ensure it’s good growth. And so, not only is sod the logical choice for reliable, fast grass growth, but it is a smart home investment choice, too.
