Put the sod in the outlying beds so you don’t have to work around a bulky heavy pallet in the middle of the lawn. All turf grass needs sun and most lawns appreciate lots of it.

Rolls of sod are automatically stacked on a pallet, which holds 700 square feet of sod, or about 70 rolls. When that pallet is full, it’s automatically ejected, and a new empty pallet takes its ...

If you're on a budget, he suggests buying one pallet of sod at a time. Once your sod is laid, don't cut the grass for 30 days. You may need a resod expert to help develop a plan for your yard.

Rolls of sod are automatically stacked on a pallet, which holds 700 square feet of sod, or about 70 rolls. When that pallet is full, it’s automatically ejected, and a new empty pallet takes its ...

Once you’ve selected the kind of grass you want, Alfred Wooten offers these tips on getting the sod in the ground: Measure the area: Get the overall dimensions of the area in square feet.

A pallet of sod (about 500 square feet) costs about $400 without labor, and with installation sodding can cost anywhere from $2,600-$7,000 depending on the size of your yard.

Weeds and grass aren't the only things that can get in the way of the new sod being able to root deeply. Other objects, such as trash, rocks, or sticks, could also be problematic.

St. Augustine grass can be left on a pallet for 24 to 48 hours, said T. Kosiek, a dispatcher at Tom's Sod Service in Clearwater who has been in the sod business for seven years. After that time ...

The group says turfgrass sod is recognized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as a perishable agricultural commodity and is planted and harvested annually.

Sod farmers in Texas and across the country have been hit hard this year by a rough winter and cooler, dryer spring, creating a big shortage of grass. “It’s really put everything behind ...