Re-sod Now ???

Tomsal – posted 18 July 2001 11:43

I have a couple of questions. I live in central Florida on the coast primarily with sandy soil. 1)Is it too late in the season to re-sod with bermuda, an 2) If not, I have two types of sod available, grown in sandy soil or grown in muck. Is either better than the other?

wdrake – posted 18 July 2001 13:01

My thoughts-

If you have irrigation system or can otherwise water the new sod do it now and get down some good roots before growth slows down this fall/winter. I’d opt for the sod raised on sand. Muck raised sod has already adjusted to lots of water and might not adjust to sandy soil.

Tomsal – posted 18 July 2001 15:17

Thank you for you quick response to my post. Yes, I do have an irrigation system and the yard has been dressed with topsoil several times this spring/summer and heavily irrigated. I just want to kill the remaining grass/weeds before laying the sod. Should, by the first week of August give the sod sufficient time to establish root growth? Also, I need to treat the yard with Oftanol to get rid of mole crickets. Should I be aware of any contradictions with the new sod?