Sod Install
Zoysia Emerald
- Fine Textured
- Good Shade Tolerance
- Medium Fertilizer Requirements
- Needs to be mowed every 7 to 10 days
- Moderate Care Required
- Only available in Sod
- Mow height 3/8-2″
- Low-Moderate water requirements
This is my clients Zoysia Emerald lawn. So far it’s my all time
favorite sod. It has a fantastic color, and does as well or better in
shade than St. Augustine. It’s more expensive than other sod types but
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Zoysia Palisades
- Excellent Establishment
- Rapid Re-Growth
- Few Seed Heads
- Low Thatching Tendency
- Mowing 1/2″- 1″
- Low Water Use
- Shade Tolerant
- Cold Hardy and Heat Tolerant
This is also a good sod. It’s reminiscent of St. Augustine. It has a
thicker blade and doesn’t look as thick as the Emerald. |
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Zoysia Cavalier
- Fine leaf texture
- Long slender leaves
- Uniformity of appearance
- Disease resistant
- Shade tolerant
- Fast establishment
- Cold tolerant
- Good salt tolerance
- Insect resistant
- Moderate – low water use
- Quick Recovery
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Bermuda Celebration
- Soft, Fine Texture
- Extreme Drought Tolerance
- Remarkable Durability
- Unique blue-green color
- Drought tolerant
- Lower maintenance needs
This is my second choice in sod. Does great in our hot dry weather.
Has a superior color is very drought tolerant. |
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Bermuda Tifway 419
- Fine blades
- Low shade tolerance
- Med-low water req.
- High traffic tolerance
- Mow every 3-7 days
- Mow Height 1-1.5″
- Med. cold tolerance
- med-low disease potential
- High fertilizing
Most commonly used Bermuda sod. Used mostly on golf course and sports
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St. Augustine, Del Mar
- High shade
- Med water requirements
- Low traffic tolerance
- Low cold tolerance
- High disease potential
- mow every 5-7 days
- Mow height 2.5-3.5 inches
- Coarse leaf
- Med fertilizing
Most commonly used Bermuda sod. Used mostly on golf course and sports
fields. |
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St. Augustine, Palmetto
- Fair traffic Tolerance
- Shade tolerant
- Cold tolerance
- Drought toleranceMow heights 1 1/2” to 3”
- Densely spreading
- Aggressive growth habit
- Rich, dark green color
- Performs well In sun and part shade
This is my top choice in St. Augustine. In our experience this sod
has performed very well in shaded areas. It requires at least 4-5 hours
of dappled sun. |
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St. Augustine, Raleigh
- Shade tolerant, warm
- Med. to dark green
- Does not tolerant traffic
- Thrives in high temps
- Cold tolerant
Most commonly used St. Augustine sod.It is widely thought to be the
best at shade tolerance but in my experience the zoysia is comparable.
It is however a thirsty grass requiring the most water out of the sod
types above. |
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Our Sod Installation process
Installation includes a check of your irrigation system to ensure
that there are no coverage deficiencies. This will allow your new sod to
be watered correctly and effectively.
- Sprinkler Check
- Till Area 2-6″
- Amendment Soil
- Roll Area to Level
- Lay Sod
- Re-Roll
- Check Sprinklers function
- Set Controllers for New Lawn
- Periodically Check on Sod
- Continued Customer Support
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