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Wintertime is often not viewed as a pleasant season. Even in Florida where winter never truly arrives, the winter can be colder, seemingly long-lasting, and less interesting. Everything in nature goes dormant in the winter. Animals hibernate. Even bees hibernate, and flowers and some trees go dormant. Your grass isn’t an exception to this rule. Grass or sod can turn brown when it goes dormant, but that doesn’t mean that the grass is dead. There are some ways to tell if your lawn has died or if it is just dormant. 

Does your lawn and landscaping look dead and desolate? If so, it might be time to start thinking ahead about spring landscaping projects. If your lawn is completely brown, it could be that your grass is just dormant. But if the brown is in patches, that is an indicator that the grass is dead or dying. If you have some other landscaping issues in your yard, it could be a problem with the soil or irrigation. It is important to determine why you need new turf before you plan to get it. If you have poor soil or irrigation, you will need to be able to communicate that to your sod grower so that we can choose the best sod for your lawn’s unique environment.

There are a lot of problems that can arise with your lawn, and some of them are more easily remedied than others. While laying fresh sod isn’t always necessary to correct issues with your lawn, it can sometimes be required. Here are three signs that you need fresh sod installation. Bare Spots If you have bare spots in your lawn, it usually means that the root system has eroded or died in that area of your yard. The problem with this is that the root system for your yard is all connected. If one part of the roots become diseased and die off, the rot will spread to the rest of the lawn. It is a slow process, but an inevitable one. Instead of spreading grass seed to fill in the bare spots, consider fresh sod installation.

There are many situations in which you might want to improve the curb appeal of your home. The most common reason is so that you can sell your home quickly. Another common reason is to increase your home’s value prior to getting a home equity loan. In either case, one of the best ways to increase your curb appeal is with fresh sod installation. If your lawn is looking a little worn, has bare patches, brown patches, or simply no longer holds up to the weather, it can greatly detract from your home’s curb appeal. Even if your gardens, trees, and shrubs are well maintained, a poor yard is something that no one wants to see. Over time, the roots of grass can become diseased or worn away through erosion, causing the grass to be unable to get nutrients from the soil and moisture from the earth.

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Many people think of spring and summer as the best time to plant sod. But in reality, one of the best times to plant sod is in the cooler months of October and beyond. The cooler months give sod a lot of advantages in taking root and growth. If you are from the North, you might think that it is much too late to plant sod. But in central Florida, it is an ideal time.Cooler TemperaturesThe cooler temperatures in October and later mean that your sod is less prone to disease and rot. The high heat of summer and early fall is really too hot for new sod because the heat will stress the turf. The few cold fronts that are coming in now and during the next few months make it the ideal time to plant sod.

You may think that summer is the time to take care of yard work and lawn projects. But in reality, fall that is more suitable for installing new turf grass. There are several reasons that you should wait until fall to start your lawn projects. The cooler temperatures, the lower humidity, and other factors make fall the best time to install turf grass.Lower HumidityThe lower humidity in fall will help your new sod from developing fungus, mold, or other conditions that can come about from too much moisture. Although it is important to keep sod moist while you are waiting for it to grow its root system, it is also vital that you do not let the sod get too moist to prevent disease and rot. In the fall, it is much easier to regulate moisture because you will be dealing with much lower humidity, even though you will still have occasional rainfall.

The weather during this time of year in Florida can be unpredictable. You might have rain for days and then none for over a week. While it is important to make sure that your turf stays moist and healthy, you also want to make sure that you don’t overwater it. There are several things that can happen if your turf is overwatered.Root System HealthThe root system of the turf is what draws in water and oxygen into the grass. When a lawn is overwatered, the root system will drown and be unable to draw the oxygen the grass needs to thrive. The roots can shrivel and begin to die off if the problem is not quickly addressed.

We are pleased to announce that we are now offering the new Provista St Augustine turf grass from Scott. This amazing new turf has a lot of advantages over other types of grass or turf. Learn more here about this new offering and how it can benefit residential and commercial locations alike.Weed ControlProvista St Augustine is a specially bred grass turf that is resistant to weeds. It grows very dense so that weeds do not have room to take root. It is also designed to tolerate a larger number of weed control products without damaging the health of the grass. This means that the sod you receive will be completely weed free, and it will be easy to maintain weed-free grass for years to come.