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Optimal Sod Laying Season

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Smack Talk on a job site - I will make some of you mad- How contractors really communicate Landscape

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The speaker revisits the topic of sod installation, reaffirming that installing sod later in the year (or very early) is superior to mid-summer installations. He emphasizes that this approach requires the least amount of maintenance from the homeowner, as natural rainfall and cooler temperatures help the sod establish without constant watering and the risk of 'cooking' from summer heat. He notes that while summer installation is possible, it demands significantly more effort and care.

Goal: Reiterate the benefits of late-year sod installation for reduced maintenance.

Tools and materials

  • Sod Rolls N/A — Laying the lawn

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All right. So, we were talking about black dirt. Sod comes You know what, Tim? Sod comes with black dirt. So, I want to get back on this sod topic. Even though it's not the most important thing to talk about, it's something that got to be it has to be mentioned. Are any of the things that you talk about important though? Uh, I guess to some people um camera crew today. Yeah, Elliot's Elliot's here to help you. Actually, you have to hire such a ly camera crew cuz then Yeah, I know. Yeah. I let him be in one video and all of a sudden he thinks he should be in them all. All right. So, come here. Zoom in on this. See? All right. So, here's this is a great example. This is actually froze. All right. Back off a little, Elliot. So, you can see that this is froze. That's good. That really is good. As long as you can unroll it and lay it down, this customer, his life is easier. If we laid this stuff in July or August and it didn't rain and even if he was out there watering it every day, the heat of the day is going to cook the sod even when it's wet. It'll cook that moisture underneath and it will literally just kill this sod. Laying it later in the year or super early is better. We've actually had to take a butane heater, put it on these rolls and thaw them out enough to roll them out, lay them out. I've laid this stuff when it's snowing. I've laid it in sle freezing rain, and the best results you will ever have with the least amount of maintenance is later in the year is so much better than in July or August. You can still late in July or August, but you got a lot more work laid out for you. Is there anything else we need to know about this site,

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