Sod is fully-mature, beautifully green and thick when you purchase it. Installing and laying sod is a great home improvement project.
Category Archives: Sod & Plugs
When Florida homeowners need a new lawn, they must choose between sod and grass seed. Which is best? We examine the pros and cons.
Some of the most popular warm weather grasses used in the Sarasota and Tampa area include Bahia grass, Bermuda grass, Centipede grass, Saint Augustine grass and Zoysia grass. Warm season grasses propagate themselves via the growth of stolons and/or rhizomes.
Many homeowners in South Florida are just now considering how to have a beautiful green lawn this summer – and for some, that means laying new sod. If you are looking to beautify your lawn, fill in bare spots or to try a new grass variety, you may be wondering the best way to purchase sod. Your new sod will come on pallets, but the sizes and measurements vary depending on moisture content, grass type, the size of the sod pieces, and the type of soil.
At Big Earth Landscape Supply, we have everything you need to get your backyard in shape for spring or summer. We sell sod by the piece, plug or pallet. There’s a couple of different benefits of each and it depends on the results that you’re looking for.
During the rainy summer months, we fight off rot and fungus. Once the dry summer months arrive, we must make sure to keep the ground properly irrigated. Throughout the years, professional lawn care experts have been growing better turf to address these issues – and with the announcement of Scott’s ProVista™ St. Augustine turf, your prospects for a beautiful, low maintenance lawn just got a lot better.
Many varieties of grass can stand up to the heat, but they do not do well in shady areas or cooler climes. If you have shady areas on your property, you have likely been frustrated trying to grow grass. The good news is, there is a solution – rye grass.
At Big Earth supply you can buy Sod by the plug, the piece or the whole pallet. Aside plugged tray eighteen plugs, now the benefit of a sod plug tray is that you can place plugs as close together or as far as part as you like but plugs require a lot of patience. The […]