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Lawn rollers...educate me getting ready for sod
I have a dirt yard now. I had 128 yards of dirt added to my property to prepare for sod. Do I need to roll before I sod to compact the soil? Most of the work was done with a bobcat and back dragged with the bucket. Some of the soil was pretty rocky and I'm working getting most the big chunks out. I've seen both steel and poly rollers. Would the rocks chew up and dent a ploy roller, or the steel ones for that matter. I don't know if the steel ones gauge are that thick. After I lay the sod down I need to roll it to make good contact correct. Besides the steel rusting which kinda roller is better.
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I wouldn't pack it to tight as you want the sod roots to be able to take hold in your dirt and packing it will make that hard to do.
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I would get advise from a sod specialist!! There must be a trick to getting the dirt perfect. I doubt running a Cub over it is the best way!! |
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Use a roller to press every thing flat then run a spike aerator over it to loosen the soil so when the sod is laid the ground is loose so the roots can take root. Run the roller over the sod after laid to get good soil contact. Then water daily! and water again
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Josh 1989 SGT 2072 (restored) 60"Haban Deck, 54 "Haban Blade, 48" Cub Cadet Tiller, 12" Brinly Cat O plow, 48" Cat O landscape rake Cub 128 with creeper and rear PTO with reverser(next project) IH built 682 and 782 that will combine to make one |
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first of all it's not a good time to sod in the midwest in the mid 90's you are likely to end up with a lot of dead sod
if it is the whole lawn I would try seeding first covering with straw or Scotts seed patch but maybe you have alread committed to sod i though i saw you were in Iowa but now see Texas maybe using different sod than me |
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