The Citizen, 2007-05-03, Page 24(MS) — Anyone who’s ever laid
down their own lawn has had to
come to the decision eventually:
once the ground has been prepared,
is it best to go with sod or seed?
Not surprisingly, like many other
decisions with respect to
homeowning, choosing between sod
or seed is not an easy call.
Part of what makes the sod versus
seed question hard to solve is that
there’s often no right answer. Most
of the time, the decisions need to be
looked at on a case-by-case basis.
Before you go ahead with
deciding what’s best for you,
consider the following factors that
could weight heavy in your decision.
• Price: One of the first things any
homeowner wants to know when it
comes to repairing or improving his
home is what it’s going to cost. The
same goes with the yard, whereprices can differ greatly depending
on the choice you make.
When it comes to a new lawn, seed
is far less expensive than sod. Sod is
essentially seeded grass that
someone else tended to. As a result,
the cost of sod reflects the effort that
went into tending to the grass. While
seed doesn’t cost as much, you’ll
have to be diligent in tending to your
lawn once you’ve laid down the
seed.
But if cost is your chief concern,
seed is your best bet.
• Time of year: While you can
apply seed any time of the year, it’s
not going to grow outside of growing
season. Typically, growing season is
in late spring or early fall. If you’ve
missed seeding season, don’t even
bother throwing down seed. It will
prove to be an expensive mistake
that yields no result, and you’ll just
have to apply seed again once the
season returns.
Sod, on the other hand, can be laid
down throughout the year (though
laying sod in the dead of winter
would be a bad idea) and take to the
soil.
• Landscape: Neither seed nor sod
take to every lawn. For instance,
homeowners whose yards are laden
with trees should choose to go with
seed. That’s because sun is a big
factor in whether or not most sod
will take to the soil. If you seed areas
under trees, be sure to choose a seed
that will thrive without much
sunlight.
Ask your local lawncare
professional for the best seed for
such areas. On the other hand, if
your yard is hilly or slopes a lot,
you’ll probably want to go with sod.
This is to ensure rains or water won’t
wash the seed down the hill.
• Why you’re planting:
PAGE 24. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MAY 3, 2007.
The green, green grass
A lush green lawn can be achieved by laying sod or
applying seed. (MS photo)
Choosing between sod or seed for your lawn
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