Choosing the Right Sod for Your Lawn

Sod comes in many different varieties that provide different results in many different climates. Some sod works great in heavy traffic while others work best in colder climates. Choosing the right sod for your lawn is crucial to its longevity and health. And with sod prices being an expensive endeavor, you'll want to protect your investment. Use this guide to choosing the right sod for your lawn and you'll be sure to get the most out of your new sod.

Centipede

Centipede is an aggressively spreading root grass that looks, well like a centipede. It's perfect for hot weather conditions and is very drought tolerant. Mainly used in southern climates, this slow growing grass also thrives well in moist conditions. Green, thick roots and grass blades make this grass a southern favorite.

St. Augustine

Found primarily in hot and humid conditions, this thick growing grass grows great in the south. It's also found around the world in hot and moist climates like Africa, Australia and Mexico. St. Augustine sod does well in full sun as well as moderate shade, ensuring a thick green grass uniformly displaced throughout your lawn.

Zoysia

Another great sod for southern climates, zoysia grows well in the sun and shade, but only thrives in sandy and clay soil conditions, making it perfect for many southern soils. Zoysia is very resistant to weeds making it a great grass where weedy conditions prevail.

Bermuda

This southern climate loving sod is highly resistant to foot traffic and compression making it a great sod for golf courses and other high traffic areas. This dense high maintenance sod grows perfect in the hot sun and direct sunlight, but performs badly in shade.

Kentucky Bluegrass

This northern acclimatized sod grows great in cold weather climates. It must be watered much more heavily than southern sods so keeping it moist is important to its health. Kentucky bluegrass is often blended with other grasses to keep match the correct lighting conditions. Some Kentucky bluegrass grows well in full sun while other species grows best in shady yards.

Fescue

This gorgeous green sod grows great in both moist and dry areas. It's often blended with Kentucky bluegrass in climates where it becomes too hot and humid for northern acclimatized sod and too cold in the winter for southern acclimatized sod. Fescue grows great in dry and sandy soils as well as moist and loamy soils, making it a great sod blend for many grasses.