Tips on laying st. Augustine

[shiner78]

I have 14 pallets coming tommorow. What's the best way to lay it? Start at curb and work my way up to the house? Does north and south or east west matter? First timer here.

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[texasrazor]

Green side up
Sorry couldn't resist. Dosent matter loosen soil slightly before laying, water,then light roll

[furtrapper]

Start at house.

[toaster]

Rent a grass roller from Home Depot.

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[LlanoHunter10]

It's all about how you prepare your soil. If you have time spread a 1/2 inch thick layer of a good quality compost. Lay sod on top and water water water!!! Due to the heat of the day you need to water at least every morning and night for half hour each. If sod doesn't get enough water roots cannot get established. Compost foundation will give it nutrients it needs to stay healthy thru summer.

[shiner78]

Originally Posted by texasrazor

Green side up
Sorry couldn't resist. Dosent matter loosen soil slightly before laying, water,then light roll

Check.

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[shiner78]

Originally Posted by furtrapper

Start at house.

House to curb? I was told curb to house. No?

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[hunter1313]

Originally Posted by toaster

Rent a grass roller from Home Depot.

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This but rent some grass layers. I heard they hang out there some times.

[TeamAmerica]

Stagger the seams. Buy some sand and mix with top soil to fill in any natural gaps. It will keep it from drying out the sides and roots. The roller from HD fills with water and will be a huge help in getting it level.

[Acameron52]

We just started this at my brothers house this AM! We’re working from the house out. Got his front yard done in no time (two pallets) but his backyard is a different story. Three pallets in and we haven’t even begun to make a dent in it. We’ve rented a roller from Home Depot and it’s turning out pretty good.

[EastTexasMan]

14 pallets? Screw that.

[Texas276]

Hopefully you have lot of help. Ask them when are they cutting the grass and how long do they say it can stay on the pallet? You may not want to get all 14 pallets at once of you are going at it with 1-2 guys.

[Charles]

However Juan & Jose want to get it done.

That's a lot of grass to lay. Hope you have some help.

[White Falcon]

Aleve!!

[MarkV]

pay someone to do it is the best tip I can give you. Laying grass sucks!!

[WItoTX]

Originally Posted by Charles

However Juan & Jose want to get it done.

That's a lot of grass to lay. Hope you have some help.

Lol, exactly my thought. 14 pallets on a 90+ degree day? No thanks. Grass can stay dead til November.

[bowhunter_2]

Originally Posted by LlanoHunter10

It's all about how you prepare your soil. If you have time spread a 1/2 inch thick layer of a good quality compost. Lay sod on top and water water water!!! Due to the heat of the day you need to water at least every morning and night for half hour each. If sod doesn't get enough water roots cannot get established. Compost foundation will give it nutrients it needs to stay healthy thru summer.

Originally Posted by TeamAmerica

Stagger the seams. Buy some sand and mix with top soil to fill in any natural gaps. It will keep it from drying out the sides and roots. The roller from HD fills with water and will be a huge help in getting it level.

This!

[wdtorque]

Some jobs are best left to professionals.
So I'm guessing the OP is under 40 years of age?
Good Luck,
as mentioned, fill in all cracks and water twice a day for a couple of weeks then once a day. Roots are not deep or established initially so twice a day for 30 minutes as stated should do it. Too much water will kill it, as well fertilizing too early, don't ask how I know.

[Mike D]

My wife and I laid 15 pallets at our previous house. Killed everything that was currently there, waited 2 weeks, tilled and leveled the entire yard. Worked from the house out so we didn’t block access to the house. Kinda like painting yourself into a corner.


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[wags]

Originally Posted by shiner78

House to curb? I was told curb to house. No?

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You saw mine. That was 34 pallets, and I am still short about 5. I started at the house/fence and worked to the curb. I am definitely not looking forward to my water bill.

[8mpg]

Make sure you water the pallets of sod if its not laid tomorrow. Best case is to make sure its all down the day you get it.

House to curb or curb to house doesnt matter. Just find a straight side and lay it down.

[brushtrooper]

I scraped my old weed/grass off with the FEL on my tractor.I do not have any implements at home for the tractor so I rented a rear tine and I tried to loosen the soil day before the sale at Sutherlands and that was a fail, ground was too hard. I bought 5 pallets of St Augustin florotam(sp?) and my son, my self and my sons friend helped. We laid it one day. Took me 2 weeks to recover, I was hurting. Anyways, my point is I did not have time to prep the right way but its growing fine. After getting it laid I poured the water to it, rolled it with my zero turn. I did curb to the house

[DRSHUNTER]

Green side up!


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[muzzlebrake]

St Augustine likes a thin layer of cotton burr compost mixed in with the loosened soil. The compost underneath helps to hold water and let the new roots take hold. No need to fertilized until winter. Water water water but don't drown it.

[jhbailey86]

After 14 Pallets I hope you survived to make another post!

[Big_gun]

when i was much younger dad bought several pallets to sod new yard... we laid out in checkerboard fashion and didn't take long for the grass to fill in the gaps.... he was and still is tight with the $$$

[Big pig]

I would have suggested parallel with the fall of the land. Like a rice field.

My dad was tighter that the above poster
We sprigged an acre with San Augustine pieces.

Good luck in this heat.

BP

[DarrellS]

First step is about nine undocumented workers from HomeDepot.

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[duckduckgoose]

Any good sources for cheap pallets of St. A around Houston?

[DNTRanch]

You can't put to much water on it, I repeat you can't!!! keep it wet until it roots down......

[Killer]

Weak mind strong back!

[kribbz]

be careful with the "you can't put to much water on it" statement. I just had 6 pallets put down on my lawn and I did put to much water on it. I lost about 1/4 of it to disease.
The first week you will want to water it twice a day and each time until it feels spongy under your feet. The second week back off to once a day and then the third week probably every other day or maybe every 2 days. Don't mow it for at least 3 weeks.

As for How to lay it, Id say start in an area with your longest straightest line and work it in a triangular pattern towards the other side. Drop it down and kick it into place. Use a heavy flat shovel to make your cuts and you will be good to go.

[Mike Murphey]

The best thing to remember is to water it very well every day after you put it out for the first 2-3 weeks...you could also fertilize it using a winter type fertilizer.