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#1 |
Ten Point
![]() Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Shiner, TX
Hunt In: gonzales, county
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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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#2 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Naruna, tx
Hunt In: Lampasas, Encinal
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Green side up
Sorry couldn't resist. Dosent matter loosen soil slightly before laying, water,then light roll |
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#3 |
Six Point
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Blooming Grove, TX
Hunt In: Navarro and Freestone counties
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Start at house.
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#4 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Rockwall, TX
Hunt In: Navarro County
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Rent a grass roller from Home Depot.
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#5 |
Eight Point
Join Date: May 2018
Location: League City
Hunt In: Llano
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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.
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#6 |
Ten Point
![]() Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Shiner, TX
Hunt In: gonzales, county
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#7 |
Ten Point
![]() Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Shiner, TX
Hunt In: gonzales, county
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#8 |
Four Point
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Red River County
Hunt In: Red River Countty
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#9 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Dallas
Hunt In: Corsicana (Navarro County)
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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.
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#10 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Lewisville
Hunt In: Coleman & Loving
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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.
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#11 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: College Station, tx
Hunt In: East Texas - Pop Up blind & Old Mexico
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14 pallets? Screw that.
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#12 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Spring, TX
Hunt In: Grimes/Montgomery county
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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.
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#13 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2006
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However Juan & Jose want to get it done.
That's a lot of grass to lay. Hope you have some help. |
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#14 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Holly Lake Ranch
Hunt In: East Tx. and Anywhere I can!
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Aleve!!
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#15 |
Pope & Young
![]() Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Franklin
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pay someone to do it is the best tip I can give you. Laying grass sucks!!
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#16 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Jun 2016
Hunt In: Wisconsin, New Mexico, Colorado, Montana, Idaho
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#17 | |
Eight Point
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Hockley, Tx
Hunt In: Kinney Co
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#18 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Nov 2013
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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. |
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#19 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: North Texas
Hunt In: Haskell County, TX
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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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#20 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Shiner
Hunt In: Goliad County
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#21 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: DFW
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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. |
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#22 |
Ten Point
![]() Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: South Texas/Gulf Coast
Hunt In: Atascosa County
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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
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#23 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Young County
Hunt In: Young & Haskell counties
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Green side up!
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#24 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Euless, Texas
Hunt In: Sterling County
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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.
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#25 |
Spike
Join Date: Feb 2018
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After 14 Pallets I hope you survived to make another post!
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#26 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Wallis
Hunt In: Llano
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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 $$$
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#27 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Cypress, tx
Hunt In: Goliad and Leon Co.
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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 |
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#28 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Lorena,Texas
Hunt In: Limestone and Mills Counties
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First step is about nine undocumented workers from HomeDepot.
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#29 |
Nubbin' Buck
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: Houston
Hunt In: Southern Liberty Co.
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Any good sources for cheap pallets of St. A around Houston?
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#30 |
Ten Point
![]() Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Fort Worth
Hunt In: Runnels County
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You can't put to much water on it, I repeat you can't!!! keep it wet until it roots down......
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#31 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Powderly, TX
Hunt In: God's green earth
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Weak mind strong back!
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#32 |
Four Point
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Spring
Hunt In: Rocksprings
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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. |
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#33 |
Pope & Young
![]() Join Date: Oct 2006
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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.
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