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Installation

Remove all debris from the area.
Grade and shape area to desired contours.
Peat Moss can be added to improve the composition of the soil. Use 2 to 4 bales of 6 cu. ft. size per 100 sq. metres if desired.
Top Soil should be available to a depth of 8 to 10 cm. If this amount of top soil is not available, it must be added.
Prepare the soil by rototilling to a depth of 8 to 10 cm. rototilling first one way, and then the other way.
Add Fertilizer at the rate of 10 Kilograms per 100 sq. metres and rototill or rake to a depth of 5 cm. Recommended fertilizer 5-20-20 or similar ratio.
Rake top 3 cm. to a smooth, even surface, and roll lightly to show up any depressions.
Sod should be laid as soon as possible. In no case later than 24 hours after delivery.

Have the ground completely prepared before you order your sod.
People who are not accustomed to physical labour should pace themselves accordingly and if necessary get help from friends.
Lay sod immediately upon delivery.
Locate a straight line, such as a curb or driveway, or run a taut string up the middle of the area to be sodded. Work along this line to establish the first row.
With a rake, smooth the area immediately ahead of sodding.
Lay in Brick-Work fashion.
Make sure all joints are butted tightly together without overlapping.
Staking is advisable on extreme slopes.
To fit non rectangular edges, and small areas, cut the sod with a knife or hatchet.
Staking is advisable on extreme slopes.
Go over the area with a one-third filled roller to press the roots to the soil.
Saturate the area with water immediately.
Twenty millimeters of water in the first hour does more than sixty millimeters three hours later.
Your newly sodded lawn generally needs mowing after 6-7 days.
Now that you have established your lawn of freshly cut sod, grown by a qualified nursery sod grower you must decide how good a lawn you want.
If it is to be a top maintenance lawn you should follow the entire program outlined below.
If you want a minimum maintenance lawn, attention to the first three points is sufficient.