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Fri, Aug 31, 12 at 14:39
| I moved into a new construction home and they fully sodded the entire lot about 3 weeks ago. They had to fix some sections of the lawn due to settlement. Now, the "new" patches are obviously not rooted, while the older sod is nice and rooted and almost ready to mow. I know i cant mow sod that isn't rooted yet, but also am not supposed to let the "older" sod grow to high before mowing. What should i do? ... just try and mow the spots that are rooted?
Thanks very much! |
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| Not sure I see the issue. You mow grass, including sod, when it is at a height where you are going to remove 1/3rd of the blade. So let's say you are going to mow your grass down to 3 inches. When the grass is 4 to 4.5 inches, you mow it. If the old sod is almost at that height, then I doubt the new sod is. So if you go over the whole yard, the newer sod will be under or just at the mowing height, and the blades won't be cut, while the old sod blades are cut to the proper height. Does this make sense? |
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- Posted by nearandwest 7 (My Page) on Fri, Aug 31, 12 at 16:05
| Just mow everything when the older sod is ready to mow, as tiemco explained. It will not harm the newer sod. |
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- Posted by GreenLawnLove none (My Page) on Fri, Aug 31, 12 at 16:21
| Great thanks - yes i was concerned about mowing sod that wasn't rooted because it would pull it up - but if the blades will miss it anyways, then there is no issue. Thanks again! |
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