Sod from multiple sources

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Hoosier-Daddy

Discussion Starter · Feb 16, 2018

Hi,

I hope this is okay to ask here. It's not exactly a DIY question although I'm sure I will have some later.

I just had sod installed as part of a landscaping project. The contractor told me the place he normally gets the sod from didn't have enough even for our fairly small yard (~1,000 sf) so he bought all they had and got the rest needed somewhere else. I'm assuming he only volunteered that because the sod from each place were at different heights. I didn't think anything of it, but the sod with the taller blades has been growing at a fast rate while the shorter sod has not grown or grown VERY little in 3 weeks. He had installed the two sources in a checkerboard pattern (not sure why).

I am worried that the growth pattern will continue and after every mowing, I'll have patches grow again quickly while others barely grow. It does not look good.

I am hoping this is a temporary situation that will quickly resolve itself and would like your thoughts.

I haven't contacted the contractor yet because I want to know the scoop first in case this is something that could require significant effort on his part to resolve the right way.

Some pics (3 weeks since install):

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Movingshrub

· #2 · Feb 17, 2018

I'd want confirmation that they were all the same type of grass and all the same cultivar. If so, it I wouldn't think it to be an issue.

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dfw_pilot

· #3 · Feb 17, 2018

Welcome to TLF, Hoosier!

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Spammage

· #4 · Feb 17, 2018

Could be that one was treated with primo or excessive fertilizer before harvest and one wasn't. I'm guessing that they are different cultivars though. I had a similar issue with my Palisades zoysia. I came up short and the new pallet of "Palisades" ended up being Cutless. They are drastically different in their growth rate and moderately different in appearance. My wife says I'm crazy, but I can definitely tell.

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Hoosier-Daddy

Discussion Starter · #5 · Feb 17, 2018

Thanks. I will ask what cultivars were used.

Still interested in others' opinions before I talk to him on Monday or Tuesday.

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g-man

· #6 · Feb 17, 2018

What warranty you have on this job? if you dont like it, then have him fix it.

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Hoosier-Daddy

Discussion Starter · #7 · Feb 17, 2018

g-man said:
What warranty you have on this job? if you dont like it, then have him fix it.

I don't know what the best fix is so also wouldn't know if a proposed fix was the right one. I don't want to be demanding all be ripped out and replaced if there is another way to fix it or if nothing needs to be done.

I'm going to tell him to fix it. But on the outside chance he was cutting corners the first time I would like to possibly recognize a proposed fix that was also cutting corners.

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Movingshrub

· #8 · Feb 17, 2018

@Hoosier-Daddy

What were the parameters of the landscaping contract? Installation of a certain type of grass or just "grass?"

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high leverage

· #9 · Feb 17, 2018

I hate to say it. But if you want things done right you have to do it yourself. At a 1000ft2 it is an easy project for a homeowner. Have two pallets delivered and spend a few hours on installation. Save hundreds of $ and have the piece of mind knowing what grass you have and the satisfaction that YOU did the work. I'm not that old at 35 but have seen too many half *** work that I rarely trust anyone but my own. Youtube can make you an expert on anything.

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Colonel K0rn

· #10 · Feb 18, 2018

high leverage said:
I hate to say it. But if you want things done right you have to do it yourself. At a 1000ft2 it is an easy project for a homeowner. Have two pallets delivered and spend a few hours on installation. Save hundreds of $ and have the piece of mind knowing what grass you have and the satisfaction that YOU did the work. I'm not that old at 35 but have seen too many half @ss work that I rarely trust anyone but my own. Youtube can make you an expert on anything.

+1, not really an expert, but give you enough knowledge to be dangerous.

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Bunnysarefat

· #11 · Feb 18, 2018

Doesn't look right to me. Could have been an honest mistake. Sod places I have been to aren't exactly super organized and it's often chaotic.

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Hoosier-Daddy

Discussion Starter · #12 · Feb 18, 2018

Bunnysarefat said:
Doesn't look right to me. Could have been an honest mistake. Sod places I have been to aren't exactly super organized and it's often chaotic.

Sure, it could be an honest mistake. But I can see now that it would never be a good idea to intentionally use sod from multiple sources in a single yard. Plus the contractor said he was placing orders for items in the project, which the yard was just a small part of, weeks in advance. So its not making sense to me that no source had even 1000 sf in such a large market place. It definitely seems like he threw the dice when it wasn't necessary.

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