I picked up 2 pallets of sod last week for and install that was supposed to happen last weekend but did'nt. I plan on putting it down tomorrow but it isn't looking good, its getting a little yellow. the past couple of days I have been putting a sprinkler on top of the pallets to keep it a little moist. Do you think its a total loss or will it green up after laying it down and giving it some TLC. Any advice would help!
How long will sod last on the pallet
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Don't let the customer dictate to you how to do your work.If he wanted me to pull off ,then he would be paying me in full right then and he could install the rest himself.If you were in a situation like this,you would not be eating the sod,the customer would,cuz he pulled you off.
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interesting.
so the guy who knows more tehn me lives in a new neighborhood. 4 of his neighbors have hired me to put in lawns and sprinklers. Pretty good deal obviously.
So we went by the first guy's house. Turning a uniform yellow/brown. Stopped in and suggested that he needs to up the watering schedule a BUNCH for at least 3 weeks. His response was that after I installed it, if he watered it much, mud would run out the bottom.
Duh. It rained a half an inch a day for 10 days as I was installing it.
Now the weather is 85 degrees, sunny, humidity is at 20 percent, with a 10 mph breeze all day.
ADD WATER OR THE WARRANTEE IS VOID. "but water is expensive....."
Ok, so now the neighbors are asking me "will my lawn turn brown too?"
YES IT WILL IF YOU DO NOT WATER THE HELL OUT OF IT FOR 3 WEEKS PLUS.
Neighbors all say "ok. that guy is kind of a jerk isn't he."
I take the high road and say I don't understand his program.
Pictures taken, conversations documented, letter being prepared. I figure the odds of getting sued are pretty high, but the neighbors will probably make good witnesses and references.
so the guy who knows more tehn me lives in a new neighborhood. 4 of his neighbors have hired me to put in lawns and sprinklers. Pretty good deal obviously.
So we went by the first guy's house. Turning a uniform yellow/brown. Stopped in and suggested that he needs to up the watering schedule a BUNCH for at least 3 weeks. His response was that after I installed it, if he watered it much, mud would run out the bottom.
Duh. It rained a half an inch a day for 10 days as I was installing it.
Now the weather is 85 degrees, sunny, humidity is at 20 percent, with a 10 mph breeze all day.
ADD WATER OR THE WARRANTEE IS VOID. "but water is expensive....."
Ok, so now the neighbors are asking me "will my lawn turn brown too?"
YES IT WILL IF YOU DO NOT WATER THE HELL OUT OF IT FOR 3 WEEKS PLUS.
Neighbors all say "ok. that guy is kind of a jerk isn't he."
I take the high road and say I don't understand his program.
Pictures taken, conversations documented, letter being prepared. I figure the odds of getting sued are pretty high, but the neighbors will probably make good witnesses and references.
drmiller,
I think you need a watering clause in your contracts. We are not responsible for our sod after we lay it because the health depends so much on proper watering. Same goes for seeding (We do not guarantee germination due to lack of watering, regardless of an irrigation system being installed). Keep it in mind...
Todd
I think you need a watering clause in your contracts. We are not responsible for our sod after we lay it because the health depends so much on proper watering. Same goes for seeding (We do not guarantee germination due to lack of watering, regardless of an irrigation system being installed). Keep it in mind...
Todd
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I live in hot south Texas and we have put down sod that was on pallets for 2 weeks. Mind you in warm weather with very little water. Yes, it takes a few months for it to level out and green, but it's alive and doing well. We planted St. Augustine grass and Bermuda. We have done this only three times not by choice, but it has worked out every time.
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