This week was amazing to be able to go down to PETCO Park and talk to the head groundskeeper Luke Yoder. He is an amazing person that has a huge wealth of knowledge when it comes to lawns but also in all types of gardening. Him and I talked quite a bit about growing tomatoes and all kinds of other plants and the different places he has lived. When it came to lawns though he definitely knows his stuff, in 1995 the players, coaches and scouts picked Petco Park as having the best playing field over all other baseball stadiums. Some topics we covered this week were you need to take time and prep before you lay down any new sod. The area must be ritch in nutrients, level and the irrigation system must be in place. Then you must pick the right lawn for you. Marathon Sod makes this easy with great descriptions of each type on sheets and DVD's you can pick up at the nursery, or go to www.sod.com and find all the info online. After you pick it laying the sod is the easy part, just make sure your putting the green side up.
We also talked a bit about maintinance. Luke said a lot of people over water there lawns. What he means by this is people dont ever give their lawns a chance to REACH for water so it becomes a spoiled lawn and will not respond well to drought or hot days. If you toughen up your lawn by only giving it the minimum water it will make it stronger and be more successful. If you are looking for more info on laying new lawns or your existing lawn drop by the nursery and we will help you out. Also go to www.sod.com and check out all the info Marathon Sod has to offer. I just want to thank Luke and the people over there at Petco Park that helped us get a bit smarter when it comes to lawns. Life's a Garden, Dig It!