Welcome to Zander Sod’s Almanac
Learn about turfgrass management and all the goings-on at Zander Sod by reading our blog!
OUR HARVESTING FLEET!!
THE MACHINES THAT CUT, ROLL, STACK OUR KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS SOD ONTO SKIDS!!
NATURAL IS BETTER!!
Benefits of Natural Grass Generates oxygen for improved air quality. Reduces noise and air pollution serving as a natural air filter. Provides excellent soil erosion control. Improves recharge and quality protection of groundwater and provides flood control. Enhances entrapment and biodegradation of synthetic organic compounds. Absorbs and sequesters carbon dioxide gases. Creates substantial urban heat […]
EXCITEMENT AT THE OFFICE!
A FLOCK OF GEESE WERE WALKING, WHEN ONE OF US NOTICED ONE WAS LIMPING. WE CALLED A LADY WHO RESCUES ANIMALS AND SHE PICKED IT UP AND TOOK IT TO A LOCAL ANIMAL HOSPITAL. LATEST NEWS IS THE GOOSE IS DOING WELL. IT HAS PINS IN ITS LEG AND WILL UNDERGO REHABILITATION AND THEN BE […]
ALMOST EMPTY!
We have almost finished off another Kentucky Bluegrass field!!
SOD HEATS UP QUICKLY!!
Sod is highly perishable, especially during the hot summer months. Heat can build up within a roll quickly and cause damage to the turf. The most successful sod installations are done right after delivery. It is important to irrigate deeply, until it’s soggy to walk on, within 15-30 minutes of installing a roll of sod. […]
DELIVERY TRUCKS AT YOUR SERVICE!!
Our fleet!!
FINISHING TOUCHES!!
Now that our Hwy 9 Building renovation is complete, our staff is working hard to complete the surrounding area!!
TOPSOIL SCREENING!
This is the machine that separates our topsoil. The topsoil to be screened is loaded in the middle. The large particles are collected in the large tube on the left. The finely screened topsoil drops onto a conveyor belt on the right which piles it.
WATERING SEED AND SOD!!
TWO DIFFERENT METHODS OF BOOM IRRIGATION!! REEL PIVOT
SUMMER SEEDING!!
NATIVE BENTGRASS SEEDING PROCESS PRE-SEEDING POST SEEDING