In April, my neighbor rented a sodcutter to resod his whole yard. When I saw his teenaged son running the machine I asked if he could cut some spots out for me and he did. He was done around 10:30 so the cutter got back to the rental place with only a half-day used.
That same morning, I called Lake Underhill Nursery and asked if they had any Floritam. I was told that the truck had made a delivery that morning. I said I would be right over, slammed down the phone, jumped in the pickup truck and zipped right over.
I bought 88 pieces for a competitive price and they loaded it into my truck. The sod looked good, but I didn't realize how good until I laid it in. It was so moist that not a single piece broke. It was fresh and weed free. You could tell that it was maybe a day or so old, since the grass on the bottom of the pallet was a little wilted, but it survived very well.
My neighbor had his delivered. Not happy. Mostly held together, but had some break. And he had sedge in it. I've seen other deliveries in my neighborhood, also not so good.
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