Field Practical Guide - Sod Installation

Personal Protection Equipment required:
 
● Ear Plugs
● Safety Glasses
● Gloves
● Work Boots 

Equipment & Tools needed:
● Push Spreader or Hand Spreader
● Garden Hose
● Mini Skid Steer
● Skid Steer
● Sod Cutter
● Sod Roller
● Grading Rake
● Wheelbarrow

Materials needed:  
● Leafmold or Screened Topsoil
● Starter Fertilizer
● Sod
● Sod Staples 

Pre-Training Session Preparation:

● Select location for training.
● Schedule training session with student(s).
● Make sure everyone participating has the Personal Protection Equipment.
● Collect and have ready the needed equipment and materials. 

Step 1: Demonstrate 
● Review safety considerations, including utility markings.
● Demonstrate proper sod bed preparation.
● Demonstrate proper sod installation.
● Demonstrate proper rolling of sod.
● Demonstrate proper watering of new sod.  

Step 2: Observe:
● Have the student demonstrate proper technique for applying grass seed and straw.

Step 3: Re-Demonstrate:
● Point out what the student did correctly.
● Demonstrate what the student should improve upon.