[Arid_gardener] Re: [Converting Tiff Turf to Mid-Iron

[Olin Miller]

The suggestion by "Someone" to kill off theTiff first sound like a good one.
Then prepare the soil and install your new lawn as suggested at
http://www.westernsod.com/index.php?page=soilprep.html
and
http://www.westernsod.com/index.php?page=installation2.html

Olin Miller, Master Gardener Volunteer
U of A Cooperative Extension, Maricopa County AZ
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----- Original Message ----- From: <robamartin at cox.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 4:10 PM
> Ron Martin 85044 robamartin at cox.net
> I have an existing tiff lawn that isn't doing very well. I want to replace
> it with a new lawn (mid-iron sod).  Do I have to scalp out the old lawn
> before installing the sod or is there another way of doing it?
> Someone suggested that I first kill out the tiff and then rototill the top
> 4 to 6 inches and then install the sod.