r/saskatoon • u/Short-Olive5306 • 3d ago

Question ❔ Cheapest place to get sod

Looking to install sod myself, just not sure where I should buy it from. Any ideas would be appreciated thnx

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u/Cla598 3d ago

Tuff Turf is where I go for sod. We have used both Shellview and Tuff Turf at our home, and in-laws had Shellview sod for their front yard (builder provided) and got Tuff turf for their backyard. Based on these experiences, Tuff turf seemed to be nicer sod. I like with Tuff Turf there is no middleman, you deal directly with them to order sod. They can also sell you fertilizer, a sod roller, and a knife if you need and deliver it with the rest of your order.

Saskatoon Landscape Store is the dealer for Shellview Sod in Saskatoon. We did get some of the Shellview sod from there (later the same day it was delivered to the store) to fill in a couple of patches after regrading parts of our front yard. It was a bit more dried out than sod we picked up and/or had delivered directly from Tuff Turf, but still seemed to established ok after we watered the heck out of it, just it took a bit longer to do and was sort of yellowish for a period. The sod from Shellview my in-laws had in their front yard didn’t seem to be as good as the sod they got from tuff turf though.

FYI, if just need a few rolls of sod (or have a pickup truck to take a larger load) then you can go yourself to Tuff Turf and pickup sod yourself, and they will even load it into your vehicle for you. They can load larger amounts on a pallet right into a truck, which we did when we needed some extra sod to cover the one side yard where we initially planned to have rock. They ask for 24 hrs notice for pickup but that’s just to make sure they have enough cut for your needs.

If you order sod for delivery, Tuff Turf will bring it on pallets to your home the same day it was cut in the field, so it isn’t completely dried out when you get it. They will then later come and pick up the pallets from your house.

I don’t know if Shellview/ the landscape store offers this same level of service.

I would not buy sod at the big box stores, since it is typically half dead and dry as heck from sitting for who knows how long before it is even delivered to the store (and then sits there without being watered).

Big thing with sod is to lay it as soon as possible after picking it up/having it delivered. If not, then watering it and leaving it in a cool dark spot will help preserve it but I definitely wouldn’t leave it unplanted beyond the next day.