Notes from patching the lawn with new pieces of SOD

The SOD available from homedepot is 16x48 in inches.

It is harder than I expected to dig up the damaged area and break up the clumps. It is easy to dig when the ground is wet but then it is hard to break the clumps. A better approach might be to dig up the area when it is wet, leave the clumps for a couple of days to dry up and then break them. This will also make the raking easier.

When laying out the strips of sod to cover the area, you might want to overlap strips onto the existing lawn. When the strips are in place, cut to fit the bare spot's shape.