Guides
Guides
One page per question, with the numbers already worked out for the common cases. Every table is produced by the same formulas as the tools, so you can open the tool and change any figure.
Sod calculator
Open the tool- How much sod do I need for 500 square feet? (rolls, pallets and cost, 100 to 2,000 sq ft)Sod for lawns of 100 to 2,000 sq ft: rolls and pallets with the extra for cuts, cost from the price per roll, the weight to expect; UK turf rolls in m².Sod calculator
- How many rolls of turf do I need? (1 m² rolls with 5% extra, 10 to 200 m²)Turf rolls for gardens of 10 to 200 m²: 1 m² rolls with the extra Rolawn recommends, the cost at their price tiers, roll dimensions and pallets; US sod rolls too.Sod calculator
- How much does a pallet of sod weigh? (roll, pallet and zoysia slab weights, square feet per pallet)Sod pallet weight by format: cool-season rolls and warm-season zoysia or bermuda slabs, weight per roll and per sq ft, sq ft per pallet, pallets per acre.Sod calculator
- How much does a roll of sod weigh? (2 × 5 ft roll, 1 to 60 rolls, zoysia slabs, per square foot)A 2 × 5 ft roll of sod weighs 15-30 lb (6.8-13.6 kg) dry to wet, from CT Sod's pallets; weight of 1 to 60 rolls, per sq ft, zoysia slabs.Sod calculator
- How many square feet in a pallet of sod? (400, 500 and 600 sq ft pallets, rolls and slabs per pallet, pallets for 100 to 2,000 sq ft)A pallet of sod covers 400, 500 or 600 sq ft: 50 or 60 rolls of 2 × 5 ft or 150-170 slabs of 16 × 24 in (CT Sod); pallets for 100 to 2,000 sq ft, weight.Sod calculator
- How many pallets of sod for 1 acre? (400, 500 and 600 sq ft pallets, ¼ to 5 acres, with weight)Pallets of sod for an acre and for ¼ to 5 acres, by pallet size (400, 500 and 600 sq ft), with and without the extra for cuts, and the weight to haul.Sod calculator
Grass seed calculator
Open the tool- How much grass seed per square foot? (by grass type, new lawn and overseeding, cost per sq ft, 1,000 to 10,000 sq ft)Grass seed per square foot: 0.02-0.11 oz (1.5-7 lb per 1,000 sq ft) by type, new lawn and overseeding; cost per square foot; 1,000, 5,000 and 10,000 sq ft.Grass seed calculator
- How much grass seed per acre? (pounds by grass type, new lawn and overseeding, ¼ to 5 acres)Grass seed per acre from the extension rates: tall fescue, bluegrass, ryegrass, fine fescue, bermuda, zoysia; new lawn and overseeding; ¼ to 5 acres.Grass seed calculator
- How much bermuda grass seed per square foot? (per 1,000 sq ft, new lawn and overseeding, zoysia too)Bermudagrass seed at the NC State rate of 1-2 lb per 1,000 sq ft: ounces per 100 sq ft, pounds for 1,000 to 10,000 sq ft, new lawn and overseeding.Grass seed calculator
Fertilizer calculator
Open the tool- How much starter fertilizer per 1,000 sq ft? (10-10-10, 16-8-8, 20-10-10 at seeding)Starter fertilizer at seeding: Penn State's nitrogen range as lb of 10-10-10, 16-8-8 and 20-10-10 per 1,000 sq ft, and for lawns of 1,000 to 10,000 sq ft.Fertilizer calculator
- How much fertilizer per 1,000 sq ft? (pounds of 32-0-4, 24-0-6, 16-8-8 and 10-10-10 at 1 lb of nitrogen)Pounds of fertilizer per 1,000 sq ft at 1 lb of nitrogen, by N-P-K from 32-0-4 to 10-10-10; bags and cost for a year on 1,000 to 10,000 sq ft; UK per m².Fertilizer calculator