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Fresh-cut sod delivered to your property, or installed by our dedicated sod crews—for homeowners, contractors and golf courses.
Trusted by Turner Construction: 11,000 sq ft installed and watered before their ribbon cutting.
Calculator prices cover sod delivery only. Installation and preparation are quoted separately.
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November Sod · Seed Season Is Over
Still planning a lawn this year? We normally install through Christmas, weather permitting. Sod needs unfrozen ground, watering and time to root.
The window for grass seed has closed — seed put down now in Connecticut and across the Northeast will not germinate before winter, and that includes hydroseed. Sod is different. It arrives as a mature, farm-grown lawn and keeps rooting while the soil holds its warmth, which makes November sod the only way to have a real lawn before April. Our season runs until around Christmas every year — only a hard ground freeze or significant snow ends it.
Grass seed and hydroseed need soil warmth and weeks of growing time that are gone until April. Anything seeded now just sits through winter.
Soil temperatures lag the air by weeks. Sod laid now knits into the ground right up until it freezes, then finishes establishing first thing in spring.
Sod is a finished lawn the day it goes down. Install in November and you look established all winter instead of staring at bare dirt until May.
Our normal season runs into late December every year. The only things that stop it are a hard ground freeze or snow cover — so dates are first come, first served.
Pick one and we’ll take you straight to the right next step.
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Pick your state — we serve the Northeast.
Get instant pricing with our sod cost calculator, or call (203) 806-4086 for a quote in 5 minutes — sod for sale by the square foot, volume pricing down to $.66/sq ft.
Latest job — November 5, 2026: Backyard Sod Installation in Bridgeport, CT →
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Do not know your square footage? Most people do not. Find your house on the satellite map, tap the corners of the lawn, and the calculator does the rest.
Already know your square footage? The sod calculator gives you pallets, rolls, and the delivered price in seconds.
Enter your lawn dimensions and get a real delivered price — pallets and delivery included. Sales tax is calculated at checkout based on your delivery address.
Mainland CT, MA, RI, NJ, NH, VT, ME, plus NY Westchester & Hudson Valley. 1 pallet (500 sq ft) minimum.
Do not know your square footage? Measure it here.
Planning sod with topsoil or fill? Use the sod and topsoil calculator to estimate material quantities and truckloads together.
Estimates use current CT Sod price sheets. Final invoice may vary for installation, soil prep, rush delivery, or sites requiring special equipment.
After Delivery Day
Sod is a living product — the watering you do in the first two weeks matters more than anything else you will ever do to your lawn. Our free day-by-day guide covers exactly when to water, how much, when to mow for the first time, and the mistakes that cost people their new lawn.
Read the 14-Day Watering Guide →Farm To Lawn In 3 Steps
Use the calculator or call us. Square footage, grass type, and ZIP — that's an instant delivered price. Need installation or prep too? Request a free quote and we'll price the full project.
Open Calculator →Your sod is cut to order within 24 hours of delivery and palletized. Our all-terrain forklift places pallets exactly where you need them.
Read Pallet Details →DIY install with our guide, or book our crews. Either way, your lawn is finished the day it arrives.
Pro Installation →Fresh Off The Truck
The latest sod projects we’re coordinating, delivering, and installing across the Northeast — from active site prep to finished lawns. Tap any project to follow the full story.
See Our Crew In Action
No stock footage — these are real projects our crews have prepped, laid, and finished across Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, and Vermont, from bare graded soil to a thick, sprinkler-fed lawn.
This is the finished entrance circle at Central Middle School in Greenwich, CT — the drone opens centered on the fresh sod island and pulls back until the whole campus fills the frame. Turner Construction, the project's general contractor, called CT Sod directly on a Tuesday with a fixed Monday ribbon cutting; our crew had all 11,000 sq ft of sod installed and watered by Friday afternoon.
The largest documented sod projects we've installed in each area we serve.
The classic Northeast lawn — fine-bladed, dark blue-green "carpet" look that self-repairs through underground rhizomes.
The most popular and recognizable cool-season sod in the Northeast — Kentucky Bluegrass produces the classic "carpet lawn" appearance with fine, dark blue-green blades that homeowners associate with premium turf. KBG self-repairs through underground rhizomes, filling in bare spots and worn areas naturally, and performs well across the full range of Northeast conditions: full sun, moderate shade, and medium to high foot traffic.
Kentucky Bluegrass needs more water and fertilizer than tall fescue varieties to maintain its appearance through summer heat and dry periods, making it the right choice for homeowners with irrigation systems and a willingness to maintain a traditional ornamental lawn. For households with heavy dog traffic or active families, see our premium RTF (Rhizomatous Tall Fescue) option, which combines KBG's self-repair with the deeper roots and urine tolerance of tall fescue.
Premium Jonathan Green variety — dark blue-green color, 4-ft roots, naturally pest-resistant, low-mow.
Jonathan Green Black Beauty Original is a premium turf-type tall fescue developed for a uniform, dark green lawn with exceptional resilience. Black Beauty produces roots up to 4 feet deep — roughly four times the depth of standard cool-season grasses — pulling moisture and nutrients from far below the surface so the lawn stays green through heat and drought that brown out ordinary turf. A waxy leaf coating reduces water loss, repels disease, and gives the blades a natural shine that's visible even at a distance.
Black Beauty is endophyte-enhanced, meaning natural fungi inside the plant make the grass unattractive to surface-feeding insects — chinch bugs, sod webworms, and billbugs that damage common lawns leave Black Beauty alone. Slow vertical growth means less mowing, and the wide blades and deep green color hold their appearance from spring through hard frost. The right choice for homeowners who want the most attractive, lowest-maintenance tall fescue lawn available — in full sun or moderate shade.
Our most versatile mix — bluegrass color and softness with tall fescue toughness. The best all-around fit for typical Northeast yards.
The most versatile sod we offer — a balanced blend of Kentucky Bluegrass and Tall Fescue that performs in full sun, partial shade, and the mixed-light conditions most Northeast yards actually have. The Bluegrass contributes the rich color and fine-bladed appearance homeowners want, while the Tall Fescue contributes deeper roots, drought resistance, and durability under foot traffic. The result is a lawn that looks like premium Bluegrass turf but handles real-world conditions far better than Bluegrass alone.
This is the right choice for most residential properties — yards with a mix of sun and shade exposure, families with kids, occasional pet traffic, and homeowners who want a beautiful lawn without the high maintenance demands of pure Bluegrass.
Self-repairing tall fescue cultivar — the most dog-resistant cool-season sod available, with deep roots and built-in recovery.
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For homeowners with dogs, active families, or anyone who wants a self-repairing lawn, we recommend RTF (Rhizomatous Tall Fescue). RTF is a premium tall fescue cultivar that produces underground runners, allowing the lawn to fill in bare spots, worn paths, and urine damage automatically — the kind of recovery typically only seen in Kentucky Bluegrass, but combined with the deep roots and urine tolerance of tall fescue. RTF is the most dog-resistant cool-season sod available and the right choice for households where standard sod has failed in the past.
The fine-textured turf used on golf greens — tolerates ⅛-inch mowing. High-maintenance, high-reward.
Custom Pricing — Golf Courses & Home Tee Boxes
The finest-textured cool-season turf in the world — Creeping Bentgrass is the grass used on professional golf course greens, tee boxes, and bowling greens. It tolerates extremely low mowing heights (down to ⅛ inch) and produces the smooth, putt-true surface no other turf can match. Bentgrass spreads aggressively through above-ground stolons, knitting itself into a dense, uniform carpet that recovers quickly from divots and foot traffic.
Bentgrass is a high-maintenance, high-reward turf — it requires frequent mowing with a reel mower, consistent irrigation, regular fertilization, and a preventative fungicide program to keep it disease-free through summer heat. It is the wrong choice for a typical residential lawn, but the right choice for golf course superintendents, country clubs, athletic facilities, and homeowners building a backyard putting green or private tee box. Pricing is custom by the project — call (203) 806-4086 to discuss your installation.
“From the delivery to the installation this was more than I anticipated. Exceptional delivery time, amazing prices, and just an overall fantastic experience.”
“I worked with Sean and the CT Sod team on a fairly involved residential site-work project in New Canaan, including grading, soil work and a large sod installation. Sean was responsive, straightforward and very easy to work with throughout the project, including when the scope evolved along the way. His team did quality work, stayed flexible, and the finished result came out great. I’d absolutely recommend CT Sod and look forward to working with them again.”
“Was leveling backyard and need help picking sod and know how much they did a great job of educating me and helping pick. Then when half didn't take for reason none of us could figure out they went above and beyond to make sure the back yard looked great .”
“If you are looking for sod in the New England area this is the place to go. My son and his family recently moved to Claremont NH and needed sod. Due to his busy schedule and being new to the area and not being able to find a local installer I planned a trip from NC to install it for him. The ordering process was easy and I believe Kayla was helpful on the phone explaining different grass options and what would work best for the area. She scheduled the sod delivery about a month out for me which allowed me to time plan my short weekend trip. On delivery day things did not go as planned due to situations beyond CT Sod’s control. I was updated by Sean throughout the day regarding the issues and his plans to make it happen. Unfortunately it did not. Sean promised to make it right and realized I had a made a special trip up for the install. I did not get to install sod that weekend but Sean and CT Sod went above and beyond to make the issue right. Sod was delivered and installed a few days after I arrived home and the quality and customer service was above and beyond. The sod looked so good people who were driving by have been inquiring to my son about where it was from and commenting how great it looks. Shout out to CT Sod for making a bad situation into a great one. As a general contractor in NC I wish we had vendors like these folks who do the right thing without being asked!!!”
“We had a great experience with CT Sod. After our pool installation, our yard needed significant cleanup and restoration. Their team did an excellent job prepping the area with quality topsoil and installing the new sod. They were professional, friendly, and especially careful working around our brand-new pool and patio. Communication was easy throughout the process via text, and they took the time to recommend the right type of sod specifically for the conditions in our yard. The finished lawn exceeded our expectations and looks fantastic. They also provided great value—we were able to use the extra topsoil and sod to improve other areas of our property. Overall, very happy with the quality of the work and the entire experience with CT Sod.”
“I recently dealt with Sean and Kayla to set up a sod installation around a new pool - couldn’t be happier with the process, price, and results. Highly recommend CT Sod - you won’t be disappointed with this company. I snapped this while the guys were working. In 4 hours they almost had the whole 5,000 square feet of fresh Kentucky Bluegrass installed. Results speak for themselves.”
Read These Before You Pick a Sod Company
Claremont, NH
A breakdown stalled Kurt's delivery on the weekend he'd driven up from North Carolina to install it himself. We made it right, and the sod was delivered and installed a few days later.
“I wish we had vendors like these folks who do the right thing without being asked.”Read the full story →
Boston, MA
Perfect sod on delivery. Half of it didn't take, and nobody could pin down why. About 50 pieces died. We sent 60, no charge, and he had them down the same day.
“They went above and beyond to make sure the back yard looked great.”Read the full story →
Sod is a living crop. Things happen. What matters is who picks up the phone.
Benefits Of Sod
Immediate grass coverage. Sod covers bare soil the day it is installed, without waiting for seed to germinate. The new lawn still needs watering and time to establish.
Skip seed germination. Sod arrives as mature grass, but still needs proper watering, good soil contact and time to root into your soil.
Use the lawn in weeks, not months. Kids, dogs, and foot traffic are manageable within 2-3 weeks of installation. Seed lawns often need 60-90 days of restricted use.
Available year-round when ground isn’t frozen. Sod can be cut and delivered early spring through late fall — and into winter in mild years — while seed is limited to narrow spring and fall windows.
Erosion control from day one. Slopes, hillsides, and graded surfaces hold immediately with sod — no erosion blankets, no weeks of washout risk while grass establishes.
Fewer weeds during establishment. Sod arrives weed-free from a managed farm and starts the lawn at full density, crowding out the weed pressure every new seed lawn faces.
Budget Alternative
Sod isn’t the only option we offer. When a full sod install isn’t in the budget — especially on larger lots and slopes — we also offer hydroseeding as a lower-cost alternative. It takes a few weeks to fill in instead of being instant, but it’s a budget-friendly way to establish a big new lawn. Not sure which fits your project? Compare them in our hydroseeding vs. sod guide.
We Install Sod In CT · MA · NY · NJ · RI · NH · VT · ME
Sod Specialists
Crews that only do sod. Tighter seams, faster lay, no landscape-generalist guesswork.
Cut Fresh, Laid Fast
Cut within 24 hours of delivery and laid on arrival. No pallet wilt, no week-old turf.
Crews That Scale
Crews scale up for large estates and contractor jobs without losing the seam quality.
Locally Grown
Kentucky Bluegrass, Tall Fescue, RTF, and custom blends — from farms in CT, NY, RI, MA & ME.
Where We Work
Ready to order? Call us. You're on the schedule today and delivered in 2–7 days.
Sod comes on pallets, with each pallet containing fifty 2' by 5' sod rolls. Our delivery truck has an all terrain fork lift to put the pallets wherever is convenient for you — the minimum width for access is 8 feet.
Have your area prepped with fresh topsoil — tilled, raked, and level — and our crew will lay a beautiful new lawn for you in a single day. 1,200 sq ft minimum for installation. Don’t want to do the prep yourself? Just ask — we can quote prep work too. Call (203) 806-4086 for installed pricing.
Need extra hands on a big install? We sub-contract for landscapers and contractors across the Northeast — up to 30,000 sq ft laid in a day so you can wrap even the largest projects on schedule. White-label crews, your client relationship stays yours. Call (203) 806-4086 for contractor pricing.
Three things to know before you order.
Prep First
Tilled or fresh topsoil, raked level. Crew arrives ready to lay — not regrade.
Lay It Same Day
Sod is cut within 24 hours of delivery. If you can’t install immediately, keep it moist, shaded, tarped.
First 14 Days Decide It
Damp, not soaked, not dry, every day for two weeks. Limit traffic and mow on schedule. That's how the roots take.
Step 1
Under Sod 4-2-5
Step 2
Over Sod 8-0-6
Two-step system
Under Sod 4-2-5 is blended into the top 4 to 6 inches of soil before the sod goes down. It is not a starter you sprinkle on top. Step 1: Under Sod 4-2-5 goes beneath new sod at installation — one 25-pound bag per pallet of sod (500 square feet), which is 50 pounds per 1,000 square feet, blended into the top 4 to 6 inches, mixed into 4–6 inches of soil before finish grade.
Step 2: Apply Over Sod 8-0-6 on the surface 30 days later — one 25-pound bag per four pallets. Then resume the normal seasonal schedule for the grass and region, respecting state fertilizer blackout dates.
Under Sod 4-2-5 and Over Sod 8-0-6 are trademarks of Under Sod Brands LLC.
Ready When You Are
Tell us the square footage and the ZIP. We’ll quote pallets and delivered price on the phone, or written if you prefer.
Talk to a real sod company, not a call center. Most quotes returned same day.
Fresh Sod. Expert Installation. The Lawn You’ve Always Wanted.
Hamptons Estate Property Where CT Sod Installed 70,000 Square Feet Of Tall Fescue Sod
Please call or message if you cannot find the answer to your question.
Sod is a perishable product, so timing matters significantly if you have concerns. Inspect your sod at delivery and take photos immediately if you see damage, quality issues, or anything that doesn't look right. Contact us the same day — ideally while the delivery driver is still on-site or within a few hours of delivery. We need to be alerted immediately so we can assess the situation, document the issue, and resolve it appropriately while the sod is still in the condition it was delivered.
We cannot help with sod issues reported the next day or later. Sod that's been sitting unwatered, exposed to heat, or left on the pallet beyond the install window deteriorates rapidly — once that happens, it's no longer possible to determine whether the issue originated at delivery or developed from post-delivery handling. Same-day notification with photo documentation protects both you and us by capturing the actual delivery condition.
For best results: inspect each pallet on arrival, photograph any concerns immediately, and call (203) 806-4086 right away if anything needs attention. If everything looks good at delivery, get the sod installed and watered as quickly as possible — ideally within 24 hours, sooner in hot weather.
For what this looks like in practice when something goes wrong after delivery, read how we handled a Boston job where half the sod didn't take.
Call and you’ll get a delivered price in about five minutes during business hours, Mon–Sat. Nothing is charged until you confirm the order, and our scheduling and cancellation terms are spelled out on the Before You Order page.
