{"id":3497,"date":"2026-10-16T08:44:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T06:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/lexikon\/sod\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T09:38:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T08:38:43","slug":"sod","status":"publish","type":"lexikon","link":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/lexikon\/sod\/","title":{"rendered":"Sod"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Sod<\/strong> (pre-grown lawn) is cultivated on specialized areas, harvested, and delivered in rolls. This creates a ready-to-use <a href=\"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/lexikon\/natural-grass\/\">natural lawn<\/a> area within one day. <\/p>\n<h2>What matters<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>install as soon as possible on delivery day, as the rolls dry out quickly<\/li>\n<li>water daily and thoroughly during the first few weeks<\/li>\n<li>thereafter, normal lawn care: mow, fertilize, water<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Sod or Artificial Turf?<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th><\/th>\n<th>Sod<\/th>\n<th>Artificial Turf<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Immediately Green<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ongoing Maintenance<\/td>\n<td>High<\/td>\n<td>Low<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Balcony, Roof Terrace, Shade<\/td>\n<td>Hardly Suitable<\/td>\n<td>Well Suited<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ecology<\/td>\n<td>Living Surface<\/td>\n<td>Plastic, Recyclable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Learn more in our guide <a href=\"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/ratgeber\/artificial-turf-in-the-garden-pros-and-cons-explained-honestly\/\">Advantages and Disadvantages of Artificial Turf<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sod is pre-grown natural lawn that is delivered and installed in rolls. It is immediately green but requires a lot of water and care in the first few weeks. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3497","lexikon","type-lexikon","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lexikon\/3497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lexikon"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/lexikon"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lexikon\/3497\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/topgreen.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}