My front yard is a mess. More dirt and weeds than grass. It's a partly shaded lawn and I'll be sodding it with "st. Augustine" type grass. A few things:
A) I'm in Florida with relatively no separate seasons to speak of
B) The part of my lawn I'm sodding is 20'x20'
C) I've got moles/shrews? pretty bad Plus the other critters like ants, etc.
D) I'm installing an automatic sprinkler system to water with (this part is easy, it's mechanical
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So my questions are
1. What's the best way to get rid of ALL the critters in my yard(bugs,moles,shrews)?
2. Do I need to kill all the weeds before I lay sod down? If so, what should I use to do this?
3. Any other special instructions before/after laying down sod?
Anyone who does this for a living, or can walk me through it would be extremely helpful. I'm no green thumb AT ALL.