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Price increases for sod this year could range from 2-8% over 2019 prices, according to a new survey of producers by UGA and the Georgia Urban Ag Council.

TIFTON — If seeing the turfgrass during the Super Bowl has you itching to unfurl sod for a new lawn, it will likely cost a bit more than usual, according to a report by the University of Georgia.

Price increases for sod could range from 2-8% over 2019 prices, according to Clint Waltz, UGA Cooperative Extension turfgrass specialist and crop and soil sciences professor. While still greater than 2019 prices, bermudagrass will have the lowest increase in price relative to other species.

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Josh Paine is a marketing specialist with the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.

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