Can You Use Sod as Plugs

You can cut your own plugs from sod or buy them growing in small plastic trays. Sizes usually range from 2 to 4 inches in diameter. Plugs are usually planted in rows, with 6 to 12 inches between plants and between rows.

What is the difference between sod and plugs?

Starting a lawn with these individual plants is much less expensive than using regular sod, although both sprigs and plugs are rooted pieces of sod. Sprigs are thin 3- to 6-inch pieces of grass stems or runners without soil. Plugs are 2- to-4-inch chunks of sod, either round or square, with soil around their roots.

What is a sod plug?

Plugs are small sections of sod that contain grass, roots and soil. Each section is typically 2 or 3 inches in width or diameter from plugs that may be grown in individual cells in plastic trays or newly cut from existing turf or blocks of sod.