Ready to enhance your curb appeal with a new lawn, but don’t know where to buy sod, or even what kind is the best for your lawn? Our experts gathered some tips about shopping for sod in Central Florida. Buy Local Choosing to buy your sod from a local, Central Florida...

Dormant Sod During the winter months here at Lake Jem Farms Inc, the sod selection of warm season turf grasses may enter into a dormancy state. Dormancy state means that the warm season turf grass has been exposed to severe frost or freezing temperature conditions....

The cold weather has finally hit in Central Florida, and you may notice your lawn starting to look a little sparse.  If this is the case, you may be considering either sowing new grass seed or laying sod once the weather starts to warm back up in the spring.  If you...

While Empire Zoysia Turf Grass is the most popular of the turf grasses available through Lake Jem Farms, our Bahamas grasses are still a popular choice for many people looking to add sod to their commercial or residential lawn spaces. While Bahama grass is also...

No two types of sod are alike.  At Lake Jem Farms, we realize this and try to find the best sod possible for your project - whether it be for the yard of your brand new home, or for the grassy area outside of your office building.  For a type of sod to thrive in the...

Zoysia Turf Grass is fast becoming a popular commercial grass for Central Florida - in fact, it is actually Lake Jem Farms number one selling turf grass.  One of the biggest reasons that this grass is popular is because of its softness - few other turf grasses compare...

Bermuda Grass is the most common name for the Cynodon dactylon grass.  This grass is native to north and east Africa, Asia, Australia, and southern Europe.  From there, it became an invasive species in Bermuda, and then came to North America, where the name Bermuda...

Many people have heard of Bermuda grass, but are unsure what it is. Bermuda grass is actually a common term for cynodon dactylon, or durva grass. It is sometimes also called Bahama grass, devil’s grass, crutch grass, or dog’s tooth grass, depending on the part of the...

Zoysia grass is fast becoming one of the most popular sods for Florida lawns, as well as lawns throughout the southeast.  At Lake Jem Farms, we provide our customers with the Empire Turf Zoysia variation of Zoysia sod and turf grass.  Empire Turf Zoysia was originally...

In the past, we’ve told you the advantages of adding Zoysia sod to your yard. As a sod for your yard, Zoysia provides a soft-to-the-touch feel and attractive lush green coloring for your yard. But it is just as strong as it is soft, with a thick root structure and...