seeding/sod help

[blue_healer_guy]

O.k. this may turn into a long post, so please bare with me. I take care of our local baseball field and I need to trim down the ridges around the infield grass. As baseball people would say a lip. It is between 1"-2" higher than the infield dirt.

1st question, do I take a sod cutter and go all aroung the inside and replace with sod, or take a tiller (which my dad used to do)and seed the area.

I need about 12" all around cut out to meet the other grass and dirt to be level. I don't have much sucess with seed, but I hear sod is not as hardy if conditions aren't good in later years.

I do have the option of cutting sod at the field to replace. Thinking this might be a better option instead of commercial sod becuase it has been there forever and has a good root system.

If I do seed, any brands/mixes that would be good for me to use. It has to be playable by next april. Thanks for any tips.

[Powerstroke]

Your best tool would be the sod cutter and replace with sod from the surrounding area. This sod transplant will require daily watering for the first 2 weeks and regualr waterings therafter.