Super-Sod purchases Frog Pond Turf

On Dec. 10, 2021, Super-Sod, a division of Patten Seed Company, purchased Frog Pond Turf from the Baker family. Brad Baker, farm manager of Frog Pond, will continue in that role at Super-Sod managing the 1,411 acres in turfgrass production.

Frog Pond was established in 1997 by the Bakers (Bill, Kimberly and Brad) and is headquartered in Opelika, Ala. This acquisition marks Super-Sod’s first foray into cultivating Alabama farmland and enables their reach into the Auburn, Montgomery, and Birmingham markets, while offering additional supply of Bermudagrass and Zoysiagrass to serve their Columbus, Newnan, and Atlanta, Georgia customers.

Currently Frog Pond grows Tifway 419 Bermuda sod, Centipedegrass, and Emerald and Meyer Zoysias. Super-Sod will convert Frog Pond’s acreage into varieties such as TifTuf Bermudagrass and Zenith and Zeon Zoysiagrasses. Operating efficiencies are now available to Frog Pond as it is integrated into Super-Sod’s operating model, where farms already located in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee are able to collaborate, learn, and leverage supply from each other serving retail locations throughout the region.

This expansion also marks the opportunity for Super-Sod to bring Soil³ humus compost sold in a BigYellowBag into the Alabama market, as well as offer Lawn Coach to customers in the area, a subscription lawn care program.

For more information about the Company, visit www.supersod.com.