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it's a more natural look. There's a
shift toward that, but if you drove
neighborhoods I don't think you'd
really see it. It's not something
that you'd immediately recognize.
But that's the reason we began
to grow a couple of varieties of
native California grasses that will
be suitable for sod and people
are going for that—that natural or
meadow look at least on a portion
of their landscaping—maybe not all
of it but a portion of it."
Farming family
Dargatz joined Superior Sod after
Considine reached out for help with
one of his satellite grow locations.
"For 12 years I was managing a
neighboring sod farm in Tehachapi
and moved to the 'greener' side of
the fence," he said. "I went to work
for him and then moved down to
Corona when that satellite location
closed."
He's been general manager for 17
months.
"My turf grass career began in
1998, but I have been farming since
1972," Dargatz said. "I was born
into a farm family in the California
San Joaquin Valley in 1952. I had
my own row crop company for
nine years and have been in turf
production for 17 years.
"I had the opportunity after
closing my own farming business
to go to work for a sod company
