schweetie80 – posted 13 May 2005 12:57 I laid new sod 6 days ago. I tilled and added fertiizer to the soil. I made sure the grass was flush to the ground. I water twice a day for 30 minutes.…
Need help
Reggie – posted 07 May 2005 07:12 I recently bought a house on 1 acre. The front yard is Bermuda grass, and the back yard was sodded in Bermuda grass about 30 feet out from the house. The front yard…
Questions about new sod
GA girl – posted 02 May 2005 06:29 I live in Atlanta. We just laid fescue. The guy who delivered it said to water it for an inch and a half for the 1st day and then water is about…
I need serious help with new sod
Elam – posted 03 May 2005 15:39 Fescue in Atlanta. We put down new sod Saturday. The sod looked fine. We watered it and all was well. Now, there are 2 spots in the yard where the sod looks like…
Bermuda VS Fescue What would you do?? (Pictures included)
overtona – posted 24 August 2009 14:32 Ok folks. I’ve become a turf junkie but I need a little advice. I hydroseeded last November with a rye, fescue, bermuda blend. (Obviously that was too late in the year for the…
Lawn leveling
Proper lawn leveling needs the right tool. Preparing to plant St. Augustinegrass plugs, my first thought was to buy a “landscaper rake.” But after checking the price and realizing I would use it only once, I made an improvement over…
Overwatered sod
Laurie – posted 11 October 2010 10:25 I’ve overwatered my sod that was installed this past July. The roots have started to rot in places. Have I permanently damaged my lawn or can I correct this? rodneysayaboc – posted 19…
Annual Rye Grass
Bunky – posted 03 October 2004 23:47 I just built a home in the southern foothillsof the Sierra mts. and the house sits on asteep east-facing bluff at elevation of approximately 4300 feet. Worried about erosion on this exposed bluffwith…
New grass and watering
Whea – posted 28 April 2005 11:50 We are laying sod this weekend. I know that we need to water it like crazy at the beginning but what about after a month? It’s fescue in a shady (dappled sun) yard.…
prep work for sod
jmtucker – posted 05 April 2003 20:51 we are about to put some St. Augustine sod down. Currently on the ground we have black dirt and builders fill dirt. Do we need to put some compost or a mixture of…