when can i start watering less????????

leweezo – posted 15 March 2012 09:00

Sod has been in for 3 weeks and i have been watering daily. (AAARGH). The temp is geting in the 70s low 80s amd the grass is turning green.. I havent fertilized yet but I am gonna throw out alfalfa next week.. Can I water less? (dear God please) The sod is stil able to be picked up.

ThanksJohny

pyro – posted 15 March 2012 13:58

i watered every day the first week, every other day the second and third until i got it down to twice a week (when they started to really take root). once the pieces of sod fill in i would take it down to once a week (what i have been doing since.

your zoysia will tell you when it needs water by rolling its leaves

leweezo – posted 16 March 2012 12:40

Thanks turfmaster.. You bring me comfort.. Can you tell me if its unusual that some of my sod is rooting and some(mostly edges) are not yet?thanksJ

jugheadfla – posted 16 March 2012 13:23

quote:Originally posted by leweezo:Thanks turfmaster.. You bring me comfort.. Can you tell me if its unusual that some of my sod is rooting and some(mostly edges) are not yet?thanksJ

it is not unusual. My Jamur did the same thing when I laid it down. This is a common characteristic of Zoysia grass. It grows and repairs very slowly, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. I would give it a full growing season before it becomes completely established.

pyro – posted 16 March 2012 15:14

i agree…it took about 6 months for it to completely fill in.

leweezo – posted 16 March 2012 16:04

Thanks that makes me feel better.. Get anxious when i spend 6k on anything

Carlincool – posted 17 March 2012 06:40

I put down my Empire in Oct. You can still see some areas where the sod has not grown in, even though it never drop below 40 here in south Florida. I like it so much better than St Augustine. I have been slowly putting down some compost on the spots that seem to dry up faster. That has helped a lot. I also put down some beneficial nematodes and some milky spore to control grubs. Good luck to you!!!