Establishing a new sod lawn is easy. Sod will need to be set in place on dry ground the same day of when it gets there. When temperature conditions are more than 80 degrees water the dirt the previous day to reduce the soil temperature. Be careful not to over water making sure that you or the installers are not doing your job in muddy conditions. Soon after the sod is placed the initial irrigating will ideally drench the sod and moisten the soil. Virtually all you need to do is water consistently and stay off. Always keep the lawn hydrated constantly, if at all possible by constant short watering schedules. Water twice a day at 8AM and 1PM (early morning and early afternoon) if the temperatures are under 95°. The watering procedure needs to be repeated thrice a day in the hottest months of the season, 95° plus, at approximately 8 AM, 11AM and 1PM each day. DON’T LET THE LAWN DRY OUT!!! Remember fondly the secret's to maintain IT MOIST, NOT SOAKED. Too much water brings about algae and fungus.
Watering is ideal if done during morning hours, 3 to 4 am, when sunlight and heat cannot cause excessive evaporation. After your lawn becomes established it takes approximately 1 ½ inches of water per week, ½ inch almost daily, through the heat of the summer season. Spring and fall may only require one or two times weekly watering according to climate conditions. Cut water back during the winter season, occasionally your lawn will simply require watering once or twice a month, depending on weather conditions. The soil must be soaked through when watered. Water should penetrate at the very least 6 inches into the soil to insure deep rooting. When your lawn needs water it will eventually turn from bright green to blue or gray-green.
Commercial fertilizer should be applied ahead of your laying the sod at a rate of 1 lb. per 150 Sq. Ft. This use of fertilizer must provide the nutrients to get the sod a proper start. An extra application of fertilizer really should be applied all over again every six or eight weeks. We recommend a great purpose fertilizer like triple 15 or 16. Lawns tend not to need feeding during Dec. or Jan. Remember when you see a lawn that seems great its because the owner did a few simple things with consistency, proper watering, mowing, fertilizing and weed control.
A brand new sod lawn should be mowed for the first time between 10-14 days. Delaying the very first cutting allows for an excess of shading, blade widening and possible sunburn. Set your mower at its maximum setting, lowering a setting each mowing before the lawn is cut at 2 inches. Never remove more that 1/3 of the blade length at any mowing. Weekly mowing is a must throughout the growing season. Lawnmower blades should invariably be kept sharp to avoid bruised and torn grass which creates unsightly white blade tops.
Weeds will appear in your new lawn. They come from seeds which may have lain dormant in your yard or that have been carried in by wind or birds. These weeds can best be controlled by growing good healthy grass. Grass which is properly watered, mowed, and well fertilized provides too much competition for weed plants in order to gain any stronghold. However there are actually chemical remedies which will be able to help when your lawn has matured, usually after 3 mowings. Weed -B-Gon for broad leaf and Weed-hoe for grassy weeds. Pre-emergent is essential to maintain crabgrass, spurge and approximately 35 other weeds from your lawn. Treatment needs to be applied the 1st part of February and again in mid May on a yearly basis. When your lawn ever become damaged or have bare spots, reseed or sod immediately in order to avoid competing weed growth from becoming established. If you are looking for a stunning lawn, better contact us in California.
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