- SPRING – Fall under 80 degrees F (cloudy): Water 1 – 2 times a day making sure not to miss any areas.
- SPRING – Fall under 80 degrees F (full sun): Water 3 – 5 times a day moving the sprinklers often (20-40 minutes in each area).
- SUMMER – over 80 degrees F: Keep water on lawn as much as possible during the daylight hours (under full sun conditions). Move the sprinkler continuously all day. (20-30 minutes in each area).
- Start watering as soon as there is an area installed that is large enough to start a sprinkler. If someone is not home to water during the day, a timer will allow you to control the water while you are not there.
- Watering should be done between approximately 9:00 am – 6:00 pm: during the heat of the day. This type of watering helps keep the scorch of the sun from affecting the initially tender sod.
- Having soaked the lawn is not cause to discontinue watering; keep moving the sprinkler around the yard.
- Do not water at night after the lawn has become “soaked”. Night is a good time for the lawn to dry out a little.
- Stay off the sod for the first couple of weeks until the soil has firmed.
- Try to do all the watering from the edges of the lawn; do not walk across the new sod.
- After the initial 2 – 3 weeks the lawn will require 1” of water per week.
- Once the soil has firmed (2 – 3 weeks) allow the lawn to dry for a day or two, then set the mower at 3” and mow the lawn.
- The basic mowing rule is never mow off more than 1/3 of the leaf blade during a single mowing.
- After 30 days, a balanced fertilizer application will be needed. Then, the lawn should be put on a regular fertilization program. If you would be interested, please give our office a call.