New Sod questions
By webeishere
@webeishere (36313)
United States
November 7, 2007 2:16pm CST
I had an electrical fire a month ago causing a lot of damage to my front lawn. The electrical company repaired this Tuesday afternoon with new sod. Now I live in Minnesota and the temps are in the high 40's to low 50's during the day and down into the 20's at night. new sod is to be soaked each day thoroughly for 12 to 14 days to make the sod take root. My question is is this okay with the low temps at night as long as I water it during the day when it's above freezing? Or will this cause damage due to the coldness at night and the sod being very wet? I've never had sod before. HAHAHA! This is a photo of the very end of an area about 2 feet wide and maybe 50 feet long or so. So it's a bit of a large area somewhat to tend to. help please? Hee hee.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
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@blackbriar (9075)
• United States
12 Nov 07
ummmmmm..maybe I should of read this discussion first b4 replying to the other one about the sod. lol With the low temps now, you shouldn't have to soak the sod every day cause there is no hot sun/temps to evaporate the water so quickly. Maybe a good soaking every few days in the late am will work for ya. Shouldn't hurt the sod long as the day temps stay above 40 for a while longer.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
12 Nov 07
Thanks. Guess it needs a good soaking soon then. Hee hee.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
@zigzagbuddha (4601)
• United States
8 Nov 07
I have been working on raising the beds in my garden for 2 years now. I finally got to a point where I was able to plant the clover that I'm using as ground cover in some of the paths. I stopped planting it in late September so that all the roots would have a chance to get strong before the freezing weather sets in, so I can relate to your concerns.
Grass is pretty hardy. If I were in your situation I think I would either shrug my shoulders and hope for the best, or I might cover it with a nice blanket of straw to help keep it warmer. If it doesn't survive you can always plant clover, which is less upkeep anyway!
Hope it all turns out well for you!
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
8 Nov 07
Clover? Not in the front yard. I have thouight about straw or hay
as a mulch to protect it. But for now as it's failry warm I will
water it in the early afternoons. Thanks also for the help.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
@coolseeds (3919)
• United States
1 Mar 08
I wouldn't worry as long as it isn't evaporating or being used by the plants.
Watering it every day CAN cause a problem. When the water freezes and thaws it will show the lines where they laid the sod. I can see the lines in your photo. I don't know if it is from the freezing and thawing or because they didn't roll it.
Watering earlier is always better than later.
