So we just put out a quarter-pallet of sod to cover up some bare spots and we added some dirt to level the lot out a bit as well. Thought I would ask some of your Toyota owners who know a thing or two about sod and high temps. Anyone?
Here's the story. I got the sod on Saturday, it's been really hot in Dallas-Fort Worth, but i've been watering it like crazy. The sod that was placed in partially shaded areas has kept it's color and in fact is a deep and rich green color. Perfect!
Just an example of how it looks, this is not my sod.
However, some of the places where the sod went down was out in the open and while it did get watered in for maybe 15-20 minutes each day since it went down ... most of that has turned brown, and those pieces area really starting to dry out.
Another example pic, but this is what my sod has started to do ... in just two days!
I picked up those pieces and moved the to shaded areas so I can make certain they're going to get hydrated and all that jazz, but we've got high temps that are going to range from 101 to 108 over the next week or so, and the city is ramping up patrols from the water district trying to catch people who water between 10am and 6pm, which is not allowed, so i've got to water-water-water in the afternoon, evening and early morning only.
So, the question is ... will this sod come back? If it will, I would actually like to get some more of it because all of the big-box stores have said they've stopped carrying it for the year and the sod place is starting to discount it all.
I've got enough open area that is covered by shade where I can keep rotating the sod around too. So, I could get maybe a full pallet (and I live on about a 1/4 acre corner lot so there's a moderate amount of open space left to cover) and put it all in shaded areas and then once I know it's going to survive (and before the roots set in) I can move it to the bare dirt area and see how it goes.
Here's the story. I got the sod on Saturday, it's been really hot in Dallas-Fort Worth, but i've been watering it like crazy. The sod that was placed in partially shaded areas has kept it's color and in fact is a deep and rich green color. Perfect!
Just an example of how it looks, this is not my sod.
However, some of the places where the sod went down was out in the open and while it did get watered in for maybe 15-20 minutes each day since it went down ... most of that has turned brown, and those pieces area really starting to dry out.
Another example pic, but this is what my sod has started to do ... in just two days!
I picked up those pieces and moved the to shaded areas so I can make certain they're going to get hydrated and all that jazz, but we've got high temps that are going to range from 101 to 108 over the next week or so, and the city is ramping up patrols from the water district trying to catch people who water between 10am and 6pm, which is not allowed, so i've got to water-water-water in the afternoon, evening and early morning only.
So, the question is ... will this sod come back? If it will, I would actually like to get some more of it because all of the big-box stores have said they've stopped carrying it for the year and the sod place is starting to discount it all.
I've got enough open area that is covered by shade where I can keep rotating the sod around too. So, I could get maybe a full pallet (and I live on about a 1/4 acre corner lot so there's a moderate amount of open space left to cover) and put it all in shaded areas and then once I know it's going to survive (and before the roots set in) I can move it to the bare dirt area and see how it goes.
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