{"id":14,"date":"2011-07-01T17:21:01","date_gmt":"2011-07-01T17:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iscaper.com\/blog\/?p=14"},"modified":"2021-04-11T14:13:18","modified_gmt":"2021-04-11T20:13:18","slug":"new-sod-care-watering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iscaper.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/new-sod-care-watering\/","title":{"rendered":"New Sod Care-Watering"},"content":{"rendered":"

I recently installed new sod at a customer’s property, and thought this would be a good time to provide some tips on how to water the new sod after installation.<\/p>\n

Here is a checklist for watering new sod.<\/p>\n

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  1. Lightly sprinkle water on the bare soil as you install your new lawn. This will cool the soil providing a better environement for new, tender roots.<\/li>\n
  2. Using a hose, water each piece<\/strong> of sod within 15 minutes<\/strong> of being laid on the soil.<\/li>\n
  3. Give your new lawn one inch of water withing 1\/2 hour of completed installations. When finished, the lawn should be “squishy wet.” This is the only time you will water the sod making it “squishy wet.”<\/strong><\/li>\n
  4. Water your new lawn 2-3 times during the hottest part of the day for the first two weeks<\/strong>. Short, frequent waterings are best, 5-20 minutes on each cycle. Shorter for spray heads, longer for impact or rotors.<\/em><\/li>\n
  5. Keep your new lawn moist but do not soak. Water as needed to maintain adequate moisture. New BioGrass lawn establishment usually takes two weeks, depending on weather, temperatures, etc.<\/li>\n
  6. Change your sprinkler timer according to the demands of your lawn, and the environment. Common factors are: wind, rain, sunlight, shade and reflected light.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    I recently installed new sod at a customer’s property, and thought this would be a good time to provide some tips on how to water the new sod after installation. Here is a checklist for watering new sod. Lightly sprinkle water on the bare soil as you install your new lawn. This will cool the… Continue reading New Sod Care-Watering<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"yasr_overall_rating":0,"yasr_post_is_review":"","yasr_auto_insert_disabled":"yes","yasr_review_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[9,10],"tags":[11,12,13],"class_list":["post-14","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-landscaping","category-sod-care","tag-sod","tag-sod-care-2","tag-watering","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yasr_visitor_votes":{"stars_attributes":{"read_only":true,"span_bottom":"