Care Tips for New Sod

• Water 15 – 20 minutes every day, keeping your grass and soil wet. If the temperature is above 80˚ you should water twice a day. 

• After ten days, water for 30 minutes every other day for another ten days; then reduce watering to twice a week applying 1.5” of water each week. 

• After about three weeks, let your sod dry out for a couple of days and cut for the first time with the mower height set to 3” – 3.5”.  Do not cut too short. 

• You may walk on the lawn to move sprinklers, but keep non-essential foot traffic to an absolute minimum.  

• Continue watering once a week for the remainder of the first season.