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Posted by Jim on November 18, 2005, 7:22 am
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a.m 6:05. Check the weather forecast for increasing temps for lows in the
early dawn hours for the next week. Get it from the source:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/organization.php
Since its so cool now, water the grass down in early afternoon, lightly put
topsoil over sod just enough to help protect the sod from root freeze later
this winter. Don't bury the sod. 2 weeks watering is pretty standard for
roots setting in the new location. This late in the year was poor choice
for sod placement.
--
Lil' Dave
Beware the rule quoters, the corp mindset, the Borg
Else you will be absorbed
> I have purchased a new house, and the sod is being put down today. The
> problem is that we're in a cold snap and the weather for the next few
> days is supposed to be in the high 20's and low 30's at night. The only
> other time I've worked with new sod, I watered it religiously every day
> (rightly or wrongly) to help it get established.
>
> I don't know if watering it is the right thing to do, especially in
> this cold weather.
>
> BTW, this is centipede grass I'm talking about, and I'm located in
> south Mississippi (if that matters).
>
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