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| My new sod is dying. I have brown spots from my dogs and other large patches of dead grass. I also get mushrooms growing. I have pictures but I didn't see a way to attach them. |
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| New sod, like new seeding, has to have a constant supply of moisture to increase the chances the sod will put down roots. It shouldn't be wet, that can cause slippage, but it should be kept damp until the sod takes root--which can be identified by the sod's not being able to be picked up. Of course, too, weight of persons walking on it has to be kept to a minimum. When installing, a board can be used to offset the weight and allow the person to work to put the sod in place without walking on it. The sod, newly put down, doesn't have roots to fend off what can harm it and dogs urine is one of the worst offenders of what can do such harm. Dampness in that sense, can often deflect such urine damage but still should be kept away from the sod. Take Fido out and direct him away from the sodded area. Mushrooms are a sign that there is something under the soil that is decomposing. Its usually a sign that there is some form of wood...which can come from a hundred sources...but mostly because a root is rotting, somebody left some garbage wood there, and it got buried to later decompose and send out the fruit of fungae...mushrooms. What to do? Nothing! If it becomes unsightly, then just go out and kick the mushrooms or let junior, with a hockey stick or golf club...I recommend a short iron...a #9, or wedge, to do it...less chance of kicking up divots. Some mushrooms can be taken into the kitchen...right off the lawn, and served. But....this is with a caution...you'd better know what kind of mushroom you have...there are some that are very tasty, and then there are others that can kill a human in a very short time after ingesting. |
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- Posted by dchall_san_antonio 8 San Antonio (My Page) on Thu, Jun 2, 11 at 2:58
| To post a picture you first have to post it to an Internet account somewhere. Once you get it posted at a host, you can right click on the photo online and select Copy Image Location from the context menu. Then come back here and use the following code format... [img src="http://www.yourhostURLhere/whateverElse/picturename.jpg"] That is the format but the brackets must be replaced with the < and the > characters. The quotes are necessary. The last characters in the URL must be .bmp or .jpg. Did you roll the sod down with a roller after you laid it? |
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| A local landscaper put in the sprinkler system and sod. They did not use a roller and set the sprinkler to 5 minutes 5 days a week. The landscaper business is for sale. I am going to try Turf Pro on my brown spots. I have been watering for 10 minutes everyday @ 4:00 am. I am cutting down on the watering to 3 times a week. |
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- Posted by nearandwest 7 (My Page) on Thu, Jun 2, 11 at 9:18
| You have not been applying enough water to your new sod. At the beginning, it should have been 10 minutes per station, every 3 hours, 4 times per day. After a couple of days you should have gone out and looked under some pieces of sod to see if it was wet under the sod. If it was, then you should have continued that watering schedule until rooting was initiated. Once you couldn't pull up pieces of sod any longer, that is when you back off on the frequency of watering, and start watering for longer run times. Can you still pull up pieces of sod, or are they rooted already? When was the sod installed? Have you gone out and manually run your system to ensure that all sprinklers are popping up and running correctly? |
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| We cannot pull up the sod, it is already rooted. Ths sod was installed in March. All the sprinklers are popping up and running correctly. |
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- Posted by nearandwest 7 (My Page) on Thu, Jun 2, 11 at 15:02
| Other than water, have you applied anything to the sod since it was installed...fertilizer, herbicide, weed and feed, etc.? And yes, a picture would be helpful. |
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- Posted by Eddy Garcia Micigan(mail@eddygarcia.com) onFri, Jul 1, 11 at 21:27
| Just last Friday ( June 24th) I installed about 900 Sq. feet of "new" sod (& fetilizer). It wasn't at all that great looking Green, it had some brown mixed in it here & there. Over all... ok. But now a week later I'm seeing more brown areas. I've been watering it 2 times a day. Is there something I could do to stop the brown from over powering the green? Short of spending more $$ on re doing it. Again, it's not too bad yet... but would be great to catch it before it's too late. Thank you for your time! P.S. How can I post photos of this? |
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- Posted by dchall_san_antonio 8 San Antonio (My Page) on Sat, Jul 2, 11 at 19:21
| Eddie, the answer to all your questions is posted in the replies above. If you still have a question after reading through it, you can start a new topic and post your pictures. |
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