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Watering new St Augustine sod

Posted on 5/27/23 at 10:10 am
Posted by TejasHorn
High Plains Driftin'
Member since Mar 2007
10878 posts
Posted on 5/27/23 at 10:10 am
Just planted a pallet in squares around the yard to fill in dead sports after summer drought followed by 10 degree nights in December. Far north Texas.

I’ve read to water to an inch deep twice a day for the first two weeks, then every other day. Seems like a lot of soaking? Our lawn treatment guy said to “leave it alone mostly” but he’s all about preventing fungus.
Posted by CrawDude
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2019
5264 posts
Posted on 5/27/23 at 10:45 am to
In S LA, daily to sloggy, week 1; every other day to sloggy, week 2; twice, to sloggy, week 3. Thereafter as needed in the absence of 1” + inch of rain per week.
Posted by PillageUrVillage
Mordor
Member since Mar 2011
14725 posts
Posted on 5/27/23 at 11:17 am to
quote:

I’ve read to water to an inch deep twice a day for the first two weeks, then every other day


I did this exact method with some new St Aug sod about 2 months ago. It did develop gray leaf spot. But I treated it with this stuff at about week 3 and it is perfectly healthy and spreading now.
Posted by WPBTiger
Parts Unknown
Member since Nov 2011
30862 posts
Posted on 5/27/23 at 12:06 pm to
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In S LA, daily to sloggy, week 1; every other day to sloggy, week 2; twice, to sloggy, week 3.


Pretty much did this for a pallet I put down about a month ago and it is thriving.
Posted by Bayou
CenLA
Member since Feb 2005
36770 posts
Posted on 5/27/23 at 7:14 pm to
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Pretty much did this for a pallet I put down about a month ago and it is thriving.

Same here
Posted by Xhero
Cut and Shoot, TX
Member since Aug 2022
194 posts
Posted on 5/29/23 at 11:08 am to
Water when it needs water. If you can't look at the grass and determine that then ask somebody to help out. and inch deep twice a day is too much water.
Posted by GetmorewithLes
UK Basketball Fan
Member since Jan 2011
19041 posts
Posted on 5/29/23 at 7:21 pm to
quote:

Just planted a pallet in squares around the yard to fill in dead sports after summer drought followed by 10 degree nights in December. Far north Texas.


That St Aug sod aint gonna weather that cold TX winter very well. St Aug gets bad freeze damage below 20 deg.
Posted by GetmorewithLes
UK Basketball Fan
Member since Jan 2011
19041 posts
Posted on 6/1/23 at 7:54 pm to
I see someone DV'd my freeze comment without any response. I had a yard full of dead freeze damaged St Aug after the 18 deg we had in Jan. Just ask the local nurseries around Baton Rouge.
Posted by TejasHorn
High Plains Driftin'
Member since Mar 2007
10878 posts
Posted on 6/2/23 at 11:06 am to
It wasn’t me. My lawn is the proof. But St. Aug is by far the most common in N Texas and very high maintenance after a major freeze.

Have some smaller patches of Bermuda that’s been invading some of the dead spots.
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