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4 days old sod turning yellow...

ddzbikowiczddzbikowicz Posts: 2
in Problem solving
Hello everybody 

Сontractor installed 5 days ago New sod and Some sections turning yellow..
the First day He installed it i saw already Some “lights” sections, but now is we are yellow.
here is some pictures:

Day of installation:





Today:




I did research what causing this issue and i found many different answers. Overwatering, old sod etc..  So I’m hoping that here I will find the right answer..
What causing this issue and how to help the sod to survive please? I do water the sod every morning 6am and 8pm for 20-30min.

My yard is clay so the contractor added 5in of new clean dirt all over before he lay the sod...


Thank you so much !

Dom

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Hasn't been watered enough. 
    20 - 30 minutes twice a day isn't enough. At least an hour, or two - best done in the evening - is required.
    Doing it in the evening means it's less likely to evaporate quickly, but if temps are lower in the morning, do it then. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • TopbirdTopbird Posts: 8,355
    Agree 100% with Fairygirl.

    Whereabouts are you? That doesn't look like UK style housing somehow.
    In my part of the UK I would not have turf laid between June and the end of August. It can get so hot and dry that it's very difficult to water new turf enough to get it established. Other areas around the world would be even more difficult

    Spring and autumn are the best time to lay turf.
    Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
  • beanie31beanie31 Posts: 15
    More water most definitely
  • amancalledgeorgeamancalledgeorge Posts: 2,736
    The air conditioning unit gives it away @Topbird I'd guess somewhere in the US. 
    To Plant a Garden is to Believe in Tomorrow
  • TopbirdTopbird Posts: 8,355
    I think I agree @amancalledgeorge 🙂

    Shame the OP hasn't got back to us. I consider it slightly rude not to look in and say thank you when people have taken the time to write a response - and there's been a few newbies doing that recently.

    Or maybe I'm just feeling a tad tetchy after working in the heat this pm.... 29C in the shade at the moment and forecast to get hotter over the next couple of days. I may need ice cubes soon...

    Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
  • KT53KT53 Posts: 9,016
    Give the OP a chance to respond, it's only a couple of days since their first post and maybe they have other things in their life apart from checking this forum.
  • ddzbikowiczddzbikowicz Posts: 2
    Thank you so much all!! 
    I live in usa - Minnesota. Weather here is pretty similar to the Europe. I will give it more water 😊..
  • Joy*Joy* Posts: 571
    Looking at how some strips are green 'islands' between brown desert or vice versa, I would go back to the people who sold it to you to see if they will rectify it. If you water it, it should all get some and be much the same colour. It looks obvious that not all the turves are of the same type/quality. 
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