On my way to work I pass a couple of newly built houses [they knocked down some old junkers and built some of these horrible cookie cutters, but that's neither here nor there]. In any event I noticed a few pallets of sod laid outfront, read to be installed. This was early last week when I think the temperatures here hit the 90's, or it felt like that anyway.
So my question, will this sod take? I mean now the temps are close to being back to what they should be. The ground certainly isn't frozen, so maybe with some watering it won't die?
Jo Jo, Murph, you guys did irrigation in highschool, what's the consensus on this?
As long as the temps average above freezing there is no harm in planting sod at this time of year. All you need is the roots to take and as long as it's watered during the daylight when there is less chance of freezing it should be fine. I saw this all the time in New England.
Posted by: Jo Jo | February 09, 2012 at 10:29 AM
It'll be dead in a week.
Posted by: murph | February 09, 2012 at 05:53 PM
Could someone else weigh in and break the tie.
Dead or Alive ?
Posted by: BobDog | February 10, 2012 at 07:04 PM