I am in Sacramento and just had new sod laid in the back yard on October 9. Landscaper said to water ten minutes two times a day (especially given all the rain we had this month). For the most part lawn looks ok. BUT the seams didn’t seem to fill in. Landscaper says it’s normal can take a few months but it looks like they are dead. I believe the sod is a mix of bluegrass and fescue if that makes a difference.
So couple questions: Does this look normal? Will it fill in? How long will it take? How do you know if it’s rooted?
Thank you in advance!
by lavagal_101
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That’s normal. It’s hasn’t even been 30 days haha the grass is barely rooted. They will be gone next season
This grass looks very healthy
In the age of instant gratification. This is something that is entirely different. It will take time. Keep it watered. Let the roots establish and grow and let the process happen. Next year if there are still spots of concern you can add some topsoil and sand to help level it out and overseed to fill in the grass.
you’ll have to seed those seams. fescue does not spread
Nice grass. Just laid 4300 sqft myself. Some of the joins didn’t fill in so I just put a little topsoil and some seed. Worked fine. Make sure you flood your sod not just sprinkle it.
It will be okay. Also with the rain coming use your judgement with watering. If you water too much it will stay too moist.
In the south we water 2-3 times a a day st 30-45mins a time. 10 mins would do basically nothing , but I can’t completely speak for where you are
Most of the gaps will fill in over time as people have said. They can look worse if weather is warm/dry and the sod contracts a bit. If you have particularly deep gaps I’ve used a little lawn soil to fill them in. Since I’m in Florida with St. Augustine grass, I mix it with sand.
It’s normal for sod seams to take time to fill in, especially in the first few months. Just keep watering as recommended, and it should root and fill in soon
I spent waaaay too long trying to figure out how the sod was related to bees or bee keeping or honey or something 😂
But yeah…that’s great sod and the seams will disappear in a season or two. You could take out and reseed the seams in the spring if you really can’t take it. Butz no need at all: it’ll grow in.