*If you don't have time to read this full blog post, be sure to at least pay attention to the 4 tips below:

1. Walk your landscape twice this week checking for issues.

2. Stay on top of weeding because extra watering can cause weeds to spread fast.

3. Plan to cut back watering schedule next week (another email will remind you).

4. If you missed the tips for week one, click here.

3 Tips for Success with Your New Sod:

We hope that you will be out in your yard enjoying your new landscaping this week. While you're enjoying it, we want to give you a couple of things to watch out for to ensure its long-term success.

1.Get Off My Lawn:

Clint Eastwood in Gran Torino must've had new sod he was protective of, and you should be too (although, you don't need your rifle). Pet traffic and dog urine can damage new sod, so keep the activity on the sod minimal.

2. Get it treated

One of the top reasons new sod fails is no protection from Sod Webworms, Chinch Bugs, Invasive weeds, and Disease. Pests love brand new sod (hence the name "sod webworms"), so it will attract all of your neighbors' pests. If you aren't already on a lawn application program, we offer one that gives you a 1-year warranty on your new sod.

3. Wait to Mow:

Sod, especially St. Augustine grass, grows up faster than it sends roots down. Don't mow until you can grab the grass blades and lift up without it separating from the ground (tap roots), which is typically about 3 weeks. When you do mow, make sure to mow on the highest setting.

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*If you don't have time to read this full blog post, be sure to at least pay attention to the 4 main tips below:

1. Set irrigation back to watering every other day (click here to watch Chuck explain how to adjust your sprinkler timer).

2. Your sod could start growing tall this week, but it is not ready to be cut.

3. Continue to walk your landscape 2-3x per week.

4. If you missed last week's tips, click here.

4 Tips For Weekly Maintenance On Your New Landscape

We hope that you will be out in your yard enjoying your new landscaping this week. While you're enjoying it, we want to give you a couple of things to watch out for to ensure its long-term success.

1. Keep Weeds Under Control:

All the additional irrigation to help establish the new plantings will probably cause weeds to come out in full force, especially if the soil in your beds was turned over at all. Controlling these weeds while the increased watering is taking place will certainly assist with the long-term health of your landscape.

2. Pruning and Trimming Should be Minima

If As plants spend most of their energy setting roots and getting established, the time spent on trimming sand shaping new growth should be minimal. If you need to prune back perennials, feel free- but do not fret if it doesn't need a lot or doesn't grow immediately.

The old saying of sleep, creep, leap is typically in effect.

3. Mowing Should Wait as Long as Possible:

As mentioned previously, mowing new sod should wait as long as possible - until it is "tacked" down with roots. Mowing stresses the turf, and we want to avoid stressing it until it is rooted. Also remember, since you fo mow, to mow at the highest setting possible for the first several cuts

4. Do Not Fertilize!:

It is important to know that new plantings come with fertilizer in their pots. It more important to protect them with pest prevention than adding fertilizers for the first month or two.

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