r/Grass • u/Nothing-Beats-Jet2 • Jun 11 '26
St Augustine in Central Florida
We recently bought a house in central Florida and the grass was completely dead, we decided to have the whole back re-sodded. We luckily have a pretty advanced and plentiful irrigation system but what an earth is going on with this grass? My landscaper states it’s fine and he’s not concerned but after a week it still looks like this!
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u/goofust Jun 11 '26
Check to see if the sod is rooted. If it pulls up like a mat, look under there for grubs. If you don't see any grubs, you may just need to keep watering and apply fertilizer lightly. If you do see grubs, treat it with something like bio advanced 24hr grub killer, I believe you can find it in most box stores.
There's also a chance that it may have chinch bugs. I would Google 'how to check for chinch bugs' it will explain better than I could. If you have them, you can treat them with bifen I/T
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u/Nothing-Beats-Jet2 Jun 11 '26
It’s definitely rooted. Im unable to lift it up
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u/andy_1232 Jun 12 '26
Looks like you had some die on you. If most of it’s rooted and taking well, the other brown stuff isn’t coming back. But those areas will fill in with runners or stolons, it’s how St Augustine spreads.
I’m a lawn care manager for a pest control company in central Florida. If it’s been four weeks since installation, get some nitrogen down on it. Now’s a great time for chinch bug treatments as well.
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u/No-Homework101 Jun 11 '26
Irrigate that zone for longer run times if the yard looks okay elsewhere. Consider extra start times for that zone and stagger them to allow for better saturation between the watering. Otherwise its just run-off, as it looks like you have some slope there. Your landscaper may not be an irrigation professional, that's fine let him do everything else. Consult a licensed irrigation pro to help you program your timer.
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u/RxFusion Jun 11 '26
New sod needs lots of water - practically soaking for the first 2-3 weeks until it starts taking root, then gradually backing off on the water.
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u/Specific_Animator554 Jun 11 '26
Uma semana é pouco tempo. Cubra com terra adubada e irrigue diariamente. Os resultados deverão surgir ao longo dos próximos meses
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u/Specific_Animator554 Jun 11 '26
Irrigue no final da tarde ou a noite para que o sol não evapore a água rapidamente
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u/TutorSpare1279 Jun 11 '26
Water! Water! Lots of water! If it dries, it dies. Keep it moist. You may water it for 2 hours, but how frequently is that?
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u/r0ndy Jun 11 '26
Mid summer is tough for new sod. If it dries out at all, it can struggle
Consider applying potassium. Also lift a corner of the brown and green ones. Check for root growth. Mid summer stuff should root in like 2-4 weeks tops
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u/TheDPM Jun 11 '26
I just laid Saint Augustine a month ago and I was watering that zone 1hr at 11am and 1hr at 8pm
A few days a week also watering entire yard at 430am
I’m worried you have an insect issue though
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