When Can You Expect Newly Installed Sod to Take Root?

When Can You Expect Newly Installed Sod to Take Root?

Installing new sod is an excellent way to instantly achieve a beautiful, lush lawn for your property in Pennsylvania. However, you're probably wondering when you can expect it to take root. Generally, sod takes about 2 weeks to develop shallow roots, so you'll want to avoid walking on or mowing it during this time to avoid hindering its progress. After about 4-6 weeks, it should have established a solid root system, meaning you can start using your new lawn as usual. However, proper watering is crucial for helping it develop roots and establish successfully in your soil, so you'll want to ensure you're doing it right.

Sod takes about 2 weeks to develop shallow roots.

When you install new sod, it takes about 2 weeks to develop shallow roots. During this time, you'll want to avoid walking on or mowing your sod, as it'll hinder its progress and cause unnecessary stress. After all, the roots are still fragile and growing, so it's best to leave the sod alone and give it the time it needs for its roots to establish. However, you can check how well it's taking root by gently pulling on a corner of it. If it lifts, it still needs more time, but if it doesn't, it's starting to establish.

After about 4-6 weeks, your sod should have established a solid root system.

After about 4-6 weeks, your sod should have established a solid root system in the soil. This means that the roots have fully grown and are deeply anchored, giving your new lawn the strength and stability it needs to thrive. Once your sod has developed a solid root system, you can start using your lawn normally again. You can walk on it, play on it, and even mow it without worrying about damaging it. However, you'll want to make sure you set your mower to a high setting to avoid cutting too much of it at once, which can stress out your grass.

Proper watering is crucial for helping your sod develop roots and establish successfully in your soil.

While your sod will start to develop shallow roots after about 2 weeks and establish a solid root system after 4-6 weeks, proper watering is crucial for helping it do this and establish successfully in your soil. So, you'll want to ensure you're watering your sod correctly to help it develop roots and establish.

Here's a general watering schedule to follow after installing sod:

• Day of Installation: You'll want to water your sod deeply right after it's installed to help it start establishing its roots in the soil.
• First 2 Weeks: You'll want to water your sod several times throughout the day for the next two weeks following installation to keep it moist and help it develop its roots in the soil.
• Weeks 3-4: You can cut back on the frequency of watering, but increase how long you do. A deeper watering will help encourage deeper root development.

Call Us to Sign Up for Our Sod Installation Service

At Lehigh Valley Lawn, we offer our sod installation service to give you the beautiful, lush lawn of your dreams in no time! Our team will follow a thorough process to ensure we install your sod correctly and help it develop roots and establish successfully in your soil. We'll also provide instructions on how to care for it afterward to give it the best chance of thriving. That way, you can enjoy a new, pristine lawn in no time!

Our sod installation service is offered to residential and commercial properties in Macungie, PA, and throughout the nearby areas, including Emmaus and Breinigsville. Call us today at (484) 547-8246 to sign up for this service!