Watering schedule for new Bermuda sod-- Edited: is it normal for it to still be yellow?

Bermuda grass is very resilient. It's a good drought grass although it does need water like everything else. However it doesn't need the same amount as say fescue. Water it in the morning before sun it baking the area directly. Water it in the evening after the sun is baking it directly until the roots have taken a firm hold you'll know because you can try and lift a piece. After that.. you'll need to use your best judgment.. based on your Water bill and if it's changing colors or not and also the season of the year but honestly in most areas of the south.. after it's rooted in well it will not need daily water. Georgia resident here.. no sprinkler system mine does fine through the entire summer with little to 0 water help overall. Bermuda is over all a very easy to maintain grass.. if you can even call it a grass haha.. you'll have to worry more about weeds . Next spring.

Water the new sod every morning for the first two weeks. After that about every other day for the next week or so.

Just want to keep the sod wet. Watering once a day for about 30 minutes should be plenty based on current temps. Watering more than once a day is usually the protocol for July/August when we are 105 with blue bird skies for multiple days in a row.

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ust want to keep the sod wet. Watering once a day for about 30 minutes should be plenty based on current temps. Watering more than once a day is usually the protocol for July/August when we are 105 with blue bird skies for multiple days in a row.

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The Bermuda was put in today. The company told me to water 3 times a day at 6am, 12pm, and 6pm for 30 mins each. They said with an irrigation system, they'd recommend 10 mins each, but since I'm using 3 Rainbird 5004 heads on spikes, to water for 30 mins to make sure it's getting moist enough. They said to do this for 2 weeks.

Do this sound right? I just want to make sure the Bermuda establishes, but I don't want to over water either

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I would water all at once in the morning. 

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I'm just concerned once a day watering won't keep it moist for 24 hrs. I'm at work now, but will test it out this weekend by checking under a square of sod

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Greenie10

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Everything's gonna be ok. You've got alpha grass now

3 times a day is overkill when the high is upper 70's/low 80's.

This will be me next week so good timing / refresher.

50 pallets of Tifway 419.

It should have greened up by now at the sod farm. The yellowing may have been because it sat for a few days before installing.

That said, no need to worry. Try to stay off of it so you don’t disturb the rooting process. If you got a lot of rain water yesterday then that’s great. If you don’t water today, be sure to water tomorrow.

I don't know. It was delivered about 11:00 am on Wed 4/17 and the crew got here about 12:30. The sod was golden. The guy told me it wasn't greened up yet, but that if would . It's greening up lightly here and there, but still goldeny. It's not dried out though. I guess I'll give it some more time and see how it looks by this Wednesday.