New sod question

[Steve B]

Should I keep my new sod wet by long soakings (45 min), or several shorter more frequent ones (15 min)?

Steve

[Tegger]

"Steve B" wrote in news:9z0Qp.195$ [e-mail]:

The grass will turn yellow then die from lack of sun if you leave it too long. I'd find a place to lay it within a week, if I were you.

[HeyBub]

I'd vote for long.

So doing would encourage the roots to go down. If only the top 1/2" of soil is damp, the roots may stay near the surface.

[Colbyt]

Whatever and as much as it takes to keep the ground under the sod wet. Here at this time of year that would be a sprinkler on all day long.