We need to put down sod on our recently filled lot, and are wondering when the optimum time would be for doing so. We want to do it so that's it's well-established before "winter" but not so soon that we'll have to water it heavily in the summer heat. We're in Rockport. Suggestions and experiences?
Best time for sod in South Texas?
I found a website that may answer your question:
http://www.plantanswers.com/calvin_finch_articles/lawn_care03.htm
You didn't mention what type of sod you were planning to use so here are a few more links that may help:
http://www.plantanswers.com/calvin_finch_articles/buffalo_grass.htm
http://bexar-tx.tamu.edu/HomeHort/F4Best/Lawn%20Grasses%20for%20Bexar%20County%20&%20Central%20and%20South%20Texas.htm
http://plantanswers.tamu.edu/turf/publications/staug.html
Thank you so much for all those links. We're in Rockport a couple of blocks from Aransas Bay, and we've heard Floratam is what people use in this environment.