sod question

[mrkosar]

i have just put in sod last year with a bad subsoil underneath. you can not pull the grass up so the roots are established, but the lawn is brown. i realize most grasses are still dormant, but this it is extremely brown. i was wondering if once the ground warms up and it gets some fertilizer will it green back up? what is the best thing i can do for this?

[instyle]

do a soil test and find out what your grass is telling you. If you are low in nitrogen, add nitrogen. If your ph is off the charts add lime.

Start with a soil test. They are not that expensive.

Otherwise, if your roots are intact and there is water. Than your grass should green up.

[indyturf]

if it is Ky Bluegrass it is probably still dormant. the rye grass will green up faster than the bluegrass sod. if it has rooted in that is a good sign. I would go ahead with early spring fertilizer with pre-m.