Sod Installation in The Colony, TX and North DFW

Choosing grass & timing for North Texas

Bermuda grass loves full sun and handles heat, drought and foot traffic well, but it thins out quickly in shade. St. Augustine has wide blades and handles partial shade better, which makes it popular under mature trees; it needs more water and can be bothered by chinch bugs and gray leaf spot. Zoysia makes a dense, carpet-like lawn, tolerates some shade, and grows more slowly — so it takes longer to repair if damaged.

Warm-season sod roots fastest when it is actively growing, roughly from mid-spring through late summer. It can be installed in fall as long as it has several weeks to root before the first hard freeze. Many North Texas cities have watering schedules, so check your city's rules for establishing new sod before installation.

For the first week or two, keep the sod and the soil just beneath it moist, usually with short watering cycles once or twice a day in summer heat. Then water less often but more deeply to push roots down. The first mow is typically after two to three weeks, once the sod is rooted and doesn't lift when tugged.