I put down TifTuf sod a year ago. Landscaper said to water the hell out of it on the first day so that if you walk on it it feels like a swamp. Then back off to 20 minutes once a day until you couldn't pull up the corners. I did and it turned out great. I had a few areas that the sprinklers didn't reach. I could tell...the grass looked 'stressed'. About 5 minutes of hand watering solved the problem. I put down fertilizer as per Super Sod after 2 weeks. I started cutting after 3 weeks. Boy was I surprised...TifTuf is very dense and thick, much thicker than 419. I tried to cut 1/2 inch on the first time and the rotary mower would bog down. Also, I had a few high and low spots. My rotary mower would sort of scalp the high spots leaving yellow shoots. Also, my rotary would leave wheel marks. I couldn't get rid of them. Long story short... I decided to scalp the lawn this past spring, down to 1 inch and use a robot. I am so happy with the one inch/one and half inch HOC with the robot. I have no 'yellow' areas and no wheel marks.
Hey, I'm not an expert...just my experience.
For fertilizer, I still do the Super Sod recommendation.
I live in the Charlotte metro area. We have had a cooler than usual spring and the TifTuf is not growing as fast as usual so I'm not as happy as I wanted to be. However, overall I am satisfied. Just remember, that in order to keep from getting yellow shoots you will have to cut the grass at least 2/3 times a week in June, July and August. After about
4 weeks of installing my sod I was able to cut back to 1 inch of water, once a week with hand watering the areas that the irrigation missed.

 

I put down TifTuf sod a year ago. Landscaper said to water the hell out of it on the first day so that if you walk on it it feels like a swamp. Then back off to 20 minutes once a day until you couldn't pull up the corners. I did and it turned out great. I had a few areas that the sprinklers didn't reach. I could tell...the grass looked 'stressed'. About 5 minutes of hand watering solved the problem. I put down fertilizer as per Super Sod after 2 weeks. I started cutting after 3 weeks. Boy was I surprised...TifTuf is very dense and thick, much thicker than 419. I tried to cut 1/2 inch on the first time and the rotary mower would bog down. Also, I had a few high and low spots. My rotary mower would sort of scalp the high spots leaving yellow shoots. Also, my rotary would leave wheel marks. I couldn't get rid of them. Long story short... I decided to scalp the lawn this past spring, down to 1 inch and use a robot. I am so happy with the one inch/one and half inch HOC with the robot. I have no 'yellow' areas and no wheel marks.
Hey, I'm not an expert...just my experience.
For fertilizer, I still do the Super Sod recommendation.
I live in the Charlotte metro area. We have had a cooler than usual spring and the TifTuf is not growing as fast as usual so I'm not as happy as I wanted to be. However, overall I am satisfied. Just remember, that in order to keep from getting yellow shoots you will have to cut the grass at least 2/3 times a week in June, July and August. After about
4 weeks of installing my sod I was able to cut back to 1 inch of water, once a week with hand watering the areas that the irrigation missed.

I don't know what "I put down fertilizer as per Super Sod" means. Is that a You Tube personality or similar? Can you please clarify? Thanks for your response. I feel like the sod is doing very well so I think I will start to cut down on the watering. I definitely have watered more than you.

Unless you have a tiny yard, 14 minutes twice a day is not going to put out enough water. More like an hour per zone 3 times a day. Remember when you see water saving heads and brands, that means it will take longer to put water down on the turf. You don't want any water saving anything on your lawn or your shower in your house. I like a waterfall please........

I should have been more specific. I have been watering 14 minutes per zone twice a day.

 

Unless you have a tiny yard, 14 minutes twice a day is not going to put out enough water. More like an hour per zone 3 times a day. Remember when you see water saving heads and brands, that means it will take longer to put water down on the turf. You don't want any water saving anything on your lawn or your shower in your house. I like a waterfall please........

 

I put down TifTuf sod 27 days ago. From my experience, I would recommend watering based on how it looks and feels more than any standard recommendation. For example, after about 14 days of following the twice-a-day watering recommendation, I noticed the sod looking a little "wet" and perhaps some fungus. I laid down a diseaseEX treatment, 10-10-10, and cut back on the watering. Lawn looked great about 5 days later and I've since mowed several times in the last 2 weeks. My soil is mostly clay and I underappreciated how much water it would hold. Bermuda is tough and I think the sod should just stay moist for the first couple weeks, then let it dry out and stretch its roots with less frequent watering. I believe the common sentiment around here is that if the sod is well rooted and growing, then don't feel bad gradually lowering the HOC, just cut it down and maintain at your intended height. I'm a little squeamish to do that, so i've been maintaining it at 2.5 inches and plan to lower the HOC in July when the weather is conducive to the bermuda bouncing back quickly.

 

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Slomos point is most valuable IMO. I forget the specifics but per 1k ft2 of lawn the average hose in the U.S would have to run around 2 hours for 1" to go down or something along those lines. In the south its unlikely you'll overwater a newly sodded lawn from a hose. Some sod farms flood their fields after sprigging