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I purchased floratan sod from homedepot about 5 months ago it is nowbrowning in certain spots I've checked for cinch bugs with no luck I water every other day what could be another problem.
As far as what could be wrong; I don't know.
But here's a solution you could try.
Rake over the dead spots or area, put some compost on it, and set out grass seeds. Wlak over the seeded area to push the seeds into the new soil.
If you keep them moist it should be green in about 2 weeks.
Christie
It's possible the sod wasn't pressed down firmly enough in those spots and the roots never made good contact with the soil. Or fungal problems can make brown spots in the lawn too, if that's what it is it could be you were watering too much, or watering at the wrong time of day (in a humid climate like yours, you shouldn't water in the evening because then the grass will stay wet for a long time and that can encourage fungal growth). You can reseed over it as Christie suggested, but unless you figure out what was causing the fungus, you may just end up with the same problem again.
the lawn looks parched from the picture you have shown us, that said, Ecrane also has a valid point about the root system not being touching the under soil for it to get roots growing down, the best time to lay/repair a lawn is in the cooler months, in your case, winter, as the heat from the sun does less harm to new planting, so wait till the cooler months, rake the top of the soil over to break up any crust that has formed, throw some good compost over the area to be re-seeded add to the compost some horticultural sand so that the compost will settle on the soil and rake it flat, water this well then scatter the grass seed, you will still need to give this area a light sprinkle till you see the green sprouts come, then you can water as normal as the seed wont get washed away by using the normal sprinkler, also after the grass has taken root, dont cut it too short or you will cause it to scorch again with the sun, by spring time you can cut as normal as the roots should by then be well established, a lot of people forget that grass is like any new tender plant that needs a lot of care till it gets really established and needs treated like any other tender transplanted growing thing, come spring, you can probably give a spring feed to the whole area as this will help green the area up and feed the roots better. good luck, Weenel.
