23+ New Sod Is Brown. If your new lawn has a pattern of brown patches or sections, that is an indication that some parts of the lawn may not have established and died out, or there is damage from grubs or a disease like snow mold. For best establishment, the sod needs time to properly root in to the new soil.
When he installed the first half of the lawn, it was late morning, extremely hot, and the sod had this awful grey look to the first half has since turned primarily brown.
Last i heard it came in on a truck. It is important when choosing the appropriate sod for your new lawn, golf course, athletic field, or commercial space. Selecting the correct variety of sod is not always as easy as one would think. Vertstang said the sod is local.