Spring and fall are ideal times to plant sod. The grasses we grow here are cool season grasses, so when the temperatures are cooler and colder it’s not as stressful on the grass. When we cut it out of the ground, it does not require a lot of water to get established and there is no heat stress involved. In fact, in the fall the top of the grass goes dormant but the root system is always alive. It grows the most and the quickest in the cooler colder months and it’s well established before the heat of the summer. Spring and fall planting requires about 70% less water to get it established.