WHY ISN'T IT GROWING

With the warm weather here I have noticed that all the new homes built over the last few months are now getting their landscaping done. When I see a new sod being put down to make that instant lawn, I can't help but laugh when I recall a thought of when I owned a house and there was a new house built on the lot next to mine. It was built a year after mine so my lawn was in and thriving. When spring came around my neighbors put in the landscaping and of course the instant lawn. A few days went by and the lawn was turning brown and he would come out and sprinkle the lawn for a few minutes and go back in the house. This particular summer was very, very hot and his lawn got browner and browner. One day I was standing outside admiring his lawn and he came over to me and asked if I knew why it died. I asked him why he didn't water it more than he does, especially in this hot weather. I told him he should be watering it almost constantly and he said the guy who put the lawn down never told him he had to water it, that it would just grow. DA. He said he would have the guy put down another lawn for free or he would sue him for putting down bad sod. I don't know what transpired but he did get a new lawn. Free or not I don't know, but this time he did water it and then I had to listen to him complain about the water bill. Live and learn huh.