A mix hot, and humid weather, and no rain is causing some major problems for sod producers.
 
At least one sod producer says he is frustrated. His only choice, is to pump water to keep the grass alive.  

“We are pumping 400 gallons a minute, our permit only allows us only run for 18 hours out of a 24 hours period,” said Ron Scheidel the president of Green Horizons Group.

Scorching temperatures, topped with windy days have sucked the moisture out of the soil.

According to Scheidel, the dry weather has cut sales in half, this time, last year. People he says just don’t want to lay down sod that needs a lot of watering.

“It supposed to feel nice and lush and green and velvety and you can tell it feels prickly,” said Scheidel.

Even the little bit or rain that came down last week wasn’t enough to revive the fields of bluegrass that are now in a dormant state.

“We got .3 of a millimetre of rain; it’s nothing that evaporated in 10 minutes,” said Scheidel.