How does slime mold develop beneath sod?

My new sod is getting ruined.

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The bottom of your sod was too wet and combined with heat the mold developed. To avoid this try laying the sod and keep the watering to the surface and avoid over watering.

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Reply by tdickson45 (3):
Thanks so much. I had a dead maple tree removed and 1wk later laid new sod and the area where the tree was removed is covered beneath sod with slime mold and the grass in that area is dead. Any advice add a comment

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Answer by eiryck (847)

Considering that slime molds are a kind of fungi, they could reproduce with the use of organic material, could live without sunlight and through spores. And their optimum environment could be in a sod area where it is warm, dark and overly moist or wet due to watering from above.

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Answer by patti (29325)

The mold was no doubt present when the sod was put down. The environment (dark, wet, warm) under the sod is perfect for mold growth. Contact the landscaping company.

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Answer by sajjad (107)

when you watered your sod after that process take up to 7 days then plough in you field thus slime mode will be developed beneath sod.

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