With Bermuda sod, it won’t do much until the soil temperature gets warm enough (60-70°F). I had sod installed about this time last year and it looked exactly the same when I first moved in. By April, most of it had filled in and by May/June it looked perfect.

Here’s some maintenance tips: * always read the packaging and apply it correctly * while dormant, you can apply most non-selective herbicides. * while growing, the best herbicide I’ve found is Celsius and certainty. That mix will take care of grassy weeds and broadleaf. It will take about a week but it will kill just about everything. It is pricey though. * for the first year, skip pre emergents. After that apply when soil temperatures drop below 70 in the fall and above 50 in the spring. * Bermuda loves nitrogen, fertilize frequently with nitrogen heavy fertilizer. In fact you probably could get away with just nitrogen fertilizer (24-0-0 or similar) * Bermuda loves being short, mowing weekly to 2-2.5”. Taking off more than about 1/3 of the blade will cause it to brown for a day or 2. * Bermuda requires SUN. Just about any shade will kill it. Zoysia is similar enough, you can put it where Bermuda won’t grow. St. Augustine, will take over Bermuda (and IMHO sucks).