I hate to break it to you, but there is a good chance that you will have to resod, especially if you used fescue sod. Leaving long clippings on your lawn, and watering on top of that creates a perfect environment for fungal disease, and/or rotting of the blades and crowns. You should have started mowing when the grass was 3.5-4 inches tall. When you saw there was a lot of clumps and clippings on the lawn, you should have mowed again, preferable with the bag to remove them since there was so much of it. You are also watering too much. Once your sod takes root and is growing well you don't have to water daily. There is a slight chance the grass will come back if your crowns didn't die, but I wouldn't hold my breath.

Kyden I am from Pa so I can't tell you much about grasses planted in Florida. One thing you are doing that I know is wrong, and it is understandable. Your putting more emphasis on getting rid of the weeds than planning a lawn that will germinate and grow if properly planned. Weeds are the bain of all lawns but more so for lawns that are recently seeded. If you get the proper seeds for your area, have the lawn area dug up very well and the existing weeds dug in, then forget weeds for a while.Fertilize the area, rake in, seed the lawn area, if it is uneven, roll lightly and mulch. Keep moist, not wet till you get germination.Once it germinates water more heavily. Remember, your forgetting about weeds for a while, because at this time they will appear again. Just concentrate on the grass, when it gets a little thick, fertilize lightly and keep watering There is no way your going to stop weeds at this time and start grass growing. They grow under different conditions and at this time your conditions favor the growth of weeds. They grow low and get the sun on them at this time. You need to concentrate on growing a thick lawn which will eventually start crowding the weeds out because the grass is getting thicker from the food and moisture, Now conditions change and are conducive to growing grass. If you do this and everything goes well and your lawn is starting to look good, remember forget about weeds still. Your controlling them quite well by cutting their heads off when your mowing and the grass itself is quietly crowding some weeds out. Mow pretty high for the seed that you planted.If you plant and do this next spring, don't do anything about weeds the whole spring, or the coming summer. Just feed and water the existing lawn. So now it is fall. Now we have a nice green well fed lawn, time to get the weeds. Several ways to do this, don't try it in summer heat. If your going to use chemicals, I would just use a hose end sprayer and get something from K Mart to spray on the weeds. Lightly, by now you have learned to live with some weeds. Next spring do the same thing, lightly, don't burn up your lawn. By the end of the second fall your weed problem should be arrested, so you should reseed the whole lawn lightly with the same seed. Do it lightly every year to replace lawn you lose during the hot months.Talk to people down there and see what they recommend and make your own plan. I have done this many many times up here and it is going to work for you if you do your part and learn to be patient. One step at a time and wait. Good luck. Lawndivot12

i haven't tried it but it sounds pretty good and it won't kill everything for good i don't think!! LOL Mix 1 gallon white vinegar, 1 cup table salt, and 1 tablespoon dishwashing liquid together and spray on weeds. To do so, remove approximately 2 cups of vinegar from the jug, pour in the salt and dishwashing liquid, then return the 2 cups of vinegar to the jug. Close the lid and shake to mix. Transfer to a spray bottle (after shaking to mix the ingredients) as needed. It works as well, if not better, than Chemicals, but is much cheaper. Be careful, it will kill whatever you spray it on! If you go purchase vinegar, 10% acidity, 20% acid would be better, and spray it on the weeds in the heat of the full sun, you will have an effective weed killer. or Here's a homade weed killer if you want to avoid harsh chemicals. 1 tbsp. of apple cider vinegar 1 tbsp. of baby shampoo 1 tbsp. of gin, or listerine mouthwash 1 qt. of warm water Mix all ingredients in a bucket, and pour into a hand held sprayer. Drench each weed to the point of run-off, taking care not to get any spray on surrounding plants

That's smartweed, an annual weed. I believe that mowing would be an effective control to keep it from reseeding. they're shallowly rooted so if the appearance bothers you, pull them out. Jeanne