-Are there any preventative measures I can take to help with the weed and leveling problems at this point? Only thing you can really do is give the area a good soaking, then roll with a water roller as full as you can to push and squish the high spots down. Al you can do about weeds is just hand pull them as they appear. You do not want to use any herbicides until after the Bermuda is fully established.. That will take a couple of months. -How much water? IâÂÂve read conflicting thoughts. The sod company says 4-6 times/day 5-10 minutes at a time. On here I was reading 3 times/day 15-20-mins at a time. My dad currently has it set for 3 times, 8 mins. FYI, I live in Phoenix and the high is about 85 right now. Listen to the sod farm. You live in bone dry conditions and it will take multiple light watering application to keep the sod most. You soil sucks and will not hold water. You really do not have soil in Phoenix unless you live out around Gilbert. What you have is granite rubble. -How much traffic? Can my son play on it or should we stay off? Stay off for at least a week to give the roots time to set. After that and assuming the it firm enough Bermuda is the most traffic resistance grass there is.. Only traffic it cannot take is that from a dog who uses established trails like around a fence line. -Mowing - Sod company says to wait 14 days, is that right? As soon as it needs it. Just make sure the ground is not soft and mushy from frequent watering. That is why the Sod Farm is saying two weeks. About after two weeks the frequent multiple day watering should be over. -Should I still get a soil analysis? Would not hurt, but I can tell you right now based on your location you do not have any meaningful nutrients. If you did not apply a starter fertilizer, then get it done using something like 10-20-10. If you do get a soil test pay attention to the PH as desert soils tend to be alkaline. OK here is your tip. You live in Phoenix, so all watering rules do not apply to you. You need to learn how to tell if the grass needs watering by looking at it. From my experience down in the valley you will likely need to water every day early in the morning just before sun up.

For the first couple weeks i tried my best to water twice a day for about an hour each time. For the past month or so, i've not watered anything with the sprinkler (just manually some areas around the edges / house), because we've had so much long / deep rain that i didn't want to over water.

Thuja occidentalis seedlings, I think. I'd prune all the branch tips about 3 inches back a few times a year during the growing season to encourage every branch to become bushier. Below, a link to all the pruning information, you need to know. Scroll to the end of the page for Thuja. Dax Here is a link that might be useful: Pruning Dos and Donts, and Some Conifer Tips: American Conifer Society

Only a doc would call one end of a plumbing fitting the "distal" end. Looks like you have PEX water piping there. I haven't fooled with it, but I suspect that you can't take the fittings apart and put them back together. They're generally inexpensive fittings but put together with an expensive crimp tool. If you have a threaded spot on the cold line, that'd be the place to tie in your filter. In your 1st photo, if the PEX tee on the right is the cold line, I'm assuming there's a shutoff valve there somewhere. If the PEX is downstream of that, your choices may be to replace it or get hold of a plumber who can cut in the extra branch you need. If you replace, the John Guest push on tube fittings are super easy to use and available at your local big box. FYI, your piping to dishwasher and fridge is normal and logical- hot to wash dishes and cold to make ice. You only need the one at each. And the boat's already sailed, but unless you have serious hard/well water or other issues, the RO is probably overkill.