If you're looking for an alternative to St. Augustine, Zoysia grass is a great option.Zoysia grass is a great option for those guys that want something for their shady lawn. You also get more... mainstreetmowi...
Our experience has been Zeon is not any more shade tolerant compared to a large Emerald area or small area of Meyer we have growing. We were sold on the shade tolerance bit when redoing our backyard w/ Zeon and it didn't live up to the promise. When the Zeon is grown in full sun it has proven to grow strong but requires frequent cutting and dethatching. Despite the Zeon being subjectively a bit thicker in our full sun areas compared to our Emerald, the Emerald does a better job of choking out weeds for some reason. Our family prefers the Emerald look, bare foot feel, and comparative ease of maintenance.
I am over in Shreveport. The lawn that we have is disappointing. LSU Ag Center has posted that there is something called St. Augustine Decline in NW LA. We are fed up with buying St. Augustine sod only to have it keep dying out. This yard was established back in 1969, but it is getting sparse. One of the sod dealers here says he won't sell St. Augustine anymore. I am exploring the possibility of plugging Zoysia to let it take over. Any thoughts on this?
Yep, the only way to fly...Zoysia. Redoing my acre now with Zoysia all the way. Will choke out everything. I can't wait, I'm doing the plugs though. I'm a patient person but this stuff loves to creep.
We have seen some girl dog urine burn some zoysia. Depends on the dog and the diet. My brothers back lawn has some burn marks on what would otherwise be the best lawn in town.
I have Bermuda lawn next to Zeon Zoysia lawn, they both established and each lawn about 2500 sq feet, my question is which one will take over the other? I am worried about my Zoysia Zeon because I spent 5000$ on it when I established it. Should I leave the 2 grasses next to each other? or should I get rid of Bermuda grass incase it take over the slow growing Zoysia? thanks in advance
Bermuda grows into other grasses and intermixes. Good mix with Augustine, but If you don't want it in with your zoysia, you'll have to lay a tarp over it for a few weeks, or something else.
I just had Bemur Zorsia grass laid on my property, however I am not finding any videos on this specific Zorsia grass. Did I "get-got"... I'm in Texas where its hot as all get out. Did I make a good choice?
No, Zoysia will take over the St. Augustine. So, if you had Zoysia installed make sure you're watching that it is not creeping over to the neighbors yard or you may have an unhappy neighbor. Lawn people are nuts.
Although zoysia is a warm-season grass, it is becoming more popular in NJ each year. Depending on where you are in NJ (central and southern Jersey are now considered the northen most tip of the transition zone) you would likely either need to grow Meyer (Z52) or Innovation Zoysia, due to the colder climate (as compared to the southern parts of the country). Zeon can be killed in the NJ region due to our colder winters, whereas Meyer & Innovation Zoysia can survive without issue. Two things to be aware of before you plant it though (in case you weren't aware): 1. it WILL go dormant in late October / early November. It stays a straw brown / golden brown color until about Mid-April in central Jersey (this is a deal breaker for many). 2. It WILL creep in to your neighbors lawns eventually and choke out everything in its path. So you will either need a good perimeter or make sure your neighbors are on board. Assuming those are not a deal breaker for you, it makes a fantastic turf May - October (the time of year people actually want to be outside) in the Central Jersey area.
@@critterdude311 Not true. I had Zoysia in Philadelphia for fifty years. Now, I moved to cold central PA and this will do just fine. It will go dormant earlier but no problem growing it in a colder zone.
@@doloresm7396 Go back and re-read what I wrote. Where did I say it would have a problem growing in a colder zone? The Zeon cultivar (shown specifically in this video), could suffer winter kill, but other varieties such as Meyer (Z52) and Innovation will do just fine. If you are in PA, it's likely you used Meyer (Z52) which is what virtually all the homes in Jersey who have it use. The newer cultivar, Innovation, is cold friendly like Meyer, but with a finer blade, so we may see that grown more in this region in the years to come.
