FYI: We live on Amelia Island Florida. Hurricane Nicole covered our Zoysia lawn with 24" of Ocean surge for 24 hours in November 2022. We watered the area twice a day once the salt Ocean water receded. The Zoysia was not damaged! Needed to be mowed by Mid April. I fertilized with a liquid fertilizer in Early May. Here we are June 1, and the lawn looks great.
I started last year with Palisades and actually finished my project today. Very happy with it and its versatility. I like the way it can look like fescue if you let it grow long or you can keep it short. About 20 miles south of charlotte, nc, and fescue just can't take the heat.
@@dustinsmith6293 I love it. Have a couple of neighbors that put it in and they like it too. I like to keep it tall so It chokes out weeds. And it's not very thirsty once it's established. Got mine from Carolina Fresh Farms and recommend them over Supersod. Everybody I know that used Supersod had trouble with weeds.
Im in Winston Salem looking to redo my lawn. Zoysias look nice. Sick of playing games with fescue. Thinking of embracing the Bermuda patches I have too as I would love a shorter cutting season.
@@amypolzella8349 you can forget fescue. It just gets too hot in the Carolinas unless you have the patience to baby it. I would have used Bermuda but it would have gotten in my roses. Either it or Zoysia would work great for you.
I had Emarald Zoysia in North Atlanta area. Fertilize in early spring, cut around June, August, wait till turn brown and scalp it, and starts over. Extremely drought tolerant. It grew great in Georgia clay, but I did prepare the soil before sodding, and I used roll sod. Low maintanace
In Australia, Empire Zoysia is also known by it’s botanical name of Zoysia Japonica. It is medium green fine leaf turf that is best suited to warm or tropical climates. Some features include drought tolerance, less watering, disease resistant and retention of full colour all year round. I mow my lawn with a cylinder mower and can cut low to a golf green appearance. Zoysia’s are the best looking grass. 👍
There are 3 base types of Zoysia. One is from Japan, one from Malaysia, and the other from the Philippines if memory serves me. From there they mixed these together many ways to create these different cultivars of Zoysia. If it can be planted from seed, it has a larger part of Zoysia Japonica as that's the only base Zoysia that produces seed. The other two can only be spread by plugging or taking stolons and partially burying them and allowing them to take root and spread. I've not done that myself, so I may be misinformed or misquoting. There was one guy I saw do his entire lawn this way. It was an interesting video. He took pictures every few days to show the progress as each row of stolons took root and started to establish and spread. I wanted to go with a seed and ended up going with Zenith Zoysia. I don't recall why I chose that over Emerald, but maybe it had to do with the thatch generated by one over the other? I love my Zoysia though. It's pretty easy to keep it weed free. Last fall I got busy and did not put down any pre-emergent, and this spring I had weeds popping up. I sprayed some Q4 and SpeedZone and that killed almost all of it, but when I cut it down to 1 inch (about 3 cm) for a few days as it was coming out of dormancy, that low mowing took out the rest of it.
I live in North Carolina outside of Charlotte. What type of zoysia grass do you suggest I play for my area? Our soil is basically clay and is very tough.
@@ZoysiaSod I'll wait until mine turns green this summer in Kentucky and send you a picture. I just bought a house in SC and am pretty interested in Innovation (formerly Cavalier) for that property.
I have some zenith and some empire spreading through my yards. The zenith is about the same blade thickness as the empire but the empire produces a darker green. Though the zenith seems like it spreads better than the empire. In a few more years they should come together. I'm interested to see which one wins.
I have Zenith. if you have corrected any soil issues and have ample direct sunlight, you'll start seeing seedlings popping up in 6-10 days, but full germination takes 3-4 weeks, and it fills in nicely. Here is a video of the first 51 days of growth by Super-Sod. If I recall correctly Zenith Zoysia requires 4-6 hours a day of direct sunlight, which was prefect for my lawn.ua-cam.com/video/jDPmuh0d18k/v-deo.html
From the video where you asked "I wonder of L1F is the same as Trinity", I just saw where a site that sells Zoysia claimed that L1F and Trinity are the same. There's one data point for you!
Hi there, I'm looking to put some pavers and want this zoysia in the gaps of those pavers, please advise if i need to buy and sprinkle the seeds or should I buy some pots and sow the grass instead? If I choose to do the latter, will it spread and fill up the gaps by itself? Also what type should i buy?
(Greenville SC) I’m thinking about growing/planting a certain zoysia seed in our lawn. We have Bermuda, but it’s dying in the shady areas ( gets 4 hours of sun) so we laid caviler zoysia thin blade sod in those areas. My question is what type of zoysia seed can I throw into the Bermuda sod (save $ instead of sod) That matches the caviler (sun/shade)
ZoysiaSod Does caviler zoysia’s thin blade look more like the Xeon or zenith zoysia!? I have Bermuda grass, but recently laid Cavalier zoysia in the shady areas. I’m wanting to throw one of those seeds into my existing Bermuda grass to match the caviler. Thanks
Eli cavalier looks almost identical to Zeon. Zeon will have a slight deeper darker green but you and I will be the only ones that could notice the difference.
What do you think of the Patten Seed Co Zenith Zoysia? I downloaded an App called Picture This. It identifies my lawn as "Korean Lawngrass AKA Zoysia Japonica". I'm new to this, so any input is welcome.
My backyard don't get alot of direct sunlight in shade alot therefore it is currently full of moss and danelion weeds. My front lawn is very small and it is on a gradient so drains well but it is also full of weeds of all sorts . I am used to Zeon Zoysia grass since my parents had this on their front yard lawn and outside on the lawn on the sidewalk area . I really like zoysia but I think Zeon Zoysia grass would be best from my backyard since it is doesn't get direct sunlight during the day and it is shaded and tents to have moss growing in it. I want a fresh start on my backyard lawn and front yard lawn that wouldn't need alot of watering and very dense to keep out the weeds.
Were you able to find anything out? They seem very similar. I can't find any direct comparisons anywhere and people just recommend the one they carry for obvious reasons
According to Texas A&M (they developed Zorro) it is supposed to be more shade tolerant. That's why I had it installed where I have mostly shade in my yard and within a few years, all of the grass is gone in the shady areas and there is only bare dirt. Needless to say, I was very disappointed.
I planted zoysia grass for more than 3 years, why did it takes time to grow bushy? why did some zoysia roots grow big and some are small and slow to crawl in the same bed?
Have you heard about the Cashmere zoysia ?what is the difference between both please advise because i m planning to water in my backyard in South Miami?
I want this beautiful grass but I cannot find out anything about anyone using zoysia as horse pasture. I found only one small sentence saying it's not poisonous to livestock and low in nutrition but does anyone use it for animal pasture? I welcome anyone's knowledge and experience with this?
Do you know where can I buy Zeon Zoysia grass seed since I do not see anyone selling them in the UK and a couple fake website came up online . I could tell they are fake bogus website looking for someone to steal from.
I sodded zeon last spring and it thinned out a bit. I had no lateral growth. Someone told me year 2 it creeps and year 3 it leaps. Would you say this is true?
Thanks for the vid. This is the type of comparison I miss here on UA-cam. I was looking for citraZoy zoysia, have you seen that? And I can't find where to order Zeon Zoysia here in South Florida. Sod Solutions only have Empire and Geo. Like in your video, I saw other videos and heard from homeowners about the issues with Empire, so I'm in the hunt for the CitraZoy or Zeon or maybe that L1F.
I have a contractor who is recommending using Cavalier Zoysia for lawn. I have used Palisades before and was wondering which would you prefer for durability and drought resistance. In my new home I have an east-west exposure with no trees on the east side and small trees on the west. I live in the Dallas area.and get as best as I can tell 7 hours of sunlight on the east side of the house.
Zeon Zoysia looks great. Very easy to maintain. TEXAS A&M gives it a rating of excellent for drought tolerance. You still need to water once a week to make it look great. I personally love Zeon and recommend cutting it at one inch.
I may be corrected by a professional, but I think the Z52 is Meyers Zoysia which was introduced first (or almost first) in the USA maybe 75 years ago. There are three main types of Zoysia and the strain from Japan can actually be grown by seed, and the other two cannot and have to be put down by SOD or plugs, which Meyers/Z52 does as well. These types of Zoysia in the video are hybrid mixes of two or more other primary strains of Zoysia that give different qualities such as cold resistance, drought resistance, blade size/thickness and so on. I've seen several lawn care professionals ranging from lawn maintenance to golf course maintenance to horticulturalist in colleges saying Zoysia is their favorite grass, and either that is what they have in their own lawn, or it is what they wish they had in their lawn but do not because of inadequate sunlight, or maybe they rent? They didn't go into detail, but it is a great grass if you have the right amount of sunlight. I planted Zenith Zoysia from seed in my lawn last year and it did great. I wish I'd have gotten it down earlier so i'd have had a longer first growing season, but it will fill in this year. I have one spot I'll need to kill off winter weeds and reseed because of a sprinkler failure and the seed lings dried out during germination, so that entire area is dead. The rest of the lawn is greening up now here in Central Virginia, and has been for the past few weeks so it will crowd out a lot of the weeds and I'll be able to put down some pre-emergent herbicides this fall to knock out winter weeds next winter so when my Zoysia wakes up from dormancy next year, it will have minimal weeds.
W Jack, I went to Ron's channel and watched that video. You have a very nice looking lawn for certain! Where are you getting your information that Meyers wasn't introduced that long ago? Frank Meyer was found dead floating in a river in 1918, and he was credited with bringing Zoysia to the US. I was aiming more towards the 1951 introduction of the USGA, although that was almost 45 years after Zoysia was brought back to the US by Frank Meyer.From the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture website:Meyer zoysiagrass was released jointly by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Golf Association Greens Section in 1951. It was tested throughout much of the country under the trial name of "Z-51", a designation it has been slow to shake. The original plants were grown from Korean seeds collected in 1930. The Korean site where the seeds were collected was along the Yalu River and was first identified by USDA plant explorer Frank Meyer who visited the site in the spring of 1906.Source: www.uaex.edu/yard-garden/resource-library/plant-week/meyer-z52-zoysiagrass.aspxFrom the Clemson EDU website:Zoysia japonica: This particular species was introduced into the United States in the late 1800’s and is commonly called Japanese or Korean lawngrass. Source: hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/zoysiagrass/
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
Just like in the okd days of buying magazine offers with plugs shipped to your home. This proves that Zoysia, though slow growing, will eventually dominate Bermuda. Not the case with Saint Augustine.
not sure what kind of Zoysia I have, looks like medium blade. Anyways, I missed the window for PE, way to hot now in central Florida. Being sandy soil and have quite a few bare spots, I want to reseed. Is it good timing right now and should I add top soil prior?
instead of reseeding, why not buy a plugging tool and take plugs from established areas and fill in the bare spots? Fill in the holes with a top soil that has a starter fertilizer in it and they will fill in quickly, and the plugs should spread 6-12, maybe 18 inches depending on the quality of soil and amount of sunlight, and the type of Zoysia. Just check some Zoysia sites and see what they recommend for a watering schedule for plugs. If you haven't had a soil test done recently, get one. It's not difficult or expensive, and it will allow you to give your Zoysia the best chance of growing and spreading to fill in the bare spots. I planted Zenith Zoysia last fall (bad weather made me late), and that's my plan to fill in many of my bare spots. I had a sprinkler failure that I'll need to reseed that section, but the rest I'll plug.
I have a backyard full of Meyer zoysia that is struggling due to some shade in areas. I'd like to plug it with some Zeon zoysia, but will the Zeon overtake the Meyer? I've read that Zeon will overtake other grasses, but what about overtaking a different type of zoysia?
Empire zoysia has pros and cons. It an be cut at .5 to 3 inches a wide range, it greens up pretty late now for some reason compared to others but other than that it is all about looks and what you want really
Camera man needs to focus more on the the subject, being the Zoysia grass. Also, what happens if the types are mixed. Will one take over the other? Informative video overall.
Zenith Zoysia should grow well there. With pretty much any Zoysia though you'll have 5-6 months of dormancy. If you have a pre-emergent down in the fall you'll have a nice consistent golden brown lawn until the grass comes out of dormancy in the spring, which would be late March to early April. Or you could overseed with an annual Ryegrass (which many people do) which will give you green growth over the winter, and the ANNUAL Rye will die off and the Zoysia will green up and take over as the rye dies off for the summer. I'm just south east of Richmond, VA and my Zenith Zoysia started greening up 2-3 weeks ago. You can grow Zenith from seed, which is the cheapest option. You absolutely need to start with a soil test. If your pH is that far off and you don't have the right nutrient levels, your growth will be reduced. You need 1 pound of Zenith Zoysia seed per 1,000 sq. ft., and the seed is very tiny. I had an ant hill in my newly seeded lawn and the ants had picked up about 1/8 to 1/4 ounce of seed and put it around the bottom of their ant hill which cracked me up...yeah, the seed is that small. I used a Scotts Wizz handheld spreader because almost everything else is made for much larger seed or fertilizer, and you want maximum control of your seed and I think that's the best choice. I bought my Zenith Zoysia seed on Amazon from Super-Sod and they were prompt to answer my questions in e-mail. They sell 2 and 6 pound bags typically. Here is a video of the first 51 days of growth of Zenith Zoysia - ua-cam.com/video/jDPmuh0d18k/v-deo.html. As long as your soils tempts are 60+ consistently and your soil is in good shape, you are good to plant the seed. I'd try to put the seed down at least 90 days before the first frost which is probably the middle of October for you. If you go much past that your grass will not be established enough to put down a pre-emergent and you'll end up with winter weeds while the new grass is dormant. I'm dealing with that now because bad weather forecast forced me to put my seed down about the first week of September (30+ days after I planned on planting), and I had 100% bare soil so I didn't really have much choice at that point. I was very happy with the growth I had last fall though, even though I was late planting. I work from home 100% of the time and my window faces my Zoysia, so it's nice to see a nice lawn versus undesirable grasses and weeds. I have several spots of bunching tall fescue I need to kill with glyphosate or dig up and replace the soil, but I think 2, 4D and Quinclorac will take care of the bulk of my weeds, and the Zoysia will fill in and crowd out most of the others. If I'd planted earlier and been able to put down a pre-emergent herbicide though, 95% of the weeds would be gone, so don't be scared off by my weed issues. if you plant in the spring, you won't have nearly as many weeds as I did.
@@WJTM88 So glad I could help WJTM88! Hopefully the only fever you all are experiencing is cabin fever! I have family that live in Ashburn and they are going a bit stir crazy. I cannot stress how important a soil test is. It's like a physical before starting anything athletic. As I write this my lawn is looking SO MUCH BETTER! I had a substantial amount of bare spots when my lawn started to green up, but a lot of the bare spots still had very immature Zoysia in the soil and most of it still recovered from my late planting and winter and things are looking so much better. I put down my fertilizer almost a month ago that was a 16-4-8 + iron, which the iron gives you a deeper and richer green if your lawn has an iron deficiency, which mine did. I had several darker green stripes where I slightly overlapped my spreader application which just cracked me up. My daughter's 10th birthday is close so although I wanted to wait until July for the next spoon feeding of my lawn, I went a little early and put down a bag of Ironite, at a lower rate than they called for, but I also put down Milorganite which has some nitrogen and after I got home and read the bag closer, I saw it had some iron in it as well so I knew I should be in good shape. Four days later with daily watering for the new seed in my bare spots and the ironite and milorganite have already made a big difference and the stripes of green have filled in and the growth has been boosted. The weed growth has been phenomenal, but again, I haven't put down any pre-emergence type herbicides so any weed seeds that are in the soil or blowing over from neighbors or pooped in the lawn by birds will grow. My new secret weapon is downloading the "Google App" which has a feature that allows you to take a photo and it will scan the Google images and try to find a match, so if you don't know what a weed is, that's a great place to start. Although I'm not a fan of the "Scott's Lawn Care App", it does allow you to put in your zip code and it tells you how much rain you have had that week and how much you need to add, and although i do not buy Scotts products typically, you can put in the type of grass you have and it will suggest when you should put down fertilizer (go off the soil test, not the Scott's app), as well as things like pre-emergence herbicides and Grub-Ex for white grubs which eat the roots. If you are going to live there a while, I'd suggest putting down "Milky Spores" for grubs. it is more expensive up front because you have to put it down twice a year for 3 years, but milky spores is a bacteria that is harmless to humans and pets, but extremely toxic to white grubs. Every time a white grub eats one of these bacteria, the bacteria kills the grub and it creates a new bloom of billions of bacteria in the soil. Once established, milky spores give you something like 10-15 years of protection, so it is more work and more money up front, but if you will live there a while, it is worth the money and effort. If not, Grub-Ex seems to work well. Also, when you are putting down your pre-emergence herbicides, remember to rotate the herbicide you use ever 1-2 years so you don't get a resistance. Look up "Pest and Lawn Ginja" and he has several great videos on pre-emergence herbicides. He is also one of the few lawn care video providers that doesn't take 5 minutes of information and turn it into a 20 minute video. he keeps it on point and it is usually fairly easy to understand. One of his videos goes over Prodiamine in depth (a pre-emergence herbicide), and why he puts it down earlier than most people, and another he has several types of pre-emergence herbicides (bags and bottles) on his cement driveway and he goes over each set one by one, tells how long they are good for and so on. If you plan on treating your own lawn versus paying someone, he has a lot of great content.
I'm in Orlando, FL -- Our lawn guy is recommending us, Bermuda. Over here the 'bugs found Zoysia and the herbicides are more tricky'. Pretty grass, tho!
The camera guy is a buffoon. When the guy in the video places his hand on the grass it would be nice to see how high the grass is relative to his hand. Not drifting off somewhere else. Bad camera job.
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There are potentially good information here, but the camera video is such an ass, it is spoiling everything and is unviewable... I am not interested in viewing trash, can't even tell the difference on video... You might as well blindfold me.
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That's pretty sad when a sod company doesn't come out and maintain their small sample sod areas like replacing snapped off signs and recognizing that one of the samples is full of weeds. Good God, are you trying to go out of business!
FYI: We live on Amelia Island Florida. Hurricane Nicole covered our Zoysia lawn with 24" of Ocean surge for 24 hours in November 2022. We watered the area twice a day once the salt Ocean water receded. The Zoysia was not damaged! Needed to be mowed by Mid April. I fertilized with a liquid fertilizer in Early May. Here we are June 1, and the lawn looks great.
I started last year with Palisades and actually finished my project today. Very happy with it and its versatility. I like the way it can look like fescue if you let it grow long or you can keep it short. About 20 miles south of charlotte, nc, and fescue just can't take the heat.
How do you like your Palisades so far? I’m 70 miles south of Charlotte and researching grass type for my lawn now. Thinking of going Zeon.
@@dustinsmith6293 I love it. Have a couple of neighbors that put it in and they like it too. I like to keep it tall so It chokes out weeds. And it's not very thirsty once it's established. Got mine from Carolina Fresh Farms and recommend them over Supersod. Everybody I know that used Supersod had trouble with weeds.
Im in Winston Salem looking to redo my lawn. Zoysias look nice. Sick of playing games with fescue. Thinking of embracing the Bermuda patches I have too as I would love a shorter cutting season.
@@amypolzella8349 you can forget fescue. It just gets too hot in the Carolinas unless you have the patience to baby it. I would have used Bermuda but it would have gotten in my roses. Either it or Zoysia would work great for you.
I had Empire Zoysia installed 12 years ago here in Central Florida I love it for the shade and full sun
I’m in central FL too and wanting to get Empire. Yours still holding up well? What do you mow it with and how high do you mow it?
I've only had one glass of wine but watching this I feel like I've had a whole bottle... Who's holding the camera? Lol
I agree... The camera operator is awful!!!
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I fell like I turn around 4 times and try to stand up
I had Emarald Zoysia in North Atlanta area. Fertilize in early spring, cut around June, August, wait till turn brown and scalp it, and starts over. Extremely drought tolerant. It grew great in Georgia clay, but I did prepare the soil before sodding, and I used roll sod. Low maintanace
I’ve had Empire Zoysia in my yard with no thatching problem. Each to his own.
In Australia, Empire Zoysia is also known by it’s botanical name of Zoysia Japonica. It is medium green fine leaf turf that is best suited to warm or tropical climates. Some features include drought tolerance, less watering, disease resistant and retention of full colour all year round. I mow my lawn with a cylinder mower and can cut low to a golf green appearance. Zoysia’s are the best looking grass. 👍
There are 3 base types of Zoysia. One is from Japan, one from Malaysia, and the other from the Philippines if memory serves me. From there they mixed these together many ways to create these different cultivars of Zoysia. If it can be planted from seed, it has a larger part of Zoysia Japonica as that's the only base Zoysia that produces seed. The other two can only be spread by plugging or taking stolons and partially burying them and allowing them to take root and spread. I've not done that myself, so I may be misinformed or misquoting. There was one guy I saw do his entire lawn this way. It was an interesting video. He took pictures every few days to show the progress as each row of stolons took root and started to establish and spread. I wanted to go with a seed and ended up going with Zenith Zoysia. I don't recall why I chose that over Emerald, but maybe it had to do with the thatch generated by one over the other? I love my Zoysia though. It's pretty easy to keep it weed free. Last fall I got busy and did not put down any pre-emergent, and this spring I had weeds popping up. I sprayed some Q4 and SpeedZone and that killed almost all of it, but when I cut it down to 1 inch (about 3 cm) for a few days as it was coming out of dormancy, that low mowing took out the rest of it.
I have Zenith Zoysia. I got it from a grass place in the Centerville area of Maryland. Nice grade of grass.
Great information on the different types of zoysia grass!!
This is a VERY helpful video. I was looking a getting sod in DFW and this really helped!
I live in North Carolina outside of Charlotte. What type of zoysia grass do you suggest I play for my area? Our soil is basically clay and is very tough.
Empire Zoysia is Cinch bug resistant, is xenon zoysia as well?
No Zenith? You can plant it with seed and it looks great.
TreesOnTheBeach Yes that is correct zenith for grass seed. I have heard of it but I’ve never seen it growing
@@ZoysiaSod I'll wait until mine turns green this summer in Kentucky and send you a picture. I just bought a house in SC and am pretty interested in Innovation (formerly Cavalier) for that property.
@@ZoysiaSod Zenith looks a lot like some of the taller growing zoysia types in this video
I have some zenith and some empire spreading through my yards. The zenith is about the same blade thickness as the empire but the empire produces a darker green. Though the zenith seems like it spreads better than the empire. In a few more years they should come together. I'm interested to see which one wins.
I have Zenith. if you have corrected any soil issues and have ample direct sunlight, you'll start seeing seedlings popping up in 6-10 days, but full germination takes 3-4 weeks, and it fills in nicely. Here is a video of the first 51 days of growth by Super-Sod. If I recall correctly Zenith Zoysia requires 4-6 hours a day of direct sunlight, which was prefect for my lawn.ua-cam.com/video/jDPmuh0d18k/v-deo.html
NO MEYER Z52?
We use a lot empire zoysia in Australia slow growing and very soft to walk on
Saw the Dallas location icon née sun 💪🏿 thanks for the info neighbor
Is El Toro's blade thickness more similar to St Augustine or is Crowne/Palisade close to St Augustine?
When should I add my seed to my yard I got Emerald Zoysia Grass Seeds?
Which variety has the widest blades? Thanks
From the video where you asked "I wonder of L1F is the same as Trinity", I just saw where a site that sells Zoysia claimed that L1F and Trinity are the same. There's one data point for you!
How far north can you plant this?
before watching youtube i never realized that having the camera pointed at the subject of the video is such a daunting challenge for some people ...
What state are you in
What do you know about zoysia compadre? I've got sandy soil in South Texas .
Are you in Dallas, TX? Which fine blade one is more shade tolerant, like under a tree? How much per pallet?
Why did you cover zenith Zoysia?
Hi there, I'm looking to put some pavers and want this zoysia in the gaps of those pavers, please advise if i need to buy and sprinkle the seeds or should I buy some pots and sow the grass instead? If I choose to do the latter, will it spread and fill up the gaps by itself? Also what type should i buy?
What is the best seed for NJ bro?
How would you compare the zoydias to the high quality Bermudas?
is there anyway you could tell me if I had a type of zoysia or st Augustine. no one's been able to tell me
Hello, where can I buy zoysia grass seed and under what commercial name? I am interested in the zeon grass seed. Thank you.
what do you know about mayer and jamur zoysia sod
(Greenville SC) I’m thinking about growing/planting a certain zoysia seed in our lawn. We have Bermuda, but it’s dying in the shady areas ( gets 4 hours of sun) so we laid caviler zoysia thin blade sod in those areas. My question is what type of zoysia seed can I throw into the Bermuda sod (save $ instead of sod)
That matches the caviler (sun/shade)
I’m not really up to speed on what it looks like when planted. I have heard some folks see Zenith.
ZoysiaSod Does caviler zoysia’s thin blade look more like the Xeon or zenith zoysia!?
I have Bermuda grass, but recently laid Cavalier zoysia in the shady areas.
I’m wanting to throw one of those seeds into my existing Bermuda grass to match the caviler. Thanks
Eli cavalier looks almost identical to Zeon. Zeon will have a slight deeper darker green but you and I will be the only ones that could notice the difference.
Is “Zeon” a different branding of “Zenith” Zoysia?
What do you think of the Patten Seed Co Zenith Zoysia? I downloaded an App called Picture This. It identifies my lawn as "Korean Lawngrass AKA Zoysia Japonica". I'm new to this, so any input is welcome.
My backyard don't get alot of direct sunlight in shade alot therefore it is currently full of moss and danelion weeds. My front lawn is very small and it is on a gradient so drains well but it is also full of weeds of all sorts . I am used to Zeon Zoysia grass since my parents had this on their front yard lawn and outside on the lawn on the sidewalk area . I really like zoysia but I think Zeon Zoysia grass would be best from my backyard since it is doesn't get direct sunlight during the day and it is shaded and tents to have moss growing in it. I want a fresh start on my backyard lawn and front yard lawn that wouldn't need alot of watering and very dense to keep out the weeds.
Do you have some of that zeon?
Which is the easiest to grow and maintain?
Diamond tip zoysia is the golf green grass. Only mowed with a reel mower. Drought and heat tolerance is off the chain.
Do you know anything about Zorro Zoysia? I'm in Fort Worth and its the best i can find. Are Zeon and Zorro similar?
Were you able to find anything out? They seem very similar. I can't find any direct comparisons anywhere and people just recommend the one they carry for obvious reasons
According to Texas A&M (they developed Zorro) it is supposed to be more shade tolerant. That's why I had it installed where I have mostly shade in my yard and within a few years, all of the grass is gone in the shady areas and there is only bare dirt. Needless to say, I was very disappointed.
Great advice, terrible camerawork!
No kidding
Which is shade tolerant, clay soil in GA..
I planted zoysia grass for more than 3 years, why did it takes time to grow bushy? why did some zoysia roots grow big and some are small and slow to crawl in the same bed?
Have you heard about the Cashmere zoysia ?what is the difference between both please advise because i m planning to water in my backyard in South Miami?
Which quality is better, zeon zoysia or zoysia japonica ?
I want this beautiful grass but I cannot find out anything about anyone using zoysia as horse pasture. I found only one small sentence saying it's not poisonous to livestock and low in nutrition but does anyone use it for animal pasture? I welcome anyone's knowledge and experience with this?
All zoysia grows short so your not getting alot to feed animals with, you need a tall fast growing grass for lots of calories.
Do you know where can I buy Zeon Zoysia grass seed since I do not see anyone selling them in the UK and a couple fake website came up online . I could tell they are fake bogus website looking for someone to steal from.
I sodded zeon last spring and it thinned out a bit. I had no lateral growth. Someone told me year 2 it creeps and year 3 it leaps. Would you say this is true?
put a few bags of malorganite fertilizer on it. it'll explode!
Time will tell. Given the proper conditions it should be the most amazing lawn.
Thanks for the vid. This is the type of comparison I miss here on UA-cam.
I was looking for citraZoy zoysia, have you seen that? And I can't find where to order Zeon Zoysia here in South Florida. Sod Solutions only have Empire and Geo. Like in your video, I saw other videos and heard from homeowners about the issues with Empire, so I'm in the hunt for the CitraZoy or Zeon or maybe that L1F.
Looking for Zeon too. Will try to keep you posted if I find it first.
@@h2hern952 buzz me in pls if you find some..I’d appreciate it. Thanks
I have a contractor who is recommending using Cavalier Zoysia for lawn. I have used Palisades before and was wondering which would you prefer for durability and drought resistance. In my new home I have an east-west exposure with no trees on the east side and small trees on the west. I live in the Dallas area.and get as best as I can tell 7 hours of sunlight on the east side of the house.
If you are looking for a fine blade zoysia the. I would go with Zeon over cavalier because the color of green is slightly deeper darker
@@ZoysiaSod thanks so much
Zenith?
What about zeon zoysia,what's it's growth x'tics in relation to drought tolerance,shade and heat stress?
Zeon Zoysia looks great. Very easy to maintain. TEXAS A&M gives it a rating of excellent for drought tolerance. You still need to water once a week to make it look great.
I personally love Zeon and recommend cutting it at one inch.
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Is the same as Z52 zoysia or they are different?
I may be corrected by a professional, but I think the Z52 is Meyers Zoysia which was introduced first (or almost first) in the USA maybe 75 years ago. There are three main types of Zoysia and the strain from Japan can actually be grown by seed, and the other two cannot and have to be put down by SOD or plugs, which Meyers/Z52 does as well. These types of Zoysia in the video are hybrid mixes of two or more other primary strains of Zoysia that give different qualities such as cold resistance, drought resistance, blade size/thickness and so on. I've seen several lawn care professionals ranging from lawn maintenance to golf course maintenance to horticulturalist in colleges saying Zoysia is their favorite grass, and either that is what they have in their own lawn, or it is what they wish they had in their lawn but do not because of inadequate sunlight, or maybe they rent? They didn't go into detail, but it is a great grass if you have the right amount of sunlight. I planted Zenith Zoysia from seed in my lawn last year and it did great. I wish I'd have gotten it down earlier so i'd have had a longer first growing season, but it will fill in this year. I have one spot I'll need to kill off winter weeds and reseed because of a sprinkler failure and the seed lings dried out during germination, so that entire area is dead. The rest of the lawn is greening up now here in Central Virginia, and has been for the past few weeks so it will crowd out a lot of the weeds and I'll be able to put down some pre-emergent herbicides this fall to knock out winter weeds next winter so when my Zoysia wakes up from dormancy next year, it will have minimal weeds.
W Jack, I went to Ron's channel and watched that video. You have a very nice looking lawn for certain! Where are you getting your information that Meyers wasn't introduced that long ago? Frank Meyer was found dead floating in a river in 1918, and he was credited with bringing Zoysia to the US. I was aiming more towards the 1951 introduction of the USGA, although that was almost 45 years after Zoysia was brought back to the US by Frank Meyer.From the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture website:Meyer zoysiagrass was released jointly by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Golf Association Greens Section in 1951. It was tested throughout much of the country under the trial name of "Z-51", a designation it has been slow to shake.
The original plants were grown from Korean seeds collected in 1930. The Korean site where the seeds were collected was along the Yalu River and was first identified by USDA plant explorer Frank Meyer who visited the site in the spring of 1906.Source: www.uaex.edu/yard-garden/resource-library/plant-week/meyer-z52-zoysiagrass.aspxFrom the Clemson EDU website:Zoysia japonica: This particular species was introduced into the United States in the late 1800’s and is commonly called Japanese or Korean lawngrass. Source: hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/zoysiagrass/
Sir you can tell me how korean grass seeds look like and how can i buy online to get delivery in india?
worst camera work ever
The camerman must have Parkison's or something. Or it's a kid.
No...I wont have that.
I watched a video last year that was absolutely dreadful.
Stabilization not included.
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
Just like in the okd days of buying magazine offers with plugs shipped to your home. This proves that Zoysia, though slow growing, will eventually dominate Bermuda. Not the case with Saint Augustine.
not sure what kind of Zoysia I have, looks like medium blade. Anyways, I missed the window for PE, way to hot now in central Florida. Being sandy soil and have quite a few bare spots, I want to reseed. Is it good timing right now and should I add top soil prior?
instead of reseeding, why not buy a plugging tool and take plugs from established areas and fill in the bare spots? Fill in the holes with a top soil that has a starter fertilizer in it and they will fill in quickly, and the plugs should spread 6-12, maybe 18 inches depending on the quality of soil and amount of sunlight, and the type of Zoysia. Just check some Zoysia sites and see what they recommend for a watering schedule for plugs. If you haven't had a soil test done recently, get one. It's not difficult or expensive, and it will allow you to give your Zoysia the best chance of growing and spreading to fill in the bare spots. I planted Zenith Zoysia last fall (bad weather made me late), and that's my plan to fill in many of my bare spots. I had a sprinkler failure that I'll need to reseed that section, but the rest I'll plug.
Noneya Frigginbezwax sounds like a great idea. Already bought the turf builder! Thank you for the reply.
I fell in love with this grass however it wouldnt grow in my yard.
Which one is the softest to walk on. My wife wants soft on your feet not spiky or prickly.
you may like the palisades
@@ZoysiaSod Thank you soo much. I will research that one.
Decent presentation but camera wayyyy too shaky to get a good look at the grass blades
I have a backyard full of Meyer zoysia that is struggling due to some shade in areas. I'd like to plug it with some Zeon zoysia, but will the Zeon overtake the Meyer? I've read that Zeon will overtake other grasses, but what about overtaking a different type of zoysia?
Zeon grows about 2x faster than Meyer. I have Meyer in front and Zeon out back They also have different color, blades, not a good match.
Check out El Toro Zoysia
Do you have any business associates that service the san antonio area?
Sorry we don't have sod installer friends down there.
Empire zoysia has pros and cons. It an be cut at .5 to 3 inches a wide range, it greens up pretty late now for some reason compared to others but other than that it is all about looks and what you want really
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Zorro zoysia?
I’d go with L1F and Zeon!! Can you just buy a few plugs instead of pallet loads?
Camera man needs to focus more on the the subject, being the Zoysia grass. Also, what happens if the types are mixed. Will one take over the other? Informative video overall.
Camera man was needing a tripod that day for sure. If you plant Palisades Zoysia next to Zeon Zoysia, the Palisades will take over.
What would be good for Northern Virginia?
Hey I am not sure what grass would go well in your area. We install grass in Dallas Fort Worth in North Texas
Zenith Zoysia should grow well there. With pretty much any Zoysia though you'll have 5-6 months of dormancy. If you have a pre-emergent down in the fall you'll have a nice consistent golden brown lawn until the grass comes out of dormancy in the spring, which would be late March to early April. Or you could overseed with an annual Ryegrass (which many people do) which will give you green growth over the winter, and the ANNUAL Rye will die off and the Zoysia will green up and take over as the rye dies off for the summer. I'm just south east of Richmond, VA and my Zenith Zoysia started greening up 2-3 weeks ago. You can grow Zenith from seed, which is the cheapest option. You absolutely need to start with a soil test. If your pH is that far off and you don't have the right nutrient levels, your growth will be reduced. You need 1 pound of Zenith Zoysia seed per 1,000 sq. ft., and the seed is very tiny. I had an ant hill in my newly seeded lawn and the ants had picked up about 1/8 to 1/4 ounce of seed and put it around the bottom of their ant hill which cracked me up...yeah, the seed is that small. I used a Scotts Wizz handheld spreader because almost everything else is made for much larger seed or fertilizer, and you want maximum control of your seed and I think that's the best choice. I bought my Zenith Zoysia seed on Amazon from Super-Sod and they were prompt to answer my questions in e-mail. They sell 2 and 6 pound bags typically. Here is a video of the first 51 days of growth of Zenith Zoysia - ua-cam.com/video/jDPmuh0d18k/v-deo.html. As long as your soils tempts are 60+ consistently and your soil is in good shape, you are good to plant the seed. I'd try to put the seed down at least 90 days before the first frost which is probably the middle of October for you. If you go much past that your grass will not be established enough to put down a pre-emergent and you'll end up with winter weeds while the new grass is dormant. I'm dealing with that now because bad weather forecast forced me to put my seed down about the first week of September (30+ days after I planned on planting), and I had 100% bare soil so I didn't really have much choice at that point. I was very happy with the growth I had last fall though, even though I was late planting. I work from home 100% of the time and my window faces my Zoysia, so it's nice to see a nice lawn versus undesirable grasses and weeds. I have several spots of bunching tall fescue I need to kill with glyphosate or dig up and replace the soil, but I think 2, 4D and Quinclorac will take care of the bulk of my weeds, and the Zoysia will fill in and crowd out most of the others. If I'd planted earlier and been able to put down a pre-emergent herbicide though, 95% of the weeds would be gone, so don't be scared off by my weed issues. if you plant in the spring, you won't have nearly as many weeds as I did.
Noneya Frigginbezwax excellent write thanks for all the details
I too live in the DC AREA
@@WJTM88 So glad I could help WJTM88! Hopefully the only fever you all are experiencing is cabin fever! I have family that live in Ashburn and they are going a bit stir crazy. I cannot stress how important a soil test is. It's like a physical before starting anything athletic. As I write this my lawn is looking SO MUCH BETTER! I had a substantial amount of bare spots when my lawn started to green up, but a lot of the bare spots still had very immature Zoysia in the soil and most of it still recovered from my late planting and winter and things are looking so much better. I put down my fertilizer almost a month ago that was a 16-4-8 + iron, which the iron gives you a deeper and richer green if your lawn has an iron deficiency, which mine did. I had several darker green stripes where I slightly overlapped my spreader application which just cracked me up. My daughter's 10th birthday is close so although I wanted to wait until July for the next spoon feeding of my lawn, I went a little early and put down a bag of Ironite, at a lower rate than they called for, but I also put down Milorganite which has some nitrogen and after I got home and read the bag closer, I saw it had some iron in it as well so I knew I should be in good shape. Four days later with daily watering for the new seed in my bare spots and the ironite and milorganite have already made a big difference and the stripes of green have filled in and the growth has been boosted. The weed growth has been phenomenal, but again, I haven't put down any pre-emergence type herbicides so any weed seeds that are in the soil or blowing over from neighbors or pooped in the lawn by birds will grow. My new secret weapon is downloading the "Google App" which has a feature that allows you to take a photo and it will scan the Google images and try to find a match, so if you don't know what a weed is, that's a great place to start. Although I'm not a fan of the "Scott's Lawn Care App", it does allow you to put in your zip code and it tells you how much rain you have had that week and how much you need to add, and although i do not buy Scotts products typically, you can put in the type of grass you have and it will suggest when you should put down fertilizer (go off the soil test, not the Scott's app), as well as things like pre-emergence herbicides and Grub-Ex for white grubs which eat the roots. If you are going to live there a while, I'd suggest putting down "Milky Spores" for grubs. it is more expensive up front because you have to put it down twice a year for 3 years, but milky spores is a bacteria that is harmless to humans and pets, but extremely toxic to white grubs. Every time a white grub eats one of these bacteria, the bacteria kills the grub and it creates a new bloom of billions of bacteria in the soil. Once established, milky spores give you something like 10-15 years of protection, so it is more work and more money up front, but if you will live there a while, it is worth the money and effort. If not, Grub-Ex seems to work well. Also, when you are putting down your pre-emergence herbicides, remember to rotate the herbicide you use ever 1-2 years so you don't get a resistance. Look up "Pest and Lawn Ginja" and he has several great videos on pre-emergence herbicides. He is also one of the few lawn care video providers that doesn't take 5 minutes of information and turn it into a 20 minute video. he keeps it on point and it is usually fairly easy to understand. One of his videos goes over Prodiamine in depth (a pre-emergence herbicide), and why he puts it down earlier than most people, and another he has several types of pre-emergence herbicides (bags and bottles) on his cement driveway and he goes over each set one by one, tells how long they are good for and so on. If you plan on treating your own lawn versus paying someone, he has a lot of great content.
Sir..Can I cultivate in India L1f zoysia grass?
Sumona Biswas you will have to negotiate with Bladerunner Farms - Poteet, Texas
@@ZoysiaSod You ask them and help me sir please
Sumona Biswas that’s all you
Where can i buy Zeon Zoysia Seeds?
You’ll have to do your project in Sod squares. No seed available.
@@ZoysiaSod would you be able to sell and ship them? Thanks
What your choice for cool weather zoysia?
Which type of zoysia grows on a tropical hot weather? thanks..
The camera guy needs some wide angles. Back it up..
I'm in Orlando, FL -- Our lawn guy is recommending us, Bermuda. Over here the 'bugs found Zoysia and the herbicides are more tricky'. Pretty grass, tho!
Empire Z, is cinch bug resistant, I don't know about the other zoysias. Also if you plane near St. AUGUSTINE, both neigh or have, EZ will take over
Domt let the camera man record fights at school lol
Zoysia is used on many golf courses
Good video. Thanks for your opinion. Please ditch the music in future videos
Cameras have a setting called "image stabilization" - TURN IT ON
Fire your cameraman.
The camera guy is a buffoon. When the guy in the video places his hand on the grass it would be nice to see how high the grass is relative to his hand. Not drifting off somewhere else. Bad camera job.
Please turn off the music. It overruns you’re words like a weed over runs a lawn.
What about zenith zoysia ?
What's wrong with the cameraman?? Man you can't even look at the grass which is the whole point of the video.
If you're lazy, Emerald isn't for you. But if you're not, it's worth the effort.
Ternyata macem-macem ya..jenis rumput Zoysia, jadi ingin punya..😀
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does the cameraman having a seizure this whole time?
whats wrong with the cameraman? please re upload another video
It’s a new year. We will re do this one for sure
There is no best zoysia grass because every yard is different
Can you help me identify my zoysia grass? I'm on Instagram as "zoysialawn". Thanks so much.
I ruined my pool area with emerald. I hate it.
If you are experiencing a large thatch problem it is likely due to over fertilization. what happened to your Zoysia?
ZoysiaSod just like you said thick and thatchy with brown spots I am used to cool weather fescue I did fertilize too much for the grass I guess
Really bad camera work. I came here to see grass not the narrator. Good info tho
Who in the hell is holding the camera??? Are they drunk or whawt??? Can't they hold the camera steady?
There are potentially good information here, but the camera video is such an ass, it is spoiling everything and is unviewable... I am not interested in viewing trash, can't even tell the difference on video... You might as well blindfold me.
LM C agreed. We have had many complaints that reflect your comments. We will shoot another video and in greater detail in the spring. Subscribe to be notified when the new video is released.
You need to fire your cameraman.
Jamur zoysia
Your cameraman is Trash...
WHO THE FREAK is holding that camera?? I can't even watch this video.
Point DOWN
That's pretty sad when a sod company doesn't come out and maintain their small sample sod areas like replacing snapped off signs and recognizing that one of the samples is full of weeds. Good God, are you trying to go out of business!
Video makes me dizzy
Guy selling grass and doesn’t know the differences
And his camera man either smokes meth or had Parkinson’s disease
Omg, this is the worst camera person in the world. I thought this was a customer but no, it’s from that company. What were they thinking