Zoysia is unbelievable! We had a property where we neglected the grass for 10 years. Part of the lawn was Zoysia & the other Bermuda. 10 years of no pesticides, fertilizers, or watering...not ONCE. The Bermuda area basically is now all weeds. The Zoysia is thick, lush & beautiful. It is completely drought & weed resistant. It may be more expensive to put down initially but you will NEVER need weed killer or pesticides again. Some people don't like the fact that it turns yellow in the winter time (at least it does in the North East). I would never use another grass again. Per this video I think we have the Zoysia Z52.
Thank you for your video! I am a new homeowner dealing with lawn care for the first time. I live in North Florida. I'm about to have my backyard resolded and this was a great breakdown of all the different grasses. Was discussing zoysia with my lawn care service the other day I have partial shade in the backyard and some sunny spots. I think the zoysia actually would be a better choice all around. Didn't know that there were two types we'll mention this to I'm sure he knows. Thanks again!
This information really helped me! I've been wondering what type of grass I have in order to figure out how next to fix some issues. I definitely have Bermuda and have some shaded areas and north facing areas that are essentially moss at this point. I've got some leveling and drainage to deal with but overseeding with zoysia in those bare areas seems like the next step and should blend well enough.
Thank you for this video. I live in Pennsylvania. I am almost positive I have zoysia grass. I always said it's as thick as a carpet. No weeds. Kind of scratchy to sit on. Turns brown in the winter..Spreads by rhizomes. So a couple months ago we had renovations done where the company drove bulldozers and diggers on my lawn. With the promise of reseeding and top dressing, I was OK with it... Well, let me tell you, I didn't think for one second that the grass was going to be completely different from my existing beautiful lawn. I believed he used a blend of bluegrass, rye and whatever else cold weather grass is.. Oh and crabgrass! I never had so much in my life. The lawn looks pretty spotty with loads of weeds. It's also a different color. You can see a clear line where the old grass is. I'm not too happy about it. I've been researching how to fix it. Your video was the first I saw that described what I believe is what we have. Being that I'm in the cold climate can I still overseed with zoysia? How will that look? I need your HELP !!
I am in NJ so i have a similar climate to you. Zoysia is not available in seed for us. You will have to get zoysia plugs or sod to fill in bare spots, but this is fairly expensive and zoysia does not spread quickly. Alternatively you can apply pre-emergents before summer to stop crabgrass and just let the bluegrass do it's thing.
@@Therampage27 thank you for your reply . I talked to a landscaper and he suggested thatching the zoysia and spreading the rye blend. I guess I'm not getting my beautiful zoysia back. :(... I will treat the crabgrass in the early spring. Thanks!
I’m so new to all of this but it was so helpful! Thank you for making it clear and simple for us newbies! We are avid gardeners but never spent time focusing on the grass and just getting into all of this.
Great Video! I have such a hard time identifying the grass around my yard (back is different than the front). This was very informative! Thank you. I like the Emrald Zoysia!
I absolutely love centipede...lowest cost to maintain of all the varieties mentioned. Mowed at 2", very showy appearance and great feel under foot. If fertilized with a bit of extra iron, can be a darker Kelly green instead of its' native light green color with proper irrigation.
I like centipede as well. I also cut it around 2", maybe slightly higher since I don't think my deck is set perfectly. I'm in NC. The ag extensions recommend 1.5" cut height but when I've tried that it never looks it's best. Seems like it's stressed. Around 2" and it seems to like that better. Also. I don't have irrigation so those low cuts are rough in mid to late summer temps.
My once beautiful centipede lawn is suffering. Lots of weeds, clover, and tree saplings popping up. How or can I revive my lawn? We sodded it 30 yrs ago, one square at a time. I'm no longer physically able to do that now. I have some spots where I need to both prune and remove some trees to get more sunlight.
Great vid, It helped me figure out what I have. I am pretty positive I know which grasses I have now. My front lawn has Centipede (Sod) and my back has Zoysia (Sprayed seed). Our soil is very sandy, no topsoil. My backyard (Zoysia) is doing great where as my front lawn (Centipede) is dying out and eroding. My question is, can I plant Zoysia seeds over my Cenetipede lawn? Or is the centipede to aggressive and will choke out the Zoysia?
So how do I get my bermuda to grow better in shady areas in my yard?/nice breakdown. I dont know alot but could tell you were 100% right about everything.
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@@billman6364 I lived in New York until we moved to Florida and Zoysia plugs were popular in the north east. It does take a while to take over a lawn though.
Great video - thanks.... I'm in the Huntsville, AL area - I can't seem to beat Creeping Charlie no matter what kind of grass I have. Made the mistake mentioned about wrong grass in wrong application - Bermuda in a shaded back yard and fescue in a sunny front yard. The first season the fescue was beautiful - second season I had creeping charlie and a drought - I used an Ortho product that nearly killed the fescue and didn't put a dent in the creeping charlie. Unfortunately sodded the back very late in the 2019 season and nearly dormant Bermuda was all the nursery could provide -- looked good in March but has struggled all summer. Not to worry, though - I signed a contract with TruGreen in April and they have pretty much destroyed it all so I get to try plugs next year....
Nolan Denton Creeping Charlie is just too invasive to fight back in a large yard with lots of shade and my preference not to use a lot of chemicals. I let it go as a ground cover in some areas. I have many fruiting vines and trees so I’d rather not drown my yard with poisons just to have a weed free lawn.
I've got a few bare spots in my front yard. Looks like some Zoysia needs to be in my future! I'm in the Dallas area on a few acres. I've been tossing out Bermuda out in the pasture in bald spots left by stuff sitting in the field. And it pops up real fast. Most of the grass around the house is St. Augustine, though.
What's the best method to break up hard picked soil over time? My soil has a lot of clay and gets hard packed. I usually have it aerated then apply Sand or Sandy Loam in a thin layer on top, which my St Augustine loves. But then by the following year it's all packed again. My neighbor says to spread Gypsum on top and that would help break down the hard packed clay. Any thoughts? Great video, thanks!
I’d like to know the answer to this as well because up here in the panhandle of TX, the ground has a heavy clay %, and it sure does put a kink in anything I want to do outside.
Great video, so informative. I am in NH/mo of June 1, with Zoysia which is great!!! in backof house and plain old grass in front. Could I move some plugs to the front or should I buy some plugs?
Great video ! I live in central NC , can get in 100’s mostly 90’s and in the 10 to 20’s in winter what kind would be better Bermuda or zoysia I know they will turn brown in winter and I’m cool with that ! But in summer we always long periods with out rain ! My bent grass burnt up . Any reply would be great !
I am gonna over seed my yard this fall with tall turf type fescue. live in middle Tennessee.. gonna do about 3 acres, part shade but most sun. would love to see your advice on this grass.
That’s probably ideal for where you live, but it’s nearly impossible in the panhandle of TX. What I do know about tall fescue is that you really need to keep it around 4” in the early spring and keep it up, so it tolerates the heat later in the summer.
Thank you! Sounds like Zoysia emerald should be my choice for sunny California. Been wasting money for years on Tall Fescue and no real return on my money.
i live in new england so its almost exclusively cool season grass. because of this during the summer growth just about comes to a complete stop. i was thinking about suggesting to the customers that we blend buffalo grass with kentucky bluegrass and st augustine with everything else. i imagine this will allow for continuous growth throughout the year so we dont have to switch to bi weekly or worse once a month mowing schedules during the summer which definitely hurts income. what do you think about this idea?
I live in NC and I'm sick of my fescue looking like crap in the dog days of summer and in the dead of winter. I have it treated for weeds and fertilized through TruGreen (about to fire them) and by August the weeds still tend to take over. Then I go through the cost of aerating and re-seeding in fall, but it usually doesn't look very nice in Jan & Feb, especially if we have a cold winter. I haven't gone with a warm season grass in the past due to it going dormant for 4-5 months out of the year, but if my fescue is going to look like crap for 4 months out of the year a warm season grass might be more economical. And there is the option to overseed if you don't mind mowing year round (it's a fairly small yard). Anyone out there have good success with a warm season grass as a replacement for fescue in central NC?
We are afraid we may have a little to much shade - will Zeon do better than Emerald? Ground also stays moist due to drainage and more shade. We do plan on cutting some trees. Any suggestions or facts you can give us about Zeon?
Jason ... I have seeded Bermuda that isn't particularly thick in some areas, but getting there. My neighbor has what I think is St. Augustine and it is sending stolens over into my Bermuda and just taking patches of ground. It's thick, matts, and ugly underneath, so I think it is St. Augustine. How can I effectively control this spread into my Berbuda?
Hi thanks for your video! Can I fill in emerald zoysia with crowne zoysia? I had my centipede replaced with crowne zoysia in mid May ‘22, when can I fertilize and what is good for it.
Great video that really helped us figure we'd ideally like and want the look of zoysia, perhaps Emerald zoysia. Are there any places in northern alabama you'd recommend to get seed/sod/plugs/etc for emerald zoysia? For example, at Home Depot, it simply says Harmony zoysia, and Harmony's website doesn't really help determine what kind of zoysia it is either...
What can I put on centipede to keep it from taking over my Bermuda lawn. I've got a 6000 sq ft front lawn that all Bermuda except for 3 spots about 100sq ft each of centipede. I would love to eradicate the centipede and let the Bermuda fill back in.
We live in the South end of the San Joaquin Valley in California and the heat and draught is horrible on the grass I am trying to get the best grass for this area.
Jason, what’s the best way to get rid of Canadian thistle in my yard? I’m in dalton ga. 3 acre yard. Cut it every week to 10 days depending on rain. Not a sod yard, just grass
Wow great info! What would you recommend for a full sun no shade lawn? Summers are 100s and winters are 60s in central California. Ive never asked a question in the comment section but im sure anticipating a reply 🤣
Jaon, at 8:42 you talk about taking care in using prodiamine with centipede as it can keep stolons from developing - is this also true for Zoysia? If so, when should we cut off prodiamine so that by the time hot weather is encouraging stolons, the prodiamine has basically leached away?
For centipede you should wait till day temps of 80 degrees and night temps of 70 degrees. Soil temp should be at least 70, and night temps are an indicator of soil temp. I had to wait till the middle of June to get these conditions in central Alabama. Sprouts began a week ago.
Thank you for the information. About two years (2017) ago, I bought a house in the Fort Worth, Texas area. The yard was mostly St. Augustine with some common Bermuda grass. My issue is that both of my side neighbors have only Bermuda (the carpet type) and I'm the odd man out. The first spring in the house, the St. Augustine had issues coming back (very dry looking), so I racked a lot of it out and over-seeded the area with Bermuda. Now I have a mixture of the two, but I think the Bermuda is taking over (slowly). Should I continue this or do I need to start over; meaning till all out and plant only Bermuda grass?
I'm not sure which grass type will take over in that situation. I've had Bermuda and centipede mixed together and the centipede usually wins out. If you do decide to plant bermuda, it spreads very fast. If it were my yard, I would probably spray something on the lawn that St Augustine does not like and let the Bermuda take over that way. I don't think it would be necessary to seed or resod
Jason My lawn here in bville ok has mostly Bermuda but has some zoysia. What would be the best time and how successful would an overseeding if zoysia work?
Hi Jason, I have a new customer with a Bermuda/Centipede grass, but, he wants the Centipede out before it gets over the Bermuda. Is there anything I can do? I’ve never worked with Centipede before. Thanks brother for the Great videos 👍🏻👍🏻
Which grass is rolled up at the bottom , it has a thick blade and a rolled up blade coming out the rolled-up bottom? I think it's Zoysia... But I am unsure
Great review of grass types. I have a fescue lawn in Charlotte, NC and tired of it burning out. I am considering Zoysia and Bermuda plugs for a slow take over. Thoughts?
@@lawncarelife okay. We're warm season grasses and I think yall are transition. I'm goin with the Zoysia. That and Bermuda do well in the Metroplex. St. Augustine in the outskirts.
I have tried to start grass under my shade trees, but I can't get anything to keep grass in the area. I tried Centipede, Bermuda, and even tried to patch-start Zoyzia. Is there any sod grass that will work in dense shade with only late afternoon sun?
I’m in the Chattanooga, TN. area, and need to seed a brand new lawn from scratch. My 1 acre property is almost all shade. I want a warm season variety and was considering zoysia, but when you say “partial sun” does that just that mean “daylight” gets through, or does that mean actual direct sunlight for part of the day? My property isn’t so covered with tree canopy that it’s “dark”, but it is covered in shade all day long. Any recommendations on what grass variety would be best will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
Sounds like you need to go with a cool season grass. Zoysia is probably your best option for warm season grasses but it would be hard to get going from seed and would not tolerate too much shade
I stay in tropical Philippines. Only 2 seasons here. Very rainy season and a dry 3months. I'm planning to irrigate my lawn daily so rain/water is not a concern. In your opinion what type grass can you subscribe /advise.
I’m getting a new house and I’m getting into actually taking care of my lawn. Looking to put down Milo in my lawn and I have some clover will fertilizer help kill weeds or make them worse?
How do I kill crabgrass in my Bermuda lawn? I found a product called Tenacity, had great reviews and testimonials, but the bottle says not on Bermuda... I been picking seed stalks for the last 3 years, and it has helped and it’s not as bad as 5 years ago, but I can’t get em all. I’ve tried various pre emergents, various Scott’s products, etc. I mow really low cause I like my carpet, and I live in California.
You probably could get away with a Fescue on there but I much more familiar with warm season grasses. I'm personally like zoysia lawns. Bermuda Lawns are probably the most common in our area and would be quite a bit cheaper to put down at sod than zoysia
What do you think of Titan RX Turf Type Tall Fescue Grass as a lawn grass in Zone 8? I want a grass that doesn’t creep like Bermuda and Zoysia grasses that is next to impossible to keep out of the shrubs and garden beds. Tall Fescue is a bunch grass so it shouldn’t have this intolerable characteristic. What do you think?
Hi Eric my name is Richard I wanted to know what you think about adding Zoysia to Bermuda in October can it be done I live in California Southern California
I'm not sure about adding it to Bermuda but if you want to kill the Bermuda and then put downs zoysia. Unless by adding at you are simply talking about adding it into beer areas that doesn't currently have Bermuda. I have not seen many people successfully grow Zoysia from seed though I have heard people plugging it. Most people around here simply lay it as sod
0:22 Bermuda Grass
3:52 Z52 Zoysia Grass
6:23 Typical Weeds in Certain Grass Types
7:02 Bermuda vs Centipede Grass
7:32 Centipede Grass
8:54 St. Augustine Grass
10:36 Emerald Zoysia Grass
11:17 Emerald Zoysia vs Z52 Zoysia Grass
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Zoysia is unbelievable! We had a property where we neglected the grass for 10 years. Part of the lawn was Zoysia & the other Bermuda. 10 years of no pesticides, fertilizers, or watering...not ONCE. The Bermuda area basically is now all weeds. The Zoysia is thick, lush & beautiful. It is completely drought & weed resistant. It may be more expensive to put down initially but you will NEVER need weed killer or pesticides again. Some people don't like the fact that it turns yellow in the winter time (at least it does in the North East). I would never use another grass again. Per this video I think we have the Zoysia Z52.
Thank you for your video! I am a new homeowner dealing with lawn care for the first time. I live in North Florida. I'm about to have my backyard resolded and this was a great breakdown of all the different grasses. Was discussing zoysia with my lawn care service the other day I have partial shade in the backyard and some sunny spots. I think the zoysia actually would be a better choice all around. Didn't know that there were two types we'll mention this to I'm sure he knows. Thanks again!
Their are actually 7 or 8 different varieties of Zoysia, I would stay away from Meyer Z 52 because it creates way to much thatch.
Been watching “how to” grass videos for 2 years...this is the best
Excellent video, very informative. Now I know why I'm having such a hard time growing grass in the shade in central Fl. Zoysia, here we come!
He knows his stuff as it relates to southern grasses.
This information really helped me! I've been wondering what type of grass I have in order to figure out how next to fix some issues. I definitely have Bermuda and have some shaded areas and north facing areas that are essentially moss at this point. I've got some leveling and drainage to deal with but overseeding with zoysia in those bare areas seems like the next step and should blend well enough.
I've been considering putting some zoysia near my tree in my bermuda yard. Thanks for confirming my thinking!!!
I think that's a great idea. Much more shade tolerant
Great information. I needed a close up of the grass.
Zoysia is my favorite turf type. Looks beautiful reel mowed.
Thank you for this video. I live in Pennsylvania. I am almost positive I have zoysia grass. I always said it's as thick as a carpet. No weeds. Kind of scratchy to sit on. Turns brown in the winter..Spreads by rhizomes. So a couple months ago we had renovations done where the company drove bulldozers and diggers on my lawn. With the promise of reseeding and top dressing, I was OK with it... Well, let me tell you, I didn't think for one second that the grass was going to be completely different from my existing beautiful lawn. I believed he used a blend of bluegrass, rye and whatever else cold weather grass is.. Oh and crabgrass! I never had so much in my life. The lawn looks pretty spotty with loads of weeds. It's also a different color. You can see a clear line where the old grass is. I'm not too happy about it. I've been researching how to fix it. Your video was the first I saw that described what I believe is what we have. Being that I'm in the cold climate can I still overseed with zoysia? How will that look? I need your HELP !!
I am in NJ so i have a similar climate to you. Zoysia is not available in seed for us. You will have to get zoysia plugs or sod to fill in bare spots, but this is fairly expensive and zoysia does not spread quickly. Alternatively you can apply pre-emergents before summer to stop crabgrass and just let the bluegrass do it's thing.
@@Therampage27 thank you for your reply . I talked to a landscaper and he suggested thatching the zoysia and spreading the rye blend. I guess I'm not getting my beautiful zoysia back. :(... I will treat the crabgrass in the early spring. Thanks!
Very helpful. I've been thinking my grass is centipede in the front and Bermuda on the side and back. This video confirmed that. Tks
Glad to help
It's very helpful to learn how to identify grasses and learn their characteristics and reactions to various herbicides. Thnx. 😃
Best breakdown I've found yet.
I’m so new to all of this but it was so helpful! Thank you for making it clear and simple for us newbies! We are avid gardeners but never spent time focusing on the grass and just getting into all of this.
Glad to help
Great Video! I have such a hard time identifying the grass around my yard (back is different than the front). This was very informative! Thank you. I like the Emrald Zoysia!
Man, you have a great personality. Great narrator also, thank you very much for your video.
Thank You. Very Informative. You make it easy to understand. And thanks so much for actually showing the different grasses.
Great video. Now I have some idea which grass type I should put in my lawn. Thank you.
I absolutely love centipede...lowest cost to maintain of all the varieties mentioned. Mowed at 2", very showy appearance and great feel under foot. If fertilized with a bit of extra iron, can be a darker Kelly green instead of its' native light green color with proper irrigation.
I like centipede as well. I also cut it around 2", maybe slightly higher since I don't think my deck is set perfectly. I'm in NC. The ag extensions recommend 1.5" cut height but when I've tried that it never looks it's best. Seems like it's stressed. Around 2" and it seems to like that better. Also. I don't have irrigation so those low cuts are rough in mid to late summer temps.
My once beautiful centipede lawn is suffering.
Lots of weeds, clover, and tree saplings popping up.
How or can I revive my lawn?
We sodded it 30 yrs ago, one square at a time.
I'm no longer physically able to do that now.
I have some spots where I need to both prune and remove some trees to get more sunlight.
Great vid, It helped me figure out what I have. I am pretty positive I know which grasses I have now. My front lawn has Centipede (Sod) and my back has Zoysia (Sprayed seed). Our soil is very sandy, no topsoil. My backyard (Zoysia) is doing great where as my front lawn (Centipede) is dying out and eroding. My question is, can I plant Zoysia seeds over my Cenetipede lawn? Or is the centipede to aggressive and will choke out the Zoysia?
S Em I would like to spread zoysia seeds over my centipede if that would work.
So how do I get my bermuda to grow better in shady areas in my yard?/nice breakdown. I dont know alot but could tell you were 100% right about everything.
This was an amazing breakdown of the types! I'm getting Zoysia seed asap!
how did that work out? because zoysia from seed is about the worst zoysia, i know i have it!
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@@billman6364 I lived in New York until we moved to Florida and Zoysia plugs were popular in the north east. It does take a while to take over a lawn though.
Bermuda it is! I’m getting me some for my dying fescue grass!👍🏽. Excellent, and very super informative. Thanks.
So glad I found you! Your videos are so informative and precise. Thank you for posting!
“It won’t grow in a closet” hahahaha
Great video - thanks.... I'm in the Huntsville, AL area - I can't seem to beat Creeping Charlie no matter what kind of grass I have. Made the mistake mentioned about wrong grass in wrong application - Bermuda in a shaded back yard and fescue in a sunny front yard. The first season the fescue was beautiful - second season I had creeping charlie and a drought - I used an Ortho product that nearly killed the fescue and didn't put a dent in the creeping charlie. Unfortunately sodded the back very late in the 2019 season and nearly dormant Bermuda was all the nursery could provide -- looked good in March but has struggled all summer. Not to worry, though - I signed a contract with TruGreen in April and they have pretty much destroyed it all so I get to try plugs next year....
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Creeping Charlie is just too invasive to fight back in a large yard with lots of shade and my preference not to use a lot of chemicals. I let it go as a ground cover in some areas. I have many fruiting vines and trees so I’d rather not drown my yard with poisons just to have a weed free lawn.
Thanks for responding I tried growing the. St Augustine as high as mower goes to shade it out but not slowing it down
Im in FL , just getting into this industry learning all i can
I've got a few bare spots in my front yard. Looks like some Zoysia needs to be in my future! I'm in the Dallas area on a few acres. I've been tossing out Bermuda out in the pasture in bald spots left by stuff sitting in the field. And it pops up real fast. Most of the grass around the house is St. Augustine, though.
If the bare spots have shade then St Augustine or zoysia are going to be your best choice
@@lawncarelife The bare spots in the yard near the house are very shaded by both the house and the trees.
What's the best method to break up hard picked soil over time? My soil has a lot of clay and gets hard packed. I usually have it aerated then apply Sand or Sandy Loam in a thin layer on top, which my St Augustine loves. But then by the following year it's all packed again. My neighbor says to spread Gypsum on top and that would help break down the hard packed clay. Any thoughts? Great video, thanks!
I’d like to know the answer to this as well because up here in the panhandle of TX, the ground has a heavy clay %, and it sure does put a kink in anything I want to do outside.
Thanks. You're a true grass nerd. I hope to reach your level some day :)
Great video totally needed this info I dont know much about grass types
TH-cam needs more of this! Great video
Dangit, I was hoping to be talked out of zoysia, but it looks like I’m stuck with the expensive option. 😝
Great video, so informative. I am in NH/mo of June 1, with Zoysia which is great!!! in backof house and plain old grass in front. Could I move some plugs to the front or should I buy some plugs?
You could move some plugs but it is very slow to spread. Might take years to fill in
Probably better I buy a bunch of plugs and water and pray. It's so easy (in backyard). Just mow it. Thanks.
Good point about the preimergent and stolens
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Great video ! I live in central NC , can get in 100’s mostly 90’s and in the 10 to 20’s in winter what kind would be better Bermuda or zoysia I know they will turn brown in winter and I’m cool with that ! But in summer we always long periods with out rain ! My bent grass burnt up . Any reply would be great !
I am gonna over seed my yard this fall with tall turf type fescue. live in middle Tennessee.. gonna do about 3 acres, part shade but most sun. would love to see your advice on this grass.
That’s probably ideal for where you live, but it’s nearly impossible in the panhandle of TX. What I do know about tall fescue is that you really need to keep it around 4” in the early spring and keep it up, so it tolerates the heat later in the summer.
Thank you! Sounds like Zoysia emerald should be my choice for sunny California. Been wasting money for years on Tall Fescue and no real return on my money.
i live in new england so its almost exclusively cool season grass. because of this during the summer growth just about comes to a complete stop. i was thinking about suggesting to the customers that we blend buffalo grass with kentucky bluegrass and st augustine with everything else. i imagine this will allow for continuous growth throughout the year so we dont have to switch to bi weekly or worse once a month mowing schedules during the summer which definitely hurts income. what do you think about this idea?
Zoysia is usually the top choice for midwestern and northern states too. It's not just for the south!
Thanks, man -one of the better grass videos I’ve seen.
Well done sir. Nice description of the various Southern lawns.
Thank you
Centipede, st augustine and zoysia all look the same to me..😆 🤣 😂
I live in NC and I'm sick of my fescue looking like crap in the dog days of summer and in the dead of winter. I have it treated for weeds and fertilized through TruGreen (about to fire them) and by August the weeds still tend to take over. Then I go through the cost of aerating and re-seeding in fall, but it usually doesn't look very nice in Jan & Feb, especially if we have a cold winter. I haven't gone with a warm season grass in the past due to it going dormant for 4-5 months out of the year, but if my fescue is going to look like crap for 4 months out of the year a warm season grass might be more economical. And there is the option to overseed if you don't mind mowing year round (it's a fairly small yard). Anyone out there have good success with a warm season grass as a replacement for fescue in central NC?
We are afraid we may have a little to much shade - will Zeon do better than Emerald? Ground also stays moist due to drainage and more shade. We do plan on cutting some trees. Any suggestions or facts you can give us about Zeon?
I don't see Zeon much in my area. Emerald Zoysia is the most shade tolerant variety that I am aware of
Jason ... I have seeded Bermuda that isn't particularly thick in some areas, but getting there. My neighbor has what I think is St. Augustine and it is sending stolens over into my Bermuda and just taking patches of ground. It's thick, matts, and ugly underneath, so I think it is St. Augustine. How can I effectively control this spread into my Berbuda?
Can you talk about when to use a rotary cut vs reel mower?
Hi thanks for your video! Can I fill in emerald zoysia with crowne zoysia?
I had my centipede replaced with crowne zoysia in mid May ‘22, when can I fertilize and what is good for it.
Sorry, I'm not familiar with crown zoysia
Great video that really helped us figure we'd ideally like and want the look of zoysia, perhaps Emerald zoysia. Are there any places in northern alabama you'd recommend to get seed/sod/plugs/etc for emerald zoysia? For example, at Home Depot, it simply says Harmony zoysia, and Harmony's website doesn't really help determine what kind of zoysia it is either...
You will need to find a local sod farm. I like emerald zoysia
Ah "sod farm.." I was looking up the wrong words I guess because that did the trick. Thank you much!
Me too Pearl.
What can I put on centipede to keep it from taking over my Bermuda lawn. I've got a 6000 sq ft front lawn that all Bermuda except for 3 spots about 100sq ft each of centipede. I would love to eradicate the centipede and let the Bermuda fill back in.
I have the same problem...following
Great breakdown! I don’t know much about grass and I’m getting ready to get a decent one started in a new location in NE Florida.
I live in middle Georgia and the local did farm stopped selling at Augustine. It really only good in shade or near the ocean
Can you plant Bermuda on top of centepede? Any recommendations? Thanks for your help !!!
I would try to kill the centipede first. Typically when Bermuda and centipede are mixed together, the centipede will take over the Bermuda
Thanks for your help!!!
Do you know how to get rid of acorn sprouts in a cool season lawn? I have been mowing at 3 inches and they still won’t go away! Any tips? Thanks!
They typically go away after a few mowings here in the South
Celcius post emergent herbicide works. I treated a lawn covered in little oak trees with it. All gone.
bassmaster1953 Sweet! Where did you get it at? Is it a granular or liquid? Thanks!
I buy everything on Ebay. Granular. Best prices.www.ebay.com/itm/celsius-wg-herbicide/223036110630?hash=item33edfcf726:g:e~AAAOSwm8NbLCFd
We live in the South end of the San Joaquin Valley in California and the heat and draught is horrible on the grass I am trying to get the best grass for this area.
The St. Augustine I have in the yard seems to do the best with all the different grasses in my yard.
Jason, what’s the best way to get rid of Canadian thistle in my yard? I’m in dalton ga. 3 acre yard. Cut it every week to 10 days depending on rain. Not a sod yard, just grass
Ha ha Extreme drought = 2 months with no rain? Come live in Del Rio, Texas over a summer...
Wow great info! What would you recommend for a full sun no shade lawn? Summers are 100s and winters are 60s in central California.
Ive never asked a question in the comment section but im sure anticipating a reply 🤣
You need to check out Kurapia.
This cat knows his stuff
Help I live in PA, I dont want any of these grasses. So how I have spots of Bermuda growing, spreading like mad. How can I get rid of it.
I can't tell if I have a Bermuda hybrid or emerald zoysia in Tuscaloosa, Al. It scalpes easily if I don't now frequently enough.
Jaon, at 8:42 you talk about taking care in using prodiamine with centipede as it can keep stolons from developing - is this also true for Zoysia? If so, when should we cut off prodiamine so that by the time hot weather is encouraging stolons, the prodiamine has basically leached away?
So how do you deal with ground pearl in these 4 types of grass?
Prepping for centipede seeding. Can I seed in hot July? Also, wouldn’t hurt to lime it first, right?
Same here...I'm getting dirt work done now. Here for some info as well. Thx
For centipede you should wait till day temps of 80 degrees and night temps of 70 degrees. Soil temp should be at least 70, and night temps are an indicator of soil temp. I had to wait till the middle of June to get these conditions in central Alabama. Sprouts began a week ago.
Centipede likes a more acid soil... 5.5 PH... Do a soil test.
Peter Haney do a soil test. Lime in the fall if your test indicates you need to.
Thank you for the information. About two years (2017) ago, I bought a house in the Fort Worth, Texas area. The yard was mostly St. Augustine with some common Bermuda grass. My issue is that both of my side neighbors have only Bermuda (the carpet type) and I'm the odd man out. The first spring in the house, the St. Augustine had issues coming back (very dry looking), so I racked a lot of it out and over-seeded the area with Bermuda. Now I have a mixture of the two, but I think the Bermuda is taking over (slowly). Should I continue this or do I need to start over; meaning till all out and plant only Bermuda grass?
I'm not sure which grass type will take over in that situation. I've had Bermuda and centipede mixed together and the centipede usually wins out. If you do decide to plant bermuda, it spreads very fast. If it were my yard, I would probably spray something on the lawn that St Augustine does not like and let the Bermuda take over that way. I don't think it would be necessary to seed or resod
Excellent video tutorial Thanks! 🌼
Jason
My lawn here in bville ok has mostly Bermuda but has some zoysia. What would be the best time and how successful would an overseeding if zoysia work?
Mr. C's Lawncare take some plugs of your existing zoysia and distribute them in the rest of your yard when the zosia starts to green up.
Great explanation and differences beetween grasses!!!
This was very helpful for me. Thank you
Hi Jason,
I have a new customer with a Bermuda/Centipede grass, but, he wants the Centipede out before it gets over the Bermuda.
Is there anything I can do?
I’ve never worked with Centipede before.
Thanks brother for the Great videos 👍🏻👍🏻
You can use msma but it's not legal on a residential lawn. You could try spraying with glyphosate in the winter
Lawn Care Life thank you so much for the great info 👍🏻👍🏻
Which grass is rolled up at the bottom , it has a thick blade and a rolled up blade coming out the rolled-up bottom? I think it's Zoysia... But I am unsure
Great review of grass types. I have a fescue lawn in Charlotte, NC and tired of it burning out. I am considering Zoysia and Bermuda plugs for a slow take over. Thoughts?
How tall will an emerald zoysia grass grow if left uncut for a few weeks?
Are you in the state of Texas? I'm here in the DFW and am lookin to grow Zoysia Z52.
I'm in Alabama
@@lawncarelife okay. We're warm season grasses and I think yall are transition.
I'm goin with the Zoysia. That and Bermuda do well in the Metroplex. St. Augustine in the outskirts.
Thank you. Enjoyed the breakdown
What is the best grass for fighting Ground Pearls? I live in Gulf Shores.
I have tried to start grass under my shade trees, but I can't get anything to keep grass in the area. I tried Centipede, Bermuda, and even tried to patch-start Zoyzia. Is there any sod grass that will work in dense shade with only late afternoon sun?
I’m in the Chattanooga, TN. area, and need to seed a brand new lawn from scratch. My 1 acre property is almost all shade. I want a warm season variety and was considering zoysia, but when you say “partial sun” does that just that mean “daylight” gets through, or does that mean actual direct sunlight for part of the day? My property isn’t so covered with tree canopy that it’s “dark”, but it is covered in shade all day long. Any recommendations on what grass variety would be best will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
Sounds like you need to go with a cool season grass. Zoysia is probably your best option for warm season grasses but it would be hard to get going from seed and would not tolerate too much shade
2024. your vid was very insighftul on the conditions and specifications for each grass. thank you brother
@@scumbagg6155 glad to help
Which grass is the soft type normally used on baseball fields?
Will Zoysia overtake St Augustine? I'm thinking about sodding bare areas with Zoysia, but still have a lot of St Augustine in my yard.
I stay in tropical Philippines. Only 2 seasons here. Very rainy season and a dry 3months. I'm planning to irrigate my lawn daily so rain/water is not a concern. In your opinion what type grass can you subscribe /advise.
I’m getting a new house and I’m getting into actually taking care of my lawn. Looking to put down Milo in my lawn and I have some clover will fertilizer help kill weeds or make them worse?
Milo is a fertilizer, it will feed the grass as well as weeds too. Youre probably thinking of a weed and feed. A fertilizer and weed killer mix.
How do I kill crabgrass in my Bermuda lawn? I found a product called Tenacity, had great reviews and testimonials, but the bottle says not on Bermuda...
I been picking seed stalks for the last 3 years, and it has helped and it’s not as bad as 5 years ago, but I can’t get em all.
I’ve tried various pre emergents, various Scott’s products, etc.
I mow really low cause I like my carpet, and I live in California.
Jason, THANK YOU, now I know what's in my yard!!!!!! ;)
Hi, I live in Arab, Alabama. Just North of you. What grass would be good for a 1/2 acre yard? Warm season or cool season?
You probably could get away with a Fescue on there but I much more familiar with warm season grasses. I'm personally like zoysia lawns. Bermuda Lawns are probably the most common in our area and would be quite a bit cheaper to put down at sod than zoysia
@@lawncarelife thanks for the info
Thanks for your great information, question: what about Fescue grass?
Hey Jason, do I see some poa and quackgrass in the Bermuda? Zoysai lawns look great down south, not here in Massachusetts
It's June in Alabama. Poa should be gone. Don't think quackgrass grows this far south.
Thanks Jason! Another very informative video.
Thank you
Exactly the information I needed ,great video
How do you feel about Buffalo grass. I live in north Texas. I like the Zoysia grass you have . How would those yards compare.
I'm not sure I've ever seen buffalo grass. Sorry I'm not much help on that one
What do you think of Titan RX Turf Type Tall Fescue Grass as a lawn grass in Zone 8? I want a grass that doesn’t creep like Bermuda and Zoysia grasses that is next to impossible to keep out of the shrubs and garden beds. Tall Fescue is a bunch grass so it shouldn’t have this intolerable characteristic. What do you think?
I would imagine it would struggle in the summer
lots of great info in this video thanks for sharing God Bless
Hi Eric my name is Richard I wanted to know what you think about adding Zoysia to Bermuda in October can it be done I live in California Southern California
I'm not sure about adding it to Bermuda but if you want to kill the Bermuda and then put downs zoysia. Unless by adding at you are simply talking about adding it into beer areas that doesn't currently have Bermuda. I have not seen many people successfully grow Zoysia from seed though I have heard people plugging it. Most people around here simply lay it as sod
I'm in the Washington DC area. Thank you Brother!
Moving from north to south nice breakdown