Zoysia…growing tough, low maintenance, and drought tolerant grass. From seed to plugs to lawn
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ย. 2024
- Want a grass that is super tough, heat loving, and low maintenance?? Zoysia is an excellent option. It does best in hardiness zones 6-11. Zoysia is a warm season grass that does stay brown and dormant in the cooler months, but loves the heat and is so dense it will choke out most weeds and other grasses. Soft to the touch that feels like carpet under your feet, zoysia can be planted from plugs in your existing lawn and will spread quickly. Today I show how I plan to create a low maintenance lawn area with zoysia grass in my orchard area.
Interesting video … great job !
Good morning. Whete are you located? I am new to southeast Georgia and have no idea how to garden in this zone.
If you scalp in the spring as it starts greening up (mow on the lowest setting) you will reduce thatch a lot
I never knew that you could harvest zoysia seeds like that. Very cool!
@@curtisleddy1408 wonderful suggestion! Thank you for sharing your wisdom. Obviously I am new to growing zoysia and need to learn a lot. The seeds I planted at the end of the video have germinated and are growing well. Zoysia seed can be expensive so if you can find a lawn and the owners are willing to let it go to seed, ask if you can have their clippings. Or… just plant a small area that you can use as a “seed bank”. But there is a perfect time to collect the seed. My Dad did it for me and he knows when the seeds are ready for harvest. Thank you for your comment 😁❤️
Call me "odd" but I did find this interesting! Lol. I'm in cool season grass country otherwise I would grow that stuff to cut down on labour. My solution to get out of lawn care was to replace all my lawn area except for one hobby pathway with mulch and it's brown 12 months of the year! Pecans are my favorite nut. I would love to be able to have one of those. Does it produce many nuts for you? I invested in a cheap battery operated lawn mower and just love it. It's quiet and it came with a battery pack and charger and was on sale. It runs so quietly compared to gas. The brand I got was Green Works and I have no complaints. It's very light weight too. I bought it when I still had a full front and back yard lawn but now it just has a little job to do every couple of weeks. What variety of grapes are you growing? Love the things you show in your videos.
@@patbryan602 thanks so much for your feedback.❤️🥰. I have been wanting a battery powered lawn mower because all we have is a large zero turn Kubota and the deck is so wide I can’t get in tight spaces. It works great for the large area I have to mow.. yes… I do ALL the mowing around the house. My husband uses the tractor and bush hog to mow around fields. We have about 4 acres to mow and this rain has kept me busy haha. I am so glad you mentioned the mower you have because I have been looking at reviews and wasn’t sure which brand was better.
The pecan trees are large enough now that they really produce! They are gorgeous trees too. They break dormancy really late and always make me worry. The weeds in this area of my property are out of control and I am hoping the zoysia grass joins me in my battle against them. I have Concord grapes along with muscadine. I also have a couple I think called Reliance.. last year I had so many grapes I ended up making grape jelly. I still have jars of jelly. But I pruned them heavy and since they produce on last year’s growth I didn’t have many this season.. and it rained so much they had a lot of fungal issues.
Thanks again for being so encouraging and informative. I love the way youtube helps us learn from each other! It’s amazing!!!😁❤️
@@letsgrow260 weeds are almost a non issue for me now. Every now and then one pops up in the mulched areas but I just spot wet it with the vinegar and it turns brown and disappears back into the wood mulch. I also have ground hugging ground cover plants which bloom for quite long periods at different times. They are starting to cover large areas in the garden beds (on top of mulch) and so they are great at keeping weeds out. My plan was to make something I enjoys looking at from inside but would just about eliminate work and strength requirements as I grew old (er) Lol.
@@patbryan602 that’s my goal too! I am getting a late start it seems. But I will get there!😁🙏
@@letsgrow260 Lawn mower follow up:
The most important feature no matter the brand is a "brushless" motor. Green Works has some that are and others that aren't. They last much longer and can work a heavier load.
My model came with a 4ah battery (ampere hours) which lasted about 35 mins. on bumpy, often too long grass with broadleaf weeds intermingled and about 5 inches tall. The mowing load affects operation time) I would suggest at least a 4ah battery for your larger thick and lush area. I don't really know anything except a 3ah battery wouldn't operate for as long a period before needing to be recharged. Lower ah often takes less time to charge but also runs for less time, so selling points of "fast charging battery" isn't necessarily preferable. My battery takes 2 hours to charge. Green Works is making 5ah and 6ah batteries now.
I doubt if you really did leave your "make over" too late. I started 9 years ago in my sixties and I am still up for the fun! Doing it renders one able to do more of it! Use it so you don't lose it principal. :) And you do way harder projects than me, I think!
@@patbryan602 AWESOME information on the mower! Thank you, thank you, thank you!🥰
I feel a lot more confident in choosing one now.
We are getting some cooler weather now and it’s making me want to work on my garden beds. Fall is a great time to plant here in Kentucky. I bet your winters are cold there where you live.