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Zoysia - Usage
Lawns and Turfgrasses

Quite a lot of Zoysia grasses are planted for home sites in the transition areas where individuals are tired of the disease, drought problems of Fescues and Bluegrasses. While Zoysia presents a golden lawn color in the winter months, it makes for a trouble free lawn during the spring and summer growing season.

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Usage: Zoysias dense, thick , carpet -like coverage makes this grass an ideal lawn, sports field cover (except football and soccer), and golf course fairway grass such as the Zenith Zoysia in the above picture.  Baseball fields, bowling greens or any medium to light impact sport is adapted for the use of Zoysias.  Even some football fields use Zoysia, but its slow recovery time makes it not a high use grass in this sport.  One plus for sports is the shock absorbing thatch layer it produces.

Why use Zoysia in Transition zone states?
Golf Courses & more?
Read "Seeded Zoysia shows promise in lower transition area"
Article found at Golf Course News. - Tee and other areas established first year from seeded Zoysia seed.

Newer varieties that are being developed to repair faster may eventually make zoysia a good choice for the rougher sports such as football and polo. Zoysia can be used anywhere a thick, dense, carpet-like coverage is desired for enjoyment from early spring to late fall in the north and year round in the warmer climates..

A mix of Zoysia and Fescue is being planted in areas west of the Mississippi in the transition zone.  In areas East of the Mississippi and in warmer areas, mixtures planted (ryegrass / fescues) with Zoysias are not recommended for the long run in most situations.  While they look make a green winter look, they eventually cause shade problems with the Zoysia that can cause your grass to thin out.  If  you must overseed make sure you take the proper maintenance steps to mow out your overseeded cool season grass in the spring so as to minimize damage to the Zoysia.

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