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Originally Posted by mrf0151
St. Augustine runner. Up north we would consider it a weed. Down here we call St. Augustine lawn. No fun to walk on barefoot and no friend to your mower.
Zoysia is a great grass for this area. We have had ours for 17 years and looks great, but that is because I take care of it. Massey and some other companies don't care.
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Zoysia is NOT a great grass for this area. Never was, and still isn't. Centipede would be a scientific and well known choice as the best grass for this area. VERY low water, fertilizer and needing mowed only once a year added to a resilient pest resistance gives this low growing turf grass, that not only re-seeds itself, but spreads on runners as well. When zoysia is brown from frost, centipede is still green but does add a faint burgundy hue.
Zoysia migrated to this part of FL in spite of it's high water requirement ( EXACTLY the same as St Aug.) Tendancy to suffer badly from fungus and a myriad of pests that call this area home... because of a very rainy summer flooding St Aug farms in this area. My theory is the deal made for Zoysia was cheaper than St Aug, and powers that be found the problem that go along with zoysia do not outweigh the saving, as they have returned to St Aug south of SR44.