I failed to mention, the biggest reason St. Augustine beats Zoysia in this area ( there are so many small reasons ) ... pH. Our avg pH is 7.2, and uncomfortable for zoysia causing iron (and other micro nutrients) to become deficient as it attempts to grow roots into your soil. St. Augustine will do fine up to a blistering 8.5.
This factor alone (plus growing in quickly for the sod farms) is why St. Augustine is the grass of choice for this area, in spite of the lawn connoisseur's from up north seeing it's similarities to crab grass, being healthy and resilient with minimal chemical investments is pretty important.
Seems to be a trend towards this new Round Up ready GMO ST Augustine. THIS I DO NOT ENDORSE!! I hope TV is giving a choice in the new homes to use non-GMO varieties, but I doubt it. If you follow the money, I am sure there is a LOT of money behind this new variety.
I sadly await the future of Mother Nature ( and our ground water, ponds and lakes) where all these lawn spraying companies convince tens of thousands of people to pay them to spray unchecked amounts of herbicide on their lawns...
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