No, you cannot only mow centipede once a year. I have had centipede and you need to mow it every 1-2 weeks during the growing season. It is true that the water and fertilizer requirements are less than zoysia.
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Originally Posted by Ozzello
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 and fertilizer requirements, 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 the 1st place choice in this part of Florida. 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.) in spite of it's tendancy to suffer badly from fungus and a myriad of pests that call this area home (not to mention, the dethatching required)... 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.(Can't close a house with no sod BTW) Thankfully powers that be found the problems that go along with zoysia do not outweigh the saving, as they have returned to St Aug south of SR44.
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