Is your lawn green!!!!!!!!!! Thats all that matters............
Great that dogs don't like it, less poop. If people don't like to walk on it make sure they wear shoes. Why are they walking on your lawn anyway!
There is something deeper bothering you about the lawn, is it riddled with bare spots, is it riddled with bugs, thats what zoysia will get you.
Take a ride around the villages, you will not see very many good lawns, especially with zoysia, it takes too long to grow, not as aggressive as ST. Augustine.
Is there a deeper need here for the lawn?
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Originally Posted by idlewild
I hate our St Augustine "lawn" and am strongly considering replacing it with Zoysia turf which our friends up in CDD 10 have. We're only 8 months into this new lawn and already fighting invasive Bermuda and torpedo grass (I can address). But both our dogs and guests have refused to walk on it - how embarrassing - since it's really not a grass IMHO.
Has anyone done this successfully?
I understand how it's not recommended as both St. Augustine and, to a lesser extent, Zoysia can penetrate into neighboring yards but we're on a corner lot Veranda with a wall (solid bottom) behind us. And our lawn's only direct contact with our neighbor's lawn is under the mock fence for which we are likely landscaping with metal and 2' of rock to create a barrier between the yards. I also mow and treat my own yard so no issues with contractors equipment spreading seeds/weeds.
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