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Old 09-13-2013, 08:18 AM
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Default Zoysia

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Originally Posted by graciegirl View Post
The Zoysia grass stays up all night and invades our planting beds. My back is killing me. I like the natural look of pine straw, but am not liking the weeding and weeding and weeding. Zoysia ignores the Preen because it spreads through long burrowing thingys. Friends tell me that weeds grow in rock, because dirt and sediment wash in or fall in on the rock and there is enough gradually to root a weed.

I don't want that black stuff under the pine straw. Talk to me about edging. What kind? Can't the danged Zoysia burrow under it?

Still love to work in yard but losing heart.

Gracie
We're also interested in how to keep Zoysia out of planting beds. Any success stories out there?