Help with torpedograss

[dutchie]

Has anyone had torpedograss in their zoysia lawns. If so how did you get rid of it?? Who did you use? Where you pleased with the service and results?? It's just in the back of the house and I want to get it under control before it creeps to the front grass.

[NYGUY]

I saw Run Silent, Run Deep but I do not remember torpedograss.....what is it?

[Bogie Shooter]

It looks like this:
https://www.google.com/search?q=torpedo+grass&biw=1280&bih=565&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=KGk9VPbhA8rygwS3l4HQDw&ved=0CCoQ7Ak

[nitehawk]

is it legal to smoke it -- in florida???

[Bogie Shooter]

is it legal to smoke it -- in florida???

Not until after election day..................................:loco:

[Mikeod]

Has anyone had torpedograss in their zoysia lawns. If so how did you get rid of it?? Who did you use? Where you pleased with the service and results?? It's just in the back of the house and I want to get it under control before it creeps to the front grass.

Wish I could be positive, but it's very difficult to control, let alone eradicate. Zoysia Green has sprayed my lawn regularly and it has slowed the spread. Allen's Sod tells me it is there to stay and just keep it green and mowed. Of more concern is the St. Augustine coming over from my neighbor's lawn.

[dutchie]

thanks for the info.

[jnieman]

We hired the Fertigator and the healthy lawn has pretty much choked out most if the torpedo grass. We used to have a lot.

[PaPaLarry]

Its really hard to eradicate this stuff!! It grows so quick (underground) in all directions. I tried digging it up for a while, but didn't work. I thought by killing an area at a time, maybe I would nip it in the butt, but no. My two neighbors have the stuff, and crawls to my lawn. I eventually bought St Augustine plugs, and planted them (resembles the look of torpedo) and gave up. I went to the Annex on 466, and they said the only way to get rid of it, was to kill whole area, and some. They suggested to use killer twice to really penetrate in ground. Torpedo can grow deep. I let the torpedo win. Maybe some day they will invent a submarine that can work under ground and eradicate this weed, by sending out torpedo's to kill it away!!

[graciegirl]

Wish I could be positive, but it's very difficult to control, let alone eradicate. Zoysia Green has sprayed my lawn regularly and it has slowed the spread. Allen's Sod tells me it is there to stay and just keep it green and mowed. Of more concern is the St. Augustine coming over from my neighbor's lawn.


Did someone put in St. Augustine in a Zoysia neighborhood?

[TNLAKEPANDA]

I hate all grass... of course we lived in AZ for over 30 years. Embrace the beauty of stone.

[Mikeod]

Did someone put in St. Augustine in a Zoysia neighborhood?

No. It just appeared in spots. I thought it may have come in on a mower, but Allen's thought it was unlikely. It has popped up in about six spots in his lawn. We just kill it and let the zoysia fill in.

My neighbor also removed a problem tree and went out to get sod to cover the area. Came back with several pieces of St. Augustine sod and was getting ready to put it down when I let him know it was a mistake since the rest of his lawn is zoysia. Poor guy had to take it back and get zoysia sod.

[Shimpy]

Of more concern is the St. Augustine coming over from my neighbor's lawn.


St. Augustine Floritam was developed at the U. of Florida for this climate. It is NOT what northeners call Crab Grass. St. Augustine is the only grass I've had all my life until here and would welcome it coming over from my neighbors. Look at the lawns north of 466 where it is mostly St. Augustine during drought times or most any other times and you will see beautiful green lawns compared to south of 466 where they used Zoyzia.

[PaPaLarry]

Did someone put in St. Augustine in a Zoysia neighborhood?
I'm guilty!! Shame on me!!!

[dutchie]

Thanks for the recommendation.How long did it take to see results? And how long for the healthy grass to choke out the torpedograss?

[jnieman]

Thanks for the recommendation.How long did it take to see results? And how long for the healthy grass to choke out the torpedograss?

I think it took about 3 or 4 months. We do still have some my husband says but all of the bare spots and everywhere has been filled in with grass that you don't notice the torpedo grass nearly as much. I walked out there yesterday and didn't see any. I had asked the Fertigator people about how they get rid of the weeds and they said they don't spray them that they make all of the other grass so healthy that it fills in so nicely. Our grass was in really bad shape when we started with Fertigator. We had another well-known lawn care company for the two years prior and they wouldn't spray for obvious mold, kept telling us it was drought. I finally fired them. Our neighbor used Fertigator and I called them. They said our lawn was being mowed way too high and fungus was growing underneath. They told us to lower the mower and give it a tight mow. Then they used a machine to dethatch the lawn. After that they sprayed for the fungus two different times. Within a month things were looking much better. Now it is about 3 months later and we have one of the best lawns around. The price was about $50 a month but that includes lawn and shrub fertilizer, pest control and termite protection. You're welcome to come and see our lawn for yourself. We live in Hadley. Just PM me.

[Mikeod]

St. Augustine Floritam was developed at the U. of Florida for this climate. It is NOT what northeners call Crab Grass. St. Augustine is the only grass I've had all my life until here and would welcome it coming over from my neighbors. Look at the lawns north of 466 where it is mostly St. Augustine during drought times or most any other times and you will see beautiful green lawns compared to south of 466 where they used Zoyzia.
St. Augustine is not a welcome addition to my zoysia lawn. Nor does my neighbor want it in his zoysia lawn. Nor does his neighbor on the other side. Nor does anyone else on the street whose lawn may be invaded by it. Glad you were happy wit it elsewhere, but I much prefer the zoysia since I can't have my Tifgreen here.

[PaPaLarry]

I think it took about 3 or 4 months. We do still have some my husband says but all of the bare spots and everywhere has been filled in with grass that you don't notice the torpedo grass nearly as much. I walked out there yesterday and didn't see any. I had asked the Fertigator people about how they get rid of the weeds and they said they don't spray them that they make all of the other grass so healthy that it fills in so nicely. Our grass was in really bad shape when we started with Fertigator. We had another well-known lawn care company for the two years prior and they wouldn't spray for obvious mold, kept telling us it was drought. I finally fired them. Our neighbor used Fertigator and I called them. They said our lawn was being mowed way too high and fungus was growing underneath. They told us to lower the mower and give it a tight mow. Then they used a machine to dethatch the lawn. After that they sprayed for the fungus two different times. Within a month things were looking much better. Now it is about 3 months later and we have one of the best lawns around. The price was about $50 a month but that includes lawn and shrub fertilizer, pest control and termite protection. You're welcome to come and see our lawn for yourself. We live in Hadley. Just PM me.
I bet it looks real nice, BUT I bet that "Torpedo Grass" is still in your yard. Right now torpedo grass will slow down it's growth on top, but still travel underground. I'm like you now, if it looks green, that's all that counts. I'm getting the torpedo grass from neighbor, but it's not their fault. Thank goodness it's in the back yard, and not the front.

[Ozzello]

Much of the St. Aug. I see 'weeding up' Zoysia, probably came in with the zoysia sod.
Many of the St. Aug fields are now Zoysia, due to TV deciding that Zoysia is what they want to use, back when they couldn't close houses due to heavy rains making it impossible to get St. Aug.
St. Aug. is a much better grass in this area, as it requires the same amount of water as Zoysia to be healthy, can handle more water without getting fungus problems, andrepairs itself faster after insect infestations.

[Shimpy]

St. Aug. is a much better grass in this area, as it requires the same amount of water as Zoysia to be healthy, can handle more water without getting fungus problems, andrepairs itself faster after insect infestations.

This is what I was saying based on past experience. It was engineered for this climate and soil. Many northerners don't like it because it looks different than "what we had up north". Like palm trees, the grass here IS different and that's just the way it is.