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Omelet · 05-03-2007, 07:44 AM posted to austin.gardening

In article .net,
(Scott Harper) wrote:

In article , Omelet
wrote:
In article ,
"Justin Wilson" wrote:

Zoysia grass has some of the best characteristics of both St. Augustine
and
Bermuda grass. It has shade tolerance (not as much as St. Augustine) and
forms a thick weed free sod. Zoysia has good traffic tolerance, is pest
resistant, and can go dormant in a drought. Zoysia is the most difficult
grass to mow. Emerald, a fine blade beautiful selection, has a texture
like
steel wool. It mows best with a reel mower. Jamur and El Toro are two good
selections of zoysia that are easier to care for. Mow them with a regular
rotary mower. Because of its slow growth characteristic, zoysia sod is
often
25 to 40 percent more expensive than St. Augustine. Although zoysia grass
has drought tolerance and can go dormant, to stay green it requires the
same
amount of water as St. Augustine.

Hm. Wonder if I can get Zoysia seed?

Time to go googling. :-)

Supposedly you can get it hydro-mulched...

scott

Great.

Another unknown term I'm going to have to google. G

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