On Tue, 28 Jan 2003 02:23:41 GMT, John wrote:
I just saw an ad on the backcover of Pedernales Electric Co-op magazine
touting Zoysia as the "nearly perfect" grass. They claim that it hardly
requires watering, mowing, or any other care for that matter - weed control,
disease, etc.
It claimed that it will even choke out crabgrass and weeds. According to
the ad, if I plant 1" square plugs in the soil at 1 foot apart, I will soon
have a lush green Zoysia lawn that hardly requires any maintenance. It just
sounds simply too good to be true.
Does anyone have actual knowledge or experience to voucher for or dispel
these outlandish claims?

I don't know about plugs, but I sodded Zoysia three years ago. It took
about a year for it to really establish itself, but it's done a good
job against the weeds. I have a few instances of johnson grass (I really,
truely, hate that stuff) that are persistant, but otherwise, grass has
really taken over. The toughest invaders are the St. Augustine runners
from the neighbors' yards.

I do water it, but not much. I do mow it, but only once a month (or less).

-Dave