OT: Zoysia grass and winterizing.

[AlSwearengen]

What should I do to my zoysia grass to get ready for the winter? The yard will be a year old in december and has done very well so far. Also, I need to know when to do what. I'm in south MS.

 

[Hoover Dawg]

My neighbor has thick zoysia grass and he doesn't do anything, the turf keeps the weeds out itself.

 

[HotMop]

Sprinkle it down with Dale's ***

 

[SanfordRJones]

That's just asking for an infestation of mole crickets.**

 

[The Peeper]

You should be safe in S MS because zoysia thrives well into AR, I was there for several yrs and never worried about it. If it makes you feel better put a real low dose Nitrogen w/ more P and K in it to help build up the root system for winter. The ones labeled "winterizer" in the stores tend to have to much N. Ask at a co-op if they have something, they custom blend all the time for large customers

 

[InTheIttaBenaHotSun]

Agrium's Rainbow 5-15-30 at 150lbs/ac would be ideal. It's a homogeneous fertilizer with a micronutrient package.

 

[RocketDawg]

What should I do to my zoysia grass to get ready for the winter? The yard will be a year old in december and has done very well so far. Also, I need to know when to do what. I'm in south MS.

I'm in north Alabama ... significantly colder than southern parts of both Alabama and Mississippi. I don't do anything personally, but by lawn guy comes and does something. I think he sprays premergent for fall weeds and uses a light fertilizer.

I've had zoysia for about 3 years now (Zorro), and I really like it, but it's really slow to get thick and green in the spring. In fact, it's not really nice and lush until July, so there's only a couple of months when it looks really good. Growth has slowed down considerably in the last few weeks. During August and September, was mowing at least twice a week. Now that's down to once a week, and when the first frost hits, which could be any time now, it'll go to zero except to pick up leaves.

 

[dawgoneyall]

What should I do to my zoysia grass to get ready for the winter? The yard will be a year old in december and has done very well so far. Also, I need to know when to do what. I'm in south MS.

Nothing.