Zoysiagrass Lawns
Zoysiagrasses (Zoysia spp.) are native to the Orient. They provide attractive lawns throughout the United States and perhaps the most beautiful lawngrasses in the South. The density and uniformity of zoysiagrass lawns are second to none. However, ... [... more]
Alabama Cooperative Extension System |
Zoysiagrass Lawn Maintenance Calendar (AG-432)
Mow the lawn when it first turns green in the spring using a reel mower set at 3/4 to 1 inch or a rotary mower set as low as possible without scalping the lawn. Mow before the grass grows taller than 1 1/2 to 2 inches. Recycle nutrients by not ... [... more]
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LEAF SPOT & RUST DISEASES OF TURFGRASSES
ANR-621 contains descriptions of leaf spot, leaf blight, and melting out diseases caused by fungi in the genus Drechslera, Bipolars, and Exserohilum, as well as leaf rust on zoysiagrass and gray leaf spot on St. Augustinegrass. In addition, ... [... more]
Alabama Cooperative Extension System |
CONTROLLING BROWN PATCH ON WARM-SEASON TURFGRASSES
Brown patch is the most damaging disease of warmseason turfgrasses in Alabama. St. Augustinegrass, zoysiagrass, and centipedegrass are most susceptible to this disease; common and hybrid bermudagrasses are rarely damaged. Excessive nitrogen ... [... more]
Alabama Cooperative Extension System |
Controlling Dollarspot on Home Lawns
Dollarspot is the most widespread disease of turfgrasses in Alabama. Damage caused by this disease can be serious and is unsightly on well-maintained lawns, greens, and tees. Bermudagrass, zoysiagrass, fine fescue, and bentgrass are all ... [... more]
Alabama Cooperative Extension System |
The Right Grass: Warm-Season
Warm season grasses grown for turf in Mississippi include St. Augustinegrass, bermudagrasses, centipedegrass, zoysiagrass, carpetgrass, and bahiagrass. Bermudagrass forms a dense, attractive sod. It spreads primarily through stolon growth, ... [... more]
Mississippi State University Extension |
Control Perennial Grassy Weeds
Perennial grasses such as creeping bentgrass, nimblewill, zoysiagrass, tall fescue, and quackgrass can become weed problems in Kentucky bluegrass lawns. August is a good time to control these weed problems. Removing these weed patches by hand is ... [... more]
University of Illinois Extension |
Grasses for Special Sites and Uses
Zoysiagrass is dormant much of the season in northern Illinois. Kentucky bluegrass, perennial ryegrass, and fine fescues are the primary lawn species for use in northern Illinois. Other turfgrass species may be used or promoted for use, however, ... [... more]
University of Illinois Extension |
HERBICIDE POST EMERGENT TRIMEC PLUS
 Features: Post-emergent grass and broadleaf herbicide. Recommended for control of nutsedge, grassy weeds, and broadleaf weeds in established Bluegrass, Tall Fescue, Fine Fescue, Zoysiagrass, and Bermudagrass tu rf. Comes in 2 1/2 gallon jugs. Active [... more]
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HERBICEDE PRE-EMERGENT BENSUMEC 4LF
Features: One gallon size. EPA registered for use in established bentgrass, bluegrass, fescue, perennial ryegr ass, bermudagrass, zoysiagrass, bahigrass, centipedegrass and St. Augustinegrass. Gallon jug. There is not really a specific qty per gallon [... more]
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February TurfTips
Time to fertilize your tall fescue lawn. Do not fertilize warm-season grasses such as bermudagrass, centipedegrass, St. Augustinegrass, or zoysiagrass, but do get a soil test if you havent in the past three years. Apply preemergence herbicides to ... [... more]
turffiles.ncsu.edu |
Diseases of Warm-Season Grasses
This guide is designed to help you identify the most troublesome diseases associated with warm-season turfgrasses. These include such grasses as bermudagrass, centipedegrass, St. Augustinegrass, and Zoysiagrass. A description of the major disease ... [... more]
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