Zoysia Update / Heads Up

The zoysia in fairways and approaches is getting close to full green up.  The transition from winter dormancy to summer peak is bumpy sometimes.  Meyer Zoysia goes through a few phases each spring before it becomes worthy of a picture.  It's a roller coaster as it starts to look great and then takes a step back with cold nights and cloudy days.  The seed head phase is in full swing now.  The seed heads are a dark color and they don't mow very easily.  Sometimes the seed head gets mowed off, but the stalk remains.  Either way it's an ugly phase that we go through each spring.  The seeds are not viable and will not germinate as Meyer Zoysia is a hybrid variety.  Mike works hard to keep the reels razor sharp to help us look presentable during this time.

Additionally, we just applied a product to control Kyllinga, our biggest weed issue (besides bermuda) in zoysia.  This product is fantastic except that it turns the zoysia an ugly color for a few days.  So now we'll have ugly seed heads and self inflicted pain.  It's very temporary thankfully, but it can cause some fear among those who don't follow this site.  If you are one of my loyal followers, please help spread the word if/when needed.  Fairways will be bright green soon.

Zoysia seed 

Kyllinga infested fairway from a few years back