Environmental Dense turf good at crowding out weeds Turfgrass - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

environmental
SMART_READER_LITE
LIVE PREVIEW

Environmental Dense turf good at crowding out weeds Turfgrass - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Zoysia Facts Advantages Gained popularity ~ 2005 as the Environmental Turfgrass why? Environmental Dense turf good at crowding out weeds Turfgrass Excellent wear tolerance No chinch bugs!!! Dormancy mechanism


slide-1
SLIDE 1

“Environmental Turfgrass”

Zoysia Facts

Advantages

  • Gained popularity ~ 2005 as the

“Environmental Turfgrass” – why?

– Dense turf good at crowding out weeds – Excellent wear tolerance – No chinch bugs!!! – Dormancy mechanism for surviving adverse conditions

slide-2
SLIDE 2

Drought Tolerance vs. Drought Resistance

  • Drought Tolerance: The ability of a turf to

go dormant (brown) during the active growth season due to insufficient water, then recover when water returns.

  • Drought Resistance: The ability of a turf

to stay green during periods of drought, maintaining acceptable turf quality.

slide-3
SLIDE 3

Zoysiagrass

Disadvantages

  • Slow-growing

– Difficult to plug – Slow to recover from injury

  • May become

thatchy over time

slide-4
SLIDE 4

Zoysia Mowing

2.5 to 3 inches Rotary mower works well for Empire Zoysia.

slide-5
SLIDE 5

Zoysia Fertility

University of Florida Recommendations: 2.5 – 4.5 lbs of Nitrogen per year. Too much fertilizer can make zoysia more susceptible to diseases.