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Winter Watering Tips. If you need to water your lawn in winter, follow these tips to get the most benefit from it. Temperature matters. “Water only when air temperatures are above 40°F,” says ...
Here’s how to tackle winter weeds in your lawn. ... warm season grasses such as zoysia, St. Augustine, centipedegrass, and bermudagrass, thrive in heat and are the dominant type of turf ...
Winter is a great time to check some garden tasks off your “to-do” list—like ordering seeds, mulching, and pruning dormant fruit trees.But there’s no need to do many garden chores when the ...
Zoysia grasses stop erosion on slopes, and are excellent at repelling weeds throughout the year. [11] They resist disease and hold up well under traffic. [12] The cultivar Zoysia 'Emerald' (Emerald Zoysia), a hybrid between Z. japonica and Z. tenuifolia, [13] is particularly popular. Some types of zoysia are available commercially as sod in ...
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Zoysia japonica (commonly known as Korean lawngrass, [1] zoysia grass or Japanese lawngrass) is a species of creeping, mat-forming, short perennial grass that grows by both rhizomes and stolons. [2] [3] It is native to the coastal grasslands of southeast Asia and Indonesia. [4] The United States was first introduced to Z. japonica in 1895.
Emerald Zoysia (Zoysia 'Emerald') is a cultivar of Zoysia grass with a thin bladed leaf that forms a very lush lawn. It shares the drought and shade resistance of the other varieties. This grass has a fine, soft texture and can be left unmown as it only grows to a height of 6–12 inches (15–30 cm).
The California water board is proposing a ban on watering 'non-functional' grass in some areas. Above, water droplets on grass from a sprinkler in Pasadena. (Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times)