How to Use zoysia in a Sentence

zoysia

noun
  • Mole crickets can be a problem in bahia, bermuda and zoysia lawns; control as needed.
    Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Mole crickets can affect bahia, bermuda and zoysia lawns; learn to identify and control.
    Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Now is the time to apply a spring fertilizer application to all but zoysia and centipede lawns.
    Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Do not apply weed-and-feeds at this time as zoysia turf can be stressed by extra nutrients until growth begins in late March or April.
    Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Fertilize lawns as new growth begins; wait to fertilizer zoysia and centipede lawns until April.
    Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Early fertilizer applications are wasted and may stress the zoysia turf.
    Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
  • If your lawn is composed of warm-season grasses like bermudagrass, zoysia, or centipedegrass, late spring to early summer is the ideal time to reseed.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 June 2026
  • If water for irrigation is not available, zoysia grass and Bermuda grass can go dormant and will recover when the rains return.
    Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Normally by early to mid-April zoysia lawns start to regreen and are ready for a fertilizer application.
    Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Warm-Season Grasses If your lawn is composed of warm-season grasses like bermudagrass, zoysia, or centipedegrass, late spring to early summer is the ideal time to reseed.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Manage thatch through dethatching or aeration when the thatch layer exceeds ½ inch thick in warm season grasses like zoysia, Bermuda, and buffalograss, or 1/3 inch thick in cool season grasses.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Most gardens naturally have crevices that many plants will gladly make home like; Sedum, succulents, various grasses (like Emerald' zoysia grass here), creeping thyme, Rupturwort, New Zealand Brass Buttons, and various mosses.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 6 May 2026

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