Hi everyone. First-time a poster and a relative newbie to lawn knowledge.
I'm thinking about Zoysia for our backyard. Currently, just dirt as I've killed off all the weeds and previous Tall Fescue.
It seems like 90% of the lawns are Tall Fescue around here.
I live in the inland area of Southern California. Specifically around the Riverside area. Zip code 92883 if you want to look at my temperature data for the year. In the summer, temps are regularly over 100 and can peak at 110 a few times. In the winter, we can get an occasional dip into the 30s at night, but nighttime temps are usually in the 40-50s and daytime in the 60s-70s, with heat waves a few times up into the 80s and 90s in the day. My backyard gets full sun, not much shade, all day.
I have irrigation, so water is not an issue. A couple of questions:
1. Can it survive the 110-degree peaks in the summer.?
2. Will it go dormant in the winter here since our temps don't get very low for long periods?
3. I can't seem to find it as sod here unless somebody has some sources that I don't know about. So I was thinking about mail-order plugs. And of course, the first company that comes up when searching is Zoysia Farm Nurseries: Testimonials: Southwest
I remember seeing their ads in magazines decades ago.
4. Any difference between the 1" vs 3" plugs?
The cost won't be much for this as it's about 650sq feet.
5. What's the easiest way to get the lawn level if I'm doing this myself?
I don't think I want to do seeds.
6. Looking at the pics below, if I use sod, should I add more dirt to get closer to the level of the concrete, or will the sod bring it up high enough?
7. If I use plugs, should I add more dirt?
Thanks in advance everyone! I can get more pics for you if needed.
You can zoom in with this link if desired.
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I'm thinking about Zoysia for our backyard. Currently, just dirt as I've killed off all the weeds and previous Tall Fescue.
It seems like 90% of the lawns are Tall Fescue around here.
I live in the inland area of Southern California. Specifically around the Riverside area. Zip code 92883 if you want to look at my temperature data for the year. In the summer, temps are regularly over 100 and can peak at 110 a few times. In the winter, we can get an occasional dip into the 30s at night, but nighttime temps are usually in the 40-50s and daytime in the 60s-70s, with heat waves a few times up into the 80s and 90s in the day. My backyard gets full sun, not much shade, all day.
I have irrigation, so water is not an issue. A couple of questions:
1. Can it survive the 110-degree peaks in the summer.?
2. Will it go dormant in the winter here since our temps don't get very low for long periods?
3. I can't seem to find it as sod here unless somebody has some sources that I don't know about. So I was thinking about mail-order plugs. And of course, the first company that comes up when searching is Zoysia Farm Nurseries: Testimonials: Southwest
I remember seeing their ads in magazines decades ago.
4. Any difference between the 1" vs 3" plugs?
The cost won't be much for this as it's about 650sq feet.
5. What's the easiest way to get the lawn level if I'm doing this myself?
I don't think I want to do seeds.
6. Looking at the pics below, if I use sod, should I add more dirt to get closer to the level of the concrete, or will the sod bring it up high enough?
7. If I use plugs, should I add more dirt?
Thanks in advance everyone! I can get more pics for you if needed.
You can zoom in with this link if desired.
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