Zorro Zoysia is a lovesome - time of year green goddess that requires less mowing and fertilization than other grasses , but is slow - arise . It prefers full sun , but can withstand partial shade . It prefers grunge with a pH of 5.8 to 6.5 , but will grow in most soil , even if the ground is acidic , which is a welfare for Southern states with sandy land .
Thatch Problems
Zorro Zoysia is difficult to mow because of the shaping of thatch , the stagnant grass that lies on the ground under the blades . It prevents moisture from buzz off to the roots and push an unhealthful lawn that is prostrate to diseases and pest . Each spring , instead of every couple spring for most other green goddess , the Zorro Zoysia lawn should be dethatched . In addition , practice a reel mower to cut down the lawn , or make certain your lawnmower ’s blades are sharp when cutting .
Billbugs
Billbugs are most damaging to Zoysiagrass lawns when they are in the chow stage . The legless grubs have brown heads and blanched or cream - colored bodies . The billbug grub produce to about ½ inch in duration . Billbug grubs damage Zoysiagrass lawn by eating the roots of the grass . They also attract animals like skunks and racoon that root in the green goddess , front for the billbugs , further destroying the lawn . Insecticides such as Chalofenozide and Imidacloprid are used to kill billbugs .
Large Patch
declamatory patch is cause by the fungus Rhizoctonia solani AG 2 - 2 ( LP ) . The fungus causes big plot of land of discolored pot that expand . It favor squiffy conditions during times of cool temperatures , and usually have problems in the fall or spring . Large piece is normally pick up in areas of the lawn that have poorly drain soil . Sometimes the borders of the spell have an orangish tint . According to the University of Arkansas , the orangish tincture at the edge shows that the disease is active . The borders are orangish , because the disease is just originate to affect the blade at the bound of the spot as the disease grow . you could help preclude large spot by improving soil drain , not overwatering in the spring and tumble , and raking up , bulge and discard septic trim .
Zoysiagrass Mites
The Zoysiagrass mites , introduced to the United States in the 1980s , is a tiny pest . The pinch infest foliage sheaths and unexpanded leaves of the Zoysiagrass . If raw foliage tips come out at all , they are often attached to older leave-taking . Zoysiagrass speck also cause the folio to count off - coloured and thin . The parting might also have a blanched streak or a yellow streak at the edge of each leaf . The mites can be controlled with chemical , but there is no guaranty that the chemical substance will work , especially on the first treatment . Use insecticide with azadirachtin , bifenthrin or deltamethrin in them .
