Zoysia vs. St Augustine

16 years ago

Hi All,

I just laid 2,000 sq feet of St. Augustine Del Mar sod in my back yard. The area where I put that down is relatively shady but should do well with the Del Mar. As you can imagine it was expensive (and a pain) to put that down, but, I wanted to do that because my neighbor has St. Augustine and I didn't want any seeded variety I put down to encroach on his. So now I have a section of St. Augustine alongside his - but there is about 10,000 sq feet of sunny area next to it. I'd like to put seed down and I've come to the conclusion to Zoysia (Empire/Compadre mix) is what I want.

The Del Mar is slow growing and the Zoysia is medium fast growing, but the border is shady/sunny. So - will the Zoysia eventually creep into the Del Mar? Vice versa? Should I put a barrier in the ground - would that help?

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dchall_san_antonio
16 years ago
If you want to keep them separate, you will probably need a solid concrete barrier about 6 inches below grade and 2 inches above grade. I planted zoysia several years ago and it is coming up everywhere.

I think that unless your barrier is solid, you will end up with both grasses intermingled on both sides.
botanicalbill
16 years ago
I put in some Emprie turf this past winter and I am loving the grass. It has not spread yet so I cannot denie or confirm that. I have been told the Empire turf spreads slow compared to other zoysias. It has about the same width as St Aug but it is a darker green and soft as could be. You can mow from 3/4 inch up to 3 inches. At my house its thriving in the shady areas.

I have nothing bad to say about empire turf except that it only comes in sod, no seeds.
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lou_spicewood_tx
16 years ago
Palisades zoysia looked like dwarf st augustine when I first saw it. I liked it but price of it kept me from getting it plus I wasn't sure how it'd compete with bermuda from neighbors...