Companion Zoysia – LARGE PATCH

BroBrad21 – posted 23 May 2007 10:53

wondering anyone can help with my problem. I laid sod last year in may and everything looked great until this spring. My yard started greening up except certain patches and they looked as if they are still dormant. I figured I would give it more time but the green is lush and the patches are still Brown. There is no orange ring around the patches but I contacted the place were I bought the SOD and they said it was Large patch and the only thing to do was to cut it out and lay some more sod. I got zoysia because it was suppose to be resistant to disease. Anyone know of anything to help

tommy – posted 28 May 2007 23:13

Its resistant to disease but not immune! Zoysia can also have insect problems at times,(mole cricket, grubs, sod webworms). Use insecticide every spring-even if you don’t see signs of insects. If your patch is a disease, make sure your not over watering, make sure your using a fertilizer with enough potassium (such as a general purpose food 15-15-15) and apply a lawn fungicide if the problem persists.