Empire Zoysia nightmare

mwhite125 – posted 27 March 2005 10:51

Hello everyone, first post here;Well I just got 4 pallets of empire zoysia, tilled the back yard up, and leveled it out..Recieved the grass saturday morning then we got rain for like 10-12 hours straight,and now my back yard is a mud pie!! Im thinking if I put the rest down the sod down it will cover the water soaked soil and rot my roots and eventually die. The sod was harvested Friday, and I recived it Sat. morning(3/26/05)..It’s supposed to be in the upper 70’s monday and tuesday, will the 3 pallets of mostly dormate zoysia be alright to put on Tuesday or not, that would be around 5 days after harvest sitting on the pallets…thanks

ted – posted 27 March 2005 12:35

i think you’ll be ok- how long do you think it normally sits around at the dealer???

mwhite125 – posted 27 March 2005 12:53

Well the dealer I get sod from cuts it the evening before its delivered, so its real fresh, have read everywhere that it needs to be laid ASAP..

ted – posted 27 March 2005 17:15

true ,but in the realities of the sod growing and installing business it’s anything but a perfect world…..

mwhite125 – posted 27 March 2005 17:26

aint that the truth.

ted – posted 27 March 2005 18:30

just keep the sod wet and wait until the ground dries up- it ought to be ok.

Alex_in_FL – posted 04 April 2005 21:24

What is status? I think I would have gone ahead and put out the sod. From my personal experience I found that empress zoysia actually does best if you immerse the sod for 15-30 minutes in water and then plant.

mwhite125 – posted 05 April 2005 18:55

Well, I got all 4 pallets down, its all green’in up except for some pieces, its been down a week now, and have been keeping it plenty watered,remember it was soppin wet when we laid it, Im still going to need 2 pallets more however, I kinda rushed into it and got it when is was still kinda dormant, will wait a month or so and get it when its real green. Thanks again..

mwhite125 – posted 05 April 2005 19:07

Well, I got all 4 pallets down, its all green’in up except for some pieces, its been down a week now, and have been keeping it plenty watered,remember it was soppin wet when we laid it, Im still going to need 2 pallets more however, I kinda rushed into it and got it when is was still kinda dormant, will wait a month or so and get it when its real green. Thanks again..

Cary, NC – posted 12 April 2005 18:37

So, what’s status on your new Zoysia lawn?