Jamur Zoysia pics from Tampa

jugheadfla – posted 23 May 2012 09:25

Just some pics I took this morning. I think this is the best it has looked since I put it down over a year ago.

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg87/jugheadfla/IMAG0130.jpghttp://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg87/jugheadfla/IMAG0131.jpg

Anyone else have some they would like to share?

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aleicgrant – posted 23 May 2012 19:01

Here in Orlando.

Lawn is much more green but phone cam color is off

Laid down in October of 2010

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o82/aleicgrant/20120523_194935.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o82/aleicgrant/20120523_195004.jpg

jugheadfla – posted 24 May 2012 06:49

quote:Originally posted by aleicgrant:Here in Orlando.

Lawn is much more green but phone cam color is off

Laid down in October of 2010

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o82/aleicgrant/20120523_194935.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o82/aleicgrant/20120523_195004.jpg

Looks Great! What species of Zoysia do you have?

aleicgrant – posted 24 May 2012 09:50

its Jamur and thank you.

its a labor of love for sure. I have been trying alfalfa but not had the results I expected…..

jugheadfla – posted 24 May 2012 14:01

quote:Originally posted by aleicgrant:its Jamur and thank you.

its a labor of love for sure. I have been trying alfalfa but not had the results I expected…..

I have Jamur as well. I tried the alfalfa last year and ended up spreading too much and hurt the lawn, so now I just top dress with some high quality compost and top soil every so often and it has done wonders. I also have a company that sprays every month so that helps too. I would suggest aerating when you get the chance, especially no that the turf is growing. You will be amazed how much that helps. I’m not sure about your lawn, but mine has developed a ton of thatch which is good and bad. It helps keep moisture in the soil but it also chokes out the oxygen and nutrients from fertilizer and other things. So instead of dethatching I aerated and it made a huge difference. If you don’t think you have a thatch build up, go to lowes or HD and pick up a thatching rake and try it out. You will be suprised how much is under the grass!

aleicgrant – posted 24 May 2012 23:05

see now I was told by a lawn guy who graduated from UCF (largest public college in the US)for agriculture and he told me that since my development is five years old not to even both aerating. I have already done it twice, this spring and last fall.

jugheadfla – posted 25 May 2012 09:28

quote:Originally posted by aleicgrant:see now I was told by a lawn guy who graduated from UCF (largest public college in the US)for agriculture and he told me that since my development is five years old not to even both aerating. I have already done it twice, this spring and last fall.

That may be the case, but I can only go by what I see. My development is about 5 years old as well, but after stomping down on the manual aerator I have a couple times I could definatley tell that the soil is quite compacted. Even though that guy said there is no need to, doesn’t mean that it wouldn’t be beneficial to the lawn if you did it anyway. Opening up the soil to more water, oxygen, and nutrients will always help the turf as long as its in a growing season.