New lawn – zoysia types
Wary Consumer – posted 06 June 2001 09:54
We live in the Atlanta suburbs and are having a new lawn installed (if it ever quits raining). I had originally thought we would use the new El Toro zoysia. I talked with the landscaper today and he says there is a shortage and it will be perhaps 4 to 5 weeks before any would be available. He suggested using Meyers – it’s a bit cheaper and available and he says not much different. My concerns: we have some shade, a swimming pool where there will be some traffic from teenage boys, and we do not want to by a reel mower. This will be a HUGE $$ investment and I don’t want to make a bad decision. I fundamentally trust the landscaper but a second and third opinion would be appreciated.
agsbill – posted 25 June 2001 21:01
WC, I live in Marietta,GA. Talked with the super sod folks here today. They say that they will not have any meyers for over a month because they had a lot of winter kill this year. They are expecting to get some of the new variety, zenith, in a few weeks (maybe)…Good luck, Bill
hrddto – posted 26 June 2001 06:07
I put down meyer zoysia in April (Charlotte, NC). I mow with a rotary riding lawn mower, and it cuts just fine. I don’t think a push mower would be up to the task, but you don’t need a reel mower to cut meyer. I also have a partially shaded yard. The meyer does great in the shade. It’s a beautiful grass!
quote:Originally posted by Wary Consumer:We live in the Atlanta suburbs and are having a new lawn installed (if it ever quits raining). I had originally thought we would use the new El Toro zoysia. I talked with the landscaper today and he says there is a shortage and it will be perhaps 4 to 5 weeks before any would be available. He suggested using Meyers – it’s a bit cheaper and available and he says not much different. My concerns: we have some shade, a swimming pool where there will be some traffic from teenage boys, and we do not want to by a reel mower. This will be a HUGE $$ investment and I don’t want to make a bad decision. I fundamentally trust the landscaper but a second and third opinion would be appreciated.
mcjunkinlawn – posted 05 July 2001 16:50
quote:Originally posted by Wary Consumer:We live in the Atlanta suburbs and are having a new lawn installed (if it ever quits raining). I had originally thought we would use the new El Toro zoysia. I talked with the landscaper today and he says there is a shortage and it will be perhaps 4 to 5 weeks before any would be available. He suggested using Meyers – it’s a bit cheaper and available and he says not much different. My concerns: we have some shade, a swimming pool where there will be some traffic from teenage boys, and we do not want to by a reel mower. This will be a HUGE $$ investment and I don’t want to make a bad decision. I fundamentally trust the landscaper but a second and third opinion would be appreciated.
I am a landscaper from rome, and i think the superior choice for you would be the zeon zoysia. It is much more shade tolerant than myers or el toro, however, it is quite pricey.
snikap – posted 11 April 2002 08:55
quote:Originally posted by hrddto:I put down meyer zoysia in April (Charlotte, NC). I mow with a rotary riding lawn mower, and it cuts just fine. I don’t think a push mower would be up to the task, but you don’t need a reel mower to cut meyer. I also have a partially shaded yard. The meyer does great in the shade. It’s a beautiful grass!
I also live in Charlotte & already have some el toro but having a hard time finding it locally. Would you be able to tell a difference between the meyer & el toro. Please email me at
sn****@be*******.net
Thanks
Josh – posted 15 April 2002 08:45
I think you should stick with your original choice. Meyer is a good grass but is much slower to establish in a new lawn than El Toro. El Toro also provides a much darker green color than meyer and cuts very easily with a rotary mower. If you need some help finding some El Toro, Contact Turfgrass America at 800-388-6112 and someone will connect you the store or farm nearest you. We should have plenty of this grass in stock at our Rome, GA and Taft,TN locations.
Cary, NC – posted 24 August 2005 07:35
Meyer IS the most cold tolerant of ALL warm season grasses – all zoysias included. You can plant Meyer as far north as Maine.
Winterkill in Georgia??? They must be in drugs… You can NOT winterkill Meyer in Georgia. It is rated to -30 below zero.
Also, you can easily cut Meyer with a regular lawn mower. Emerald Zoysia is the one that needs a reel mower.
As far as the color, El Toro and Meyer are very similar in color, some say Meyer is darker, and some say El Toro. I’ve seen both in person, they are extremely close. I can email you pictures if you want.
Meyer is medium-fine bladed, while El Toro is medium-coarse. El Toro looks A LOT like turf-type tall fescue, while Meyer looks a lot like Kentucky Bluegrass.
I hope this helps.
turfgrass expo – posted 24 August 2005 12:24
Here in Central Texas, new varieties that are king are Jamur, the hardiest of all in all respects according to the experts with real world experience, and Palisades. Cheap too at $100/pallet. Do some research starting with the National Turfgrass Evaluation Program. I like a medium bladed Zoysia that is easy to mow with a rotary mower, is shade tolerant, and tough as hell, reason why I just laid 14 pallets of Jamur, and after 3 days, it’s beautiful. It grows faster than other varieties, but because of such can be prone to thatch problems.
turnerbend – posted 09 July 2006 18:26
Could you send me the picture of zoysia grasses.
quote:Originally posted by Cary, NC:Meyer IS the most cold tolerant of ALL warm season grasses – all zoysias included. You can plant Meyer as far north as Maine.
Winterkill in Georgia??? They must be in drugs… You can NOT winterkill Meyer in Georgia. It is rated to -30 below zero.
Also, you can easily cut Meyer with a regular lawn mower. Emerald Zoysia is the one that needs a reel mower.
As far as the color, El Toro and Meyer are very similar in color, some say Meyer is darker, and some say El Toro. I’ve seen both in person, they are extremely close. I can email you pictures if you want.
Meyer is medium-fine bladed, while El Toro is medium-coarse. El Toro looks A LOT like turf-type tall fescue, while Meyer looks a lot like Kentucky Bluegrass.
I hope this helps.
Phence – posted 09 July 2006 20:33
Zeon would probablly be your best bet. From what i have researched it is very hardy and is great in the sade. I know sod atlanta in cartersville has both meyer and zeon zoysia
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