I have a TTTF lawn seeded with a blend of top cultivars, 3rd Millennium, Rambler, and Cochise IV in the Charlotte NC - Fort Mill SC area. This has produced a great looking lawn but with the drought we are in and the seemingly fact that my yard never gets any rain when it does rain, I am having to irrigate the lawn an extreme amount to keep the grass from browning and thinning out (which it is in some areas of the front yard with lots of full sun). I really don't like the look of the full dormant winter warm seasons but these grasses seem to take the drought easier.
My question's -
Would mixing the zenith zoysia in with my TTTF be advisable to help the lawn keep from thinning out during the hot dry months of the summer?
I mow my fescue at 3.5 to 4' at times, can zoysia be mowed at these heights in summer? Also, I would be broadcast spreading the seed - should I broadcast in zoysia this September when I overseed my fescue?
I wouldn't mind some dormant browning in the yard if it was blended well with the cool green fescue in the cooler months but not a complete dormant yard or splotched. I understand that zenith zoysia may be difficult to grow from seed, and takes a while to mature, however, 10 years from now I don't want some zoysia monster on my hands that becomes a "weed" I can't keep from spreading everywhere throughout my mulch beds or completely choking out my fescue, or maybe I wouldn't mind it eventually taking over. I have no problem overseeding in the fall with fescue each year if my lawn is a nice even blend of these grasses. Of course then there are the differing fertilizer requirements maybe or weed control but, with a nice thick healthy lawn that is manageable.
Thoughts? Advice? Yay-Nay?
My question's -
Would mixing the zenith zoysia in with my TTTF be advisable to help the lawn keep from thinning out during the hot dry months of the summer?
I mow my fescue at 3.5 to 4' at times, can zoysia be mowed at these heights in summer? Also, I would be broadcast spreading the seed - should I broadcast in zoysia this September when I overseed my fescue?
I wouldn't mind some dormant browning in the yard if it was blended well with the cool green fescue in the cooler months but not a complete dormant yard or splotched. I understand that zenith zoysia may be difficult to grow from seed, and takes a while to mature, however, 10 years from now I don't want some zoysia monster on my hands that becomes a "weed" I can't keep from spreading everywhere throughout my mulch beds or completely choking out my fescue, or maybe I wouldn't mind it eventually taking over. I have no problem overseeding in the fall with fescue each year if my lawn is a nice even blend of these grasses. Of course then there are the differing fertilizer requirements maybe or weed control but, with a nice thick healthy lawn that is manageable.
Thoughts? Advice? Yay-Nay?
