Fall Lawn Care Step 1 // Warm Season Grass Winter Lawn Prep // Pre Emergent on New Seed

[@ZoysiaRUs]

My goal with the video is to cover the major aspects of fall lawn care on warm season grasses, specifically Zoysia grass pre-emergent.

[@barneybremhorst7175]

If you are putting out max yearly rates of prodiamine try 3 apps a year. Feb. May and September. Same amount of A.I. per 1000. but less harsh on roots. Love your videos!

[@ZoysiaRUs]

You definitely could!

[@wilsonline90]

I applied prodiamine on August, my zoysia was seeded on March. I didn't notice any difference other than less weeds popping. Obviously I wouldn't recommend that, but I was tired of weeds popping all the time.

[@ZoysiaRUs]

I think 5 months is plenty of time for establishment

[@kenbaisey7339]

Justin what are your thoughts on overseeding Zoysia with an annual Ryegrass? Is it something you recommend and do you plan to do it with your yard?

[@ZoysiaRUs]

I’ve never done it and don’t plan to. I like the break during the winter months. Everyone says don’t do it. You’d be better off painting it.

[@iheartdbsquared]

Good Morning! What are your Zoysia cutting heights for this fall and for winter dormancy? In Maryland with temps in high 60s-low 70's, and I've been keeping my Zoysia at 1 3/4 currently and throughout the whole growing season. Was planning on keeping it the same for winter. Thank you in advance for your replies!

[@ZoysiaRUs]

I don’t change my hoc from summer to winter. Mine is currently 2-2.5” but I’ve had it at 1” during winter in the past. I didn’t see any difference the following spring in my climate but you get colder than I do. It may be something you’ll have to experiment with to see how it handles your winters.

[@kmaxx1493]

Justin, what is the name/model of the spreader you were using for putting out your preemergent? It appears it can be used for granular and liquid delivery. Thanks.

[@ZoysiaRUs]

It’s a permagreen magnum.

[@rsb1226]

Really torn between Zeon and Zenith zoysia for my new yard. It will be sod. What length are you cutting your zenith at, 1.5 inch? Do you use a striper kit on your zero turn or does it do it naturally?

[@ZoysiaRUs]

I would go with a fine blade cultivar over Zenith if I was going the sod route. I chose Zenith only because I used seed. I’ve been cutting it between 1-2.5” since I planted it. It varies year to year. I have a deck with a heavy roller on it that helps get the definite stripes.