First time home owner. This is a 20×20’ bed of Zoysia put down from sod last June. Watered regularly and it took root well (I’m on loamy clay).
After a few months it didn’t stay thick, but since the area is partial shade, I expected it. Didn’t know what to expect headed into winter. I’d say most of the green faded out by December.
I’m in central Texas and it’s already in the low 80s. Ground should be plenty warm. Should I be seeing new growth by now? If not, anything I should be doing?
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Just_SomeDude13
Dormant
Apprehensive-Ad264
The former. Look again in a couple of months.
jasonmicron
Have you never seen grass in winter before? That is just dormant. It’s dead if you walk across it and it just cracks and disintegrates.
butler_crosley
It’s dormant. Probably won’t start really growing until April or May
butler_crosley
It’s dormant. Probably won’t start really growing until April or May.
Steveee-O
Definitely dormant. I’m in NE Florida and my zoysia looks the same, didn’t come back until late April last year
Nivek_Vamps
General rule of thumb:
Yellow/brown = dormant
White/grey = dead
Not 100% accurate of 100% of plants but it is true enough for most grasses people have in their yards
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fractal324
Looks a lot like my zoysia right now which is dormant. Won’t green up until April/may. Enjoy The superbowl and don’t worry about it
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First time home owner. This is a 20×20’ bed of Zoysia put down from sod last June. Watered regularly and it took root well (I’m on loamy clay).
After a few months it didn’t stay thick, but since the area is partial shade, I expected it. Didn’t know what to expect headed into winter. I’d say most of the green faded out by December.
I’m in central Texas and it’s already in the low 80s. Ground should be plenty warm. Should I be seeing new growth by now? If not, anything I should be doing?
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Dormant
The former. Look again in a couple of months.
Have you never seen grass in winter before? That is just dormant. It’s dead if you walk across it and it just cracks and disintegrates.
It’s dormant. Probably won’t start really growing until April or May
It’s dormant. Probably won’t start really growing until April or May.
Definitely dormant. I’m in NE Florida and my zoysia looks the same, didn’t come back until late April last year
General rule of thumb:
Yellow/brown = dormant
White/grey = dead
Not 100% accurate of 100% of plants but it is true enough for most grasses people have in their yards
Edit: formatting
Looks a lot like my zoysia right now which is dormant. Won’t green up until April/may. Enjoy The superbowl and don’t worry about it