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We’ve a few large patches of a grass variety that’s consistently thriving! Can I bring in a swatch of it for your agency to determine the type …...
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How to determine type of grass #775660
Asked October 18, 2021, 9:16 AM EDT
We’ve a few large patches of a grass variety that’s consistently thriving! Can I bring in a swatch of it for your agency to determine the type … so I can plant it throughout the lawn ? Or can you determine the variety with the closeup picture of the grass blades shown below … to potentially determine the variety . I do understand certain varieties are best only laying sod, while other varieties may be seeded successfully.
Wake County North Carolina
Expert Response
Does your grass go dormant (turn brown) during the colder months. From your pictures I believe you may have zoysia, a type of warm season grass. It spreads by either stolons (above ground stems) or rhizomes (below ground stems). I would dig up some and see if you have these structures on your grass. If this is zoysia it is usually established using plugs (small clumps) or by laying sod. The links below will provide information to confirm the identification and instructions on how to establish and care for this type of turf.
https://www.turffiles.ncsu.edu/grasses/zoysiagrass/
https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/zoysiagrass-lawn-maintenance-calendar
