[Rockinar]

I have this grass invading my 419 lawn. Here it is invading a flower bed. Is this common bermuda?

 

[FATC1TY]

Have you over seeded ?

 

[Greendoc]

Got any Zoysia japonica lawns nearby? I have had seed fly across the street and contaminate a lawn.

 

[Spammage]

Some of that is bermuda, although some of it could be 419. The larger, longer blades appear to be zoysia. Is there any reason why you might have Zoysia there?

 

[Rockinar]

My entire neighborhood was sodded with hybrid bermuda. I have seen two or 3 houses that have bermuda, but have obvious St Augustine creeping in. Mine is different and the only lawn I have seen with this mystery grass creeping in. Not sure what it is. Its a creeping grass, spreads fast, fills in super thick, seems rather hardy.

 

[Rockinar]

 

[Spammage]

@Rockinar Yep, that is zoysia.

 

[Rockinar]

@Rockinar Yep, that is zoysia.

I'll take that over St Augustine. : )

 

[c0mical]

I'll take that over St Augustine. : )

Hey, now! When you have two massive oaks in the front, it's St Aug 4 lyfe!

... But If I ever have to reno, I will try my hand at Zoysia.

 

[Spammage]

@Rockinar Yep, that is zoysia.

I'll take that over St Augustine. : )

Well, I'm on record saying that I love zoysia, but eradicating it from your bermuda will not be an easy task. Getting rid of St Augustine would be much easier by comparison. If you decide to leave it alone, it will continue to spread at a steady pace through your 419.

 

[luderiffic]

A little bit off topic. I did a large 2 acre reno using common bermuda 2 years ago. I have one small area of zoysia on the complete other side of the lawn (about 2k sq ft) which I kept in tact because it looked nice and was in a heavily shaded area, (the bermuda wouldn't have grown anyways). No zoysia in year 1, however last year I had a patch of zoysia show up and has continued to spread. I like it better than my crappy common bermuda so I'm letting it go. So, either the zoysia was never eradicated in the 1st place or it seeded by the wind.