Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, now you can convert your fairways to superior zoysiagrass by seeding with Zenith zoysiagrass seed.

Depending upon the kind of grass you are presently growing, costs average around $0.02 per sq. ft. or $870.00 per acre.

Yes. Common bermudagrass fairways convert more easily than hybrid bermudagrass and use of spot treatments of selective bermudagrass growth inhibitors is recommended.

Yes. Play is generally resumed in 8 to 10 week and cart traffic is kept off until fairways are completely covered. Minimal cart traffic on fairways always is better for fairway turf.

Cost is the most evident answer. Cost to establish one acre of fairway with sod, not including preparation, is between $12,000 and $15,000. Seeding costs around $870.00.

Zoysiagrass fairways provide the best surface for golf available today and cost less to maintain than most other options. Players like the way the ball sits up, even when grass is dormant in winter.

Yes, but the playing surface, unlike dormant bermudagrass, continue to sit the ball up for players.

No. There is no golf quality warm season grass that provides an acceptable playing surface in deep shade. Zoysiagrass will grow in moderate shade if the root zone is well drained.

It is estimated that the approximate annual maintenance cost of a cool season grass (perennial rye/bluegrass) is $2,075 while the same acre of zoysiagrass fairway costs approximately $515.00 – or about 75% less than the cool season fairway.

Zenith is performing well from the Caribbean to the upper transition zone from Kansas to St. Louis to Cincinnati to Maryland. Much of the work on Zenith establishment in fairways was conducted from Indianapolis IN south.

Tests over many states have rated Zenith zoysiagrass turf established from seed as significantly better in quality, uniformity, color and other golf turf traits than common zoysia. Zenith has tested better than many of the classic turfgrasses established only from sod like Meyer as well.

Not very well. Suggest correcting drainage problems before planting Zenith. These areas are generally troubled areas that carts and players make worse during the season. Establishing Zenith is a good way to correct these areas.

No. In fact one of the features that keeps maintenance costs down is that Zenith grows best on low nitrogen application – in the range of 2 to 3 pounds annually while bermudagrass grows best when receiving ¾ to 1 pound of actual nitrogen per acre per month.

No. In fact one of the reasons courses are changing to zoysia from cool season is to save fungicide costs. One course reported that after converting to zoysia form Rye/Blue fairways that they realized about $30,000 in fungicide spray savings – more than enough to pay for the conversion seed costs.

Yes. To date no Zenith zoysia has been reported lost to winter temperatures.

All warm season grasses go dormant in late fall through early spring – the further north the longer the dormancy period. Remember that most play occurs in spring summer and fall – when zoysiagrasses can provide a far superior playing surface while not requiring the heavy watering (muddy conditions) frequent mowing and restricted access of cool season grasses. In a nut shell this grass is green when you need it to be green and when dormant maintenance costs go almost to $0.00.

No. In fact weed control will be easier and less costly – with minimized risk of turf damage and zoysiagrass fairways are more environmentally friendly. Healthy zoysiagrass turf is famous for being so dense that weeds cannot compete reducing the need for herbicides.

Zenith zoysiagrass surfaces are environmentally friendly because they require less fertility, less mowing, fewer fungicide and herbicide applications. And most importantly Zenith zoysiagrass fairways will require less water by as much as 50% from cool season grass fairways.

The average we see is 14 to 16 weeks to full coverage. Research has proven in the upper Midwest that seed planted by June 1, would result in 90% cover in 90 days when following the grow-in program recommended.

Yes. We strongly recommend that fairway mowers have 9 or more reel blades for the best and smoothest cut.