Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I have had Zoysia in my back yard for years and have been impressed with it's draught tolerance and thick green carpet. This year I made the decision to change the front yard over to Zoysia. There is a lot of information both on this web-site & the internet in general on recommended prep prior to seeding. Highly recommend you do a search and use the information available prior to planting. For my part I used Roundup to kill the existing lawn and weeds - waited 6 weeks [as recommended] then spread a mixture of compost & top soil over my yard. Once I leveled this off I planted the seed using a Scotts spreader. Unlike others on this web site, I found the coverage worked pretty close to package specifications. I had 8,000 Square feet to plant and used 4 bags. I live in Maryland, outside Annapolis. Recommendations were to plant when the temperature got warm [unlike other seed, where you plan in early Spring - Zoysia likes it hot]. I planted on June 4th, after 10 days I began seeing some germination. Package says 17-21 days for germination, I experienced 10- 17 days. I should note that I watered twice a day - a good soaking; I made sure the soil never dried out. I'm coming up on three weeks since I planted; research suggest that at 8 weeks you should have a pretty good stand of grass, 12 weeks the grass will start forming runners, lawn should be fully developed in 5 months. Another reviewer writes that Zoysia takes patience - I agree. The upside is: If you generally do not water your lawn in the summer and find that by July / August it is dead or dying - Zoysia may be your answer. Zoysia loves the heat, it grows thick and chokes out weeds and requires little maintenance. Two final notes: Do Not Use Weed & Feed Fertilizers with Zoysia. Zoysia falls into the weed category and Weed & Feed products with harm or kill Zoysia. Second: Zoysia is so hearty that it can be invasive. It's runners will seek out good soil and water [as in flower beds, gardens]. So you may need to do some edging to keep it in check - small price to pay for a rich green lawn. This edit at 16 weeks after planting: I have to say, this seed has far exceeded my expectations. My yard is covered-Zoysia runners have covered any bare areas that I had. I cut back watering in August (as the grass matures, it requires less.)