[JRP2TV]

Is the grass they install in Citrus Grove/St Catherine area Scotts ProVista St. Augustine sod?

Have they switched away from Zoysia?

[Laurawilcox]

We were looking at new homes last month and they said they were all St. Augustine. We were disappointed as we prefer the other.

[vintageogauge]

I think most of the villages south of 44 are St. Augustine, I have it and have had very few problems. When I drive north of 44 and see the appearance of the Zoysia lawns, I'm happy with what I have. I would prefer having neither one of them but I do like the Augustine better, easy to fix any damage to it and dog pee doesn't burn it.

[patfla06]

We had St. Augustine in Tampa and I never liked it. Doesn’t feel like grass.

[DAVES]

Endless posts that end up my grass can take your grass. The two most common grasses in the Villages are St Augustine and Empire Zoysia. There is no such thing as perfect grass. For that matter what we insist on growing a,"perfect," one plant lawn is contrary to nature.

Confession, I have Empire Zoysia. It is a finer blade grass than is St Augustine. It survives broad leaf weed killer better than St Augustine. The lawn mowing people sooner or later will bring St Augustine into your Empire Zoysia lawn. A simple solution, that people can't seem to find and answer, a strong enough application of 24d will kill the St Augustine. Strong enough to do this will damage but not kill the Empire Zoysia. Empire Zoysia goes dormant in dry conditions. It is dormant and it will come back.
I think St Augustine needs less water and fertilizer but when it turns brown from lack of water, IT IS DEAD.

Either can produce a nice lawn. Care is different.

[kkingston57]

We were looking to homes in Harbor Hills. Per their sales person they were not installing Zoysia as they were having problems with it due to water(too much) fungus.

Personally Zoysia does look better. Lived in Florida 60+ years and new varieties of St. Augustine are easy to maintain.

[Djean1981]

We're in Hawkins - it's St. Augustine.