Disclaimer: In the preview, my pics aren't showing up. Maybe they're too big. If they don't show up after I submit, I'll work on it.

Sorry to do this, but links are the only thing working for me...

I have Emerald Zoysia, so this may not be directly applicable to you, as it spreads very slowly and has very high maintenance requirements. But I did punch and plug about 2500 plugs from existing area to create new area. It took two full growing seasons to establish. I lost a lot of dirt to erosion, and fought a lot of weed battles during that time. But yes, it can be done.

This is what I punched with. It's a hole punch for piping flange gasket bolt holes. I hit it so many times and mushroomed the top out so much I had to grind it down several times. So it's shorter than it started out.

Punch

This is what the plugs looked like. I did not refill the holes I made in the existing area. I just spread out where I pulled from. I also used a piece of EMT conduit to punch holes in the new bedding area, and pushed each plug down in each. You can see the mushrooming of the conduit. I went through several of those.

Plugs

In this pic you can see the early stages of growth. I had dethatched my yard and scattered thatch over the planted area in hopes of controlling erosion, and possibly getting some sprigs to grow too. Neither of those ideas panned out.

Growing

This is a pic of the transplant area; most of it anyway. From this view, left of the driveway is Emerald, and about 10' of the right side is too. Beyond that, I had planted Zenith seeds, which took really well and was great for years. But after the construction of my shop, I had to haul in dirt to repair all the ground damage, so it's a big mixed up mess, but improving.

Most of area

I plugged in June of 2020. This is from August of 2021

14 months growth June-August of next year

Edit: I'll work on it

This post was edited on 2/21/24 at 2:27 pm