Just had new Zoysia sod put down. Full of weeds and not sure how to handle.

It was probably in your soil......how was the dirt prepped?

If you still have mainly Zoysia, I would expect it to kick the weed's arse soon enough. I have yet to see a Zoysia lawn with a ton of weeds

I’ll ask on monday where it came from. Had the whole yard, drainage, garden beds done at once through a local landscaper with good recs.

Don't overreact and start trying to kill the weeds. Let the zoysia get rooted and it will choke out a lot of the weeds.

Leave it alone for a few weeks. You put any starter fertilizer out? If not, I would

I'll post a pic shortly.

Definitely not in my yard. There appeared to be a dead stalk or two on day one after install (like it had been treated with herbicide). Since then I've found a few more strands but not many. Like 3 or 4.

The (what I think is) broomsedge is much more prevalent and I'd say just about every 16x24 piece has several instances ranging from fried/dead/dormant all the way to actively growing and green. Most are small but a not insignificant amount are 3-4+ inches in diameter.

Also just to clarify, this sod was put down one week ago today, so it's not like we're 4 months in and my old weeds are sprouting through. The weeds I'm seeing do seem to be getting bigger/more prevalent, but they were absolutely there on day 1 and day 2 following install.


It sounds like the general consensus is to just leave it alone and tackle the weeds once the sod is fully established (which I guess would be in like september/October time?)

I would get the contractor back out to inspect. If he uses the supplier a lot, you may have some recourse. I know over time, a healthy Zoysia lawn will keep most weeds out, but to hell with letting them get a foothold early.