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Zoysia Lawn Renovation
Posted on 5/22/26 at 9:00 pm
Posted on 5/22/26 at 9:00 pm
Looking for advice on how to go about a zoysia lawn renovation. Moved in last year. New construction house and the soil is essentially clay and sand. My poor zoysia has struggled all year.
Within the next few weeks my plan is to pick a weekend to scarify, aerate, top dress with 70/30 mix and likely over-seed as well.
Any recommendations? My yard is about 7500 sq ft. How much top soil should I have delivered? Cost difference if I do all this myself vs hiring someone?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I will try to post some pics of lawn below. Thank you!
Within the next few weeks my plan is to pick a weekend to scarify, aerate, top dress with 70/30 mix and likely over-seed as well.
Any recommendations? My yard is about 7500 sq ft. How much top soil should I have delivered? Cost difference if I do all this myself vs hiring someone?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I will try to post some pics of lawn below. Thank you!
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Posted on 5/22/26 at 9:02 pm to Kunu
Posted on 5/22/26 at 9:27 pm to Kunu
Is the soil compacted? What are you overseeding with? I would try to work on one thing at a time and not throw everything at it over one month
Posted on 5/22/26 at 9:33 pm to Kunu
I have a similar problem.
Soil test and fertilizer is the first step I would recommend.
Soilkit.com is what I use.
I’ve also aerated and top dressed with a dump truck load of compost. Did this myself and it took a while. I have 13,000 sf though.
I also drilled around 1000 holes in my yard with a soil auger to improve drainage in low areas.
It probably would’ve been easier for me to kill everything, remove the shite dirt, and start over with 4” of good topsoil and new sod
Soil test and fertilizer is the first step I would recommend.
Soilkit.com is what I use.
I’ve also aerated and top dressed with a dump truck load of compost. Did this myself and it took a while. I have 13,000 sf though.
I also drilled around 1000 holes in my yard with a soil auger to improve drainage in low areas.
It probably would’ve been easier for me to kill everything, remove the shite dirt, and start over with 4” of good topsoil and new sod
This post was edited on 5/22/26 at 9:34 pm
Posted on 5/22/26 at 9:55 pm to Jaspermac
Very compacted. Can’t penetrate with a manual aerator in most spots unless heavily watered prior. I bought a 1inch diameter auger bit to use with my power drill and used that in the really bad spots but haven’t seen much improvement in those areas yet.
My plan was to find some zoysia seed
My plan was to find some zoysia seed
Posted on 5/22/26 at 10:00 pm to T-Jon
Soil test results from last year. Since then I’ve added a ton of pelletized lime to try to raise the pH and fertilized in the fall and spring.
About how much did that project run you if you don’t mind me asking?
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