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of the plants. Holes two inches deep should be sufficient and can 
easily be made with an ortinary trowel. Fill each hole with water 
and after the water has seeped into the ground, put in » sprig, leaf 
side up, andlcevel soil around plant, then water again to settle soil. 
To start a new lawn, level area and rake off all stones. Using 
a small garden plow, lay off rows 12 inches apart and 5 inches deep. 
Sprig plants every 12 inches in the row covering one-half of the leaf 
length with soil. Since the Zoysia is 3low covering, it may be 
desirable to provide temporary grass by seeding the area with rye- 
grass, fescue or bluegrass. his will slow the spread of the Zoysia; 
but will give rapid greenage. The Zoysia will ultimately crowd out 
the more temporary grasses. 
Initiss Care 
Once the sprigs are in, they can be left to themselves except in 
very dry weather when an occasional watering is desirable. The plants 
will spread more rapidly if 4 small amount of fertilizer is scattered 
around each plant or over the area. One cun of a 5-10-95 or similar 
fertilizer should be sufficient for a 100 sx. ft. area. This could ©b. 
repeated each month to get the most rapid growth, But no fertilizing 
is necessary if you are willing to wait longer, Close mowing will 
help keep down other grasses and help speed the spreadof the Zoysia. 
During the first summer, each Zoysia sprig in your existing lawn 
sends ovt underground runners or stolons with only an occasional 
blade of grasa coming to the surface. As a result, it almost seems 
to disappear. Jor this reason it is better to plant the sprigs in.2a 
regular pattern rather than scatter them around. This way you can 
keep track of them better, Also, we suggest that you save at three 
or four spri’.gs and plant them a foot apart in bare ground where you 
can}lep them weeded and observe their growth. In a non-campetitive 
state this grass sends out stolons above ground. 
Pormanent Care 
An established Zoysia lawn requires very little care. Once 
established, it needs little, if any fertilizer. It needs mowing onl; 
occasionally, however, a neater lawn can be established by close and 
regular mowing. Summer weeds cease to be a problem after a complete 
coverage of the Zoysia. Most broad-leafed weeds can be killed with 
2-4D. 
We wish you success in establishing this truly wonderful lawn. 
We stand ready to supply more stock of Meyer Zoysie as you want to 
expand your planting. Meyer can be planted successfully all summer 
long and late into the fall. 
NORDAN'S GRASS FARM 
Improved Lawn Grasses for the South 
Abbeville, Alabama ye 
