of ground, The margin cut baek. from the walk or Lifted out from the ground, 
not over twice a year at the fastest growth, can be used for repairs or for 
new planting. It is valiable- enough to save, even if it mst be/given away to 
a neighbors pls ic 4 B ATUG hod to. 
During thé first year Zoysia's greatest need is water. But a mature Zoysia 
lawn is amazingly drought-resistent. It Has the faculty of shriveling its blades 
by furling when hot and dry, and it may appear dormant or’ even dead if the dro~ 
ught is long continued. But with water from rain or hose, back come the color 
and vigor of the lushly. growing grass. Part of the ability to survive such 
droufht' is due tothe: long anchor roots several feet deep and therefore seldom 
seen in the usual handling of: Zoysiae afin : Sie ahh cod: fe, 
It is interesting to watch Zoysia lawns during the hot days of late summer 
when gardens and most. lawns secm to give up ‘the struggle and accept their fate 
“of lifelessnesse ‘That is the very time that Zoysia can grow best. Just a little 
encouragement from water, by hose if rain fails, will keep the Zoysia flourishing 
in rampant luxury. 
“TYPES OF USE 
Zoysia’ is unique in America. in possessing the characteristic most noted in 
the famous old lawns of England,-- that of improving with agee The average good 
lawn in America runs down in a few years and requires constant remaking. This 
is especially true of Bermudagrass. But our oldest Zoysia lawns, now over 
twenty years old, are still flourishing without any remaking, and without the 
great care lavished upon the English lawns. In Auburn, Alabama, you will find 
Zoysia lawns of all degrees of maturity, --new,.a few years old, five, ten-, 
-twenty=yearyetands, and more. The older they are, the better,--more luxuriant, 
“more beautifule : : ey 6 
For,a garden path or a lawn adjacent to garden beds Zoysia is ideale It does 
“:not:invade. Two edgings a year will keep the fastest-growing Zoysia lawn from 
encroaching upon the garden. Zoysia does not hold dew in the morning like other 
prasseSe P20 Pact ' ! 
For a play area Zoysia withstands traffic to an unusual ‘desree.s But reason- 
able care should be used. Rest periods of ‘two full days after a fourehour group- 
play period should be provided for the grass. The use of sprinklers over worn 
areas to ward off more wear is helpfule Spots that are entircly worn out will 
‘<.¢a1l for the. broodestock patch set aside when the lawn was made. . 
LATER MAINTENANCE 
After Zoysia has been thoroughly established’ it needs little fertilizing and 
watering. One application of 6-10-};' each. fall, about ten pounds per thousand 
square fect, will suffice. More fertilizer can be used if desired, but it will 
«Make the grass grow faster and more frequent mowing advisablte But above all 
else do not top-dress Zoysia with’manure or top soil. unless you know the danger 
of killing it thereby, anc how to avoid-that dangers. °.. 
Zoysia prows’so slowly that it needs less mowing than most grasses,--after 
the first year, When you are mowing’ primarily.to keep the weeds down. But to 
keep the lawn trim, the authors prefer to mow about every ten days, with the 
mower set at one-half inch, A higher-set--say one and one-half or two inches-- 
is preferred by many to give thesoftcr, deeper "nap"! to the lawn. If there is 
too great an interval between mowings, or if. long.grass.is cut much shorter so 
that the clippings are heavy, a grass catcher should be used with the mower, or 
the lawn should be raked or swept after mowinge Clippings of a ten-day period 
‘will do no harm when left scattered on the lawn, But those. of, a threcemonth 
period will be decidedly harmful, also very unsightly... a, 
A power mower.is acvisable for a lawn of any size. ..Zoysia ist rather tough to 
mow by. hand if the cut is for more than a: two-weck growth, but its’ crispness 
yields a beautiful surface under a gaod:mower. .- _.. Anetcsucee © 
THE WINTER LAWN trict att 
In some cities of the South the winter lawn of Ryegrass has become a popular 
feature. Many a lawn of this beautiful green exists through the five cooler 
months only to yield to nothingness with the, coming of hot weather. Each fall 
the ground is forked up and Ryegrass is sow. Each spring the weeds and the 
Bermudagrass take back their own. Occasionally the Bermudagrass lawn that re- 
covers for the summer is beautiful. But too frequently the stress is on the 
winter lawn and the summer lawn is neglectede The reason for this is simply 
the greater difficulty in keeping the summer lawn in flourishing condition, 
