Zoysia Plugs - 100 Large Plugs, Drought Tolerant, Low Maintenance

I have ordered these plugs several times to use in different areas. Very healthy and hearty root system. Great value and ease of use. I had ordered from the company in the past directly and you have to cut those plugs into size. This was much more convenient because you can just pop the plugs right out of the starter cups already in precise pre-cut size. Overall great product. I have shared the link to order these with several of my friends who are ordering also. Zoysia is very hardy and does not require a lot of watering. This grass is drought resistant and very durable to use with active pets and kids to prevent worn out trails. With the use of good soil, Zoysia feels like walking on thick carpet or similar to golf course grass. Great green color, however, it does turn brown and goes dormant during the winter, but have no fear. It turns a healthy green in the spring. It also is hearty enough to help choke out some weeds. I do use the liquid nutrients suggested for growing when you first plant them but have not had to keep applying products. Great value for a beautiful lawn.

If you're looking at Zoysia Grass, you already know what a great turf type lawn you can have using Zoysia. It feels like carpet to walk on barefoot, it grows slower than almost any other grass type, it has a higher salt content tolerence than most grass types (which means it is more durable to pet urine, but not immune). You also know it requires a lot of direct sunlight every day and it has lower fertilizer requirements than most grasses. It spreads by both stolons and rhizomes (more on this below) so it repairs itself even with moderate to heavy foot traffic. Yeah, I read and researched a LOT before making this purchase, so please take my research into account and.... Don't be an idiot - you need to do your part to make sure these grow. Zoysia grass is amazing, but it's not a magical cure all. If you have a spot of 100% bare soil where nothing is growing, the first option is not buying these plugs. The first option is getting a soil test to see why nothing (including weeds) is growing there. Is the soil pH way too high or low? Soil pH drastically effects how nutrients are absorbed into the grass. If the soil is so bad that even weeds won't grow, then putting this plug in will usually mean the plug will sustain itself for a time because the soil conditions in the plug itself are perfect, but the plug will not spread and thrive into the surrounding inhospitable soil until those soil conditions are corrected. So if you want a nice yard, do things in a LOGICAL order - do a soil test first (add info saying you are plugging with Zoysia so the people doing the soil test know what your end result will be), then amend the soil to the proper pH and add the correct fertilizers per the soil test results, and THEN and ONLY THEN put down these plugs. Doing things outside of that order is a gamble and possibly a waste of money and a growing season. I'd suggest starting ASAP with the soil test and amending the soil pH, and adding the fertilizers and such after, potentially a few months after if you're reading this during the winter. You can plant these plugs in the winter and they will remain dormant until the weather warms up and there is enough direct sunlight each day to revive the plugs, but I'd recommend plugging these after you feel pretty secure it is late enough in the spring that you won't have frost. DO NOT use a "weed & feed" type product as many of these contain herbicides that will slow or stop the spread of this grass for several weeks or even months. Herbicides like prodiamine or dithiopyr and similar products are designed to stop or inhibit root development, so avoid these and weed & feed products until your lawn is established. If you do the soil corrections, these plugs will thrive and spread several inches (6-24 inches) per season depending on soil conditions, proper fertilization, amount of direct sunlight received and how long the growing season is where you live. The plugs I received had to be carefully pulled apart before plugging into the ground because the stolons were already reaching out looking for fresh soil to establish daughter plants. If you are not familiar with what stolons are, they are the above ground runners/creepers that Zoysia uses to help spread itself laterally on top of the ground. There are also rhizomes which are under ground roots which grow just below the surface of the soil to help spread the plant as well to create new daughter plants. This vendor is very responsive and extremely helpful in helping you get your plugs established. My first order was severely delayed (shipper error, not vendor) and after a reasonable amount of time they reshipped the order because the original order had been sealed in a box without sunlight or water for an extended period of time. The original order did finally arrive and they were a bit puny from being inside a box for so long with no water or sunlight, but they all recovered and established new growth before the end of the season. But I do have to stress you cannot expect great results if you do not start with a soil test and correct any soil issues you have first. You have to have several hours of direct sunlight each day for this grass to thrive. You have to water the plugs as directed for them to become established. If you want a lawn that can be mowed down really short like a putting green on a golf course, this Zoysia grass can do that if you do your part, but no grass or weed is going to grow if the soil conditions and sunlight requirements are not met. Soil tests can be done at Southern States or at the local county cooperative extension agency. If you don't want to do this, you can hire a lawn company to do this for you. If you kill the plants where you are plugging this Zoysia it will spread quicker because it won't be competing with other plants for nutrients and water. Once you allow this to spread and fill in, you'll be able to take plugs and fill in other locations in your lawn as well.

I recently bought a house with a weed infested, mixed grass yard. Not wanting to pay exorbitant prices for a full resod, I bought these hoping that they would eventually creep over the weeds and other grasses. I've owned homes with Zoysia before, and I've seen it take over a yard firsthand, albeit over many years. I was a little unsure about how it would fare in Sacramento since most sodding farms don't carry it locally, but figured it was worth a try for under a benjamin. If they spread, it will surely beat a $10+ grand resod job. I should first mention that this is Zenith Zoysia. It's a wider blade than what I've had in the past, and to be honest, I prefer the thinner blade varieties. I've now come to understand that Zenith and Compadre are the only ones available in plug or seed form. That may come to change, but for now, it's this or nothing. I planted these in early February (temps between mid 40's and 70's) in a staggard formation around the yard. For those that are having trouble with these, I've noticed that there's a high degree of variation in growth depending on where they're planted. For the ones planted in direct sunlight for most of the day (8+ hours), there are noticeable signs of growth after 1.5 months. I also planted some that, thanks to new spring foliage, only get a few hours of direct light. Those have barely grown at all. Fortunately, I was able to replant the struggling plugs in new locations, and they're now doing much better. Bottom line, if the temps are too cold, and they're not getting full sun, they will struggle. A good strategy would be to concentrate these in the most sunny area of your yard and hope that they spread from there. To plant, I used a hand drill with an 2" auger and debrided an area bigger than the plug to loosen the soil. I then mixed existing soil with Scotts lawn soil, and periodically fertilized with Scotts lawn food for new grass. I watered once daily. As a point of comparison, I also created patches of bare dirt mixed with Scotts Zoysia seed (Compadre Zoysia). The Scotts seed barely sprouted at all while these plugs, planted nearby, grew quite well. I'd highly recommend plugs over seed if you want the best results. A final note, despite the fact that these have noticeably grown in 1.5 months, it's still a slow growing grass relative to non-creeping grasses. I'll be interested to see how these compete against the Bermuda that lives in certain areas of the yard. Even though the plugs will take years to fully spread, they get 5 stars because they were healthy Zenith Zoysia plugs that did survive and thrive.

Ordered on April 15, received April 17. Arrived in 2 separate boxes which was good. Arrived vibrant and green. Great condition. Will be updating thru the summer. It has now been 8 years since I planted them. Couldn't be more satisfied. They have filled in and spread to about twice the area. Every plant lived and thrived. Watered daily for about a month. Have done nothing to them since. Only regret is that I did not continue planting them. Tried a big-name grower of Zoysia and they are going on year 3 and can't even tell where they are. Am now going to purchase more of these.

I am a repeat customer. The earlier set of plugs were good and I had no issues. But the present on that was sent had certain parts totally brown/burnt. I looked after them for few weeks and wavered them everyday and finally most of the plugs have come back to life. I request the seller to make sure of the quality of the plugs they send. The picture shown here are of the plugs today after being looked after for few weeks. I do not have the pictures of the plugs when I received them.

As described. Easy to remove and plant. Very good quality. They took well in the soil. Definitely follow watering instructions. I used 250 of them and maybe needed 25 more but I will see how it goes. Pictures for reference of size. About 40 x 4 area. I used the recommended plug tool that was advertised it is a must.

It's definitely the right stuff. I'll be buying more to have my lawn converted to the heavier Zoysia.

I ordered twice after realizing the first batch wasn’t going to cover as much. From what the site says, they are to spread 6”-1 foot. Mine were planted one after another since purchased separately and in the Fall. I knew they would most likely not show until the following spring/ summer season as it was end of Sept early October when planted but now in July there is absolutely nothing. Reached out to company and they said well pictures show green grass even though it’s not zoysia- well yes that’s my original grass not what I planted and wanted! They don’t back up their product when it fails and it’s been a waste of time and money. I do NOT recommend. Buy local, lesson learned. Horrible. Last pic is “my original” grass as you can see no zoysia grew.