My Lawn Needs Some Advice...

[alarmguy]

Stuff is no good where frost hits too. I have a native weed called Nimblewill. It's a grassy perennial is very similar to crabgrass, except it's perennial.. First frost turns it brown and it is the last to green up in the spring. Almost impossible to get rid of with out a scorched earth policy. Good for gowning in erosion prone areas though as it has a tremendous root system.

What stuff?
Zoysia? Centerpede? Bermuda?
All of these are warm season grasses. All of these turn brown once soil temperature goes below 50 degrees. It's all part of fall in zones 7 to 8 using these grasses. Of which I have for decades.

Bermuda to me is the most disease and bug prone grass in the Carolinas. Centerpede which I currently have in our new home as of last year turn ugly yellow without constant fertilization. This is apparent in ANY community you drive through with Centipede.
Builders use Bermuda and Centipede as it is less expensive than Zoysia.

Im keeping the Centipede though our lawn looks great because I fertilize every 4 to 5 weeks. Among the best in the community. As my last home with Zoysia constant compliments. However anyone with Bermuda, to upgrade to Zoysia all one has to do is buy plugs and let the Zoysia take over. Zoysia will not take over centipede.

Ok so on previous page was our home we sold at the end of 2022. This is our new home purchased early 2023. Sod is now one year old. Centipede Grass. I prefer Zoysia but this stuff is looking good, just put down lots of fertilizer even though they say you shouldn't not many lawns in my community generate the compliments I get.
Just took this photo, waking up from being dead brown during winter, put down the second fertilizer just days ago. You can see what Centipede looks like without fertilizer, zoom in across the street from my photo.
The circle in the middle of the lawn is filling in and will be completely filled in within days. That circle is from when I moved the tree that you see a few feet to the left.

 

[SHOZ]

What stuff?
Zoysia? Centerpede? Bermuda?
All of these are warm season grasses. All of these turn brown once soil temperature goes below 50 degrees. It's all part of fall in zones 7 to 8 using these grasses. Of which I have for decades.

Bermuda to me is the most disease and bug prone grass in the Carolinas. Centerpede which I currently have in our new home as of last year turn ugly yellow without constant fertilization. This is apparent in ANY community you drive through with Centipede.
Builders use Bermuda and Centipede as it is less expensive than Zoysia.

Im keeping the Centipede though our lawn looks great because I fertilize every 4 to 5 weeks. Among the best in the community. As my last home with Zoysia constant compliments. However anyone with Bermuda, to upgrade to Zoysia all one has to do is buy plugs and let the Zoysia take over. Zoysia will not take over centipede.

Ok so on previous page was our home we sold at the end of 2022. This is our new home purchased early 2023. Sod is now one year old. Centipede Grass. I prefer Zoysia but this stuff is looking good, just put down lots of fertilizer even though they say you shouldn't not many lawns in my community generate the compliments I get.
Just took this photo, waking up from being dead brown during winter, put down the second fertilizer just days ago. You can see what Centipede looks like without fertilizer, zoom in across the street from my photo.
The circle in the middle of the lawn is filling in and will be completely filled in within days. That circle is from when I moved the tree that you see a few feet to the left.

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Zoysia, it's terrible when people use it up here in the north.

 

[alarmguy]

Zoysia, it's terrible when people use it up here in the north.

I can only assume that’s for the other two southern grasses that I’ve mentioned. They all turn brown. None of them should be planted any colder than zone seven

 

[JohnnyG]

https://www.thespruce.com/zoysia-grass-plant-profile-4691117

Compared to Bermuda Grass
https://thebackyardpros.com/ultimate-zoysia-grass-guide/

https://www.thespruce.com/zoysia-grass-plant-profile-4691117

Compared to Bermuda Grass
https://thebackyardpros.com/ultimate-zoysia-grass-guide/

I was referring to Bermuda grass, and even though those quotes mention it, I didn't see any comparisons given.
I do think your other statements are exactly right though.
Had some Zoysia growing when I lived in Pittsburgh (not sure which zone that would be) and it spread very nicely, was a PIA to cut, and browned out in the winter. Even so, it would pop back up in the spring. Very deep matting, mower wheels would sink in and leave high spots. If you didn't mow it 2 -3 times it would look uneven.
Didn't seem to be affected by insects or other issues.