Zoysia plugs for next spring planting

[Anonymous]

After years of struggling with weeds and tall fescue on my sunny front yard, I want to fully switch to Zoysia. It is a small yard 750 sqft, and I would appreciate the advice
1. Can I plant the plugs on the existing lawn, without killing the existing lawn with chemicals?
2. Any recommendations of landscaper and handyman who will take this flat rate project?
3. The most labor intensive is to dig the plug holes, and I am thinking of outsourcing this part to a handyman. Any thoughts?

Thank you all!

[Anonymous]

The good news is that you don't need to kill your existing grass or use any chemicals.

If you hire someone to install the plugs, it can help for them to remove some of the grass around the plug. However, it's not necessary.

I've installed Zoysia two ways.

1. I killed existing grass with plastic tarps and then installed the Zoysia. It didn't matter if every last thing was killed or not. The Zoysia will take over.

2. I installed plugs into existing grass.

Both worked. You have to be patient, though, as it can take a few months before you see the difference.

[Anonymous]

Thank you so much for sharing your experience. Super helpful!

[Anonymous]

I have thought to do this many times but haven't. What are the pros and cons of doing this besides a con being that you will have a brown lawn in the winter?

[Anonymous]

There are no cons to a zoysia lawn. It always looks lush and is impervious to weeds so I never need to use any chemicals.