Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: Empire Zoysia Lawn Brown in Winter HELP 14Aug 21, 2011 9:45 pm Yeah Fu its a schizo grass, obviously it has great cold hardiness in the right situation. The areas in my yard that get frosted are actually greener than the protected bits, go figure.. Yet in late autumn it browns without any frost. Either way though the main thing that makes it brown off is the wear while its dormant. the leaves that are now underground go yellow, the tips that poke through photosynthesise and have chlorophyll, same reason they grow rhubarb in the dark. 5 4857 Hi there, long-time lurker but first time posting. I've bought a house 2 and a bit years ago and last year we had some major water damage on a converted pergola area… 0 7929 Yes, unless you are in a low intensity rainfall area or the area is protected from rain. Do you have access to NCC Part 2 or can you download it? I can email you a copy… 10 12508 |