About This Episode

What happens when Zoysia grass is taken over by Bermuda grass?

Plus, Grumpys gripe of the week on dogwoods.

Is there a way to get rid of it without killing the Zoysia?"

Types of Grass

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If you spray that to kill the Bermuda, you’ll kill your Zoysia, too.

Gripe of the Week

Okay, this is a very personal experience.

They filled the woods behind our house with blossoms every spring, but no more.

One by one, all those dogwoods died, victims of drought, disease and heat.

And so, what changed?

Well, the climate.

Spring starts earlier now, fall lasts longer and summer is hotter.