Zoysia in sunny but damp areas

Question

I live in SE Pennsylvania. We have a area that is almost always damp and appears to drain more slowly than the rest of the lawn, may be a low spot. We have zoysia grass spreading on all of the lawn but here. Will zoysia do well in damp or slow draining areas?

Answer 1

Zoyzia grass actually doesn't like wet conditions, so that may be the problem. So, you could either try to correct the wet conditions/poor drainage, or plant a garden of moisture-loving plants in that spot. These articles will give you some ideas:

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/water-plants/wgen/water-tolerant-plants.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/soil-fertilizers/yard-drainage-problems.htm
https://extension.psu.edu/plants/gardening/fact-sheets/trees-shrubs/trees-shrubs-and-groundcovers-tolerant-of-wet-sites
http://goodlifegarden.ucdavis.edu/blog/2011/08/how-to-improve-your-soil-drainage/
http://extension.illinois.edu/lawntalk/planting/lawn_repair_and_renovation.cfm