Sometimes referred to as cottony blight, pythium root rot, or grease spot, pythium blight is a fungal lawn disease that affects various types of turf grass all over the country, but especially warm-season grasses in the southern U.S. Wet, humid weather can cause pythium diseases. Grass blades affected by Pythium […]
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Summer patch disease is a fungal infection that affects grass blades as well as turfgrass roots of many lawn types, including Kentucky bluegrass, annual bluegrass, and fine fescues. A particularly destructive lawn disease, summer patch may invade a lawn’s root system in spring but not cause symptoms until the hot […]
Cool-season grasses make for a visually lovely lawn, but they are also vulnerable to certain types of lawn disease like the dreaded dollar spot fungus. This lawn disease is named for the straw-colored grass patches that are about the size of a silver dollar during the early stages of the […]
Leaf spot lawn disease is a common disease that affects bluegrasses and bermuda grasses, including Kentucky bluegrass, tall fescue, and ryegrass. The disease is characterized by brown or black spots that occur on the leaves or sheaths of the grass. The spots appear more like small flecks initially, but they […]
You don’t need to hire a professional gardener to identify one of the more common types of lawn disease. Lawn rust gets its name from the “rust-like” color that turns turf grasses and lawns in certain spots. But there’s some positive to this pesky lawn nuisance – and it’s the […]
As the cold days of winter are winding down, we can finally see our lawns with the continued melting snow. While this is almost always a great thing for us lawn care nuts, the melted snow can also reveal ugly snow mold. Snow mold – pink snow mold and gray […]
Having a thick and healthy lawn requires more than just fertilizers and herbicides. Fungus control plays an important role in proper lawn care. Untreated lawn diseases are not only unsightly, but these grass diseases can spread very quickly and kill your lawn in no time. Be sure to treat brown […]
Why Is My Grass Turning Yellow? Heat stress, fungal diseases, pest infestation, and even dog urine can all conspire to turn your lush green lawn a different color. Yellowing grass is typically associated with a lack of nitrogen or iron. Yellow spots can even indicate that an herbicide has burned […]
Brown patch lawn disease can quickly turn a healthy lawn into brown and dead grass. Unfortunately, the brown patch fungus is widely spread all over the country. When conditions like hot and humid weather are present, the brown patch development can erupt and, if left untreated, may spread to the […]
