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 Is My Lawn Sick?
Turf Diseases
Brown Patch
- Brown patch is a fungus that affects Bermudagrass and St. Augustinegrass. You will see circular brown areas in the lawn.
- The areas will develop during cool, wet weather, usually in the spring or fall. The leaves of the turfgrass will wilt and die, which will cause brown patchy areas.
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Dollar Spot
- Dollar spot can affect Bermudagrass and Zoysiagrass.
- The disease will cause yellowish-tan patches that usually develop in late summer. Light tan areas with reddish-brown margins will appear on leaves.
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Fairy Rings
- Fairy rings can be found in all types of turf. Fairy rings are large areas of very green grass, dead grass, mushrooms or puffballs.
- Soil fumigation or rototilling may remove fairy rings.
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Gray Leaf Spot
- This disease affects St. Augustinegrass.
- It causes oval or circular lesions that are bordered by purple or brown margins. The lesions usually develop in warm, wet weather.
- Grass leaves will wither and die if there are a lot of lesions. This will give the grass a brownish color.
- Avoid watering in late afternoon and evening. Trees and shrubs should be pruned to improve the movement of air and increase light intensity on the turf.
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Leaf Spot
- This disease affects Bermudagrass.
- Leaf spot causes dark, circular lesions on the blades and stems of the grass. Lesions may become red, purple or tan with dark margins.
- Turf will turn yellow or brown and become thin if the disease is severe.
- Prolonged leaf wetness should be avoided. Mower blades should be kept sharp and close mowing should be avoided in late spring and summer.
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Spring Dead Spot
- Spring dead spot affects Bermudagrass.
- This disease causes dead spots to appear in the grass during the spring. Spring dead spot usually occurs in lawns that are at least 3-5 years old.
- Thatch should be reduced be aerating the soil core. Fungicides may be able to be used to control spring dead spot.
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