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May/June/July/August

Fungus Among Us

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Brown Patch in Fescue

Lawn spots are a lot easier to prevent than control, so start early.  By applying a Fungus Fighter™ systemic fungicide we can innoculate the lawn before the pathogens get inside and wreak havoc.  Hot humid temperatures mean disease and fungus in your yard. Fungus will hit us when the grass is suffering from the heat and drought and recovery is a lot slower, so start now.  Fungus Fighter ™ systemic fungicide will allow the healthy lawn to out grow many of the diseases that show up.
    
Bluegrass diseases will show up in the form of a slime or dust that wipes off, or even a patch that seems to die overnight.  Mow the Blues shorter in the spring and be mindful of the areas under trees or on the north that seem to hold the heavy dew longer in the morning. Mow the lawn a little shorter while it is cool and rain is plentiful.  Raise the mowing height as June matures and don’t let the lawn dry out too much before starting the summer watering schedule. If something shows up, apply the Contact Fungicide and follow it up with Fungus Fighter™ systemic fungicide application one week later.  If large areas die in the summer, add a little Stadium Special™ Sports Rye to your blend this fall and do what you can to help the soil. 
 
Fescue diseases are a little more predictable.  They show up as soon as the temperature and humidity added together reaches 150, usually early in June.   Applying Fungus Fighter ™ systemic fungicide every 21-days through mid-August should keep us ahead of the game.  If some spots show up or if it looks like every other blade of grass is brown, apply the Contact Fungicide and then Fungus Fighter ™ systemic fungicide one week later. 
   

Be sure and over seed every fall. Add hybrid grass seed and only use the newest varieties like the Macho Mix™ fescue or Estate Mix™ bluegrass to ensure the most up to date protection that science can provide.  If you’re fighting fungus patch now, give it the 1-2 punch. Use Grass Pad fast acting Contact Fungicide for immediate control followed by an application of Grass Pad Fungus Fighter ™ systemic fungicide for long lasting control. Get to the Grass Pad, see our grass doctors and get the right “antibiotic” for your lawn

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