Has your lawn been plagued by a disease recently? Don’t worry. Perhaps it is one of those common lawn diseases that can be easily identified and treated. But how? This article will help you do just that. Read below to know the different common lawn diseases and learn how to treat them.
Brown Patch: This disease is most commonly seen in tall fescue and ryegrass. It may attack all other cool-season grasses and some warm-season grasses as well. You can easily identify Brown patch from its distinctive “smoke ring.” Sometimes it is visible on the outer edge.
Brown patch occurs when there are extended periods of heat and humidity. It occurs especially when nighttime temperatures are above 68 F.
How to treat it?
Snow Mold: When prolonged snow covers your lawn during the spring it can lead to gray snow mold or pink snow mold. It occurs especially if the ground is not quite frozen. Two fungi, namely Typhula blight (gray snow mold) and Fusarium patch (pink snow mold) are the culprits here.
How to treat it?
Powdery Mildew: One of the most common and easily recognized diseases that affect almost all plants is Powdery Mildew. It appears like a white dust covering the grass blades. This disease is not likely to cause extensive damage to a lawn.
Prolonged cloudiness can cause powdery mildew however if the problem is not to do with the weather, conditions may need to be changed for a healthy lawn.
How to treat it?
Start identifying the disease and follow the tips to maintain a healthy and lush lawn.