Mowing your lawn each week during summer might seem as easy as pushing your mower without much thought. But when it comes to ...

With that said, there are several turfgrass diseases of concern. Each has its typical season of injury, and most prefer a certain species of turfgrass. Lee Miller, Purdue assistant professor of botany ...

As fall begins, many turfgrasses show signs of common diseases. “These fungi are always present, but disease occurs when the ...

That’s what turf disease stores in. So now you have turf disease storing in your lawn because you’re doing everything right and now all of a sudden you stress it out, you have perfect weather ...

Take-all root rot is a warm-season turf disease affecting zoysia, Bermuda, and St. Augustine grasses. Symptoms include yellowing, thinning turf, and black, rotten roots. Proper irrigation ...

Compendium of Turfgrass Diseases, Fourth Edition, edited by Lane P. Tredway and colleagues, offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of turfgrass diseases in both warm-season and ...

One turf disease, take-all root rot, caused by the fungus Gaeumannomyces graminis var. graminis, tends to appear this time of year when temperatures are high and the turf receives excessive ...

How does your turfgrass grow? Since the rain, hopefully it’s started growing again. We cut ours this past week and it’s looking green right now. Last week I mentioned turf and the fact that ...

Wet weather during the hot summer or cooler winter months can cause disease problems for our lawns and shrubs.

Above: drought-stressed turf may appear to mimic disease or insect damage. As an Extension Educator, I have been called upon from time to time to help homeowners understand what is causing their lawns ...

If you’re noticing some odd spots in your grass, it could be Red Thread Disease. “It’s a tannish, pinkish color. They’re about six to eight inches round,” Ryan Myott with Weller Brothers ...