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Keep Common Lawn Diseases From Destroying Your Grass With Help From Our Heroes

Stressed grass, struggling grass, dead grass - if any of those describe your yard you may be dealing with a lawn disease. In South Austin, your lawn isn't just battling extreme heat, occasional freezes and periods of drought. Because of the warm, humid conditions fungal diseases are a regular problem for many property owners.

Don’t let your green grass get destroyed by disease! Get the problem under control with help from Heroes that know how to protect the health of lawns in South Austin.

If Lawn Diseases Are Destroying Your Grass Call on Heroes Lawn Care to Get It Under Control

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Common Lawn Diseases That Wreak Havoc in South Austin

Brown Patch

If you have St. Augustine, Zoysia, or Bermuda grass brown patch can become a problem when it's hot and humid. This fungal disease is the result of the fungus Rhizoctonia.

Disease Symptoms Include:

Sizable dark brown to tan patches of grass
Grass pulls up easily
Animals digging in the yard

Root Rot

Unlike other common diseases, root rot is a fungal disease that originates below the soil surface and causes rot decay. Root rot is most likely to affect Bermuda and St. Augustine grass.

Disease Symptoms Include:

Yellowing grass
Thinning grass
Irregular brown or tan patches

Dollar Spot

The fungus Clarireedia causes dollar spot to form when there's high humidity and moisture stays on the grass. It's especially problematic for grasses with fine blades, but it's most common with Bermuda grass.

Disease Symptoms Include:

Dollar coin size bleach spots
Small circular patches that spread into larger spots of dead grass
Prolonged moisture on the grass

Grey Leaf Spot

Grey leaf spot is what's known as a foliar fungal disease. It attacks the grass blades of St. Augustine grass and tall fescue.

Disease Symptoms Include:

Grayish brown spots that have yellow around the outside.
Powdery mildew growth
Grass that is weak and thinning

Pink Snow Mold

In South Austin grass diseases don't just start in the early spring and early summer when the weather warms up. When we have mild winters that are cool and wet pink snow mold can become a problem for cool season grasses.

Disease Symptoms Include:

Reddish brown spots
Pink fungal growth on blades
Thinning turf

Eliminate and Prevent Lawn Diseases With Help From Our Heroes

You have to act quickly at the first sign of lawn diseases because this is a problem that will only get worse if it goes untreated. By late spring some diseases can already be widespread. At Heroes Lawn Care our Fertilizer Force is familiar with the broad spectrum fungal diseases that attack grass, and we know how to protect your turf.

Systemic Fungicide Treatments

Each disease requires specific fungicide treatment protocols that are highly targeted. We may even need to treat the grass at a certain time of day for the best results. Some diseases can get under control with a single treatment but others that have fungicide resistance may need multiple treatments.

Appropriate Fertilization That Provides Support

Aeration and customized fertilization should be a part of the treatment plan. Aeration helps with airflow while the fertilizer provides essential nutrients that support strong grass growth that can fight off diseases.

Prevent Disease With Lawn Maintenance

Once the disease is gone you want to keep it that way with regular lawn maintenance. Heroes Lawn Care Programs are a great way to ensure preventative measures are taken to support healthy grass year round.

We can also provide irrigation system services to dial in the watering so that it's done at the right time and doesn't lead to excess moisture that increases the risk of fungal diseases.