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Lawn Diseases in Summer

  • August 2nd, 2007

Depending on where you live, August can be one warm month! Where I live, in the midwest, the heat of August can really get to a lawn. I noticed in my neighborhood many lawns are suffering for various reasons. This observation moved me to post about various lawn diseases that homeowners might want to look out for.

I began searching for some information regarding fungus and other enemies of a nice green lawn. I found a great page on Summer Patch on Kentucky Bluegrassthe Internet that really goes into quite a bit of detail about different types, what conditions these fungi and diseases thrive under and there are even photos to help you identify the culprit(s).

Although there is not a photo of “Summer Patch” on the site to which I am referring, it well describes what appears to be plaguing many of the lawns in my neighborhood so the photo to the left is an example. It really highlights the importance of learning about various lawn diseases and fungi.