If you’ve noticed brown spots or white powdered areas of your lawn – you might have fungus. To avoid further damage, an online search might lead you to information regarding fungicide. What is fungicide, and what is the best fungicide for your lawn?
What causes lawn fungus?
Before we consider what fungicides to use, let’s look at what causes lawn fungus.
Wet conditions can lead to fungus in your lawn. If you’ve had continual rain, humid weather or you happened to overwater your lawn, you might find lawn fungus growth. The moisture sitting on the blades of grass makes fertile ground for the fungus to take hold.
This does not mean the opposite conditions will not cause certain lawn fungus. In fact, drought can also lead to fungus growth, in addition to over-fertilization or mowing your grass too low.
What does lawn fungus look like?
Some of the most common lawn fungus are summer patch, fairy ring, powdery mildew, pythium blight, brown patch, gray snow mold, red thread, dollar spot and rust diseases. To determine what is affecting your lawn, read how to identify lawn and grass disease.
Beside ruining the appearance of your lawn, fungus can spread and create even more unhealthy grass. Fungus can destroy your grass blades down to the root, so it’s important to treat fungus as soon as you see it, to prevent greater damage.
How to treat your lawn for fungus
If you see dead or diseased grass and suspect fungus growth, you might be interested in a treatment. There are a variety of treatments available to either stop fungus growth or prevent it in the first place. These treatments are known as fungicides.
Fungicides can prevent or kill fungus growth on your lawn. Most commercial lawn fungicides are chemicals, designed to be sprayed, applied as granules or distributed in dust form.
Here at Grass Master, our fungicides can be used to treat and prevent lawn fungus of all kinds.
You might also read about more natural fungicides, such as baking soda. However, while baking soda can have some beneficial effect, sometimes this method is not very effective and can kill off healthy grass.
Can fungicides hurt grass or plants?
Misuse of any fungicide can cause more issues to your lawn, and even kill your grass. If you’re going to use a commercial fungicide, you need to read and follow the instructions carefully. If you’re not careful, your treatment could cause more harm than good.
Every commercial fungicide comes with complete instructions as well as a list of precautions. Be prepared to read through the information and take the time to ensure you’re applying it correctly.
Let the experts handle your lawn care
The best way to treat lawn fungus, is to avoid it. With expert lawncare from Grass Master, you can have full-service lawn care and a beautiful lawn without the work. If you want a lawn that makes your neighbors envious, contact Grass Master today.
