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- How to recognize the most common lawn diseases
- Snow mold (Fusarium nivale) and Typhula rot (Typhula incarnata)
- Brown Patch (Rhizoctonia solani) and Yellow Patch (Rhizoctonia cerealis)
- Witch rings (Marasmius oreades and others)
- Tips & Tricks
How to recognize the most common lawn diseases
Is the lovingly tended lawn suddenly spoiled by brown spots, ugly rings and other misery? Then mostly lawn diseases are behind it. Here we explain how to detect the most common infections and give treatment tips.
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If the turf stays in the snow for a long time under a blanket of snow, snow mold and typhoid rot will increase. These are two fungal infections that find ideal conditions at 0 to 8 degrees Celsius. They recognize the diseases on round, greyish-white spots, which gradually turn brown. In the absence of authorized fungicides, control is limited to the following preventive measures:
The most effective control of these grass diseases is a summery weather. Once the mercury column exceeds 20 degrees, the brown spots will recede.
Brown Patch (Rhizoctonia solani) and Yellow Patch (Rhizoctonia cerealis)
While beautiful summer weather gives the all clear for snow mold, the next lawn diseases are already lurking. Brown Patch defaces the cultivated green area at temperatures of 25 to 30 degrees Celsius, recognizable by faulig-brown to reddish spots. If the temperatures fluctuate around 20 to 25 degrees, Yellow Patch suggests yellow-brown spots. Once again, prophylaxis is the focus for successful control. That's how it's done:
If a lawn is attacked or threatened by fungi, the dosage of sprinkling will be of additional relevance. Since the fungal pathogens prefer a moist, warm environment, summer drought comes very well to the troubled gardener. Of course, the lawn must be watered so that it does not dry up completely. Avoid irrigation, with puddles forming on the lawn.
Witch rings (Marasmius oreades and others)
In former times they were said to have magical powers. In fact, hexene rings are a fungal infection that occurs regardless of the weather. They recognize the lawn disease on dark green rings in the center of which the stems turn brown. In the course of the lawn dies here. This is how you specifically target witch rings:
In the face of a high infestation pressure you can not avoid a radical soil exchange. In this case, cover the damaged areas 15-20 cm deep to fill with compost and sand. The seed is spread over it. It can be done even faster by closing the gaps with pieces of turf.
Tips & Tricks
In order to repair individual damaged areas in the lawn in a short time, the magic grass pavement has proven itself. Simply remove the dead grass spots up to 20 centimeters beyond the ring. Spread the grass patch 3 millimeters thick and water. The mixture consists of fast germinating grass seeds, coconut flakes and fertilizer and thrives on any normal garden soil.