The Dog Days of Disease Pressure – Are you panting for relief or watching the green grass grow?
As the summer heats up, turfgrass can become stressed and more susceptible to disease.
- What disease pressure is your turf facing this summer?
Comment below and read what your industry peers have to say.
david coley:
as of july 20th we were in pretty good shape but as the humidity pressure heats up and the need for night cooling rains stays at a distance we are experiencing some heat wilting. my biggest challenge is the need for qualified help to assist me in the day to day operations and to help identify problems as they arise. so all you supers that has assistants that knows what to look for and are willing to work those long hours as we do please treat them to a good cookout or just simlpy give them a very much deserved day off.
Michael Haq:It’s been a bad year for Brown Patch in Tall Fescue, but that’s about it.
Tom Alonzi:Been a cool wet summer, and diease pressure has been quite low. Just started seeing some dollar spot and sprayed my fairways for the first time this season, today with Curalan. Also had to spray greens the other day for Pink Snowmold wow…Pink in the end of July.
Tom Dale:$ Spot hit heavy on fairways. Had a sign of brown patch on greens, but no one noticed but me.
Steve Hammon:My fairways were getting hit with anthracnose about three weeks ago, it was really bad. The week before that, I had tons of snow mold in my fairways which I have seen before in June–but July…wow. Tom I can believe it with our cool summer, crazy year.
Chris Modeer:It’s been a tough summer around North Texas. Lots of 100+ degree days followed by clouds, rain and cooler temps. Disease potential has been high but a good preventative program has kept us in good shape. Only a light outbreak of take all patch has been observed. Anxiously awaiting the end of summer.