Dollar Spot and Lawns

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What causes dollar spot?

Dollar Spot and Lawns

Dollar Spot first shows up as brown spots in the lawn which vary in size from a fraction of an inch to approximately three inches in diameter. Left unchecked, the spots become so numerous that they join together to form large areas of brown grass on your lawn.
Diseased grass blades contain "hourglass-shaped" tan lesions.

During early morning hours, when moisture is on the lawn, tufts of white, cotton-like mycelium spread in tiny webs across the infected spots; these disappear as the sun rises.

Dollar Spot often attacks lawns that are suffering from a lack of moisture and/or a lack of nutrients. Dollar spot can be controlled with a chemical that controls and prevents lawn fungus.

   

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