Help ID'ng Disease or Fungus

Kentucky bluegrass, Fescue, Rye and Bent, etc
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Oldschool
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Help ID'ng Disease or Fungus

Post by Oldschool » August 10th, 2017, 1:10 pm

Hey Group...

I was hoping someone would be able to assist in identifying a disease or fungus that has begun to rear its ugly head.

I have a 100% KBG lawn. Yellow spots began appearing 2 weeks ago. I now have approximately a dozen areas some two feet in diameter.

I can take better pics if need be.

Thanks
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Re: Help ID'ng Disease or Fungus

Post by HoosierLawnGnome » August 10th, 2017, 3:04 pm

Have you been irrigating it? Could be going dormant if not. I don't see a ton of lesions - mostly yellowing blades and you're describing expanding spots. So, if it's not normal drought stress - dig up a particularly yellow spot and look for a sludge on the roots. That could indicate summer patch.

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Re: Help ID'ng Disease or Fungus

Post by Oldschool » August 10th, 2017, 3:37 pm

Thanks HLG...I am irrigating so I'll gett the shovel and see what I find.

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Re: Help ID'ng Disease or Fungus

Post by Oldschool » August 13th, 2017, 4:20 pm

I dug underneath 3 of the yellow patches and found nothing out of the ordinary. Soil was dry which surprised me since I irrigate. Anyway, I took a couple more pics.


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Re: Help ID'ng Disease or Fungus

Post by HoosierLawnGnome » August 13th, 2017, 5:21 pm

I would irrigate and see how it does. Maybe localized dry spots etc.

A few of my heads went bad and were only spraying a narrow band. I've been irrigating a lot more as a result and adjusting spray patterns.


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Re: Help ID'ng Disease or Fungus

Post by Oldschool » August 13th, 2017, 5:25 pm

I spot watered a few patches this morning to see if it was what you said, trying to go dormant. I'll check my heads tomorrow to ensure good coverage.

Thanks HLG,

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