Survive an attack of Red Thread Disease
Red Thread Disease in you lawn's season is now upon us. Warm and wet environmental conditions are ideal for an outbreak of this unsightly lawn disease and once this mini heat wave subsudes, you will see the disease on your lawn if it is under nourished.
It is fairly easy to prevent an outbreak of this lawn disease. The majority of lawns were fertilised in the spring months and now the benefit of that feed is wearing off. Add into the equation that some of the nutrients in the turf grass plants end up in the mower box as grass clippings and you can soon build up a picture as to why the grass may become weak and susceptible to an attack of Red Thread Disease. The presence of the Red Thread pathogen is unfortunately within some grass species and purchasing good quality certified grass seed is important as these are usually the top ten cultivars for a specie where everyone in the supply chain has tried hard to improve the rating for 'freedom of Red Thread'.
You can react quickly and apply a systemic turf fungicide such as Bayer Lawn Disease Control but the best and most cost effective remedy is to notice the signs that the previous fertiliser application is wearing off and feed the lawn again before you see signs of this disease. The biggest failing of UK lawns is the fact that they are often mown too short and not fertilised sufficiently. Both are easy to remedy and your lawn will thank you for it.
Good healthy desirable turf grasses tend not to get diseased so if your lawn is showing signs of disease, it is quietly telling you that it is hungry - feed me Seymour!
Read more on The RHS web site
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