Watch out for Red Thread which was very prevalent last summer and it is already beginning to make a come back this June. This disease is not very easily identifiable – for those of you with spectacles it would be wise to give them a clean for this job!
The infected plants will largely lose any green colour leaving you with yellowing patches on the lawn.The sward will also have a rather red appearance to both stem and leaf. At the height of its attack, little bright pink ‘balls’ are formed and these are very recognisable – like tiny patches of candy floss.
This disease should improve with the addition of nitrogen, but can spread very easily and quickly but a very effective fungicide treatment is available which should suppress the disease and its symptoms within a few days. Of course, if you’re in our area give us a call and we will come as quickly as we can and apply an appropriate treatment for you.
Posted by: rosa on: 5th October 2009 in the: Lawn Diseases category
