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To Protect Your Lawn from Fungal Growth
During the spring and summer, having a healthy,
green lawn is one of the hopes for all homeowners with a yard.
However, in order for this to happen, the right maintenance
and care for your lawn should take place. One of the steps
in caring for the maintenance of your lawn is making sure that
there is balance between the water, soil and nutrients in your
yard. If this doesn’t happen, it may cause problems with fungus
in your yard.
There
are several different types of fungus that can grow in
your lawn, all which grow in relation to the amount of water
that is in your yard, as well as the type of climate that gives
them room to flourish. Fungus may also have an opportunity
to grow if your soil isn’t balanced from fertilizer or compost
at the beginning of the season. Some types of popular fungus
include mushrooms, mildew, dollar spots, and fairy rings. These
are a few of several types of fungus that can move into your
lawn. Some ways to notice the fungus is through patches of
yellow, red, or orange in your lawn. Other types of fungus
will begin to spread from the tips of the grass, causing brown
blades to form.
No matter what type of fungus begins to take over your lawn,
it is known that they can eventually spread over your entire
lawn, taking the nutrients and moisture that is needed for
your grass. Because of this, there are ways to prevent the
fungus from appearing and taking over your lawn.
1.
Keep your lawn dry. Most fungus will begin to form after
the winter is over or during the fall. If extra snow is not
drying on your lawn or if there is too much shade, it gives
a perfect spot for fungus to grow. By removing snow that won’t
melt you can prevent some of the fungus that will grow in your
lawn. Before the winter arrives, you can also make sure to
cut your grass down in order to make sure that the grass stays
aerated and doesn’t keep the moisture locked into the grass.
If it is spring and fungus is beginning to grow, it is probably
because the water isn’t drying during the days that you water.
Make sure to water in the morning so that the grass has time
to dry during the day from the sun. If it is not going to be
warm and sunny that day, it is best to wait to water until
you know that the water will be dried from the sun.
2.
Kill the fungus with different products. There are several
different types of natural ingredients that will take the moisture
out of the fungus that you have in your yard. One type of ingredient
is baking powder mixed with water. You can spray this over
the area where the fungus is. The baking powder will act as
a neutralizing agent to get rid of the fungus. You can also
use plain corn meal by spreading it over the area where the
fungus is. If you choose to use one of these ingredients, make
sure you know what type of fungus is in your yard first, then
use the proper type of ingredient in order to get rid of the
fungus.
3.
Prepare the soil to prevent fungus. Before laying fertilizer
or soil in the spring, or before you have put in new sod, it
is best to make sure that it has some type of preventative
ingredient from fungus. This, as well as mulching will balance
out the nutrients in the soil in order to prevent fungus from
appearing. Often times, it is best to make sure that there
is enough nitrogen in your soil and grass. If there is too
much nitrogen, or not enough, it will often cause problems
with fungus having room to grow. Things such as greensand or
glauconitic can be purchased in order to balance out your soil
again.
In order to keep your lawn looking healthy and green throughout
the seasons, it is best to find ways to prevent different types
of fungus from overtaking your lawn. This can be done through
simple maintenance of making sure that the soil, water and
grass all remains balanced and healthy. # # # # #
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