Mowing height during fungus recovery

lucky – posted 03 September 2005 20:32

My Florida St. Augustine had gray leaf spot. I’ve treated for fungus, and applied liquid iron, and the lawn is starting to grow out of it. Question: I usually mow my lawn at 4″. During this time of recovery, should the lawn be mowed lower to help keep it more dry between the blades of grass?

cohiba – posted 05 September 2005 09:52

Yes!Gray Leaf Spot(GLS) is the only disease that mowing the turf shorter will help recovery. We are so used to leaving the turf grow to ease recovery that once GLS came along alot of the old rules were rewritten. Did you use any fungicides on it?

Good Luck……………….

lucky – posted 05 September 2005 12:36

Yes. I used a fungicide about two weeks ago. I am planning to retreat again this week. Much of the lawn looks greener, but a few areas look like they could use another treatment, so I’m going to hit the whole thing again. If it would just quit raining every day it sure would help!

QWERTY – posted 10 September 2005 20:32

I used corn meal and GLS went away just fine without killing all the benefical fungi.

Turfmiester – posted 10 September 2005 21:42

Forget the cornmeal unless you are baking some cornbread. Apply (COMPASS) at a rate of 0.15-0.2 ozs./1000 sq. ft. Wait 14 days and apply another application if necessary. This will take care of your (Gray Leaf Spot)

AMCalla – posted 11 September 2005 12:42

QWERTY- I have a question. If you use the cornmeal like you say- how did you get GLS in the first place?

cohiba – posted 12 September 2005 11:18

Amcalla,

Good one………………..

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