Brown Patch in Tall Fescue Lawns: Information for Homeowners By Megan Kennelly, KSU Plant Pathology. Brown patch, caused by the fungus. Jul 12, 2013 Despite all the recent rain, many lawns are covered in random brown patches. Too much rain. Extremely wet grass promotes fungus.

Brown Patch / Large Brown Patch Rhizoctania solani Brown Patch, which is also known as large patch, is a common soil-borne fungus that attacks a variety of plants including almost all turfgrasses. It is most common to Bermuda, Kentucky Bluegrass, Centipede Grass, Bentgrass, St. Augustine, and ryegrasses in regions with high humidity and/or shade. Tall fescue is also prone to the development of Brown Patch.

Brown patch commonly starts as a small spot that can quickly enlarge. As the disease progresses and becomes larger, it will take on a circular, or sometimes a horseshoe shape, that could be several feet across or larger. As the infected area becomes larger, the initially infected area begins to recover, creating a brown circular pattern in the lawn.

Myplaycity Top 100 Games Free Download. Conditions most favorable for brown patch development include the presence of active fungi responsible for the disease coinciding with a seasonal time when the susceptible grass is aggressively growing combined with a climate where daytime temperatures range between 75 — 85 degrees and night-time temperatures hover above 65. Poor surface and subsurface drainage combined with excessive fertilization (nitrogen) are both factors that greatly increase the intensity of this disease. Brown Patch Symptoms On warm season turf grasses, the disease is characterized by at least two different types of symptoms.

Romancing The Stone Ost Rar. The most common is a circular pattern of brown grass with a yellowish ring (smoke ring) of wilted grass on the perimeter of the diseased area. The leaves can be easily pulled from the stolons with the smoke ring because the fungus destroys the tissue at the base of the leaf.

Symptoms first appear as small circular patches of water-soaked, dark grass that soon wilt and turn light brown. Stolons often remain green as the disease develops, the circular patches enlarge, smoke-rings become apparent and new green leaves may emerge in the center of the circular areas. Control When environmental conditions are favorable, brown patch is likely to develop on susceptible turf grasses. The severity of the disease can be somewhat controlled by following a strict fertilization schedule that only apply the proper amount of nitrogen and trace elements during the ideal times; by watering early in the morning to remove dew and all the grass to dry quickly; mow grass a little taller with a sharp mower blade, and when possible, by bagging the lawn clippings during likely periods of disease activity.

Fungicide applications are most effective when used as a preventative before the disease has become established in the lawn. Since brown patch typically only kills the leaf, lawns attacked by brown patch will usually return when conditions improve as long as secondary problems do not take advantage of the turfgrass in its weakened state. Prevention The best prevention for brown patch is to aerate often, reduce shade to effected areas, and follow a fertilization schedule to help prevent fertilization with excess amounts of nitrogen.