A dying spot on your lawn may indicate a disease, which can quickly spread. Learn about proper landscape maintenance and how to identify common signs of diseases to help your lawn stay disease-free.

How Landscape Maintenance Prevents Diseases

Invasive species like weeds and fungi rob your lawn of essential soil nutrients, water, and sunlight that it needs to grow. When the grass becomes weak, it’s more vulnerable to disease.

Dedicated landscape maintenance will protect your grass by keeping it in good condition. Mowing will not only improve the lawn’s appearance but also decrease the chances of a disease outbreak. Also, make time for weekly weeding to remove harmful plants.

How to Identify Lawn Diseases

Every disease results in different symptoms that will help with identification, so you can then take steps to treat and prevent it. Two of the most common types are brown patch and red thread.

Brown patch appears during hot and humid summer days as irregular patches of dry and dead grass. Sometimes, the inner part may recover, leaving a ring of dead grass around it. To prevent this disease, allow the soil to breathe with aeration. Don’t overwater or mow the grass too short; just a third off the top is enough.

Look out for thin, red threads on grass blades. This disease develops during humid conditions when the soil needs fertilizing. Besides providing more nitrogen, improve the grass’s air circulation by removing thatch and its evaporation by reducing any overhead shade.

If you’re unsure about what type of disease your lawn has, consult Aloha ‘Aina Landscaping in Aiea, HI. This licensed and insured company takes care of all aspects of landscaping with weekly or monthly schedules. Give them a call today at (808) 291-0143 to set up an appointment, or visit them online to see a comprehensive list of their landscape maintenance services.