Has Leaf Spot Invaded Your Turf? Here’s How to Deal With This Lawn Disease!

Here in South Dakota, leaf spot is a common turf disease that is caused by a fungus and results in dark spots forming on the grass blades. Leaf spot occurs when conditions are cool and damp, so you'll often see this lawn disease in the spring. When your lawn is affected by leaf spot, you'll want to schedule a curative lawn disease control treatment with a professional lawn care company to stop the disease from spreading. After the disease has been dealt with, you need to schedule lawn care services to help your grass recover from leaf spot.

What is leaf spot and what kind of damage can it cause?

Leaf spot is a fungal lawn disease that is characterized by dark black or brown spots on grass blades. These spots will widen as the disease worsens, creating rings with tan or yellow centers.

This disease thrives in cool, damp, and moist conditions, which is why most property owners will notice it appearing on their lawns during spring. Lawns with thick thatch layers are at a higher risk of this lawn disease. When ignored, leaf spot disease can spread to the roots of your grass and cause some parts of your lawn to die.

What should you do if your lawn is suffering from leaf spot?

If your lawn is plagued by leaf spot, you'll want to take action right away. The first thing you'll want to do is reach out to a professional lawn care service provider to schedule a curative treatment. A professional team will be equipped with the right treatment to eliminate leaf spot from your lawn. Working with experts will ensure your grass gets the proper care to stop the lawn disease from spreading and affecting more parts of your turf.

Help your turf recover after a leaf spot infection by scheduling lawn care services.

A curative treatment can only stop leaf spot in its tracks and prevent it from wreaking more havoc on your lawn. It cannot reverse any discoloration or damage that the disease has already inflicted. Fortunately, you can schedule these lawn care services that will nurse your lawn back to health:

• Lawn Fertilization: This lawn care service will provide your grass with the nutrients it needs to regain its health and build up its resistance against lawn diseases.
• Lawn Aeration: Aerating helps relieve soil compaction and reduce the thatch layer on your lawn. It also promotes a better flow of nutrients, water, air, and sunlight so they can reach the roots of your grass.
• Overseeding: Leaf spot can make your lawn patchy and discolored, but overseeding can bring in fresh, new growth to restore the lush appearance of your turf.

Call us today to schedule our lawn disease control service.

If your lawn is affected by a lawn disease, our team at The Yard Barbers is ready to help you stop it from causing more damage to your grass with our lawn disease control service. This service involves our team identifying the lawn disease you're dealing with and applying a highly effective curative treatment to eradicate the infection. We also offer lawn care services like fertilization, aeration, and overseeding to help your turf recover. Aside from leaf spot, our lawn disease control treatment can target other common diseases such as rust, powdery mildew, and dollar spot!

We offer our lawn disease control service to commercial and residential properties, as well as HOAs, in Sioux Falls, Harrisburg, Tea, SD, and nearby areas. Call us today at (605) 370-5084 to schedule a treatment!