Are you noticing yellowing, brown patches, die-back or fragile bare patches in your lawn? Chances are your lawn could be affected by disease.

When conditions are right, common lawn disease can appear and cause havoc in your lawn. Diseases can occur from a range of weather conditions, such as humidity and high rainfall/overwatering with poor drainage. It is important to consider drainage when installing new turf to avoid chances of diseases. 

Causes of disease:

• Weather conditions
• Overwatering and poor drainage
• Soil compaction
• Using unsuitable fertiliser, or overfertilising

Signs to look out for:

• Leaf with irregular texture or discolouration
• Small yellow spots
• Fragile or bare patches
• Die-back

How to treat disease:

Treating diseases as soon as possible is essential to prevent further damage. Identifying the disease is the first step. 

You can read Lawn Solution Australia’s full disease guide HERE.