What are Lawn Diseases?

Find detailed information on identifying and managing lawn diseases. Create conditions that reduce stress to your lawn and improve grass health with TruGreen®.

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What are Lawn Diseases?

Find detailed information on identifying and managing lawn diseases. Create conditions that reduce stress to your lawn and improve grass health with TruGreen®.

Identify

Lawn disease is caused by a microorganism attacking a prone species of grass in the right environment. Unfortunately, a dull mower blade or poor irrigation can also resemble lawn fungus damage like brown patches or dead grass. Learn to spot and treat diseases so you can reclaim your outdoor space.

Causes

Lawn disease occurs only if all three causes line up—grass susceptibility, a present pathogen and the right weather. If the fungus and conditions for Summer Patch are in two yards—one in Bluegrass and one in the non-susceptible Perennial Ryegrass—only Bluegrass would have a bad summer.

Control

Because you can’t control the weather—or the type of grass you have—control your lawn’s environment through proper mowing and watering techniques to keep lawn disease at bay. The goal is to increase your lawn’s health and strength so you can get back to relaxing outside—lawn fungus-free.

Identify

Lawn disease is caused by a microorganism attacking a prone species of grass in the right environment. Unfortunately, a dull mower blade or poor irrigation can also resemble lawn fungus damage like brown patches or dead grass. Learn to spot and treat diseases so you can reclaim your outdoor space.

Causes

Lawn disease occurs only if all three causes line up—grass susceptibility, a present pathogen and the right weather. If the fungus and conditions for Summer Patch are in two yards—one in Bluegrass and one in the non-susceptible Perennial Ryegrass—only Bluegrass would have a bad summer.

Control

Because you can’t control the weather—or the type of grass you have—control your lawn’s environment through proper mowing and watering techniques to keep lawn disease at bay. The goal is to increase your lawn’s health and strength so you can get back to relaxing outside—lawn fungus-free.

What are Turf Grasses?

From curb appeal to recreation, turf grass combines beauty and functionality to enhance any yard. Discover ways to select and care for your yard at TruGreen®.

What are Turf Grasses?

From curb appeal to recreation, turf grass combines beauty and functionality to enhance any yard. Discover ways to select and care for your yard at TruGreen®.

Identify

If you moved into a new home and want to start enjoying your yard more often, turf grass identification is the first step to building a truly stunning lawn. Start by inspecting the primary vegetative features of your turf grass, including some of the following characteristics—or our TruGreen® experts could identify them for you in a matter of minutes.

Selection

Picking the right species of turf grass for your yard, climate and needs is critical to growing and sustaining the type of healthy lawn your family deserves. Plus, the right choice now could help minimize the amount of turf grass management you need to perform later. Start the process by answering a few questions.

Care

Caring for turf grass is a full-time commitment—but each yard is different. For some lawns, proper watering and mowing techniques are enough. For others, care means adding turf grass growth regulators and essential macro- and micronutrients. Here’s how to balance your yard for a healthy lawn your family can enjoy.

Identify

If you moved into a new home and want to start enjoying your yard more often, turf grass identification is the first step to building a truly stunning lawn. Start by inspecting the primary vegetative features of your turf grass, including some of the following characteristics—or our TruGreen® experts could identify them for you in a matter of minutes.

Selection

Picking the right species of turf grass for your yard, climate and needs is critical to growing and sustaining the type of healthy lawn your family deserves. Plus, the right choice now could help minimize the amount of turf grass management you need to perform later. Start the process by answering a few questions.

Care

Caring for turf grass is a full-time commitment—but each yard is different. For some lawns, proper watering and mowing techniques are enough. For others, care means adding turf grass growth regulators and essential macro- and micronutrients. Here’s how to balance your yard for a healthy lawn your family can enjoy.

What are Lawn Pests?

Find out about different types of lawn pests and how to control and prevent them from returning. Count on TruGreen® to help keep your yard insect-free.

What are Lawn Pests?

Find out about different types of lawn pests and how to control and prevent them from returning. Count on TruGreen® to help keep your yard insect-free.

Identify

Lawn insect identification requires a lot: the lawn pest’s appearance, a description of the damage caused, the region and time of year, and what type of turf grass is planted—it can be difficult. Here’s what our experts look for when identifying the lawn-destroying insects.

Life Cycle

Lawn-destroying insects all start as eggs, but they differ in how often they shed exoskeletons to form larger ones—it depends on the species. Because lawn insects are cold-blooded, they can’t self-regulate heat either, so soil and air temperature further affect metamorphosis.

Control

Lawn-destroying insects can infest soil and roots, feed on leaves and stems, or suck the moisture out of grass. Controlling lawn pests requires a multitiered attack: selection, prevention, management and treatment. To protect your yard from lawn insects, keep your grass healthy so you can live life outside

Identify

Lawn insect identification requires a lot: the lawn pest’s appearance, a description of the damage caused, the region and time of year, and what type of turf grass is planted—it can be difficult. Here’s what our experts look for when identifying the lawn-destroying insects.

Life Cycle

Lawn-destroying insects all start as eggs, but they differ in how often they shed exoskeletons to form larger ones—it depends on the species. Because lawn insects are cold-blooded, they can’t self-regulate heat either, so soil and air temperature further affect metamorphosis.

Control

Lawn-destroying insects can infest soil and roots, feed on leaves and stems, or suck the moisture out of grass. Controlling lawn pests requires a multitiered attack: selection, prevention, management and treatment. To protect your yard from lawn insects, keep your grass healthy so you can live life outside

What are Grass Basics?

Get the best lawn care tips to create and maintain a perfect lawn year-round. TruGreen® covers the three lawn care basics on soil, mowing and watering.

What are Grass Basics?

Get the best lawn care tips to create and maintain a perfect lawn year-round. TruGreen® covers the three lawn care basics on soil, mowing and watering.

Soil

The key to a healthy, green lawn is just below the surface—soil. Grass stores and receives almost all of its moisture and nutrients from the soil, so lawn care tip number one is this: To get the best look and feel for your yard, start from the ground up.

Mowing

Done correctly, mowing stimulates growth to replace lost shoots and leaves. Mowing also boosts density and root development, reducing weed invasion. When lawn maintenance is done incorrectly, grass can become thin and weeds can ruin your outdoor escape.

Watering

Every lawn maintenance plan requires irrigation. Whether supplementing rainfall with a garden hose or an automatic sprinkler system, grass is 75% to 85% water—it’s your job to keep it in that range. Your reward for this basic lawn care? A space for creating memories.

Soil

The key to a healthy, green lawn is just below the surface—soil. Grass stores and receives almost all of its moisture and nutrients from the soil, so lawn care tip number one is this: To get the best look and feel for your yard, start from the ground up.

Mowing

Done correctly, mowing stimulates growth to replace lost shoots and leaves. Mowing also boosts density and root development, reducing weed invasion. When lawn maintenance is done incorrectly, grass can become thin and weeds can ruin your outdoor escape.

Watering

Every lawn maintenance plan requires irrigation. Whether supplementing rainfall with a garden hose or an automatic sprinkler system, grass is 75% to 85% water—it’s your job to keep it in that range. Your reward for this basic lawn care? A space for creating memories.

Grassy Weeds

Learn how to identify different types of grassy weeds and keep your lawn in great shape year round with TruGreen®.

Grassy Weeds

Learn how to identify different types of grassy weeds and keep your lawn in great shape year round with TruGreen®.

Identify

To the untrained eye, distinguishing turf grass from grassy weeds is tough because the two can look identical. But with practice and persistence, you can learn to identify lawn weeds—and even the difference between grass and sedge—by inspecting the primary vegetative characteristics of your lawn.

Life Cycle

An essential part of identifying grassy weeds has to do with their life cycles. For example, you may be able to hand-pull a few annual weeds to enjoy a weed-free backyard cookout, but perennial grassy weeds have a deeper root structure that can give rise to new weeds—even if you no longer see the weeds in your lawn. Learn what the different life cycles of lawn weeds mean for your control plan.

Control

Without a professional service, removing grass-like weeds without damaging your lawn is difficult. The biological similarities of turf grass and grassy weeds make both susceptible to control methods. For example, spraying crabgrass killer at the wrong time can kill your grass seeds. Instead, aim to control grassy weeds by keeping your lawn dense and healthy so they don’t stand a chance. If these turf grass imposters have already invaded your lawn, you can try a few other tactics to weed them out.

How to Identify and Kill Broadleaf Weeds

Learn how to identify different types of broadleaf weeds and protect your lawn year round against these aggressive plants with TruGreen®.

Identify

To the untrained eye, distinguishing turf grass from grassy weeds is tough because the two can look identical. But with practice and persistence, you can learn to identify lawn weeds—and even the difference between grass and sedge—by inspecting the primary vegetative characteristics of your lawn.

Life Cycle

An essential part of identifying grassy weeds has to do with their life cycles. For example, you may be able to hand-pull a few annual weeds to enjoy a weed-free backyard cookout, but perennial grassy weeds have a deeper root structure that can give rise to new weeds—even if you no longer see the weeds in your lawn. Learn what the different life cycles of lawn weeds mean for your control plan.

Control

Without a professional service, removing grass-like weeds without damaging your lawn is difficult. The biological similarities of turf grass and grassy weeds make both susceptible to control methods. For example, spraying crabgrass killer at the wrong time can kill your grass seeds. Instead, aim to control grassy weeds by keeping your lawn dense and healthy so they don’t stand a chance. If these turf grass imposters have already invaded your lawn, you can try a few other tactics to weed them out.

How to Identify and Kill Broadleaf Weeds

Learn how to identify different types of broadleaf weeds and protect your lawn year round against these aggressive plants with TruGreen®.

Identify

The key to a healthy, green lawn is just below the surface—soil. Grass stores and receives almost all of its moisture and nutrients from the soil, so lawn care tip number one is this: To get the best look and feel for your yard, start from the ground up.

Life Cycle

Done correctly, mowing stimulates growth to replace lost shoots and leaves. Mowing also boosts density and root development, reducing weed invasion. When lawn maintenance is done incorrectly, grass can become thin and weeds can ruin your outdoor escape.

Control

Every lawn maintenance plan requires irrigation. Whether supplementing rainfall with a garden hose or an automatic sprinkler system, grass is 75% to 85% water—it’s your job to keep it in that range. Your reward for this basic lawn care? A space for creating memories.

Identify

The key to a healthy, green lawn is just below the surface—soil. Grass stores and receives almost all of its moisture and nutrients from the soil, so lawn care tip number one is this: To get the best look and feel for your yard, start from the ground up.

Life Cycle

Done correctly, mowing stimulates growth to replace lost shoots and leaves. Mowing also boosts density and root development, reducing weed invasion. When lawn maintenance is done incorrectly, grass can become thin and weeds can ruin your outdoor escape.

Control

Every lawn maintenance plan requires irrigation. Whether supplementing rainfall with a garden hose or an automatic sprinkler system, grass is 75% to 85% water—it’s your job to keep it in that range. Your reward for this basic lawn care? A space for creating memories.

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