Dollar Spot Turfgrass Disease
Warm weather diseases (60-75 F)
When will it appear?
- June-September
- Hot, humid days cool nights
- Dew
- Nitrogen Deficient
Plants affected?
- All grasses
- Most serious on closely mowed turf
Symptoms?
- On close-cut turf: Straw-colored spots, larger than a quarter
- On taller-cut turf: Larger straw-colored, irregular-shaped spots
- Characteristic staw/tan leaf lesions with a narrow brown or purple border
Can you see the fungus?
YES