Augustine grass is susceptible to a type of fungus aptly called brown patch fungus.
What causes brown spots in st augustine grass.
If a saint augustine lawn has developed circular patches of dead brown areas of turf then the most likely cause for these brown patches will be a lawn fungus disease called brown patch.
The four most likely causes are brown patch take all patch and chinch bugs.
Brown patch and take all patch are fungi.
We are not over watering this time of year.
Brown patch fungus proliferates in cool wet conditions.
Augustine grass shows symptoms such as browning of leaf blades rust like growths on grass and areas of thinning or dead grass in your lawn.
Large brown spots on a lawn can be caused by a fungus commonly known as brown patch disease or large patch.
Determine the cause of your brown spots.
For the last 3 years we have large circles of st augustine grass that turns brown starting about october.
Augustine can be affected by brown patch humid conditions mild days 70 to 90 f and cool nights are ideal for development of brown patch disease.
Maintaining your yard properly can prevent this type of fungus from destroying your lawn.
Pest infestation excessive fertilizer application and turf diseases can make your lawn turn color and appear dead but there s something you can do to revive the grass.
Brown patch fungus unsurprisingly causes large brown patched in the lawn.
Augustine grass to die.
Many homeowners will confuse this rot with take all root rot because of the yellow coloring of the leaves.
The good news for you is that brown patch disease on st.
Augustine grass can be treated easily even using diy methods as i ve described in this article.
All types of lawn grasses grown in texas such as st.
The come back fine and are nice and green in the spring and summer but come fall the brown patches start again.
Fungal diseases including large brown patch and gray leaf spot can also cause patches of st.
These times will mainly be in the warmer months when humidity can be higher however brown patch may not.
Brown patch usually occurs in the spring or fall and occurs in lawns that are over watered or in areas of the lawn that don t drain properly.
Augustine lawn can develop brown dead spots all over the yard.
We live an hour north of dallas.
Without proper care and maintenance a st.
If the patches appear in spring or fall especially during warm humid spells.