Lawn Disease & Fungus Control in Hillwood Estates, Belle Meade, TN

When you see brown patches appearing in your lawn this summer, your first instinct is likely to turn the irrigation up. In Hillwood Estates, that mistake actually makes the problem worse. Most residents assume the heat is killing the grass, but it is almost always a fungal disease like brown patch. By watering more, you are increasing moisture on the plant blades and spreading spores downhill through your runoff. This moisture allows the fungus to spread by contact, moving from one plant to the next every time a mower passes over or wind pushes branches together.

I do not offer low-tier plans that exclude fungicides, because in Middle Tennessee, fungus is not a matter of if, but when. Many companies will wait until your lawn is dying to sell you an expensive curative treatment. I take a different approach. As a UT Certified Horticulturist, I follow the label law, which directs us to apply fungicides preventively. I start my preventive applications in May, a full month before most companies even consider it. This keeps the disease population controllable. If we rely only on curative sprays after the damage is done, we risk creating fungicide-resistant strains that are nearly impossible to kill. By removing the disease burden early, your lawn can use its energy to handle the heat and foot traffic instead of fighting an infection.