Lawn Disease & Fungus Control in Eagle Crest, Eagleville, TN

When your lawn starts dying in July, your first instinct is probably to turn the irrigation up. In Eagleville, that is often the worst thing you can do. Most homeowners think they are fighting drought, but they are actually feeding a fungal infection. In Middle Tennessee, our humidity means grass sits in dew for up to 12 hours every night. When you add extra water to that, you increase spore production and spread the infection downhill across your property.

I see this constantly with larger residential properties that border pastures or hay fields. By the time you see those big, brown circles of dead grass, the disease has already taken hold. Many companies will wait until they see that damage and then try to sell you a high-priced curative treatment. I do not work that way. My standard of care includes fungicides in every single plan because the label requires preventive application to be effective.

If we only treat after the damage starts, we risk creating fungicide-resistant strains. Once those develop, we have almost no backup chemistries left to save your lawn. By starting my fungicide applications preventively in May, I ensure your grass isn't wasting its energy fighting disease. This allows your lawn to actually handle the heat, foot traffic, and occasional missed watering that comes with living in Rutherford County.