Lawn Disease & Fungus Control in Blackberry Ridge, Leipers Fork, TN

When you see large, brown circles appearing in your grass this summer, your first instinct is probably to turn up the irrigation. In Leipers Fork, that is a mistake. Increasing water actually fuels fungal spore production and carries the infection downhill across your property. Most homeowners think their lawn is dying from heat or drought, but it is almost always fungal disease that acts as the straw that breaks the camel's back.

I do not offer low-tier plans that skip fungicides. Many companies sell a cheap service and then wait for your lawn to die so they can charge you double for a "rescue" treatment. I find that unethical. The label is the law, and the label directs us to apply fungicides preventively. I start my fungicide applications in May, a full month before most companies even consider it.

By treating preventively, I keep the disease population controllable. If we rely only on curative treatments after the damage is done, we risk creating fungicide-resistant strains. Once that happens, we have almost no backup chemistries left to save your lawn. A healthy lawn has more resources to handle heat and foot traffic. When your grass isn't fighting a constant battle against fungus, it can actually survive a missed watering or a hot Tennessee July.