Lawn Disease & Fungus Control in CANTERBURY, Thompson's Station, TN

In Canterbury, most homeowners see brown patches and assume the lawn is just thirsty. They turn up the irrigation, but that actually makes the problem worse. In Thompson's Station, our subtropical humidity means your grass sits in dew for up to 12 hours every night. When you add extra water, you increase moisture on the plant, which spikes spore production and spreads the fungus downhill through your yard.

I see this mistake constantly. People try to solve a drought problem when they actually have a fungal disease problem. Most companies wait until they see the damage in June or July to offer a "rescue" treatment at double the price. I don't do that. My standard of care is to start fungicides preventively in May. The label is the law, and the label directs us to use fungicides preventively to avoid creating fungicide-resistant strains. If you only treat once the disease is visible, you are already behind.

Because I am a UT Certified Horticulturist, I know that we have very limited chemistries available to us compared to golf courses. We have to manage these populations strictly to keep them controllable. By removing the stress of disease, your lawn can actually use its resources to handle heat, foot traffic, and irrigation skips much better. I include fungicides in every plan I offer because in Middle Tennessee, it is not a matter of if fungus hits your lawn, but when.