On Sun, 18 Jan 2004 16:01:44 +0000, Jason Walter wrote:

I think my yard has some type of fungus or dieses. I have a very large
tree that has something on the leaves. Some type of fungus/discoloration.
I have tried to lay sod 2 times, but each time it dies. First was
centipede and the second was St Augustine. The backyard is mostly covered
by the tree and the grass dies within a few weeks. The front is not
covered, but it dies after a season. In the back I even tried spreading
that seed mix that has everything including rye grass and that didn't even
take. I had some real thin blade grass sprout then die.

I want to try a soil testing company, but it looks like they only test for
PH and Nitrogen. Is there any that test for dieses as well ?

Thanks
Jason

Contact your county extension specialist for advice to see what is
available in your area. Quite often it is possible to take samples to the
hort department of a good university.

We're lucky here, we have the U of Wisconsin. The school has a turfgrass
research facility.