OK. Thanks for the help. It seems the consensus here is that I most likely
do not have a disease. I'' give a soil test a shot and see what happens.
Thanks.
jason


"Jason Walter" wrote in message
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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