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Old 21-05-2004, 02:10 AM
Peter H
 
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Default Snow Mold Cure ?


"Scotty" wrote in message
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Every winter I get a type of winter mold that kills off large patches of

my
grass. Its is a sun and shade mixture for the northeast. I understand how

to
prevent the mold by putting down expensive amounts of systemic fungicide
just before the grass goes dormant. If I don't put it down as I didn't

last
year the mold returns and my lawn is very damaged. I want to know how to
cure it once and for all. Even if its an expensive cure, in the long run

it
would be cheap compared to the 120 $ application of fungicide every fall.
Thanks a bunch William

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And
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with an axe.



I suspect that the cure for your problem lies more with what you do with
your lawn in the summer than in the fall or winter. The cure won't cost
more, in fact it is cheaper.

My suggestion would be to avoid all fertilization of the lawn in the summer
months and keep the watering to a very minimum. Make certain that your
nitrogen applications for the entire season are equal to or less than 4
pounds/ 1,000 square feet. ( that's nitrogen, not fertilizer). For your last
cut in the fall take it down lower than your regular cut. Get it down to
about one inch.

Good luck,

Peter H