Both my neighbor and I have spots where the grasses turning black, almost
moldy looking. The areas are irregular. I can't see anything like a fruiting
structure, but it is black, not brown.
No frost yet

Cheryl
(southern NH)

"Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message
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Both my neighbor and I have spots where the grasses turning black, almost
moldy looking. The areas are irregular. I can't see anything like a
fruiting
structure, but it is black, not brown.
No frost yet

Cheryl
(southern NH)


Here's a link to your state's cooperative extension service. The 6th link
looks promising. If not, I'd give them a call. One of their functions is to
assist homeowners with questions like yours. And, they'll be more familiar
with local disease issues than probably any other source.

http://www.googlesyndicatedsearch.co...ension.unh.edu

Main page:
http://extension.unh.edu/

On 9/12/07 9:51 AM, in article ,
"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:

"Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message
...
Both my neighbor and I have spots where the grasses turning black, almost
moldy looking. The areas are irregular. I can't see anything like a
fruiting
structure, but it is black, not brown.
No frost yet

Cheryl
(southern NH)


Here's a link to your state's cooperative extension service. The 6th link
looks promising. If not, I'd give them a call. One of their functions is to
assist homeowners with questions like yours. And, they'll be more familiar
with local disease issues than probably any other source.

http://www.googlesyndicatedsearch.co...earch&domains=
extension.unh.edu&sitesearch=extension.unh.edu

Main page:
http://extension.unh.edu/


Thanks
Cheryl

"Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message
...
Both my neighbor and I have spots where the grasses turning black, almost
moldy looking. The areas are irregular. I can't see anything like a
fruiting
structure, but it is black, not brown.
No frost yet

Cheryl
(southern NH)

If it looks like tiny balls/dots of black on the surface of the blades,
maybe affecting a small patch 6-12 inches wide, then it is probably slime
mold. Slime molds are not pathogenic to the grass, it just looks ugly. It'll
just go away when it gets drier, but it will come back in the future. No
control measure is needed. You could just hose it off.

-al sung
Rapid Realm Technology, Inc.
Hopkinton, MA
(Zone 6a)