white residue on grass....and no, its not snow
 

Hi all,

Here is NC the snow has melted, though there is still a chill in the
air. While outside in the yard, I noticed a milky white substance on
many blades of grass. It almost looks like someone took a paint brush
with white paint and flicked the brush so that the paint spattered over
the grass blades.

Any idea what this is and how I should treat it?

Thanks!
Heidi

white residue on grass....and no, its not snow
 

Hi all,

Here is NC the snow has melted, though there is still a chill in the
air. While outside in the yard, I noticed a milky white substance on
many blades of grass. It almost looks like someone took a paint brush
with white paint and flicked the brush so that the paint spattered over
the grass blades.

Any idea what this is and how I should treat it?

Thanks!
Heidi


Was there snow piled on your grass from the street? Could it be salt or
mag-chloride? Try just rinsing it off and if that doesn't work look into the
possibility that it's a fungus.

Good luck,
Laura B.

white residue on grass....and no, its not snow
 

Heidi wrote in message . rr.com...
Hi all,

Here is NC the snow has melted, though there is still a chill in the
air. While outside in the yard, I noticed a milky white substance on
many blades of grass. It almost looks like someone took a paint brush
with white paint and flicked the brush so that the paint spattered over
the grass blades.

Any idea what this is and how I should treat it?

Thanks!
Heidi

It is called snow mold and it is a fungus that grows quite happily
under the snow, nothing to be done for it.

white residue on grass....and no, its not snow
 

Here is NC the snow has melted, though there is still a chill in the
air. While outside in the yard, I noticed a milky white substance on
many blades of grass. It almost looks like someone took a paint brush
with white paint and flicked the brush so that the paint spattered over
the grass blades.

Any idea what this is and how I should treat it?
Not likely powdery mildew this time of year, but more likely snow mold. See:
http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/CoopE...s/snowmold.htm
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