Want to control dollar spot without blowing your budget?
The turfgrass disease dollar spot is caused by the fungus Sclerotinia homeocarpa. This disease occurs from spring through fall, and is most active during moist periods of warm days and cool nights. The disease is spread by water, mowers or other equipment.
 Dollar spot appears as circular, brown- to yellow-colored spots about the size of a silver dollar (hence the name "dollar spot") in finely mowed turf. In turfgrass maintained at taller cutting heights, the spots are larger and more distributed.
There are many ways to prevent and control dollar spot without blowing your budget. Some of these are cultural practices. Others are chemical controls. Here is an overview of the best ways to prevent and control dollar spot for golf courses without going broke.
- Strong Fertility: Turfgrass that has an adequate amount of nutrients is less susceptible to turfgrass diseases like dollar spot. Providing ideal levels of N, P, K and appropriate micronutrients will help prevent dollar spot.
- Mow More. Water Less: A good way to prevent dollar spot in turfgrass is to avoid light, frequent irrigation and mow frequently and at the recommended height of cut.
- Choose The Right Fungicide: There are many fungicides on the market today, but few that offer exceptional performance and are value-priced. If you are looking for a cost-effective, high-quality formulation for your golf course, choose new Pegasus® DFX (dry flowable) fungicide from Phoenix Environmental Care. This advanced, NexGen formulation of chlorothalonil is a completely unique extruded granule, which provides superior performance. Pegasus DFX also uses a proprietary additive that has been proven to increase turf quality and improve plant health when controlling diseases like dollar spot, brown patch, anthracnose and more.
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