IPM summer disease program for poa greens WITHOUT rapid blight

NOTE: For an updated (May, 2009) version of the information below, please see the PACE Turf Update, "Worst-case scenario summer disease management programs".

Disease management programs for poa greens that do not have rapid blight, including the cultural practices listed above, should be initiated when average air temperatures stabilize at 65F, and should be terminated when they fall below 65F in late summer/early fall. Our programs are built around key summer problems on poa greens such as anthracnose, summer patch,…